Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. The Use of Music in English Teaching in the Philippines
   Kim F. Rockell and Merissa B. Ocampo, Japan
2. A Literature-based Approach for Motivating Adult EFL Learners
   Mark Mallinder and Hsiang-Ni Lee, Taiwan
3. The Consolidation of Life Issues and Language Teaching on the Life-Language Model of Emotioncy
   Reza Pishghadam and Shaghayegh Shayesteh, Iran
4. Online Discussions as a Way to Support Verbal Skills: Perception and Outcomes
   Heather M. Austin, Turkey
5. Exploring the English as a Foreign Language Vocabulary Instruction in Macedonia: Assessing the Practical Implications of the Vocabulary Teaching Strategies Used in Macedonian Schools
   Tatjana Jovcheska, Macedonia
6. Encouraging Passive Learners of English to Communicate More Effectively in Class
   Mary Jane Özkurkudis, Turkey
7. Perceptual Positions - Part 1
   Gabriel R. Suciu, Romania

Jokes

Testing Times
Geoff Tranter, Germany

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Short Articles

1. An Active Approach to CLIL Natural Science: Exploiting ICT and Hands-on Activities
   Michele C. Guerrini, Spain
2. Where Inspiration Was Born – Memories from Slovenia IATEFL 2016
   Danny Singh, UK and Italy
3. Teachers With a First Language Other than English: A Reflection on Post-lesson Interviews
   Gerhard Erasmus, Taiwan
4. ELT Character Education in the 21st Century: The Power of Kindness, the Power of ELT
   Margarita Kosior, Greece
5. When Teachers Become Clients: Do They Practice What They Preach?
   Renata Montaldi, Brazil
6. Communication versus Correctness in the EFL Classroom
   Steve Mullen, Canada

Ideas from the Corpora

Supporting Students’ Noticing of Academic Language Patterns through Corpus Data
Eman Elturki, USA

Lesson Outlines

1. Using Songs with Teenagers
   Véronique Buffat, Switzerland
2. Wuthering Heights: Lesson Plan
   A.Özkan Bicer and Carol Griffiths, Turkey
3. An Exam Prep Cookbook
   Lindsey Clark, UK
4. Frog and Dragonfly
   Jamie Keddie, Spain
5. The Tune Into English Roadshow November and December 2016
   Fergal Kavanagh, Italy
6. Atyrau
   Zaure Kulchikenova, Kazachstan

Student Voices

1. Learning Through Transmedia Storytelling in the Micro-context of Samara University, Russia
   E. Agrikova, Russia
2. Teachers’ (Students’) Voice: Teachers Summer Training Course in August 2016 Atyrau Kazakhstan
   Zaure Kulchikenova, Kazakhstan

Publications

1. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland
2. Keeping It All Together in ELT
   Steve Mullen, Canada

An Old Exercise

Learning English Idioms for Fun
Fuqin Pan, China

Pilgrims Course Outline

Pilgrims News: Relax, Ask and Relax… - Flashback to a Summer Teacher Training Course at Pilgrims
Csilla Jaray-Benn, France

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

1. Video Telling
   Jamie Keddie, Spain
2. ETpedia Materials Writing: 500 ideas for creating English Language Materials
3. How to Teach: Reading for Pleasure by Kenny Pieper
   Crown House Publishing

Poems

1. 15 Poems
   Phuong Le, Vietnam
2. Phoenix New Life Poetry - the voice of Phoenix Poets No 62, Autumn and Winter 2016

C for Creativity

1. Teacher Creativity as Combinatory Play
   Daniel Xerri, Malta
2. Report on the Four Corners Tour and JALT Conference
   Sarah Mercer, Austria

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