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1. Social-Emotional Learning For Multilingual Learners: Fostering Growth

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Social-Emotional Learning For Multilingual Learners: Fostering Growth," engages participants in a rich dialogue about ways that social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies can help ELLs. The presentation provides background knowledge about SEL frameworks for ELLs and demonstrates a variety of classroom-ready SEL techniques.

2. Around Town

   In: Everyday Conversations: Learning American English Format(s): MP3

   Around Town

3. Pastimes and Activities

   In: Everyday Conversations: Learning American English Format(s): MP3

   Pastimes and Activities

4. Plurilingualism and Translanguaging Strategies for Language Teachers and Students

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Plurilingualism and Translanguaging Strategies for Language Teachers and Students," demonstrates how including students’ first language (L1) in the ELT classroom offers the potential for innovative and nuanced communication and understanding in both students’ L1 and L2 and shows activities that can be adapted for students of all ages and levels.

5. Teacher's Corner: Fostering Student Motivation

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine ways teachers can positively impact student motivation. Begin with this reflection activity about language learning.

6. The Pragmatics of Greetings: Teaching Speech Acts in the EFL Classroom

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

   This article will provide background information on this important speech act and instructional strategies for use in the classroom to help teachers equip their students with a critical component to successful interactions.

7. Using Music, Chants, and Movement

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Young Learners Format(s): Text

   This Teacher’s Corner discusses how to use music, chants, and movement to create a lively, engaging classroom that appeals to multiple learning styles.

8. Week 3 - Adjectives and Adverbs in Action

   In: Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we present two games that will help students practice using adjectives and adverbs correctly.

9. Week 4 - Strategy Four: Collaborative Learning

   In: Teacher's Corner: Promoting Learner Engagement Format(s): Text

   Student collaboration is an important engagement tool. This week, we’ll see how Think-Pair-Share can be used creatively to promote engagement.

10. Week 3 - What Happens Next?

    In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Format(s): Text

    This week, use comics in your classroom to build both language and critical thinking skills.

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