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The article starts by defining teacher research and a summary of its benefits. In reviewing teacher research in the field of ELT, the author points out that such research is not enough. The author then suggests ten conditions that would increase the incidence of teacher research. Additional questions for consideration are suggested at the end that may help promote teacher research.

Author: Simon Borg Format: Text
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Conditions for Teacher Research
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This chapter in the Business Ethics volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal addresses ethics in the education of business professionals.

Author: Lizabeth England Format: Text
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Chapter 3: Ethics and New Professionals
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The article describes the change in teacher training from instructivist to constructivist. The author defines constructivism and discusses its two main approaches: cognitive and social constructivism. The author then compares an instructivist versus a constructivist classroom and focuses on how they are different in terms of the level of flexibility. The author describes how an in-service teachers’ workshop successfully transformed. Benefits discussed include positive learning experience and the wash-back effect on pedagogy. (This article quotes theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, and Krashen.)

Authors: Miriam Schcolnik, Sara Kol, and Joan Abarbanel Format: Text
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Constructivism in Theory and in Practice
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This chapter in the Business Ethics volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal discusses how to make ethical decisions in the workplace.

Author: Lizabeth England Format: Text
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Chapter 2: Ethics at Work - Leadership and Integrity
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The author reviews research on the connections between attitudes and language learning, and between attitudes and motivation. The article suggests that language learners’ motivation and attitudes can influence learning outcomes, and that effective teaching can change negative attitudes. It describes a classroom action research project that was carried out among 95 students in Turkey to examine attitudes and motivation for English learning. Results and possible factors are discussed with regard to the students’ attitudes and motivation.

Authors: Selma Elyıldırım, Sally Ashton Format: Text
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Creating Positive Attitudes Towards English as a Foreign Language
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This chapter in the Business Ethics volume of the Language and Civil Society discusses the principles of business ethics.

Author: Lizabeth England Format: Text
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Chapter 1: Principles of Business Ethics
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This is a word game using animal names to fill in spaces in a quilt-patterned chart.

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The Lighter Side
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This lesson plan contains four activities based on the cultural content of quilts. It includes activities for teaching vocabulary and grammar, speaking, writing, and a dicto-comp activity (in which there is both dictation and composition).

Author: Kitty Johnson Format: Text
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Lesson Plan: Quilting with Language
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This is an introduction to an American craft: quilting. The passage introduces what quilting is and different types of quilts. It also talks about the meaning of quilts and how they are used in American society.

Author: Phyllis McIntosh Format: Text
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Quilting: An American Craft
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This article argues for the use of a cooperative listening technique and describes the steps involved in using this approach. The author describes a five-step procedure for teaching listening strategies, and then uses his own experience to show how this approach can help learners develop listening comprehension. The author also discusses his perspectives on potential issues of this cooperative listening approach.

Author: Patrisius Istiarto Djiwandono Format: Text
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Cooperative Listening as a Means to Promote Strategic Listening Comprehension
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