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1. A-Z List of Publications

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   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.

2. 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.

3. Teacher's Corner: Phrasal Verbs

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   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will explore phrasal verbs in specific contexts. Each week, we will present a new activity for students to practice phrasal verbs through inductive learning. This week, try our Phrasal Verb Game in your classroom!

4. Week 4 - Technology for Content Creation: Openshot

   In: Teacher's Corner: Technology Tools for Students and Teachers Format(s): Text

   In our final week on this month’s theme of technology, learn how to use free video editing software - Openshot!

5. Week 1 - The Inverted Pyramid

   In: Teacher's Corner: Journalism Format(s): MP3

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will work on understanding the parts of a news story. This week’s activity uses a graphic organizer about the inverted pyramid.

6. Instant Feedback for Learner Training: Using Individual Assessment Cards

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article presents the idea of using student assessment cards to train students to adopt efficient learning strategies. It discusses how individual assessment cards allow each student to see how well he or she is progressing at any point in the course. The article describes what a student assessment card is and provides detailed guidelines, including descriptions of the content on each side of the card, and about when and how to use these in the language classroom.

7. Fish All Around Us

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article takes a look at fish from various angles—from individuals keeping fish as a hobby, to medical offices providing aquariums to calm patients, to large public aquariums that thrill their visitors with hundreds of species of fish. A sidebar highlights U.S. locales that are popular for scuba diving and snorkeling.

8. Week 3 - Scaffolding Part One: Questions and Responses

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

   Asking the right questions is an essential skill teachers need to help beginners succeed. This week, learn how!

9. Trains across the USA

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This feature article explores the topic of trains from their early history to recent trends in railroading.

10. Poems Made Into Songs

    In: Poetry Format(s): MP3

    Students from all over the world participated in poetry writing to celebrate National Poetry Month. Three of the poems were then made into songs! Listen to them or download the MP3s here!

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