<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post6213452230696940220..comments</id><updated>2009-10-06T10:24:29.974-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Teaching ESL to Adults: Becoming Qualified to Teach ESL</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/feeds/6213452230696940220/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/6213452230696940220/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/becoming-qualified-to-teach-esl.html'/><author><name>Name: Debra Garcia, M.A.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-2380908714492298041</id><published>2009-10-06T10:24:29.974-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-06T10:24:29.974-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Great point, Eric. I second that thought!

Thanks ...</title><content type='html'>Great point, Eric. I second that thought!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for writing,&lt;br /&gt;Debra</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/6213452230696940220/comments/default/2380908714492298041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/6213452230696940220/comments/default/2380908714492298041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/becoming-qualified-to-teach-esl.html?showComment=1254849869974#c2380908714492298041' title=''/><author><name>Name: Debra Garcia, M.A.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06789164435634557030</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08152902797072098781'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/becoming-qualified-to-teach-esl.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-6213452230696940220' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/posts/default/6213452230696940220' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-7258145178968869880</id><published>2009-08-20T19:50:43.367-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-20T19:50:43.367-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Good tips. 

I would also suggest observing an adu...</title><content type='html'>Good tips. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would also suggest observing an adult ESL teacher and conducting informational interviews to make sure that you were actually interested in the profession. I&amp;#39;ve known several people who liked the idea of teaching English to adults in the abstract, but found it less than satisfying once they learned more about the profession. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, as a monthly columnist for Easy English Times and co-author of an ESL textbook, I love the field. But many do not.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/6213452230696940220/comments/default/7258145178968869880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/6213452230696940220/comments/default/7258145178968869880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/becoming-qualified-to-teach-esl.html?showComment=1250823043367#c7258145178968869880' title=''/><author><name>Eric</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06765320883510788501</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04587702619879126804'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/becoming-qualified-to-teach-esl.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657377509284409233.post-6213452230696940220' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6657377509284409233/posts/default/6213452230696940220' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>