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This session, "Creating Comics to Think Critically," provides strategies global educators can use to help English language learners create comics as a means of developing their language and critical thinking skills. Participants will learn how comics tell stories, ways in which comic book readers process information, and how learners can make their own comics to demonstrate problem solving and communication skills. The session will illustrate how students can create memoirs and non-fiction, and will also address how educators can take advantage of the link between between genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, super heroics, mystery, etc.) and comics.

Author: Dan Ryder Format: Text, Video
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Student Storytelling through Sequential Art
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Using Comic Strips in Language Classes
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How Many Words Is a Picture Worth? Integrating Visual Literacy in Language Learning with Photographs
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This session, "Enhancing Learner Motivation in the EFL Classroom," addresses how to enhance our own motivation as teachers and then explore ways to enhance the motivation of our students. We will anchor the discussion on Dörnyei’s framework of motivational teaching practices. The framework includes four essential components: (1) creating the basic motivational conditions, (2) generating initial motivation, (3) maintaining and protecting motivation, and (4) encouraging positive retrospective self-evaluation. These four components guide teachers in transforming the language classroom into a powerful learning environment.

Author: Neil J Anderson Format: Text, Video
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English magazines = Motivation + Improved ESL writing skills
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CAR: A means for motivating students to read
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This session, "Animating Your Instruction: Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the English Language Classroom," explores the popularity of illustrated stories among teachers and students alike and offers suggestions on how to use them to “animate” your classes. In addition to outlining some of the benefits and challenges of using these graphical texts, this session offers a number of activity ideas to inspire participants to integrate these creative resources into the way they teach reading, writing, critical thinking, visual literacy, and cultural competence. Resources such as comic strip generators and example comics will be shared.

Author: John Kotnarowski Format: Text, Video
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Comic Books for Learning
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This puzzle presents examples of five fictional languages; can you figure out the rule that each fictional language follows?

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The Lighter Side: Fictional Languages
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The article describes a fun, collaborative way for learners to practice prepositions of location and vocabulary related to places in a community. Two examples are provided, with suggestions for generating more.

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Community Map Puzzle
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Learn how teacher Mamura Alimova, through her involvement in countless projects, has established herself as an important contributor to the field of English teaching in Uzbekistan.

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My Classroom: Uzbekistan
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The article presents a step-by-step procedure for getting learners to create posters as a way to review content, generate discussion, practice giving presentations – or just unwind after a busy week.

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A Poster for Any Occasion
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The article describes an intensive-reading task that incorporates movement, teamwork, fun, and concentrated practice.

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Read and Run: A Communicative Reading Activity

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This interactive vocabulary-building activity is fun, effective, and flexible; it can be used with adolescent learners, adults, and younger learners.

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Teach and Trade
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This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue. You may choose to read them on your own, taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below. Or you may use the guide to explore the articles with colleagues.

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Reader’s Guide
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