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1. Advocacy for Language Teacher Associations

   In: English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Using a case study and inviting reader reflection, Luis Javier Pentón Herrera presents four types of advocacy used by language teacher associations (LTAs) and demonstrates how those types play out in proactive by giving real-world examples; the author also proposes and explains three steps LTAs can take to become advocacy-centered organizations.

2. Save the Planet and Cultural Traditions While Teaching English

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

   This session, "Save the Planet and Cultural Traditions While Teaching English," examines how environmental education can be integrated in ELT, explores TESOL educators’ readiness to teach this topic, and shares strategies to help students identify meaningful local environmental issues.

3. Boost English Language Learning through a Camp Experience

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Authors Juanita Blackton and Alla McCaughey provide everything you need to plan and conduct a successful English Camp. Their how-to approach offers guidance for selecting a theme and language focus, getting started, setting a positive and inclusive tone, finishing on a high note, and more. You will find plenty of examples and tips, along with QR codes that lead to additional, ready-to-go materials you can use for a camp of your own.

4. The Use of X and Other Creative Ways to Retell Events

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   In this article, author Aljohn Francis Ruiz Flores presents a clever and easy-to-apply technique that helps students engage with texts they are reading in an enjoyable way: they show their comprehension by generating tweets (or posts or texts), using their own words to retell events and characters’ thoughts. The versatile technique allows students at all levels to be creative but can also be used as a check on student comprehension and even for assessment.

5. Writing Restaurant Reviews Online

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Joshua Lee provides detailed, step-by-step guidelines for helping students write their own restaurant reviews. The article takes readers through the entire process of choosing a restaurant, filling out the provided observation form while there, and then drafting and revising a review.

6. Scavenger Hunts in ELT

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Laura Loder Buechel explores the many ways that scavenger hunts can add fun, movement, collaboration, and practical applications of knowledge to English language learning. The article includes detailed descriptions of different kinds of hunts, many of which are appropriate for young learners, and includes templates and ready-to-use ideas.

7. Think-Talk-Write Design: Digital Tools for Language Autonomy and Writing Literacies

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Author Florence Elizabeth Bacabac takes the reader through a series of detailed steps that demonstrate how to help students think (with a focus on cognitive awareness), talk (using communicative activities), and write (applying grammar in writing contexts. The author shows how digital tools can align with the principles of critical thinking and audience awareness.

8. Making Listening Fun

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Learning Fun Format(s): Text

   Listening is an important skill for English language learners to master. This week’s Teacher’s Corner will look at some easy ideas to make listening activities fun!

9. Week 4 - What's the Scoop?

   In: Teacher's Corner: Journalism Format(s): Text

   Have fun with radio broadcasts in your classroom. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students practice speaking, writing, and reading skills by putting together news radio broadcasts.

10. Week 1 - Thinking Critically about News

    In: Teacher's Corner: Media Literacy Format(s): Text

    This week’s Teacher’s Corner will focus on starting a discussion in your classroom about the importance of thinking critically about the news.

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