Lesson Plan: Using Journalism Skills in the Language Classroom

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 4 showing a newspaper

This lesson plan contains four activities based on the theme of newspapers and journalism. It includes a lesson to familiarize students with newspapers, journalistic writing, interviewing, and creating a class newspaper. The activities can be used as individual lessons or a larger project of creating a class newspaper.

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 4 showing a newspaper

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 4 showing a newspaper

English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 4

A feature article called “Newspapers in America” headlines this issue. That article is complemented by a lesson plan on “Using Journalism Skills in the Language Classroom.” Also included in this issue are articles on creating positive attitudes toward EFL, constructivism, teacher research, translati