[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Eric and Lauri have announced a summer sale where they are offering 50% off on Compelling American Conversations, Compelling Conversations, Compelling Conversations – Vietnam and It’s a Breeze. Here is their email. Chimayo Press Late Summer Sale! Hi Tarun Patel,With September approaching, it’s important… Continue reading Compelling Conversations and other Titles – 50% off Summer Sale!
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Video: The ABC of SLA
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The ABC of SLA – Pecha Kucha by Scott Thornbury at the 2012 KOTESOL International Conference held at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. In alphabetical order, Scott Thornbury presents the history and most recent developments in second language acquisition theory in… Continue reading Video: The ABC of SLA
Video: Make homework work for you with new digital tools – Ricardo Morales
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] How do you make homework fun but meaningful? Ricardo Morales explores the latest digital tools for making homework engaging, while still being a useful method of monitoring your students’ progress.
Article: Using data to inform your teaching
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Cambridge English blog has published an article on use of ‘data’. The word ‘data’ is usually associated with scientists, computer engineers and marketing departments, but how can it benefit teachers? Tuesday’s webinar was hosted by Deirdre Cijffers, a teacher trainer who has taught English… Continue reading Article: Using data to inform your teaching
Article: You’ve got to have a system: vocabulary development in EFL
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with vocabulary development in EFL. All learners want to feel that they are making progress, so it is important for them to take away something at the end of each lesson. Learning new vocabulary is… Continue reading Article: You’ve got to have a system: vocabulary development in EFL
Book Review: Feminist of Awadh par Salaam! Qisse Yaadein aur Baatein
Hakuna Matata Life is Calling is a fiction which falls under the genre of Indian Writing in English. This fiction is a maiden attempt of Srinivas Yanamandra. He is a C.A. by profession and in his amateur attempt he proves that, he is well read author who is not only a keen observer but also possesses a lucid style.
ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] ‘How do you teach the difference between “a” and “the” during conversation class?’ by Eric Roth ‘Three YouTube Videos to Help Your Students Speak Better’ – Tarun Patel Spontaneity in Language Teaching Conference, Birmingham, September 27 Third UAD TEFL International Conference 2014, Indonesia, September… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18
Article: ‘Bilingualism is the need of the hour’ by Reena Mittal
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is written and submitted by Reena Mittal. Multinational Culture has made English a cap of Tea for everyone, how so ever he or she is doing. All the development and progress of Jobs, Business, higher studies and even our day to day conversation… Continue reading Article: ‘Bilingualism is the need of the hour’ by Reena Mittal
‘How do you teach the difference between “a” and “the” during conversation class?’ by Eric Roth
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Helping English language learners distinguish articles remains important in advanced ESL and English conversation classes “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” ―Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch painter Does it make sense to emphasize the difference between articles (a, an, the)… Continue reading ‘How do you teach the difference between “a” and “the” during conversation class?’ by Eric Roth
‘Three YouTube Videos to Help Your Students Speak Better’ – Tarun Patel
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Today I would like to share with you three YouTube videos which could be used in classroom to help students become better speakers. Here is the first video: In this video, John Kay has discussed various speaking techniques and how to teach them… Continue reading ‘Three YouTube Videos to Help Your Students Speak Better’ – Tarun Patel