Category: ELT Newsletter

Conference: ‘Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries’, USA, November 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Simmons College Boston, USA is hosting the ‘Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries’ on November 8-9, 2014. Call For Papers The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries.… Continue reading Conference: ‘Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries’, USA, November 2014

Webinar: ‘Getting your students to speak’, April 16 & 24

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP team is hosting a webinar on ‘Getting your students to speak’ on April 16 & 24. Webinar overview The OUP team says, “Join teacher and teacher trainer, Vanessa Esteves, as she takes on Solutions Speaking Challenge #2: My students say the absolute… Continue reading Webinar: ‘Getting your students to speak’, April 16 & 24

Webinar: ‘Video cameras in the hands of learners’, April 15-16

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP team is hosting a webinar on ‘Video cameras in the hands of learners’ on April 15-16. Webinar overview The OUP team says, “Video-recording devices can give extra depth and meaning to the activities, tasks and projects that students get involved with. In… Continue reading Webinar: ‘Video cameras in the hands of learners’, April 15-16

Research: Students learning English benefit more in two-language instructional programs than English immersion, Stanford research finds

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Andrew Myers says, “Like a growing number of school systems across the country, San Francisco Unified School District is tasked with educating increasing rolls of students for whom English is not their first language. In the United States, the school-aged population has grown a… Continue reading Research: Students learning English benefit more in two-language instructional programs than English immersion, Stanford research finds

‘Preparing students for Digital Age’ by Mallikaa Shril

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Teaching is a highly skilled and complex profession geared up for challenges. Teachers of today in the Digital Age, unlike yesteryears,  are indeed in an influential scenario. They are called for,  to develop a series of attributes for their practice in relation to pedagogy,… Continue reading ‘Preparing students for Digital Age’ by Mallikaa Shril

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 10

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 10 | March 31, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] ‘A four skills activity for large classes (or small)’ by David Ockert Communicative Grammar for Multi-Level English Language Learners Teaching English the Fun Way: Beginning Class Peer Editing & Correction for Effective Language Teaching ‘Writing Skills – through a looking glass’ by Bushra Pasha… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 10

‘A four skills activity for large classes (or small)’ by David Ockert

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 10 | March 31, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This activity works great with large groups because it requires the use of all four language skills in an exciting, interactive, and low-pressure competition (Norris, 1993). In addition, it works best in a classroom with movable tables and chairs. This type of activity also… Continue reading ‘A four skills activity for large classes (or small)’ by David Ockert