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1. Developing Sight Word Recognition and Vocabulary

   In: Teacher's Corner: Literacy Development for True Beginners Format(s): Text

   Texts written in English are made up of many of the same words. These words are called high-frequency words because they appear so often. Sometimes these words can be tricky for beginners because their spelling patterns may not follow typical English phonics rules.

2. The President's Schedule: The President will be attending a meeting

   In: Teacher's Corner: Progressive Form Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner activity, students practice the future progressive while asking and answering questions regarding a president’s upcoming visit to their country.

3. Teacher's Corner: Making Grammar Fun

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   This month’s Teacher’s Corner looks at ways to make grammar fun by teaching it in context.

4. The Pragmatics of Greetings: Teaching Speech Acts in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article will provide background information on this important speech act and instructional strategies for use in the classroom to help teachers equip their students with a critical component to successful interactions.

5. Writing Check with the Academic Word List

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Academic Writing Format(s): Text

   When English language learners in academic settings focus attention on wordlists, such as AWL (the Academic Word List), they have an opportunity to expand vocabulary. In this week’s activity, students will use the AWL to check and revise their own written work.

6. Week 4 - Room Design to Facilitate Movement and Learning

   In: Teacher's Corner: Movement in the Classroom Format(s): Text

   Be creative with your classroom setup and consider new ways to group your students in this week’s Teacher’s Corner.

7. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 3

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions and encouragement for turning your teaching ideas into articles … discover ways to use nonnative speakers as role models for your students … try new dictogloss strategies to improve learners’ literacy … see how to run a MOOC camp … use student-generated videos productively … and explore creative ways to use emojis for speaking practice!

8. Week 1 - Phrasal Verb Quiz Game

   In: Teacher's Corner: Phrasal Verbs Format(s): Text

   This week, try our Phrasal Verb Game in your classroom!

9. Week 2 - Vocabulary Building Strategies

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

   Vocabulary development is an important part of teaching English to beginners. Students not only need to learn new words, but they also need multiple opportunities to interact with the new vocabulary in order to recall and use the words independently.

10. Teaching Techniques: Beat the Clock

    In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    This original technique, “Beat the Clock,” encourages students to speak in English and increase their oral proficiency at the same time.

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