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1. Voice of America Special English: Education

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   Articles and corresponding audio related to education for English language learners.

2. Literature and Language

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   Language arts resources including reading, literature, and poetry. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE).

3. Voice of America's Special English: Business

   Format(s): Website

   Articles and corresponding audio related to business for English language learners.

4. ‘The Classroom’: Science & Technology

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   Articles, corresponding audio, and lesson plans on science and technology, produced by Voice of America.

5. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

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   Information on health and safety topics, up-to-date statistics, tools, and resources for students and educators.

6. Environmental Student Center

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   The Environmental Protection Agency provides information, games, videos, quizzes, and short films for students.

7. A Questionnaire Project: Integrating the Four Macro Skills with Critical Thinking

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article describes the steps of a questionnaire project that uses listening, speaking, reading and writing while developing interpretation skills and self-regulation. The project creates survey questions, collects and analyzes data, and reports results. While students work in groups, they have opportunities to brainstorm, express opinions, and ask for clarification. The article includes tips on time constraints, evaluation of data, participation, and topic selection.

8. Beyond Film: Exploring the Content of Movies

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article looks at the use of movies in the language-learning classroom. The author promotes the use of the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” due to its content, which involves poverty, racial inequality and mental illness, and to the availability of websites related to its use in English classrooms. The author highlights six scenes for understanding the movie, pre-viewing, while viewing, and post-viewing activities, as well as suggestions for Internet follow-up. An example WebQuest is included.

9. Developing Dynamic Units for EFL

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   “Developing Dynamic Units for EFL” describes how to develop a thematic unit that integrates skills in context, provides opportunities for learner autonomy, and is project-based and experiential. Planning includes identifying curriculum standards, thinking of a meaningful topic, brainstorming tasks, organizing the activities, and making use of learner choice. The sample unit “Eating Out with Friends” includes the topics of inviting friends; choosing a restaurant and making a reservation; finding and communicating directions; ordering and requesting the bill; and thanking friends and retelling the story.

10. Environmental Kid’s Club

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    The Environmental Protection Agency’s Kid’s Center provides information and materials about the environment.

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