The Language Teacher <jalt-publications.org/tlt> Feature Articles My Share Special Study Abroad and Willingness to Classroom ideas from Brett Davies, 3 26 Communicate: A Case Study at Junior Chieri Noda, Jim Chapman, David High School H. Faulhaber, Tetsuko Fukawa, Andy Adrian Leis Hockersmith, Tim Knight, David O’Flaherty, Tamatha Roman, Simon Understanding Teachers’ Attitudes Thomas, Matthew Wilson, and Michelle 10 Towards Young Learner Teaching: A Wong Case Study Oliver Beddal Book Review Brad Perks reviews Any Questions? 16 From Reading Books to Sharing Books: 40 Going Beyond the Virtuous Circle of TLT Wired the Good Reader Kunitaro Mizuno Internet Search Tools and Resources 43 for EFL Readers’ Forum Gary Henscheid 22 Cooperative and Collaborative Conference News Learning in the Language Classroom Yoshitaka Kato, Francesco Bolstad, and Steve Cornwell presents feedback on 60 Horinori Watari last year’s JALT2014 conference The Japan Association for Language Teaching Volume 39, Number 2 • March / April 2015 ISSN 0289-7938 • ¥1,900 • TLT uses recycled paper JALT Publications JALT Publications Board Chair Regular Column Editors Jonathan Picken – Tsuda College Martha Robertson – Aichi University Jerry Talandis Jr. } SIG NEWS Stephen Ryan – Eichi – Sapientia [email protected] Jennie Roloff-Rothman University [email protected] Lorraine Sorrell – Macquarie University Toshiyuki Takagaki – Onomichi University } CHAPTER EVENTS TLT Editorial Staff Dax Thomas – Meiji Gakuin University Gary Wolff Deryn Verity – Penn State University } TLT EDITORS [email protected] York Weatherford – Kyoto Notre Dame Carol Borrmann-Begg } CHAPTER REPORTS University John Roberts Tom Mahler Asako Yoshitomi – Tokyo University of Foreign Studies [email protected] [email protected] } ADDITIONAL READERS } TLT ASSOCIATE EDITOR } CAREER DEVELOPMENT CORNER Dale Brown, John Eidswick, Frank Daulton, Glenn Magee Michael Parrish [email protected] Danielle Fischer, Patrick Foss, Naomi Fujishima, [email protected] Fujirou Fukushima, James Hobbs, Masataka } TLT ASSISTANT EDITOR } CONFERENCE CALENDAR Kizuka, Brandon Kramer, Paul Lyddon, Donald Caroline Kocel-Ross Sadira Smith Patterson, Greg Rouault, Troy Rubesch, Vick Sssali, Tim Stewart, Alan Stoke, Toshiko Sugino, } TLT JAPANESE-LANGUAGE EDITOR [email protected] 杉野 俊子 Bernie Susser, Jerry Talandis Jr., Katherine (Toshiko Sugino) } OLD GRAMMARIANS Thornton, Bill Vasilios Mboutsiadis, Chris [email protected] Scott Gardner Wharton, Jennifer Yphantides, } TLT JAPANESE-LANGUAGE ASSOC. 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Shirley Leane – Tottori University Isozaki, Wayne Arnold, Chris Fitzgerald } SHOWCASE Todd Jay Leonard – Fukuoka University of Mitchell Fryer Education [email protected] Robert Long – Kyushu Institute of JALT Central Office Technology } GRASSROOTS OUTREACH Laura MacGregor – Gakushuin University Urban Edge Bldg. 5F, 1-37-9 Taito, Taito- David McMurray Theron Muller – University of Toyama ku, Tokyo 110-0016 [email protected] Bern Mulvey – Iwate University t: 03-3837-1630; f: 03-3837-1631 Tim Murphey – Kanda University of [email protected] International Studies Yoko Nakano – Kwansei Gakuin University MARCH / APRIL 2015 • Vol. 39, No. 2 Contents In this month’s issue . Feature Articles n this month’s issue, we are pleased to introduce a wide se- } Study Abroad and Willingness to Com- lection of articles and ideas that embody the spirit of excel- municate: A Case Study at Junior High School ..........................3 lence in teaching and research which has been the driving Iforce behind many successful JALT events. As you well know, it } Understanding Teachers’ Attitudes To- is also the start of a new academic year, and perhaps a change wards Young Learner Teaching: A Case Study ..........................10 of location or position for some. We would like to wish you luck and success with your endeavors, whether it be improving } From Reading Books to Sharing Books: on the past or making a bold, fresh start Going Beyond the Virtuous Circle of the Good Reader ...................16 Here, at The Language Teacher, we are welcoming in the Readers’ Forum new academic year with twelve of our most exceptional My Share articles, spanning a wide variety topics and levels. } Cooperative and Collaborative Learning in We start off asBrett Davies illustrates a method of using the Language Classroom ..........22 the time before and after study abroad to reflect and help My Share Special prepare others for similar experiences, Chieri Noda proposes } Classroom ideas from Brett Davies, Chieri a way for learners to practice quickly locating information Noda, Jim Chapman, David H. Faulhaber, in research articles by building familiarity with their format Tetsuko Fukawa, Andy Hockersmith, and the relationships between ideas, Jim Chapman takes Tim Knight, David O’Flaherty, Tamatha up the challenge of large classes and introduces an activity Roman, Simon Thomas, Matthew Wilson, designed to invigorate large groups of students, and David and Michelle Wong ...............26 H. Faulhaber offers us the novel idea ofreformulative audio Resources feedback as a compelling alternative to common revision } Book Reviews ...................40 practices. Next, Tetsuko Fukawa suggests a way to improve } Recently Received ...............41 learners’ use of /r/ and /l/ based on pronunciation pyramids, } Outside the Box .................42 Andy Hockersmith introduces a project designed to boost students’ spoken English output, and Tim Knight highlights } TLT Wired ......................43 how smartphones can be used to augment the first classes of JALT Focus the term. Then, David O’Flaherty explains how infomercials } JALT Notices ....................45 can aid presentations and group work, Tamatha Roman } Showcase ......................46 encourages learners to discuss environmental issues by exam- ining their school’s facilities, Simon Thomas introduces ways } Grassroots Outreach .............47 to use video as a catalyst for presentations, Matthew Wilson } SIG News .......................50 brings our attention to TV commercials and their potential } Chapter Events ..................54 to stimulate both receptive and productive language skills, } Chapter Reports .................56 and finallyMichelle Wong rounds off this innovative bunch } Conference News ................60 with a fun group activity employing puppet theatre. JALT Praxis Also in this issue are three excellent Feature Articles. Study } Career Development .............65 Abroad and Willingness to Communicate: A Case Study at Junior High School, by Adrian Leis, focuses on the interplay between } Old Grammarians ................67 a student’s interpersonal relationships and their experienc- es abroad. Understanding Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Young } JALT Membership Information .....68 Learner Teaching: A Case Study, by Oliver Beddal, looks at Continued over JALT Publications Online <http://jalt-publications.org> Mar/Apr 2015 online access Material from all our publications produced