Category: ELT Newsletter

English Language Teacher Educator Conference – Hyderabad, February 2015

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The British Council in partnership with English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U) Hyderabad will come together again to host the fifth International English Language Teacher Educator Conference (TEC15) in Hyderabad from 27 February – 1 March 2015. The underlying theme of the previous conferences… Continue reading English Language Teacher Educator Conference – Hyderabad, February 2015

‘Communicative Language Teaching – A rescue to English beginners’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is submitted by Reena Mittal.  CLT was introduced in late 1970s in European countries for making those familiar with English whose first language is not English. It is an approach to language teaching in which both teacher and student participate enthusiastically and learn… Continue reading ‘Communicative Language Teaching – A rescue to English beginners’ by Reena Mittal

UGC Sponsored National Conference on ‘Emerging Disciplines of Applied Linguistics’, Bangalore, October 13-14, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Department of English, APS College of Commerce, N R Colony, Bangalore -19, is organizing a UGC sponsored national conference on ‘Emerging Disciplines of Applied Linguistics’ onOctober 13-14, 2014. About the Conference: Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field. Major branches of applied linguistics include bilingualism and multilingualism,… Continue reading UGC Sponsored National Conference on ‘Emerging Disciplines of Applied Linguistics’, Bangalore, October 13-14, 2014

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain (Video) Conference on ‘Foreign Languages in Changing Times V’, Slovak Republic, November 6, 2014 Review of “Corporate Discourse” by Ruth Breeze International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2014), Hong Kong, October 17-18 From… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21

‘British vs. American English’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is submitted by Reena Mittal.  This question always give a space to the students of English why words like colour, favourite, meter, centre are spelled differently. Actually there are four major differences in English spellings – Or or our er or re s… Continue reading ‘British vs. American English’ by Reena Mittal

Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] How did humans acquire language? In this lecture, best-selling author Steven Pinker introduces you to linguistics, the evolution of spoken language, and the debate over the existence of an innate universal grammar. He also explores why language is such a fundamental part of… Continue reading Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain (Video)

Linguistics and Literature (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this lecture on the work of Roman Jakobson, Professor Paul Fry continues his discussion of synchrony and diachrony. The relationships among formalism, semiotics, and linguistics are explored. Claude Levi-Strauss’s structural interpretation of the Oedipus myth is discussed in some detail. In order… Continue reading Linguistics and Literature (Video)

International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2014), Hong Kong, October 17-18

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Message from the organizers You are invited to participate in the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2014). The Conference will be held from October 17-18, 2014 at Hong Kong. CONFERENCE THEME The theme of the ICMR 2014 is “Towards the Achievement of… Continue reading International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2014), Hong Kong, October 17-18

Review of “Corporate Discourse” by Ruth Breeze

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Book review submitted by Daniela Breveníková, Slovak Republic.  “Corporate Discourse” (2013) by Ruth Breeze was published as one of the titles of Bloomsbury Discourse edited by Prof. Ken Hyland. The book makes an interesting and exciting piece of reading in the way the author… Continue reading Review of “Corporate Discourse” by Ruth Breeze