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1. Comprehension Approach/TPR

   In: Language Teaching Methods Format(s): Text, Video

   This method of the Language Teaching Methods Video Series explores the Comprehension Approach/TPR (Total Physical Response).

2. Board Game: Name 3

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

   The board game Name 3… gives students a variety of prompts to talk about things they know about.

3. Vocabulary Practice Games

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article discusses the use of games in teaching vocabulary in language classrooms and describes how games can be an enjoyable part of this process. It offers nine games that can be used to teach words at different stages of the class.

4. Tea Time

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article is about tea, the world’s most popular drink. It presents the stories, descriptions, recipes, and poems submitted by Forum readers all over the world in response to a tea survey conducted by Forum.

5. News and Notes

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   “News and Notes” consists of an introduction to an Internet-based newsletter called “ESL Mini-Conference Online” and a conference announcement organized by WorldCALL in 2003.

6. Introduction

   In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Teaching English is a bit like teaching jazz, the editor muses. Both require excellent listening skills and timing. Both are usually done in front of other people, and both require one to improvise.

7. Speakers and Task Type: Increasing Awareness of Factors Involved in Speech Act Production

   In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text

   The goal of this article is to increase awareness of the factors that affect the linguistic realization of speech acts in American English.

8. Hello, I must be going!

   In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This lesson aims for students to become more fluent in using and understanding basic greetings and leave-takings in brief "small talk" encounters.

9. How Do You Say Good-Bye?

   In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This lesson aims to help students gain confidence in conducting interactional conversations, with emphasis on conversational closings.

10. Telephone Conversation Openings

    In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text, Video, Website

    This lesson aims to develop awareness and understanding of the nature of telephone conversation openings from a social, interactional perspective.

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