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1. The Lighter Side: The Write Stuff

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Do you like puzzles and words? Then check out this English Teaching Forum crossword puzzle.

2. English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 1

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   The popular hobby of knitting is the feature topic of this issue. A new section, Classroom Activities, offers three stand-alone activities related to the theme of knitting plus other articles.

3. English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 2

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   Fishing, a hobby for people of all ages, sets the theme for this issue. Contributor articles explore promoting genre awareness in the EFL classroom, establishing textual authority and separating voices in referencing.

4. English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 3

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   This issue features gardening. The academic articles are about content-based instruction, approaches to language learning technologies, building fluency through repeated reading, and an "Eyes on English" campaign.

5. English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 4

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   The last hobby featured in 2011 is bowling. Articles by contributors examine the topics of yoga in the English language classroom, rock and roll English teaching, using letters to tell stories, and encouraging students to express their opinions.

6. English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 1

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   The feature article in this issue is on snowboarding. A lesson plan, “Create Your Own Sporting Event,” continues the sporting theme. Other articles discuss professional development for teachers, writing for Wikipedia, grouping schemes for maximizing language learning, and teaching haiku writing.

7. English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 1

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   This issue features Hawaii, and a lesson plan guides teachers in exploring Hawaiian culture, and their own cultures, with their students. Other articles discuss integrating indigenous cultures into English language teaching, integrating critical thinking into language teaching, using story boxes in the classroom, and learning to hypothesize through Sudoku game play.

8. English Teaching Forum 2002 (Volume 40, Number 1)

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   This issue is the first in a series celebrating ET Forum's 40th anniversary. Article topics include communicative curriculum design, problem solving, self-assessment for evaluation, drama, and more.

9. Communicative Curriculum Design for the 21st Century

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

   This piece looks at Communicative Language Teaching, or CLT, for teaching EFL. The author discusses the history, the focus, and the future of CLT. The article describes how to shape a communicative curriculum and the five components that it is composed of: language arts, language for a purpose, personal English use, theater arts, and beyond the classroom. The article emphasizes the variation of CLT within each classroom.

10. From Page to Stage: Lord of the Flies

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

    This article shares the importance of promoting drama activities within classrooms in a way that will develop language. The authors share a project they implemented in a tenth grade English classroom with the novel “Lord of the Flies.” They present the details of their preparation strategies as well as a step-by-step process. The article discusses how successful the project turned out to be as well as how drama can enhance English classrooms.

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