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This site contains excerpts fromThe Language Teacher, the monthly publication of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoiku Gakkai ). Articles are chosen to represent a broad spectrum of the publication. Look for a new issue on the 20th of each 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.

The Language Teacher Online: Issue 22.12 - December 1998

introduction

- by Laura MacGregor, Editor

feature articles

• Japanese Literary Translation in an English Language Program
  - by James W. Porcaro
• The Use of L1 in Communicative English Classrooms
  - by Simon Cole
• Reading to Learn: Pedagogical Implications of Vocabulary Research
  - by Michael P. Critchley
• Writing to Improve Analytical and Organizational Skills
  - by Hirayanagi Yukio
• The Relationship between Ability of Reading Skills and Reading Comprehension (in Japanese)
  - by Ikeda Nobuko & Nakasono Hiromi

creative course design

• English Through Drama: A Visual/Physical Approach
  - by Stephen Whitear

a chapter in your life

• Hokkaido
  

index

• The Language Teacher 1998 Annual Index Volume 22
  - by Bill Lee & Larry Cisar

my share

• From Storyboard To Video: A Reading Visualization Project
  - byRickford Grant
• Motivating Large Reading Classes
  - by Louise Heal
• Making Definitions in the Classroom
  - by George Manolovich

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