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ELTWeekly Issue#49 Contents

ELTWeekly Improvement Survey News: Children who use technology are ‘better writers’ – BBC Video: Teaching Phonics 44 Sounds of English Learnhigher – An Excellent Resource for All Teachers Download Webinar: Control or Chaos? Managing classes of primary children in a positive way Lesson Plan: Living in the UK eBook: ESP for the University Article: ‘Personal… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#49 Contents

#49, News: Children who use technology are ‘better writers’ – BBC

Children who blog, text or use social networking websites are more confident about their writing skills, according to the National Literacy Trust. A survey of 3,001 children aged nine to 16 found that 24% had their own blog and 82% sent text messages at least once a month. In addition 73% used instant messaging services… Continue reading #49, News: Children who use technology are ‘better writers’ – BBC

#49, Download Webinar: Control or Chaos? Managing classes of primary children in a positive way

One of the hardest things in primary language teaching is to give lively, enjoyable lessons and at the same time ensure that children behave in an acceptable way. In this webinar, we will explore the concept of classroom management as an interactive process and I will share with you a range of practical strategies and… Continue reading #49, Download Webinar: Control or Chaos? Managing classes of primary children in a positive way

#49, Lesson Plan: Living in the UK

In this lesson, learners read about the different countries of the UK, either online as a webquest or in paper form. They practise reading for specific information, and guessing the meaning of words from the context, both important reading micro-skills. There is an optional extension in the form of a role-play, in which groups of… Continue reading #49, Lesson Plan: Living in the UK

#49, eBook: ESP for the University

This book, from 1986, provides a snapshot of developments in ESP teaching at university level during the 1970s and early 1980s. In his Preface, Christopher Brumfit challenged a recent claim that ESP had ‘legitimised English teaching’, suggesting rather that it had made English teaching ‘more purposeful’. The papers in this book include an extensive one… Continue reading #49, eBook: ESP for the University

#49, Article: ‘Personal Learning Networks’ by Gavin Dudeney

Here is Gavin Dudeney’s second exclusive article for TeachingEnglish. I’m fortunate enough to be able to go to quite a few face-to-face conferences every year, generally as a speaker, though I also attend as many sessions as I can at each event – there’s always something to learn from any speaker, no matter how experienced… Continue reading #49, Article: ‘Personal Learning Networks’ by Gavin Dudeney

#49, Research Article: ‘Grammar in Second and Foreign Language Pedagogy’ by Anindya Syam Choudhury

The issue of “grammar instruction” in Second/Foreign Language Learning Teaching is among the most hotly debated ones. Of course, there is no gainsaying that grammatical competence alone cannot account for what is involved in the mastery of a language. However, the reaction against grammar teaching which resulted due to the communicative approach revolution has certain… Continue reading #49, Research Article: ‘Grammar in Second and Foreign Language Pedagogy’ by Anindya Syam Choudhury