English holds a place of supreme importance as an international language. Today English is considered to be a property of all. It has become an indispensable tool for better career opportunities in different walks of life. The use of English is not restricted to any English speaking country. It is the first language of countries like the United Kingdom, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. It is the first language of more than 320 million people.
Category: ELT Newsletter
Vol. 5 Issue 24 – Video: Teaching Vocabulary using Word Wall
Dr. Curtis describes explicit vocabulary instruction & provides classroom examples, talks about key strategies students can use, & explains why it is important to provide explicit vocabulary instruction in content area classes.
Vol. 5 Issue 24 – Video: Teaching Vocabulary through Word Walks
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#24 | July 8, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 23
The Guardian Teacher Network has published an article titled “How to teach … English as a foreign language”.
Vol. 5 Issue 23 – Gamified Language Educational E-tivities
Karenne Sylvester has posted an article titled “The Fun in GLEE – Gamified Language Educational E-tivities” on the OUP ELT Blog.
Vol. 5 Issue 23 – Video: Academic English – Prof. David Crystal on standard vs. non-standard English
In this short extract Professor David Crystal sets the background to the discussion about standard and non-standard English, the attitudes to dilects and non RP varieties of English.
Vol. 5 Issue 23 – Six Games for Your Next English Class
It’s been long I wrote any article for the ELTWeekly. I am glad to be on board this week 🙂 Today I would like to share six classroom games you could try out with your language students.
Vol. 5 Issue 23 – Conference: ‘4th International Conference on Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics’, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2014
It’s been long I wrote any article for the ELTWeekly. I am glad to be on board this week 🙂 Today I would like to share six classroom games you could try out with your language students.
Vol. 5 Issue 23 – Article: Language Intervention Levels Playing Field for English Language Learners
The Science Daily has published an article titled “Language Intervention Levels Playing Field for English Language Learners”.
Vol. 5 Issue 23 – Video: Teaching English for Academic Purposes: Tips and Techniques
In this video, Julia Williams, the author of LEAP: Reading and Writing, discusses the difference between the product and process approaches to writing, criteria to keep in mind when selecting a textbook, and helpful tips for teaching English for Academic Purposes.