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1. English Grammar and Technical Writing

   Format(s): Text

   English Grammar and Technical Writing is a textbook for international students who are studying science, medicine, or technology.

2. The Lighter Side: "An English Class Logic-Grid Puzzle

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   In this puzzle, your job is to solve a logic-grid puzzle that is based on elements of sentences that three students have written. After you have solved the puzzle, you must determine the sentence that each student wrote from a list of choices.

3. A Writing Picnic

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Author J. Perry Christensen suggests ways to turn an end-of-semester or end-of-year picnic (or other class activity) into an opportunity to let students demonstrate the writing skills they have developed throughout the semester or school year.

4. A Mindful Gratitude Exercise for the English Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Monica Flores Rojas describes a technique based on mindfulness—and more specifically on gratitude practice. The practice can have a positive impact on learners’ well-being while also providing opportunities for them to express their gratitude in English. The technique is recommended for learners at the intermediate level and above.

5. English for Specific Purposes: Negotiating Needs, Possibilities, and Promises

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The authors espouse the need for negotiation in designing and delivering English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programs. Such negotiations take into account learners’ needs as well as structural limitations of the context and candid assessment of ESP providers. The article explores lessons from the field and the importance of needs analysis.

6. Improving English Proficiency in Professional and Vocational Training

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This purpose of this article, by Donna Bain Butler, is “to contribute to the professional development of teacher-trainers worldwide, with practical applications for instructors and curriculum developers who work to improve English proficiency in the professional/vocational training realm.”

7. Making Contrasts in English

   In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This lesson aims to help students learn how to make contrasts using intonation.

8. VOA Learning English Activities

   Format(s): Website

   Leveled activities (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) on specific functions, produced by Voice of America.

9. Past Issues of English Teaching Forum

   Browse online English Teaching Forum issues and articles dating back to 2001. To find a particular article or issue, search the past issues by year.

10. English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 4

    Format(s): Text

    The last hobby featured in 2011 is bowling. Articles by contributors examine the topics of yoga in the English language classroom, rock and roll English teaching, using letters to tell stories, and encouraging students to express their opinions.

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