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Skim, Scan, Run! An Active Approach to Developing Reading Macroskills

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

This session, "Skim, Scan, Run! An Active Approach to Developing Reading Macroskills," shares a dynamic way to get students out of their seats—in both virtual and face-to-face settings—as they collaborate and communicate with classmates during a reading race that involves a variety of texts.

Developing Voice by Composing Haiku: A Social-Expressivist Approach for Teaching Haiku Writing in EFL Contexts

In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article discusses Haiku as a simple way to use poetry to help students develop voice and audience in their writing. The author gives an explanation and example of Haiku and gives step-by-step instructions for how Haiku may be taught, from interpretation to composition to publication.

Developing Discussion and Tutorial Leadership Skills in EFL Learners

In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3 Format(s): Text

The author explains how to use student-led tutorials to develop learners’ presentation, discussion, and listening skills creatively; among other benefits, the tutorials can increase all students’ social-discourse skills as they manage small-group discussions about topics of their own choosing.

Inquiry Notebooks for Twenty-First-Century Skill Development

In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text

One way to incorporate inquiry-based learning and develop twenty-first-century skills is through inquiry notebooks. The article gives suggestions for using the notebooks in courses and provides a range of specific prompts designed to help learners think more critically and carefully over time.

Developing an International Multilingual Writing Center: Lessons Learned

In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 4 Format(s): Text

Authors Andrea Mason Garner and Courtney Scarborough recount their experiences developing academic writing centers at two locations in Indonesia, then show how the lessons they learned can help other teachers start and operate a writing center successfully. The authors present tips for writing centers in various contexts, including those with low resources and a limited budget.

Using Narrow Reading to Develop Fluency

In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 3 Format(s): Text

The author presents a step-by-step procedure for using narrow reading—“reading several texts about a single, narrow topic”—to promote reading fluency, with examples and suggested variations.

Developing Fluency through Oral Reading

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

The author presents sets of easy-to-incorporate activities designed to improve reading fluency at the word-, sentence-, and passage-level.

Integrating Tech Tools to Support Various Modalities of Second Language Development

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

The authors highlight tech tools that they have found particularly useful in supporting the language-learning objectives they set in their classroom. The article includes examples from a unit of study to illustrate how the tools can be linked to specific instructional goals and tasks.

Engaging Students as Tutors, Trainers, and Leaders

In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 2 Format(s): Text

While starting a tutoring program may seem like a daunting and time-consuming task, it does not have to be. The best way to approach the creation and development of a tutoring service is with a list of clear objectives. In this article, I describe the process I used to create a tutoring program with my English as a foreign language university students.

On How Thinking Shapes Speaking: Techniques to Enhance Students’