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1. Is There a TA in Your Future? Upper-Class Teaching Assistants in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Author Gene Richards argues that establishing a program that prepares and allows upper-class students to become teaching assistants (TAs) for lower-class students can have benefits for all students—as well as their teachers. The article provides suggestions for setting up and managing the program; it also includes templates for TA agreements and certificates that readers are welcome to use if they establish a TA program of their own.

2. Gentle Teaching: Creating a Positive Atmosphere in Young-Learner Classrooms

   In: English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The author uses real-life examples to show how the practice of Gentle Teaching can be applied in the language-learning classroom. Bellarina-Dung Nguyen explains the pillars of the approach and gives readers insight into how teachers can use it to create a classroom atmosphere that can promote learning for all.

3. Kids.gov

   Format(s): Website

   The official kids' portal to student and teacher pages for U.S. Government agencies.

4. Using Story Jokes for Real Communication

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   English language teachers all face the obstacle of getting their students to speak in conversational English. This article, originally published in 1996, explores the use of jokes as a way to get natural conversation going in and out of the classroom and provides activities for teachers to use with their students.

5. Responses to English for Specific Purposes

   Format(s): Text

   Responses to ESP is an accessible introduction to the world of ESP and a practical supplementary textbook for ESP teacher training.

6. MY CLASSROOM Ukraine

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Learn how teacher Olga Afanasieva works through challenges to create opportunities for student success in this edition of My Classroom.

7. MY CLASSROOM Cambodia

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Learn how teacher Sarina Monh works through challenges to create opportunities for student success.

8. My Classroom: Mexico

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Learn how English teacher Celeste Fernández transmits her enthusiasm for English – and for life – to her students.

9. Effective Grammar Teaching: Balancing Input and Output

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

   This session, "Effective Grammar Teaching: Balancing Input and Output," aims to help you enrich classroom time by examining how to incorporate the practice of real language into grammar lessons.

10. Classmates as Language Learning Allies: Activities to Encourage Student-to-Student Interaction

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

    This session, “Classmates as Language Learning Allies: Activities to Encourage Student-to-Student Interaction,” provides ideas and strategies for structuring pair and group work to maximize student-to-student engagement, which can be especially important in contexts offering limited opportunities for out-of-class English practice.

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