Materials for Teaching and Learning English
The U.S. Department of State offers a range of resources and materials that support high-quality English language instruction worldwide. These resources are aimed at supporting teachers of English outside of the U.S. Printed materials include:
- English Teaching Forum English Teaching Forum is a quarterly journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. Most authors are classroom teachers.
- Celebrate: Holidays in the U.S.A.! This series addresses the ten federally-recognized holidays in the United States, as well as celebratory days, such as Valentine’s Day, and recognition months, like Black History Month.
- E-Journals The E-Journals contain ready-to-use lesson plans and are suitable for students at the intermediate level. There are two themes: Language and Civil Society and Language and Life Sciences.
- The Publications Catalog The Publications Catalog contains a range of electronic and print materials produced by the Department of State. The materials are distributed to teachers of English outside of the U.S. through U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world. Downloadable content is also available.
- Essential Bibliography The Essential Bibliography is an annotated list of key commercial references and teaching resources related to the professional development of teachers of English as a foreign language.
- Teaching Pragmatics Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics, which is the ability of language users to match to find socially appropriate language for the situations that they encounter.
