From the editor:

We are getting ready for the 42nd International MEXTESOL Conference in Cancun from Nov. 5-8, 2015, as well as the TESOL Symposium on Nov. 4, 2015. This year's conference title is 'Building the Future Together Today: English Language Teaching and Learning Breakthroughs'. The MEXTESOL Journal will have a stand at the conference and we will also have a panel discussion 'Writing and Publishing in Academic Journals: Whys and Hows' on Friday, Nov. 6th from 11 to 12:20. This is of interest for teachers who have published and those who are interested in writing and publishing an article. We hope to see you in Cancun.

For this third issue of 2015, we have six contributions from Mexico, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The first article, 'Perceptions of Native and Non-native English Teachers by Taiwanese University EFL Students' is by Aaron David Mermelstein of Ming Chuan University in Taiwan. This refereed article provides the results of a quantitative study of EFL university students' perceptions concerning non-native and native speaker teachers. While there has been a discussion of this topic for many years, this article is of interest to all of us who teach EFL and ESL.

César Augusto Borromeo Garcí­a (Universidad Veracruzana) explores the use of LyricsTraining with students in a BA program in English in Mexico and the students' views of this website in relation to listening and vocabulary learning. This refereed article, 'The Use of the LyricsTraining Website to Improve Listening Comprehension', provides a wealth of information on how this website can be used and is of interest to those teachers who want to provide more listening practice for their students or those who would like to use more technology in their classes.

The next article, 'Reculturing Teachers as Just the Tip of the Iceberg', discusses the importance of 'reculturing' in order to bring about true changes in the classroom. The author, Nicholas Bremner (University of Leeds), has experience working in Mexico and these experiences allowed him to understand problems we may have in moving from a teacher-centered towards a learner-centered focus in Mexican classrooms.

Noé Garcia (Universidad Tecnológica de Tamaulipas Norte) presents resources and techniques for improving teaching practice in his non-refereed article, 'Reflective Teaching in ELT'. The article explores the importance of teacher reflection in classroom activities and the author also provides the readers with an example of how he put to practice his own reflection in order to help his students improve their pronunciation.

Many people will remember Alejandro G. Martinez from Cambridge University Press who was a valuable member of our MEXTESOL community for years. This issue's vintage article, 'What is Beyond the Communicative Approach to Language Teaching?', is one of Alejandro's contributions to the MEXTESOL Journal in 1999. Revisiting this article is worthwhile for all of us to remember Alejandro and how this article's topic is still relevant after sixteen years.

Josefina C. Santana presents the first part of a series of articles on Gamification. This refers to the incorporation of game elements into non-game situations. Gamification is rapidly becoming a trend in conferences, as well as academic journals. In this first article, the author discusses the what, why, and how of gamification in educational and business contexts. We are sure you will enjoy reading this first part and will want to read more about this topic in the future.

To conclude, we hope you enjoy reading these articles for this third issue for 2015. While you read any one of these articles, think of what you could write as an EFL/ESL professional. Take the challenge and please consider contributing an article for the MEXTESOL Journal. We are a bilingual journal, so you can write in Spanish or English. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by the MEXTESOL Journal stand at the conference in Cancun. ...   [+ read more]


    Vol. 39 No. 3, 2015



    Editor-in-Chief: M. Martha Lengeling,
    Universidad de Guanajuato


    Associate Editor for Refereed Articles: JoAnn Miller,
    Free Lance Consultant


    Associate Editor for Non-refereed Articles: Josefina C. Santana,
    Universidad Panamericana


    Past Editor-in-Chief: Ulrich Schrader,
    Free Lance Consultant


    Published: August, 2015

    ISSN: 2395-9908

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MEXTESOL Journal, vol. 39, núm. 3, junio-agosto 2015, es una Publicación cuadrimestral editada por la Asociación Mexicana de Maestros de Inglés, MEXTESOL, A.C., Versalles 15, Int. 301, Col. Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, Tel. (55) 55 66 87 49, journal@mextesol.org.mx. Editor responsable: M. Martha Lengeling. Reserva de Derechos al uso Exclusivo No. 04-2015-092112295900-203, ISSN: 2395-9908, ambos otorgados por el Instituto Nacional de Derecho del Autor. Responsable de la última actualización de este número: Asociación Mexicana de Maestros de Inglés, MEXTESOL, A.C. JoAnn Miller, Versalles 15, Int. 301, Col. Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Fecha de última modificación: 31/08/2015. Las opiniones expresadas por los autores no necesariamente reflejan la postura del editor de la publicación. Se autoriza la reproducción total o parcial de los textos aquí­ publicados siempre y cuando se cite la fuente completa y la dirección electrónica de la publicación.

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