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1. Developing Pragmatic Competence in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 3 Format(s): Text

   Pragmatic competence is an important part of communicative competence, yet it is often insufficiently addressed. This article outlines a program of four lessons on the speech acts of openings and closings. Lessons examine dialogues for cultural differences regarding forms of address, abruptness, expected responses, and so on. Students also consider pre-closing phrases, ways to express politeness, and formality. Finally, students expand an artificial dialogue to make it more realistic. Activities include translation, pair work, creative writing, class discussion, and role play.

2. Week 3 - Engineering: A Career For All

   In: Teacher's Corner: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students learn about the work of women in engineering and math by researching and giving a presentation.

3. Try This: Luck of the Draw (Pragmatics)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This activity will allow students to practice using greetings by creating a brief skit.

4. Week 2 - Current Events: Regional Reporters

   In: Teacher's Corner: Building Global Citizens Format(s): Text

   After her life-changing experience on the 2012 IVLP, A New Beginning: Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, Riham Awad started a volunteer mentor program that is creating a wave of young entrepreneurs in Egypt.

5. A Ten-Step Process for Developing Teaching Units

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Curriculum design and implementation can be a daunting process. Questions quickly arise, such as who is qualified to design the curriculum and how do these people begin the design process.

6. Bella

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   Bella talks about being a part of glee (a group of students who sing and dance to songs) at her school.

7. Amy

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   Amy talks about school, her family’s Christmas tradition, and having a sleepover for her birthday.

8. Jacob

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   In this interview, Jacob talks studying for final exams and his plans for university and graduate school.

9. Derik Nelson: Exchange Our World

   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. Genre: Country, Pop, Rock

10. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

    Format(s): Website

    For kindergarten through high school curriculum. From the U.S. Government Printing Office.

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