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1. Using Question Grids to Scaffold, Monitor, and Evaluate Communicative Practice

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Grids can help learners stay on task during communicative activities. This article explains why, and it gives numerous examples that show how teachers can use grids with different language levels and for practice in almost any area of grammar and vocabulary.

2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

   Format(s): Website

   For kindergarten through high school curriculum. From the U.S. Government Printing Office.

3. Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs

   Format(s): Text

   This CD contains traditional American folk songs. Download songs, lyrics, posters, and activities. Watch a video to get teaching tips!

4. The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories

   Format(s): Text

   This book is a collection of stories adapted from Stephen Crane classics. Listen online or download the MP3. Or, download the MOBI or EPUB files for your e-reader.

5. The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories

   Format(s): Text

   This collection of short stories by O. Henry gives the reader a wonderful selection of characters from the United States of 100 years ago.

6. Hands-on Language Learning with Mobile Devices

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

   This, session "We Like to Move It! Hands-on Language Learning with Mobile Devices," introduces mobile language learning activities that require no internet connection.

7. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

   Format(s): Website

   Information on health and safety topics, up-to-date statistics, tools, and resources for students and educators.

8. American English Podcast Channels

   Format(s): Video, Website

   Provides instructions and links to connect to Voice of America Podcasts and Videocasts.

9. Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Business Ethics

   Format(s): Text

   The content in each volume of this e-journal is related to an aspect of building or maintaining a Civil Society - topics that affect students' personal or professional lives on a daily basis. The topic of this volume is business ethics as it relates to human rights, fairness, and justice.

10. Twenty Ideas for Using Mobile Phones in the Language Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    Educators need to learn how best to use the increasingly popular mobile phone technology to support learning in the language classroom. This author outlines the benefits as well as potential problems and solutions of mobile phone use, giving twenty practical ideas for classroom activities, such as using a voice recorder to capture conversations outside the classroom.

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