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1. Identifying and Building Grit in Language Learners

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Grit can be described as a strength of character, or the personal quality of courage and resolve. In this article, the author explains how having “grit” is beneficial for language learners and gives detailed suggestions that teachers can follow to build grit in their students.

2. My Classroom: India

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article profiles the teaching context at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and describes how educator Santosh Kumar Mahapatra develops creative lessons to motivate his students to learn and achieve success both in and out of the classroom.

3. My Classroom: Lebanon

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Learn how Sara Kassab uses her passion for English and her talents as a teacher to serve refugee children in Baalbek, Lebanon, as she, her colleagues, and the families they serve deal with challenges related to the pandemic.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. The Lighter Side: Two Activate Games Puzzles

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   These two puzzles are based on new Activate games found in this issue of English Teaching Forum (Volume 62, Number 1), but the game boards are not necessary for solving the puzzles: (a) unscrambling a board-games conversation between two students and (b) using logic to find out which games four friends played. Can you solve both?

7. Creating a Positive Classroom Community

   Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we examine what teachers can do to create a positive learning environment! During week 1, learn tips for starting the year or semester well.

8. AE Community

   The AE Community is made up of teaching professionals and students of all ages who are interested in the study of the English language and American culture. Learn about your peers and join the conversation.

9. AE Programs

   The Office of English Language Programs provides programs for English language teachers and learners. All programs are implemented by Regional English Language Officers (RELOs) at American Embassies or Consulates.

10. My Classroom: Morocco (Karima and Adil)

    In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    Karima Mezouari, a teacher dedicated to giving her students there a chance to learn English in meaningful and enjoyable ways. Adil Azhar describes how he learned to speak English through persistence and practice.

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