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  1. Motivating Students by Modifying Evaluation Methods

    In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 1 Format(s): Text
    This author identifies three key elements to student assessment—overly critical correcting, expectations, and competitive scoring—that prevent success in the ESL environment, based on the typical Chinese educational structure. The article discusses several techniques, mostly learner-centered, that a teacher can use to provide effective assessments while also creating an environment of trust, confidence, and fairness, where a student feels safe to take risks.
  2. English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2

    Format(s): Text
    Brain-based research and language teaching, language and literature, conversation using trivia, language anxiety, and vocabulary practice games are among the articles in this issue of ET Forum.
  3. English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3

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    The July 2002 issue features an article on Alaska as well as articles on using task journals for reading, creation of meaningful Web pages, alternative assessment practices, and Internet content-based activities for ESP.
  4. English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 4

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    In the October 2002 issue of the ET Forum, the lead article is an interview with Mark Warschauer on the challenges and opportunities of education. The feature article is on renewable energy; other articles cover the areas of teacher development, what works in the language classroom, giving feedback for learner training, and phonetic symbols as a stepping stone.
  5. Brain-Based Research & Language Teaching

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article summarizes information on how the human brain works. It presents insights from research on the human brain that informs second and foreign language teachers. This article offers seven principles that can provide a general context for learning and teaching and lists some guidelines for selecting classroom materials, strategies, and methodologies.
  6. Language & Literature in Tertiary Education: The Case for Stylistics

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article discusses the lack of quality in students’ literary criticism in degree English courses, suggesting that students have difficulty understanding literary texts in English. It recommends stylistic analysis, the analysis of structures and vocabulary, as a way that learners of English as a second or foreign language can develop a more active and independent approach to understanding and critiquing literary works.
  7. Testing Writing in the EFL Classroom: Student Expectations

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article reports on the inconsistency between the expected and actual grades of learners of English as foreign language in freshman English writing classes. It discusses the differences between students’ and instructors’ perceptions of acceptable essay writing. It suggests that teachers develop valid and reliable testing procedures and help students to increase their awareness and understanding of the proficiency levels required to write essays.
  8. Teaching Conversation with Trivia

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article presents reasons for using trivia (a quizzing game) to teach conversation and provides tips on how trivia-based materials fit into communicative language teaching approaches. It also presents examples of trivia-based activities that can be used in the conversation classroom. The article suggests that using trivia-based materials makes the content more interesting, meaningful, and thus motivating for learners.
  9. Language Anxiety & Classroom Dynamics: A Study of Adult Learners

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article discusses the characteristics and needs of adult foreign language learners in terms of the quality of the learning environment in the classroom. It tries to answer what classroom dynamics mean and whether teachers can control and shape it. The article discusses the sources of anxiety and inhibition in the classroom and presents the traits of good classroom dynamics that make the learning environment more relaxed and learner friendly.
  10. A View of the Past: The Second Decade (1973 - 1982)

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article reflects on the articles published at the second decade of Forum (1973-1982) to reconsider theoretical perspectives and classroom practices that are still relevant today. It discusses two recurring themes. The first addresses the meaning of linguistic competence, and the second relates to the effectiveness of language teaching methods. The article focuses on four major pieces published at different times within that period.

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