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English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 4

Format(s): Text

Find new ways to teach lexical cohesion, learn how to promote self-authoring, discover “Pair counting,” and get other useful teaching ideas in the final issue of 2017.

English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 1

Format(s): Text

Learn creative ways to add movement to your classroom, new ways to use music and songs, tips for supporting out-of-class reading—and much more.

Adapting a Reading for Advanced Learners to Focus on Vocabulary

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

When adapting materials, some teachers might think only about how to make them more accessible for beginners or lower level students; however, materials can also be adapted to be more challenging to meet the needs of more advanced learners.

My Classroom: Mexico (Online Only)

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

Fabiola Cruz Arellano is the only English teacher at the Profesor Carlos Hank González Elementary School in Toluca, where each week she teaches 850 students in the first through sixth grades. Ms. Cruz provides one 50-minute English lesson each week to 22 groups of students, with 40 to 55 students in each classroom.

Group Progress Charts for Young Learners

In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2 Format(s): Text

Malka N. Wickramasinghe, a teacher in Sri Lanka, shares a step-by-step guide to motivating young learners to collaborate on group tasks through the use of roles and creative, goal-oriented progress charts.

"Move and Say" to Build Foundational Reading Skills

In: Teacher's Corner: Literacy Development for True Beginners Format(s): Text

In the introduction for this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we defined phonemic awareness as a student’s ability to understand that words are made up of sounds.

Tutorials: A Way of Building Community in the Classroom

In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 1 Format(s): Text

These authors from Singapore and Macao discuss the benefits of developing a sense of community in the classroom, which they say can build an environment of trust and mutual confidence with Chinese students. The authors recommend using individual and group tutorials. Although some teachers think tutorials are too much work, the authors claim it is worthwhile. These tutorials are developed with an informal structure and encourage a free flow of conversation. The article gives examples of how tutorials are used in the ESL classroom.

Eyes On English

In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 3 Format(s): Text

The author discusses a school-wide campaign to promote the use of English. This six-week campaign, called Eyes on English, was created for Early Childhood and Elementary divisions, but is noted to be flexible for other grade levels. Throughout the article, the author expresses the importance of this program as well as provides a basic activity that can help teachers increase English usage.

Using Progressive I-Can Statements to Promote Learner Confidence in Writing

In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 4 Format(s): Text

Language learners may sometimes feel shy and unsure of their abilities and may not be able to see what they are able to do. The authors found that writing I-can statements (e.g., I can write the names of foods in English) can be a good way to build confidence. Students use their I-can records to assess their own progress. The authors offer a starting point for teachers by presenting ideas for tasks such as copying words, writing signs, and writing about the weekend.

Integrating Indigenous Cultures into English Language Teaching

In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 1 Format(s): Text

The authors present a variety of EFL lesson plans focused on various cultures of the world (e.g., Bantu storytelling, Maori tattoos, Native American star quilts). Teachers are encouraged to help students connect with their own cultures to keep them alive.