Teaching Techniques

• Teaching English Intonation to EFL/ESL Students
  By Mehmet Celik
• Encouraging Engineering Students to Write Simple Essays
  By Thevy Rajaretnam
• Measuring Word Recognition Using a Picture
  By Jungok Bae

Teaching Techniques

• Overcoming Common Problems Related to Communicative Methodology
  By Stephen B. Ryan

Articles

• Helping ESL Students Become Better Readers: Schema Theory Applications and Limitations
  By Nigel Stott

Teaching Techniques

• Cultural Kickboxing in the ESL Classroom: Encouraging Active Participation
  By Jan Guidry Lacina
• Team Teaching Tips for Foreign Language Teachers
  By Rebecca Benoit and Bridget Haugh

Lessons

• Examining Australian and Japanese Stereotypes Via E-mail Exchange
  A Worksheet and a CALL Lesson Plan
  By Rebecca Keogh

Articles

• Key Issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Curriculum Development
  By Kristen Gatehouse

Teaching Techniques

• Freewriting, Prompts and Feedback
  By Kenneth J. Dickson

Lessons

• Delivering a Persuasive Speech
  By Douglas Parker
• Finding Information on the International Movie Database Website
  By Shiao-Chuan Kung

Lessons

• A Campus Scavenger Hunt for ESL Students
  By Linda Hollandsworth
• A Virtual Visit to the Guggenheim Museums in New York
  By Shiao-Chuan Kung
• Teacher-made Activities for a Computer-based ESL/EFL Class
  By Anil Pathak
• EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
  By Scott South
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  High-Intermediate

  www.amazon.com — amazon.pdf (13K)

Teaching Techniques

• Matching Teaching Styles with Learning Styles in East Asian Contexts
  By Rao Zhenhui
• The Structural Drill in Remedial Teaching
  By Felix Moses
• Teaching Phrasal Verbs Using Songs
  By Subrahmanian Upendran

Articles

• Basic Assumptions in Teaching English as an International Language
  By Mohammad Reza Talebi Nezhad and Mohammad Aliakbari
• A Role Play activity with Distance Learners in an English Language Classroom
  By Pramela Krish

Teaching Techniques

• Portfolios and Process Writing: A Practical Approach
  By Simon Rea
• Interactive Writing in the EFL Class: A Repertoire of Tasks
  By María Palmira Massi
• A Method for Oral Testing in University English Programs at Korean Universities
  By David B. Kent

Lessons

• Who Wrote That?
  A lesson using the Project Gutenberg website to search for information.
  By Shiao-Chuan Kung

Articles

• Word Processors' Grammar and Spelling Assistance: Consequences for Second Language Learning and Teaching
  By Ingrid Fandrych
• Motivation as a Contributing Factor in Second Language Acquisition
  By Jacqueline Norris-Holt
• Developing Global Connections through Computer-Mediated Communication
  Developing and implementing a collaborative Internet project between two universities
  By Myra Shulman

Lessons

• Using a Modular Approach to schMOOze with ESL/EFL Students
  By James Backer
• Chocolate - A Reading with Comprehension Questions
  By Emma de Dios Álvarez
• Blurring the Boundary Between Spoken and Written Language in EFL
  A Lesson Plan for Teacher Training
  By Maria Bortoluzzi

Teaching Techniques

• Sustaining an Interest in Learning English and Increasing the Motivation to Learn English: An Enrichment Program
  By Supyan Hussin, Nooreiny Maarof, and J. V. D'Cruz

Classroom Handout

• A Peer Review Form for Evaluating Writing
  By Hee-Jung Jung

Teaching Techniques

• Using Service-Learning as Part of an ESL Program
  By James M. Minor
• A Holistic Classroom Activity - The Class Survey
  By Roger Nunn
• Helping ESL Learners to See Their Own Improvement
  By Upendran Subrahmanian

Lessons

• Student Created Song Exercises
  By Paul A. Cunningham
• Four Engaging Activities for Large EFL Classes
  By Eric Prochaska
• EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
  By Scott South
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  Intermediate

  www.microsoft.com — microsoft.pdf (14k)
  www.oracle.com — oracle.pdf (15k)

  High-Intermediate

  www.ibm.com — ibm.pdf (22k)
  www.webopedia.com — webopedia.pdf (98k)

  Advanced

  www.hp.com — hp.pdf (13k)

Lessons

• Web-based Cultural Lesson: Restaurants & Food
  By Emma de Dios Álvarez
• American Fast Food (The Hamburger): A Cultural Lesson
  By Khalid Al-Seghayer
• EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
  By Scott South
  Note: You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view the lessons.
  Low-Intermediate

  www.gateway.com — gateway.pdf (21k)

  Intermediate

  www.dell.com — dell.pdf (30k)
  www.earthcam.com — earthcam.pdf (52k)
  www.grocery.com — grocery.pdf (34k)
  www.si.edu — si.pdf (207k)

  High-Intermediate

  www.ship.edu — ship.pdf (36k)

  Advanced

  www.monster.com — monster.pdf (54k)

Teaching Techniques

• Using E-mail in Foreign Language Teaching: Rationale and Suggestions
  By Margaret Gonglewski, Christine Meloni and Jocelyne Brant
• The Application of Universal Instructional Design to ESL Teaching
  By Kregg C. Strehorn

Articles

• Using the Lexical Approach for the Acquisition of ESP Vocabulary
  By Galina Kavaliauskienė and Violeta Janulevičienė

Lessons

• EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
  By Scott South
  Note: You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view the lessons.
  Low-Intermediate

  www.askjeeves.com — askjeeves.pdf (40k)
  www.directv.com — directv.pdf (34k)
  www.jcpenny.com — jcpenny.pdf (27k)
  www.travel.excite.com — travel_excite.pdf (28k)
  www.triangle.citysearch.com — triangle_citysearch.pdf (35k)

  Intermediate

  www.bestbuy.com — bestbuy.pdf (43k)
  www.travelweb.com — travelweb.pdf (28k)

  High-Intermediate

  www.chronicle.com — chronicle.pdf (24k)
  www.collegenet.com — collegenet.pdf (22k)
  www.thailandhotels.com — thailandhotels.pdf (34k)
• EFL/ESL Lesson Using Web Sites
  By Don Pearston
  Beginning

  www.cnn.com/WEATHER/ — cnn_weather.pdf (46k)

Articles

• Reasons for Using Songs in the ESL/EFL Classroom
  By Kevin Schoepp