Realia are real things that are brought to the class and used as a resource. Example The learners are learning to describe clothes. In turn, they describe someone in the class for others to identify. In the classroom Realia can include the learners themselves, the classroom, furniture, the school, published material such as advertisements and… Continue reading #81, Word of the week: Realia
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#81, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘Linking in English Pronunciation’
English speakers use linking to join words toegether so that they flow together smoothly. It often sounds like people are saying one long word since they are no stops between words. Here are two of the most common types of linking- Consonant to vowel linking When words that end in a consonant sound are adjacent… Continue reading #81, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘Linking in English Pronunciation’
#81, Research Paper: ‘Reading Disability – A specific blockage in Language Learning: An Overview of the problem and Suggestions for the Follow-up studies’ by Vaishali Shivkumar
Vaishali Shivkumar (M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.) works as Lecturer & District Coordinator (English Language Laboratory) at Z. F. Wadia Women’s College & N. K. Jhota College of Commerce, Surat- Gujarat. “A learning disability refers to retardation, disorder, or delayed development in one or more of the processes of speech, language, reading, writing, arithmetic, or other school subject resulting from a… Continue reading #81, Research Paper: ‘Reading Disability – A specific blockage in Language Learning: An Overview of the problem and Suggestions for the Follow-up studies’ by Vaishali Shivkumar
#81, Research Paper: ‘Teaching English Language to Engineering Students and The Problems Faced by The Language Teachers: Solutions Through Computers’ by Dr.S.Mercy Gnana Gandhi
Teaching English Language to Engineering Students and The Problems Faced by The Language Teachers: Solutions Through Computers
ELTWeekly Issue#80
ELTWeekly, a refereed journal and newsletter [Issue 80 | January 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036] Word of the week: PPP Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’ Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#80
#80, Word of the week: PPP
PPP is a paradigm or model used to describe typical stages of a presentation of new language. It means presentation, production and practice. The practice stage aims to provide opportunities for learners to use the target structure. Criticism of this paradigm argues that the freer ‘practice’ stage may not elicit the target language as it is designed to… Continue reading #80, Word of the week: PPP
#80, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment
Alternative assessment is a way to directly evaluate learners’ language skills. A paper-pencil test shows knowledge about the language. Alternative assessment shows learners’ ability to use the language. There are many reasons for using alternative assessment techniques. With alternative assessment: * Learners make real use of the target language–in this case English–for an actual purpose.… Continue reading #80, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment
#80, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’
In order to improve your English pronunciation it is critical that you learn to use the schwa sound. That is because the combination of stressed syllables with long clear vowels and unstressed syllables with the schwa vowel sound help to create the rhythm of spoken English. Native English speakers listen for this rhythm and it… Continue reading #80, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’
#80, Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent
“Enhancing educational quality is a constant process and is our top priority. Education systems work to prepare the next generation for a successful future in a changing world, the knowledge economy of 21st century. Today, it is necessary to help students develop the intellectual skills they need for a higher order of thinking and to… Continue reading #80, Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent
#80, Research Paper: ‘A Problem Tense to Teach: The Present Perfect’ by İsmail ÇAKIR
A PROBLEMATIC TENSE TO TEACH: THE PRESENT PERFECT The perfect in English creates problems for both elementary and advanced learners. It is interpreted frequently as an optional alternative to the simple past tense; this interpretation of its function leads to frequent errors of tense usage. Difficulties with the present perfect tense are often reinforced by… Continue reading #80, Research Paper: ‘A Problem Tense to Teach: The Present Perfect’ by İsmail ÇAKIR