Vol. 3. No. 3 September 1998
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Articles
A-1 Data-collecting on Reading-writing Strategies: A Comparison of Instruments: A Case Study; Adina Levine and Thea Reves (16 Pgs)
A-2 Increasing students' awareness of genre through text transformation exercises: An old classroom activity revisited; Tim Caudery (21 Pgs)
Reviews
Textbooks
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-1 Bowen, Tim Build Your Business Grammar
 MacKenzie, Ian Management and Marketing
 
Brett Berquist
R-2 Delk, Cheryl L. Discovering American Culture Helen Huntley
R-3 Kluger-Bell, Barry and the School for the Exploratorium. The Exploratorium Guide to Scale and Structure Dan Janes
R-4 Martinez, Ron Conversation Lessons: The Natural Language of Conversation Nicole Décuré
R-5 Remacha Esteras, Santiago InfoTech: English for Computer Users Michael Vallance
R-6 Seal, Bernard Academic Encounters: Reading, Study Skills, and Writing. Content Focus: Human Behavior Clark A. Richardson
R-7 Smalzer, William. R. Write To Be Read: Reading, Reflection and Writing Rupert Herington
R-8 Williamson, Julia A.and Jill C. Vincent Film is Content: A Study Guide for the Advanced ESL Classroom Sorel Friedman
Teacher Resource Books
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-9 Dyson,Anne Haas with the San Francisco East Bay Teacher Study Group What Difference Does Difference Make? Teacher Reflections on Diversity, Literacy, and the Urban Primary School Arif Altun
R-10 Hewitt, Ian E. Edutainment: How to Teach Language With Fun and Games Dieter Kranz
R-11 Hill, Jimmie and Michael Lewis Dictionary of Selected Collocations Nicolas R. Cueto
R-12 Routman, Regie Literacy at the Crossroads: Crucial Talk About Reading, Writing, and Other Teaching Dilemmas John Graney
R-13 Tucker, Amy Decoding ESL: International Students in the American College Classroom Margi L. Wald
Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-14 Lvovich, Natasha The Multilingual Self : An Inquiry into Language Learning Tim Caudery
R-15 Morgan, James L. & Katherine Demuth (Eds.) Signal to Syntax: Bootstrapping from Speech to Grammar in Early Acquisition  
Sokolov, Jeffrey L. & Catherine E. Snow (Eds.) Handbook of Research in Language Development Using CHILDES  
Budwig, Nancy A Developmental-Functionalist Approach to Child Language
Marion Myhill
Sociolinguistics
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-16 Torres, Lourdes Puerto Rican Discourse: A Sociolinguistic Study of a New York Suburb Alicia Pousada
Response to a Previous Review
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-17   Comments on Talk about It! An Integrated Approach to Bold, Dynamic Topics

 Reviewer's Response

Melinda Sayavedra, co-author

Nicole Décuré

Forum
F-1 Teacher Evaluations Maggie Sokolik, Compiler
On the Internet
Int Macromedia's "Design in Motion Suite" Reviewed Jim Duber
Conference Watcher
CW Listings as of October 1998
  Current version direct from Roy Cochrun's web site.