Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Fostering Language Acquisition: Task Based Lesson and Vehicular Use of FL/SL in the Italian Education System
   Barbara Sinisi, Italy
2. A Language Garden in the Desert: Bustan Al Qusas
   David Vale, UK
3. The Advantages of Learning a Dominant Language: Addressing the Integrity of Individuals
   Miguel Mantero, David Backer, US
4. Initiating Change Using Wiki for EAP Writing in Technology-poor Nigeria
   Peter A. Aborisade, Nigeria

Jokes

Portrait of an Artist
submitted by Michael Berman, UK

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Short Articles

1. Why Is It Worth Teaching and Learning Literature Online?
   Claudio de Paiva Franco, Brazil, and Arda Arikan, Turkey
2. Using Creative Writing in Developing Language Proficiency
   Alena Štulajterová, Slovakia
3. Autorhythmy - Part 2 and Part 3
   Mihály Hevesi, Hungary
4. Rudolf Steiner and ELT? A Reply to Tony Cañadas’ Article
   Stefan Rathert, Turkey
5. Language Teachers or Communication Teachers?
   Andrew Wright, Hungary
6. Why Teach Music Well and Language Badly in China?
   Mario Rinvolucri, Pilgrims UK
7. An Overview of Business Culture Awareness Abroad
   Alan Green, UK and Eberhard Oehler, Germany
8. I am the Wrong Person: An Interesting English Language Game
   Sasan Baleghizadeh and Elnaz Oladrostam, Iran
9. Teaching Busy Adults: Balancing Upstream/Downstream Notions
   Irina Khan, Russia
10. General Remarks on Second Language Acquisition
    Adam Borowski, Poland
11. The Heart of the Matter: A Short Personal History of SLA Research and What It Has Meant to My Classroom Teaching – Part One
    Lou Spaventa, US
12. A Fresh Start at School - Fresh Students?
    Małgorzata Oberg, Poland
13. BRITALY – Some Observations
    Jane Hedworth, UK
14. Studying Science or Studying Humanities – Which Makes You a Better Language Learner?
    Irina Dementjeva, Lithuania

ESL Teaching Jobs

Ideas from the Corpora

Word Clouds for Chunks
Hanna Kryszewska, Poland

Lesson Outlines

1. Halloween: Activating your Memory Through your Senses!
   Lauren Damas, Portugal
2. Working with Realia
   Anette Kurz, Germany
3. Musical Chairs
   Sezgi Yalin, Cyprus
4. The Furniture Experience
   Danny Singh, UK
5. Irregular Verbs Rods Game
   Paco Francia, Spain

Student Voices

My life is C+
Adcharawan Buripakdi, Thailand

Publications

1. QSE: A Skills-based ELT Course with Conversation, CLIL and Exam Practice
2. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland

An Old Exercise

An Old Exercise
Paul Davis, UK

Pilgrims Course Outline

Skilled Helping and Feedback: a Brand New Pilgrims Course
Adrian Underhill, UK

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

Basic Multiple Intelligences for EFL Teachers
reviewed by Wayne Rimmer, Russia

Poems

1. Three Trashcans
   Svetlana Lavochkina, Germany
2. The Enemy Within
   Ibn Tyne, Saudi Arabia
3. Cities: Poems from an Oxford Summer, 2008

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