Word of the week: Informal assessment Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#84
Category: ELTWeekly Issue#84
#84, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill
“I often see the Sound Foundations chart (you can see it below) in classrooms, and teachers using it to bring pronunciation into the central arena of language work. But sometimes teachers say they have not been introduced to a basic method for using it and they end up treating it like an ordinary wall chart.… Continue reading #84, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill
#84, Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani
Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi and Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani work with Urmia University (Urmia). Abstract This study investigated the effects of question-making as a post-reading activity on the development of student-teacher interaction. The subjects were 150 intermediate level language learners of Jahahad-e-Daneshgahi Language Institute chosen randomly with their age ranging between 16 and 20. The study included… Continue reading #84, Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani
#84, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Spoken English is Stress Timed
English is a stress timed language. This means that stressed syllables occur at regular intervals when you say a sentence. In stress timed languages, the amount of time it takes you to say a sentence depends on the number of stressed syllables in a sentence, not on the total number of syllables. The combination of… Continue reading #84, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Spoken English is Stress Timed
#84, Article: ‘Sustainability in Full Bloom – From Indian Education Perspective’ by Aparna Marwah & Daljeet Singh Bawa
Aparna Marwah & Daljeet Singh Bawa work with Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi. Institutions of higher education, particularly universities, have a significant role to play in the global transformation to socio-ecological sustainability. Higher education in India has the potential of a fire that can spread through the country bringing a… Continue reading #84, Article: ‘Sustainability in Full Bloom – From Indian Education Perspective’ by Aparna Marwah & Daljeet Singh Bawa
#84, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching
Good teachers are always learning–learning from students, learning from their own trial and error, learning from peers and colleagues, learning from mentors and supervisors, and learning from academic information in their field. Good teachers continue to learn throughout their careers. This is called “life-long learning” or “ongoing professional development.” One tool that can help teachers… Continue reading #84, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching
#84, Word of the week: Informal assessment
Informal assessment involves observing the learners as they learn and evaluating them from the data gathered. It can be compared to formal assessment, which involves evaluating a learner’s level of language in a formal way, such as through an exam or structured continuous assessment. Example The teacher has carried out informal assessment of the learners… Continue reading #84, Word of the week: Informal assessment