Hi all, A new article is up on the ETNI Blog, sent to us by Nick Michelioudakis, from Greece. Social Psychology and ELT – THE HALO EFFECT by Nick Michelioudakis http://ask-etni.blogspot.com/2011/07/nick-michelioudakis-b.html The article was originally posted on the TESOL Greek Newsletter. Here are a few words about the author: Nick Michelioudakis (B. Econ., Dip. RSA, MSc [TEFL]) is an Academic Consultant with EDEXCEL. He has worked in the field of ELT for many years as a teacher, examiner and trainer. He has written more than 50 articles and regularly gives talks to both private and state school teachers. He likes to think of himself as a ‘front-line teacher’ and is particularly interested in one-to-one teaching and student motivation. He also has a keen interest in Social and Evolutionary Psychology. If you would like an article of yours to appear on the ETNI Blog, you are welcome to send it to us. David