MEXTESOL Journal : Vol. 35 No. 1, 2011

Published: August, 2011
ISSN: 1405-3470

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Editor-in-Chief:
M. Martha Lengeling, Universidad de Guanajuato

Associate Editor for Refereed Articles:
JoAnn Miller, Free Lance Consultant

Associate Editor for Non-refereed Articles:
Ma. Guadalupe Rodríguez Bulnes, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Past Editor-in-Chief:
Ulrich Schrader, Free Lance Consultant

From the editor:

Welcome to our second issue of the MEXTESOL Journal on-line. In this issue we have seven articles from authors throughout the world: Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the UK, and the United States. There are three refereed articles, three non-refereed articles and lastly an interview with Professor Rod Ellis.
The first refereed article, “Using learning objects in English language instruction at a Mexican university: Teacher innovation and student responses” is a contribution from Yoko Sakurai and Rachel Donelson. The authors define learning objects and showed how they were incorporated into the teaching and learning process in a Mexican university. The use of learning objects was found to be motivating for the students and promoted student centered learning. The authors also provide...   [+ read more]


Table of contents:

Using Learning Objects in English Language Instruction at a Mexican University: Teacher Innovation and Student Responses
Yoko Sakurai1, Rachel Donelson2
Aichi University, Kinki University, Japan, Northern Arizona University

Speaking Strategies Used by BA ELT Students in Public Universities in Mexico
Mariza Méndez López
 Universidad de Quintana Roo

Vocabulary Learning among Less Proficient Young Adults Using Children’s Stories
Radzuwan Bin Ab Rashid
 University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia

Elaboración de Historietas para la Enseñanza del Inglés por Medio de Computadora
Renee Denisse Munguia Vasquez, José Luis Ramírez Romero,
 Universidad de Sonora

The English Language in Development
Hywel Coleman
 British Council

Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
Hye-Yeon Lim1, W. I. Griffith2
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, University of Texas at Austin

Past, Present and Future of Second Language Acquisition: An Interview with Rod Ellis
M. Martha Lengeling1, Verónica Sánchez Hernández2, Marlene Gerardina del Carmen Brenes Carvajal2
Universidad de Guanajuato, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla