[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Conference Dates: September 27-29, 2016 Venue: Martin Conference Center at Harvard University (Boston, MA USA) Organizers: 21st Century Academic Forum Innovative Schools Network supported by the OECD Ways of Participating: Oral Presenter: 25 minutes Poster Presenter: 3 hours (held on September 28th from the… Continue reading Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard, September 27 – 29
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Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016, Singapore, October 29-30
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016 is an inter-disciplinary forum discussing theories, research findings and new advancements in the areas of language, literature, culture and education. After the success of 5th ICLEI London, the event returns to the Asian continent with a two-day… Continue reading Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016, Singapore, October 29-30
Research Paper: ‘The Impact of Use of English Outside the Classroom by Mandarin and Tamil ESL Learners in Their Accuracy with the Simple Past Tense’ by Mike Tiittanen
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This study examined whether the self-reported use of English outside school by Mandarin-speaking and Tamil-speaking ESL learners played a role in the accuracy of the oral use of the simple past tense. The participants were primarily in their thirties and were mostly students… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘The Impact of Use of English Outside the Classroom by Mandarin and Tamil ESL Learners in Their Accuracy with the Simple Past Tense’ by Mike Tiittanen
Research Paper: ‘The Evolution of an Online Writing Test Standardisation in a Pre-service Communications Skills Course for Teachers in Singapore’ by Mary Ellis, Anitha Devi Pillai and Chan Hsiao-yun
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The National Institute of Education (NIE) is the provider of teacher education in Singapore and is an institution within the Nanyang Technological University; NIE is simultaneously accountable to the Ministry of Education in Singapore. A Communication Skills for Teachers course (CST) was introduced… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘The Evolution of an Online Writing Test Standardisation in a Pre-service Communications Skills Course for Teachers in Singapore’ by Mary Ellis, Anitha Devi Pillai and Chan Hsiao-yun
Building Students’ Cognitive Flexibility (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In today’s world, the skillsets of cognitive flexibility are more critical and valuable than ever before. These skillsets include: Open-minded evaluation of different opinions, perspectives, and points of view Willingness to risk mistakes Consideration of multiple ways to solve problems Engagement in learning,… Continue reading Building Students’ Cognitive Flexibility (Edutopia)
What’s the point of a class? Advanced learners and their needs (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this week’s webinar, Cambridge English Empower author Craig Thaine explored the differences between teachers’ perceptions of learners’ needs, and learners’ own views. Sharing the results of a case study of a small multi-lingual group of advanced level learners studying at a private… Continue reading What’s the point of a class? Advanced learners and their needs (Cambridge Conversations)
A way to make demonstrative determiners teachable (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Ken Paterson says, “This, these, that and those Over the years, I’ve had a complex relationship with the demonstrative determiners. Before I started teaching English, I can’t remember giving them a moment’s thought. Then, after a few years of saying to students (with appropriate… Continue reading A way to make demonstrative determiners teachable (OUP ELT Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Edutopia – Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao Scott Thornbury – The Secret History of Methods (Video) Conveying Passion: Bringing Literature Into the Classroom (OUP ELT Blog) Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12
Edutopia – Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] When we talk about project-based learning (PBL), we focus our curriculum on finding real-world ways for students to learn problem-solving and communication skills. When doing this, authenticity is key. When you are first developing a PBL unit, you must begin the journey by… Continue reading Edutopia – Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom
Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This paper problematises the cultural content presented in many English coursebooks. It examines the issue of cultural bias in both written texts and visual images, explains how such distortion of culture has entered textbooks, highlights the consequences of such bias, and finally… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao