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The Importance of Academic Writing for English Language Learners

English Language Learners

Walter Henderson, Senior Supervising Editor, ELT This blog highlights the importance of academic writing for English Language Learners (ELLs) in Asia and offers a few solutions for those who are unaccompanied by teachers and isolated from traditional classroom settings. In many Asian countries, writing is considered the highest form of learning. A widely held opinion Continue reading

by Walter Henderson, Jr., Senior Supervising Editor, ELT Due to the global pandemic, UNESCO estimates that more than 90% of the world’s children can no longer attend regular classes. Many have now been redirected to online learning. However, as reported by EdWeek, students learning English may be inadvertently left behind. Westchester recommends three very attractive Continue reading

by Walter Henderson, Jr., Senior Supervising Editor, ELT When ELT teachers answer this question, we expect their responses to match our own internal checklist: ‘integrated skills?’, ‘authentic audio?’, ‘communicative activities?’, ‘valid and reliable assessments?’, etc. The checklists are important given that most ELT teaching and learning practices, if not dominated, are at least mediated by Continue reading

  Westchester K-12 is extremely pleased to announce the addition of Walter Henderson Jr. to our already top-flight editorial content development team. Joining Anne Riccio, Supervising Editor for ELA & Humanities, and Dave Bailis, STEM Content Director — Walter adds to the Westchester K-12 team the extremely important element of English Language Training (ELT). Walter’s Continue reading

Thoughts on education, publishing, and other intellectual titillations – by Marie Brown, Consulting Editorial Project Director ***The following comments, views, and opinions are solely those of Marie Brown, and do not necessarily reflect those of Westchester Publishing Services, its management, and staff.*** (I was away on vacation the first two weeks of October, so this month’s blog is Continue reading