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English Teaching Forum 1999, Volume 37

  • Forum 1999
  • Number 1
  • Number 2
  • Number 3
  • Number 4
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Number 1
This issue has articles on translation techniques, drama, pronunciation, public speaking, syllabus design, and teaching oversized classes.

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Number 2
Improving reading speed, active listening, motivating EFL learners, assessment, songs, and grammar notebooks are some of the articles in this issue.

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Number 3
Among the topics in this issue are designing a cross-cultural course, interactional language, using the Guinness Book of Records as a vocabulary resource, and teacher training.

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Number 4
This issue features appreciating poetry, microteaching, evaluation of teachers and learners, reading for elementary students, and learning styles.

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Number 1
This issue has articles on translation techniques, drama, pronunciation, public speaking, syllabus design, and teaching oversized classes.

A Translation Technique | Download as PDF (373K)
Jacqueline Eadie

Intercultural Awareness through Drama | Download as PDF (296K)
Katharine Isbell

Teaching Pronunciation | Download as PDF (333K)
Yoshio Okita

A Linguist's View: The English Department Re-visited | Download as PDF (301K)
Madeline Haggan

A Public Speaking Course | Download as PDF (304K)
Wang Tong

Mini-dialogues as Warm-ups | Download as PDF (370K)
Hu Xiaoqiong

Caveats of an English Conversation Club | Download as PDF (291K)
JoEllen M. Simpson, Carlos E. Ossa and Frank P. Rutter

How Learners' Needs Affect Syllabus Design | Download as PDF (289K)
Maribel G. Valdez

Don't Worry, Be Ready | Download as PDF (116K)
Paul Bress

Is it Possible to Successfully Teach Oversized Classes? | Download as PDF (224K)
Mirjana Gluscevic

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Number 2
Improving reading speed, active listening, motivating EFL learners, assessment, songs, and grammar notebooks are some of the articles in this issue.

Improving Reading Speed: Activities for the Classroom | Download as PDF (294K)
Neil J. Anderson

Using L1 in the L2 Classroom | Download as PDF (303K)
C. William Schweers, Jr.

Teacher-Talk: A Sociolinguistic Variable | Download as PDF (293K)
Deborah Osborne

Songs as a Magic Tonic | Download as PDF (286K)
Ignatius N. Sibarah

Actively Involving Students in Listening | Download as PDF (398K)
Jiang Jingyi and Yang Ying

Motivating EFL Learners | Download as PDF (281K)
Ignacio Lopez Corria

Note-Taking | Download as PDF (288K)
Amirullah Khan

Effective Questions | Download as PDF (288K)
M.R. Talebinezahd

Learner-Centered Listening Assessment | Download as PDF (298K)
Christine Coombe and Jon Kinney

Eliciting Student Talk | Download as PDF (281K)
Michael E. Rudder

Grammar Notebooks as Learning Tools | Download as PDF (284K)
Browder Swetnam

Oh, the Tales You'll Tell! | Download as PDF (293K)
Kim Hughes Wilhelm and Tom Hughes Wilhelm

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Number 3
Among the topics in this issue are designing a cross-cultural course, interactional language, using the Guinness Book of Records as a vocabulary resource, and teacher training.

Designing a Cross-Cultural Course | Download as PDF (306K)
Hans Straub

Business Writing: Using Interactional Language | Download as PDF (344K)
Ding Jianmin

The New Guinness Book of Records: A Vocabulary Resource | Download as PDF (517K)
Maria del Carmen Mendez-Garcia and Miguel Rodriguez Ramos

Large Classes: Using Groups and Content | Download as PDF (303K)
Nadia Ahmed Touba

Warm-up Activities | Download as PDF (292K)
Yang Mingguang

Literature Teaching | Download as PDF (306K)
Shu Wei

Modern vs. Traditional | Download as PDF (385K)
Rao Zhenhui

Understanding Instructions | Download as PDF (277K)
Jacques Coulardeau

Building a Class Library Using Local Folktales | Download as PDF (280K)
Grace J. Malgwi

Interactive Teacher Training | Download as PDF (286K)
Patricia A. Previdi

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Number 4
This issue features appreciating poetry, microteaching, evaluation of teachers and learners, reading for elementary students, and learning styles.

Insights into Learner Output | Download as PDF (317K)
Ali Shehadeh

Learning Styles: Implications for ESL/EFL Instruction | Download as PDF (333K)
Shumin Kang

A Reading Programme for Elementary Schools | Download as PDF (315K)
Rizwana Habib Latha

Ongoing Evaluation: The Role of Teachers and Learners | Download as PDF (312K)
Xu Yunian and Verna Ness

Classroom Speaking Activities | Download as PDF (281K)
Yang Shuying

Microteaching | Download as PDF (280K)
Essam Hanna Wahba

Coping with New Words When Reading | Download as PDF (277K)
Shirley Bricout

Fishbowl: A Speaking Activity | Download as PDF (324K)
Michael Cholewinski

Appreciating Poetry | Download as PDF (293K)
Wisam Mansour

Zoo Techniques in the Stock Market | Download as PDF (278K)
Maria Jose Garcia Berzosa

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