Highlights from Previous Issues
2001

December 2001

• Teaching Techniques
  • Teaching English Intonation to EFL/ESLStudents
    By Mehmet Celik
  • Encouraging Engineering Students to Write Simple Essays
    By Thevy Rajaretnam
  • Measuring Word Recognition Using a Picture
    By Jungok Bae

November 2001

• Teaching Techniques
  • Overcoming Common Problems Related to Communicative Methodology
    By Stephen B. Ryan
• Articles
  • Helping ESL Students Become Better Readers: Schema Theory Applications and Limitations
    By Nigel Stott

October 2001

• Teaching Techniques
  • Cultural Kickboxing in the ESL Classroom: Encouraging Active Participation
    By Jan Guidry Lacina
  • Team Teaching Tips for Foreign Language Teachers
    By Rebecca Benoit and Bridget Haugh
• Lessons
  • Examining Australian and Japanese Stereotypes Via E-mail Exchange
    A Worksheet and a CALL Lesson Plan
    By Rebecca Keogh
• Articles
  • Key Issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Curriculum Development
    By Kristen Gatehouse

August 2001

• Teaching Techniques
  • Freewriting, Prompts and Feedback
    By Kenneth J. Dickson
• Lessons
  • Delivering a Persuasive Speech
    By Douglas Parker
  • Finding Information on the International Movie Database Website
    By Shiao-Chuan Kung

July 2001

• Lessons
  • A Campus Scavenger Hunt for ESL Students
    By Linda Hollandsworth
  • A Virtual Visit to the Guggenheim Museums in New York
    By Shiao-Chuan Kung
  • Teacher-made Activities for a Computer-based ESL/EFL Class
    By Anil Pathak
  • An Addition to EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
    By Scott South
    You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view this lesson.
    • High-Intermediate
      • www.amazon.com
        amazon.pdf (13K)
• Teaching Techniques
  • Matching Teaching Styles with Learning Styles in East Asian Contexts
    By Rao Zhenhui
  • The Structural Drill in Remedial Teaching
    By Felix Moses
  • Teaching Phrasal Verbs Using Songs
    By Subrahmanian Upendran
• Articles
  • Basic Assumptions in Teaching English as an International Language
    By Mohammad Reza Talebi Nezhad and Mohammad Aliakbari
  • A Role Play Activity with Distance Learners in an English Language Classroom
    By Pramela Krish

June 2001

• Teaching Techniques
  • Portfolios and Process Writing: A Practical Approach
    By Simon Rea
  • Interactive Writing in the EFL Class: A Repertoire of Tasks
    By María Palmira Massi
  • A Method for Oral Testing in University English Programs at Korean Universities
    By David B. Kent
• Lessons
  • Who Wrote That?
    A lesson using the Project Gutenberg website to search for information.
    By Shiao-Chuan Kung
• Articles
  • Word Processors' Grammar and Spelling Assistance: Consequences for Second Language Learning and Teaching
    By Ingrid Fandrych
  • Motivation as a Contributing Factor in Second Language Acquisition
    By Jacqueline Norris-Holt
  • Developing Global Connections through Computer-Mediated Communication
    Developing and implementing a collaborative Internet project between two universities
    By Myra Shulman

May 2001

• Lessons
  • Using a Modular Approach to schMOOze with ESL/EFL Students
    By James Backer
  • Chocolate - A Reading with Comprehension Questions
    By Emma de Dios Álvarez
  • Blurring the Boundary Between Spoken and Written Language in EFL
    A Lesson Plan for Teacher Training
    By Maria Bortoluzzi
• Teaching Techniques
  • Sustaining an Interest in Learning English and Increasing the Motivation to Learn English: An Enrichment Program
    By Supyan Hussin, Nooreiny Maarof, and J. V. D'Cruz
• Classroom Handout
  • A Peer Review Form for Evaluating Writing
    By Hee-Jung Jung

April 2001

• Teaching Techniques
  • Using Service-Learning as Part of an ESL Program
    By James M. Minor
  • A Holistic Classroom Activity - The Class Survey
    By Roger Nunn
  • Helping ESL Learners to See Their Own Improvement
    By Upendran Subrahmanian
• Lessons
  • Student Created Song Exercises
    By Paul A. Cunningham
  • Four Engaging Activities for Large EFL Classes
    By Eric Prochaska
  • EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
    By Scott South
    You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view the lessons.
    • Intermediate
      • www.microsoft.com
        microsoft.pdf (14k)
      • www.oracle.com
        oracle.pdf (15k)
    • High-Intermediate
      • www.ibm.com
        ibm.pdf (22k)
      • www.webopedia.com
        webopedia.pdf (98k)
    • Advanced
      • www.hp.com
        hp.pdf (13k)

March 2001

• Lessons
  • Web-based Cultural Lesson: Restaurants & Food
    By Emma de Dios Álvarez
  • American Fast Food (The Hamburger): A Cultural Lesson
    By Khalid Al-Seghayer
  • EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
    By Scott South
    You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view the lessons.
    • Low-Intermediate
      • www.compaq.com
        compaq.pdf (34k)
      • www.gateway.com
        gateway.pdf (21k)
    • Intermediate
      • www.dell.com
        dell.pdf (30k)
      • www.earthcam.com
        earthcam.pdf (52k)
      • www.grocery.com
        grocery.pdf (34k)
      • www.si.edu
        si.pdf (207k)
    • High-Intermediate
      • www.ship.edu
        ship.pdf (36k)
    • Advanced
      • www.monster.com
        monster.pdf (54k)
• Teaching Techniques
  • Using E-mail in Foreign Language Teaching: Rationale and Suggestions
    By Margaret Gonglewski, Christine Meloni and Jocelyne Brant
  • The Application of Universal Instructional Design to ESL Teaching
    By Kregg C. Strehorn
• Article
  • Using the Lexical Approach for the Acquisition of ESP Vocabulary
    By Galina Kavaliauskienë and Violeta Janulevièienë

February 2001

• Lessons
  • EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
    By Scott South
    You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view the lessons.
    • Low-Intermediate
      • www.askjeeves.com
        askjeeves.pdf (40k)
      • www.directv.com
        directv.pdf (34k)
      • www.jcpenny.com
        jcpenny.pdf (27k)
      • www.travel.excite.com
        travel_excite.pdf (28k)
      • www.triangle.citysearch.com
        triangle_citysearch.pdf (35k)
    • Intermediate
      • www.bestbuy.com
        bestbuy.pdf (43k)
      • www.travelweb.com
        travelweb.pdf (28k)
    • High-Intermediate
      • www.chronicle.com
        chronicle.pdf (24k)
      • www.collegenet.com
        collegenet.pdf (22k)
      • www.thailandhotels.com
        thailandhotels.pdf (34k)
  • EFL/ESL Lesson Using Web Sites
    By Don Pearston
    • Beginning
      • www.cnn.com/WEATHER/
        cnn_weather.pdf (46k)
• Article
  • Reasons for Using Songs in the ESL/EFL Classroom
    By Kevin Schoepp