Here’s the guest article for the fifth issue of ELTWeekly: Why I Like the English Language by Barbara Freedman-De Vito I really like the English language. I’ve been speaking it all my life, but it’s not until I became an English teacher, teaching English as a foreign language, that I really started to understand how… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#5, Guest Article: Why I Like the English Language
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ELTWeekly Issue#5, Quote of the week
President Bush gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure out which one was which. – Dennis Miller
ELTWeekly Issue#5, Worldwide ELT news
$1b to widen school choice Adele Wong and Beatrice Siu Friday, January 09, 2009 Secondary schools will be allowed to choose the medium of instruction for various subjects from September next year, according to a HK$1 billion plan unveiled by the government yesterday. However, schools choosing to use English must ensure that 85 percent… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#5, Worldwide ELT news
ELTWeekly Issue #4 – YouTube for ELT
Dear Friends, We are here with the first issue of ELTWeekly for the year 2009. For this week the ELTWeekly newsletter is content packed with: – Quote of the week – Tip of the week – Video of the week: ESL Error Correction Techniques – Featured article: YouTube for ELT – Guest article: Using Toys… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #4 – YouTube for ELT
ELTWeekly Issue#4, Video of the week: ESL Error Correction Techniques
Here is the video of the week for the fourth issue of ELTWeekly: ESL Error Correction Techniques In this video a teacher from Madrid explains the error correction techniques that he used in his ESL/EFL (English as a Second Language / English as a Foreign Language) classroom with some Spanish students.
ELTWeekly Issue#4, Useful ELT resources
Pearson Longman English Language Teaching Website On this website, there are lots of ideas and free resources for learners and teachers of English language. Try fun online activities, download free support materials and get helpful tips on learning and teaching English. Find out more about Great Teachers and how to become a Pearson Longman Author. Pearson Longman English… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#4, Useful ELT resources
ELTWeekly Issue#4, Worldwide ELT news
The English language is going to the dogs – The Japan Times On Friday nights, I teach private English lessons to five people and three dogs. The dogs are good students: They are very quiet and never bark or interrupt. They always come to class well-groomed, wearing smart looking T-shirts and dresses. Absenteeism is rare,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#4, Worldwide ELT news
ELTWeekly Issue#4, Worldwide ELT events
MELTA 18th International Conference : ALIGNING TEACHING AND LEARNING – June 11-13, 2009, Malaysia The Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) will host its 18th International Conference on the theme Aligning Teaching And Learning Effective Methodologies In English Language Education at Puteri Pacific Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 11-13 June 2009. The conference also promises… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#4, Worldwide ELT events
ELTWeekly Issue#4, Tip of the week: Blog to Teach
Blog to Teach by Tarun Patel Blogging can be a powerful and interesting activity to expand your reach among your students and also to help them improve their language. Blogs can be utilized this way: Put your teaching materials, assignments, time table, important dates on blog Write summary of everyday lessons on your blog… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#4, Tip of the week: Blog to Teach
ELTWeekly Issue#4, Quote of the week
Dr. Willard Gaylin English is such a deliciously complex and undisciplined language, we can bend, fuse, distort words to all our purposes. We give old words new meanings, and we borrow new words from any language that intrudes into our intellectual environment.