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1. Improving Cohesion in L2 Writing: A Three-Strand Approach to Building Lexical Cohesion

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article presents a three-strand approach to help L2 writers in EFL and English as a second language (ESL) instructional contexts achieve greater cohesion in their written work.

2. Smithsonian Folkways: Tools for Teaching

   Format(s): Website

   Looking for more ways to use music to teach? Check out the Smithsonian Folkways website that has a section called “Tools for Teaching” with free lessons and activities for the classroom.

3. Creating Cartoons: A Learner-Centered Approach to Comprehending Texts

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article carefully describes the technique of having learners create cartoons based on a reading passage to explore their understanding of the passage and to help teachers reflect on what the learners comprehended.

4. Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking

   Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking," shares classroom-ready activities that can be adapted to encourage critical thinking in reading lessons for students of varying ages and proficiency levels.

5. Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking

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

   This session, "Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking," shares classroom-ready activities that can be adapted to encourage critical thinking in reading lessons for students of varying ages and proficiency levels.

6. The Lighter Side: Dare to Read

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This puzzle offers 20 scrambled words that all relate to “things people read.”

7. Back Translating: An Integrated Approach to Focus Learners' Attention on Their L2 Knowledge Gaps

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article describes a three-step process for using back translation in reading classes as a way to help students identify gaps in their English competence.

8. To Correct or Not Correct? Ideas for Subtle Error Correction During Speaking Tasks

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

   This webinar presents techniques designed to correct students’ grammar without interrupting the free flow of speech or the lesson.

9. Embracing Social Media to Engage Students and Teach Narrative Writing

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Many students are already involved with social media; this article presents in clear detail a technique for using social media to generate characters and ideas for narrative writing.

10. 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.

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