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1. VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English

   Format(s): Website

   Articles and corresponding audio on American Life and history for English learners. Read the articles and listen online, or download free podcasts.

2. VOA Podcast: Springtime in D.C.

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3, Text

   Listen to a podcast about Springtime in Washington, D.C. Listen online or download the podcast.

3. VOA Podcast: One World Education

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3

   Listen to the podcast online or download. Shows in special English are played at one third the speed of regular VOA newscasts.

4. PBS Kids

   Format(s): Website

   PBS Kids helps to educate young learners in creative and fun ways. The educational content is aimed at children, with many interactive games and activities to aid in learning.

5. Picture This – Pass It On

   In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Picture This Format(s): Text

   In Pass It On, students use the vocabulary words on a Picture This card to create a story. Download cards and instructions.

6. Word Bricks-Sorting Race

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English - Word Bricks Format(s): Text

   The latest Word Bricks game, Sorting Race, can be played with just a few extra minutes in class. To play the game, players race to find all words of a certain type in a set of Word Bricks.

7. Fostering Student Motivation: Reflecting on Teacher Experiences and Building Awareness of Motivation-Related Factors

   In: Teacher's Corner: Fostering Student Motivation Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine ways teachers can positively impact student motivation. Begin with this reflection activity about language learning.

8. Four Skills: Writing Resources

   Format(s): Text

   List of resources for writing English.

9. My Classroom: Georgia

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article profiles the teaching context at Gori State Teaching University and describes how Khatuna Kharkheli develops creative lessons to motivate her students to learn and achieve success both in and out of the classroom.

10. My Classroom: Turkey

    In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    Learn how teacher Özlem Khan, a faculty member at Hacettepe University in Ankara, has established herself as an important contributor to the field of English language teaching in Turkey, particularly working with preservice teachers and preparing them to have productive careers.

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