Category: ELT Newsletter

Research Paper: ‘Two Dimensions of Teacher Knowledge: The Case of Communicative Language Teaching’ – Devon Woods & Hamide Çakır

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The interconnected conceptual areas of teacher knowledge and teacher beliefs (included by some authors under the rubric of teacher cognition) have been debated in the field of language education intensively for the last two decades, during which time the terminology used in the discussions has… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Two Dimensions of Teacher Knowledge: The Case of Communicative Language Teaching’ – Devon Woods & Hamide Çakır

Case Study: ‘Promoting Language Learning in the Primary Classroom and Beyond’ – Liam F. Heaney

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The aims of this study were threefold. The first was to identify some of the key methodologies used by teachers to support the language learning of primary-aged children. There is a plethora of literature that discusses various language-teaching methodologies. Whilst educational “jargon” is avoided, there… Continue reading Case Study: ‘Promoting Language Learning in the Primary Classroom and Beyond’ – Liam F. Heaney

Research Paper: ‘From Unity to Diversity: Twenty-Five Years of Language-Teaching Methodology’

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 This article was written for the 25th anniversary of “English Teaching Forum” and published in 1987. In this article, the author describes methodological developments in the field of English language teaching over the past 25 years. The author has found it helpful to think of… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘From Unity to Diversity: Twenty-Five Years of Language-Teaching Methodology’

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 41

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Conference: 12th International Asia TEFL Conference, Malaysia – August 28-30, 2014 Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014 BUY Compelling Conversations – Get Your Students Talking – In English! Article: 5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 41

Conference: 12th International Asia TEFL Conference, Malaysia – August 28-30, 2014

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The 12th Asia TEFL International Conference and the 23rd MELTA International Conference invites delegates to share, discuss and deliberate on the issue of Developing Sustainable Quality in English Language Education in Asia. The meeting encourages ELT professionals to share innovations in sustainability directed policies, pedagogies… Continue reading Conference: 12th International Asia TEFL Conference, Malaysia – August 28-30, 2014

Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Confluence V will be held on February 21-22, 2014. As always, the thrust area will be Teaching and Learning English as a Second  / Foreign Language. Each year, the response to Confluence has been growing, the last count being nearly 500 delegates at Confluence IV.… Continue reading Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014

Article: 5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While Teaching ESL

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Alex Barbonza has published an article titled ‘5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While Teaching ESL’. Alex says, “Video really is the ultimate form of content for engaging a human. So, with that in mind, we really should be using it for our class rooms… Continue reading Article: 5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While Teaching ESL

Book of the week: ‘face2face’ by Chris Redston and Gillie Cunningham

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Unlike other courses, face2face Second edition is informed by the Cambridge English Corpus and its vocabulary syllabus has been mapped to the English Vocabulary Profile, meaning students learn the language they really need to know at each CEFR level. What’s more, face2face Second edition actually… Continue reading Book of the week: ‘face2face’ by Chris Redston and Gillie Cunningham

Webinar: ‘Helping students with vocabulary’, December 12

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 CUP is hosting a webinar on ‘Helping students with vocabulary’ with Chris Redston on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm. Webinar description How can you help learners increase their vocabulary – and help them remember it? In this webinar, face2face author, Chris Redston will be looking… Continue reading Webinar: ‘Helping students with vocabulary’, December 12