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1. Teacher's Corner: Building Autonomy and Independence in Young Learners

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   Teaching young learners (YLs) can be very enjoyable because they like learning through fun, hands-on activities, games, and songs. However, managing the classroom and keeping young children engaged can also be a challenge. Giving YLs choices and opportunities to contribute their ideas can have very positive effects on behavior and the overall classroom community. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we will share ideas about how educators can develop autonomy and independence in young learners.

2. Teacher's Corner: Simple Ways to Incorporate Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom

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   Teaching vocabulary and common phrases is an essential task of the English language classroom, but it is also important to teach the pragmatics of a language to help learners use language appropriately in different situations. This month’s Teacher’s Corner explores the idea of pragmatics and why it is a valuable component to include in instruction. The article also contains resources and ideas for including pragmatics instruction and building up students’ pragmatic competence.

3. Poems About Places

   In: Teacher Resources Format(s): Text

   Learn about places – cities, provinces, villages, countries – that are special to the students who wrote poems about them. Read or download the poems!

4. “What would happen if…?” Chain Stories

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

   Students use oral or written conditionals to develop a series of related “cause and effect” events. The chain of events will create a short, often funny, story!

5. Teaching Techniques: Speed Drawing for Vocabulary Retention

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

   This exciting drawing activity helps students remember vocabulary. The students were 12 to 14 years old and had a limited vocabulary. Speed drawing is a fun and successful way to help them practice asking questions and using targeted vocabulary.

6. Involving Students in Classroom Routines and Processes

   In: Teacher's Corner: Classroom Management Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, you are encouraged to think about what you do to involve students using the suggestions in the

7. Picture Comparisons

   In: Teacher's Corner: Comparatives and Superlatives - Adjectives Format(s): Text

   This week's Teacher's Corner activity features the use of pictures to encourage speaking and writing practice while using comparative adjectives.

8. Developing Your Local Network: Face-to-Face Options

   In: Teacher's Corner: Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will examine how to develop, maintain, and use a valuable group of connections – part of our personal learning network – for professional development purposes.

9. Building Your PLN Through Professional Support Networks and Associations

   In: Teacher's Corner: Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner will look at how involvement in professional support networks and associations can contribute to your personal learning network.

10. My Classroom: Moldova

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

    Aliona Podolean knew from the moment she started teaching English that she had found what she wanted to do.

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