[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Helping English language learners distinguish articles remains important in advanced ESL and English conversation classes “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” ―Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch painter Does it make sense to emphasize the difference between articles (a, an, the)… Continue reading ‘How do you teach the difference between “a” and “the” during conversation class?’ by Eric Roth
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‘Fantastic YouTube videos for the ESL classroom’ by Eric Roth
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 16 | June 30, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] CompellingConversations’ compilation of YouTube videos for ESL teachers and students alike “We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” ―Mary Catherine Bateson (1939- ), American writer and cultural anthropologistWant to make use of YouTube’s gigantic collection of ESL and… Continue reading ‘Fantastic YouTube videos for the ESL classroom’ by Eric Roth
Vol. 5 Issue 33 – ‘Do You Use Newspapers in Your English Class Yet?’ by Eric Roth
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#33 | September 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Newspapers tell us the news, and inform us about how today is different from yesterday. They provide us with some clues and some information to help us better understand our rapidly changing world. They arrive at our homes, on our laptops, and in our libraries.… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 33 – ‘Do You Use Newspapers in Your English Class Yet?’ by Eric Roth
Vol. 5 Issue 5 – Article: ‘Homophones Can Haunt: A Minor Mistake in Miner Valley’ by Eric Roth
English remains an often confusing and difficult language to learn (and teach!) for many reasons. The common “gap” between how a word is spelled and how it sounds is one challenge. Another source of confusion and many headaches remains the surprisingly large number of homonyms and homophones, different words with the same sound. Just as computer speech software programs like Siri on the iPhone find it difficult to distinguish the number 2 from the preposition “to” from the word “too”, so do many listeners.
Vol. 5 Issue 2 – Article: ‘Don’t Let Perfectionism Silence You!’ by Eric Roth
Some English students make learning English even more difficult by expecting themselves to speak “perfect”, with “no accent” just like ” a real native English speaker.” May I suggest that this noble goal is both very difficult to achieve – especially for adults – and often even unwise.
Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Eric Roth: Why We Wrote Compelling American Conversations for Intermediate American English Language Learners
Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) is a new scheme of evaluation formulated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for Classes IX and X which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The main objective is to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students and to introduce a more uniform and comprehensive pattern in education for the students all over the nation. It provides continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning, covering every aspect of students’ development. CCE helps in enhancing students’ performance by identifying their learning difficulties at regular time intervals right from the commencement of the academic session and employing suitable remedial measures for improving their learning performance.
Vol. 4 Issue 52 – 'Why Are So Many EFL Textbooks So Bland, Boring, and Culturally Tone Deaf?' by Eric Roth
How can English teachers working abroad and international English textbook publishers both respect local cultures and create more engaging English classroom lessons? The challenge may be more complicated than you might suspect.
Vol. 4 Issue 51 – 'Why We Wrote Compelling American Conversations for Intermediate American English Language Learners' by Eric Roth
ESL teachers, especially working with oral skills and pronunciation, face a difficult task. Is there a single, correct form of English that should be taught? Should all English speakers sound like Americans or British? What if EFL students plan to study in Australia or Canada? The question is far more complicated than many English pronunciation instructors admit.
Vol. 4 Issue 50 – Eric Roth's ESL Tip: Videotaping Helps ESL Students Recognize Their Good Mistakes – and Learn from Them!
ESL teachers, especially working with oral skills and pronunciation, face a difficult task. Is there a single, correct form of English that should be taught? Should all English speakers sound like Americans or British? What if EFL students plan to study in Australia or Canada? The question is far more complicated than many English pronunciation instructors admit.
Vol. 4 Issue 50 – Article: 'Who ranks English language programs and ESL schools?' by Eric Roth
ESL teachers, especially working with oral skills and pronunciation, face a difficult task. Is there a single, correct form of English that should be taught? Should all English speakers sound like Americans or British? What if EFL students plan to study in Australia or Canada? The question is far more complicated than many English pronunciation instructors admit.