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    A website for English language teachers around the world. Resources include English Teaching Forum, lesson plans, professional development material, and texts to help teach U.S. culture, conversational American English, and idioms. Downloadable e-books and audio books include classic American stories such as “To Build a Fire,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “Gift of the Magi,” and more.

  2. American Rhythms

    Format(s): MP3, Text
    The Sing Out Loud American Rhythms CD includes a variety of musical genres from many different artists in the U.S.A. These songs will appeal to teens and young adults. This "hybrid" CD also contains a teacher's guide to using music in the classroom.
  3. Teaching Conversation with Trivia

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article presents reasons for using trivia (a quizzing game) to teach conversation and provides tips on how trivia-based materials fit into communicative language teaching approaches. It also presents examples of trivia-based activities that can be used in the conversation classroom. The article suggests that using trivia-based materials makes the content more interesting, meaningful, and thus motivating for learners.
  4. Extra Work or Work Extra: Five Steps for Studying Vocabulary

    In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 4 Format(s): Text
    An instructor shares a plan for extra study that helped struggling students learn vocabulary. Students selected five words from each unit of their class text. A sample of words from the text “Raise the Issues” and reasons for choosing them are included. The five steps used to learn the words were learning pronunciation, recognizing other word forms, using the dictionary, reading the word in context, and using the word in context. Scaffolding for writing with the word is provided. This method was more successful and more popular than extra quizzes for low-achieving students.
  5. A Judicious Lesson: A Whole-learning Reading Activity

    In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article discusses the use of whole-reading activities in a university level reading and speaking course. The author used a magazine article about a murder and a trial to develop a four-week unit in which students investigated ideas about crime, punishment, rhetorical strategies, idiomatic language, and the United States' judicial system. Through the use of this unit, the author advocates for readings and activities that challenge students to move beyond comprehension of a text.
  6. Statistics and Research Design: Essential Concepts for Working Teachers

    In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 3 Format(s): Text
    This article presents key concepts for teachers seeking to understand statistical reasoning and research design. First the author establishes that one must understand what is being defined and how. The author then defines useful terms such as variable and average and illustrates them with real-world examples. The article concludes by presenting simple tips for understanding and using statistics appropriately, relating both to classroom teaching and research design using quantitative data.
  7. American Teens Talk!

    Format(s): MP3, Text
    Americans Teens Talk! is a collection of interviews of American high school students in both written and audio format. Each interview is accompanied by vocabulary notes and discussion questions.
  8. Better Writing with Big Paper: Peer Correction in Collaborative Learning Teams

    In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    The author explains how to use “Big Paper” as the basis of a hands-on, collaborative, student-driven activity that helps learners focus on form, grammar, spelling, and punctuation in a unique and engaging approach to peer review.
  9. Going Green: Merging Environmental Education and Language Instruction

    In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 2 Format(s): Text
    This article discusses content-based instruction (CBI) and the theme of environmental awareness in the classroom. It addresses not only recycling and preservation of resources, but also integrating English skills and controversial issues into real-world situations. The article presents teachers with examples of group activities and opportunities for critical thinking and encouraging responsibility among their students.
  10. Classroom Activities

    In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3 Format(s): Text
    This "Classroom Activities" features three stand-alone language-learning activity related to the theme of summer.

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