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English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 4
Find tips for creating a bilingual thematic vocabulary workbook … assessing assessments … integrating writing and speaking … releasing the power of the picture book … using identity to introduce intercultural communicative competence skills … and much more.

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Table of Contents

Developing a Bilingual Thematic Vocabulary WorkbookExpand

The authors describe how to create—together with students—bilingual vocabulary workbooks, ideal in situations where resources are limited and as a supplement to existing materials. The article explains how to apply the process that was used to develop vocabulary workbooks in Madagascar.

Author: Genevieve Balderston and Sahondranirina Rakotoarisoa
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A Systematic Process for Assessing AssessmentExpand

“How to assess assessments is often a dilemma for teachers and English language programs,” the author writes, and then goes on to offer a number of suggestions, charts, and guiding questions designed to help solve that dilemma.

Author: Eman Elturki
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Let's Talk about It: Strategies for Integrating Writing and Speaking in the ClassroomExpand

The authors describe a number of strategies for integrating speaking into writing-focused classes, with the goal of increasing students’ competence in both language skills.

Authors: Andrew Dupont, Jonathan A. Held, and Ghazi Shahadat Hossain
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Reader’s GuideExpand

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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The Power of the Picture BookExpand

The author shares techniques for using picture books—starting with the cover and moving on through the illustrations and text—to engage children and get them thinking and talking.

Author: Laura Loder Buechel
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My Classroom: LibyaExpand

Learn how Tamadar Issa, an author and a “creative educator,” uses her unique communication skills and her imagination to inspire the students she teaches in Tripoli.

Author: Tasneem Zeat and Wendy Coulson
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Using Identity to Introduce ICC Skills in the EFL ClassroomExpand

The authors describe a detailed, step-by-step procedure to help students analyze the concept of identity—with the use of “identity wheels” and a knowledge-skills-attitudes framework—and apply their understanding to develop intercultural communicative competence

Author: Xiuqing Wang and Kelly Donovan
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The Lighter Side: Words without RhymesExpand

The answers in this puzzle are words that have no rhymes in English. Can you find them all?

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