Issue 64 Editorial & Contents

Editorial In this issue we have a wealth of articles from people for whom visuals are important in teaching. Gary Collins describes how he and his students construct photo novellas which have a dual function: his students use language as they put them together and the results can then be used as a teaching resource with other groups and classes. Michael Brewster goes one step further and has his students videoing themselves, whether for simple vocabulary and pronunciation practice or when they do simulated news broadcasts, celebrity interviews and commercials. Andrea Storr finds that her business students respond to activities where they represent stages of their careers visually with building blocks. She encourages them to use the ‘pictures’ they build of their lives to structure their descriptions of themselves. Ana Lía Passarotto includes ongoing student portfolios in her new course so that her students can actually see the progress they are making, and Gaye Koçer makes the most of flashcards and drawings in the games she plays with her young learners. Russell Stannard is also well aware of the benefits of showing people something at the same time as explaining it. His short teacher training videos, which demonstrate how to use various aspects of technology, have proved very popular, and here he introduces the screen capture software which he employs to produce these and shows how it can be used to help students with their learning. Helena Gomm Editor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   MAIN FEATURE A CLOSER LOOK AT CLIL Wayne Rimmer suggests that a little more scepticism is in order FEATURES I LOVED THIS BOOK! Siân Morgan uses mini book reviews to instil a love of reading – and writing about it THEY TALK MORE, YOU TALK LESS Susan Doran betters the speaking balance ONE CLASSROOM, MANY WORLDS 2 Alicia Artusi and Gregory J Manin expand their students’ horizons MAKING A PHOTO NOVELLA Gary Collins shows his students how to make a pictorial story PHRASAL VERBS? THEY’RE EASY! 3 John Ryan looks up the meaning of up OVER THE WALL Alan Maley recommends reading books about reading PRACTISE WHAT YOU PREACH Jeremy D Slagoski matches methods and methodology FIRE YOUR ENTHUSIASM Paul Bress believes our attitude is hugely important PUTTING IT TOGETHER Ana Lía Passarotto describes a course she created TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS PLAYING WITH VOCABULARY Gaye Koçer plays some language games BUSINESS ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL START BUILDING Andrea Storr uses blocks to build inspiration TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHING THROUGH LITERATURE Premakumari Dheram fashions her trainees into facilitators TECHNOLOGY M-LEARNING Majid Hayati finds mobile phones motivating LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Michael Brewster persuades his students to produce videos FIVE THINGS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT: WEB 2.0 Nicky Hockly looks at how the web became interactive WEBWATCHER Russell Stannard targets a tool for screen capturing REGULAR FEATURES ACTIVITY CORNER: TEACHING ACADEMIC WRITING Jon Marks PREPARING TO TEACH ... Future time clauses John Potts QUESTIONING 2 Rose Senior IT WORKS IN PRACTICE REVIEWS SCRAPBOOK COMPETITIONS