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Let's Japan



Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • The Origin of "At the Chalkface"
    Part 1. The Big Picture

  1. Turning Point in the Career of an EFL Teacher
  2. There's More to Teaching English than Just Talking
  3. Where Culture and Language Intersect
  4. To Learn or Acquire a Langage?
  5. Learning to Talk, Learning to Listen
  6. As With "Ship" and "Sheep" Writing and Talking Differ
  7. English, Right or Wrong - or Sometimes Both
  8. "Um", "Ah", "Yup", Listening to the Real World of English
  9. Standards for All Kinds of English
  10. School Stereotypes: Something to Avoid
  11. Petty Politicking Kills Cooperation Among Departments
  12. New Challenge for Japan: Getting Beyond Just English


    13. Part 2. TESOL: On Teaching

  13. Special Jargon Employed by Teachers of English
  14. "Winging It" Loses its Allure
  15. Can Teachers "Motivate" Students and Avoid Burnout?
  16. Teachers Dislike Being Judged by Colleagues
  17. Some Tips on How to Judge an English Speech Contest
  18. How to Pick "Teachable" Textbooks
  19. Avoiding Burnout: Finding New Ways to Teach the Same Old Stuff


    20. Part 3.TESOL: McJob or Profession?

  20. Qualified Teachers Will Survive Inevitable Slumps
  21. Fake Degrees: The Time Bomb in the Con Artist's Resume
  22. Think of Getting an MA-TESOL as a Start
  23. Help! I just got an eikaiwa job! What do I do?!
  24. Demand Growing for Specialists in Language of Specific Fields
  25. TESOL: Profession or Dead-end McJob? It's up to you!
  26. Attending Professional TESOL Conferences Helps End Isolation


    27. Part 4. The TESOL Classroom: At the Chalkface

  27. Surviving Day 1: Setting the Rules Right Off the Bat
  28. How Can Teachers Make it OK to Speak English Well?
  29. Oral Communication in English Puts Burden on Language Learner
  30. Surmounting Fear of Foreign Faces
  31. Should Teachers be TV "Stars" or "Directors" in Their ELT Classrooms?
  32. New Classes Launched by Breaking the Ice
  33. Shyness, A Deceptive Phenomenon
  34. Teachers of Conversation Need to Split Large Classes
  35. "Show and Tell" Speeches Good Practice for Students
  36. Drilling Still Useful Outside the Dentist's
  37. Memorization Has Its Place in Classroom Activities
  38. Grading Students - With One Hand Tied Behind Your Back
  39. Getting Students' Feedback Essential


    40. Part 5. Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs)

  40. New ALTs: The Adventure Begins!
  41. How should ALTs be Addressed in the Classroom?
  42. Attitudes Benefit from Team-teaching
  43. It Takes Two to Team-teach
  44. JTEs Unfairly Rapped as Rules Change


    45. Part 6. "ET" The ExtraTerrestrial English Teacher

  45. The Many Faces of Teaching English in Japan
  46. New Foreign Teacher in Japan Must Overcome Culture Shock
  47. Survival Kit Essential for Would-Be Teachers
  48. Teachers: It's Often Not What you Do, It's How You Look that Counts
  49. Getting the Right Teaching Job
  50. Good Reasons for Taking Vacations Back Home
  51. Journey's End: Make Your Peace With Japan


    52. Part 7. Education in Japan: Book Reviews

  • Shogun's Ghost: The dark side of Japanese education
  • Learning to Bow: An American teacher in a Japanese school
  • The Learning Gap: Why our schools are failing and what we can learn from Japanese and Chinese education
  • On Track With the Japanese: A case-by-case approach to building successful relationship
  • Help Yourself!: A resource book for teachers of English

 

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