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1. Acquiring Vocabulary through a Context-based Approach

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Acquiring Vocabulary through a Context-based Approach is an article in volume 39, issue 1 of English Teaching Forum, a quarterly journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language.

2. Reading Activities for Effective Top-down Processing

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Reading Activities for Effective Top-down Processing is an article in volume 39, issue 1 of English Teaching Forum, a quarterly journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language.

3. My Classroom: Morocco (Karima and Adil)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Karima Mezouari, a teacher dedicated to giving her students there a chance to learn English in meaningful and enjoyable ways. Adil Azhar describes how he learned to speak English through persistence and practice.

4. My Classroom: Mexico (Online Only)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Fabiola Cruz Arellano is the only English teacher at the Profesor Carlos Hank González Elementary School in Toluca, where each week she teaches 850 students in the first through sixth grades. Ms. Cruz provides one 50-minute English lesson each week to 22 groups of students, with 40 to 55 students in each classroom.

5. Growing Up with TESOL

   In: English Teaching Forum 2008, Volume 46, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article describes influences on the development of English language teaching since the 1970s. It discusses two types of influences. The first influence is external: The increasing demand for efficient TESOL programs as a result of the international role of the English language, which has brought more professionalism and accountability to the field through standards. The second influence is more internal: The desire to expand TESOL’s goals and concerns to better understand the concept of English language teaching, teachers, and their education.

6. Classroom Techniques: Using Radio Programs in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The article describes how to use Voice of America (VOA) radio programs to teach English to students studying in EFL contexts. A major reason why the author believes VOA programs are a good source for English learning is because they allow the teacher to teach English through content. At the same time, VOA programs provide authentic language-learning materials. The author describes four listening activities (before listening, while listening, and after listening) using VOA radio programs.

7. Using Story Jokes for Real Communication

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   English language teachers all face the obstacle of getting their students to speak in conversational English. This article, originally published in 1996, explores the use of jokes as a way to get natural conversation going in and out of the classroom and provides activities for teachers to use with their students.

8. From Unity to Diversity: Twenty-five Years of Language Teaching Methodology

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Reprinted from a 1987 issue of English Teaching Forum, this article by Diane Larson-Freeman describes methodological developments in the field of English language teaching over the previous 25 years. This overview of methodology includes discussion of such topics as syllabus design, English for Special Purposes (ESP), content-based approaches, culture, the Comprehension Approach, the Communicative Approach, assessment procedure, and subject matter.

9. My Classroom: Tanzania

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Learn how teacher Catherine Njau manages a busy schedule to provide her students with English skills and a school environment that is conducive to success.

10. Embracing the Growth Mindset in the Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    The author explains the growth mindset and provides a detailed explanation of how English instructors in almost any context can introduce and incorporate the mindset in their teaching.

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