This sequence targets the mechanical difficulties of understanding natural, fast-paced English. Students explore phonological rules like linking, elision, and assimilation to decode authentic, fluid speech patterns found in campus social life.

This sequence guides intermediate ESL students through the nuances of pragmatic meaning in English. Students will learn to decode indirect speech, sarcasm, hedging language, and emotional undertones in academic and social contexts to improve their listening comprehension and communicative competence.

This sequence equips intermediate ESL students with the linguistic and cognitive tools needed to navigate university lectures. It covers discourse markers, hierarchy of information, identifying tangents, note-taking systems, and synthesizing long-form academic speech.

An intermediate ESL sequence where students act as 'communication detectives' to analyze tone, idioms, exaggeration, and speaker intent in spoken English. The sequence culminates in a mystery simulation requiring students to synthesize all listening skills to solve a case.

A comprehensive ESL sequence for 12th-grade intermediate students focusing on the phonological and cultural aspects of spoken English. Students will move from decoding individual sound reductions to analyzing complex narratives in podcasts, improving their ability to navigate real-world English environments.

A 5-lesson sequence for 12th-grade ESL students focused on interpreting tone, intent, and implicit meaning in professional settings like job interviews and negotiations.

A comprehensive unit for 12th-grade ESL students to master university-level listening skills, focusing on structural markers, note-taking systems, and synthesizing complex information.

This sequence targets the analytical skills required to dismantle multiple-choice questions for 7th Grade ESL learners. Students move from understanding the anatomy of a question to identifying common logical fallacies and 'trap' answers, utilizing game-based learning and deductive reasoning.

An intermediate ESL sequence focused on mastering the complexities of natural spoken English. Students explore connected speech, reductions, idioms, and prosodic features to decode meaning beyond literal definitions in authentic media contexts like podcasts and interviews.

A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence designed for 7th Grade ESL students to master skimming and scanning techniques. Students progress from basic differentiation of reading styles to high-speed information retrieval and synthesis, building the confidence and fluency needed for timed academic assessments.

This sequence prepares intermediate ESL students for university-level academic listening by focusing on signposting language, speaker stance, hedging, and strategic note-taking. Students will move from identifying basic transitions to synthesizing complex arguments from multiple spoken sources.

This sequence develops advanced ESL academic skills focused on shorthand, signpost recognition, and synthesis for integrated exam tasks. Students learn to build efficient note-taking systems to manage cognitive load during high-stakes listening and reading assessments.

A comprehensive unit for high school seniors focused on deconstructing the logic of standardized English exams. Students learn to identify question components, categorize common distractors, and apply process-of-elimination techniques to improve performance on tests like TOEFL, IELTS, and SAT.

A comprehensive sequence for 12th Grade ESL students focused on mastering the writing sections of high-stakes English proficiency exams. Students learn formulaic yet effective strategies for prompt analysis, outlining, introductory structure, body paragraph development, and rapid proofreading to maximize scores under strict time limits.