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1. English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions for incorporating board games productively in your classes, no matter what level you teach or how large your classes are—and find four new Activate games, too! Also get ideas for using QAR to promote reading engagement and comprehension … getting students to retell stories by creating texts/tweets in their own words … using the Seven Wonders for project-based learning … and stimulating learning with vertical game boards.

2. The Author as Reader and Writer

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This introduction presents contemporary commentary on the previously published articles “Writing for the Reader: A Problem-Solution Approach” and “Motivating Learners at South Korean Universities.

3. Reflections: Forum at 60

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This is the first of four articles looking at various aspects of Forum as the journal moves into its 60th year of publication. This article reviews milestones and major changes that Forum has undergone over the last six decades.

4. Reflections: Forum in 2022

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This is the third of four articles looking at various aspects of Forum as the journal moves through its 60th year of publication. This article gives background on how the current sections of Forum were developed and explains the purposes that each section serves.

5. The E-pet: Enhancing Motivation in E-portfolios

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The authors wanted to make EAP portfolios more engaging and personal for students, so they introduced an e-pet to accompany the online portfolio program. The e-pet (much like a tamagotchi) grows from an egg into adulthood when the students interact with it through portfolio submissions. Teachers reported that students were enthusiastic about the e-portfolio and the e-pet. Student questionnaires showed a similar trend, with several students saying that the e-pet made the portfolio project motivating. The article includes directions for e-portfolio design.

6. 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.

7. Try This: Listening and Logic

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This section presents a stand-alone language-learning activity emphasizing listening, critical thinking, and teamwork, along with five ready-to-use examples.

8. My Classroom: Ethiopia

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Dawit Negeri has been teaching in the English Department at Ambo University for the past five years.

9. On How Thinking Shapes Speaking: Techniques to Enhance Students’

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The institution where we work in Buenos Aires—Asociación Ex Alumnos del Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas “Juan Ramón Fernández” (AEXALEVI)—is devoted to the teaching of foreign languages, particularly English, and it administers examinations all over Argentina.

10. Encouraging Learners to Create Language-Learning Materials

    In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    Student-produced materials are a powerful tool for promoting learner autonomy.

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