ELTWeekly Issue#63

Video: Enhance your ICT presentation skills in class News: What the Multi-Billion Dollar ESL Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know! ELT Conferences and Workshops, August 2010 Research Article: ‘Teaching Literature through Language: Some Considerations’ by Abraham Panavelil Abraham Research Article: ‘TBL: a focused approach in teaching ESL’ by Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam Article: Portfolios in ELT… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#63

#63, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 1

I teach communication skills to the students of Engineering, Applied Sciences and Pharmacy at Charotar University of Science & Technology where it is possible to have ICT tools in every session for helping students be better learners. While teaching a course called Communication Skills – 1 to the students of Pharmacy in the academic year… Continue reading #63, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 1

#63, Video: Enhance your ICT presentation skills in class

Presenting to pupils is something teachers do on a day to day basis, yet many are still nervous about incorporating ICT into their presentations. Lise meets Joe Dale, a middle school French teacher, who is already using ICT technology to enhance his own presentations. After observing one of his classes, Lise returns to her own… Continue reading #63, Video: Enhance your ICT presentation skills in class

#63, News: What the Multi-Billion Dollar ESL Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know!

The following excerpt has been retrieved from http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4236504.htm ESL Expert David Redman offers free weekly webinars on Starting an Online Teaching Business! The free how to teach online Webinars encourage people to get started teaching online. The ESL industry wants people to go overseas to teach English, but with today’s technology teaching English from your… Continue reading #63, News: What the Multi-Billion Dollar ESL Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know!

#63, Article: ‘Looking at Sri Lankn English with hindsight’ by Rohana R. Wasala

The following excerpt has been retrieved from the article ‘Looking at  Sri Lankn English with hindsight’ by Rohana R. Wasala (http://www.island.lk/index.php) As an ordinary citizen and an English language teaching (ELT) professional with some experience, I have no quarrel with the notion of Sri Lankan English/es or the idea of a standard form of it… Continue reading #63, Article: ‘Looking at Sri Lankn English with hindsight’ by Rohana R. Wasala

#63, Article: Portfolios in ELT

The following excerpt from “Portfolios in ELT” article has been retrieved from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/portfolios-elt. Portfolios are a popular and effective way of motivating young learners, providing a fun way to review language and helping them to reflect on their own objectives, ways of learning and success. A brief history of European Language Portfolios What are Language… Continue reading #63, Article: Portfolios in ELT

#63, Research Article: ‘TBL: a focused approach in teaching ESL’ by Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam

This paper “TBL: a focused approach in teaching ESL” is submitted by Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam, Head, Dept. of English, Govt. M.L. Shukla College, Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G.) India 495555. Email: gaglish@yahoo.com A global language, a universal medium of communication, a bridge between cultures; there are as many epithets as forms of English that represent the face of contemporary… Continue reading #63, Research Article: ‘TBL: a focused approach in teaching ESL’ by Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam

#63, ELT Research Article: ‘Teaching Literature through Language: Some Considerations’ by Abraham Panavelil Abraham

This article “Teaching Literature through Language: Some Considerations” is submitted by Abraham Panavelil Abraham (Ph D), Professor of English, University of Nizwa, P.O.Box 33, P.C 616, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. Abstract Teaching literature through language calls for active involvement of both the teacher and the taught. Here, the focus is on teaching literature and the… Continue reading #63, ELT Research Article: ‘Teaching Literature through Language: Some Considerations’ by Abraham Panavelil Abraham