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1. Integrating Indigenous Cultures into English Language Teaching

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The authors present a variety of EFL lesson plans focused on various cultures of the world (e.g., Bantu storytelling, Maori tattoos, Native American star quilts). Teachers are encouraged to help students connect with their own cultures to keep them alive.

2. English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 2

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   Find strategies for using outlining to develop students' rhetorical prosody … incorporating Simple English Wikipedia content productively … teaching register … using media circles … playing mingle bingo … and much more.

3. Using Public Speaking Tasks in English Language Teaching

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   There are advantages to using public speaking tasks in the L2 classroom. Among them are the ability to use the four skills (e.g., when responding to audience questions, creating a presentation, or writing notes), the development of critical thinking skills, and the opportunity that public speaking provides for sharing information. The author offers guidelines and figures to illustrate the steps involved in supporting students in their research, demonstration, and review.

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

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   Find detailed tips for successful cross-cultural collaboration … a methodological framework for using pop songs productively … suggestions for giving effective instructions in the classroom … an inside look at teaching in Zanzibar … an integrated-skills activity using pictures … and much more.

5. English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2

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   Find strategies for selecting and adapting open educational resources (OERs) ... responding to emergencies and student crises … using double-communication lines when teaching online … conducting peer collaboration and correction in writing with Big Paper … using group progress charts with young learners … and much more.

6. English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1

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   Find strategies for combining multimodal materials with modes of communication to create authentic online communicative activities … incorporating digital multimodal composition into English language classes … adding innovative, instructive twists to mingles … creating a narrative flipbook … and much more.

7. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

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   Find strategies for making learning inclusive in digital learning environments … read the critical reflections of two professors who revised teacher-education curriculum during the pandemic … find ways to use fun facts to engage your students … learn about a mindful gratitude exercise … discover how to play “The Happiness Game” … get to know an English teacher in Bangladesh … and much more.

8. English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 2

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   This issue is full of jazzy teaching ideas. A feature article on jazz is joined by articles on ESP, professional development, and the use of computers and web resources to enhance writing and speaking skills.

9. Western Culture and the Teaching of English as an International Language

   In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 2 Format(s): Text

   This article considers the role of culture in the teaching of English as an International Language. There are differing views on whether to include cultural topics in the teaching of English. Educational leaders in some countries have voiced concern over a form of colonization that occurs when Western culture is presented as better than the students’ local culture. The article examines ways that approved textbooks from Chile, Morocco, and Japan present Western values and characters, and suggests that texts could present more characters from countries where English is a second language.

10. English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 2

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    Featured in this issue are an interview with James E. Alatis and an integrated skills lesson plan for "The Making of a City." Other articles cover English as an international language, the teaching of collocations, reciprocal teaching, and tutoring in an ESOL music project.

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