Starting off the year of the American City, New York City is Forum’s first stop and the subject of this issue’s feature article. Accompanying the article is a lesson plan entitled “Exploring New York City.” Other topics in this issue include the progression of the field of TESOL, language awareness, applying reading research to lesson plan development, suggestions for academic writing instruction, and using anecdotes in language classes.

Speaking Clearly: Improving Pronunciation. JobLink Winning at Work Instructor's Manual, Module 9.
This instructor's manual for workplace trainers contains the materials required to conduct a course on improving pronunciation. The course includes six lessons for workers, two lessons for supervisors, and strategies for helping workers continue to develop the skills taught in the course. The following materials are provided for each course: lesson plan, learning activities based on real-life situations, handouts, assessments (including pretests and posttests), and transparencies. Each lesson plan contains objectives, a list of materials needed, classroom setup information, and detailed instructions for conducting all activities. Topics of the lessons are as follows: vowels; the vowel "i"; word stress--two syllable patterns; sentence stress and rhythm; the "th" sound; and more consonants.

This book is designed to help you improve your reading comprehension skills by studying 20 minutes a day for 20 days. You’ll start with the basics and move on to more complex reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies. Please note that although each chapter can be an effective skill builder on its own, it is important that you proceed through this book in order, from Lesson 1 through Lesson 20. Each lesson builds on skills and ideas discussed in the previous chapters.

Helps students master 15 math subjects through practicing and solving problems. The solutions tutor the student’s work, while the hints save the student valuable study time and improve their understanding of mathematical concepts. For students, its serves as an excellent preparation for the GMAT; for teachers it is great for lesson exercises and homework assignments using the copy, paste, print, and e-mail functions.