Category: ELT Newsletter

Vol. 4 Issue 47 – Conference: 'Web Technologies in ELT Classrooms – Evaluating Current & Future Practice', December 1-2, Istanbul, Turkey

Yıldız Technical University, School of Foreign Languages is hosting an international symposium to explore the scope of web applications in ELT classrooms. Emerging technologies herald a new era in teaching and learning, and the easy-to-use web apps are increasingly being incorporated into classroom settings. Used with care and adequate professional training, these web tools can enhance some of our traditional teaching and learning practices.

Vol. 4 Issue 47 – Conference: 'International Conference on English Language and Literature', January 19 – 20, 2013, Hyderabad, India

After the grand success of first International conference on English Language and Literature, International Academic and Industrial Solutions (AIRS) will be conducting second International Conference on English Language and Literature (ICELL – 2013). Through this conference, IAIRS provides professional platform for researchers, academics and industries to contribute, explore and share the research advancements, problems and findings in areas of English Language and Literature.

Vol. 4 Issue 47 – Research Paper: 'The Use of Technology in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Secondary Schools of Iran' by Dr. Fatemeh Alipanahi

Today the researchers and philosophers are emphasizing the need for all learners to master what they call “21st century skills”. These skills are central to another goal for learners in the technology-filled lives they may face: media, technological, and information literacy and being able to choose, interact with, and produce technology-based media. So, this study aims to tell us how well to use computers or in other words technology in second and foreign language instruction; because the power of the machine lies in how well it gets used and integrated into the daily classroom activities. And also tells us about the most useful technological tools for teaching language skills in EFL classes. I tried to find out the answers to these research questions by the use of technology-based teaching methods for about one month in a high school and also I had an interview with an English teacher to get her opinions, too. It should be mentioned that in this study some factors such as gender, background knowledge, etc were not taken into account. Besides these the results of the study revealed that EFL teachers who use technology mostly in teaching English are more successful than those who use the traditional methods which aren’t technology-based ones. So in order to succeed teachers should use many types of computer technologies in schools.

Vol. 4 Issue 47 – Article: 'Shopping Mysterious Items in an Unfamiliar Language' by Rolf Palmberg

Prior to inviting foreign-language learners to engage in traditional communicative activities, i.e. tasks that require them to move around in the classroom and ask their classmates specific questions, teachers usually pre-teach the new vocabulary. Common teaching techniques used include mime, pictures, and translation of foreign-language words into the learners’ mother tongue. The meaning of new words are sometimes prompted by using carefully designed sentences that help learners make correct inferences and by encouraging them to look for cognate words that may exist in the foreign language and their mother tongue. Furthermore, learners may be asked to use dictionaries (whether physical or online versions) to find out what the new words mean. (For more examples of ways to pre-teach vocabulary, see Nation 2008.)

Vol. 4 Issue 47 – Conference: 'Outcome Based Teaching and Learning Of English', March 1-3, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

We are happy to host the International Conference on Outcome Based Teaching and Learning of English in Anna University, Chennai. The effort in this conference is to grapple with the ideas and concepts underlying OBE particularly with reference to teaching and learning of English and communication skills and to come up with ideas on how to make English language learning outcome based and effective in India.

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 46

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#46 | November 12, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Teaching Listening: Gist & Detail Article: ‘How to Get a TEFL Job in South Korea’ by Matthew Clark Symposium: ‘Literary London: The Ages of Dickens and Victoria’, Oxford and Cambridge Club, London, December 15–17 Video: Jack C. Richards on Teaching Principles Conference: ’7th International… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 46

Vol. 4 Issue 46 – Research Paper: 'The effects of computer on language learning and teaching' by Dr. Fatemeh Alipanahi

The purpose of this study was to discuss the effectiveness of using computer on language teaching and language learning. This research was conducted using freshmen university students. The results of the study indicated that computer assisted instruction is an effective method of delivering information literacy skills Instruction. Students were able to select an appropriate database for their topic and navigate through, select, and print information that supported their focus questions with minimal involvement on the part of the teacher. These findings may also be useful for considering the likely effects of current teaching practices, subject-by-subject, level-by-level, and pedagogy-by pedagogy. A fuller treatment of the research literature on differential computer use practices will be provided in a later draft.

Vol. 4 Issue 46 – Symposium on 'Continuing Professional Development for English Language Teachers and Trainers',Gujarat – India, November 22

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#46 | November 12, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 For more information and registration, please visit www.waymadedu.org or email Rakesh Ranjan (rakeshranjan123@hotmail.com).