The Language Teacher

The Japan Association for Language Teaching

Volume 20, Number 9

September 1996

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Language
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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 20.09 - September 1996

introduction

by Antony Cominos, Editor

features

The Role of Schemata in ESL Reading Comprehension
- by Ahmad Abu-Akel(This article has been temporarily withdrawn pending review by the JALT Publications board. For information contact the Editor)
DVD: A New Medium for Language Classrooms?
- by Vernon Chun

special features

Educational Innovations
- by Steve McCarty
Innovation in Teacher Education and Research in Japan
- edited by Tim Murphey & Andy Barfield

conference features

University of Reading: Alan Tonkyn
Heinemann: Adrien Underhill
Heinemann: David Paul
Prentice-Hall: Toyama (in Japanese)
Oxford: Tom Hutchinson
Longman: Rod Ellis
Great Books: Carol Browning & Jerald Halvorsen

employment issues forum

edited by Bill Lee

research in progress

The Culture of Learning and the Good Teacher in Japan
- by Gregory Hadley and Hiromi Yoshioka Hadley

report

1996 IATEFL Affiliate Liasion Report
- by Gerald Couzens

my share

The Calculator Game
- by Brian Perry
Karoake Movies: Dubbing Movies for Pronunciation
- by William Naoki Kumai

undercover

Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
- reviewed by Michael W. Morgan
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
- reviewed by Judith Tatters
E-Mail for English Teachers
- reviewed by Steve McGuire
LogoVista E to J
- reviewed by Rory S. Baskin
The New Dossier Pack 1
- reviewed by Ricard R. P. Gabbrielli
Developing Writing Strategies
- reviewed by Amie Ogasawara
The Power of Reading
- reviewed by Robert Fetter
Reward: Pre-intermediate Student's book
- reviewed by Chieron McMahill
Fifty-Fifty Book Two: An Intermediate Course in Communicative English
- reviewed by Kathleen Shimizu

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