The Language Teacher - Issue 29.10; October 2005

Feature Article

• The castor oil effect: Learner beliefs about the enjoyment and usefulness of classroom activities and the effects on student motivation - by Peter Burden

Readers' Forums

• The discourse of silence in the Japanese EFL classroom - by J.E. King
• When East meets West in a Japanese classroom - by Daniel Krieger

My Share

• Tag question interrogation - by Mark Rebuck
• Treasure islands of creativity and communication - by Patrick Jackson
• Clearing the fog: A communicative activity for large classes - by Sean McCauley
• Prompting students to answer in sentences - by Ian D. Willey

Perspectives

• The Influence of JALT in my Life - by Kunihiko Kobayashi

Old Grammarians

• Adroit Underhandedness - by Scott Gardner