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1. Story 2: Sayuri's Story

   In: Why English? Comics for the Classroom Format(s): MP3, Text

   The stories in Why English? Comics for the Classroom – written by teenagers and young adults – will appeal to learners of all ages. These stories provide an enjoyable opportunity to increase vocabulary, reading comprehension, listening, speaking, and writing.

2. Teacher’s Corner: Motivation for Language Learning

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   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will explore simple strategies and thought-provoking questions to help you motivate yourself and your students. Read this article and then join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators/) for a lively conversation!

3. Formative Assessments: Part 1

   In: Teacher's Corner: Collecting and Using Data Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine ways to ensure your students have learned the target content. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we look at formative assessments to use in your classroom.

4. World Wide Wiki

   In: Teacher's Corner: Integrating Global Affairs into Your English Lessons Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner discusses how to use wikis for collaborative writing in the classroom. Students create their own world fact books with this activity!

5. Teacher's Corner: Teaching Grammar for Communicative Competence

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   This month in Teacher’s Corner, we look at how to teach grammar in ways that help students to build their communicative competence. A communicative grammar lesson gives students the opportunity to practice the target grammar item through specific communicative tasks and activities.This month’s article is filled with ideas and resources to help students use the language they are learning.

6. Teacher's Corner – Teaching with Authentic Materials

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   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will discuss different types of authentic materials and the benefits and challenges of using them.

7. Information Gaps: Drawing Dictation

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   Information gaps are great activities for increasing student talk time and motivation. The June Teacher’s Corner examines the many forms information gaps can take. Each week will showcase another practical and fun classroom activity that uses a different information gap variation.

8. Teacher's Corner: Classroom Management

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   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will take a closer look at classroom management topics related to establishing class routines, grouping students, and creating positive rapport with students.

9. 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.

10. Activity 3 - Self-Assessment

    In: Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments Format(s): Text

    In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will look at the role that students play in assessment through assessment creation and self-reflection.

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