The Language Teacher

This site contains excerpts fromThe Language Teacher, the monthly publication of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoiku Gakkai ). 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 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.

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

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The Language Teacher Online: Issue 21.10 - October 1997

introduction

features

• Computer -Adaptive Testing of Listening Comprehension: A Blueprint for CAT Development
  -- by Patricia A. Dunkel
• Textbook Evaluation Form
  -- by James Brown
• Investigating and Responding to Student Attitudes and Suggestions for Course Improvement
  -- by Robert W. Long III
• Fostering Learner Awareness on Autonomy: Case of Learner Training (in Japanese)
  -- by Usuki Miyuki

conference speakers

• Dimensions in the Diversity of Language: A Language Testing Perspective
  -- by Don Porter
• English and Capital: Some Thoughts
  -- by Alastair Pennycook
• Teacher Training and Teacher Development: A Useful Dichotomy
  -- by Penny Ur
• Decision-making in Language Learning: A Lens for Examining Learner Strategies
  -- by Devon Woods

special feature

• Creative Course Design
  A Japan-America Cross-Cultural Syllabus: Focussing on Some Essential Elements of Culture
  -- by Paul Stapleton

opinion & perspectives

• MA by Distance Learninig
  -- by Annette Kaye

my share

• Using Audiotapes to Assess Student Speech
  -- by Robert W. Long III

jalt undercover

• A Way With Words
• Christine's Easy English Conversation for Nurses
• Beginning Reading Practice: Building Vocabulary Strategies
• Recently Received

departments

• JALT news
• Bulletin Board
• Of National Significance
• Chapter Reports
• Chapter Meetings
• Conference Calendar
• Center/Positions
• Advertiser's Index

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