Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Lessons on Song and Culture
   Alma Daniela Oteros S. and Nevin Siders, Mexico
2. The Washback Effect of Testing on Students’ Learning In EFL Writing Classes
   Esma Şenel and Birsen Tütüniş, Turkey
3. Designing a Scenario-Based Syllabus for Young Learners
   Sezgi Yalin, North Cyprus
4. Introducing and Exemplifying English for Life Purposes (ELP) as a New Concept in English Language Teaching
   Reza Pishghadam and Reza Zabihi, Iran

Jokes

ICT
found on the web

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Short Articles

1. Teaching Values In the Classroom
   Inés Mercado, Mexico
2. ICT in English Teaching
   Adriana Perez Carreño Chairez, Mexico
3. Waking Minds Up: What Makes Us Who We Are
   Irene Leyva Martinez, Mexico
4. Poetry In the English Classroom
   Inés Mercado, Mexico
5. Promoting Critical Thinking in the Language Classroom
   Yaser Khajavi and Nooshin Shahvali, Iran
6. Towards Imaginative Understanding: The Use of Film in Language Teaching
   Michael Tooke, Italy
7. Task-Based Learning: The Building Blocks for the Young Language Learner
   Christina Nicole Giannikas, Greece
8. The Hostile Student
   Louis I. Butto, Japan
9. Psychology and ELT: Changing Attitudes. A Beginner’s Guide to Persuading Yourself!
   Nick Michelioudakis, Greece

Ideas from the Corpora

Enhancing Vocabulary Skills
Alejandro Robles, Mexico

Lesson Outlines

1. Conditionals Lesson
   Yameli Caraza, Mexico
2. Logic for Language Learning 2
   Simon Mumford, Turkey
3. Adding Elements of Fun And Creativity To Spelling And Vocabulary Practice
   Nino Kvantaliani, Georgia
4. Ten Secrets To a Successful Lesson
   Danny Singh, UK

Student Voices

English in My Life
Basilio Hernández, Mexico

Publications

1. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland
2. Language Learner Literature Awards: Finalists 2013

An Old Exercise

Papelitos
Roberto Acuña, Mexico

Pilgrims Course Outline

1. Pilgrims in Turkey
2. Feedback from Pronunciation Course Taken in August 2012 with Adrian Underhill
   Thelma Marques, Brazil
3. Tense Experience: A Pilgrims Training Session by Emmanuelle Betham
   Peter Clements, UK

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

Auto-review of Life: A Six-level Course Series For Adult Learners
Michael Berman, UK

Poems

1. Those Who Were Learners
   Rossy Aguirre, Mexico
2. A Winter Love
   Alejandro Robles, Mexico

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