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1. The Lighter Side: Fair Finds

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   “Fair Finds” is a word scramble using fair-related vocabulary.

2. My Classroom: Mexico

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Learn how English teacher Celeste Fernández transmits her enthusiasm for English – and for life – to her students.

3. Auctions to Reinforce Understanding

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This Teaching Technique describes a way to use an auction format to help students review content.

4. Listening Cloze Meets Info-Gap: A Hybrid Activity to Exploit Listening Materials

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   In twenty-first-century language teaching, the class should be student-centered and provide learners with skills that empower them in real-life situations.

5. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 3

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions and encouragement for turning your teaching ideas into articles … discover ways to use nonnative speakers as role models for your students … try new dictogloss strategies to improve learners’ literacy … see how to run a MOOC camp … use student-generated videos productively … and explore creative ways to use emojis for speaking practice!

6. Reader's Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue. You may choose to read them on your own, taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below.

7. Digital Multimodal Composition in the Second Language Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The author, Jimalee Sowell, explains benefits of incorporating digital multimodal composition (DMC) into the English language classroom and carefully describes five types of DMCs, complete with multiple assignment suggestions, analysis questions, and other considerations for each type.

8. Teaching Pre-service Teachers How to “See”: The Importance of Guided Observations

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author presents the “Guided Observation Model,” designed to help pre-service teachers link what they see and hear as they observe other teachers with the methodology they have learned, getting maximum benefit from observations they conduct and “develop their understanding of language-teaching pedagogy.”

9. Using a Case Study in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Case studies give students the opportunity to put their knowledge (including their English skills) to use in solving a problem and/or taking action about an issue. The author provides specific advice and works through a sample case study.

10. Question Practice: The Personal-Assistant Mock Job Interview

    In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    Would you like to give your students practice in generating and asking questions—and finding creative ways to answer them? Author Terence McLean describes a job-interview activity that is light-hearted and fun, yet gives students serious language practice, motivates them, and requires them to think creatively and critically. The activity also helps students prepare for the real-life job interviews they will have in the future.

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