Eva Sullivan

Eva Sullivan teaches ESOL at Montgomery County public schools in Maryland. In addition to teaching K-12, she has taught all levels of ESOL in a variety of settings in New York, West Africa and the Comoros Islands. She earned a master's degree in TESOL from Columbia University Teachers College in 1991.

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Articles by Eva Sullivan

• Drilling down: Audio-lingual method can help

  Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  This fall, my high school ESOL classes have been particularly challenging. My newcomer students are struggling to adapt to their new cultural and language environment, and my advanced students are struggling to master new curriculum materials that align with Common Core.

• Tips for focusing ELL student presentations

  Wednesday, July 30, 2014

  ​Fear of public speaking is one of the most common phobias in the United States. Imagine how much more difficult it is when English is not your first language. Besides breathing exercises, the best tip for overcoming stage fright is to focus on the material being presented and the purpose of the presentation.

• Say something: Teaching critical response

  Wednesday, June 18, 2014

  All of my high school students are recent immigrants to the U.S. These teenagers pick up oral language and slang from their peers fairly quickly, but may lag far behind when it comes to academic language used in an instructional setting.

• Short answers for quick thinking

  Wednesday, March 26, 2014

  For 15 years, my day job has been teaching ESOL in public schools. ​Last fall, I began teaching adult literacy at a local community college and immediately noticed a difference.