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1. Gentle Teaching: Creating a Positive Atmosphere in Young-Learner Classrooms

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

   The author uses real-life examples to show how the practice of Gentle Teaching can be applied in the language-learning classroom. Bellarina-Dung Nguyen explains the pillars of the approach and gives readers insight into how teachers can use it to create a classroom atmosphere that can promote learning for all.

2. Raising Phonological Awareness: A Task that benefits Language Learners with and without Learning Disabilities

   In: Teacher's Corner: Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities Format(s): Text

   Teachers are tasked with many roles in the language classroom. In addition to teaching language, many must also act as cultural interpreters, counselors, disciplinarians, motivational speakers, and more.

3. English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 3

   Format(s): Text

   The feature article focuses on Virginia, The Old Dominion, and a companion lesson plan is titled “Virginia: Jamestown and Its People.” Other articles in this issue explore literary analysis in the EFL classroom, English instruction for the tourist industry, livening up college English classes with games, using VOA Special English to improve vocabulary, and motivating students to read.

4. VOA Podcast: Number of International Students Attending American Colleges and Universities Continues Rising

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): Text

   Listen online or download the podcast.

5. VOA Podcast: Everglades National Park – One of the World’s Great Biological Wonders

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): Website

   Listen to Voice of America (VOA) Podcast: Everglades National Park – One of the World’s Great Biological Wonders.

6. VOA Podcast: Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3, Text

   From Voice of America Podcasts in Special English. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. Learn about their love for the animal and how they use the word. Download the MP3 or listen online.

7. Integrating Pronunciation Across the Curriculum

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

   This webinar introduces content-based pronunciation activities that could be used in a reading, writing, or grammar course.

8. Using a Daily Message to Build Literacy Skills

   In: Teacher's Corner: Literacy Development for True Beginners Format(s): Text

   Do you students struggle with basic literacy skills? This week’s Teacher’s Corner presents anactivity that can help students apply phonics skills and develop sight word vocabulary.

9. Teacher's Corner: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

   Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we’ll discuss how to incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) content into your English language classroom.

10. English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2

    Format(s): Text

    Learn how to plan and conduct workshops with the Community of Inquiry framework ... guide your students to create innovative podcasts ... see how scavenger hunts provide fun ways to use English ... give learners opportunities to fill gaps in stories they read ... read about a place-based language-learning project in Bolivia ... make decisions about a college budget ... and much more.

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