Daniel Droukis and Kiyoshi Yukitoki, Kyushu reflect on their experience of writing a first textbook, with particular reference to key questions about the publishing process raised by Mares' (2003), as well as to Curtis'recent experiences (2005) .
Alan Maley documents significant creative movements in ELT since the 1960s. In the first of two parts, he focuses on academic and methodological creativity. In the second part, to be published in the next issue of Folio late in 2005, he looks at institutional and individual creativity.Julie Norton investigates the topical content of speaking test materials and comments upon their cultural appropriateness. This article focusses on the performance of Japanese candidates in a range of Cambridge Speaking Tests.Mario Rinvolucri pays tribute to creative and humanistic teaching professionals. In the quest for creativity, Mario asks if there is anything old we have overlooked in developing materials for our language learners before asking what is new to incorporate into materials design. He, of course, answers his own questions with clearly described practical activities that will meet anyone’s criteria for creativity.