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1. Instructional Enhancements to Improve Students' Reading Abilities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article offers five instructional enhancements that help students become better readers. These classroom practices coincide with five key elements of EFL reading instruction: “extensive practice and exposure to print,” “commitment to building student motivation,” “attention to reading fluency,” “vocabulary building,” and “comprehension skills practice and discussion.”

2. Create to Communicate: Sculpture

   In: Create to Communicate: Art Activities for the EFL Classroom Format(s): Text

   This section focused on sculpting contains six lesson plans focusing on yes/no questions, comparatives and superlatives, past and present progressive, and adverbs of frequency.

3. The Lighter Side: You’re Not Listening!

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

   The Lighter Side activities related to listening in the classroom.

4. Vocabulary Listening Cloze and Word Stress Chart with "Into The Garden"

   In: Teacher's Corner: Listening Format(s): MP3, Text

   This listening activity uses an audio clip from Zach Ladin's “Into the Garden,” a song from Sing Out Loud: American Rhythms.

5. Teacher's Corner: Online Learning

   Format(s): Text

   The Teacher’s Corner this month is all about online learning. This week, we will define terms common in the field of online learning and investigate the pros and cons of using online learning as part of our classroom practice.

6. Teacher's Corner: Integrating Global Affairs into Your English Lessons

   Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we will showcase four activities that can be used to incorporate world affairs into the English classroom. The goal of these activities is to inspire students to learn more about the larger world and consider how events affect us all.

7. Trace Effects

   Format(s): Website

   Trace Effects is an English language video game for students. Learn English and explore American culture through puzzles, games, and adventures in an interactive world. If you would like to receive a copy of this game, please contact your Regional English Language Office: https://americanenglish.state.gov/support-near-you-regional-english-language-officer-relo

8. Reader's Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Reader's Guide corresponds to the articles in each issue and can guide your own understanding as well as discussions with colleagues.

9. My Classroom: Burma

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   My Classroom focuses on one teacher’s classroom and describes ways that the teaching environment shapes learning.

10. Try This: Collaborative Mind Mapping

    In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    Try This gives step-by-step instructions for carrying out language-learning activities in your classroom.

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