Friday, June 27, 2008

Looking for Teaching Ideas? Check out English Teaching Forum!

Have you read English Teaching Forum magazine yet? It’s another outstanding resource for English language teachers whether working with adults in Africa, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, South America, or teaching English to immigrants and future citizens inside the United States. Published by the U.S. State Department, the excellent quarterly magazine includes concise lesson plans, reflective essays, and reproducible exercises.

I’ve subscribed for a year, and consistently been impressed at the depth, range, and creativity of the articles. The practical articles offer classroom suggestions that can be immediately used, putting many more academic publications on teaching English to shame. I’m keeping all my past issues of English Teaching Forum. I also wish more government sponsored educational efforts attained this high-quality. Perhaps excellence in public education will become fashionable again.

Fortunately, older issues of English Teaching Forum are also available online. The archives go back several years. You can read the Winter 2007 issue online. Each article can be downloaded in a separate PDF file, allowing teachers to pick and choose their favorite articles. Unfortunately, the 2008 issues remain in print form only. You can also find other valuable teacher resources at

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/ .


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3 comments:

jyotsana said...

hi eric i shall definitely visit the site u hve recommended.i went thru other posts as well i sincerely admire ur efforts.

Eric said...

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement.

We're so blessed to live in the 21st century (rather than the 19th, 15th, or 7th), partly because we can access information and ideas across time and space. While I sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the choices and just want to sit in my hammock and watch the grass grow, I also appreciate the chance to quickly taste and test a wide variety of evolving technologies and resources.

Again, thanks for visiting and reading the posts.

Erica Hanson said...

Hi Eric,
Thanks for visiting my blog. Yours is inspiring! I'll be visiting regularly, as well as letting my blog readers know about yours. I admire you for teaching ESL--that's a huge contribution not only in your community, but for us as a nation.
Erica
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