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1. Poems About Places

   In: Poems About Places Format(s): Text

   Learn about places – cities, provinces, villages, countries – that are special to the students who wrote poems about them. Read or download the poems!

2. Poems About Places

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Learn about places – cities, provinces, villages, countries – that are special to the students who wrote poems about them. Read the poems or download the PDFs.

3. My Classroom: Indonesia

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Alief Noor Farida is a junior lecturer at Indonesia’s Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES). Now teaching her fourth semester and an alumna of the English Education program at UNNES, Ms. Farida is an especially motivated and dedicated educator. She teaches 18 hours per week, specializing in grammar and writing-skills courses. The Intensive Course she teaches, focusing on reading, writing, speaking, and grammar skills, serves as a foundation for incoming English Department students.

4. Getting Students Into Pairs and Groups for Collaborative Learning - Part 2

   In: Teacher's Corner: Classroom Management Format(s): Text

   As we saw in last week’s Teacher’s Corner, the process of creating student groups doesn’t have to be boring! This week we will explore more ideas on how to create impromptu groups for collaborative learning activities and projects.

5. Teaching Techniques: Critiquing Questions

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

   Question formation is a basic part of teaching and learning English. However, we often focus on the ability to form the question properly and not as much on the quality of the information the question is seeking.

6. Multi-Level Classes Part Two: Differentiating Instruction with Teacher-Supported Groups and Leveled Tasks

   In: Teacher's Corner: Common Challenges in the English Classroom Format(s): Text

   Learn how to use teacher-supported groups in conjunction with learning teams or learning stations.

7. Week 1 - Phrasal Verb Quiz Game

   In: Teacher's Corner: Phrasal Verbs Format(s): Text

   This week, try our Phrasal Verb Game in your classroom!

8. Considerations for Adapting Materials to Meet Learner Needs

   In: Teacher's Corner: Adapting Materials for Students' Levels Format(s): Text

   When adapting materials for language learners, teachers must consider a number of factors in order to offer an effective and relevant activity.

9. Teacher's Corner: New Year, New Focus on Student-Centered Learning

   Format(s): Text

   You may have encountered the idea of “student-centered classrooms” and may even be interested in making your classroom more student-centered. In the first Teacher’s Corner for the new year, we learn about what makes a classroom “student-centered” and then look at six different ways to integrate student-centered learning into the English language classroom.

10. Gamified Learning: Two Activities that Foster Fun and Excitement into Any Classroom

    Format(s): Text

    Games are a great way for students to learn and practice language concepts and vocabulary. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner article, you’ll learn two basic games that do not require much in the way of materials and preparation. Moreover, they can be easily adapted for reviewing or reinforcing any number of language skills or elements! Read on to see how you can bring these games into your classroom.

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