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1. English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions for vocabulary games, crowdsourced language learning, literary coaching—and much more.

2. CALL Me … Maybe: A Framework for Integrating the Internet into ELT

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article outlines reasons to use (or not use) the Internet in English language teaching, exploring the Internet as tutor and tool.

3. English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   This issue features an article on U.S. Poet Laureates and contains contemporary American poems and a lesson plan on reading, writing, and performing poetry. Other articles discuss reading strategies, teaching politically correct language, and using comic strips and radio programs in the classroom.

4. Livening Up College English Classes with Games

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article discusses the use of games in teaching college-level English as a second language (ESL) classes. It describes how teachers can use games such as Taboo to change the direction of teaching from being teacher-centered to student-centered. The article addresses problems such as classroom management and the time spent adapting or creating games and presents useful tips for teachers to consider related to the use of games as a teaching tool.

5. The Lighter Side: Rock the Boat

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This puzzle requires unscrambling the names of various boats and using designated letters to solve a riddle.

6. Thousand-Word Pictures 

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This step-by-step guide shows how teachers can use pictures to help students develop language skills and cultural awareness. 

7. Teaching Writing Students How to Become Competent Peer Reviewers

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Many teachers use peer-review techniques; as the title suggests, this article presents ideas for helping your students engage in peer review more effectively.

8. Reader’s Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue. You may choose to read them on your own, taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below. Or you may use the guide to explore the articles with colleagues.

9. Talking about Words: A Vocabulary-Description Game

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This step-by-step guide shows how to help students use techniques for circumlocution to communicate ideas even when they don’t know or can’t recall some vocabulary items.

10. The Lighter Side: Word Sudoku

    In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    In this puzzle, you complete Word Sudoku puzzles by using letters, not numbers, and spelling a target word.

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