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#96, Research Article: ‘An Action Research on Increasing the Students’ Confidence in Speaking: An Iranian Experience’ by Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni holds an M.A. in TEFL from Mazandaran University, Iran. He has been teaching English in private language institutes and Entrepreneurship Center of Mazandaran University in Iran during the last 5 years. His major research interests are: Action research and discourse… Continue reading #96, Research Article: ‘An Action Research on Increasing the Students’ Confidence in Speaking: An Iranian Experience’ by Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni

#96, Article: ‘Creative Methods In Teaching English Vocabulary To The ESL Learners’ by Shiny Kochappilly

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 Shiny Kochappilly works with the JMJ College for Women, Tenali. A crucial component of learning a second language is the acquisition of vocabulary. Hence, vocabulary should be placed in the centre of language teaching as it plays an important role in creating understanding… Continue reading #96, Article: ‘Creative Methods In Teaching English Vocabulary To The ESL Learners’ by Shiny Kochappilly

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#95

Video of the week: Mobile learning Resource of the week: BBC Skillswise Tip of the week: Teaching students the shortest tale.

#95, Resource of the week: BBC Skillswise

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#95 | August 15, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 BBC Skillswise is a site containing factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games that you can use to help improve your students skills. It has sections on grammar, spelling, reading and listening and could be used to help supplement your students’ learning outside of the… Continue reading #95, Resource of the week: BBC Skillswise

#95, Tip of the week: Teaching students the shortest tale

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#95 | August 15, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “This is one of the quickest ways I know of teaching a tale and boosting students’ confidence in themselves as storytellers. Preparation Practise telling this short and simple rhythmical action tale until you know it confidently without looking at the text: Once a… Continue reading #95, Tip of the week: Teaching students the shortest tale

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#94

Tip of the week: Vision off – YouTube technique Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson Video: Getting Students to Stick to English During the Lessons Research Article: ‘Learning Styles And Classroom Management’ by Venkatramana Research Paper: ‘Pedagogic Approach To Language Acquisition For Corporate Readiness’ by Dr. Swayam Prabha Satpathy.

#94, Tip of the week: Vision off – YouTube technique

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#94 | August 8, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “This YouTube activity really gets your students thinking creatively. A short film is played for the students, but they can’t see the scene, they can only hear it. Students guess what happens in the scene before they get to view it to check… Continue reading #94, Tip of the week: Vision off – YouTube technique

#94, Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#94 | August 8, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “Listening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important. By developing their ability to listen well we develop our students’ ability to become more independent learners, as by hearing accurately they… Continue reading #94, Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson