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| Editorial | | Gayleen Mackereth Read article (19kB)

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President's Report 2008 | | NZALT President Adèle Scott Read article (100kB)

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| Conference 2008 |  | Philippa Doig (Convenor) Read article (100kB)

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IMMERSION EXPERIENCES - FOLLOWING ON FROM OPPORTUNITIES SHOWCASED IN POLYGLOT 07 |
| Going on a late OE |  | Gillian Barron (MoE) Read article (240kB)

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| Living, Learning and Teaching in France |  | Margaret Ubels-Rattray (St Peter's School) Read article (160kB)

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| Exchange from France |  | Barbara Cloonan (Glen Eden Intermediate) Read article (40kB)

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| Japan Foundation (Short Term) Scholarship |  | Wendy Sheahan (Edgewater College) Read article (50 kB)

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| How do you say that? Learning and teaching in China |  | Christine Coussell Read article (100 kB)

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| Un Séjour au Québec |  | Ruth Bourchier (National Advisor, French) Read article (160 kB)

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TEACHING AND TESTING |
| Fun and Effective Approaches to Teaching Chinese |  | Katherine Yang (Kristin School, Auckland) Read article (70 kB)

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| Words are Going Round the Globe |  | Junko Tomooka (National Advisor, Japanese) Read article (180 kB)

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| Ideas for Teaching, Learning and Practising Kanji |  | Jo Barber (Kaiapoi High School) Read article (113 kB)

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| Task-based Language Learning |  | Manu Menard (St Matthew's Collegiate, Masterton Read article (380 kB)

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| Adventure Day: Taking Language Outside the Classroom |  | Maria Lamberto (King's College, Auckland) Read article (21 kB)

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| The Japanese Language Proficiency Test |  | Anne Jacques (Riccarton High School, Christchurch) Read article (55 kB)

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YEARS 7 & 8 |
| Starting the Journey of Professional Development |  | Leanne Green (Viscount School, Auckland) Read article (158 kB)

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| How TPDL has Changed my Teaching |  | Christine Earnshaw (Bruce McLaren Intermediate School, Auckland) Read article (105 kB)

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| Action Research on the Teaching of Japanese |  | Kelly Clarke (Te Atatu Intermediate) Read article (41 kB)

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| Professional Learning Day for Intermediate and Primary Teachers |  | Rhys MacDonald (National Coordinator Learning Languages) Read article (14 kB)

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| Interactive Whiteboards |  | Sylvie Decra (Wanganui High School) Read article (11 kB)

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| Why not Google it? - Tips for using Google in a Language Classroom |  | Gayleen Mackereth Read article (17 kB)

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| Easy Internet |  | Inka Helwig Read article

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| Taming Technology |  | Ruth Bourchier (National Adviser, French) Read article (22 kB)

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GOING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM |
| Obituary : Eunice Beveridge, Aquila Enterprises |  | Read article (22 kB)

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| First NZ Chinese Speech Competition |  | Dr Han Xi (National Adviser, Chinese) Read article (19 kB)

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| Edgewater College - Nakatsu Commercial High School Exchange |  | Wendy Sheahan (Edgewater College) & Gayleen Mackereth Read article (166 kB)

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| Report on the Wanganui High School trip to New Caledonia |  | Sylvie Decra (Wanganui High School) Read article (34 kB)

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| Regional Roundup, Victoria, Waikato and Otago/Southland |  | Read article (327 kB)

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| Top Ten benefits of Early Language Learning |  | Read article (80 kB)

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