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1. Fantasy Politics

   In: Teacher's Corner: Integrating Global Affairs into Your English Lessons Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner features a game that uses fun competition to get students excited about current affairs.

2. Information Gaps: Graphic Organizers and Oral Clues

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   This week’s activity is an information gap using schedules. Speaking English, students collaborate to reach a shared solution.

3. Potential Models for the Service Component

   In: Teacher's Corner: Service Learning in the Language Classroom Format(s): Text

   This week’s installment will present possible types of projects for the community-service portion of the service-learning project.

4. Week 1 - Tips for Starting Out Strong

   In: Creating a Positive Classroom Community Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we examine what teachers can do to create a positive learning environment!

5. Vocabulary Listening Cloze and Word Stress Chart with "Into The Garden"

   In: Teacher's Corner: Listening Format(s): MP3, Text

   This listening activity uses an audio clip from Zach Ladin's “Into the Garden,” a song from Sing Out Loud: American Rhythms.

6. Making Speaking Fun

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Learning Fun Format(s): Text

   Get students talking with these fun speaking activities in this week’s Teacher’s Corner!

7. Try This: Luck of the Draw (Pragmatics)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This activity will allow students to practice using greetings by creating a brief skit.

8. Information Gaps: Drawing Dictation

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   Information gaps are great activities for increasing student talk time and motivation. The June Teacher’s Corner examines the many forms information gaps can take. Each week will showcase another practical and fun classroom activity that uses a different information gap variation.

9. Audacity: Audio Recording Software

   In: Teacher's Corner: Technology Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine four types of technology that can help achieve classroom goals. Each tool is free to use. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we look at a free recording program, give step-by-step guidelines for using it, and suggest ways to create classroom materials with it.

10. Making the Most of Large Classes by Using Learning Teams

    In: Teacher's Corner: Common Challenges in the English Classroom Format(s): Text

    Large classes can be challenging. Learn ways to make the most of large classes by using learning teams in this week’s Teacher’s Corner.

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