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VOA: English in a Minute

Format(s): Video, Website

Looking for ways to improve your listening skills and learn English idioms? Check out Voice of America's English in a Minute and listen to brief video clips that explain American English colloquialisms.

Trace Effects Teacher Manual Introduction

In: Trace Effects Teacher's Manual Format(s): Text

The Trace Effects Teacher's Manual Introduction provides teachers a resource on the methodology and pedagogy of using games for learning, including how to use Trace Effects for classroom learning.

Story 18: A Great Experience, A Great Trip

In: Why English? Comics for the Classroom Format(s): MP3, Text

The stories in Why English? Comics for the Classroom – written by teenagers and young adults – will appeal to learners of all ages. These stories provide an enjoyable opportunity to increase vocabulary, reading comprehension, listening, speaking, and writing.

Guess What?

In: Activate: Games for Learning American English Format(s): Text

Guess What? cards can be used for a variety of games in the classroom to provide an opportunity for students to practice making descriptions in English and to learn English vocabulary.

Supporting Language Learning Using Smithsonian Online Museum Resources

In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text

This webinar explores strategies for finding and using visual resources to tell a story.

Reflections: In Appreciation

In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

This is the fourth of four articles examining various aspects of Forum as the journal moves through its 60th year of publication. This article expresses appreciation for the ingenuity of authors who have written articles for Forum, the teachers who read the articles, and the learners who benefit from the ideas that are shared in those articles.

Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games

Format(s): Text

This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we present games you can use with your students to make learning grammar fun.

Ten Helpful Ideas for Teaching English to Young Learners

In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 2 Format(s): Text

This article offers ten suggestions for teaching young learners between the age of 7 and 12 based on language-teaching principles. They include supplementing activities with visuals, realia and movement; involving students in making visuals and realia; moving from activity to activity; teaching in themes; using stories and contexts familiar to students; establishing classroom routines in English; using L1 as a resource when necessary; bringing in helpers from the community; collaborating with other teachers in your school; and communicating with other professionals.

Video Recording as a Stimulus for Reflection in Pre-Service EFL Teacher Training

In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 2 Format(s): Text

All teachers should reflect on their teaching. In this article, the author argues for using video recording as a tool for critical reflection. She states that recording and review should be used even at the early stages of pre-service teacher training in microteaching sessions. She suggests that after the teaching is completed, teachers view the tape multiple times by themselves, then with a peer, and finally with a supervisor. Outcomes for this training include increased self-awareness, role shift from actor to director, and increased continuity.

Applying Metacognitive Strategies to Skimming Research Articles in an ESP Context

In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1 Format(s): Text

The article focuses on explaining to post-secondary teachers how to teach their students to use metacognitive strategies to skim research articles in specialized fields. The author briefly explains metacognitive strategies in reading tasks and discusses the importance of strategy training and having a purpose in reading. The author then describes a lesson plan that includes a presentation and a three-step guided practice. The author concludes by emphasizing reading strategy training in an ESP context.