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1. Flag Day

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   National Flags are not merely symbols of a country; their colors and designs convey past history and future goals.

2. Halloween

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Halloween orginated, in part, as a celebration connected with evil spirits and the dead.

3. Birthdays and Anniversaries

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Anniversary celebrations are those that commemorate a particular date or past event. Birthdays are also celebrated in a variety of ways in the United States.

4. Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Working Together to Achieve Shared Goals

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Authors Lộc Thị Huỳnh Nguyễn and Fredricka L. Stoller share their own experiences as collaborators working together in person and on two distant continents, and they offer specific, detailed tips for others who are involved in cross-cultural collaborative projects or who may have the opportunity to collaborate in the future.

5. Independence Day

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4 because on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, officially breaking bonds with England and forming a new independent nation, the United States of America.

6. Women's History Month

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Women's History Month is celebrated in March with special programs and activities in schools, workplaces, and communities.

7. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Asian Pacific American Heritage Month originated with a congressional bill.

8. Let’s Play Ball: Using Cultural Themes to Teach English

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

   This webinar will demonstrate how teachers can use one theme in American culture and society, Baseball, to give learners a toolkit for deciphering and using messages that contain a deep cultural context, no matter their source.

9. Using a Workshop to Raise Awareness of the Role of English in Promoting Sustainable Development

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The authors present a series of activities that give students opportunities to practice English and discover the vital role the English language plays in promoting sustainable development.

10. Using Identity to Introduce ICC Skills in the EFL Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    The authors describe a detailed, step-by-step procedure to help students analyze the concept of identity—with the use of “identity wheels” and a knowledge-skills-attitudes framework—and apply their understanding to develop intercultural communicative competence

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