Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Some Issues in Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
   Kornelia Choroleeva, Bulgaria
2. Some Successful Activities for Advanced Chinese Learners of English
   Wang Ping, China

Jokes

A Pronunciation Story from a Shop Assistant in Bern
Nuria Smyth, Switzerland

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Short Articles

1. Children's Literature in Adult EFL Classrooms: Benefits and Pitfalls
   Hsiang-Ni Lee and Mark Mallinder, Taiwan
2. Going off the Beaten Track: Storytelling as an Alternative to Extensive Reading in the EFL Classroom
   Mariana Andone, Romania
3. A Culturological Approach to English Teaching. The Basic Triad of the English
   Roza Karataeva, Russia
4. Accuracy and Fluency
   Robin Usher, Saudi Arabia
5. The Heart of the Matter: Standard Language in the United States
   Lou Spaventa, US
6. Words and Music
   Neil McBeath, Oman
7. New Horizons for Homework: Reading into Writing
   Feride Hekimgil, Turkey
8. A Swift Glance at 5 Critical Issues in ELT
   Hadi Farjami and Amir Hussain Ghebali, Iran
9. A Case-Study of Cooperative Learning and its Impact Among First Year Engineering Students in TamilNadu State, India
   K. R.Vijaya, India
10. ‘Vertical Translation’ into BASIC ENGLISH 850 as a Tool for Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom
    Bill Templer, Bulgaria
11. Feedback and Process Writing: “Dialog Boxes” as a Tool to Develop Written Conferencing Between Instructor and EFL Student Writers at an Advanced Level
    Graciela E. Yugdar Tófalo, Argentina

ESL Teaching Jobs

Ideas from the Corpora

The Grammar Spoken of English
Simon Mumford, Turkey

Lesson Outlines

1. Songs as the Vitamin C of ELT: Practical Tips on How to Use Them
   Merve Elbirlik Tülek, Turkey
2. Spelling and Vocabulary Games
   Simon Mumford, Turkey
3. Learning from Amelia Bedelia’s Mistakes: Implications on EFL Vocabulary and Idiom Learning and Teaching
   Grace Chin-Wen Chien, Taiwan
4. Happiness
   Michael Berman, UK
5. Writing an Open Letter or a Petition
   Michael Berman, UK

Student Voices

Student Voices: Reflection on Writing a Research Paper
Sarah Bruhn, submitted by Beate Walter, Germany

Publications

1. ELT Writers Break Through
   Philip Prowse, UK
2. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland
3. Language Domesticated (3): Motivation Made Local
   Grzegorz Śpiewak, Poland

An Old Exercise

Valuing Moments of Everyday Life
Szilvia Szita, The Netherlands

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Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

A Taste of a New Book “The Company Words Keep”
Paul Davis, UK, and Hanna Kryszewska, Poland

Poems

Two Poems
Francisco Gomes de Matos, Brazil

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