Englishes in Asia: Communication, Identity, Power and Education By Kirkpatrick, Andy, Ed. Abstract: This collection of papers comprises proceedings from the 5th English in South East Asia Conference, held in December 2000 at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. The 19 papers include the following: (1) “Global English and Local Language Policies” (Robert Phillipson); (2)… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Research paper: Englishes in Asia: Communication, Identity, Power and Education
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ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Pronunciation points you can cover with Business classes
Pronunciation points you can cover with Business classes By Alex Case his is a brainstormed list of things that could be included on a syllabus for a Business English and/ or ESP speaking and/ or pronunciation course, including a few teaching ideas on how to tackle those points. For more information and resources on pronunciation practice… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Pronunciation points you can cover with Business classes
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Worldwide ELT events
Children’s Literature in Language Education, International Conference, Hildesheim University, Germany, February 25-27, 2010 Hildesheim University and the Young Learner & Teenager SIG, IATEFL, are organising an exciting and innovative international TEFL conference on children’s literature which will cover a wide area in English language teaching, from the youngest learners to advanced language students. We are delighted to have… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Worldwide ELT events
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Developing Good Reading Skills
Developing Good Reading Skills By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi Reading Comprehension is understanding a written text which means extracting the required information from it as efficiently as possible. For example, we apply different reading strategies when looking at a notice board to see if there is an advertisement for a particular type of flat and when… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Developing Good Reading Skills
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Worldwide ELT news
Banning language teaching rules will leave us tongue-tied I went house-hunting last week. I drove off in pursuit of that elusive item, the perfect place to live. I was following directions printed on the estate agent’s glossy brochure. “Turn left,” it said, “then bare right.” Obedience could have led to arrest for indecency. Wouldn’t that… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Worldwide ELT news
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Book of the week: Activities for Teaching English and Language Arts
Ideas That Really Work!: Activities for Teaching English and Language Arts By Cheryl Miller Thurston With a wealth of practical lessons and activities—from how to correctly use apostrophes to creating “word snapshot” posters—this guide contains information that can help any English or language arts teacher inspire middle grade and high school students. Because of its humor,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Book of the week: Activities for Teaching English and Language Arts
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Lesson Plan: ‘Millionth English word’ declared
‘Millionth English word’ declared By Michael Berman Which language contains the largest number of words, and approximately how many does it contain? The answer is English and the number is approximately a million. What implications do you think this has for foreign students when choosing what kind of dictionary to use? Now read through the… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Lesson Plan: ‘Millionth English word’ declared