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  1. Lesson Plan: Exploring New York City

    In: English Teaching Forum 2008, Volume 46, Number 1 Format(s): Text
    This lesson plan is based on the article that describes New York City. It includes a fact sheet to gain more detailed information about the city. The plan consists of several activities that ask students to scan for specific information as a reading skill, oral presentations skills, and writing.
  2. Classroom Techniques: Communicative Activities for Middle School Classrooms

    In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    The author states that communicative activities, known to help language learning, can be difficult to use with middle school students. The author offers four suggestions for carrying out communicative activities and presents two activities that are designed to motivate students to use English to express their views.
  3. Poetry Corner

    In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 1 Format(s): Text
    This issue’s “Poetry Corner” revolves around the poem “Coins” by Richard Newman. It includes a lesson plan for teaching students about American Coins, as well as a glossary of terms. Skills include vocabulary, reading, and discussion. The lesson works with the feature article entitled US Coins.
  4. How to Make Upper-Level University English Classes More Interactive

    In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    Because of the advanced nature of the work in ESP classes, some students may have trouble keeping up and staying motivated. The author outlines what she did to make her ESP Engineering class more interactive. By incorporating task-based language teaching (TLBT), there were more opportunities for group work and student-to-student communication. A number of activities are available to the instructor using a TBLT approach, including listing, compare and contrast, problem solving, sharing personal experiences, and projects.
  5. Pairing in EFL Classes

    In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 3 Format(s): Text
    This article presents a number of language-based suggestions for pairing students so that over time they get to work with a variety of classmates and build relationships with peers.
  6. Simple English Wikipedia: Free Resources for Beginner to Intermediate Levels

    In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    The authors demonstrate how teachers can use free, level-appropriate content found on Simple English Wikipedia to develop skills in reading, contextualized grammar, and writing.
  7. To Teach Standard English or World Englishes? A Balanced Approach to Instruction

    In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    What is Standard English? This article talks about the problem in defining this term. Teaching the standard inner-circle varieties of English may devalue students' local English, but the authors note that teaching the local variety may cause problems for students who need to talk with non-local speakers. The solution is a balanced approach that is culturally and contextually sensitive, values learner language, and prepares students for intercultural communication. Example activities are provided.
  8. A Poster for Any Occasion

    In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    The article presents a step-by-step procedure for getting learners to create posters as a way to review content, generate discussion, practice giving presentations – or just unwind after a busy week.
  9. Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction

    In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text
    This session, “Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction,” explores options for promoting student-to-student interaction in the EFL classroom through a variety of exciting, easy-to-adapt games and activities. By the end of the session, participants will be able to create more energizing and engaging lessons that motivate students and increase their confidence, regardless of class size or level!
  10. Chapter 4: Rain Forests

    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 focuses on tropical forests and the issues surrounding their preservation.

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