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1. Politeness is More than "Please"

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

   This lesson teaches politeness strategies in English.

2. Greetings with a Difference

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

   This lesson examines different ways of greeting people.

3. Spot the Problem!

   In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text

   This lesson aims to discuss and raise students’ awareness of pragmatic violations.

4. Discourse Markers Well and Oh

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

   This lesson focuses on using the discourse markers well and oh for smoother discourse flow.

5. 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.

6. E-mail Requests

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

   This lesson in Teaching Pragmatics aims to help students develop appropriate written request strategies.

7. Internet TESL Journal (iTESL-j)

   Format(s): Website

   This website is an online resource for teachers who can refer to our published articles on teaching techniques and other things of interest to EFL and ESL teachers. Articles and lesson ideas are indexed and searchable.

8. Module 4: Pairwork/Groupwork

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on pair and group work.

9. Peace Corps Teacher Training Resources

   Format(s): Website

   Find resources for teachers on lesson planning, classroom management, developing materials, and working in low-resource contexts.

10. Bringing One Language to Another: Multilingualism as a Resource in the Language Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    Many EFL students are already multilingual, but they may not realize the strengths they bring to language learning. This article calls on instructors to help students develop language awareness and guide them to find ways to apply what they know about language. The author shows how this process occurred in a sociolinguistics course and includes sample lessons for all ages and a variety of levels of proficiency. Lessons incorporate the students’ language knowledge in such skill areas as grammar and vocabulary.

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