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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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3.742855	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.
4.685715	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.
3.764705	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.
3.90909	Building a lesson around a sitcom Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.
3.588235	Making culture happen in the English language classroom This is the second in a series of articles by our Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.
3.6	Culture - the fifth language skill This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.


3.90909	Building a lesson around a sitcom Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.
3.6	Culture - the fifth language skill This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.
3.588235	Making culture happen in the English language classroom This is the second in a series of articles by our Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.
3.742855	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.
4.685715	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.


4.685715	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.
3.90909	Building a lesson around a sitcom Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.
3.764705	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.
3.742855	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.
3.6	Culture - the fifth language skill This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.


JacklineSmith United States of America	In addition to skills and ability, English level matters a lot. That's the first impression on... read comment
chuaxadanho97 Vietnam	There are quite a lot of teaching materials on pronunciation. I often surf the internet and... read comment
matbury Spain	This is a nice summary with the pros and cons but I think those who are unfamiliar with TBLL would... read comment


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