Hey, teacher! Glad you’re here!
My name is Bethany Anderson and I’ve been teaching adult English language learners for the past decade plus (and I’ve pretty much loved every minute of it)!
I have an M.A. in TESOL and I’ve taught for nonprofit organizations, businesses, and community college programs. I started Anderson Language Center to help Spanish-speaking adult learners use English in their daily lives.
In addition to serving students, I enjoy sharing tools with fellow teachers that will inspire you to be the best version of your teacher self! Below you will find a few resources I have created as well as ones I recommend created by other experienced teachers. I hope you find some of these tools helpful for the students you serve!
Get in touch:
Email me at bethany@andersonlanguage.com
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Each month, I send out ideas and inspiration designed for English language teachers who enjoy thinking creatively (like I know you do!)
Everyday Envelopes
Do your learners struggle to make a daily habit of working to improve their English skills? I gathered a few practical strategies to give students simple ideas for daily practice, utilizing brief windows of time they might not even consider as potential study time.
This is a two and a half minute video recap sharing the main ideas from my presentation at the 2024 MIDTESOL Conference (my regional TESOL International Association affiliate).
I would love to hear how you use and adapt these tools and strategies with your own learners!
Teacher Entrepreneurship
Have you thought about going solo with teaching English? Or are you curious about the makeup of this growing segment of the field of TESOL?
This presentation will give you a quick overview of what teaching English as a business can look like, as well as introduce you to a few TESOL professionals who are doing just that. This session was originally presented at the MIDTESOL 2023 conference.
Teacher Entrepreneurship: Trends, Methods & Misconceptions
Podcast Recommendations for ELLs
Are you looking for podcasts you can recommend to your intermediate or advanced students to help them improve their listening comprehension?
In this list, I give you my top 5 tried-and-true podcasts I have used with my own students, and recommend an episode to get you started with each one!
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Real Life English Lesson Plans
Real Life English is a set of 8 lesson plans focused on situations that adults living in the U.S. or other English speaking countries routinely encounter in their daily lives (ordering food at a restaurant, scheduling a doctor’s appointment, finding a book at the library, etc.).
Click below to download the PDF!
Marco Polo for asynchronous English speaking practice
Are you interested in exploring a tool to help your students practice listening and speaking outside the classroom? These slides (originally presented at MIDTESOL 2021) walk you step-by-step through how to use the Marco Polo app to provide your students with additional speaking practice.
Marco Polo as a Tool for Conversation Practice
Want more resources for English language teachers?
Head over to my newsletter archive to check out more ideas I’ve shared in the past!