Category: ELT Newsletter

Conference: Chicago International Conference on Education 2015, May 26-27

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 26 | November 3, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Chicago ICE offers a unique opportunity for academics and other professionals all around the world to present a wide array of perspectives, scholarship, and expertise in the pursuit of excellence in K-12 education. Most importantly, this group of academics will share the best… Continue reading Conference: Chicago International Conference on Education 2015, May 26-27

Conference: Confluence VI, January 23-24, 2015, Nagpur – India

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 26 | November 3, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] EngQuest International announces CONFLUENCE VI, its Sixth Annual International Conference on English as a Second/Foreign Language to be held in Nagpur on 23-24 Jan, 2015. Speakers this year include Dr. Peter McLaren of Dubai Men’s College, Dubai; Dr. Mick King of Middlesex University,… Continue reading Conference: Confluence VI, January 23-24, 2015, Nagpur – India

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Article: ‘Reviewing a Book’ by Prof. S Mohanraj Video: The History of English Language Discover: Music in the classroom Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture) Conference: Confluence VI, January 23-24, 2015, Nagpur – India Video: The Importance of Listening… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25

‘International Conference on English Language & Literature – A Tool for Humanising’ (ELLATH-2015), February 23-24, 2015, Faridabad – India

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] International Conference on English Language & Literature – A Tool for Humanising (ELLATH-2015) FEBRUARY 23 & 24, 2015 ELLATH-2015, a two-day platform for linguists,  anthropologists, sociologists, academicians and literary people to interact, deliberate and share CONCEPT NOTE Language is for expression and Literature is the reflection of… Continue reading ‘International Conference on English Language & Literature – A Tool for Humanising’ (ELLATH-2015), February 23-24, 2015, Faridabad – India

Conference: Confluence VI, January 23-24, 2015, Nagpur – India

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Message from the conference organizers. Dear Sir/ Madam, It is our pleasure to invite you to Confluence, the Sixth Annual International Conference on English as a Second/Foreign Language – Confluence VI for short. It is organized every year by the Departments of Basic Sciences and Humanities of Tulsiramji Gaikwad-Patil… Continue reading Conference: Confluence VI, January 23-24, 2015, Nagpur – India

Article: ‘Reviewing a Book’ by Prof. S Mohanraj

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] “Reviewing a Book” Prof. S Mohanraj Department of Training and Development, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad – India Abstract:  Reviewing a book is an article that discusses the pedagogic aspects of teaching reviewing.  The article is divided into three parts.  The… Continue reading Article: ‘Reviewing a Book’ by Prof. S Mohanraj

Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Professor Tony Lynch, Personal Chair of Student Learning (English for Academic Purposes), presented his inaugural lecture entitled “The Importance of Listening to International Students”. The title is intentionally ambiguous. It refers firstly to the importance for international students of having adequate comprehension of… Continue reading Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this lecture, Professor Sharifian presents an overview of the paradigm of English as an International Language (EIL). Starting with a brief historical account of the development of the paradigm and a demographic account of the spread and the use of the English… Continue reading Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

Discover: Music in the classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This week we are looking at the responses to a survey on use of Music in the classroom. Here is the question which was posted for survey / discussion: Tell us your thoughts on using music in the classroom. For example, do you think… Continue reading Discover: Music in the classroom