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1. 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.

2. Classroom Activities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This section presents two stand-alone language-learning activities with an autumn theme. 1. “How Are You, Jack-o-lantern?” is designed for students at the Upper Beginner level and can be used to build vocabulary related to emotions and encourage conversations based on them. 2.”The Incredible Shrinking Dialogue,” for students at the Upper Intermediate level and above, teaches students to analyze a text to find the most important ideas and gives students practice in paraphrasing, speaking, and performing.

3. Mary and Her Little Lamb

   Format(s): Image / Poster / Maps

   This illustrated story accompanies the individual song "Mary Had a Little Lamb."

4. Teacher's Corner: Online Learning

   Format(s): Text

   The Teacher’s Corner this month is all about online learning. This week, we will define terms common in the field of online learning and investigate the pros and cons of using online learning as part of our classroom practice.

5. Listening Journals for Extensive and Intensive Listening Practice

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Articles provide practical, innovative ideas for teaching English, based on current theory.

6. Around the World

   In: Teacher's Corner: Travel and Tourism Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students are tasked with creating a Pecha Kucha presentation on an around-the-world trip.

7. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   Find strategies for making learning inclusive in digital learning environments … read the critical reflections of two professors who revised teacher-education curriculum during the pandemic … find ways to use fun facts to engage your students … learn about a mindful gratitude exercise … discover how to play “The Happiness Game” … get to know an English teacher in Bangladesh … and much more.

8. English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions and resources for planning and conducting a successful English Camp … using pop songs productively, for language practice and much more … turning Forum’s “The Lighter Side” puzzles into versatile teaching tools … giving students question-and-answer practice with light-hearted job interviews that provide serious benefits … and producing customized vocabulary wheels for fun, interactive language practice.

9. Communicative Curriculum Design for the 21st Century

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002 (Volume 40, Number 1) Format(s): Text

   This piece looks at Communicative Language Teaching, or CLT, for teaching EFL. The author discusses the history, the focus, and the future of CLT. The article describes how to shape a communicative curriculum and the five components that it is composed of: language arts, language for a purpose, personal English use, theater arts, and beyond the classroom. The article emphasizes the variation of CLT within each classroom.

10. A View of the Past: The First Decade (1963 - 1972)

    In: English Teaching Forum 2002 (Volume 40, Number 1) Format(s): Text

    “A View of the Past” is a special edition article that reflects major trends in English Language Teaching over the past 40 years. Included are four excerpts from the first decade of Forum. The excerpts include games for various classroom levels, intended for motivating language practice. There are guidelines for a conversation class, including emphasis on the atmosphere and enthusiasm, as well as understanding language change and the idea of a humanistic approach.

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