English Teaching Forum 2008, Volume 46
Number 1
Starting off the year of the American City, New York City is Forum’s first stop and the subject of this issue’s feature article. Accompanying the article is a lesson plan entitled “Exploring New York City.” Other topics in this issue include the progression of the field of TESOL, language awareness, applying reading research to lesson plan development, suggestions for academic writing instruction, and using anecdotes in language classes.
Number 2
This issue focuses on Seattle, the second city on our tour this year. Complementing the feature article is a lesson plan on “Seeing Seattle.” Additional articles in this issue discuss interdisciplinary collaboration, two approaches to student-produced videos, student documentaries as language learning tools, using teacher-developed corpora in the CBI classroom, and building vocabulary and improving writing while developing a tourist brochure.
Number 3
This issue’s feature article looks at Miami, Florida, while a companion lesson plan is based on an interactive telenovela. Other topics include the challenges of spelling in English, six practical vocabulary activities, teaching English for and with communities, and making use of simplified novels and their film adaptations.
Number 4
Chicago is the focus of the feature article and the basis of a lesson plan that provides practice in writing and reading postcards. This issue also includes articles on enhancing learning with mobile phone technology, VoIM-mediated cooperative tasks, and corpus-aided discovery. Additional articles discuss critical media literacy and ideas for incorporating an intercultural approach into EFL teaching.
Number 1
Starting off the year of the American City, New York City is Forum’s first stop and the subject of this issue’s feature article. Accompanying the article is a lesson plan entitled “Exploring New York City.” Other topics in this issue include the progression of the field of TESOL, language awareness, applying reading research to lesson plan development, suggestions for academic writing instruction, and using anecdotes in language classes.
Editor's Note | Download as PDF (114K)
Max Koller
Growing Up with TESOL | Download as PDF (385K)
Jack C. Richards
A Rough Guide to Language Awareness | Download as PDF (498K)
James M. Bourke
Applying Reading Research to the Development of an Integrated Lesson Plan | Download as PDF (409K)
Thomas Baker
Some Suggestions for Academic Writing Instruction at English Teacher Training Colleges | Download as PDF (305K)
Magdalena Ożarska
Using Anecdotes in Language Class | Download as PDF (377K)
Deniz Sallı-Çopur
New York, New York | Download as PDF (3.20MB)
Thomas W. Santos
Lesson Plan: Exploring New York City | Download as PDF (459K)
Bradley Horn
The Lighter Side | Download as PDF (169K)
Number 2
This issue focuses on Seattle, the second city on our tour this year. Complementing the feature article is a lesson plan on “Seeing Seattle.” Additional articles in this issue discuss interdisciplinary collaboration, two approaches to student-produced videos, student documentaries as language learning tools, using teacher-developed corpora in the CBI classroom, and building vocabulary and improving writing while developing a tourist brochure.
Editor's Note | Download as PDF (67K)
Max Koller
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Two Heads Are Better Than One | Download as PDF (239K)
Bradley Horn, Fredricka Stoller, and Marin S. Robinson
Student-Produced Video: Two Approaches | Download as PDF (169K)
Nathaniel Carney and Patrick Foss
Student Documentaries: A Language Learning Tool | Download as PDF (499K)
Linda Adra Yamak
Using Teacher-Developed Corpora in the CBI Classroom | Download as PDF (410K)
Tom Salsbury and Crista Crummer
Building Vocabulary and Improving Writing while Developing a Tourist Brochure | Download as PDF (146K)
Siti Katijah Johari
Seattle, Washington: The Rainy City | Download as PDF (1.9MB)
Phyllis McIntosh
Lesson Plan: Seeing Seattle | Download as PDF (272K)
The Lighter Side | Download as PDF (218K)
Number 3
This issue’s feature article looks at Miami, Florida, while a companion lesson plan is based on an interactive telenovela. Other topics include the challenges of spelling in English, six practical vocabulary activities, teaching English for and with communities, and making use of simplified novels and their film adaptations.
Editor's Note | Download as PDF (130K)
Max Koller
The Challenge of Spelling in English | Download as PDF (208K)
Eran Williams
Six Vocabulary Activities for the English Language Classroom | Download as PDF (553K)
Keith S. Folse
Scaffolding Linguistics and Intercultural Goals in EFL with Simplified Novels and their Film Adaptations | Download as PDF (911K)
Margaret Lee Zoreda and Javier Vivaldo-Lima
Teaching English for and with Communities | Download as PDF (409K)
Spencer Salas, Majid Safaradan, and Ana Maria de la Torre Ugarte
Miami, Florida: The Magic City | Download as PDF (4.7MB)
Phyllis McIntosh
Lesson Plan: A Letter from Miami: A Telenovela | Download as PDF (1.6MB)
Bradley Horn
The Lighter Side | Download as PDF (131K)
Number 4
Chicago is the focus of the feature article and the basis of a lesson plan that provides practice in writing and reading postcards. This issue also includes articles on enhancing learning with mobile phone technology, VoIM-mediated cooperative tasks, and corpus-aided discovery. Additional articles discuss critical media literacy and ideas for incorporating an intercultural approach into EFL teaching.
Editor's Note | Download as PDF (130K)
Max Koller
Adbusting: Critical Media Literacy in a Multi-Skills Academic Writing Lesson | Download as PDF (208K)
Anna Grigoryan and John Mark King
The Intercultural Approach to EFL Teaching and Learning | Download as PDF (553K)
Zofia Chlopek
Using Guided, Corpus-Aided Discovery to Generate Active Learning | Download as PDF (911K)
Li-Shih Huang
VoIM-Mediated Cooperative Tasks for English Language Learners | Download as PDF (409K)
George M. Chinnery
Using Mobile Phone Technology in EFL Classes | Download as PDF (4.7MB)
Süleyman Nihat Şad
Chicago, Illinois: The Windy City | Download as PDF (4.7MB)
Phyllis McIntosh
Lesson Plan: Sharing Your Vacation - Send a Postcard! | Download as PDF (1.6MB)
Meryl Siegal
The Lighter Side | Download as PDF (131K)