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1. Peace Corps World Wise Schools – Themes

   In: Peace Corps Teacher Training Resources Format(s): Website

   Teachers will find a rich variety of lesson plans and activities here, all tried and tested by Peace Corps Volunteers in communities around the world. Find a new recipe, read a folk tale, practice new vocabulary in a different language, or paint a mural, all while learning and having fun.

2. My Classroom: Morocco (Karima and Adil)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Karima Mezouari, a teacher dedicated to giving her students there a chance to learn English in meaningful and enjoyable ways. Adil Azhar describes how he learned to speak English through persistence and practice.

3. Writing Centers in Multilingual Settings

   Format(s): Text

   Writing Centers in Multilingual Settings is a workbook for those interested in establishing writing centers at their universities or other spaces where one is needed by the community. This resource contains a practical guide along with modifiable worksheets.

4. Innovative Student-Podcasting Activities: Enhancing Language and 21st-Century Skills

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Creating podcasts gives students opportunities to practice English in meaningful ways, be creative, and develop skills that can be put to use inside and outside the classroom. Author Enock Mbenza offers specific examples and provides organizational templates that students can apply to almost any topic.

5. Gentle Teaching: Creating a Positive Atmosphere in Young-Learner Classrooms

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The author uses real-life examples to show how the practice of Gentle Teaching can be applied in the language-learning classroom. Bellarina-Dung Nguyen explains the pillars of the approach and gives readers insight into how teachers can use it to create a classroom atmosphere that can promote learning for all.

6. Bringing Descriptions of People to Life Using AI-Generated Images

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Wing Wu describes techniques for helping students create AI-generated images of people and suggests various activities that make use of the images. The author uses step-by-step guides to explain how students get practice creating prompts, developing written and spoken descriptions, and collaborating.

7. Superstitions

   In: Teacher's Corner: Conditionals Format(s): Text

   In this activity, students will examine superstition statements in English, will think about English equivalents for superstitions from their own culture, and will play a short guessing game related to superstitions.

8. Lesson Plan: Exploring Michigan

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The lesson plan “Exploring Michigan” provides information on things to see and do in Michigan. It has three parts: a warm-up, the main activities that cover the four skills, and follow-up activities to further practice the content of main activities. The lesson aims to practice expressions of preference and persuasion. At the same time, the learners plan things to do on a trip to Michigan while creating and presenting an itinerary for a trip to Michigan, and then for a visit to their own country.

9. The Dialogue Journal: A Tool for Building Better Writers

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Using dialogue journals gives English language learners valuable writing practice. This article explores topics such as audience, fluency, teacher-student relationships, empowerment, and making the connection to academic writing. And the author gives practical advice on how teachers can institute dialogue journals in their classrooms and how best to respond to students’ journals.

10. Assessment Literacy: Building a Base for Better Teaching and Learning

    In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    This article presents principles and practices of effective assessment, outlining seven key concepts—usefulness, reliability, validity, practicality, washback, authenticity, and transparency—and demonstrating how to apply them in creating an exam blueprint.

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