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1. English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 3

   Format(s): Text

   This issue rounds up articles with a number of teaching ideas. Features include the uniquely American sport of rodeo and an integrated skills lesson plan for "Just off Main Street" by Elmaz Abinader. Other articles explore the areas of critical thinking, writing for extensive reading, developing pragmatic competence, teacher assessment, and keeping discipline in the classroom.

2. Observation Web: A Reflection Technique for Observation

   In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author shows how an observation web can be used to track the nature of activities during a lesson so they can be reflected on later. The observer uses a circular chart to mark if action in the classroom is linguistic, pragmatic, informative, teacher-centered, student-centered, individual, and/or interactive. This marking is done every five minutes. The author provides examples of traditionalist, innovative, and balanced teacher observations webs from real observations of Russian teachers. The best lessons came from teachers with more balanced webs.

3. Reader's Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue.

4. How Many Words is a Picture Worth?

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” indicates that a complex idea can be communicated by a single image.

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