Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Using Culturometrics to Assess Undergraduates' Levels of Foreign Language Enculturation: A Wake-up Call
   Béatrice Boufoy-Bastick, West Indies
2. Saying and Sense: Speech Movements and Imitation in Expression and Reading Aloud
   Edwin Salter, UK
3. The Use of Authentic Materials in Teaching EFL Listening
   Ji Lingzhu and Zhang Yuanyuan, China

Jokes

1. Jokes from the Rural Punjab
   submitted by Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan
2. Submitted by a Primary School Girl for a Homework Assignment
   submitted by Kasia Krawczyk, Poland

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Short Articles

1. Skype in the EFL Class
   Cristina Arnau Vilà, Spain
2. Authentic Visuals in Teaching and Learning English
   Eva Homolová, Slovakia
3. The Heart of the Matter: On Reading
   Lou Spaventa, US
4. Materials in TEFL: A Discussion of What Lies Behind Them and Implications
   Sinan Mısırlı, Turkey
5. How to Make Listening and Speaking More Enjoyable
   Gulnare Hajiyeva, Azerbaijan
6. Metaphors We Teach By: Some Procedures that Trigger EFL Teacher Trainees’ Reflection
   Grażyna Kiliańska-Przybyło, Poland
7. Me in Metaphors: Discovering and Uncovering Myself Through NLP and Multiple Intelligences
   Anila R. Scott-Monkhouse and Enrica Rigamonti, Italy
8. The Teacher as Circus Performer
   Alan Maley, UK
9. Work Habits of Two Craftsmen
   James Porcaro, Japan and Rob Porcaro, US
10. What a Teacher Learned from Being a Musician
    Chaz Pugliese, UK and France
11. The CELTA Crisis or Busting the Box
    Marie Dixon Frisch, Norway
12. Teachers as Providers of Education, the Most Precious Asset
    Consuela Popa, România

ESL Teaching Jobs

Ideas from the Corpora

Creativity and Corpus Linguistics: Using a Corpus to Write Stories
Ian Michael Robinson, Italy

Lesson Outlines

1. Using Cuisenaire Rods in the Business Classroom
   Rosie Norman, UK
2. Engaging the Disengaged : A Story-telling Activity Which Raises Awareness of How We (Don’t) Listen to Each Other
   Karen Geiger, Italy
3. Personalising Possibility: An Idea for a Concept-clarifying Lesson
   Konrad Brodzinski, UK
4. Organising Free Speaking
   Simon Mumford, Turkey

Student Voices

Caught in My Scuola Media Classes
Daniela Villani, Italy

Publications

1. Seeds of Confidence: Self-esteem Activities for the EFL Classroom
   auto-review by the authors, Jane Arnold, Spain, and Veronica de Andrés, Argentina
2. Great Expectations: The Graphic Novel
   Neil McBeath, Oman

An Old Exercise

Puzzle Story Leading to a Values Clarification
Mario Rinvolucri, UK

Pilgrims Course Outline

1. Course Outline: Tailor-made Group Courses at Pilgrims
   Mandy Briggs, UK
2. Pilgrim’s Progress
   Fiona James, UK

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

In A Faraway Land
Michael Berman, UK

Poems

1. Black and White
   Paul Bress, UK
2. Time Is a Tyrant - It Turns You Into Its Slave
   Angelica Araya, Chile

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