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1. Lohai: Sing

   In: ENGLISH LANGUAGE THROUGH LYRICS Format(s): MP3, Text

   We have created lesson plans and a video series to use in the classroom. Download all lesson materials under resources. This collection from American English provides fun new ways of teaching and learning English. Use these files in conjunction with the song in this language package for an integrated teaching experience.

2. English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions and resources for planning and conducting a successful English Camp … using pop songs productively, for language practice and much more … turning Forum’s “The Lighter Side” puzzles into versatile teaching tools … giving students question-and-answer practice with light-hearted job interviews that provide serious benefits … and producing customized vocabulary wheels for fun, interactive language practice.

3. English Club Manual Concise Guide

   Format(s): Text

   This guide aims to provide strategies for creating and sustaining an English club by providing ideas that will excite, inspire, and encourage people to practice English and create positive changes in their communities. The focus of this guide is on practicing English, not on teaching English, although some sections include definitions of useful vocabulary and expressions.

4. Teachers Working Together: A Successful Community of Practice

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

   This session, "Teachers Working Together: A Successful Community of Practice," explores best practices and innovative ideas that can be shared and cultivated in a collaborative and engaging professional network called a Community of Practice (CoP).

5. 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.

6. Research to Practice: A Discussion Group for Language Teachers

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

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we present ways to support the professional development of English language teachers.

7. Week 3 - Conducting a Swot Analysis

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Business English and Entrepreneurship Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students work together to conduct an analysis of a company’s strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

8. Using L1 in the English Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002 (Volume 40, Number 1) Format(s): Text

   The author provides details on a case study she performed to examine the effectiveness of using the native language (L1) in foreign language classrooms. The article describes the details of her research design and her methods and procedures, including classroom observations, interviews, and questionnaires. One hundred first-year English major students in Beijing participated in her study. Included are the results of her study and a comparison of her findings to that of other researchers.

9. Brain-Based Research & Language Teaching

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article summarizes information on how the human brain works. It presents insights from research on the human brain that informs second and foreign language teachers. This article offers seven principles that can provide a general context for learning and teaching and lists some guidelines for selecting classroom materials, strategies, and methodologies.

10. Using Web Resources in a Public Speaking Class

    In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    This article describes ways to teach public speaking students how to efficiently locate information on the Internet, how to quickly evaluate and analyze those resources, and how best to navigate the Web. The author’s lesson leads the students through a Web-based scavenger hunt, included in the article, and has information about how to evaluate sites. The author expands on these lessons to show the students how the Internet can help prepare and deliver a speech.

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