Your back-to-school reading material has now arrived with the publication of the Autumn issue of The English Connection (TEC). This issue contains six ELT articles, a book review, and our three regular columns, in addition to the Editorial and the President's Message.
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This issue contains...
4 Editorial
Fluent, But Not Quite: The Challenge of Teaching Subtle Pragmatic Functions
By Dr. Andrew White
5 President’s Message
Autumn Opportunities and Options: “Membership-Maxxing” for Everyone
By Dr. Lindsay N. Herron
Articles
6 Reimagining Teaching Across Contexts: A Korean Graduate Instructor’s Transnational Journey with Monolingual Learners
By Soyeon (Jenna) Ahn
10 Gatekeepers and Ghost Skills: English Learning and High-Stakes Exams in Bangladesh
By Md Nazrul Islam
13 A One-Minute Reset: Exercise Snacks for ELT Attention
By Joshua Cohen
16 Why We Teach – And Why We Stay: A Deeper Look Through Social Cognitive Career Theory (Part 2)
By Dr. Ian Moodie
19 AI Feedback Is Easy to Get – Learning From It Is Harder
By Alfie Lim
22 The Story Starts Where the Sun Leaves Off
By Joanna Patyk-Taous
Book Review
24 Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development
Reviewed By Christopher Miller
Regular Columns
26 The Development Connection
On Constructive (and Destructive) Feedback
By Bill Snyder
28 The Classroom Connection
The Five Ts of Motivation: Creating Engaging Classrooms
By Jake Kimball
30 The Brain Connection
The Neuroscience Behind Humor
By Dr. Curtis Kelly
