English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3
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On the Cover: Artist Gwen Meyerson says, “In the oil painting ‘View of Chrysler,’ I took several source photographs when I was in the Murray Hill Eastside neighborhood [in New York City] as I gazed uptown. I saw the majestic art deco Chrysler building as it rises above the city. With the city’s skyline changing rapidly, I hope that this particular view that I captured lingers a while longer. It is a glorious one in the city I call home.” More of her work can be found at www.gwenmeyerson.etsy.com/.
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The author uses specific examples to demonstrate how the “mmm” technique can help students improve stress and intonation of words and sentences.
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Art Tsang
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59_3_pg27-30.pdf
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This is a step-by-step guide to helping students conduct a “press conference” in which some students play the role of journalists and others play the roles of characters from a work of fiction in order to give all students a deeper understanding of the characters and the text.
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Donista Solijonova
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59_3_pg45-48.pdf
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The author explains how to use student-led tutorials to develop learners’ presentation, discussion, and listening skills creatively; among other benefits, the tutorials can increase all students’ social-discourse skills as they manage small-group discussions about topics of their own choosing.
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Michael Guest
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59_3_pg31-35.pdf
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The authors demonstrate the importance of understanding kinds of humor that differ across cultures and offer clear suggestions for teaching three kinds—verbal irony, memes, and satirical news—with examples that can help students develop humor competency and enhance their twenty-first-century skills,
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John Rucynski; Jr. and Caleb Prichard
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59_3_pg02-13.pdf
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Learn how Sandra Urgilez meets the challenges of transitioning to online teaching while incorporating content and issues relevant to her students in the unique environment in which they live and learn.
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Danielle Sclafani
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59_3_pg38-44.pdf
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This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue. You may choose to read them on your own, taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below. Or you may use the guide to explore the articles with colleagues.
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59_3_pg25-26.pdf
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The punch lines to these jokes are out of order. Can you match them with the correct questions to form jokes that make sense?
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59_3_ibc_w_answer.pdf
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The author describes how to use “story retelling wheels” as scaffolding devices to support young learners as they develop the important skill of being able to retell stories that they have heard and comprehended.
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Lottie Baker
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59_3_pg14-24.pdf
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