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1. Getting Students to Speak Up: Classroom Atmosphere Is Key

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The author describes a challenge that is familiar to many language teachers: trying to get students to speak up independently, share thoughts, and participate authentically in the target language. The article includes general and specific tips for creating a comfortable, communicative classroom environment.

2. Reader's Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue. You may choose to read them on your own, taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below. Or you may use the guide to explore the articles with colleagues.

3. Reflections: Forum in 2022

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This is the third of four articles looking at various aspects of Forum as the journal moves through its 60th year of publication. This article gives background on how the current sections of Forum were developed and explains the purposes that each section serves.

4. My Classroom: Mauritius

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Danielle Zélin runs her own school, the Language Mood English Club, and incorporates the surroundings (beach, forest, community) on the island of Mauritius in her teaching. The article describes Danielle’s approach to teaching, the many projects she oversees and takes part in, and the island’s lively, multi-lingual environment.

5. The Lighter Side: "Vanilla Rice Stream"

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): E-book

   In this puzzle, two words in each sentence don’t make sense. Your job is to replace them with words that rhyme with the original words and make the sentence make sense.

6. Vocabulary Jigsaw Review

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The authors present a step-by-step guide to playing this group-based, interactive game in which learners use clues to find previously studied vocabulary. The game can be played with advanced-beginner learners and can be adapted for more-advanced learners.

7. Cultivating Your English Vocabulary through STEM Activities

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

   This webinar, "Cultivating Your English Vocabulary through STEM Activities," features vocabulary-teaching techniques grounded in a content-based instruction approach.

8. Sing Out Loud! Wordplay: Music Resources for English Language Teachers

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

   This session, "Sing Out Loud! Wordplay: Music Resources for English Language Teachers," shares a new resource you can find on the American English website—diverse, music-based instructional materials that include free, downloadable audio tracks, videos, and classroom-ready activities. These low-prep activities are student-centered and fun for both teachers and learners!

9. Introductions and Small Talk

   In: Everyday Conversations: Learning American English Format(s): MP3

   Introductions and Small Talk

10. Scaffolding Project-Based Instruction: Supporting Student Success

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

    This session, "Scaffolding Project-Based Instruction: Supporting Student Success," identifies challenges faced during project-based learning (PBL) and shares scaffolding-based strategies to overcome them. Participants will deepen their understanding of both PBL and instructional scaffolding.

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