[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 20 | November 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Teachers, don’t panic! Both Jeanne and Helen were keen to stress that a blended learning approach doesn’t mean replacing teachers with computers or robots. In fact, Helen began her presentation by explaining how blended learning can make certain teaching skills even more necessary.… Continue reading Making the most of Blended Learning (Cambridge Webinar Replay)
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Strategic reading in the classroom (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 20 | November 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Reading is complicated, and becoming a skilled reader takes a long time. Most L2 reading textbooks try to promote skilled reading by teaching reading strategies. When readers begin to use these strategies automatically, the strategies become skills. So, how can you promote strategic… Continue reading Strategic reading in the classroom (Cambridge Conversations)
Going to the pictures with Shakespeare (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 20 | November 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Not so long ago, we ‘went to the pictures’ (or ‘the movies’) and now they tend to come to us. For many people, visiting a cinema to see films is no longer their principal means of access to the work of film-makers. But… Continue reading Going to the pictures with Shakespeare (OUP ELT Blog)
What Learners Can Do with Texts (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 20 | November 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] As a teacher and writer, I believe that two of the main questions we face in the classroom can be summarized as: How do our students learn, and how do our lesson plans and materials promote learning? I’m especially interested in how this… Continue reading What Learners Can Do with Texts (OUP ELT Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Integrating Technology to Improve Student Comprehension and Production (Video) Learner Language: Tools for Teachers (Video) Don’t Get Tongue Tied: 7 Surefire Steps for Creating Your Own Awesome Pronunciation Lessons (Busy Teacher) One Activity to Help Students Use Present Perfect and Simple Past –… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19
Integrating Technology to Improve Student Comprehension and Production (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The New School presents a conversation on integrating technology to improve student comprehension as a part of the Master degree program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at The New School(http://www.newschool.edu/matesol). Motivating today’s tech savvy students is challenging. Blended learning keeps… Continue reading Integrating Technology to Improve Student Comprehension and Production (Video)
Learner Language: Tools for Teachers (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | 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… Continue reading Learner Language: Tools for Teachers (Video)
Don’t Get Tongue Tied: 7 Surefire Steps for Creating Your Own Awesome Pronunciation Lessons (Busy Teacher)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Perfect pronunciation – every ESL student’s goal and no one’s achievement. It is rare for any ESL student to have perfect pronunciation, and some would say it’s actually wrong to expect it of them. But no matter your view on that issue, the… Continue reading Don’t Get Tongue Tied: 7 Surefire Steps for Creating Your Own Awesome Pronunciation Lessons (Busy Teacher)
One Activity to Help Students Use Present Perfect and Simple Past – from the Grammar and Beyond Archives (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] In conversation, we often move from general statements to more detailed information. “Have you seen Frozen?” “Yeah – I saw it last week. It was great.” These types of conversations provide a natural context for students to practice the differences between the present… Continue reading One Activity to Help Students Use Present Perfect and Simple Past – from the Grammar and Beyond Archives (Cambridge Conversations)
Webinar: ‘The ear of the beholder’: helping learners understand different accents, November 18
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The use of English as an international lingua franca means learners will be exposed to a wide variety of accents, both native and non-native. How can teachers prepare them to cope with such diversity? This workshop features practical tasks, informed by relevant theory,… Continue reading Webinar: ‘The ear of the beholder’: helping learners understand different accents, November 18