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1. English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 4

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   This issue showcases the U.S. National Park System. The feature article is coupled with a lesson plan on environmental preservation or “going green.” Other articles cover replacement performance role-plays, the paradigm shift from paper-and-pencil tests to performance-based assessments, using story-based frameworks, microteaching for non-native speaking teacher trainees, and open classroom communication centered on civic education.

2. English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4

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   Niagara Falls is an oil painting by American landscape artist George Inness, who lived from 1825 to 1894. This work, created in 1885, depicts one of the most popular tourist attractions in North America; the Falls are located in the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. The painting is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, which features more works by Inness and by thousands of other artists.

3. English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1

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   Find suggestions for incorporating board games productively in your classes, no matter what level you teach or how large your classes are—and find four new Activate games, too! Also get ideas for using QAR to promote reading engagement and comprehension … getting students to retell stories by creating texts/tweets in their own words … using the Seven Wonders for project-based learning … and stimulating learning with vertical game boards.

4. English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 4

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   Featured in this issue are an interview with Diane Larsen-Freeman, and articles on storytelling, assessment of young learners, information gaps for communication, and Texas.

5. English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 2

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   Continuing this year’s focus on American sports, the feature article in this issue is about lacrosse. A lesson plan called “Be a Good Sport” provides activities centering on lacrosse and on sportsmanship. Other articles in this issue discuss using films for intercultural training, differentiating between cooperation and collaboration in group work, and consciousness-raising and prepositions.

6. English Teaching Forum 2008, Volume 46, Number 1

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   Starting off the year of the American City, New York City is Forum’s first stop and the subject of this issue’s feature article. Accompanying the article is a lesson plan entitled “Exploring New York City.” Other topics in this issue include the progression of the field of TESOL, language awareness, applying reading research to lesson plan development, suggestions for academic writing instruction, and using anecdotes in language classes.

7. English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 3

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   This issue offers a wide range of topics to browse such as individualized learning and self-directed projects, adapting textbook activities, instructional writing tools, and pragmatics. Classroom technique articles include "Counseling and Oral Communication," "Techniques for Students New to the Language Laboratory," and "Passion for Life!"

8. Teacher Development: A Real Need for English Departments in Vietnam

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   This article examines teacher training and teacher development in Vietnam. It suggests ways to promote professional development among EFL teachers. The author understands teacher development to be the process of lifelong learning in the teaching profession and argues that teacher development must be a component in teacher education. The article outlines the history of English language teaching in Vietnam in order to understand its current state. The author suggests that collaboration among teachers and action research are two important ways to promote teacher development.

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

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

10. English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 3

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    Quilting, a traditional American craft, is the subject of the feature article in this issue. Other articles discuss error correction and feedback in EFL writing classes, using multimedia technology for teaching EFL, teaching large classes with few materials, and cooperative listening

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