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This chapter in the Peace Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal continues the discussion on Gandhi's life and work.

Author: Carolyn Duffy and Deryn P. Verity Format: Text
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Chapter 10: Promoting Peace Through Action
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This chapter in the Peace Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal introduces students to the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi in order to provide a template for the study of the lives of other men and women whose lives were dedicated to the pursuit of peace, freedom, and justice.

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Chapter 9: Expressions of Peace
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This chapter in the Peace Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal focuses on developing empathy.

Author: Carolyn Duffy Format: Text
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Chapter 8: Developing Empathy

This chapter in the Peace Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal focuses on the concept of diversity.

Author: Carolyn Duffy Format: Text
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Chapter 7: Cornerstones of Peace: Valuing Diversity and Practicing Tolerance
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This article describes the author’s experiences coping with the challenges of teaching English in an Indonesian university, such as classroom conditions and large numbers of students at different proficiency levels. The author suggests five activities that are designed to involve students in learning with little dependence on materials and little movement. The author also describes three out-of-class activities. Appendices include materials for the activities and additional references.

Author: Kim Hughes Wilhelm Format: Text
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The author describes a Technologically Enhanced Language Learning program in Venezuela and how it helped improve high school EFL instruction. The author presents six challenges of teaching EFL and describes the context for the program. The author then provides a rationale for using multimedia in language teaching, based on theoretical frameworks. Following that, the author describes the English Learning Center, its materials, activities, and evaluation. The students’ perceptions of the center are also addressed.

Author: Carlos A. Mayora Format: Text
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Integrating Multimedia Technology in a High School EFL Program
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This article discusses what EFL instructors and their students like and dislike about error correction and paper marking and discusses what this means for classroom teaching. The article lists the benefits and drawbacks of error correction for students’ writing and argues for the need to look at preferred methods for both teachers and students. It reports on a study of university EFL instructors and discusses these teachers’ beliefs regarding important aspects of writing and their preference for paper-marking techniques.

Author: Rula L. Diab Format: Text
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Error Correction and Feedback in the EFL Writing Classroom: Comparing Instructor and Student Preferences
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This chapter in the Peace Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal provides students with knowledge and activities to enhance their awareness of cultural patterns among the different cultures of the world.

Author: Carolyn Duffy Format: Text
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Chapter 6: Developing Cultural Understanding
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This chapter in the Peace Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal offers techniques and strategies for good communication skills.

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Chapter 4: Being Good Communicators: Listening Reflectively
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This is a word game. It presents three phrases, and challenges the student to make as many words as possible using the letters in the given phrases.

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The Lighter Side
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