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John Potts charts the intricacies and idiosyncrasies, the contradictions and complications that make the English language so fascinating for teachers and teaching. In the first of this new series, he wonders if you are loving it.

If you thought that the articles in this issue of ETp had been chosen with a degree of randomness, you would be right – as I firmly believe that randomness is something to be celebrated! And it seems that some of the writers in this issue agree …

Learning Technologyby Gordon Lewis OUP 2017 978-0-19-420041-7At the beginning of this book, US-based lecturer Gordon Lewis immediately identifies one of the primary issues ELT teachers face when using new technology in the classroom: the everyday challenges we face to achieve our teaching aims have changed little over the years, but the teaching tools available to us have increased to a point that can often feel overwhelming. As a result, technology is often not exploited sufficiently, is misused or is ignored completely. Acknowledging this, Lewis aims in this book to explore how various new technologies can improve the classroom experience...

Ernest Dickinson reviews Mobile Learning by Shaun Wilden

Julie Waddington reviews Teaching English to Pre-Primary Children by Sandie Mourão with Gail Ellis.

In the first of our series, Katherine Bilsborough provides lesson ideas.

Linda Hanington contrasts email conventions by cutting and pasting, commenting and correcting.

Adrian Tennant has three solutions for a perennial problem.

Nasy Pfanner discovers the truth about teenagers and technology.

More tested lessons, suggestions, tips and techniques which have all worked for ETp readers. Try them out for yourself – and then send us your own contribution. Contributors to It Works In Practice in this issue receive a free copy of Teaching Collocation (editor Michael Lewis, published by LTP) which will be reviewed in the next issue.

Hayo Reinders looks at ways in which teachers can be encouraged to take on a leadership role.

Nick Robinson offers advice on making sure your career goes in the direction you want it to.

Daniel Xerri describes the importance and benefits of carrying out classroom research.

Eve Conway discusses the importance of the classroom and the learning environment.

In this series, Nicky Hockly explains aspects of technology which some people may be embarrassed to confess that they don’t really understand. In this article, she explores e-readers and e-books.