What are the Reasons Students Experience Difficulties When Learning Foreign Languages? By: Konoka Nakamura Editor’s comment: Our thanks to Kiriko Kushiyama sensei for introducing this wonderful student to us. Konoka
Category: July 2023 — Materials
The JALT Materials Writers Special Interest Group
The JALT Materials Writers Special Interest Group By: John Carle Editor’s comment: This month we are co-publishing with the JALT Materials Writer’s SIG, so let’s learn a little bit about
A Recursive Materials Series for an English Speaking Course for First-Year Japanese University Students
A Recursive Materials Series for an English Speaking Course for First-Year Japanese University Students By: Duane Kindt I’m sure that, like me, you have often tried to figure out how
Creatively Tailoring Materials to Address Student Needs
Creatively Tailoring Materials to Address Student Needs By: Mariana Gisler For 16 years now I’ve been working as a Spanish instructor at the University of Göttingen in Germany, and for
A Tsunami of Materials Writing Ideas from our Readers
A Tsunami of Materials Writing Ideas from our Readers By: Think Tank Readers Editors: At our request, a number of experienced language materials writers sent us their ideas. A List
Taking Materials Writing into Our Own Hands
Taking Materials Writing into Our Own Hands By: Heather Kretschmer How many times have images like this one leaped out at me when I flip through a newly published Business
Reflections on 35 Years of Textbook Writing
Reflections on 35 Years of Textbook Writing By: Marc Helgesen My first textbook came out in 1986, just over 35 years ago. And I’ve been writing pretty much all the
Materials Writing: Letting Teachers’ Creative Juices Flow to Fruition
Materials Writing: Letting Teachers’ Creative Juices Flow to Fruition By: Heather Kretschmer Some years ago, a special two-day workshop for developing task-based materials for the foreign language classroom was held