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Peer reviewedMcElroy, Mary E.; Samaniego, Fabian A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1981
Presents a method of using traditional puzzles and crosswords in foreign language instruction. Instead of merely providing amusement, the puzzles are designed to assist in the learning of various language skills. This article gives directions for developing puzzles specifically designed to teach grammar, vocabulary, and culture. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Language Skills, Learning Activities
Download full textKral, Thomas, Ed. – 1994
The guide provides teachers of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) with classroom instructional activities that reinforce vocabulary or teach specific language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) while demonstrating that communicating in English can be fun. The activities are brief and self-contained, and an audiotape cassette (not…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Figurative Language, Folk Culture
