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This journal, written in primarily in Chinese, contains the following papers: "Introducing Web-Based Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) Courses and Resources for In-Service EFL Teachers" (Hao-Jan Chen); "A Survey of Primary School English Education in Miao-li County" (Yu-Fang Chang); "Interactions between Classroom Activity, Enjoyment, Effectiveness, and Oral Participation" (Wen-Li Tsou); "English Negative Structures: A Barrier to Chinese ESL Learners" (Dan Lu); "Rational Cloze: Item-Generation Approaches and Construct Validity" [written in English] (Hsiu-Li Wu); and "Investigation of Test-Takers' Views on Difficulty at Task Level: A Case Study of GEPT-Intermediate Spoken Performance" [written in English] (Row-Whei Wu). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

This document contains four papers presented at a conference on technological literacy and technology education in Taiwan. The papers are the following: "Technological Literacy: An Engineering Perspective" (Ming H. Land); "Implementation of Technology Education in Japan--(Revised Edition)" (Shoji Murata); "Evaluation of Technology Education: The Case of Japan" (Shoji Murata); and "A Study of Introduction of 'Foundation of Information' and Individuality Based Instructions" (Shoji Murata and Masao Murata). All the papers contain reference lists. The first three of the papers are translated into Chinese and are included with the English version in the proceedings. (KC)

These four issues contain the following articles: "A Case Documentation of English Instruction at the Elementary School Level: The Cross-Cultural Impact of Native Speaker Teachers" (Hsien-Chin Liou) [written in Chinese]; "A Collaborative Tale with Two Taiwanese EFL College Groups" (Feng-Ming Chi); "A Developmental Study on Phonological Awareness and Spelling in Taiwanese EFL Children" (Li-Chen Chien and Shu-Hui Chen); "Designing Role Plays for the Language Class" (Jian-Shiung Shie); "Complementary Relevance of Machine Translation to Human Translation: A Theoretical Study" (Chung-Ling Shih); "The Politics of Locality: Globalization, Postcolonial English, and the Cultural Reconsideration of English Teaching and Learning" (Kun-Liang Chuang) [written in Chinese]; "A Preliminary Study of English Conversation Instruction at the Universities in Taiwan" (Shau-Ju Chang); "A Study of the Pedagogy of Using the Western Performance of Literature to Teach the English Poetry" (Yane-Hao Chen); "Learning in English: The Survival Strategies of Hong Kong Students" (Peter Herbert); "Reflection as an Integral Part of the Teacher Training Program" (Yi-Hsiu Lai); "Impersonation as an Optional Module of Language-Teaching Activities" (Jian-Shiung Shie); "English Syllable Structure: Theory and Teaching Application" (Bei-Wu Wang) [written in Chinese]; "Integrating Phonics Instruction and Whole Language Principles in an Elementary School EFL Classroom" (Meei-Ling Liaw); "A Study of Using Web Concordancing for English Vocabulary Learning in a Taiwanese High School Context" (Chuen-Yi Lee and Hsien-Chin Liou); "Predicting Second Language Reading Ability: A Reexamination of the Threshold Hypothesis Exploring the Contributions of Intrinsic Motivation" (Shih-Ming Liu); "Why Peer Comments Fail" (Hui-Tzu Min); "English Syllable Structure: Theory and Teaching Application" (Bei-Wu Wang) [written in Chinese]; "Integrating Children's Picture Books with Teaching Children English as a Foreign Language in 9-Year Joint Curricula Plan for Elementary and Junior High Schools" (Hui-Li Lin) [written in Chinese]; "Bilingual Policy and English Education in Singapore" (Hui-Ling Hus) [written in Chinese]; "Chinese-English Translation and English Writing Ability: On the Sustainability of Translation Tests" (Chi-Chiang Shei) [written in Chinese]; "Genre Analysis and Academic English Teaching: Improvement of Abstracts Written by Taiwanese Ph.D. Students" (Hieng-Hiong Liong) [written in Chinese]; "Task Difficulty in Semi-Direct Speaking Tests: Code Complexity" (Row-Whei Wu); and "L2 Acquisition of Subject-Prominence by EFL Students in Taiwan" (Chun-Yin Chen, Hsin-Yi Huang, and Hui-Chi Liao). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

These two issues include articles under the following headings: themes in education, curriculum and instruction, and theories, practicals, and experiences. The first issue includes: "Parent Participation: The Implications of a Complaint Case" (Ping Man Wong and Antony Yuk Cheung Chan); "Education for New Arrivals and Multicultural Teacher Education In Hong Kong" (Celeste Y.M. Yuen); "An Investigation on the Development of Christian School Culture" (Xiaodong Yue and Kwok Keung Ho); "Using Transparencies and PowerPoint Slides to Aid Inductive Teaching" (Belinda Ho); "Student-Teachers' Beliefs on Primary Science Curriculum Orientations" (Pun Hon Ng and Derek Sin Pui Cheung); "Using Children Literature to Develop Creative Ability of Intelligent Students" (Fung Luen Lau); "On the Teaching of Pinyin to Hong Kong Primary School Children" (Yue Yuan Huang, Suying Yang, and Zheng Li); "The Application of IT on Cross-Strand Integration in General Studies" (Sing Lai Chan); "A Study of Contributory Factors and Developmental Reading Disabilities in Chinese Children: A Comparative Study between Cantonese and Putonghua among Children in Hong Kong and Beijing" (Hua Shu, Alice Cheng Lai, and Xiangzhi Meng); and "Proteges of Singapore Mentoring Principals: Choose Not to Abuse Their Authority in Working with Teachers" (Lee Hean Lim). The second issue of this journal includes: "Pure Charisma: An Application of Leadership in Australian Anglican Church Schools" (Grant M. Bell); "An Explication of Multiple Intelligences Inspired Assessment and Instructional Design" (Kwok Cheung Cheung); "From 'Rooftop' to 'Millennium': The Development of Primary Schools in Hong Kong Since 1945" (Chak Chung and Ming-yan Ngan); "The Development of School-Based Evaluation in Hong Kong" (Siu Wai Wu); "Design and Teaching of a Commercial Chinese Course" (Juen Kon Wong); "Integrating Primary School Curriculum in Hong Kong: The Way Forward" (Wai Lun Leung); "An Investigation into the Teaching of Chinese Handwriting at Hong Kong Kindergarten" (Chi Hang Ho, Pui Lee Liu, and Se Yiu Lau); "A Teaching Model That Is Worth Attempting: Group Investigation" (Kam Wing Chan and Ming Fai Hui); "A Study of the Roles and Duties of Secondary 1 to 3 Form Teachers in Hong Kong Secondary Schools" (Mo Luen Leung, Edwin King Por Wong, and Shiu Kwan Pow); and "Promising Bilingual Education in Singapore" (Agnes S.C. Chang). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

Articles in the May 2001 issue include the following: "Utilizing the Approach of Educational Evaluation on the Methodology of Research on Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature" (Chun Kwong Wong); "An Examination of the Binet Intelligence Test and Multiple Intelligence Constructs" (Kwok Cheung Cheung); "Developmental Change on the Duration of Undergraduate Programme in Hong Kong" (Siu Wai Wu); "Direct-Granted Primary and Secondary Schools with 'Through Train Model' and Equal Opportunity of Education" (Maggie Fung Leun Lau); "The Moral Values of a New Generation: An Investigation of the Moral Landscape of Students in the PRC's Coastal Regions" (Feng Luo); "The Implementation and Extension of Whole Language Writing Project" (Che Ying Kwan); "The Use of Comparison Teaching Method in the Teaching of Chinese" (Hon Kwong Chow); "Does General Studies Help Pupils Develop Their Natural Identity in HKSAR?" (Lai Wah Wong Yu); "The Issues of Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Relevance and Application to the Early Childhood Curriculum in Hong Kong" (Paul Shu Sing Wong); "Information Technology in Learning and Teaching: Digital Video Clip Resources Bank" (Winnie Wing Mui So, Hing Keung Hung, and Siu Cheung Kong); "Transforming Extensive Reading Lessons" (Gertrude Tinker Sachs); and "Brief Critique on the Design of 'Accelerated Schools' and Its Practicality in Hong Kong from Both a Leadership and Cultural Perspectives" (Alan Ping Yan Chow). The November 2001 issue contains: "Emotional Intelligence, Students' Attitudes towards Life and the Attainment of Education Goals: An Exploratory Study in Hong Kong" (Chi Sum Wong, Ping Man Wong, and So Ling Chau); "Higher Education Pursuit as the Key to Career Advancement: An Exploratory Attitudinal Research Study" (Kenneth Chee Kwong Chao and Winnie Ngai); "The Issues Encountered in Information Technology Education: A Case Study of Three Secondary Schools in Hong Kong" (Hong Kin Kwok); "The Hong Kong 'Bird-Caged Arts Education' Needs Substantiate Improvement" (Shu Tak Yu); "On the Views of the Participants of Putonghua Teachers Inservice Training Course towards Action Research" (Che Ying Kwan); "A Study of the Hong Kong Primary General Studies as an Integrated Curriculum: Theory and Practice" (Joe Tin Yau Lo and Irene Nga Yee Cheng); "A Survey of the Chinese Language Remedial Teaching in Hong Kong Secondary Schools" (Kit Ling Lau); "A Preliminary Study of the Materials of Sentence Teaching for Primary 1 Students in Hong Kong" (Shuk Ying Ng); "Kindergarten Teachers' Rating of Children's Social Competence and Strategies They Use To Guide Appropriate Behavior" (Margaret Wing Chi Lau); "Information Technology and Early Childhood Education: A Case Study Report" (Siu Cheung Kong and Yuk Hing Wong); and "Are Parents Prepared To Be Involved in Children's Education?" (Shun Wing Ng). (Papers contain references.) (SM)