Enliven Your Class and Engage Your Students with Fun Facts

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

Stephen Mark Silvers enlivens this article with dozens of “fun facts” while also explaining how teachers can use such facts to motivate students and develop students’ English skills in creative ways. The author, who notes that students’ responses to the facts will be “authentic and meaningful,” provides a number of sources where teachers can find fun facts to use with their classes.

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

Find strategies for making learning inclusive in digital learning environments … read the critical reflections of two professors who revised teacher-education curriculum during the pandemic … find ways to use fun facts to engage your students … learn about a mindful gratitude exercise … discover how