Vol. 3. No. 4 January 1999
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Articles
A-1 Neural Plasticity and the Issue of Mimicry Tasks in L2 Pronunciation Studies; Yvonne F. Stapp (24 Pgs)
A-2 A Study of the Effect of Direct Test Preparation on the TOEIC Scores of Japanese University Students; Thomas Robb and Jay Ercanbrack (30 Pgs)
Reviews
Textbooks
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-1 Jones, Leo  Let's Talk Sumru Akcan
R-2 Menasche, Lionel  Writing a Research Paper Anthony Green
R-3 Steer, Jocelyn M. and Karen A. Carlisi   The Advanced Grammar Book (2nd ed.) Sorel Friedman
Steer, Jocelyn M. and Dawn Schmid  The Advanced Grammar Book Workbook (2nd ed.)
Gordon, Deborah  The Advanced Grammar Book Instructor's Manual (2nd ed.)
R-4 Widdows, Steven and Peter Voller   Open Minds: Exploring Global Issues through Reading and Discussion Cethlyn MacKay
Teacher Resource Books
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-5 Boswood, Tim   New Ways of Using Computers in Language Teaching Dieter Kranz
R-6 Brisk, Mar’a Estela  Bilingual Education: From Compensatory to Quality Schooling Robert Retherford
R-7 Celce-Murcia, Marianne and Diane Larsen-Freeman  The Grammar Book: An ESL-EFL Teacher's Course (2nd ed.) Robert Retherford
R-8 Christian, Scott   Exchanging Lives: Middle School Writers On-line James Audette
R-9 Zamel, Vivian and Ruth Spack (Eds.)  Negotiating Academic Literacies: Teaching and Learning Across Languages and Cultures Melissa Reeve and Margi L. Wald
Second Language Acquisition
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-10 Cohen, Andrew D.   Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language Tim Caudery
R-11 Flynn, Suzanne, Gita Martohardjono, and Wayne O'Neil  The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition Nat Bartels
Other
Code Title & Author Reviewed By
R-12 Campbell, Stuart  Translation into the Second Language Sylvia Bruti
R-13 Pauwels, Anne  Women Changing Language Nicole Décuré
Media Reviews
Code Title Reviewed By
M-1 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Belinda Yanda  
Forum
F-1 Materials Writing in the New Millennium Maggie Sokolik, Compiler
On the Internet
Int 1998: The Year in Review Jim Duber
Conference Watcher
CW Listings as of January 1999
  Current version direct from Roy Cochrun's web site.