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	Articles on culture Some say it's the fifth skill - find out why in our articles below.

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Some say it's the fifth skill - find out why in our articles below.

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3.77174	Sitcoms as a tool for ELT English teachers have been using videos in the classroom for decades and, more recently DVDs and online video clips from Youtube or Myspace. Sitcoms are an excellent classroom resource for a number of reasons.
4.581395	Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity Many of us work with groups of students from more than one cultural background while others teach largely monocultural groups of students. In both cases, there is opportunity to celebrate diversity through the telling of traditional tales, whatever the age group and profile of our students.
3.73684	Teen angst Partly because I was always being asked whether my books Junk and Doing it were autobiographical, I started to write a memoir some years ago on my own teenage years, 14 - 19.
3.88	Building a lesson around a sitcom Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.
3.643565	Making culture happen in the English language classroom This is the second in a series of articles by our Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.
3.68041	Culture - the fifth language skill This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.


3.88	Building a lesson around a sitcom Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.
3.68041	Culture - the fifth language skill This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.
3.643565	Making culture happen in the English language classroom This is the second in a series of articles by our Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.
3.77174	Sitcoms as a tool for ELT English teachers have been using videos in the classroom for decades and, more recently DVDs and online video clips from Youtube or Myspace. Sitcoms are an excellent classroom resource for a number of reasons.
4.581395	Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity Many of us work with groups of students from more than one cultural background while others teach largely monocultural groups of students. In both cases, there is opportunity to celebrate diversity through the telling of traditional tales, whatever the age group and profile of our students.


4.581395	Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity Many of us work with groups of students from more than one cultural background while others teach largely monocultural groups of students. In both cases, there is opportunity to celebrate diversity through the telling of traditional tales, whatever the age group and profile of our students.
3.88	Building a lesson around a sitcom Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.
3.77174	Sitcoms as a tool for ELT English teachers have been using videos in the classroom for decades and, more recently DVDs and online video clips from Youtube or Myspace. Sitcoms are an excellent classroom resource for a number of reasons.
3.73684	Teen angst Partly because I was always being asked whether my books Junk and Doing it were autobiographical, I started to write a memoir some years ago on my own teenage years, 14 - 19.
3.68041	Culture - the fifth language skill This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.


barbara.phippen United Kingdom (Great Britain)	Thank you for some very practical tips. I like your suggestion that the tutor waits... read comment
vijaya India	Very good idea. I realised how many metaphors we use in everyday language without being... read comment
Silvio Pilone Italy	The article is really exhaustive and satisfactory as it refers to its content and explanations, but... read comment


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