ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#38 | October 28, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The following article aims to revisit Selinker’s theory of Interlanguage by analysing a group of undergraduates’ written scripts in L2. The initial outcomes of the study establish a linguistic parallelism between students’ Interlingua and English as a lingua franca in the academic world. In the… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Error Analysis and the EFL Classroom Teaching’ by Rosa Muñoz Luna
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Research Paper: ‘Error Analysis and the EFL Classroom Teaching’ by Xie & Jiang
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#38 | October 28, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 This paper makes a study of error analysis and its implementation in the EFL (English as Foreign Language) classroom teaching. It starts by giving a systematic review of the concepts and theories concerning EA (Error Analysis), the various reasons causing errors are comprehensively explored. The… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Error Analysis and the EFL Classroom Teaching’ by Xie & Jiang
Research Paper: ‘Task-Based Navigation of a Taxonomy Interface to a Digital Repository’ by Khoo, Wang & Chaudhry
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#38 | October 28, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 This is a study of hierarchical navigation; how users browse a taxonomy-based interface to an organizational repository to locate information resources. The study is part of a project to develop a taxonomy for an library and information science department to organize resources and support user… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Task-Based Navigation of a Taxonomy Interface to a Digital Repository’ by Khoo, Wang & Chaudhry
Video: Learner Language: Tools for Teachers
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#38 | October 28, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Learner language is the constantly changing ability students have to communicate as they learn a new language. It provides an index of students progress, allowing teachers to determine how to best educate them. By analyzing examples of learner language, students develop skills to address it… Continue reading Video: Learner Language: Tools for Teachers
Research Paper: ‘Multicultural Issues Represented In One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’ by Devang Rangani
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#37 | October 21, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract: The novel One Amazing Thing a fiction by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni offers a wide scope of aesthetic exploration of cultural study. It begins with visiting strangers in the visa office in a city. The city is not mentioned anywhere in the novel. However,… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Multicultural Issues Represented In One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’ by Devang Rangani
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 37
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#37 | October 21, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Building Vocabulary for Teaching ELLs Seminar: ‘Inclusive Education: Techniques of Teaching English to Differently-abled Students’, University of Hyderabad, January 23-24, 2014 ELT Voices – India, Volume 3, Issue 5 Released Video: Teaching Pronunciation: Seven Essential Concepts Research Paper: ‘Multicultural Issues Represented In One Amazing… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 37
Video: Building Vocabulary for Teaching ELLs
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#37 | October 21, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Jennifer Hixson’s presentation focuses on why vocabulary development is the most important part of English as a Second Language development; what vocabulary development really means for ELL students; how teachers can help students learn vocabulary when it is needed for content instruction, how to use… Continue reading Video: Building Vocabulary for Teaching ELLs
Seminar: ‘Inclusive Education: Techniques of Teaching English to Differently-abled Students’, University of Hyderabad, January 23-24, 2014
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#37 | October 21, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 University of Hyderabad’s Centre for English Language Studies’ Seminar cum workshop Inclusive Education: Techniques of Teaching English to Differently-abled Students 23 & 24 January, 2014 The term Inclusive Education has gained more importance all over the globe and more so in India in the last decade.… Continue reading Seminar: ‘Inclusive Education: Techniques of Teaching English to Differently-abled Students’, University of Hyderabad, January 23-24, 2014
ELT Voices – India, Volume 3, Issue 5 Released
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#37 | October 21, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The latest issue of the ‘ELT Voices – India’ international journal has been released. You can check the research papers published in the issue. Mehrdad Mohajeri & Saeed Ketabi: The knowledge and Use of collocations and their Relation with English Speaking Proficiency among Upper- intermediate to Advanced Iranian EFL Learners… Continue reading ELT Voices – India, Volume 3, Issue 5 Released
Video: Teaching Pronunciation: Seven Essential Concepts
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#37 | October 21, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Language instructors face several problems when teaching pronunciation, including time constraints and the difficulty of designing effective tasks. (MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | http://www.newschool.edu/matesol) This hands-on workshop suggests practical solutions and outline seven concepts in teaching pronunciation. Participants will practice… Continue reading Video: Teaching Pronunciation: Seven Essential Concepts