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1. Save the Planet and Cultural Traditions While Teaching English

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Save the Planet and Cultural Traditions While Teaching English," examines how environmental education can be integrated in ELT, explores TESOL educators’ readiness to teach this topic, and shares strategies to help students identify meaningful local environmental issues.

2. Empowering Students to Solve Local Problems: Adapting Materials with Service Learning

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Empowering Students to Solve Local Problems: Adapting Materials with Service Learning," introduces participants to the concept of Service Learning as a teaching strategy that promotes meaningful experiential learning through community service and reflective classroom activities.

3. Contextualizing English Instruction to Focus on Environmental Issues

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Contextualizing English Instruction to Focus on Environmental Issues," offers teaching techniques to situate language learning within local, environmental settings and demonstrates how to use authentic materials to connect local to global ecological concerns for learners of all ages and proficiency levels.

4. Unleashing Your True Teaching Power: Interaction in Online Learning Environments

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): E-book, MP3, Text, Video, Website

   This session, "Unleashing Your True Teaching Power: Interaction in Online Learning Environments," demonstrates how to engage learners in online environments by transforming traditional classroom tools.

5. Tips and Activities for Creating a Communicative EFL Classroom Using Online Meeting Software

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This session, "Tips and Activities for Creating a Communicative EFL Classroom Using Online Meeting Software," introduced several communicative EFL activities for instructional sessions conducted via video-based online meeting software.

6. Integrated Skills: Combining Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Integrated Skills: Combining Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Grammar," addresses an integrated approach to teaching speaking, reading, listening, writing, and grammar skills. First, we will identify some challenges associated with combining language skill areas, and we will discuss options for overcoming these challenges. Next, we will explore how to develop and implement a variety of multi-skill instructional options including meaningful grammar activities, dynamic reading relays and jigsaws, interactive writing games, engaging speaking activities, and high-interest listening tasks. By the end of the session, participants will have developed a toolkit for conducting more interactive, learner-centered lessons that motivate students and hold their interest—teachers will be ready to adapt and use these innovative ideas immediately!

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