The Language Teacher

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.
All materials in this publication are copyright © 1997 by their respective authors.

introduction

by Steve McGuire, Editor

features

• State of the Art: SLA Research and Second Language Teaching

by Peter Robinson

• Using Goals and Feedback to Improve Student Performance on Vocabulary Homework

by Dale T. Griffee

interview

• An Attitude of Inquiry: An Interview with Diane Larsen-Freeman

by Craig Sower

the region

• Introduction by The Region Editor

by David McMurray

• EFL Teaching at Hong Kong's Universities

by Jay Osborn Lundelius

reports

• New Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English in Asia: The First Pan-Asian Conference

by S.Kathleen Kitao & Kenji Kitao

my share

• A High-Tech Touch: Mini-Disc Players in the Language Classroom

by Tom Kenny & Mark Wright

• The Group Video Presentation Project

by Yoko Shinohara

• Rehearsing Natural Communicative Behaviors with Dialogs: Seven Suggestions

by Joseph Poulshock

All articles copyright © 1997 by their respective authors.
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