ON THE COVER: This year, as English Teaching Forum celebrates its 60th anniversary, the front covers of the four issues feature a unique “60” design, with covers of previous issues visible. The back cover of each issue also features previous covers; the selection includes the different designs and Forum logos that have greeted readers over the years. Feel free to look over the covers and see if you can find any of your favorites. You might also want to count the number of previous issues that are included on the back cover. Can you guess how many there are?
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The author, Jonathan Maiullo, proposes ideas for considering the use of multimodal materials and different ways of communicating in order to offer students a rich, authentic learning experience; the article includes five example activities that “illustrate the ways that multimodal materials combine with modes of communication to create authentic online communicative activities.”
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The author, Jimalee Sowell, explains benefits of incorporating digital multimodal composition (DMC) into the English language classroom and carefully describes five types of DMCs, complete with multiple assignment suggestions, analysis questions, and other considerations for each type.
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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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Laura Loder Buechel presents innovative twists on the familiar technique of “mingling,” suggesting creative ways that you can use mingles to have students tell and listen to jokes, find partners, give compliments, and more—with additional tips for getting the most out of the mingles you use.
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This is the first of four articles looking at various aspects of Forum as the journal moves into its 60th year of publication. This article reviews milestones and major changes that Forum has undergone over the last six decades.
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Learn how Sara Kassab uses her passion for English and her talents as a teacher to serve refugee children in Baalbek, Lebanon, as she, her colleagues, and the families they serve deal with challenges related to the pandemic.
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Navinder K.D. Singh provides a step-by-step guide to helping students work collaboratively to create a narrative and turn it into a digital flipbook.
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Can you unscramble the words associated with events that have taken place in the six decades since Forum was first published? And can you put those events in the order in which they occurred?
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