9 Books to Help You Win the Holiday Season
Featuring everything from opulent imagery to entertaining tips, these exquisite books are worth festooning with gift wrap and bows. FOR THE DANCE REVOLUTIONARY Frank DeCaro’s Disco traces the era’s grit…
Why the Murder of the United Healthcare CEO Feels So Much Like a Movie
The man’s wife had gone to the hospital in agony, suffering from unspecified neurological issues, but she had received only disdain and disregard from medical personnel. As a result, murder…
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Suspect Has Been Arrested
Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, five days after the 50-year-old executive was gunned down outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan. In…
How to Make a Movie in Iran and Not Get Caught: Inside The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Before the first image is even shown, the words “This film was made in secret” appear on a black screen. The film is Germany’s submission for foreign-language film at this…
CryptoQuant places Bitcoin’s cycle peak at $146,000 as Ethereum enters ‘second bull market’; which undervalued crypto will lead the next bull run?
The ongoing bull cycle has caused a notable rise in activity in the crypto market. For Bitcoin, CryptoQuant projects a $146,000 cycle high. In the meantime, the firm predicts Ethereum…
English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1
Jimalee Sowell argues that “English language instructors need to provide equitable instruction to all learners in inclusive settings” and applies the framework of universal design for learning (UDL) to the…
English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 4
The article includes suggestions of commercials on a wide range of topics that can stimulate analysis, discussion, creativity—and, of course, extensive practice using English in meaningful ways. Author: Christine Roell…
Teacher’s Corner: Simple Ways to Incorporate Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom
What is pragmatics? If we use our general knowledge of the word “pragmatic,” we would expect that pragmatics has to do with things that are practical, but in linguistics, pragmatics…
Teacher’s Corner: A Story of Design Thinking in the Classroom
Photo by Daria Nepriakhinaon Unsplash An experienced teacher, Hannah, wants to help her students better understand the benefits of learning the English language and American culture. Although they are good…
The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities
The Monster Book is a collection of over 150 activities intended to liven up the language classroom, engage students in learning, and give instructors straightforward, active options for practicing the…