Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Remembering Alan McConnell Duff. 1942-2012
   joint publication
2. Using Authentic Aural Materials to Identify Learning Strategies Most Frequently Used in the EFL Classroom
   Leila Ghaderpanahi and Azin Rahimi, Iran
3. Official Language Education in Ecuador: Exploring the Humanistic Outcome of Official Bilingual Initiatives
   Miguel Mantero, US
4. The Inevitability of L1 use in Chinese High School ELT Class
   Ji Lingzhu, P.R. China
5. An Elusive Quality: The Syllabus
   Feride Hekimgil, Turkey
6. Foreign Accent Problem of Non-native Teachers of English
   Ali Karakaş, Turkey

Jokes

English is a Crazy Language
found online by Aleksandra Arceusz, Poland

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Short Articles

1. Enhancing Low-achieving Language Learners' Performance: Techniques and Strategies
   Yaser Khajavi, Iran
2. Sitcoms: a Window of Opportunity for Teaching and Learning
   Marisa Mechetti and Georgina Hudson, Argentina
3. Feedback: What is It Good For?
   Jonathan Brown, Japan
4. Integrating Visualization Techniques into English Language Teaching and Learning
   Wei Lee, P.R.China
5. The Inspiring Teacher
   Nguyen thi Hoai An, Vietnam
6. People Who Don’t Believe in the Power of Stories Should Think Again
   Jayakaran Mukundan, Malaysia
7. Creating a Story from Everyday Life as an Effective Tool in Language Learning
   Motikala Subba Dewan, Nepal
8. Multiple Intelligences and Post-reading Activities in the ESL Literature Class
   Mallika V Govindarajoo, Malaysia
9. What Happens When Students Do Creative Writing?
   Vishnu S Rai
10. Classroom as an Inspiration
    Phuong thi Anh Le, Vietnam
11. Language Learning Strategy (LLS) in EFL Classroom
    Saeedeh Karbalaee Kamran, Iran

Ideas from the Corpora

Walking Tall With Word Forks
N. Pratheeba, India

Lesson Outlines

1. Using Poetry in ELT: Happiness and A Song in time of Depression
   Michael Berman, UK
2. How to Make Use of MS Word and PowerPoint in EFL Classes
   Merve Elbirlik Tülek, Turkey
3. Souls are Hungry for Songs – Feed Them! Make Feel Good Songs for Your Students
   Sezgi Yalin, North Cyprus
4. Integrating the Skills Using Tales of the Unexpected
   Stephen Hargreaves, Belgium
5. Learning Grammar Through Doggerel Verse
   Simon Mumford, Turkey

Student Voices

Come Along for the Ride
Volkan İnceçay, Turkey

Publications

1. Wonders of the World
   reviewed by Neil Mc Beath, Oman
2. English Through Art
   reviewed by Alan Maley, UK
3. Winners of the Extensive Reading Foundation 2012 Language Learner Literature Awards
   submitted by Philip Prowse, UK
4. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland

An Old Exercise

The Heart of the Matter - An Activity That Has Always Worked
Lou Spaventa, US

Pilgrims Course Outline

1. Course Outline
2. Pilgrims at work…,
   Iwona Grajner, Poland, Geert Groot Koerkamp, Netherlands, Ruud Giesbers, Netherlands, Agata Murzynska, Poland, Caterina Sbrana, Italy, Alex Schonewille, the Netherlands

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

The Book of Pronunciation
Jonathan Marks, Poland, and Tim Bowen, UK

Poems

1. Small World
   Paul Bress, UK
2. Putty (or, Delusions of a Common or Garden TEFL Teacher)
   Ibn Tyne, Saudi Arabia

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