Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.

You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs.

Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.

In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0.

Here are this week’s choices:

Google Translate appears to have reached surprisingly high accuracy levels in Spanish, but I still wouldn’t trust it, or any other AI tool, for high-stakes translation in any language

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) June 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM

MFL in the Age of Extremes – How Adolescents’ Social Media Habits Affect the MFL Classroom and What You Can Do About It https://t.co/CrVvk4uxzS

— Dr Gianfranco Conti (@gianfrancocont9) June 13, 2025

Their list of cognates is pure gold! https://t.co/vpwd9sOI8E

— LYDIA DEJESUS (@SraDeJesus_ESL) June 11, 2025

ESL Materials has lots of … ESL teaching and learning materials.

Project-, Inquiry-, & Task-Based Learning is from The Barefoot TEFL Teacher.

Here are two resources for IELTS support: ELTSpot and IELTS Letter Writing Coach.

ELL students can watch this video and then talk/write about what they saw:

UDL’s purpose is to make learning accessible and engaging for ALL students by removing barriers.

Here are our top UDL tips for English Language Development classrooms. #ELL2point0.

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— 🌍 Dr. Michelle Shory 💻 (@michelleshory) June 17, 2025

Mark your calendar 🗓️#MillysJourneyBooks, a series of 4 bilingual books, based on my personal experiences, will be available soon!

First 2 books will be available Tuesday, July 1st, 2025!!

✳️ For early released copies, visit the author’s website — https://t.co/xPAiWaWVhd pic.twitter.com/u13Ujs4RBx

— Emily Fɾαɳƈιʂ (@emilyfranESL) June 17, 2025