Getting Students to Speak Up: Classroom Atmosphere Is Key

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3

The author describes a challenge that is familiar to many language teachers: trying to get students to speak up independently, share thoughts, and participate authentically in the target language. The article includes general and specific tips for creating a comfortable, communicative classroom environment.

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Amanda C. Bradford

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3

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English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3

Find strategies for helping students read with a purpose by creating books based on texts they have just read … using podcasts to support your language instruction … creating a comfortable, communicative classroom atmosphere … integrating various tech tools to support specific language-learning obje