The Language Teacher

The Japan Association for Language Teaching Volume 22, Number 05 May, 1998

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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.
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The Language Teacher Online: Issue 22.05 - May 1998

Special Issue: Gender Issues in Language Teaching

• introduction
  - by Sandra J. Smith & Amy D. Yamashiro

• Sexist Language and English as a Foreign Language: A Problem of Knowledge and Choice
  - by Jacqueline D. Beebe

• Sexism in English Textbooks Published in Japan (in Japanese)
  - by Fumi Kanamaru

• Teaching Sexuality in the Classroom
  - by Darren McDonald

• From Closet to Classroom: Gay Issues in ESL/EFL
  - by Barbara Summerhawk

• Exploring Womanhood Through Film
  - by Barbara Fujiwara

• Encountering the World Through Women's Stories
  - by Soga Kuniko

• Poststructural Perspectives on Japanese narratives (in Japanese)
  - by Usuki Miyuki

• Tsuda Ume: Pioneering Education for Women and ELT
  - by Amy D. Yamashiro & Ethel Ogane

• A Look at Women in Education and Language Learning (WELL)
  - by Cheiron McMahill

opinions & perspectives

• "Sensei, I Slashed My Wrists Last Night."
  - by Michael H. Lubetsky

my share

• A Gender Studies Course
  - by Chris Heaume

• Writing Politically Correct Japanese Fairy Tales
  - by Mariko Fujita

• Ideas and Information Gaps
  - by Thomas Hardy

Net Nuggets

• Gender Resources

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