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   Grace Bowers 

   Format(s): MP3, Text, Video

   Emerging on the music scene as a dynamic performer, Grace Bowers has played the Allman Family Revival at the legendary Ryman Auditorium, notably made her Newport Folk Festival debut in 2023 with three sets, and is slated to release her debut album this year.

2. Teacher's Corner: Setting Up For Business English Success

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   This month in Teacher’s Corner, we look at how to teach grammar in ways that help students to build their communicative competence. A communicative grammar lesson gives students the opportunity to practice the target grammar item through specific communicative tasks and activities.This month’s article is filled with ideas and resources to help students use the language they are learning.

3. Week 1 - Reflecting on Hidden Cultural Rules (Part One)

   In: Integrating Critical Thinking Into The Exploration Of Culture Format(s): Text, Video

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner encourages students to think critically about the unspoken rules and expectations of different cultures.

4. Week 3 - English on Tour

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

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner provides students with the opportunity to practice speaking and presentation skills through a tour guide activity.

5. Teacher's Corner: A Story of Design Thinking in the Classroom

   Format(s): Text

   Design thinking is a concept that has received growing attention in the United States in recent years. This approach to problem-solving is also valuable for turning our classrooms into spaces that prepare our students to solve meaningful challenges in the world in addition to learning English language skills. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we explore the concept of design thinking and consider how we can implement it in our teaching and classroom.

6. Week 3 - Preparing for the Future

   In: Teacher's Corner: Gerunds and Infinitives Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner helps students prepare for the future while practicing the use of infinitives.

7. Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

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

   This is a step-by-step guide for having students create a basic idea for their own movie and then write and perform a “movie trailer” to promote their movie.

8. Week 4 - The Elevator Pitch

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Business English and Entrepreneurship Format(s): Text

   Show students how to develop and perform an elevator pitch for a company idea in this week’s Teacher’s Corner.

9. Teacher's Corner: Movement in the Classroom

   Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, get tips for adding movement to learning activities no matter what your classroom structure is!

10. Beyond the Plagiarism Checker: Helping Nonnative English Speakers (NNESs) Avoid Plagiarism

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

    This article gives detailed practical suggestions for helping students recognize and avoid plagiarism, use paraphrasing and summarizing effectively, incorporate direct quotes into their writing, and cite sources. 

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