Author: Tarun Patel

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Using Blogs to Practice Grammar Editing Skills’ by Christopher Harwood

This paper reports on the pedagogic reasons for using blogs as a learning aid and how blogging was integrated into a curriculum at the National University of Singapore to support the learning of grammar editing skills of music students. To begin, the idea that blogging encourages learner autonomy by facilitating the practice and negotiation of meaning of ‘comprehensible output’ (Swain, 1995) is discussed.

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Readers Theatre: Improving Oral Proficiency in a Japanese University EFL Course’ by Patrick NG & Esther Boucher-Yip

Improving oral proficiency in the EFL classroom is usually a major goal for most EFL instructors. One effective approach in teaching oral skills is the use of drama called Readers Theatre (RT). It is a presentational performance based on principles and techniques of oral interpretation which seeks to entertain, instruct and persuade (Adams, 2003).

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#11 | March 25, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract English is mostly taught in India as a Second language. But As a Student, it was found that maximum schools and college students are considering English as a subject not a language. And this is the main reasons of errors in English for Indian… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 10

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#10 | March 18, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 ELT CONFERENCES ELT Conferences in Turkey and Macau VIDEOS Teaching reading in every class Oxford Big Read Activity – Movie posters Teaching English Grammar – Superlative Adjectives ARTICLES OUP Article: Five things I think I know about teaching reading Cambridge Journals Article: Publishing your work… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 10

Vol. 5 Issue 10 – 5 Popular Posts on EnglishTeachingDaily.com

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#10 | March 18, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Here are the five popular posts from our EnglishTeachingDaily.com team. 1. Pronunciation – the poor relation? 2. Teaching English Grammar Lesson: Types of verb 3. Skills circuits: Recycling language 4. Developing Reading Skills 5. Developing pronunciation through songs.  

Vol. 5 Issue 10 – 2 ELT Conferences in Turkey and Macau

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#10 | March 18, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 1. Conference in Turkey : 4th International ELT Students Convention, 6- 8 May, 2013 The conference welcomes all undergraduate and postgraduate students of English language studies to share their experiences and research results. By bringing together students from all around the world, the conference intends to… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 10 – 2 ELT Conferences in Turkey and Macau

Vol. 5 Issue 10 – 5 English Teaching Job Opportunities

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#10 | March 18, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 1. TEACH IN JAPAN with ECC – Celebrating 50 Strong Years ECC, celebrating our 50th anniversary has experienced steady growth and now has more than 150 campuses throughout Japan. ECC strives to promote a spirit of multiculturalism represented by a team of 15 different nationalities with… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 10 – 5 English Teaching Job Opportunities

Vol. 5 Issue 10 – Video: Teaching English Grammar – Superlative Adjectives

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#10 | March 18, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Superlative adjectives are used to talk about the most extreme of something. “Brad Pitt is the *most handsome* actor.” “Justin Bieber is the *worst* football player.” Learn all about superlative adjectives in this grammar lesson! I’ll teach you what they are, how and when to… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 10 – Video: Teaching English Grammar – Superlative Adjectives