Category: ELT Newsletter

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Research Paper: The Ubiquity of the English Language and the Cruxes in Learning it as a First Language in India

The Ubiquity of the English Language and the Cruxes in Learning it as a First Language in India by Aadhi Ramesh Babu, Asst. Professor in English in Kamala Institute of Technology and Sciences, Huzurabad, Karimnagar,   Andrapradesh India is a vast country with different languages in different parts of the country. These regional languages differ from each… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Research Paper: The Ubiquity of the English Language and the Cruxes in Learning it as a First Language in India

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Research Paper: Significance of Group works in Heterogeneous Classroom

Significance of Group Works in Heterogeneous Classroom by Dr.N.V.Bose, Institute of Language teaching, Jamnagar, Gujarat (boseenvy AT rediffmail DOT com) ABSTRACT The use of group works in the second language classroom has been supported by both theoretical and pedagogical arguments. The language generated in group work sessions is near to real life and not mere reproduction of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Research Paper: Significance of Group works in Heterogeneous Classroom

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Article: EDUCATION AND LITERACY

EDUCATION AND LITERACY by G.MANJULATHAdEVI, Asst Prof English, Jyothishmathi Institute of Technology and Science, Karimnagar Education is not acquisition of academic qualifications. However, acquiring academic qualifications is possible through literacy, which is the very foundation of the knowledge to read and write. Here is where exactly education distinguishes itself from literacy. Education is something that comprises the highest… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Article: EDUCATION AND LITERACY

ELTWeekly Issue#32 – ‘To The Eternal Learner of English’ – a poem by Dr K K Ray

To The Eternal Learner of English (Specially for 5th September-Teacher’s Day) by Dr. Kum Kum Ray These dragging, drudges, forty ticks of a minutes hand, That brings us together Huddled in a classroom For this eternal cycle, Of give and take, In the rare commodity One calls knowledge… In the shivering cold, And thundering rain,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32 – ‘To The Eternal Learner of English’ – a poem by Dr K K Ray

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Article: 5 Ways to Handle a Heterogeneous Language Class

5 Ways to Handle a Heterogeneous Language Class by Tarun Patel, Founder of ELTWeekly.com In my ELT and Communication skills classrooms, I have to face the students with varied linguistic backgrounds. They belong to different part of the country and have been using their mother tongue during their elementary education. This brings a big  challenge… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Article: 5 Ways to Handle a Heterogeneous Language Class

ELTWeekly Issue#31, Free eBook: English Next

English Next English Next was commissioned by the British Council and written by researcher David Graddol – a British applied linguist, well known as a writer, broadcaster, researcher and consultant on issues relating to global English. The new report argues that we are already in a very new kind of environment and a new phase… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31, Free eBook: English Next

ELTWeekly Issue#31 Contents

– Quote of the Week – Video: TESOL Methods – Article: Making Effective Use of Short Stories in English Or Foreign Language Teaching – Book of the Week: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher – Free eBook: English Next – Worldwide ELT Events – Research Paper: New Experiment in Old Laboratory – Research Paper: How to teach English… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#31, Article: Making Effective Use of Short Stories in English Or Foreign Language Teaching

Making Effective Use of Short Stories in English Or Foreign Language Teaching By Larry M. Lynch A Proven Method of Language Acquisition One of the most effective long-term methods of learning a language is that of an on-going series of readings. In fact, among the ways native speakers of English, French and other languages continue… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31, Article: Making Effective Use of Short Stories in English Or Foreign Language Teaching

ELTWeekly Issue#31, Book of the Week: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher

The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong Book Description The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.3 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31, Book of the Week: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher