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1. The Pragmatics of Greetings: Teaching Speech Acts in the EFL Classroom

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

   This article will provide background information on this important speech act and instructional strategies for use in the classroom to help teachers equip their students with a critical component to successful interactions.

2. Interview Vocabulary

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

   The beginning of any great new career starts with an interview. In the United States, the job interview is a chance for a company to see how the skills and personality of an applicant will fit their workplace.

3. Video Games: The New Media Literacy

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

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine four types of technology that can help achieve classroom goals. Each tool is free to use. This week’s Teacher’s Corner, focuses on several video games that can be used in the classroom. Engage your students and help them learn with these free videogames.

4. Calamity - Natural Disaster Preparation

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

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will learn about natural disasters and disaster prevention by playing an online game that uses real-world issues.

5. Raising Phonological Awareness: A Task that benefits Language Learners with and without Learning Disabilities

   In: Teacher's Corner: Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities Format(s): Text

   Teachers are tasked with many roles in the language classroom. In addition to teaching language, many must also act as cultural interpreters, counselors, disciplinarians, motivational speakers, and more.

6. Week 2 - In the News

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

   Here's some news! In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students practice journalism skills. This week’s activity allows students to learn the sections of a news story by writing about their interests.

7. Profits or Preservation?

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

   Using role-plays in your English language classroom is a great way to get students talking. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students role-play a scenario about deforestation.

8. Prepositions of Movement

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

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner includes a fun treasure hunt activity during which students practice prepositions of movement.

9. Reading to Support Writing

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Academic Writing Format(s): Text

   This week, we explain how to integrate reading into the academic writing curriculum by teaching students to conduct close readings and make annotations of their sources.

10. Gamified Learning: Two Activities that Foster Fun and Excitement into Any Classroom

    Format(s): Text

    Games are a great way for students to learn and practice language concepts and vocabulary. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner article, you’ll learn two basic games that do not require much in the way of materials and preparation. Moreover, they can be easily adapted for reviewing or reinforcing any number of language skills or elements! Read on to see how you can bring these games into your classroom.

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