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1. Questionnaires as a Tool for Teaching English Language through Learner-Create Knowledge

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Christopher Strelluf and Eric Ekembe explain potential benefits of learner-created knowledge which can be particularly valuable in low-resource contexts, and present a detailed, adaptable approach for using questionnaires to create knowledge, inspire critical thinking, and develop language skills.

2. Reflections: In Appreciation

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This is the fourth of four articles examining various aspects of Forum as the journal moves through its 60th year of publication. This article expresses appreciation for the ingenuity of authors who have written articles for Forum, the teachers who read the articles, and the learners who benefit from the ideas that are shared in those articles.

3. Turning Logic-Grid Puzzles into a Communicative Activity

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author, Gavin Young, offers a detailed guide showing how to create custom-made logic-grid puzzles and how to present and use them in class to promote learners’ speaking, listening, and thinking skills. The author uses an original puzzle he created as a working example throughout the article.

4. Managing Volunteers in Language Teacher Associations

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Author Nikki Ashcraft gives background information about language teacher associations (LTAs), then presents a detailed guide for managing volunteers, including analyzing needs, recruiting, matching volunteers with tasks, orienting and training, supervising and evaluating, and acknowledging volunteer contributions.

5. The Art of Discussion: Prompting Discussions with the Work of Norman Rockwell

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Author Piero Carlini demonstrates how teachers can use specific works of art by Norman Rockwell, in addition to recurring themes in the artist’s work, to spur critical thinking and productive discussion beyond the artwork itself. The article gives suggestions for using the art with learners who have different levels of English language ability.

6. A Writing Picnic

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Author J. Perry Christensen suggests ways to turn an end-of-semester or end-of-year picnic (or other class activity) into an opportunity to let students demonstrate the writing skills they have developed throughout the semester or school year.

7. Bear Fights: An Ursine Introduction to Debating in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Author Charlie Taylor describes a simple yet clever technique to introduce students to “debating” in a fun, creative way. Read the article to learn how “bears with superpowers” can help your students learn and practice basic principles of debating.   

8. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 2

   Format(s): Text

   Find strategies for listening to diverse English voices through podcasts … learn how to contextualize teacher training through needs analysis … read ideas on working with upper-class students as teaching assistants (TAs) … organize a “writing picnic” … get to know an English teacher in Slovenia … use “bear with superpowers” to introduce students to debating … and much more.

9. Curriculum Revisions in Teacher Education during COVID-19: The Critical Reflections of Two Professors

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Elena King and Molly Riddle narrate the decision-making processes they applied as they revised their curricula for in-service and licensure-candidate teachers during the pandemic. The authors offer examples of how to use the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) framework and provide key takeaways from their experience that can be applied productively in a variety of contexts.

10. A Mindful Gratitude Exercise for the English Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    Monica Flores Rojas describes a technique based on mindfulness—and more specifically on gratitude practice. The practice can have a positive impact on learners’ well-being while also providing opportunities for them to express their gratitude in English. The technique is recommended for learners at the intermediate level and above.

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