ELTWeekly Issue#37 Contents

Blog of the week: Richard Byrne’s ‘Free Technology for Teachers’ Research Paper: Characteristics of Indian English Video: Cambridge Academy of English Free eBook: Action Plan for Teachers Book of the week: Internet English: Www-Based Communication Activities Interview with Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas Article: English Teacher: An Integral Entity of English Language by Aadhi Ramesh Babu GUIDELINES… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#37 Contents

#37, Blog of the week: Richard Byrne’s ‘Free Technology for Teachers’

Dear friends, Richard Byrne’s Free Technology for Teachers is the blog of the week for the issue#37. Richard’s blog features reviews of free technology recourses and how teachers can use them. At the core of the blog the content deals  with the ideas for Technology Integration in Education. Talking about his blog, Richard says, “The purpose… Continue reading #37, Blog of the week: Richard Byrne’s ‘Free Technology for Teachers’

#37, Research Paper: Characteristics of Indian English

Characteristics of Indian English by Dr. Asma Rizwan, People’s Institute of Management & Research, Bhopal ABSTRACT English has been in India since the early 1600’s, when the East India Company started trading and English missionaries first began their efforts. English started life in India as not just a foreign language, but as a much-hated language. A large number… Continue reading #37, Research Paper: Characteristics of Indian English

#37, Free eBook: Action Plan for Teachers

‘Action Plan for Teachers’ is a 44 page illustrated book on the subject of English Language Teaching. The book covers the topics of planning and preparing lessons, teaching methodology and classroom practice, using technology in the classroom, and also has ideas for and examples of practical activities for different stages of the lesson. Download this ebook… Continue reading #37, Free eBook: Action Plan for Teachers

#37, Book of the week: Internet English: Www-Based Communication Activities

Internet English: Www-Based Communication Activities by Christina Gitsaki & Richard P. Taylor Book Description “Internet English” helps students develop the skills to surf the Internet, while providing a structured framework to practise their conversation skills through communicative tasks. It can be used in traditional or computer-equipped classrooms.

#37, Article: English Teacher: An Integral Entity of English Language by Aadhi Ramesh Babu

In every profession it is important to keep current with new ideas, methods, technologies, research findings etc. Teachers should study, and like all other professional people, should try and stay current. No doubt English is the most important language in the world; therefore having great English skills will bring numerous advantages to a teacher, especially keeping with the demands of the emerging global market where English is seen as a tool of progress and success.