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Chapter 5: Oceans and Coasts

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

This chapter in the Environmental Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal explores the present state of the world's oceans and coasts and the important role that humans play in maintaining the life and health of oceans and coastal areas.

Department of Education Literacy Information and Communication System

Format(s): Website

Teachers, are you looking for more online professional development opportunities? Then check out the English Language Learner University from LINCS.

Consciousness-Raising and Prepositions

In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 2 Format(s): Text

This article discusses consciousness-raising as a way to help students learn English prepositions. This technique, in which grammatical forms are highlighted in some way, can be helpful to teachers, especially when instructors have difficulty finding materials. The author shares her experience using consciousness-raising in a course in South Africa for ESL teachers.

Understanding and Teaching Generation Y

In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article responds to the challenges of teaching Generation Y students, who are tech-savvy and feedback-dependent visual learners. Because "Gen Y" students are less likely to engage with traditional classroom teaching methods, this article is helpful in identifying specific activities teachers can employ to utilize students' attraction to digital media, multi-tasking, and a sense of global purpose.

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

In: Sing Out Loud Children's Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

This song in the Sing Out Loud Children's Songs collection is a classic tune using body parts and movement. Poster included.

Destroying the Teacher: The Need for Learner-Centered Teaching

In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article advocates using English to teach content, addressing this through five areas: Reduction of Coercion (not eliciting correct answers, but engaging students in thinking); Active Learner Involvement (less teacher talk and more material chosen to engage learners), Experience Before Interpretation (handling material before interpreting it), Avoidance of Simplification (choosing materials challenging enough to learn skills for tackling new ideas), and Value of Silence (allowing students to think without forcing them to talk).

Story Theater

In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article introduces an interactive and engaging classroom activity entitled Story Theater. The goal of this activity is to provide students with a text to read aloud as they act out the storyline using props and special effects. The purpose of Story Theater is to aid fluency and memorization and to provide students with a chance to use the language and their imaginations. This activity can be used with all ages and all English proficiency levels. The author includes examples of effective Story Theater lessons.

Lesson Plan: A Day at the Fair

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

This issue’s lesson plan, “A Day at the Fair” follows the feature article on state and county fairs. After reading a summary of the article, learners are asked to list things they might experience with their senses at a fair. The terms may be used in a role play. Group members select roles and make decisions about how to spend a day at the fair according to the preferences on their cards. The lesson concludes with a reflection on decisions made during the role play.

Create to Communicate: Art Activities for the EFL Classroom

Format(s): Text

Looking for ways to add art activities to your English language classroom? Create to Communicate is filled with great activities and lessons that use art to foster English language development.

Chapter 8: The Ozone Layer