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1. My Classroom: Peru

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

   This article was written by Deanna Paglia, an English and Spanish second language teacher and teacher trainer who is currently the English Language Fellow hosted by Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano in Arequipa, Peru.

2. Audacity: Audio Recording Software

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

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine four types of technology that can help achieve classroom goals. Each tool is free to use. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we look at a free recording program, give step-by-step guidelines for using it, and suggest ways to create classroom materials with it.

3. Trend 2 - Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

   In: Teacher's Corner: Education Trends and Issues in the World Today Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will explore a variety of Internet-based tools that can be used in the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) classroom.

4. Trend 4 - Makerspaces

   In: Teacher's Corner: Education Trends and Issues in the World Today Format(s): Text

   This week in the Teacher’s Corner, we show you how to use makerspaces in the English language classroom. In a makerspace environment, students engage in project-based learning.

5. Week 3 - Scaffolding Part One: Questions and Responses

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

   Asking the right questions is an essential skill teachers need to help beginners succeed. This week, learn how!

6. Objective Teaching Observations

   In: Teacher's Corner: Professional Development for Teacher Trainers Format(s): Text

   Teacher trainers are tasked with many responsibilities, but none cause as much stress for teachers and teacher trainers as evaluative observations.

7. Teacher’s Corner: What is a MOOC?

   Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, get tips for how to use MOOCs in and out of the classroom!

8. Consciousness-Raising Task: Discovering Comparative Adjective Rules

   In: Teacher's Corner: Comparatives and Superlatives - Adjectives Format(s): Text

   This week’s activity features a consciousness-raising (CR) task in which learners use example sentences containing the target form to discover general grammar rules about comparative adjectives.

9. Teaching Techniques: Nouns on the Job Market - An Approach for Recognizing Noun Position

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

   Using the employment analogy provides a fun and memorable way to help students relate to this sentence-level grammatical concept.

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