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The author shares techniques for using picture books—starting with the cover and moving on through the illustrations and text—to engage children and get them thinking and talking.

Author: Laura Loder Buechel Format: Text
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“How to assess assessments is often a dilemma for teachers and English language programs,” the author writes, and then goes on to offer a number of suggestions, charts, and guiding questions designed to help solve that dilemma.

Author: Eman Elturki Format: Text
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The authors describe how to create—together with students—bilingual vocabulary workbooks, ideal in situations where resources are limited and as a supplement to existing materials. The article explains how to apply the process that was used to develop vocabulary workbooks in Madagascar.

Author: Genevieve Balderston and Sahondranirina Rakotoarisoa Format: Text
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This session, “Discussion Strategies for Meaningful, Effective Conversation Practice,” explores discussion formats that keep students engaged and focused while upholding individual accountability. Participants will discover specific ways to help students engage and connect meaningfully in English conversation practice.

Author: Kelley Calvert Format: Text, Video, Website
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This session, “Superpowering Your Lecture: Activities to Engage Learners and Gather Feedback,” explores several interactive, ready-to-use activities designed to motivate learners enrolled in lecture-style classes; these approaches also enable the instructor to gather crucial information about their students’ progress and understanding of the material.

Author: Kim Chilmonik Format: Text, Video
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Visual Note-Taking, Teacher's Corner
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This session, “Strategic Corrective Feedback in the EFL Classroom,” examines how teachers can thoughtfully select and apply corrective feedback techniques that can help students produce more accurate language output.

Author: Juli Sarris Format: Text, Video
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This session, “Random or Intentional? Putting Learners in Groups that Work,” helps participants reflect on and share the different types of EFL group work activities they use as well as the methods they use to create small groups. The session will also explore three grouping strategy categories and will review several fun, creative techniques for establishing effective groups.

Author: Kim Carroll Format: Text, Video
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Getting Students Into Impromptu Groups and Pairs for Collaborative Learning - Part 1, Teacher's Corner, American English website
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Getting Students Into Impromptu Groups and Pairs for Collaborative Learning - Part 2, Teacher's Corner, American English website
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Rance-Roney, J. (2010). Reconceptualizing Interactional Groups: Grouping Schemes for Maximizing Language Learning. English Teaching Forum, 48(1), 20-26
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This session, “Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction,” explores options for promoting student-to-student interaction in the EFL classroom through a variety of exciting, easy-to-adapt games and activities. By the end of the session, participants will be able to create more energizing and engaging lessons that motivate students and increase their confidence, regardless of class size or level!

Author: Dieter Bruhn Format: Text
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This session, “Amplifying Voice and Choice in the EFL Classroom,” explained several student voice strategies, and will prepare participants to select or adapt the strategies to suit their teaching contexts, students, and teaching styles!

Author: Lindsay Lyons Format: Text, Video
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In English, words with similar spellings don’t always rhyme, while words with different spellings might rhyme. Can you find the rhymes in this puzzle?

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