A Word from the Editors…Feature ArticlesEditor: Maggie Sokolik Barriers to Acquiring Listening Strategies for EFL Learners and Their Pedagogical Implications; Yiching Chen (20 Pgs) Classroom Focus: The U.S. MidwestUsing Focus Group Methodology to Understand International Students’ Academic Language Needs: A Comparison of Perspectives; Wei Zhu and Jeffra Flaitz (11 Pgs) ForumEditor: Karen Stanley On the InternetEditor: Vance Stevens Media Articles & ReviewsEditors: Arlyn Freed Reading for Meaning; Reviewed by Keun Huh Costello—English Through Imagination; Reviewed by Nicolas Gromik |
ReviewsEditor: Sorel Friedman Classroom TextsJohn Swales and Christine Feak (2004), Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential tasks and skills, Second Edition; Reviewed by Ruth Breeze Tim Collins (2004), Access Reading 1: Reading in the Real World; Reviewed by Dana Horning Stella Maidment and Lorena Roberts (2000), Happy House; Reviewed by Dana Horning Wendy Ashby (2003), What Makes America Tick? A Multiskill Approach to English through U.S. Culture and History; Reviewed by Victor I. Ikpia Teacher Resource BooksLesley Painter (2003), Oxford Resource Books for Teachers: Homework; Reviewed by Nicole Décuré Keith S. Folse (2004), Vocabulary Myths: Applying Second Language Research to Classroom Teaching; Reviewed by David Johnson Gordon Lewis (2004), The Internet and Young Learners; Reviewed by Wiroj Kosolritthichai Applied Linguistics, History and ResearchMarysia Johnson (2004), A Philosophy of Second Language Acquisition; Reviewed by Wendy Lam Vivian Zamel, Ruth Spack, Eds. (2004), Crossing the Curriculum; Reviewed by Fiona Lawtie Timothy Reagan (2005), Non-Western Educational Traditions: Indigenous Approaches to Education Thought and Practice, 3rd edition; Reviewed by Marie Thormodsgard Technology in EducationPhillip A. Towndrow and Michael Vallance (2004), Using IT in the Language Classroom: A guide for teachers and students in Asia; Reviewed by Kevin Ryan |