The Language Teacher

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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.

All materials in this publication are copyright © 1998 by their respective authors.

introduction

special issue: feature articles

• Can Reading Strategies Be Successfully Taught?
  - by Patricia L. Carrell

• Sound Strategies and Computer-based Reading
  - by Philip Goertzen

features

• Peer Mentor Groups in Language schools
  - by Suzanne D. Meyer

• Japanese University Entrance Examinations: An Interview with Dr. J. D. Brown
  - by Todd Jay Leonard

• Quantitative research on the Japanese topic system and word order: A comparison of native and non-native speakers (In Japanese)
  - by Ono Masaki

my share

• Gambits for Getting Students to Re-read
  - by Don J. Modesto

• Exercises for Lowering Writing Students' Peer Evaluation Anxieties
  - by Christopher Glick

• The Writing Teacher's Friend: An Editing Check list for Students
  - by Coleman South

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• The Internet Guide for English Language Teachers
• Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Context and Conceptualization
• CALL: Basics and Beyond
• Adventure Software for Language Learning
• Spoken English for Japanese Students
• Recently Received

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