English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2
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On the Cover: Area Broken by Perpendiculars is an abstract painting by Joseph Schillinger (1895–1943), who was born in Russia, immigrated to the United States, and became an art professor at Columbia University in New York City. Schillinger was also a musician and mathematician; you can see various geometric forms in the cover painting. It is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, which features more works by Schillinger and by thousands of other artists.
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Authors Juanita Blackton and Alla McCaughey provide everything you need to plan and conduct a successful English Camp. Their how-to approach offers guidance for selecting a theme and language focus, getting started, setting a positive and inclusive tone, finishing on a high note, and more. You will
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etf_62_2_english_camps_p2-15.pdf
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Author Tom Glass describes multiple ways that teachers can use and adapt “The Lighter Side” puzzles, found in all issues of English Teaching Forum, to give students extended language practice by solving puzzles and creating new puzzles of their own. The article includes examples from puzzles that te
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Tom Glass
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62_2_going_beyond_p28-35.pdf
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Would you like to give your students practice in generating and asking questions—and finding creative ways to answer them? Author Terence McLean describes a job-interview activity that is light-hearted and fun, yet gives students serious language practice, motivates them, and requires them to think
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Terence McLean
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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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62_2_readers_guid_p26-27.pdf
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These days, “AI” usually means “artificial intelligence,” but in this puzzle, “AI” is used as a substitute for other two-word terms and phrases. The only requirement is that the first word must begin with the letter “a,” and the second word must begin with the letter “i.” Can you find every AI in th
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62_2_the_lighter_side_w_answer_0.pdf
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This article, by Anestin Lum Chi, offers detailed instructions for making vocabulary wheels and using them in various ways for extended practice with targeted vocabulary. Students can make and use the wheels, and the wheels can be customized and saved for future classes. The wheels are ideal for all
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Anestin Lum Chi
Authors Enrique Alejandro Basabe and Mary Beringause present clear, practical suggestions for using pop songs—which most young adults listen to regularly—to teach English and to do much more. The authors argue that “using pop songs in the EFL classroom should follow the principles of meaningfulness,
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Enrique Alejandro Basabe; Mary Beringause
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62_2_pop_songs_p16-25.pdf
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