Vol. 3. No. 4 January 1999
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Articles
A-1 Neural Plasticity and the Issue of Mimicry Tasks in L2 Pronunciation Studies; Yvonne F. Stapp (24 Pgs)
A-2 A Study of the Effect of Direct Test Preparation on the TOEIC Scores of Japanese University Students; Thomas Robb and Jay Ercanbrack (30 Pgs)
Reviews
Textbooks
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-1 Jones, Leo  Let's Talk Sumru Akcan
R-2 Menasche, Lionel  Writing a Research Paper Anthony Green
R-3 Steer, Jocelyn M. and Karen A. Carlisi   The Advanced Grammar Book (2nd ed.) Sorel Friedman
R-3 Steer, Jocelyn M. and Dawn Schmid  The Advanced Grammar Book Workbook (2nd ed.)
R-3 Gordon, Deborah  The Advanced Grammar Book Instructor's Manual (2nd ed.)
R-4 Widdows, Steven and Peter Voller   Open Minds: Exploring Global Issues through Reading and Discussion Cethlyn MacKay
Teacher Resource Books
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-5 Boswood, Tim   New Ways of Using Computers in Language Teaching Dieter Kranz
R-6 Brisk, MarĠa Estela  Bilingual Education: From Compensatory to Quality Schooling Robert Retherford
R-7 Celce-Murcia, Marianne and Diane Larsen-Freeman  The Grammar Book: An ESL-EFL Teacher's Course (2nd ed.) Robert Retherford
R-8 Christian, Scott   Exchanging Lives: Middle School Writers On-line James Audette
R-9 Zamel, Vivian and Ruth Spack (Eds.)  Negotiating Academic Literacies: Teaching and Learning Across Languages and Cultures Melissa Reeve and Margi L. Wald
Second Language Acquisition
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-10 Cohen, Andrew D.   Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language Tim Caudery
R-11 Flynn, Suzanne, Gita Martohardjono, and Wayne O'Neil  The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition Nat Bartels
Other
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-12 Campbell, Stuart  Translation into the Second Language Sylvia Bruti
R-13 Pauwels, Anne  Women Changing Language Nicole Décuré
Media Reviews
Code Title Reviewed By
M-1 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Belinda Yanda  
Forum
F-1 Materials Writing in the New Millennium Maggie Sokolik, Compiler
On the Internet
Int 1998: The Year in Review Jim Duber
Conference Watcher
CW Listings as of January 1999
  Current version direct from Roy Cochrun's web site.