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Designing Lessons for EFL Listening Comprehension Classes

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

To keep students motivated, the author outlines several principles for developing listening comprehension lessons. When learners focus on a clear learning objective, retention improves. Other recommendations include keeping the same topic and objective for several activities and selecting relevant, authentic material with a clear layout and pictures to help with prediction. The author discusses appropriate teaching methods, such as variety and effective questioning.

Chapter 7: Societal Dilemmas: Finding a Balance

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 tensions that exist between the values, needs, and interests of individuals and those of society at large.

Chapter 4: Whistle Blowing

In: Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Business Ethics Format(s): Text

This chapter in the Business Ethics volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal discusses how employees make their decisions to come forward with potentially damaging information and about how employees identify strong ethical employment environments and, in turn, avoid potentially unethical employers.

Reflective Teacher Observation Model for In-Service Teacher Trainees

In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article proposes the Teacher Observation Programme for in-service teacher trainees. The program is reflective, collaborative, and builds confidence. It enables teachers to grow in their ability to self-evaluate. Trainees who have made decisions about their own observation, who have created and used their own observational tools, and who have used reflective lesson plans will be better equipped to do action research. Some of the key components of the program are needs assessment, building rapport, summative assessment and post-observational feedback.

Peace Corps World Wise Schools

In: Peace Corps Teacher Training Resources Format(s): Website

Educators use these materials to teach subjects as varied as language arts, social studies, geography, environmental education, and international economics.

Module 6: Managing Large Classes

In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video

This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on how to manage large classes.

A Process Genre Model for Teaching Writing

In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 3 Format(s): Text

This article considers three different approaches to the teaching of writing: the product approach, the process approach, and the genre approach. After explaining the different approaches, the author uses recent research to suggest a combination of the genre/process approaches in the composition classroom. A lesson plan is provided.

Classroom Techniques: - English for Fools

In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 3 Format(s): Text

This article describes a lesson that can be used on April Fool’s day to bring humor to the classroom. The writer explains how the translation of proverbs about fools can be used for a discussion and offers ideas about the teaching of these proverbs, such as exploring themes or looking at the definition of “fool” in each saying.

Proverbs & Quotables: Using Very Short Texts in Language Learning

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

This webinar demonstrates why and how to use short texts in the language classroom. Discover the usefulness of proverbs and actively take part in a range of activities based on very short texts. Watch the online webinar recording and or download the presentation.

Module 13: Peer Observation