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1. Building Vocabulary and Improving Writing while Developing a Tourist Brochure

   In: English Teaching Forum 2008, Volume 46, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article describes how creating a tourist brochure can help students improve their vocabulary and writing skills. The author describes how to plan writing lessons based on the creation of a brochure: viewing videos, planning the brochure, writing the brochure, getting feedback and rewriting, and displaying the brochure. In the conclusion, the author highlights the benefits of the activity as providing opportunities for contextualized writing and vocabulary learning.

2. Reader’s Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, 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. Reader's Guide

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

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

4. A Ten-Step Process for Developing Teaching Units

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

   Curriculum design and implementation can be a daunting process. Questions quickly arise, such as who is qualified to design the curriculum and how do these people begin the design process.

5. Literature Circles as Support for Language Development

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

   There are many instructional approaches for helping English language learners improve both reading comprehension and overall language proficiency.

6. Developing a Bilingual Thematic Vocabulary Workbook

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The authors describe how to create—together with students—bilingual vocabulary workbooks, ideal in situations where resources are limited and as a supplement to existing materials. The article explains how to apply the process that was used to develop vocabulary workbooks in Madagascar.

7. Developing Reading Fluency by Combining Timed Reading and Repeated Reading

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article describes an innovative way to combine two familiar techniques (timed reading and repeated reading) to produce a new technique that can support the development of reading fluency.

8. Three Interactive Alternatives for Developing Reading Fluency

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Using clear examples and explanations, this article presents three ways for students to interact with peers and with texts to develop reading fluency.

9. Using a Workshop to Raise Awareness of the Role of English in Promoting Sustainable Development

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The authors present a series of activities that give students opportunities to practice English and discover the vital role the English language plays in promoting sustainable development.

10. Case Studies in ESP Course Development: Medical English for Turkmen and Mexican Medical Specialists

    In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    This article recaps the authors’ experience developing Medical English courses and materials while also offering suggestions for adapting the ideas to other ESP courses.

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