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Issue 78
January
2012
T
EACHING
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EACHING
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The Leading Practical Magazine For English Language Teachers Worldwide
A second self
Jill Hadfield
The power of circles
Brendan Ries
Community spirit? Me?
Crystal Hurdle
The battle of the boards
Sarn Rich
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Contents
Contents
MAIN FEATURE
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
A SECOND SELF
4
COMMUNITY SPIRIT? ME?
50
Jill Hadfield
reviews some theories of motivation
and announces an alternative approach
Crystal Hurdle
resents the tyranny of the
sharing circle
REAL REFLECTION 2
52
Simon Brown
believes trainee feedback
is an invaluable resource
FEATURES
SHHHHH!
8
Sonja Wirwohl
suggests that silent speaking
stimulates participation
TECHNOLOGY
ELF IN THE CLASSROOM
12
THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
54
Simon Andrewes
outlines suitable tasks
for teaching English as a Lingua Franca
Sarn Rich
speaks up for traditional technology
WEBWATCHER
57
THE POWER OF CIRCLES
16
Russell Stannard
sets his students talking
outside class
Brendan Ries
promotes harmony and respect
through circle activities
FIVE THINGS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO
58
HOLISTIC GRAMMAR TEACHING 6
20
KNOW ABOUT: CROWDSOURCING
Nicky Hockly
gets in with the in-crowd
Rod Bolitho
wonders what if ...
MAKE IT MEANINGFUL
25
Maxine Mangat
puts more emphasis on vocabulary
as a skill
REGULAR FEATURES
LANGUAGE LOG
40
THE WONDER OF WARMERS
28
John Potts
Alicia Artusi
and
Gregory Manin
break the ice
RICE ON THE MENU
59
HELPING LEARNERS TO LEARN
32
Rose Senior
Claire Gibbs
advocates autonomy
IT WORKS IN PRACTICE
36
OVER THE WALL
38
Alan Maley
recommends books about the
global financial meltdown
SCRAPBOOK
42
NO GAIN WITHOUT PAIN
46
REVIEWS
44
Peter Wells
evaluates extensive reading
COMPETITIONS
41, 64
TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS
INTERNATIONAL
30
VYLS
23
SUBSCRIPTION
FORM
Greg Davies
nurtures the very young
A GRAMMAR GAME
24
Yuvaraj Arokiyadas
teaches grammar through
a guessing game
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Editorial
Editorial
Y
ou may detect a slightly circular theme to
to find that extensive reading of simplified novels has
the same efficacy. Graded literature has many
supporters, so some readers may disagree with him.
this issue. From crop circles and wedding
rings in the Scrapbook to articles on very
different types of circles by Brendan Ries and Crystal
Hurdle, it seems you cannot escape the power of this
simple geometric figure.
Whatever direction we are coming from, our goal is
likely to be the same, and whether this goal is
achieved by having our students imagine what it would
be like to be a successful learner, as Jill Hadfield
advocates in our main feature, or by getting them to
sit in a circle and share their thoughts, our aim is to
do our best to help our students become successful
language learners.
I am reminded by the different viewpoints taken on the
value of circles that English Language Teaching is a
broad church, encompassing both complementary and
conflicting perspectives. So whilst some might view
the circle as a reflection of perfection and a symbol of
peace and harmony, the sort of circles Crystal Hurdle
endures in the touchy-feely development sessions she
is obliged to attend are, for her, akin to Dante’s nine
circles of hell.
And speaking of the Italian poet, Peter Wells points out
that although T S Eliot is supposed to have learnt
Italian by reading Dante, few of our students are likely
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