Continued from previous page As you know I write stories for young learners of
On one hand, you are committed to an official English as a foreign language. Experts of English
syllabus (a certain number of texts, structures and here in Tunisia such as Mr Ali Souli – Senior
lexical focus) to undertake within a pre-set Inspector of EFL- and Professor Nabil Cherni –
timetable and prepare your students to be University of Tunisia, specialized in English
assessed. literature and Language- think that my stories suit
On the other hand, you have a group of young young learners of EFL. Yet, my financial
learners whose great desire is having fun. resources and the limited number of readers of
The question: how? To me, story reading can English in Tunisia are obstacles to my being
bridge this gap and quench this thirst for learning widely read.
and having fun. Your e-zine Inspirational English has provided me
with a great opportunity to be read beyond my
I know you have had some of your stories area and further. I need more contests for the
published. Where can our readers find them? purpose, so that the stories could be published
elsewhere.
Don’t miss the new chapters from the short story
THE GRASSHOPPERBOY
on page 16.
And finally, are you working on another story now? If so what is it about?
Sure, I am. One of my future projects is another part of the Adventure of Grasshopperboy.