Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. A Fresh Look: “Task-based Extended Reading”
   Burçin Yıldız,Turkey
2. My Lived Experience with the Communicative Approach to Language Teaching in China
   Wei Liu, China
3. Words: Orchestral or Solo Instruments?
   Andrew Wright, Hungary

Jokes

English “Conversion”: The Funny Side of Spelling in Delhi, India
Arun Ganapathy, India

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Short Articles

1. Student/Consumer Satisfaction Survey: Holistic English vs. Traditional Oral English
   Martin Wolff, China
2. Some Practical Techniques on Managing Large English Language Classes
   Yaser Khajavi and Reza Abbasian, Iran
3. Teaching 1-on-1 Classes
   Sharon de Hinojosa, Korea
4. Current Cultural and Linguistic Crisis in the Post-Communicative Era in EFL
   Consuela Popa, Romania
5. Do Skills Lessons Often Lead to Lazy Teaching and Students Not Progressing in Their Language Learning?
   Karolina Kaczmarek, Poland and UK
6. Pattern Poetry Project
   Elizabeth Dostert, Luxembourg
7. Same But Different: Catering for Multiple Intelligences in a Mixed-ability Classroom
   Jennifer Breithoff, Luxembourg
8. The Heart of the Matter: The Good Test
   Lou Spaventa, US
9. The Lord Said “Let There Be English Grammar” And There Was Great Rejoicing
   Feride Hekimgil, Turkey
10. Story from Canada: An Episode to a New Beginning with L.E.A.P
    Ivy Kwan with Jim Parsons, Canada
11. Teaching Multilingual Children
    Sharon de Hinojosa, Korea

ESL Teaching Jobs

Ideas from the Corpora

Practising the Grammar of Spoken English
Simon Mumford, Turkey

Lesson Outlines

1. The Picture as a Story
   Michael Berman, UK
2. How Tamerlane Found His Fortune
   Michael Berman, UK
3. Rethinking Reading Aloud
   Simon Mumford, Turkey
4. REALLY Getting to Know Your Students: Using the Anecdote Circle in the EFL Classroom
   Lee Shutler, Korea

Student Voices

The Relationship Between Teacher’s Feedback and Students’ Motivation
Marlena Grombczewska, Poland

Publications

1. ‘kidz-fiz-biz’ Physical Business for Kids - Learning Through Drama, Dance and Song by Marlene Rattigan
   reviewed by Martin Blaszk, Poland
2. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland

An Old Exercise

Drilling can be fun!
Simon Mumford, Turkey

Pilgrims Course Outline

1. Tailor-made Group Courses at Pilgrims
   Mandy Briggs, Pilgrims Workshops Coordinator
2. Pilgrims Overseas Workshops
   Mandy Briggs, Pilgrims Workshops Coordinator

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

1. English in China - The Unfunny Joke
   Martin Wolff, China
2. English Language Teaching Matters
   Michael Berman, UK

Poems

Nine Poems
Andreea Suciu, Romania

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