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Need an idea for your next lesson? One of the most popular columns in The Language Teacher is My Share, which each month offers a selection of practical articles on activities for the language learning classroom.
Articles from TLT in 2002 to 2004 available online are listed by both title and keywords below. My Share articles from other years can be found by going through the Main Index
If you have an article you would like to submit to the My Share column, please contact the Editors. A Guidelines for Publishing in My Share is available also.
2004 My Share Articles Index
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Titles (alphabetically listed) with Publication Dates and Keywords:
- An Internet-Based Vocabulary Lesson — (Issue 28.4; April 2004)
Vocabulary, Internet, corpus, news. [ Read the article... ] - Building listening skills through the basic emphasis pattern and sentence focus — (Issue 28.6; June 2004)
Listening strategies instruction, developing transferable listening skills. [ Read the article... ] - Collaborative group essays based on a DVD — (Issue 28.3; March 2004)
Brainstorming and asking questions. [ Read the article... ] - English Patterns: The Missing Link to Fluency — (Issue 27.1; January 2004)
Fluency, conversation, patterns. [ Read the article... ] - Haiku for Creative Expression and Communication — (Issue 28.8; August 2004)
English rhythm, creative imagery, awareness of word usage. [ Read the article... ] - Introducing Internet Blogs — (Issue 28.5; May 2004)
CALL, reading, writing, chat. [ Read the article... ] - Listening Bingo — (Issue 28.7; July 2004)
Bingo, horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. [ Read the article... ] - Look Into the Crystal Ball: Telling the Future in Present Continuous Tense — (Issue 27.1; January 2004)
Customer, fortuneteller, future. [ Read the article... ] - Performing without written scripts — (Issue 28.2; February 2004)
Natural flow of conversation, eye contact (gaze), intonation . [ Read the article... ] - Project: The five-minute movie sequence — (Issue 28.3; March 2004)
Super kakushi, peer-teaching, viewing task sheet, discussion task sheet, movie presentation. [ Read the article... ] - Reverse Cycle Mind Maps — (Issue 28.5; May 2004)
EIKEN, speaking. [ Read the article... ] - Role-Play to Stimulate Large Reading Classes — (Issue 27.1; January 2004)
Reading classes, role-play. [ Read the article... ] - The Cafeteria Experience — (Issue 28.7; July 2004)
Writing, menu, instructions, ordering. [ Read the article... ] - The Festival Presentation: Making Classroom Presentations Interactive and Fun — (Issue 28.8; August 2004)
Presentation, classroom interaction, big class. [ Read the article... ] - Using Self-Appraisal to Assess a Disparate Group of Learners — (Issue 28.4; April 2004)
self-evaluation, pre-testing, mixed ability groups. [ Read the article... ] - Walk-Around Street Directions — (Issue 28.2; February 2004)
Giving and following directions. [ Read the article... ]
2003 My Share Articles Index
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Titles (alphabetically listed) with Publication Dates and Keywords:
- A Lesson in CALL: Prepositions of Direction and Place — (Issue 27.4; April 2003)
CALL, the Internet, prepositions, poster presentations. [ Read the article... ] - An Idea for Using Songs in the EFL/ESL Classrooms — (Issue 27.6; June 2003)
Songs, EFL/ESL. [ Read the article... ] - Asking Getting Acquainted Questions — (Issue 27.9; September 2003)
Brainstorming and asking questions. [ Read the article... ] - Changing Teachers in Midstream — (Issue 27.4; April 2003)
Class exchange, alternative learning. [ Read the article... ] - Click and Give! Charity Internet Sites — (Issue 27.3; March 2003)
Reading, Internet research, reporting. [ Read the article... ] - Communicative Dictation! — (Issue 27.11; November 2003)
Developing communication strategies in a dictation exercise. [ Read the article... ] - Describing Personalities — (Issue 27.2; February 2003)
Adjectives describing personality or behavior. [ Read the article... ] - Don't Let Student Interest Flag — (Issue 27.9; September 2003)
Pairwork, giving instructions, asking clarification questions, imperative form. [ Read the article... ] - Exchanging Recorded Messages — (Issue 27.10; October 2003)
Student-generated materials, listening, speaking, homework. [ Read the article... ] - Explain Your Culture — (Issue 27.2; February 2003)
Famous Japanese people. [ Read the article... ] - Find Out for Real — (Issue 27.10; October 2003)
Corpus, lexis. [ Read the article... ] - Five-minute Fluency in the Language Lab — (Issue 27.8; August 2003)
Natural flow of conversation, reactions, follow-up questions, transitions. [ Read the article... ] - In The News — (Issue 27.1; January 2003)
Fluency, vocabulary building, current events. [ Read the article... ] - Jeopardy as a Review for Graded Readers — (Issue 27.5; May 2003)
Story review, listening practice, game. [ Read the article... ] - Long Term Role Play Using a Popular TV Program — (Issue 27.3; March 2003)
Comprehensive output. [ Read the article... ] - Minidiscs: An aid for teachers and students — (Issue 27.6; June 2003)
Minidisc. [ Read the article... ] - Minishare: Finding Mistakes in Songs — (Issue 27.6; June 2003)
Listening, songs, identifying mistakes. [ Read the article... ] - Name on Your Head — (Issue 27.2; February 2003)
Famous people, asking for information. [ Read the article... ] - Out and About — (Issue 27.4; April 2003)
Giving and following directions. [ Read the article... ] - Poster Presentations for Engineering Students — (Issue 27.1; January 2003)
Poster presentations. [ Read the article... ] - Pronunciation Cycle-Quick Activities for Pronunciation Practice — (Issue 27.12; December 2003)
Pronunciation practice, game. [ Read the article... ] - Reading Diary--Wow, I Get It! — (Issue 27.5; May 2003)
Reading, newspaper article, discussion. [ Read the article... ] - Reading Quickly, Understanding Clearly — (Issue 27.8; August 2003)
Skimming, scanning, automaticity in reading. [ Read the article... ] - The Bear Homestay Project — (Issue 27.8; August 2003)
Creative writing, explaining Japanese culture. [ Read the article... ] - The Moving and Thinking Information Gap Activity — (Issue 27.11; November 2003)
Information gap, four skills, physical activity, sequencing, and questioning. [ Read the article... ] - Vocabulary Circle: Using Target Vocabulary in Small Group Conversation — (Issue 27.12; December 2003)
Vocabulary, conversation. [ Read the article... ]
2002 My Share Articles Index
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Titles (alphabetically listed) with Publication Dates and Keywords:
- A Quiz to Develop Student Awareness of English — (Issue 26.10; October 2002)
Speaking, reading, collaboration, negotiation, presentation. [ Read the article... ] - A Simple, Guided-Discovery Learning Activity — (Issue 26.12; December 2002)
Guided-discovery learning activity, grammar. [ Read the article... ] - Building Vocabulary: Guessing Meaning From Context — (Issue 26.1; January 2002)
Vocabulary Building. [ Read the article... ] - Classification Game — (Issue 26.7; July 2002)
. [ Read the article... ] - Drawing from Description — (Issue 26.7; July 2002)
Drawing, Reading, Pair work. [ Read the article... ] - Gone Globe-trotting — (Issue 26.8; August 2002)
World Factbook, Internet, treasure hunt, scavenger hunt. [ Read the article... ] - Haiku for Children — (Issue 26.5; May 2002)
Haiku, listening, vocabulary, syllables. [ Read the article... ] - Hands Up! Encouraging Shy Students to Raise Their Hands in Class — (Issue 26.9; September 2002)
Shy students, student response. [ Read the article... ] - Increasing Students' Awareness of their Roles — (Issue 26.5; May 2002)
Student awareness, discourse functions. [ Read the article... ] - Integrating reading and speaking: Jigsaw newspaper reading — (Issue 26.8; August 2002)
Reading, vocabulary, pair and group work. [ Read the article... ] - Interruption Cards — (Issue 26.9; September 2002)
Turn taking, interrupting. [ Read the article... ] - It's No Secret How to Keep Them Talking! — (Issue 26.10; October 2002)
Vocabulary, quiz, free conversation. [ Read the article... ] - Kamishibai English — (Issue 26.2; February 2002)
Japanese traditions, storytelling, picture stories. [ Read the article... ] - Magical Banana and Free-Association As Conversation Aids — (Issue 26.5; May 2002)
Conversation practice, oral production. [ Read the article... ] - Magical Journeys: Folktales in the Classroom — (Issue: 26.2; February 2002)
Folk Tales, Narratives. [ Read the article... ] - Making Stories Understandable: Some Tips — (Issue 26.2; February 2002)
. [ Read the article... ] - Minishare: Hi-Tech Writing Tip — (Issue 26.1; January 2002)
. [ Read the article... ] - One Japanese SHS Teacher's Story of Storytelling — (Issue 26.2; February 2002)
Personal Story Telling. [ Read the article... ] - Peer Grading as a form of Motivation — (Issue 26.4; April 2002)
Motivation, peer grading, journals, oral quizzes, presentations. [ Read the article... ] - Pera-Pera Points — (Issue 26.8; August 2002)
Student motivation, point system. [ Read the article... ] - Poetry and Vignettes in the English Classroom — (Issue 26.12; December 2002)
Literary analysis, reading. [ Read the article... ] - Prepositional Pennies — (Issue 26.3; March 2002)
Prepositions of location (on, in, under, by). [ Read the article... ] - Reading the World through Advertisements — (Issue 26.6; June 2002)
Gender, culture, critical thinking. [ Read the article... ] - Self Identity and Awareness in Society — (Issue 26.6; June 2002)
Self identity, values, social skills, interpersonal skills. [ Read the article... ] - Shadow Talking Warm-ups — (Issue 26.4; April 2002)
Shadowing, repetition. [ Read the article... ] - Starting and Ending Conversation Classes with a Conversation — (Issue 26.8; August 2002)
Starting classes, conversational structure. [ Read the article... ] - Stocking-Fillers for Teachers: Some December Lessons — (Issue 26.11; November 2002)
Recitation, presentation, discussion, things Japanese. [ Read the article... ] - Summertime Things Japanese — (Issue 26.7; July 2002)
Things Japanese, speaking, writing. [ Read the article... ] - Template-Based Conversation Cycle — (Issue 26.11; November 2002)
Groupwork, conversation technique, grammar. [ Read the article... ] - The Chat: Collaborative Student-centered Focus on Form and Fluency — (Issue 26.4; April 2002)
Speaking. [ Read the article... ] - The Question Menu: Using Student-generated Questions with Reading Texts — (Issue 26.9; September 2002)
Reading, reader response. [ Read the article... ] - Thingamajigs — (Issue 26.7; July 2002)
Definitions. [ Read the article... ] - Utilizing eGroup for Japanese Students — (Issue 26.3; March 2002)
CALL, Class supplement. [ Read the article... ] - Words That Make a Really Nice Place to Live — (Issue 26.10; October 2002)
noticing, negotiating, incorporating. [ Read the article... ] - You Can Communicate It — (Issue 26.3; March 2002)
Quick activities, Activating language resources. [ Read the article... ]
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