ELR Journal: Issue 1

Introduction

Welcome to the first edition of the relaunched English Language Research. We would like to thank all of the authors for their work on developing such a thought-provoking and diverse collection of papers, and the reviewers, who have provided insightful feedback and have always been accommodating with our many requests.

ELR has been proud to publish many seminal works in theoretical and applied linguistics, and it is our hope that in the coming years we will continue to be a forum for innovative research from early career and established academics alike.

This issue brings together 5 papers that reflect the diversity of linguistic study.

First, Mike Orr’s paper, An Inquiring Light: Reflections and Reconstruction in English Language Teacher Education, offers a fascinating account of the author’s efforts to develop reflective practice skills among trainee English language teachers in Lebanon.

In Spoken Signs and Literal Hailing: The Case of Tannoyance, Annabelle Mooney draws attention to the effects of tannoy announcements in constructing the social and ideological environment of passengers on the transportation system in England.

Marisa Ueda provides a detailed examination of different approaches to teaching listening skills in the Japanese university context. The Effects of Three Different Teaching Methods on EFL Intermediate Listenersoffers insights into strategy instruction and highlights aspects of listening that will help improve teaching practice.

Natalie Braber’s paper, Representation of Domestic Violence Representation of Domestic Violence in two British Newspapers reports on the linguistic differences in the reporting of domestic violence in broadsheet and tabloid newspapers.

Finally, Ahmad Nazari and Kim Willis's paper, One Big Happy Family? An Investigation into Students' Perceptions of Group Dynamics on an MA TESOL Program investigates student perceptions on an MA TESOL programme, focusing on the evolution of group dynamics over time.

Mike Orr:

An Inquiring Light: Reflections and Reconstruction in English Language Teacher Education [pages 1-21]

Annabelle Mooney

Spoken Signs and Literal Hailing: The Case of Tannoyance [pages 22-44]

Marisa Ueda:

The Effects of Three Different Teaching Methods on EFL Intermediate Listeners [pages 45-85]

Natalie Braber:

Representation of Domestic Violence Representation of Domestic Violence in two British Newspapers [pages 86-104]

Ahmad Nazari and Kim Willis:

One Big Happy Family? An Investigation into Students' Perceptions of Group Dynamics on an MA TESOL Program [pages 105-128]

The Editors: