The Language Teacher

The Japan Association for Language Teaching

Volume 20, Number 12

December 1996

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Formed in 1976, JALT is a non-profit professional organization of language teachers, dedicated to the improvement of 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 20.12 - December 1996

introduction

by Antony Cominos, Editor

features

A Dialog-Based Approach Toward Interlanguage Development
- by William R. Pellowe
Using Reflection/Review Journals in Japanese Classrooms
- Eric Bray & Kenton Harsch
Interlanguage Modifications During Negotiations for Meaning in the Classroom Interaction Between Nonnative Speakers of Japanese (In Japanese)
- by Belinda Kennett & Sakatani Keiko

special features

Found in Translation
- edited by Stephen Ryan & Yukawa Emiko
Job Hunting in Japan: Cross-Cultural Issues
- by Craig Sower & Wayne K. Johnson
Language Forums in Cyberspace
- by Steve McGuire
Mastering Distance Learning
- by Andrew Barfield & Katsura Haruko

plenary address

Helping Learners Develop Communication Strategies
- by Michael Rost

opinions and perspectives

Some Questions about Recent Articles on English Tests
- by Ron Grove
Save Your Voice
- by Tim Hawthorne

my share

Telling the Truth about Extensive Reading
- by Jasna Dubravcic
Fashionable Words in the EFL Classroom
- by Daisy Boll
Collaborative Readings and Note-taking
- by Julie Sagliano

undercover

American Business English Program
Multilevel Business English Programme: Elementary Level
Multilevel Business English Programme: Interactive CD-ROM Elementary Level
reviewed by Nick Miller
Early Business Contacts (2nd ed.)
Advanced Business Contacts
reviewed by Mark Field
Staying Ahead: A Business English Video
reviewed by Betsy Yoshioka
Survival English: Communicative Activities for Professional People (Resource Pack)
reviewed by Keith J. D. Miller
Build Your Business Vocabulary
reviewed by Robert Baines
Business Games: A Resource Book of Problems, Issues, and Ethics
reviewed by Charles Jannuzi
At Your Service
reviewed by Lisa Hodgkinson
Family Album, U.S.A.: Classroom Video Course, Book 1
reviewed by Rosalie Kolesar & Mary Grove
Family Album, U.S.A.: Assessment Program
reviewed by Todd Jay Leonard
Recently Received
compiled by Julien Whitney

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