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1. 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.

2. Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine the many forms information gaps can take, and we will explore several practical information gap variations that you can implement in classrooms of all levels.

3. Chapter 4: Individual Responsibilities and Citizenship

   In: Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Civic Education Format(s): Text

   This chapter in the Civic Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal focuses on the responsibilities that come with citizenship.

4. More Prepositions of Time: For, While, During, and Since

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

   Use the fun activities in this week’s Teacher’s Corner to get students to practice using the prepositions for, while, during, and since to talk about time.

5. 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.

6. Gossip and Rumors

   In: Teacher's Corner: Reported Speech Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner uses a variation of the game “True Truths and a Lie” to help students practice reported speech while they learn more about their classmates.

7. Random or Intentional? Putting Learners in Groups that Work

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, “Random or Intentional? Putting Learners in Groups that Work,” helps participants reflect on and share the different types of EFL group work activities they use as well as the methods they use to create small groups. The session will also explore three grouping strategy categories and will review several fun, creative techniques for establishing effective groups.

8. Writing and Acting to Review

   In: Teacher's Corner: Using Art in the English Language Classroom Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we’ll show you how to combine a review lesson with the fun and creativity of writing and acting out short plays.

9. Rules and Laws

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article presents a lesson that gives students the opportunity to explore aspects of rules and laws. The goal of the lesson is to help students learn vocabulary and concepts associated with the topic, practice their English language skills, and develop an understanding of the role of rules and laws in civil societies. The article shares three activities for a fifty-minute lesson plan, but the authors state that teachers may modify the lesson for their own contexts and student needs.

10. Teacher's Corner: Travel and Tourism

    Format(s): Text

    This month’s Teacher’s Corner explores the world of travel and tourism. Specifically, each week covers travel-related topics that students can use to practice speaking, reading, and listening.

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