TESL-EJ: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language TESL-EJ is a fully-refereed academic journal for the English as a Second Language, English as a Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics professional community. http://tesl-ej.org Featured Reading: Polyglot: How I Learn Languages Kató Lomb (Translated by Ádám Szegi and Kornelia DeKorne) Dr. Kató Lomb (1909–2003) has been called "possibly the most accomplished polyglot in the world" (Krashen, 1997, p. 15) and "the most multilingual woman" (Parkvall, 2006, p. 119).... http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/fr1abs.html Reducing Listening Test Anxiety Through Various Forms of Listening Support Anna Ching-Shyang Chang & John Read Foreign language learners typically experience considerable anxiety about taking listening tests.... http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/a1.html On the Internet: Trial by Twitter: The Rise and Slide of the Year's Most Viral Microblogging Platform Vance Stevens According to Wikipedia...: "Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates" (or "tweets"; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter web site.... http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/int.html Second Life Karina Silva Although reactions toward the benefits of using virtual worlds for educational purposes vary (Stevens, 2006), it has been acknowledged that today's students have different abilities and expectations compared to the learners of just a few years ago... http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/m1.html Susan Stempleski (2007), Talk Time: Everyday English Conversation, Student Book 2 Louis Butto Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r1.html Josephine O'Brien (2007), English for Business Wendy M. Gough Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r2.html Barbara Johnstone, Discourse Analysis, Second Edition Keiko Ikeda Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r3.html Neil Mercer, Joan Swann & Barbara Mayor, Eds. (2007), Learning English, 2nd ed. Eloy Romero-Muñoz Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r4.html Kimi Kondo-Brown & James Dean Brown, Eds. (2008), Teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Heritage Students: Curriculum Needs, Materials, and Assessment Tim Newfields Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r5.html Dave Willis & Jane Willis (2007), Doing Task-Based Teaching Fiona Cromarty-Lawtie Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r6.html Rebecca Powell (2007) , Straight Talk: Growing as Multicultural Educators, 2nd ed. Jennifer J. Daniels Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r7.html Peter C. Murrell, Jr. (2007), Race, Culture, and Schooling: Identities of Achievement in Multicultural Urban Schools Lindsey Hillyard Review http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/r8.html