Features
ELT Book Reviews
How to Teach Speaking Exploring Second Language Classroom Research Succeeding with English Language Learners
Teaching English Language Learners Language Activities for Teenagers New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms
Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition Practical English Language Teaching How Languages are Learned
Teaching Language: From Grammar to Grammaring Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice New Ways in Teaching English at the Secondary Level and Perspectives on Secondary School EFL Education
Second Language Teaching & Learning The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language Pragmatics
Discourse Analysis More than a Native Speaker An Introduction for Volunteers Teaching English Abroad The Phonology of English as an International Language
Using Student-Centered Methods with Teacher-Centered ESL Students Research Methods For English Language Teachers Teaching English as an International Language
Sound Foundations Teaching English Through English Sustained Content Teaching in Academic ESL/EFL: A Practical Approach
Children Learning English The Language Teacher's Voice Classroom Testing
Journals on CD Issues in Applied Linguistics Window on Britain
Framework for Task-Based Learning Beyond Methods: Components of Second Language Teacher Education Psycholinguistics
Focus on the Language Classroom Principles of Language Learning and Teaching The Basic Newbury House Dictionary of American English
How to Teach English     


Fun English
Tenjewberrymuds Thinkers Anonymous Just for the fun of it
Flying...or frying...potatoes! Expansioning the Language History Lesson
Signs that Tickle Pronunciation Poem What's a Meta For? (Simile when you say that)
Corny Jokes Real Newspaper Headlines Banished!
Hu's On First Gramesis. In the beginning... Weird English Signs
How To Speak English More Better     


Games Reviews
Hedbanz for Kids Ladybug Letters What am I? #2
World Kids Flash Cards Alphabet Train Puzzle Food Flash Cards
Twister Alphabet Bingo GO HOME
Emotional Adjective Flash Cards The Ramen Game The Gesture Game
Little Letters My First Words Scrabble Parts of the Body Puzzle
Giant Action Verb Flash Cards Suspense What Am I?
Food Lotto Picture Fun Word Bingo Junior Scrabble
Guess Who? Listening Lottory  


Guide to Japan and Teaching in Japan
Handpicked Links Acronyms A-D Acronyms E-L
Acronyms M-Z Japanese ELT-related Words A Guide to the JET Program - The Application Process
A Guide to the JET Program - Metropolis or Rice Paddy? A Guide to the JET Program - Pre-departure: Gifts to give and things to leave behind A Guide to the JET Program - The First Class
A Guide to the JET Program - Japanese Students: Maybe Not Quite What You Expected! Geography & Weather Japan Maps
What to bring Entry into Japan The Workplace
Japanese Customs & Etiquette Computers Some Words of Warning
Newspapers & Magazines Communications Money
Why teaching in Japan? The Letter Home What is the minimum qualification I need to teach English in Japan?
Where are the jobs? Job hunting resources Getting a visa
Fly to Japan and look for a job Getting a job arranged before arrival Working at the Conversation Schools
Company Classes Teaching at High Schools Salary Expectations


Interviews
Interview with Setsuko Toyama Interview with Miyu Ishiwata Interview with Tak Shiohama
Interview with Andrew Zitzmann Interview with Paul Hullah Interview with Jun Liu
Interview with Jacquie Bloese Interview with David Nunan Interview with Joan Saslow and Allen Ascher
Interview with Henry G. Widdowson Interview with Jennifer Bassett Interview with Ken Beatty
Interview with Patrick Jackson Interview with Beatrice Mikulecky Interview with Michael McCarthy
Interview with Richard Day & Junko Yamanaka Interview with Ronald Carter Interview with Vaughan Jones
Interview with Michael Rost Interview with Bert McBean Interview with Steven J. Molinsky
Interview with David Paul Interview with David Crystal Interview with Della Summers
Interview with Caroline Pover Interview with Shane Lipscombe Interview with Chuck Sandy
Interview with Roger Barnard Interview with Michael Naishtut Interview with Setsuko Toyama
Interview with Paul Riley Interview with Jared Bernstein Interview with Tom Merner
Interview with Rob Waring Interview with Helene Uchida Interview with Rod Ellis
Interview with Bruce Rogers Interview with Tom Kenny Interview with Michael Swan and Catherine Walter
Interview with Kensaku Yoshida Interview with Liz & John Soars Interview with Kumiko Torikai
Interview with Marc Helgesen Interview with Alan Maley Interview with Christina Gitsaki & Richard Taylor
Interview with Peter Viney Interview with Steven Gershon Interview with Mario Rinvolucri
Interview with Thom Simmons Interview with David Nunan  


Japan Book Reviews
General Douglas MacArthur and The Occupation that Changed Japan My Mother is a Tractor: A Life in Rural Japan Tokyo Stories: Life, Love and Laughter in the Big City
The Couch Potato's Guide to Japan - Inside the World of Japanese TV Moving Zen: One Man's Journey to the Heart of Karate The New Japan: Debunking Seven Cultural Stereotypes
Dogs and Demons: Tales from the dark side of Japan Japanese Higher Education As Myth  


Kids World
Autumn Holidays Back to School An Ice Cream Adventure
Confessions of an Eraser Bandit When to Contact Parents No Man is an Island
Valentine's Day Two Spiders Christmas is Coming!
A Cup of Tea Halloween Never Letting Students Lose Face
We Should Try Harder for the Children School Theme Song A Teacher is a Gardener
English Talent Shows Floating in the English Swimming Pool Good Manners in the English Classroom
Success is Like a Vitamin "Sempai-kohai" Relationships Writing to Your Students
Body Language Preschool Learning Stages Discipline
Free Study Workbooks as Vehicles for Individual Differences Time in the Classroom Music in the English Classroom
Playing Games in English Valentine's Day Student Recognition
Classroom Atmosphere He Kissed Me! Your Students Are Your Best Teachers
Behaviour as a Process of Becoming Can My Child Really Speak English? Four Helpful Hints
Power, Purpose, Promise Teacher Presence A Friendly Classroom
How Are Your Students Smart? Is Something Missing? Teaching Children - Have a Long-Term Perspective
The Four F's Encouraging Classroom Language Use Monbusho & English: Six Months On...
Using Readers in Children's Classes Taking Attendance The Student Baby
The Questioning Approach Strategies for Effective Classroom Rules Teaching Children: Some FAQ's
12 Tips for Teachers of Children Making Your Classroom a Window to the World Mombusho and English: Vision & Reality
Communicative Grammar For Kids New Beginnings Memory-Friendly Teaching
Planning a Lesson For Children     


Special
The Use of Computer-assisted Language Learning Marking Students' Writing - A Considered Approach The Extensive Reading Foundation 2005 Language Learner Literature Award Winners
Extensive Reading; Why do it, how to do it, how not to do it Books That Have Influenced Me A Tale of Two Books: Looking back on twenty years of communicative language teaching
The Teacher as Facilitator: Reducing anxiety in the EFL university classroom The Forums About Teaching English in Japan Need to Take a Reality Check Forums About Teaching English in Japan - A Rebuttal
Selecting ELT Materials Travelers' Tales - Vietnam In Defense of Eikaiwa
Japanese Committee Meetings for Dummies What Does Teaching Children EFL/ESL Mean? Personal bonds key in 'Amy and Ken'
Who is Noam Chomsky? What's Small about Small Talk? Piracy Fails to Damp Hopes for China
John Pereira - The Self Interview The Power of Perceptions: A Look at Professionalism in Private Language Schools in Japan Moore's first errand: Put children's books on shelves
Learners Need 'Natives' to Guide not Dictate English in the Japanese Elementary Classroom Making the Most of AETs
A Family Affair Travelers' Tales - Greek Tragedy (Almost) Trends in Higher Education in Asia
Travelers' Tales - Can You Prove You're American? Travelers' Tales - Ten Weeks in South Korea Travelers' Tales - Colombian Escapades
Don't Touch The Potatoes!     


Teaching Ideas
Reading Strategies for the TOEIC® Test Exploring 'Yes/No'-questions: A Task for Teaching Alternative Responses A Surprise Box: A Resource that Engages the Young L2 Learner
The Talk-box: A Five Minute EFL Activity to Promote Genuine L2 Conversations Slipping Pronunciation into the Regular Class Teaching Beginners
Using Students' Native Language in Class Tricks o' the Trade Student Goals
Using Video in the ELT Classroom The Real World in the Classroom Promoting Oral Fluency via Group & Pair Work
Learning and Acquiring Language Information Gaps  


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