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The authors of this article propose structured and focused classroom discussion to engage students in thoughtful dialogue. They present a model for principled discussion and suggest ways to engage students in focused discussions drawing from their experiences, offering guidance for helping students make the most of the dialogue sessions. The article concludes with three formats for classroom dialogue—gallery walk, rating agreement/disagreement, and scenarios for role play.

Authors: Spencer Salas, Paul G. Fitchett, and Leonardo Mercado Format: Text
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Learners of English as a foreign language often find it difficult to understand figurative speech, which relies heavily on metaphor. This article explores why metaphors challenge learners and presents ways to incorporate metaphors into EFL instruction to help learners understand figurative speech. Topics discussed include cognitive metaphor, environmental metaphors, and culture-based metaphors.

Author: Denise Lowery Format: Text
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This article offers five instructional enhancements that help students become better readers. These classroom practices coincide with five key elements of EFL reading instruction: “extensive practice and exposure to print,” “commitment to building student motivation,” “attention to reading fluency,” “vocabulary building,” and “comprehension skills practice and discussion.” The classroom practices can be used in addition to a prescribed reading curriculum, for as little as ten minutes per week, to improve students’ reading abilities.

Authors: Fredricka L. Stoller, Neil J Anderson, William Grabe, and Reiko Komiyama Format: Text
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This unit of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores the Communicative Approach. For each unit you will find an online video and downloadable text of the teacher-training guide.

Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman | Video Instructor: Alex Silverman Format: Text, Video
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This unit of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores the Silent Way. For each unit you will find an online video and downloadable text of the teacher-training guide.

Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman | Video Instructor: Donald Freeman Format: Text, Video

This unit of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores Suggestopedia. For each unit you will find an online video and downloadable text of the teacher-training guide.

Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman | Video Instructor: Lise Sparrow Format: Text, Video

This unit of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores the Comprehension Approach/TPR (Total Physical Response). For each unit you will find an online video and downloadable text of the teacher-training guide.

Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman | Video Instructor: Kathleen Graves Format: Text, Video
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This unit of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores Community Language Learning. For each unit you will find an online video and downloadable text of the teacher-training guide.

Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman | Video Instructor: Bonnie Mennell Format: Text, Video
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This unit of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores the Audio-Lingual Method. For each unit you will find an online video and downloadable text of the teacher-training guide.

Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman | Video Instructor: Michael Jerald Format: Text, Video
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"Lessons in Life" is a song from the upcoming album American Rhythms. The singer Bridgette Bryant and songwriter Daniel Ho present a song with a lesson: life lessons are not always easy. The song encourages respect for all creatures—large and small.

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Do you want to use this song in your classroom? Here are the lyrics and classroom activities to get started. Finished with those? We've added second activity for the classroom!

Author: Bridgette Bryant and Daniel Ho Format: MP3, Text
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Lessons in Life

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