The Language Teacher

The Japan Association for Language Teaching Volume 21, Number 12 December 1997

The Language Teacher O n l i n e

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This site contains excerpts from The Language Teacher, the monthly publication of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoiku Gakkai ). Selected articles from the current issue are uploaded every month. These articles are chosen to represent a broad spectrum of the publication. Remaining articles are uploaded six months later (when available). Look for a new issue on the 20th of each month. Look for a new, complete version of a back issue on the 6th of every month.

Formed in 1976, JALT is a non-profit professional organization of language teachers dedicated to promoting excellence in language learning and teaching in Japan. JALT's publications and events serve as vehicles for the exchange of new ideas and techniques, and a means of keeping abreast of new developments in a rapidly changing field. JALT welcomes members of any nationality, regardless of the language taught.

All materials in this publication are copyright © 1997 by their respective authors.

introduction

by Steve McGuire, Editor

features

• Grammar FROM Context: Rethinking the Teaching of Grammar at Various Proficiency Levels
  by Patricia Byrd
• Student Produced Multimedia Projects: Pedagogy and Practice
  by Wakao Akiko & Brian Nelson
• The Enflish Language Proficiency and the Problems of International Graduate Students from Non-English Speaking Countries (in Japanese)
  by Tajima Atsuko
• Subscription for Critical Thinking: Newpapers in the ESL Classroom
  by Wayne K. Johnson
• Interview with Rod Ellis
  by David Kluge
• Report on a Lecture by Dr. Graham Crookes: "Action Research"
  by John Boyle

opinions & perspectives

• Professionalism and the Job Market
  by Priscilla Butler

my share

• Parties: A Big Event for All the Family
  by Joy Jarman
• Communicating Culture through Folk Stories
  by Marie Turner
• Using a Japanese Storytelling Box to Teach English
  by Alicia Rowe

jalt undercover

• PC-Transfer/je
• Authentically English
• English Teaching Professional
• Talk Your Head Off (. . . and Write Too!)
• Here We Go!
• Fun Activity Book (FAB) Red
• Recently Received

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• Net Nuggets
• JALT News
• Bulletin Board
• Of National SIGnificance
• Chapter Reports
• Chapter Meetings
• Conference Calendar
• Job Information Center/Positions
• Advertiser Index

since February 23, 1997.

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