Letter 1

Dear All,

We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 16, Issue 1 of the papers in Journal of Teaching English with Technology (TEwT). TEwT is indexed in Scopus, ERIH Plus, Index Copernicus, Central and Eastern European Online Library, EBSCO, Directory of OpenAccess Journals (DOAJ), BazHum, CEJSH and Cabell’s Publishing Directory. Journal of Teaching English with Technology is also listed in the MLA Directory of Periodicals and was B-ranked on the 2010 ARC Australian government list of approved academic journals. With regard to academic journals, TEwT has received the highest rank in the B section from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

If you are interested in publishing with TEwT, Please visit
http://tewtjournal.org/submission-guidelines/

Best Regards
TEwT Editorial Team
http://tewtjournal.org/

Letter 2

Hello there!

I have just uploaded a new activity on Lessonstream. It is titled 'A Killer Product' and it examines the story of Lorenzo Maggiore – a Santa Monica artist with an unusual obsession and a multi-million dollar business.

Click here to see the activity on Lessonstream

The activity also examines the fascinating world of crowdfunding – something that is close to my heart right now as I am currently running my own 'Videotelling' campaign on Indiegogo. Many of you have already got involved (thank you so much!) If you still intend to do so, there are now 5 days left.

You can see my 'Videotelling' crowdfunding campaign here

Thank you for reading.
Have a great week!
Jamie :)

Letter 3

Dear Hania Kryszewska,

We are delighted to be featuring the work of two more of our authors in this month’s Meet our Authors campaign, which allows you to hear from both established scholars and those who are just beginning their academic careers.

Please click below to read the thoughts of Associate Professor Michael Walsh and Dr Rashi Rohatgi, and to receive a 50% discount on their titles.

This month’s authors…

Michael J. K. Walsh is Associate Professor of Art History and Associate Chair (Research) of the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. He successfully nominated the historic city of Famagusta twice for inclusion in the World Monuments Fund Watch List – to read his thoughts on publishing with us, please click here.

Dr Rashi Rohatgi teaches Cultural Studies at Skidmore College’s London program. With a research focus on world literature, diaspora culture, and international pedagogy, she has published extensively on Indian Ocean literature. Please click here to read her thoughts.

Happy reading!

Christine
Christine von Gall
Deputy Editor
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
christine.von-gall@cambridgescholars.com

Letter 4

On significant features in Teaching and Learning : A Checklist

Teaching and Learning are attainment
but they are also entertainment

Teaching and Learning are achievement
but they are also enchantment

Teaching and Learning are commitment
but they are also contentment

Teaching and Learning are commencement
but they are also advancement

Teaching and Learning are empowerment
but they are also encouragement

Teaching and Learning are development
but they are also enlightenment

Teaching and Learning are sentiment
but they are also embellishment

Teachers and Learners are invited to add to the above list. Look for nouns in -ment.

Francisco Gomes de Matos, a peace linguist and language educator,ABA Global Education,Recife,Brazil

Letter 5

Vocabulary as the humanizing Everest

David Crystal says that the vocabulary of a language is its Everest
How can we select and use words that are humanizingly the best ?

By classifying our vocabulary in terms of positivizers
and organizing our phraseologies on the basis of interactional optimizers

If our vocabulary in a language is indeed an Everest
To enhance our lexical competence,let´s always put our choices to a communicative-dignity test

by Francisco Gomes de Matos, a peace linguist, Recife,Brazil

Letter 6

As language users ,we may know how to use languages appropriately

beautifully
clearly
coherently
cohesively
compassionately
concisely
correctly
creatively
dignifyingly
ethically
gracefully
humanizingly

but do we know how to use languages PEACEFULLY,NONVIOLENTLY,NONKILLINGLY FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANKIND ?
May this be a plea for global attention to a still little probed dimension in our co-responsibility as peaceful language users.

by Francisco Gomes de Matos, a peace-nonkilling linguist,Recife,Brazil