Three articles on fostering communicative competence in the English as a second language classroom are presented. In "How to Foster Communicative Competence," Sue Khyat examines the sociocultural aspects of communicating. A contribution from the Language Teaching Branch of the Australian Department of Education entitled "Integrating the Skills of…

Four articles on fostering communicative competence in the English as a second language classroom are presented. In "Communicative Competence as an Emphasis in Language Teaching," Alan Kerr examines the subject at a theoretical level and looks at some implications for the classroom. In "Communicative Competence, or 'Who Speaks What…

This biannual journal presents articles, teaching ideas, and book reviews on a range of topics related to the teaching and learning of English as a second language and cross cultural communication issues, especially in regard to Japan and Japanese students. The nine articles address the following topics: (1) interview exercises based on the…

The recent development of the communicative approach to foreign language instruction has been accompanied by many methodological applications, most of which have revolved around an authentic use of discourse. This evolution in language instruction presents some problems, especially when communicative competence is interpreted too narrowly. Some…

This volume of the "TESOL Newsletter" contains a number of articles of general information to teachers including articles on the following topics: teacher training and evaluation; an overview of English as a second language (ESL) teaching today and thoughts about its future; teacher certification; teaching methods; an excerpt from a longer poem on…

Theses six TESOL Newsletters present articles on various aspects of teaching English as a Second Language. Some of the areas covered are the following: (1) teaching reading, both in the classroom and as a supplementary activity; (2) using audiovisual aids; (3) groups in the ESL classroom; (4) the use of the native language and learning a second…

This document consists of the two issues of "English Teachers' Journal (Israel)" issued during 1991. Contents include: "Introduction for English Teachers"; "Announcements for Bagrut Teachers and Examiners"; "News from E.T.A.I. (English Teachers' Association of Israel)" (Ephraim Weintroub); "Learning…

The articles in this special journal issue discuss specific methods and procedures for use by teachers in developing student competency in the use of English as a second language. Specific topics covered in the 12 articles are (1) teaching the functional usages of language, (2) teaching the persuasive uses of language, (3) developing the…

The following articles are included in this number: "The Compatibility of the Natural Approach and the Communicative Approach," by R. J. Fand; "Teaching Nonverbal Communication Patterns in the ESL Classroom," by K. L. Fitch; "Metacommunication in Accommodated Community Language Learning," by P. G. La Forge; "Content in Composition Courses: Women's…

This collection of articles deals with various aspects of the role of the language laboratory in language teaching, concentrating on laboratory teaching methods and materials. Topics range from evaluation of existing materials to the planning of courses and self-instruction systems, and include suggestions for the building up of a sound-library…

This resource guide for teachers of English to speakers of other languages contains two sections, one dealing with resources and the second dealing with the language itself. The first section contains teaching ideas, techniques, and suggestions on how to present, develop, and reinforce pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and…

This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "An Experience with CLL" by Earl Stevick; "Accuracy vs. Fluency in the English Language Classroom" by Kenton Sutherland; "Predicate Markers: A New Look at the English Predicate System" by Phillip L. Knowles; "'Let Your TV do the Talking':…

Four issues of "TESL Reporter" are presented. Contents include the following articles: ''An Approach to the [I] [i] Contrast" by William D. Conway; "Native Language Environment Is Source of Confusion" by Alice Pack; "The Origin of Language: A Puzzle With Missing Pieces"; "Terminal Behavior and Language…

Literacy across Cultures, the journal of the Foreign Language Literacy Special Interest Group, a special interest group formed within the Japan Association for Language Teaching, seeks to network people, ideas, theory, practice, and experiences that can help lead to a better understanding of foreign language literacy. This issue contains six…

This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "More About Drama for the Classroom" by Richard A. Via; "Student-Created Media: One Approach to ESL Instruction" by Kathy Campbell; "Some Advice for Japanese Students Learning English" by Yoshi-Mitsu Shimazu; "Patterns of Oral Communication…