Category: ELT Newsletter

21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] In ELT we often regard our profession to be independent of teaching subjects like maths and science. That said, many of the approaches and materials we use are influenced by wider trends in education – from constructivist thinking in the 80’s that influenced… Continue reading 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)

ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Cambridge English Webinar: ‘More than just speaking – developing student speaking skills’ June 24 Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Towards effortless fluency for your high-level learners’ June 23 10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog) National Conference on ‘English In… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13

Cambridge English Webinar: ‘More than just speaking – developing student speaking skills’ June 24

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Date: June 24 Time: 15:00 Freer activities in class give learners a chance to practise speaking and gradually improve their fluency. But how can we do more than just give opportunities for speaking and actively develop learners’ speaking skills? This webinar will explore this… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: ‘More than just speaking – developing student speaking skills’ June 24

Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Towards effortless fluency for your high-level learners’ June 23

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Date: June 23 Time: 15:00 This webinar will focus on extending lexis through and beyond texts as the key to ‘effortless’ fluency, using authentic materials and examples from face2face Second Edition. Using CEF descriptors, she will show how teachers can bridge the gap between… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Towards effortless fluency for your high-level learners’ June 23

10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]   Being a teacher of English, I deal with piles of course books on a daily basis. Course books are really engaging these days, and I inevitably draw a lot of inspiration from them. Sometimes, a single sentence can start a long train… Continue reading 10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog)

National Conference on ‘English In India Language, Literature And Pedagogy’, July 16‐17, 2015, Vallabh Vidyanagar – India

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The methodical investigation into the ‘ideology’ of globalization would suggest that the early concept of ‘globalization’ was constituted around the scholarly consensus of English language being a global means of communication, representation, reception and comprehension. It has, therefore, been referred to and accepted as ‘world language’… Continue reading National Conference on ‘English In India Language, Literature And Pedagogy’, July 16‐17, 2015, Vallabh Vidyanagar – India

Teaching Humans | British Council Seminar Series (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The theme of this interactive seminar is common human characteristics and how teachers can work with them rather than fight against them. The world over we find people who are inquisitive but easily distracted, competitive yet lacking in self-control, needing to be part… Continue reading Teaching Humans | British Council Seminar Series (Video)

Research Paper: ‘Economic Discrimination in Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron’ by Devang Rangani

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | June 1, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract: The present paper probes the issue related to economic condition Pakistan and differentiate between poor and rich people. It demonstrates how the economic differences create social and emotional problems among these two groups. Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron present these two types… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Economic Discrimination in Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron’ by Devang Rangani