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1. English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3

   Format(s): Text

   Creating a storytelling classroom and teaching listening skills to young learners through songs are the topics of the lead articles in this issue...

2. Writing for the Reader: A Problem-Solution Approach

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   A “how to” piece on using the problem-solution approach to writing academic articles, this article explores (originally published in 1997) defining the audience, defining the author, and evaluating the structure of an article, and it outlines helpful questions for writers and readers.

3. Twenty Common Testing Mistakes for EFL Teachers to Avoid

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3 Format(s): Text, Video

   This article, originally published in 1982, is designed to help EFL teachers prepare effective selection, diagnostic, and evaluation instruments by avoiding common testing mistakes. Such mistakes are discussed under the categories of general examination characteristics, item characteristics, test-validity concerns, and administrative and scoring issues.

4. Creating a Storytelling Classroom for a Storytelling World

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article explores the value of storytelling in English language learning. Strong emphasis is placed on the role that stories of personal experience play in human interaction and how these natural conversations foster a better language learning experience. The author outlines a four-step approach to help students develop conversational skills as storytellers, including techniques for improving fluency and honing listening skills.

5. English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 4

   Format(s): Text

   The final issue in the 50th anniversary series. Contributor articles discuss “The Teaching Toolbox,” online learner dictionaries, and getting teens to work in class...

6. The Teaching Toolbox: Reconciling Theory, Practice, and Language in a Teacher Training Course

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Noting the challenge teachers in English as a Medium of Instruction contexts face in balancing content and language instruction, the author explains a teaching toolbox technique and outlines toolbox activities that include jigsaw reading, word bank, jigsaw vocabulary, and graphic organizers.

7. Online English-English Learner Dictionaries Boost Word Learning

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article suggests that English language learners can benefit greatly from using learner dictionaries that are corpus-based, supply word frequency data, and offer collocation guides, authentic examples, and topical vocabulary. The author discusses teacher applications for each dictionary feature.

8. Talking to Learn across Classrooms and Communities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The authors of this article 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.

9. Classroom Activities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This section presents three stand-alone language-learning activities related to trains.

10. The Dialogue Journal: A Tool for Building Better Writers

    In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    Using dialogue journals gives English language learners valuable writing practice. This article explores topics such as audience, fluency, teacher-student relationships, empowerment, and making the connection to academic writing. And the author gives practical advice on how teachers can institute dialogue journals in their classrooms and how best to respond to students’ journals.

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