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1. Digital Age Pedagogy: Easily Enhance Your Teaching Practice with Technology

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

   The author describes a wide range of technology tools that language teachers and learners can use and offers tips on getting started and making the most productive use of the tools. Tech tools are becoming more plentiful and essential, and the article is a useful resource for teachers, whether they teach in person or virtually.

2. Accommodating Learning Disabilities in the English Language Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The authors discuss the complexity of identifying learning disabilities in the English language classroom, then offer four methods of instruction to support students with learning disabilities, with clear descriptions of effective strategies, and provide an extensive list of useful resources.

3. Balancing Online Classes, Fun, and Kinesthetic Intelligence for Beginning Students

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Here are a few basic ways to get beginning students talking and learning while using their home surroundings and items they find as resources for their lessons.

4. American English Webinars

   Format(s): Text, Video

   The American English Webinar and Facebook Live sessions are hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of English Language Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

5. Selecting Authentic Materials

   In: Teacher's Corner – Teaching with Authentic Materials Format(s): Text

   Authentic materials are an excellent resource in any teaching context. Sometimes educators work at institutions that provide lots of materials, while others may only provide a few or none at all.

6. Proverbs & Quotables: Using Very Short Texts in Language Learning

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

   This webinar demonstrates why and how to use short texts in the language classroom. Discover the usefulness of proverbs and actively take part in a range of activities based on very short texts. Watch the online webinar recording and or download the presentation.

7. Unraveling the Mystery of Academic Writing

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

   This webinar aims to raise awareness of the American English academic writing conventions. Watch the webinar recording, download the presentation, and view additional resources.

8. The Rio–Warsaw Connection: Encouraging Interculturalism among Students

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   It all began in Norwich. As they do every year, teachers from different parts of the world went in July 2012 to that beautiful little city in the east of England to take part in one of the two-week professional development courses offered by the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE).

9. Module 4: Pairwork/Groupwork

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on pair and group work.

10. Module 13: Peer Observation

    In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video

    This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series focuses on peer observation.

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