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#98, Research Article: ‘Why are English Teachers Married to Soft Skills?’ by Dr Shree Deepa

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Dr Shree Deepa works with ELTC, University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (India). Everyone talks about the importance of ‘soft skills.’ It has become the intellectual property of the English teachers (read experts). Any ‘Soft Skill Trainer’ has to have a masters’… Continue reading #98, Research Article: ‘Why are English Teachers Married to Soft Skills?’ by Dr Shree Deepa

#98, Article: Sitcoms as a tool for ELT

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) “English teachers have been using videos in the classroom for decades and, more recently DVDs and online video clips from Youtube or Myspace. Sitcoms are an excellent classroom resource for a number of reasons. An episode generally lasts 30 minutes –… Continue reading #98, Article: Sitcoms as a tool for ELT

#98: Article: ‘Past Trends in English Language Teaching: How We Got to Where We Are’ by Larry M. Lynch

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) English Language Teaching and learning methodology and didactic approaches have been in an almost constant state of flux since the advent of the Grammar – Translation method documented by German-American anthropologist Franz Boas and the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen during the… Continue reading #98: Article: ‘Past Trends in English Language Teaching: How We Got to Where We Are’ by Larry M. Lynch

#98: ‘Relevance Of Communication Skills In Linguistic Perspective’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Dr. Sitaram Bhargava works with the Department of English, Government College, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan). The use of communication skills has become very important in our lives.Without proper communication skills we are losers. Learning a second language is ,in fact, learning the four… Continue reading #98: ‘Relevance Of Communication Skills In Linguistic Perspective’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#97

Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) TeachingEnglish Video: Energising classes Article: Making writing communicative Research Paper: ‘A Foray Into Advertising And Language’ by Jay Mehta’ Video: ‘Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate’ Article: ‘Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults’ by Peter Kerl ELT Event: ‘Second International Conference on Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia (IITM… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#97

#97, Article: Making writing communicative

Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) “Writing, like all other aspects of language, is communicative. Think about what we write in real life. We write e-mails, lists, notes, covering letters, reports, curriculums, assignments, essays perhaps if we study. Some of us write articles or work on blogs, forums and websites. A few write stories and poems –… Continue reading #97, Article: Making writing communicative

#97, Research Paper: ‘A Foray Into Advertising And Language’ by Jay Mehta’

Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) “A Foray into Advertising Language: from “Thanda Matlab Coca-cola” to “Bye Bye, Thandi”” by Jay Mehta Advertisement, primarily, is a public declaration – aimed at informing and convincing the mass to buy goods or services. Language has a powerful influence over people and their behavior. This is especially true in the… Continue reading #97, Research Paper: ‘A Foray Into Advertising And Language’ by Jay Mehta’