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1. Simple English Wikipedia: Free Resources for Beginner to Intermediate Levels

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The authors demonstrate how teachers can use free, level-appropriate content found on Simple English Wikipedia to develop skills in reading, contextualized grammar, and writing.

2. Mingle Bingo

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Most English teachers are familiar with mingles; Mingle Bingo adds a layer of fun in an activity that can be used as an icebreaker or as a way to reinforce language skills.

3. A Systematic Process for Assessing Assessment

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   “How to assess assessments is often a dilemma for teachers and English language programs,” the author writes, and then goes on to offer a number of suggestions, charts, and guiding questions designed to help solve that dilemma.

4. Task-Based Reading Activities Using Authentic Materials and Skills

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The author describes in detail a two-stage reading activity that incorporates authentic materials, task-based learning, and stations. The article includes ideas for adaptation and presents a number of further teaching applications.

5. Using an Asynchronous Video App to Stimulate Spontaneous Oral Interaction

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The author explains how to use an asynchronous video app, then describes two specific tasks—one collaborative, the other dialogic—that teachers and students can carry out with the app.

6. Abstracts from Other Journals

   In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 4 Format(s): Text

   “Challenges for ELT from the expansion in teaching children” addresses a growing international trend of teaching English to younger learners (TEYL). Some issues raised are teacher education, student motivation, assessment, and the diversity of levels that exist in secondary school. The second article explores the topic of “Ownership” of English and the NS-NNS distinction. The study asked speakers from India, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States to rate the acceptability of sentences. Their answers reflected their degree of ownership and perceptions of the target language.

7. Meeting Learners' Academic Needs

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article suggests that language teachers can learn from the ideas of educators who work outside the field of language teaching. The author examines learner needs and discusses how the they can be met in his teaching context. The learner needs addressed in this article are the need to feel secure and important, the need to understand the learning goals, the need for time to integrate learning, the need to understand the learning process, and the need to receive feedback.

8. Film Circles: Scaffolding Speaking for EFL Students

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

   This article describes action research that pre-service teachers conducted regarding successful communicative activities.

9. The Dialogue Journal: A Tool for Building Better Writers

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Using dialogue journals gives English language learners valuable writing practice. This article explores topics such as audience, fluency, teacher-student relationships, empowerment, and making the connection to academic writing. And the author gives practical advice on how teachers can institute dialogue journals in their classrooms and how best to respond to students’ journals.

10. Exploring Children's Picture Storybooks with Adult and Adolescent EFL Learners

    In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    The author presents a theoretical framework for using picture storybooks in teaching EFL to adults, suggesting that the storybooks are helpful in teaching both mechanics and culture. The article provides activities and resources and suggests themes that can be explored through the picture storybooks.

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