[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5 | February 8, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The mastery of speaking skills in English is a priority for many second-language or foreign-language learners. Consequently, learners often evaluate their success in language learning, as well as the effectiveness of their English course, on the basis of how much they feel they have… Continue reading Teaching speaking #1 – Conversational routines (Cambridge Conversations)
Category: Vocabulary Development
Online video genres and student creation (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5 | February 8, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] It is important to consider what’s new with video – more specifically, how online video has blurred traditional divisions and created new genres. As well as traditional genres such as romance, comedy or biography, we now need to consider new genres such as video… Continue reading Online video genres and student creation (Cambridge Conversations)
Webinar: Help teens build vocabulary and express themselves confidently, February 16
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5 | February 8, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] To develop speaking skills, teenage learners need to practise speaking a great deal and over an extended period of time. But real improvement requires more than just practice – it requires learners to expand their language abilities: grammar, lexis, pronunciation and so on. Chief… Continue reading Webinar: Help teens build vocabulary and express themselves confidently, February 16
Top 10 Tools for Expression in the EFL Classroom (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5 | February 8, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Focusing on pronunciation and writing skills, equip your class with the techniques and skills to make telling their stories in English less of a challenge. ‘The Writing Paradox’ – Gareth Davies explores a quick writing exercise to overcome the common hurdle – ‘My students… Continue reading Top 10 Tools for Expression in the EFL Classroom (OUP ELT Blog)
Research Paper: Using CALL for Creating Washback for Enhancing Vocabulary among the Suburban Undergraduate (UG) Level Students
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Using CALL for Creating Washback for Enhancing Vocabulary among the Suburban Undergraduate (UG) Level Students Monal Desai, Research Scholar, Department of English, C U Shah University, Wadhwan. … Continue reading Research Paper: Using CALL for Creating Washback for Enhancing Vocabulary among the Suburban Undergraduate (UG) Level Students
ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Teacher as Researcher: The Ultimate Professional Development Young Learners and Grammar: How to Do It Right Create a Safe, Kind and Engaging School Climate Where All Students Thrive (McGraw-Hill Education Video) Teaching listening – Listening as Acquisition Craig Thaine’s ‘Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4
Teacher as Researcher: The Ultimate Professional Development (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Teacher researchers pause each morning as they walk into their classrooms and ask, “What will my students teach me today?” To answer that question, they listen to and watch their students engage in authentic work; collect work samples, photographs, and transcripts to document… Continue reading Teacher as Researcher: The Ultimate Professional Development (Edutopia)
Young Learners and Grammar: How to Do It Right (BusyTeacher)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Of all the things we teach, most would agree grammar is one of the most challenging. The reason is because it is not easy to motivate students, especially young students to learn grammar . Simply sitting kids down and explaining rules is not… Continue reading Young Learners and Grammar: How to Do It Right (BusyTeacher)
Create a Safe, Kind and Engaging School Climate Where All Students Thrive (McGraw-Hill Education Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Three leading nonprofits in the field of school climate and kindness team up to provide insight, inspiration, evaluation tools, and practical tips for your school to help encourage collaboration among faculty and staff and motivate students to stay engaged.
Teaching listening – Listening as Acquisition (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Our discussion so far has dealt with one perspective on listening, namely, listening as comprehension. Everything we have discussed has been based on the assumption that the role of listening in a language program is to help develop learners’ abilities to understand things… Continue reading Teaching listening – Listening as Acquisition (Cambridge Conversations)