Language Issues 
Language Issues, now part peer reviewed has become the forum for ESOL professionals to share experience and ideas. It explores the area between academic research and classroom practice, discussing effective teaching, training and management of ESOL.
Language issues looks at broader issues and bigger ideas including language teaching and learning with children and young people as well as adults, the theory of language teaching and how students are motivated.
Articles in Volume 20 Number 2 (November 09)
- Shaping pedagogic practices in teaching basic literacy - teachers' stories and messages for teacher education. Pauline Moon and Helen Sunderland
- Storks, Hamsters, Stayers and Searchers: migration, language and identity amongst Polish migrants in London. Anna Stanglewicz
- Mind the quality, feel the width: tolerance(s) in Standard English Clive Upton
- Evolution of language: the emergence of Polglish. Krystyna Vargas
- ESOL: plus ca change? Reflections from a life in ESOL, Sheila Rosenberg
- Research Digest 3 - Melanie Cooke
- Voices from the Classroom - Classroom management of traumatised teenager tutor group and the importance of one-to one tutorial. Tessa Curmin
- Interview with David Crystal on language change
- Reviews and Reports
The co-editors are Rakesh Bhanot and Eva Illes
SUBSCRIBE NOW by downloading the form at base of the page and returning to National Centre or contact co-ordinator@natecla.fsnet.co.uk
The annual subscription fee (2 issues, April and November) is £15 for individuals and £30 for institutions. But if you join NATECLA you can recieve the journal for a bargain price of only £5.00 an issue.
Articles for submission are welcome. For guidelines for contributors see attached document at base of page.
"a really convincing and high quality publication. I think that every ESOL department should have a subscription" James Simpson, School of Education, Leeds
"The newly launched journal of NATECLA Language Issues provides a blend of articles, reviews and shorter discussion pieces which are varied, highly topical and relevant to practitioners as well as being strongly grounded in theory" Dr Catherine Wallace, Institute of Education. See full review document
Training to teach ESOL? To introduce NATECLA to those entering the profession, we are offering a free year’s membership for those studying on a recognised teacher-training course and you can subscribe to Language Issues at the preferential rate.
