Using the story of George Orwell's experience with imperialism in Burma from the essay "Shooting the Elephant," one English-as-a-Second-Language teacher confronts her desire to "stand over" students in the language learning classroom as they try to negotiate meaning in English. (Author/VWL)

Reviews the theories which assert the necessity for prolonged intensive listening without expectations of production for some time in language teaching. Asserts that comprehension and production are indissoluble partners in the two-way process of communicative interaction and that teacher-directed and dominated classrooms are not interactive…

Despite technological advances, the slide remains a feasible tool for the teaching of language and culture/civilization courses. It serves to stimulate discussion and break from the normal routine. A simple and inexpensive "how to" method for home slide production is described. (LET)

This article establishes the case for making students aware of their own language learning styles, so that they may gain some control over their own learning processes. The specific focus is on the cognitive styles of field dependence and field independence, which are thought to be most relevant for foreign language learning. (32 references) (MDM)

A summary is presented of research on learning and teaching styles in English as a Second Language, and of results of learning and teaching style preference surveys conducted at a Mexican university in 1989. The students surveyed demonstrated much more cognitive flexibility or willingness to learn through different cognitive modes than was…