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Ciriani-Dean, Anna – English Teaching Forum, 2021
Two key ingredients for developing language skills are output and interaction. The use of computer-mediated communication (often referred to as "CMC") tools and of social networking sites (SNSs) offer a valuable resource to English language teachers and learners who wish to extend learning beyond the classroom walls, especially as…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Language Skills, Video Technology, Computer Oriented Programs
Baker, Lottie – English Teaching Forum, 2021
In this article, the author describes how to use "story retelling wheels" as scaffolding devices to support young learners as they develop the important skill of being able to retell stories that they have heard and comprehended. This tool can be adapted to meet young learners at different English language and literacy levels. It…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Skill Development
Dupont, Andrew; Held, Jonathan A.; Hossain, Ghazi Shahadat – English Teaching Forum, 2020
Each of the four language skills--reading, writing, speaking, and listening--plays an important role in language learning, and successful teaching can benefit from including a combination of these skills in the classroom. This article shares strategies for integrating speaking into a writing-focused course, with the goal of improving students'…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Speech Skills, Writing Instruction, Language Skills
Kidwell, Tabitha – English Teaching Forum, 2020
This is a step-by-step guide to offering role plays that give learners practice in describing a problem, asking for advice, giving advice--and giving and receiving feedback from peers. The article includes numerous sample prompts.
Descriptors: Role Playing, Teaching Methods, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)
McCaughey, Kevin – English Teaching Forum, 2018
The purpose of this article is to persuade teachers of English at all levels to allow for more student movement, even if just a little. Kevin McCaughey calls this approach to a dynamic classroom space a Movable Class. The first part of this article looks at how lack of movement, especially prolonged sitting, has serious health consequences. The…
Descriptors: Motion, Physical Activities, Life Style, Classroom Environment
LaScotte, Darren Keith – English Teaching Forum, 2018
In preparation for the academic rigor of higher-education institutions and the high standards of international businesses across the English-speaking globe, students must learn "to use language in more sophisticated ways: arguing, evaluating evidence, analyzing complex texts, and engaging in academic discussions." In order to give…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Language Skills, English (Second Language), Anxiety
Pack, Austin – English Teaching Forum, 2018
This communicative activity is ideal for English language learners of at least a low-intermediate proficiency level. In this activity, the teacher brings several personal items from his or her life to share with students. These items should be carefully selected and should in some way represent the values, experiences, or characteristics of the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Relationship
Malu, Kathleen F.; McNeal, Kelly – English Teaching Forum, 2017
In this article the authors describe how a specific technique--having learners create cartoons based on a reading passage--helped learners explore their understanding of reading passages and helped the teachers reflect on what the learners had comprehended.
Descriptors: Cartoons, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Hanna, Amy – English Teaching Forum, 2016
This article describes an activity that will allow students to practice using greetings by creating a brief skit. The goals of this activity are to practice common greetings; to use appropriate greetings with different community members; and to understand when to use informal and formal greetings
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Interpersonal Communication, Learning Activities
How Many Words Is a Picture Worth? Integrating Visual Literacy in Language Learning with Photographs
Baker, Lottie – English Teaching Forum, 2015
Cognitive research has shown that the human brain processes images quicker than it processes words, and images are more likely than text to remain in long-term memory. With the expansion of technology that allows people from all walks of life to create and share photographs with a few clicks, the world seems to value visual media more than ever…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Jellick, Matthew – English Teaching Forum, 2015
In this article Matthew Jellick describes an introductory lesson he has used on the first day of class with students around the globe. The activity touches on each of the skill sets associated with English language acquisition, with special attention paid to cultural issues that can be applied on a country-by-country basis. No matter what country…
Descriptors: Story Telling, English Instruction, Cultural Influences, Language Skills
Zimmerman, Lynn W. – English Teaching Forum, 2015
Question formation is a basic part of teaching and learning English. However, teachers often focus on the ability to form the question properly and not as much on the quality of the information the question is seeking. Whether teaching English language learners or students who want to be English teachers, teachers need to carefully consider the…
Descriptors: Criticism, Questioning Techniques, Sociocultural Patterns, Intercultural Communication
Issa, Sandra Tompson – English Teaching Forum, 2015
An understanding of noun positions in sentences can correct many recurring problems in the writing of English language learners. This article outlines an approach for anticipating and preventing these sorts of errors while providing a framework to explain the errors to students. For this approach to be successful, students need to have an…
Descriptors: Nouns, English Language Learners, Error Patterns, Grammar
Casamassima, Myrian; Insua, Florencia – English Teaching Forum, 2015
The institution at which the authors work--Asociación Ex Alumnos del Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas "Juan Ramón Fernández" (AEXALEVI)--is devoted to the teaching of foreign languages, particularly English, and it administers examinations all over Argentina. One central problem the authors identified in their work in the AEXALEVI Teachers'…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Oral Language, Verbal Communication
Stewart, Benjamin Lee; Rodríguez Silva, Luis Humberto; Torres González, Juan Antonio – English Teaching Forum, 2014
In this article, the authors offer an alternative to traditional methods of teaching English that often included translating structures from the target language to the mother tongue. Although this method seems antiquated, it is still commonly practiced, as original dictogloss procedures were intended to provide an alternative to traditional…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Translation, Language Skills, Teaching Methods
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