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1. Week 2 - Simple and Phrasal Modals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Modals Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students use simple and phrasal modals in new and engaging ways.

2. Week 3 - Making Requests with Modals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Modals Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students learn the various ways to make requests using modals.

3. Week 4 - Breaking the Ice With Modals

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   Icebreaker activities are great ways to get students talking. Icebreakers are even better when students are both talking and practicing a specific language skill or component.

4. Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners

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   Teaching beginner level students can be challenging, but in this month’s Teacher’s Corner, you’ll learn strategies for helping these language learners to be successful.

5. Week 1 - Routines for Everyday Language

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   This week, learn to establish routines to help beginners feel comfortable right from the start.

6. Writing Centers in Multilingual Settings

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   Writing Centers in Multilingual Settings is a workbook for those interested in establishing writing centers at their universities or other spaces where one is needed by the community. This resource contains a practical guide along with modifiable worksheets.

7. 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.

8. English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 3

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   Read this issue to learn how to build grit, give clear instructions, and make service learning work for you, your students, and your community.

9. Identifying and Building Grit in Language Learners

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Grit can be described as a strength of character, or the personal quality of courage and resolve. In this article, the author explains how having “grit” is beneficial for language learners and gives detailed suggestions that teachers can follow to build grit in their students.

10. Good Instruction-Giving in the Second-Language Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    Teachers often take instruction-giving for granted, although it is a useful skill for all teachers. The author provides criteria for successful instruction-giving habits and gives suggestions that English language teachers can use to improve their instruction-giving in the classroom.

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