UsingEnglish.com features teacher resources including free ESL handouts and quizzes, PDF lesson plans, teacher articles and a directory of teaching and reference resources. Also provides access to questions from students and teaching forum topics. Handouts & Quizzes 257 free grammar and vocabulary teacher handouts & quizzes for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and… Continue reading #47, ELT Resource: UsingEnglish.com
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#47, Article: ‘Using news articles’ by BBC TE Editor
Topical news stories are a great source of teaching material. This article presents different ways to exploit news reports in the classroom and focuses on raising the level of involvement and participation that the students have in the lesson. Selection criteria Before reading First reading Second reading Language focus Follow up Sources Selection criteria It… Continue reading #47, Article: ‘Using news articles’ by BBC TE Editor
#47, Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective
Pronunciation is an essential ingredient in the ability to communicate effectively. This is illustrated in the new requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers to be able to pass their message successfully. Perfection is not the goal but mutual intelligibility is. In this webanair I’ll look at the background to the requirements and question whether… Continue reading #47, Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective
#47, Lesson Plan: Learning styles
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced This lesson is based on an audio extract which can be found on the British Council LearnEnglish Professional website. It encourages students to reflect on their learning styles and gives them an opportunity to put into practice the learning strategies they hear being discussed on the audio. For teachers without access… Continue reading #47, Lesson Plan: Learning styles
#47, Discuss & Vote @ BBC LE: Dictionaries in the classroom
What do you think the role of dictionaries is in the classroom? – Only a bilingual dictionary is useful in class. – Only an English/English dictionary is useful in class. – Any kind of dictionary is useful in the class (it’s up to the student to decide which kind to use). – I don’t let… Continue reading #47, Discuss & Vote @ BBC LE: Dictionaries in the classroom
#47, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom
This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published. The book aimed to cover ‘English teaching to British residents’ and addresses teaching children in the school sector; teaching adults in education and in the workplace; and teacher training, among others. One… Continue reading #47, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom
#47, Video: David Crystal – Which English?
Which ‘English’ should we teach our students? Global English with Professor David Crystal. Another innovative feature of Global – Macmillan’s new course for adult learners of English. Visit the website www.macmillanenglish.com/global to download a complete sample unit, and the chance to win a Flip camcorder or antique-style globe.
ELTWeekly Issue#46 Contents
ELTWeekly’s ELT, ESL and EFL Events Blog is Live Again! Video: Teaching ESL with Technology Free eBook: Impact Study of British Council Teaching Centre EFL Classes Lesson Plan: How new words are created Download Webinar: Integrating content and language – which language? Book of the week: ‘500 Activities for the Primary Classroom’ by Carol Read… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#46 Contents
#46, Research Paper: ‘Analysis of Responses of Learners in the Learning Resource Centre’ by Dr. Ravi Bhushan
Analysis of Responses of Learners in the Learning Resource Centre (Language Labs) at Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidayalaya, Khanpur Kalan (Sonipat), Haryana By Dr. Ravi Bhushan, Assistant Professor & Head, Learning Resource Centre, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidayalaya Khanpur Kalan (Sonipat), Haryana. Learning Resource Centre at Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidayalaya, Khanpur Kalan (Sonepat), Haryana was… Continue reading #46, Research Paper: ‘Analysis of Responses of Learners in the Learning Resource Centre’ by Dr. Ravi Bhushan
#46, Resource of the week: ESLFlow.com
ESLFlow.com was created in 1998 as a resource for researching ESL/EFL ideas and creating lessons/courses as quickly as possible. Peter Snashall, the founder of this portal, initially used the Internet due to a lack of resources at the school where he once worked. This is, of course, the situation faced by many teachers around the world.… Continue reading #46, Resource of the week: ESLFlow.com