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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 22.10 - October 1998

introduction

- by Laura MacGregor, Editor

JALT98 special guest speakers

• Learner Autonomy: What and Why?
  - by David Little & Leni Dam
• The Reformed EEOL and Pay Equity: A Challenge from Working Women (In Japanese)
  - by Imai Kei

interview

• Advice for Writers: An Interview With Sandra McKay
  - by Steve Cornwell

features

• The Motivation Approach
  - by Paul van Raay
• Japanese English Teachers' Increasing Use of English
  - by Tim Murphey and Sasaki Tsuyoshi
• Developing Academic Language Skills and Fluency through Debate
  - by Timothy Stewart and Gene Pleisch

the region

• Elementary Education Reforms in Korea
  - by Jeong-ryeol Kim

creative course design

• Pop Media Texts in Language Classrooms
  - by Judith Lamie

readers' views

• Top-Down, Bottom-Up Listening and Context: A Response to Richard Cauldwell
  - by Marc Helgesen

opinions & perspectives

• A Meditation for Troubled Teachers
  - by Bill Lee

my share

• Quick Tip: Ideas Take Wings
  - by Bob McGregor
• Developing Pragmatic Competence: Requesting
  - by Patricia Galien
• Student-Centered Pronunciation Practice: More than "Right" or "Light"
  - by Mariko Boku
• Variety Awareness Quiz for Teachers
  - by Alan Rosen & Farrell Cleary

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• Tokyo
  

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