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1. English Club Manual Concise Guide

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   This guide aims to provide strategies for creating and sustaining an English club by providing ideas that will excite, inspire, and encourage people to practice English and create positive changes in their communities. The focus of this guide is on practicing English, not on teaching English, although some sections include definitions of useful vocabulary and expressions.

2. Teacher’s Corner: What is a MOOC?

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   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, get tips for how to use MOOCs in and out of the classroom!

3. A-Z List of Publications

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   Browse the list of publications and resources produced by the U.S. Department of State, Office of English Language Programs for English language teachers and learners.

4. Teacher's Corner: Twitter for Educators

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   Twitter is an incredible resource for English language educators. This month in Teacher’s Corner, we look at how to use Twitter to share ideas, find resources, and connect with other educators and language learners around the world. For those who are new to Twitter, we share how you can get started

5. Trend 4 - Makerspaces

   In: Teacher's Corner: Education Trends and Issues in the World Today Format(s): Text

   This week in the Teacher’s Corner, we show you how to use makerspaces in the English language classroom. In a makerspace environment, students engage in project-based learning.

6. 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.

7. GoEnglish.Me: A VOA English Software Program

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   Interactive, task-based American English learning program produced by Voice of America.

8. Reference Guide to English:: A Handbook of English as a Second Language

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   The Reference Guide to English was designed to help learners of English understand challenging points of grammar.

9. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 3

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   Find suggestions and encouragement for turning your teaching ideas into articles … discover ways to use nonnative speakers as role models for your students … try new dictogloss strategies to improve learners’ literacy … see how to run a MOOC camp … use student-generated videos productively … and explore creative ways to use emojis for speaking practice!

10. Fostering Student Motivation: Goal-Setting and Student Interest Questionnaires

    In: Teacher's Corner: Fostering Student Motivation Format(s): Text

    This week’s teaching tip illustrates how to use a beginning-of-course questionnaire activity to encourage students to think about motivation-related questions.

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