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1. Teacher's Corner: New Year, New Focus on Student-Centered Learning

   Format(s): Text

   You may have encountered the idea of “student-centered classrooms” and may even be interested in making your classroom more student-centered. In the first Teacher’s Corner for the new year, we learn about what makes a classroom “student-centered” and then look at six different ways to integrate student-centered learning into the English language classroom.

2. Blended Learning

   In: Teacher's Corner: Online Learning Format(s): Text

   This week, we discuss blended learning. We provide a list of tools teachers can use as well as practical suggestions for how to use them to create a blended learning classroom.

3. Modal Verbs & Adverb Clauses of Reason: Stranded on the Moon

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Grammar Fun Format(s): Text

   What would you do if your spacecraft crashed on the moon? Students use modal verbs and adverb clauses and work as a team in this week’s fun activity.

4. Teacher Resources

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002 (Volume 40, Number 1) Format(s): Text

   Information about four resource books is provided. The first, “Film,” contains 68 games and activities based on films, each designed for students at various levels of proficiency. The second, “Imaginative Project,” includes project work and lesson plans for 11 to 17 year olds. The third, "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages,” is a reference that contains 30 chapters on current topics about language teaching. Lastly, “American Roots” provides various readings on U.S. cultural history as well as various intermediate level exercises on the topic.

5. Quick Start Guide

   In: Trace Effects Teacher's Manual Format(s): Text

   The Trace Effects Quick Start Guide instructs teachers and players on how to play Trace Effects, the exciting, collaborative English language learning game developed by the Department of State. The guide provides information on logging in, gameplay, and installing the Trace Effects DVD for use in home and lab environments.

6. Word Salad: Vocabulary Reinforcement for Kinesthetic and Visual Learners

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

   This fast-moving game, played in teams, has three rounds; each round gives learners a different way to review and recall recently learned vocabulary.

7. Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text

   This session, “Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction,” explores options for promoting student-to-student interaction in the EFL classroom through a variety of exciting, easy-to-adapt games and activities. By the end of the session, participants will be able to create more energizing and engaging lessons that motivate students and increase their confidence, regardless of class size or level!

8. Vocabulary Jigsaw Review

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

   The authors present a step-by-step guide to playing this group-based, interactive game in which learners use clues to find previously studied vocabulary. The game can be played with advanced-beginner learners and can be adapted for more-advanced learners.

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. Making Reading Fun

    In: Teacher's Corner: Making Learning Fun Format(s): Text

    In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we look at a fun reading activity that can be adapted for different reading levels.

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