Highlights from Previous Issues
2002

December 2002

• Lessons
  • Minister of the Environment
    By Justin T. O'Conor Sloane
  • Two Activities for Raising Consciousness of Language Learners' Strategies
    By Scott Redfern and Nolan Weil
• Teaching Techniques
  • Teaching EFL/ESL Students How to Use Search Engines and Develop their English
    By Rupert Herington
  • Teaching the Four Skills in the Primary EFL Classroom
    By Marcos Peñate Cabrera and Plácido Bazo
• Articles
  • Interlingual Transfer of Idioms by Arab Learners of English
    By Abdulmoneim Mahmoud

November 2002

• Teaching Techniques
  • Methodology for Using Case Studies in the Business English Language Classroom
    By Peter Daly
  • Effective Ways to Use Authentic Materials with ESL/EFL Students
    By Charles Kelly, Lawrence Kelly, Mark Offner and Bruce Vorland
• Articles
  • Motivation and Motivating in the Foreign Language Classroom
    By Dimitrios Thanasoulas
  • Advanced Vocabulary Instruction in EFL
    By Aly Anwar Amer

October 2002

• Articles
  • The ESL Teacher's Role in Heritage Language Maintenance
    By Pamela L. Anderson-Mejías
  • Virtual Reality for ESL Students
    By Hee-Jung Jung

September 2002

• Teaching Techniques
  • Helping Students with Modals
    By Michael Thompson
  • Creating a Learning Community Through Electronic Journaling
    By Anne Bollati
  • Games in the ESL and EFL Class
    By Angkana Deesri
• Lessons & Lesson Plans
  • Peer and Self-evaluation in Spoken Tests: Tools and Methods
    By Alec McAulay
• Articles
  • Understanding Chinese Names: Cross-Cultural Awareness in the EFL Classroom
    By Christine Savvidou

August 2002

• Lessons
  • An Interesting Approach to Writing Introduction Paragraphs
    By Darren P. Bologna
  • Using Games in Teaching English to Young Learners
    By Lin Hong
• Articles
  • Helping Children Learn to Think in English Through Reading Storybooks
    By Patricia F. Neyman
  • Personalizing Language Learning in Large Classes
    By Chao-ching Lin

July 2002

• Teaching Techniques
  • The Process Writing Method
    By Daniel J. Jarvis
  • Drilling Can Be Fun
    By Simon Mumford
  • Designing Simple Interactive Tasks for Small Groups
    By Roger Nunn
  • Role Play in Teaching Culture: Six Quick Steps for Classroom Implementation
    By Maria A. Kodotchigova
  • A Genre Approach to Oral Presentations
    By Fiona Webster
  • Three Activities to Promote Learners' Autonomy
    By Galina Kavaliauskienë
  • Focused Listening with Songs
    By Isaiah WonHo Yoo
  • Interactivity Tools in Online Learning
    By Chien-Ching Lee
• Articles
  • Facing Up to Stereotypes in the Second Language Classroom
    By Dilys Karen Rees
• Lessons
  • Tell Me More - Task-based Communication Activities
    This is a complete online version of an English textbook.
    By Andrew Finch and Hyun Tae-duck

June 2002

• Teaching Techniques
  • Personal Vocabulary Notes
    By Joshua Kurzweil
• Articles
  • Overcoming the Fear of Using Drama in English Language Teaching
    By Judith Gray Royka
  • Focus Discipline Research and the Internet: Literacy for College ESL Students
    By Loretta F. Kasper

May 2002

• Lessons & Lesson Plans
  • People Who Crossed Borders: An Interactive Reading Exercise
    By Roger Nunn
  • Table Manners
    By Shiao-Chuan Kung
  • Introducing Euphemisms to Language Learners
    By Scott Alkire
  • A Reading Exercise with Food Related Phrasal Verbs
    By Yen-Ling Teresa Ting
• Articles
  • An Introduction to Syllabus Design and Evaluation
    By Roberto Rabbini

March 2002

• Teaching Techniques
  • Dictation as a Language Learning Device
    By Scott Alkire
  • Maximizing Study Trips Abroad
    By Howard Higa
  • Using Humour in the Second Language Classroom
    By Paul-Emile Chiasson
  • A Technique for Practising Conditional Sentences
    By Galina Kavaliauskiene
  • Making Chat Activities with Native Speakers Meaningful for EFL Learners
    By Jo Mynard
• Lessons & Lesson Plans
  • Using Critical Incidents to Teach Cross-cultural Sensitivity
    By Julia Stakhnevich
  • Preparing EFL Learners for Oral Presentations
    By Jane King
  • Activities for College Conversation Classes: The Generation Gap and Getting Along with Peers
    By Natalia F. Orlova
  • Reaching English Language Learners through Cooperative Learning
    By Noorchaya Yahya and Kathleen Huie
• Articles
  • Evaluation Considerations for On-line ESL Courses
    By Shawn Moote

February 2002

• Lessons & Lesson Plans
  • Introducing EFL Students to Chat Rooms
    By Jo Mynard
• Teaching Techniques
  • How to Build a Multimedia Website for Language Study
    By Randall S. Davis
  • Quick Tips for the CALL Laboratory
    By Brian Cullen and John Morris
• Articles
  • Universal Characteristics of EFL/ESL Textbooks: A Step Towards Systematic Textbook Evaluation
    By Hasan Ansary and Esmat Babaii

January 2002

• Teaching Techniques
  • Motivation in the ESL Classroom
    By William T. Lile
  • Teaching Vocabulary to Japanese Students: A Lexical Approach
    By Kwabena Asare
  • Integrating Writing with Reading
    By Yang Shuying
• Articles
  • Towards International English in EFL Classrooms in Japan
    By Chiaki Yamaguchi
  • Reflective Practice in Pronunciation Learning
    By Gergana Vitanova and Ann Miller