ETAS Journal Editors’ Choice

Daniel Xerri: In imitation of Hockney: The value of teacher versatility

ETAS Journal, Volume 34, Number 3, (Summer 2017), p. 14-15      

Daniel Xerri begins this very thought-provoking article about teacher versatility by discussing an art exhibition on Hockney he had recently attended. While I am not familiar with Hockney or his works, I felt immediately inspired by this artist and his artistic versatility. Xerri makes a very astute connection between Hockney and how, as ELT professionals, we can draw inspiration from re-inventing ourselves and our craft.

Daniel Xerri: Teachers want to know answers to questions: Dudley Reynolds on teacher research

ETAS Journal, Volume 34, Number 3, (Summer 2017), p. 12-13      

'Research needs to be on everyone's agenda'

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Alan Maley: Creative writing for students and teachers: Some practical ideas

ETAS Journal Volume 32 Number 1 (Winter 2014), pp. 30 - 31

By encouraging students to write about their own lives in simple words, teachers can practice vocabulary, engage students and fulfil many other laudable aims, but most of all, they can provide their learners with a chance to see that they, too, can be creative and ‘own’ their life experience through telling others about it.

Emilia Siravo: Testing from a language learner’s perspective

We live in an education world where people want tests. Governments, universities, employers: they all like numbers. This has created an environment where we, as teachers, worry about the balance between testing and learning. As teachers we have often erred on the side of being wary of tests. They take up time, they create a negative atmosphere and they pigeon-hole students.

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Kevin Stein: Shaken not stirred: Seven ways to start your class differently   

ETAS Journal, Volume 34, Number 2, (Spring 2017), p. 22-23                          

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Oksana Hera: Give your learners a business perspective

ETAS Journal, Volume 34 Number 1 (Winter 2016), p. 18

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Kevin Stein: Shaken not stirred: Seven ways to start your class differently

ETAS Journal, Volume 34, Number 2, (Spring 2017), p. 22-23

Although research-based articles are extremely important in helping to inform teaching practices, I believe that it is also important for teachers to engage with one another and exchange practical tips and ideas. Kevin Stein's article, in the Voices of Experience (VoE) section, Spring Journal 2017, does just that. His ideas are practical and prompt critical reflection.

ELT for Personal Growth and Success by Dina Blanco-Ioannou

Few would argue that motivation and confidence are vital for learning to take place. Whilst we, as teachers, are aware of this and try to foster these aspects in the classroom it is not often that we incorporate whole activities intended to help students focus on their self-esteem or self-worth.

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Marjorie Rosenberg: Creativity in the Business Context

ETAS Journal Volume 33 Number 3 (Summer 2016), pp. 25-26

What is a Business English teacher? Is it an English teacher who teaches a course from a business coursebook? Or is it an expert in business? Frankly, we might ask that if they were experts in business, why are they teaching? Maybe that is a debate for another day. However, I think most teachers are teaching because the world of economics and business did not appeal. A vocationally driven occupation attracted us more, perhaps, than a self-image of Gordon Gekko in Wall Street.

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Adriana Millikovsky: Why bring art into our English classroom

ETAS Journal Volume 32 number 2 (Spring 2015), page 34-35

Adriana Millikovsky begins her article by illustrating how to use art in the classroom. By doing this we can see ourselves using art in the classroom before we even know how or why it can help our students

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Vedrana Vojkovic-Estatiev: Three features of a MOOC that can help your online writing course​​​​​​​

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 2 (Spring 2016), pp.27-28

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Marjorie Rosenberg: Learning styles

ETAS Journal, Volume 31 Number 1 (Winter 2013), pp. 23-25

Marjorie Rosenberg takes us on a journey – a journey that may change your view of your learners and inspire your teaching.

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Jane Revell: Wake up your inner elephant!

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 3 (Summer 2016), pp. 26-28

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Rob Dean: There's more to it than coloured pencils and bits of paper: Creativity-based activities and approaches in the classroom

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 3 (Summer 2016), pp. 28-30

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Marjorie Rosenberg: Creativity in the Business English context​

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 3 (Summer 2016), pp. 25-26

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Beyond language teaching – towards Global Citizenship: Teaching English as a life skill

Mark Fletcher

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 2 (Spring 2016), pp. 20-21

For this edition of Editors’ Choice, I have chosen an article by Mark Fletcher on going beyond the standard English language syllabus and helping students achieve their real-life needs. In this easy-to-read and practical article, Fletcher offers his view on why and how we can help our students develop global skills.

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Teaching creative writing to dyslexic students

Rachel Harris

ETAS Journal, Volume 32 Number 1 (Winter 2014), p. 49

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What’s in a word?  How cultural identity narratives are hidden in our language

George Simons

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 1 (Winter 2015), pp. 29-30

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The use of literature in ELT

Daniel Xerri and Stephanie Xerri Agius

ETAS Journal, Volume 30 Number 1 (Winter 2012), pp. 18-23

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Is the native speaker dead?

Barry Tomlin

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 1 (Winter 2015), pp. 27-29

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Judith Mader and Rudi Camerer: Testing intercultural competence in academic and corporate contexts: The WHAT and HOW

ETAS Journal, Volume 33 Number 1 (Winter 2015, pp. 40 - 42)

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George Jacobs: Writing for publication in language learning journals: Some suggestions

ETAS Journal, Volume 29 Number 2 (Spring 2012), pp. 54-57

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Sandie Mourão: Picturebooks for teenagers: The house that crack built

ETAS Journal, Volume 32 Number 3 (Summer 2015), pp. 33-34

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Brigit Zogg: The secret lives of Walter Mitty and Stanley Stone, or: Writing inspired by reading 

ETAS Journal, Volume 32 Number 3 (Summer 2015), pp. 28-30