Office of English Language Programs: Publications

The Office of English Language Programs also provides a number of online resources to support the instruction of English, American Studies, Civic Education, and democratic classroom practices. The resources below and on tech following pages are public domain and can be used for both research and classroom teaching.Web sites are listed in alphabetical order within each of the following categories.

Journals

• English Teaching Forum (ETF) Online
  http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/"English Teaching Forum" is a quarterly journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. Most of the authors published in ETF are classroom teachers. Over 60,000 copies of ET Forum in print format are distributed to over 100 countries. ETF online currently has issues available from 1993-2002.
• Forum Electronic Journals
  http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/The two electronic journals, "Language and Civil Society" and "Language and Life Sciences," offer teachers of English as a foreign language background reading, classroom-ready activities, and related resources and references.
• Language and Civil Society
  http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/intro.htm Language Language and Civil Society is divided into volumes on civic education, business ethics, environmental education, peace education. Related articles from "English Teaching Forum" complete the journal.
• Language and Life Sciences
  "Language and Life Sciences, Advances in Biotechnology," is divided into the following chapters: Mapping the Human Genome, Controversial Issues in Gene Research, Cloning, Biotechnology and Crop Engineering, Drugs of the Future.