The Language Teacher - Issue 36.2; March 2012
Foreword
Welcome to the March/April edition of The Language Teacher. Spring is just around the corner, and with it many changes. As the days grow longer, and the snow starts to melt, many students are about to graduate and head out into the work world, while many others will be taking the next step in their school lives. At the same time, teachers are resetting and getting ready for the next school year. In this issue, we have a wide variety of engaging content to help you brush away the winter blues and feel refreshed and ready for the year ahead.
In the Feature section, Trevor Holster and Darcy Delint explore output tasks and their effect on vocabulary gains, while Dale Brown discusses online support systems for extensive reading and how they can help manage the tension between autonomy and institutional education. In Reader’s Forum, James Bury, Anthony Sellick, and Kyoko Yamamoto introduce a speech contest preparation course for high school students, while Chit Cheung Matthew Sung interviews George Braine about non-native speaker English teachers.
Also in this issue, we have My Share contributions from Brett Laybutt, Patrick Ng, Sasan Baleghizadeh and Golnar Ghaffarie, and N. Pratheeba, as well as two book reviews. Fredrick Shannon provides a review of American Headway Second Edition Level 3, and Miklos Juhasz reviews Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing 2 and 3. You will also find plenty of stimulating and practical content in our regular columns, including our newest addition Outside the Box.
So, as you tie up the loose ends of the outgoing school year, and busily prepare for the next one, we hope you can find the time to take a well-deserved break and enjoy this issue of TLT.
Jason Peppard, TLT Coeditor
TLTの2012年3/4月号へようこそ。春の訪れと、それに伴う変化がすぐそこまでやってきています。日が長くなり、雪が解け始めるにつれ、多くの学生が卒業を間近に控え、社会に飛び立とうとしている一方で、学生生活において次の段階へ進む学生もたくさんいます。同時に、来年度に向けて新たなスタートの準備を始めようとしている先生方もおられることと思います。今月号では、冬の憂鬱さを吹き飛ばし、気分を新たに新年度の準備ができるように、多岐にわたって興味を持っていただける内容を用意しています。
Featureでは、Trevor HolsterとDarcy Delintがアウトプットのタスクの語彙習得への効果を調査し、Dale Brownは多読用のオンラインサポートシステムが、自律と学校教育の間の緊張緩和にいかに役立つかを論じます。Reader’s Forumでは、James Bury、Anthony Sellick、Kyoko Yamamotoの3人が、高等学校スピーチコンテストに向けた対策コースを紹介し、Chit Cheung Matthew Sungは英語を母語としない英語教師に関して、George Braine にインタビューを行っています。
また今月号では、Brett Laybutt、Patrick Ng、Sasan Baleghizadeh、Golnar Ghaffarie、N.PratheebaがMy Shareに寄稿していますが、それに加えて2つの書評も掲載されています。Fredric ShannonはAmerican Headway Second Edition Level 3 の書評を、Miklos JuhaszはQ:Skills for Success Reading and Writing 2 and 3 の書評を寄せてくれました。新しく始まったOutside the Boxや、その他いつものコラムでも、刺激になり実践にもつながる記事を数多くご覧いただけると思います。
年度末の仕上げと慌ただしい新年度の準備の中で、少しばかり休憩を取っていただき、今月号のTLTをごゆっくりお楽しみください。
Jason Peppard, TLT Coeditor
Contents
The Language Teacher
Output tasks and vocabulary gains
by Trevor A. Holster & Darcy F. Delint, Kyushu Sangyo University
Online support systems for Extensive Reading: Managing the tension between autonomy and institutional education
by Dale Brown, Nanzan University
An after school program to prepare senior high school students for external speech contests: Implementation and feedback
by James Bury, Anthony Sellick, & Kyoko Yamamoto
Non-native speaker teachers of English: Challenges and prospects – An interview with George Braine
by Chit Cheung Matthew Sung, Lancaster University
Book Reviews
American Headway Second Edition Level 3
by Frederick Shannon, Kyushu University
Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing 2 and 3
by Miklos Juhasz, Meiji Gakuin University
Chapter Reports
JALT Focus
2012 JALT National elections: Call for nominations
Job Info Centre
Second hiring season
by Richard Miller
My Share
Making genre active for young learners
by Brett Laybutt, SES, Japan
Dramatising the EFL classroom through Reader’s Theatre
by Patrick Ng, University of Niigata Prefecture
Tic-Tac-Toe for vocabulary revision
by Sasan Baleghizadeh Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran; Golnar Ghaffarie Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
Teaching phrasal verbs with word forks
by N.Pratheeba, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology
Grassroots
JALT2011: Spirit of volunteerism
by John Gunning, Gifu Pharmaceutical University and Conference Manager of JALT 2011
JALT members present at the 2011 Osaka JET Skills Development Conference
by Patrick Brophy
SIETAR Japan Conference: A review
by Stephen Shrader, Notre Dame Seishin University
My Apple life: Creating learning opportunities for all
by Jane Harland, Kyushu University
TLT Wired
Are you ready to make a video record of your teaching?
by Ted O’Neill
Outreach
Studying the English language used in Japanese advertisements
by Yili Zhou
Old Grammarians
Who owns English?
by Scott Gardner
Showcase & Member's Profile
Member’s Profile - Diane Hawley Nagatomo
by Diane Hawley Nagatomo
Outside the Box/Off the Wall
Chewing gum
by Scott Stillar, University of Tsukuba
