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1. What To See in Town

   In: Teacher's Corner: Travel and Tourism Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner provides students with the opportunity to practice using phrasal verbs in an activity about New York City.

2. SWELL: A Writing Method to Help English Language Learners

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Social-interactive Writing for English Language Learners (SWELL) is collaborative writing based on Topping’s Paired Writing Method. The method was changed to meet the needs of English language learners. In both methods, pairs are formed according to proficiency, pairing a more advanced student (a Helper) with a less advanced one (a Writer). The author describes the steps of generating ideas, drafting, reading, editing, best copy, and evaluating. Features of SWELL include using students’ linguistic knowledge (L1), balancing fluency with mechanics, and promoting explicit teacher instruction.

3. Unraveling the Mystery of Academic Writing

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

   This webinar aims to raise awareness of the American English academic writing conventions. Watch the webinar recording, download the presentation, and view additional resources.

4. Making Speaking Fun

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

   Get students talking with these fun speaking activities in this week’s Teacher’s Corner!

5. Teacher's Corner: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner provides ideas for incorporating critical thinking activities in your language classroom.

6. Beyond Proficiency: Nurturing Critical Thinking Skills in the EFL Classroom

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

   Develop a shared understanding of what it means to “think critically," and examine why teachers should devote time to helping students develop a critical thinking mindset.

7. Unpublished

   Global Comic Stories

   In: Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels Format(s): Text

   In this section, you’ll find the published anthology from the AE Global Comics Virtual Exchange Program. At a later date, two more anthologies will be added to this section.

8. English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   The popular hobby of knitting is the feature topic of this issue. A new section, Classroom Activities, offers three stand-alone activities related to the theme of knitting plus other articles.

9. Module 3: Integrating Skills

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on the use of language skills together in social interaction.

10. American Life and Institutions

    Format(s): Text

    American Life and Institutions introduces foreign students to the people and culture of the United States of America.

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