Editorial

Introducing this issue of HLT Magazine

Contributor's Guidelines

Major Articles

1. Drama as a Resource to Improve Oral Expression (Verbal and non-verbal) at Elementary School: A Study Through Different Disciplines and Teaching Suggestions
   Eduardo Encabo, Juan José Varela, Amando López-Valero and Isabel Jerez, Spain
2. Books for English Children an Inspiration for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland
3. Using Transactional Analysis to Train French Doctors to Improve Their Doctor-Patient Communications Skills: Drawing Parallels with the Language Classroom
   Judy Churchill, France
4. Coping with Sociopragmatic Failure: Suggested Activities
   Sezgi Sarac-Suzer, Turkey

Jokes

Jokes
submitted by Claudia Scott, Italy

Short Articles

1. How Relevant is Humanistic Language Teaching Methodology in India?
   Judy Baker (Australia), Rick Cooper (India), Mario Rinvolucri (UK), Eleanor Watts (UK)
2. Teaching Business English in the UK and Abroad
   John Feakings, UK
3. Finding My Own Voice and Accent
   Ana Maria Ferreira Barcelos, Brazil
4. Bitchin' English
   Robin Leslie Usher, Oman
5. Be Fair
   Paul Bress, UK
6. A-Z of Humanism: A Plea for the Humanizing Use of Languages
   Francisco Gomes de Matos, Brazil
7. Joy of Teaching – the Little Treasure Chest
   Mark Fletcher, Mozambique
8. Off the Beaten Path: Party Games
   Hall Houston, Hong Kong
9. The Heart of the Matter: Common Ground: How Old Teachers Reach Young Students
   Lou Spaventa, US
10. Arthur Brookes, 1926-2007
    Peter Grundy, UK

ESL Teaching Jobs

Ideas from the Corpora

A ‘Chunk’ of ELT: the Lexical Approach
Sinan Mısırlı, Turkey

Lesson Outlines

1. T is for Tiger: Eco-consciousness Raising and Patterns of Violence
   Renata Suzuki, Japan
2. Language and Literature: Teaching and the Visual Arts, Developing Students’ Cultural and Aesthetic Motivation and Strategies
   Gratiela Dascalescu, Romania
3. Application of Popular English Songs in EFL Classroom Teaching
   Wang Baoan, China
4. Mnemonics for Vocabulary Learning
   Simon Mumford, Turkey
5. Building Reusable Speaking Resources: A Photo Romance
   Gary R. Collins, Switzerland

Student Voices

1. Case Study of a SEN Learner
   Celina Wyppich, Poland

Publications

1. Short Book Reviews
   Hanna Kryszewska, Poland
2. Review of Bernard Dufeu's Book: Ways towards a Pedagogy of Being
   Michael Hevesi, Hungary

An Old Exercise

Creativity through Strict Timing in Story-telling
Mario Rinvolucri, UK

Pilgrims Course Outline

1. What Pilgrims People Write
   Mario Rinvolucri, UK
2. You Must (You think) Remember This
   Richard Cooper, India

Readers Letters

Teacher Resource Books Review

1. The Grammar Detective by Gillian Hanso
   Simone Gilson, UK
2. Tell Us a Story
   Michael Berman, UK

Poems

1. Poems
   David Warr, UK
2. Peace was lighted in Narowal
   Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan