ISSN 1056-2680

What is it?
Hands-on English is a 16-page print publication mailed six times a year with practical teaching ideas, hints & tips, and copyable activities for the classroom. It's written by teachers for teachers and is 99% jargon-free! If you teach ESL, you'll need Hands-on English to make your job easier and more fun.

Who reads it?
Our readers include over 5,000 English as a Second Language (ESL/ESOL/EFL) teachers and tutors in many kinds of programs, including: Refugee programs, Literacy programs, Community Colleges, Correctional facilities, Resource centers, Adult Education programs, Volunteer tutoring, Intensive ESL programs, Teacher training programs, Religious organizations, Workers' unions, Community Education programs, Secondary schools, Workplace education, and more!

Who writes it?
The editor, Anna Silliman, has taught ESL to adults in many different settings and is familiar with the fun and the challenges involved in teaching ESL. Our contributors include experienced teachers and tutors, and many of the activities are sent in by our readers. HOE is by teachers, for teachers!

What does it look like?
Here's the cover of one past issue!
Jan/Feb 2001 issue: See table of contents; an editorial on difficult teaching conditions.
(You need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to see this file.)

How do I get it?
(We aren't taking any new subscription orders currently, sorry. However, you can still order our back issues.)

To find out more about Hands-on English, you can:

• See special announcements for our readers.
• Read what some of our subscribers have to say!
• See a list of programs that are long-time subscribers! (Find out who reads Hands-on English!)
• Read about the editor, and a short history of how HOE got started.
• Meet our Advisory Board!
• Read about how to contribute an article.
• Request a complimentary copy of our print publication-- Send us your postal mailing address: Free offer is to US, Canada, Mexico only; other locations overseas check here for more info.
• Read about our back issues (short descriptions).
• Find out how to get an index of all our issues, which you can print or use on your computer.
• FREE! Our popular article: 40 hints & tips to make your ESL teaching easier and more fun!
  
• See examples of our previous current events activities .  
  

If you're teaching ESL, we'd love to hear from you! Send questions or comments via email: or send a letter to P.O. Box 256, Crete, NE 68333 USA. Our phone number is 1-800-ESL-HAND (that's 1-800-375-4263) and our fax number is 402-826-3997.

Thanks for visiting! We are not accepting subscription orders for now,
but you can order any of our back issues--see how to order:

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This page last updated on September 9, 2011

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