Peer Reviewed Articles (PRAs)
The first PRA, written by Emily Edwards, Rosalie Goldsmith, and Caroline Havery, discusses four design principles they used in developing discipline-specific academic language tutorials for students entering tertiary studies with low academic English proficiency. In the second article, Tim Edwards focuses on students’ experiences in face-to-face, emergency online, planned online, and blended modes occurring before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic and situated within an English for specific purposes (ESP) program. Plus, Charlie Taylor and Chen-Li Huang’s paper examines whether implicit pronunciation teaching in Duolingo is as effective as a human who teaches pronunciation in the classroom.
Classroom Talk Articles
Classroom Talk articles are an opportunity for ELICOS practitioners to share their practices and experiences. The first Classtoom Talk article of this edition is written by Irina Nosova who provides innovative tools and strategies that teachers can use to mitigate first language interference in the classroom. The second Classroom Talk article, by Snezhana Chernova discusses the practical use of high fives in the classroom and the impact they can have on language learning.
10 Questions
In this edition, Sandra Pitronaci’s ‘10 Questions’ with Mike Mayor, Senior Director, Global Scale of English with Pearson English, delves into Mike’s ELT career and passion for language learning.
Resources Reviews
The issue wraps up with several excellent reviews of a range of current English Language Teaching resources with topics including leadership, ELT Essentials and keys to Academic Teaching, teaching and writing skills, and Chat GPT.
Thank You
Thank you to the all contributors to this edition and to the dedicated and expert English Australia Journal team:
Dr Michael Burri (Executive Editor)
Benjamin Carkagis (Reviews Editor)
Kaylee Downing (Copy Editor)
Sandra Pitronaci (Contributing Editor)
John Smith (Classroom Talk Editor)
Derek Trow (Graphic Designer)
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