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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Week 3 - Preparing for the Future

   In: Teacher's Corner: Gerunds and Infinitives Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner helps students prepare for the future while practicing the use of infinitives.

7. Week 3 - Strategy Three: Progress Checks

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

   Looking for motivation strategies to add to lessons? This week, we’ll discover how using progress checks during class time can keep students’ attention while they monitor their own progress.

8. Week 4 - Using Skype in the Classroom

   In: Teacher's Corner: Building Global Citizens Format(s): Text

   There are many ways to use online video conferencing to bring the world to your classroom. This week’s Teacher’s Corner shows you how!

9. Using a Daily Message to Build Literacy Skills

   In: Teacher's Corner: Literacy Development for True Beginners Format(s): Text

   Do you students struggle with basic literacy skills? This week’s Teacher’s Corner presents anactivity that can help students apply phonics skills and develop sight word vocabulary.

10. Ongoing Reflection and Post-Project Sharing

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

    During our final week of Teacher’s Corner on Service Learning, we present strategies for students to share their experiences and reflections after the completion of a project.

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