Date:
August 2006
Contents
- These are our stories: Language learning histories for JALT2005 [Download PDF] — Martha Clark Cummings, Emiko Matsui, Gordon Myskow, Janell Pekkain, Kana Gordon, Kazufumi Endo, Mary Kong, Matt Sparling, Michiko Sato, Nami Sawamura, Yoshie Ochi, and Yuko Kobayashi
- 100 questions to ask before you publish a textbook [Download PDF] — Kim Bradford-Watts
- Report on a teacher motivation workshop [Download PDF] — Timothy J. Knowles
- Developing and assessing a language immersion camp [Download PDF] — Te Mana Potaka-Dewes, Steve Engler
- English teacher education at Japanese universities [Download PDF] — Masako Sakamoto, Ethel Ogane
- Foreign tertiary EFL teachers’ role perceptions [Download PDF] — Paul Hullah
- How professionals think: Private speech in teaching [Download PDF] — Deryn P. Verity
- Learning about conflicts and cultural dilemmas [Download PDF] — Robert W. Long
- Lessons to be learned: Unpacking eikaiwa school adult courses and higher educational EFL classrooms with regard to Japanese adult learners [Download PDF] — Lee Arnold
- Multiethnic identity of “haafu/daburu” girls in Japan [Download PDF] — Laurel D. Kamada
- Needs assessment methodology: Collecting stories [Download PDF] — Kathleen Brown, Curtis Kelly, Keita Kikuchi, Hajime Umeda
- Practice to theory to practice: Sharing my story [Download PDF] — Brent A. Jones
- Publishing papers: The people and the process [Download PDF] — Theron Muller
- Research by means of the Multiple Interview Method [Download PDF] — Brian G. Rubrecht
- The perceptions of Japanese EFL teachers toward their overseas in-service teacher education program [Download PDF] — Yuka Kurihara
- Using cooperative learning in college English classrooms [Download PDF] — Harumi Kimura, Kumiko Fushino
- Positive and negative perceptions of the EFL/ESL teaching experience and their implications for school administration in Japan [Download PDF] — Kiyomi Tanaka
- CLT and motivating learners to communicate [Download PDF] — Roberto Rabbini and Robert Diem
- Course choices and attitude toward group work [Download PDF] — Kumiko Fushino
- Culture and affect in vaulting the rubicon: Stories of highly proficient English language learners [Download PDF] — James A. Elwood
- Developing successful presentation skills: Using self and peer evaluations [Download PDF] — Yoku Wakui
- Enhancing intrinsic motivation of upper graders [Download PDF] — Junko Matsuzaki Carreira
- Group dynamics: The key to our autonomous group projects [Download PDF] — Yoko Morimoto
- Knowing our students through language learning histories [Download PDF] — Brad Deacon, Tim Murphey, Paul Dore
- Learner Development Forum: Learning to express ourselves [Download PDF] — Marlen Harrison, Christopher Carpenter, Terry Fellner, Renée Sawazaki, Amanda Bradley, Peter Mizuki, Paul Doré, Denise Haugh, Robert B. Sanderson
- Learner autonomy in a primary English programme [Download PDF] — Kari Royden, Michael Bryson, & Chantal Hemmi
- Learner awareness, untold stories [Download PDF] — Andrew Reimann, Greg O’Dowd
- Learners’ pragmatic awareness of softener use [Download PDF] — Yoko Nogami
- Learning environments and their influences on learner motivation [Download PDF] — Katsuko Matsubara
- NNSs’ attention to grammatical and pragmatic features [Download PDF] — Chiaki Iwai, Jun Sato, Carol Rinnert, Chiara Zamborlin, Masako Kawamura, Yoko Nogami
- Self-reflection survey: Road to autonomy [Download PDF] — Ayako Hisatsune
- Stories of North American Nikkei living in Japan [Download PDF] — Mary Goebel Noguchi
- Survey results: Learning about language learners’ learning styles [Download PDF] — David Ockert
- Toward university students’ autonomous learning: From the perspective of Japanese university students [Download PDF] — Mami Ishikawa
- What learners want! Tailor-made activities [Download PDF] — Stephen Petrucione, Stephen M. Ryan
- Why is their pronunciation so good? [Download PDF] — Takeshi Kikuchi
- Willingness to communicate as an assessment? [Download PDF] — Yoko Okayama, Takayuki Nakanishi, Hidenori Kuwabara, Miho Sasaki
- Can language and culture go hand in hand? Cross- linguistic influence in the L2 acquisition process [Download PDF] — Daniele Allard, Riichiro Mizoguchi, Jacqueline Bourdeau
- The role of Extensive Reading in second language vocabulary acquisition [Download PDF] — Rory Rosszell
- Using spoken genres to develop bilingualism in pre-school children [Download PDF] — Damian Lucantonio, Stella Yamazaki, Tatsuroh Yamazaki
- A case for teaching Latin etymology with a communicative component [Download PDF] — Stella Yamazaki
- Hosei University, Tatsuroh Yamazaki
- A study on teaching reductions perceptually [Download PDF] — Michael J. Crawford
- Communication skills for presentations [Download PDF] — Ronald Mason, Aiko Saito, Sandra Healy, Hisaki Satoi, Steve Markve
- Efficiency or complexity: Two approaches for stimulating students to write coherent persuasive essays based on a movie [Download PDF] — Simon Humphries
- Engaging students with textbook dialogues [Download PDF] — Ben E. Backwell
- English language education in policy studies [Download PDF] — Sean O’Connell, Yoshikazu C. Watanabe
- Has the treatment of vocabulary in textbooks improved over the last twenty-five years? [Download PDF] — Dale Brown
- The Immediate Method: Immediate results? [Download PDF] — Tim Marchand
- Improving the visual appeal of classroom handouts [Download PDF] — Cameron Romney
- Integrating four skills in English conversation instruction [Download PDF] — Douglas E. Forster
- Learning to participate through interaction [Download PDF] — Yumi Ohashi
- Letting rock music move us in the EFL classroom [Download PDF] — Ian Nakamura, Scott Gardner
- Magic by numbers [Download PDF] — David Gann
- Motivation and the event-driven curriculum [Download PDF] — Steven F. Martin, Kaoru Mita, Mika Shirao, Yuko Hatagaki, Gary Dendo
- Pathways to communication: Linking classrooms in the ELP [Download PDF] — Martha Robertson, Britt Gershon
- Teaching languages other than English in upper secondary education in Japan [Download PDF] — Tomoko Yamakawa
- Student errors as humorous teaching tools [Download PDF] — Scott Gardner
- Student-generated research in the university EAP classroom [Download PDF] — Brad Blackstone, John Spiri, Christopher Hoskins, & Ingrid Johnson
- Successful collaboration in team-teaching: English on the stage, rather than on the page [Download PDF] — William Matheny
- Successful discussions: Getting the students there [Download PDF] — Robert Hewer, Douglas Jarrell
- Teaching academic writing: Form and process [Download PDF] — Neil Heffernan
- The development of ESP curriculum: A case study of an academic writing and presentation course for graduate students of science in Japan [Download PDF] — Jie Shi
- The effect of music on false beginners’ writing [Download PDF] — Tomoko Nakamura
- The environment in the balance: Jury role-play in the classroom [Download PDF] — Barry Keith, Yoko Munezane, Charles Varcoe
- Using genre analysis to unlock the language learning potential of infomercials [Download PDF] — Christopher Weaver
- Monet, Renoir, and Tomoko too: Activities using impressionist artwork to aid self-expression [Download PDF] — Marlen Harrison
- Using storytelling to develop thinking skills [Download PDF] — Daniel Krieger
- What’s in your textbook? An analysis of the vocabulary in a second language learning textbook [Download PDF] — Mark Alberding
- A story of using weblogs in English teacher training [Download PDF] — James M. Hall
- Authentic-language tasks: The potential of Internet radio [Download PDF] — Mark Rebuck
- Enhancing student awareness of global issues [Download PDF] — Kazufumi Endo
- How to create a vocabulary learning file with Excel [Download PDF] — Markus Rude
- Internet: Trois objectifs différents dès le niveau debutant [Download PDF] — Emilie Pommier
- Motivating students to write more with Moodle [Download PDF] — Diane Hawley Nagatomo
- A SELHI high school ‘writing’ course: Chances for free production and the use of Criterion [Download PDF] — Matthew Walsh
- Reading English websites for pleasure: Learner autonomy and language improvement [Download PDF] — Nantawan Chuarayapratib
- Reel stories: Movie shorts in a listening and speaking class [Download PDF] — Susan H. Gould
- The Messenger Project: A classroom activity [Download PDF] — Akira Nakayama, Kimberly K. Munson, and Bruce L. Munson
- Using learner corpora to teach authentic English [Download PDF] — Junko Shirato
- Weblogs and wikis in language teaching [Download PDF] — Richard S. Lavin
- Designing an English curriculum with Peace Boat [Download PDF] — Miori Shimada, Joshua Porter
- Developing intercultural awareness through country research projects [Download PDF] — Renée Renjel
- Raising student awareness of how native English speakers use the discourse strategy of turn taking in conversations [Download PDF] — Linda Martine
- Anatomy of a humanitarian trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina [Download PDF] — Clay Bussinger
- Internationalized? Stories of how international exchange programs affect Japanese students [Download PDF] — L. Dennis Woolbright, Robert W. Long
- Nikkei perspectives: Emerging narratives [Download PDF] — Donna Fujimoto, Susie Sakayori, Ken Fujioka, Ken Ikeda, Laura Kusaka
- Cultural awareness through task-based orientation for homestay programs [Download PDF] — Eiko Nakamura, Yuri Okunishi
- One green leaf: Ecosongs and activities for kids [Download PDF] — Renata Suzuki
- Sharing our stories: With translation software? [Download PDF] — Frank Berberich
- Stories from Russian children’s hearts: Using the International Educational Initiatives K-12 Global Curriculum [Download PDF] — Michael Higgins, Judith Johnson
- Suggestions for a ‘cross-cultural semiotic approach’ to foreign language teaching: The case of Italian in Japan [Download PDF] — Chiara Zamborlin
- Teachers who have moved us: Transformational narratives [Download PDF] — Tim Murphey, Jarrett D. Ragan Jr.
- The Asian American experience [Download PDF] — Douglas E. Forster
- Two stories to share about the discussion, “Using extended oral fluency practice in class” [Download PDF] — Kenneth Biegel
- Can extensive reading boost TOEIC scores? [Download PDF] — Christopher Storey, Kenneth Gibson, and Rodger Williamson
- Children’s literature for oral language activities [Download PDF] — Ana Lado
- Critical reading skills in health literacy [Download PDF] — Albie Sharpe
- Establishing an extensive summer reading programme: Issues of design, implementation, and context [Download PDF] — Frederick Fearn
- Feedback for learning: The student’s voice in academic writing [Download PDF] — Simon Stevens
- Inviting student review in challenging a teacher’s writing talk task interpretation [Download PDF] — Patrick Fulmer and Ruriko Suganuma
- Measuring progress in journal writing [Download PDF] — Peter J. Farrell
- Teachers motivated by students’ extensive reading: A case study of teachers’ motivation to start reading English books [Download PDF] — Atsuko Takase
- The value of story interpretation for EFL students [Download PDF] — Jonathan D. Picken
- What can we teach with books by Leo Lionni? [Download PDF] — Miori Shimada
- Writing poems and song lyrics in the classroom [Download PDF] — Brian Cullen
- A critical evaluation of placement tests/skills grouping [Download PDF] — Rory Britto
- A four-year longitudinal case study on a Japanese college laboratory of science majors preparing for the TOEIC [Download PDF] — Joseph Falout
- An oral achievement test for large university classes [Download PDF] — Monica Rankin & Mary O’Sullivan
- Building arguments to help decide ethical questions in language testing: Language testing SIG panel discussion [Download PDF] — Randy Thrasher
- Getting vocabulary from reception to production [Download PDF] — Jennifer Altman
- Learner perceptions of TOEIC test results and language skill improvements: “I don’t want to study English, I want to study TOEIC” [Download PDF] — Howard Brown
- Teaching progressively …for the Senta Shiken! [Download PDF] — Mike Guest
- Investigating German and Japanese apologies in email writing [Download PDF] — Axel Harting
- Japanese language textbooks and the changing Japanese language student demographic [Download PDF] — Mark Jones
- Multilingualism in JALT [Download PDF] — Rudolf Reinelt, Alain Lauffenburger, Andrew Zitzmann, Kip Cates
- Perfekt lernen (perfect learning) for storytelling in German [Download PDF] — Rudolf Reinelt
- Reconstruction of women’s stories in the Spanish class [Download PDF] — Cecilia Silva
- Perceptions of JFL students toward correction of oral errors [Download PDF] — Akemi Katayama
- The best kanji dictionaries for English-speaking learners: A comparison and analysis [Download PDF] — Timothy M. Harris