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ETJ Journal

List of Editors

  • Editors
  • David Lee

 

  • Publisher
  • David Paul

 

  • Section editors
  • Mike Guest
  • Rob Waring
  • Tom Robb
  • Ryan Hagglund
  • Editorial Advisory Board
  • Bill Pellowe
  • Greg Mihaich
  • Linh T. Pallos
  • Kim Bradford-Watts
  • Marc Helgesen
  • Russell Willis
  • Torkil Christensen

ETJ Journal


Features

Agawa, Toshie Supplementary grammar-focused activities for a company English course Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Anderson, Thomas C. Creating confident creative conversationalists with communication circles Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Berthiaume, David English through movies Vol 1 No 1, 2000

Bradford-Watts, Kim

 Classroom management Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Bradford-Watts, Kim Learning about countries Vol 6 No1, 2005
Bradford-Watts, Kim Reviewing material in the textbook Vol 7 No1, 2007
Bray, Julie File systems to support effective teaching Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Cates, Kip - Interview Global education: An interview with Kip Cates Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Donnison, Liam Bridging the gap: Why language practice activities work and why they don't Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Evans, David Why do oral testing? Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Evans, David What makes a good teacher? A look at some students' views Vol 6 No 1, 2005
Evans, Doug Rubrics in the EFL classroom Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Gabrielli, Richard A left and right hand hemisphere approach to developing writing skills Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Graham, Carolyn - Interview The rhythm of English: An interview with Carolyn Graham Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Gitsaki, Christina & Taylor, Robert Using the Internet with your students Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Hadfield, Jill - Interview Classroom dynamics: An interview with Jill Hadfield Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Hashim, Fatimah Language literacy impacting on mathematical literacy: Challenges for low-proficiency ESL learners Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Heffernan, Neil Putting testing into practice: The reading class Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Helgesen, Marc Plan ahead: A do-it-yourself guide to helping your students think about what they are going to say Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Hogue, Bill In with the old Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Jacobson, James & Olson, Rob Approaching silence in the classroom Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Kahny, Jim Classroom dynamics: An interview with Jill Hadfield Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Kahny, Jim Teacher training in Lao, P.D.R. Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Kahny, Jim Global education: An interview with Kip Cates Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Kahny, Jim The language teacher's voice: An interview with Alan Maley Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Kahny, Jim The rhythm of English: An interview with Carolyn Graham Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Kahny, Jim Standing between languages: An interview with Sen Nishiyama Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Leather, Sue Safety and challenge Vol 1 No 1, 2000
LeBeau, Charles A case for debate Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Loucky, John Paul Choosing your words wisely: Selecting which vocabulary to teach Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Maley, Alan - Interview The language teacher's voice: An interview with Alan Maley

Vol 3 No 2, 2002
McKeand, Nancy The classroom library and sustained silent reading Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Meyerhoff, Samuel Andrew Multiplicity using kamishibai and song lyrics in the language classroom Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Newfields, Tim Teaching summarizing skills: Some practical hints Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Nishiyama, Sen - Interview Standing between languages: An interview with Sen Nishiyama Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Olson, Rob & Jacobson, James Approaching silence in the classroom Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Olson, Rob Volunteering: Road or roadblock to English improvement Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Ryan, Stephen Using cards to facilitate cultural learning styles and motivate students in large university EFL classes Vol 6 No 1, 2005
Sawatzky,Kevin TeFTOET: Techniques for teachers of English tests Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Schmidt-Fajlik, Ronald Portfolio folder Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Schmidt-Fajlik, Ronald Drawing on experience Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Schmidt-Fajlik, Ronald Gesture lesson for Japanese English language learners Vol 7 No 1 2007
Shooltz, Richard The use of actual TV shows Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Shrader, Stephen The accordion family: A scaffolded role-play for beginners Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Smith, Sean An insight in to Dogme: An interview with Scott Thornbury Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Spencer, Shelley A. Prompting slow students: Instilling a sense of urgency Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Spencer, Shelley A. An integrated reading and listening program to teach "Fast English" Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Stout, Michael Not guilty as charged: Do the university entrance exams affect what is taught? Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Taylor, Richard & Gitsaki, Christina Using the Internet with your students Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Thornbury, Scott - Interview An insight into Dogme: An interview with Scott Thornbury Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Webster, Fiona The challenge of multi-level classes Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Wolsey, Eric Hot-housing, pressure-cooking and stress Vol 1 No 1, 2000


Tech talk

Blower, David Using on-line current affairs material in the classroom Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Gromik, Nicolas Stimulating creativity in a Japanese school - Using the Internet Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Hodson, Richard Text message English Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Robb, Tom Free Web-based e-mail providers & Webquests Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Robb, Tom Google - King of search engines Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Robb, Tom Keypals - Are they worth it? Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Robb, Tom Internet self-access: Hit or myth? Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Robb, Tom Web projects for the computerless class Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Robb, Tom Google as a corpus tool? Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Robb, Tom Podcasting de-mystified Vol 7 No 1 2007
Robb, Tom Building your own course management system Vol 5 No 1, 2004


Teaching Vocabulary

Andersen, Holly E. Two effective ways to increase students' vocabulary Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Capper, Simon Back to basics - practising word endings and parts of speech Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Daulton, Frank E. Japanese loanwords, high-frequency English vocabulary, and the "Power of the peg" Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Evans, Doug Using strategies to improve students reading and vocabulary Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Waring, Rob, Graham-Marr, Hugh & Dutton, John 4 Vocabulary exercises that work Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Wolter, Brent Bringing lexical patterns into the classroom Vol 4 No 2, 2003


Junior and Senior High School

Bowles, Michael Problems in treatment of vocabulary in approved junior high school textbooks: Informing teachers Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Hagglund, Ryan Teaching in trade high schools Vol 6 No 1, 2005
Horiguchi, Yuko One alternative way: Teaching text structures to a high school student Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Kahny, Jim Group dynamics in Japanese secondary schools Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Pakos, Matthew The explicit teaching and testing of vocabulary Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Reynolds, Brett But they can't read yet Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Reynolds, Brett The newest CoS for middle schools, foreign language section: What's new? Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Reynolds, Brett Grading: By what criteria? Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Uchida, Helen Jarmol Classroom behavior Vol 3 No 1, 2002


Activities

Jamall, Maurice Assumptions when choosing activities Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Jamall, Maurice Cuisenaire rods: An invaluable teaching aid Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Jamall, Maurice Adapting activities to specific teaching situations Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Jamall, Maurice - ed Four pronunciation activities Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Jamall, Maurice - ed Four activities to practice narrative tenses Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Jamall, Maurice - ed Four activities Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Jamall, Maurice - ed Three activities Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Jamall, Maurice - ed Four activities - speaking Vol 4 No 1, 2003


In My Humble Opinion

Guest, Mike Should English be taught through katakana? Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Guest, Mike Can teaching culture be harmful? Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Guest, Mike The return of the G word, plus E Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Guest, Mike Language teaching research journals - Something fishy going on? Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Guest, Mike Competition and cooperation in the classroom Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Guest, Mike Should communication really be the goal of high school English? , plus E Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Guest, Mike Teaching taboos Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Guest, Mike - ed What do you think of the practice of using Japanese (the learners' L1) in the English classroom? Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Guest, Mike - ed What is the ideal ratio between teacher talk and student talk? Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Guest, Mike - ed Error correction: How, when and why? Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Guest, Mike - ed Pronunciation: How important is it? Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Guest, Mike - ed What are the three most important qualities for language teachers? Vol 6 No 1, 2005


School Owners

Dutton, John Oh no! Vol 1 No 1, 2000
Ito, Lesley The little library that could Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Jones, Bob First enquiry Vol 1 No 1, 2000
McEntyre, Peter Going home to more students Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Myerson, Joshua Making sure your school gets the right personnel Vol 2 No 1, 2001
Sato, Chris ETJ School Owners forum update Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Sato, Chris What's in a name? Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Sato, Chris - ed In the spotlight - Eric Burke Vol 4 No 3, 2003
Sekioka, Kathy A tale of two secretaries Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Warner, Peter A card for every occasion Vol 3 No 3, 2002


Teaching reading

Leane, Shirley The basics of teaching reading skills Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Leane, Shirley The basics of teaching reading skills: Part 2 Vol 3 No 2, 2002
Lemmer, Richard A brief look at one extensive reading program Vol 3 No 3, 2002
Rausch, Anthony S. Extensive reading: A case study in one junior high school Vol 5 No 1, 2004
Stewart, Daniel Should our students be using dictionaries for extensive reading? Vol 7 No 1, 2007


Teaching listening

Ferrato, Tina Ring the bell - It's tie for EFL! Vol 5 No 2, 2004