Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Constructing Learner Identity: A Poststructuralist Perspective
   Nima Shakouri, Iran
2. Testing in the Teaching-Learning Process. Part Two
   Consuela Popa, Romania
3. Some Tips For Teaching L2 Academic Writing
   Maria Virginia Mulone, Argentina

Jokes

21 Reasons Why English Is Hard to Learn
found on the web by Ola Arceusz, Poland

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Short Articles

1. Writing Essays: Process, Feedback and Assessment
   Nilgun Hancioglu Eldridge and Sezgi Yalin, Northern Cyprus
2. Collaborative Writing
   Robin Usher, Hungary
3. Fear of the Unknown: Low Tolerance of Ambiguity
   Feride Hekimgil, Turkey
4. ‘It’s all Greek to me’… The Importance of Mastering English Idioms
   Raluca Sarghie, Romania
5. Will They Fly...or Not? The Factors Which Might Contribute to the Success of a Second Language Learner
   Anna Schiffer, UK
6. Young at Heart
   Nasy Inthisone Pfanner, Austria
7. L1 in the L2 Classroom. Yeah or Nay?
   Dave Alton, Turkey
8. The Use of Students’ First Language in the EFL Classroom in Korea
   Seong Man Park, Canada
9. Dangerous Poetry: Across the Cultural Divide
   David C. Deller, the USA
10. Children of the Revolution: After the Arab Spring
    Neil McBeath, Oman
11. Beyond the Wall
    Danny Singh, UK
12. Humanising Parent-Teacher Conferences
    Tony Cañadas, Spain

ESL Teaching Jobs

Ideas from the Corpora

Translation Guide of British English
found on the Web by Maria Kryszewska, Poland

Lesson Outlines

1. Art and Technology
   Christina Martidou, Greece
2. Teaching Diversity to Young Learners (With a Sample Lesson)
   Nino Mikeladze, Georgia
3. The Seven Deadly Sins and the Use of the Definite Article
   Michael Berman, UK
4. Helping Students In Time
   Robin Usher, Hungary

Student Voices

Through the Eyes of a Writer: A Journey of Learning, Discovering, and Transforming: Part 2
Entisar Elsherif, Libya

Publications

1. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland
2. Guidelines for Teachers on How to Use the Disabled Access Friendly Campaign’s Free EFL Graded Reading Texts Raising Awareness About Mobility Disability
   Katie Quartano, Greece
3. The eHandbook
   Mark Addison, UK
4. ELTeach
   George White, UK

An Old Exercise

Controlled Writing: An Effective Traditional Practice for Developing ELLs’ Composition
Eman Elturki, the USA

Pilgrims Course Outline

1. Pilgrims News
2. Alphabet Games: a Pilgrims Training Session by Hania Kryszewska
   Peter Clements, UK
3. InPath Newsletter

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

1. New iPad Coursebook Fuses Innovative ESL/EFL Pedagogy to “Multi-Touch” Environment
   Roger Grover, Canada
2. The Strategy Factor in Successful Language Learning by Carol Griffiths
   Adem Soruç, Turkey

Poems

Joseph von Eichendorff - German Romantic Poet and Writer. Some of His Poems Translated into English
Roman Bugla, Poland

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