Monthly Archives: December 2010

Poetry Seminar

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I went to a lovely seminar by Alan Maley a few months ago in Malaysia in which he talked about different ways of writing simple poetry in the EFL classroom. Then as I cleaned my office today, I came across … Continue reading →

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JALT Materials Writers SIG

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Because of my work as an editor and author of EFL materials over the years, I always have a strong interest in talking to materials developers and textbook writers. By going through the process of writing materials, these people have … Continue reading →

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Who is teaching who here?

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This year, I’ve learned a lot of things from my students and hope that they are learning as much from me. Classrooms are interesting places. Teachers teach something and students manage to learn something completely different. Students answer a question … Continue reading →

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Chapter in New Book on Materials Development

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I just received my author’s copy of a lovely new book edited by Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara titled Research for Materials Development in Language Learning. This was an enormous project for the editors as they worked to draw together … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new site

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EFL EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language and it has been my primary area of interest since I started teaching English in Japan in about 1992. Areas that I am interested include ESP, materials development, the use of … Continue reading →

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