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ETJ Journal

    The ETJ Journal is published for ETJ by Language Teaching Professionals


List of Editors

 

  • Editor
  • Robert S. Murphy

 

  • Publisher
  • David Paul

 

  • Assistant Editors

Michael D. Post

Jason Peppard

Christopher Wharton

Margaret Orleans

Robert W. Long

Lina Maksymuk

 

  • General information
  • Published in Hiroshima, Japan
  • ISSN number: ISSN 1883 0099
  • Board of Advisors

    International

    Richard Day (U of Hawaii, US)

    Rod Ellis (U of Auckland, NZ)

    Jeanette Littlemore (U of Birmingham, UK)

    Japan

    Marc Helgesen

    Curtis Kelly

    Tim Murphey

     

  • Grad School Showcase Universities

    University of Hawaii

    University of Birmingham

    University of Auckland

    The New School

    Teachers College/Columbia University

    Macquarie University

 


Recent Articles


Interviews

     
Gleason, Jean Berko The wug test and major developments since then Vol 9 No1, 2011
Norasakkunkit, Vinai Psychologically attached to Japan? Vol 9 No 1, 2011


Archives


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
Burrows, Christian A review of the findings of communicative strategy training in Japan Fall 2009
Cates, Kip - Interview Global education: An interview with Kip Cates Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Cohen, Joshua Teaching the passive voice: Strategies for immediate production Winter 2008
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
Gabrielli, Richard A left and right hand hemisphere approach to developing writing skills Vol 5 No 2, 2004
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
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
Kahny, Jim Classroom dynamics: An interview with Jill Hadfield Vol 1 No 1, 2000
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
Leather, Sue Safety and challenge Vol 1 No 1, 2000
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
Newfields, Tim Teaching summarizing skills: Some practical hints Vol 2 No 2, 2001
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 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
Spencer, Shelley A. Prompting slow students: Instilling a sense of urgency Vol 4 No 1, 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
Williams, Jason Creating and continuing positive experiences with graded readers Summer 2009
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
Robb, Tom Free Web-based e-mail providers & Webquests Vol 1 No 1, 2000
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 Google as a corpus tool? Vol 4 No 1, 2003
Robb, Tom Podcasting de-mystified Vol 7 No 1 2007


Teaching Vocabulary

     
Andersen, Holly E. Two effective ways to increase students' vocabulary Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Daulton, Frank E. Japanese loanwords, high-frequency English vocabulary, and the "Power of the peg" Vol 4 No 1, 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
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 activities to practice narrative tenses Vol 2 No 2, 2001
Jamall, Maurice - ed Four activities Vol 3 No 1, 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 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 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 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
Jones, Bob First enquiry Vol 1 No 1, 2000
McEntyre, Peter Going home to more students Vol 4 No 2, 2003
Sato, Chris ETJ School Owners forum update Vol 3 No 1, 2002
Sato, Chris What's in a name? Vol 5 No 2, 2004
Sekioka, Kathy A tale of two secretaries Vol 2 No 2, 2001


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
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