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1. The Role of Humor and Language Play in the English Language Classroom

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

   In this webinar, we discuss theories and practical strategies regarding the use of humor and language play in the English language classroom.

2. My Classroom: Indonesia

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Alief Noor Farida is a junior lecturer at Indonesia’s Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES). Now teaching her fourth semester and an alumna of the English Education program at UNNES, Ms. Farida is an especially motivated and dedicated educator. She teaches 18 hours per week, specializing in grammar and writing-skills courses. The Intensive Course she teaches, focusing on reading, writing, speaking, and grammar skills, serves as a foundation for incoming English Department students.

3. Week 1 - Grid Games

   In: Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we present games you can use with your students to make learning grammar fun. In this week’s activity, we present a great way to review subject-verb agreement.

4. Lesson Plan: Greetings from Sunny New Mexico

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The New Mexico lesson plan for this issue is a self-contained 1 1/4 to 2 hour lesson with a complete pre- during- post framework for interacting with the main text - a letter from a friend living in New Mexico. The focus here is on the vocabulary and grammar of description (e.g., words for scenery and weather, relative "that" clauses). Extension activities are provided for multi-session lessons (e.g., written response, class survey).

5. The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities

   Format(s): Text

   The Monster Book, has over 150 activities intended to liven up the language classroom, giving students active options for practicing the four skills.

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

   Format(s): Text

   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.

7. Dialogs for Everyday Use

   Format(s): Text

   Dialogs for Everyday Use is a collection of thirty situational dialogs that focus on a wide variety of communicative situations and natural encounters in English.

8. More Dialogs for Everyday Use

   Format(s): Text

   More Dialogs for Everyday Use contains thirty-six situation-based dialogs that present spoken American English in a natural way.

9. English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4

   Format(s): Text

   Fish are the subject of the feature article and the Classroom Activities section of this issue.

10. Conditionals & Infinity of Purpose: Life Aboard the Space Station

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

    In this week’s activity, students practice the second conditional with infinity of purpose in order to write a letter for a job. What job? Astronaut!

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