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1. Vocabulary Games: More than Just Wordplay

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article presents five games for introducing or reviewing vocabulary along with a matrix that teachers can use to evaluate the types of word knowledge that is practiced in the vocabulary games their students play.

2. Crowdsourced Language Learning: Lessons for TESOL Educators from Online Language-Learning Enthusiasts

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Online language-learning sites have multiplied over the years, and this article offers suggestions for evaluating and getting the most out of them.

3. Teaching Better, Together: Literacy Coaching as Collaborative Professional Development

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The authors “provide readers with a starting point for considering literacy coaching as a viable model for sustainable collaborative teacher development in ELT settings.”

4. Readers’ Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, 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.

5. Ten Things to Enhance Learning and Fun in the Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This Teaching Technique introduces a fun, versatile game that gets students thinking and talking together about any number of topic categories.

6. My Classroom: Morocco (Karima and Adil)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Karima Mezouari, a teacher dedicated to giving her students there a chance to learn English in meaningful and enjoyable ways. Adil Azhar describes how he learned to speak English through persistence and practice.

7. Jigsaw Vocabulary

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This is a step-by-step description of an activity that incorporates group work to introduce learners to new vocabulary by using the jigsaw strategy.

8. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Enjoy these three puzzles. One puzzle is a “word search” with a twist, involving synonyms and antonyms of common feelings. Our second puzzle is based on synonyms and antonyms and is available online only. Our third puzzle is an antonym word search, also only available online.

9. English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions for teaching the pragmatics of complaining, developing group dynamics, and starting a book club—and much more.

10. Pragmatics of Complaining

    In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    This article presents twelve activities for teaching the pragmatics of complaining, including strategies, tasks, and specific scenarios.

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