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1. Try This: Luck of the Draw (Pragmatics)

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

   This activity will allow students to practice using greetings by creating a brief skit.

2. Using a Daily Routine for Language Practice

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

   Young learners benefit from a structured environment. Routines help students feel connected to what they are learning. For language learners, routines also help lower the affective filter (feelings of anxiety or self-consciousness) by providing structured, familiar activities in which they can easily participate.

3. Week 2 - Building a Resume

   In: Teacher's Corner: Career Opportunities Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will practice proofreading and editing a resume and cover letter before writing one of their own.

4. Teaching Techniques: Speed Drawing for Vocabulary Retention

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This exciting drawing activity helps students remember vocabulary. The students were 12 to 14 years old and had a limited vocabulary. Speed drawing is a fun and successful way to help them practice asking questions and using targeted vocabulary.

5. Strategy-Building and Meaning-Focused Listening with “The Fall of the House of Usher”

   In: Teacher's Corner: Listening Format(s): Text

   The activity is designed to develop students’ listening strategies and also includes meaning-focused aspects. 

6. Week 4 - List and Mingle with Mixed Grammar Skills

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

   Review a variety of grammatical concepts with the games presented in this week’s Teacher’s Corner.

7. Week 4 - Reflecting on News

   In: Teacher's Corner: Media Literacy Format(s): Text

   This week, students will work together to create posters that communicate key issues and questions in news sources.

8. 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.

9. A-Z List of Publications

   Format(s): Text

   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.

10. Fostering Student Motivation: Self-Directed Learning with the "Reading Train"

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

    This week’s teaching tip demonstrates how to use a combination of student choice, friendly competition, fun visuals, and rewards to motivate students to read more in English.

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