The Language Teacher - Issue 35.3; May 2011

The Language Teacher

• Tohoku Kanto Earthquake: Letter to the membership
  by Kevin Cleary, NPO JALT President
• A collaborative writing approach: Methodology and student assessment
  by Christopher Mulligan & Russell Garofalo, Ritsumeikan University
• Judging books by their covers and more: Components of interest in graded readers
  by John Eidswick, Konan University; Greg Rouault, Konan University, Hirao School of Management; Max Praver, Tsukuba University
• Reader's Forum: TeachNet: A website created for teachers
  by Christopher Glick, Rikkyo University
• Reader's Forum: Improving interpersonal competence in the communicative classroom
  by Ronald Schmidt-Fajlik, Ibaraki University
• Reader's Forum: “English makes me act in a different way”: To what extent can a change of language affect speech and behaviour?
  by Susan Karen Burton, Bunkyo Gakuin University
• Reader's Forum: Teaching collocations effectively with the aid of L1
  by Shigeru Ozaki, Takushoku University

Book Reviews

• 科学技術系の現場で役立つ英文の書き方
  by William Rozycki, University of Aizu
• Out Front
  by Steven Brooks, Mejiro University / Kanto Gakuin University

Career Development Corner

• Using the balanced scorecard to keep your career on track
  by Richard Miller

My Share

• English for special occasions (ESO): The art of letter writing
  by Elizabeth J. Lange, Tokai University, Japan
• What a wonderful world: Critical thinking in the classroom
  by Chris M. Murphy, International University of Japan
• A multi-pronged approach to vocabulary
  by Jennifer Altman, University of Washington
• Keep your students awake: Using prediction in a reading class
  by Yuko Matsumoto, Waseda University

• Willful ignorance or mindful intelligence? Part 2: Developing beginner’s mind
• CALLing you to join us in Kurume
• TLT日本語編集チームからのお知らせ
• TLT日本語編集長としての２年間を振り返って
• Member’s Profile: Brett Laybutt

SIG Focus

• SIG News - May 2011

TLT Wired

• What is on your computer’s hard disc? Preserve your computer data
  by Ted O’Neill

Grassroots Outreach

• Returning to Japan to talk about tanka
  by Janick Belleau