Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 49

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 49

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#49 | December 3, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Eric Roth’s ESL Tip: Making Accurate, Sound Comparisions in ESL/EFL Conversation Classes Article: Tips & Stories from Teaching Abroad Video: Linguistics at Cambridge Job Opportunity: English Teaching Job in England Video: How to Teach Writing Skills in the ESL Classroom Article: ‘Do Informational Interviews Have… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 49

Vol. 4 Issue 49 – Article: 'Do Informational Interviews Have a Place in Business English Programs?' by Eric Roth

Most quality Business English and VESL (Vocational English as a Second Language) programs provide extensive training and practice in both short and long job interviews. Job interviews are stressful – especially for English language learners. In fact, many adult, community college, and university ESL programs also include mock job interviews in the curriculum so ESL students can learn how to better answer simple and difficult questions. After all, many career experts recommend native speakers practice and practice again for these high-stakes interviews. It behooves English language learners to practice, practice, and practice some more for job interviews.

Vol. 4 Issue 49 – Eric Roth's ESL Tip: Making Accurate, Sound Comparisions in ESL/EFL Conversation Classes

ESL teachers, especially working with oral skills and pronunciation, face a difficult task. Is there a single, correct form of English that should be taught? Should all English speakers sound like Americans or British? What if EFL students plan to study in Australia or Canada? The question is far more complicated than many English pronunciation instructors admit.

Vol. 4 Issue 49 – Conference: '3rd International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching 2013 (FLLT 2013)', Thailand, March 15-16

The 3rd FLLT International Conference, organized by the Language Institute of Thammasat University, Thailand, aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and educators with common interests in language learning and pedagogy at all levels from around the world. This biennial conference under the theme ‘Research, Renovation and Reinforcement: Enhancing Quality in Language Education’ will promote the dissemination of research in the related fields so that theory is effectively applied to classroom practice and the quality of language teaching can be strengthened in the contexts of language as a means of international communication.

Vol. 4 Issue 49 – Conference: 'ACLL 2013: The Asian Conference on Language Learning', Japan, April 25-28

The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Third Annual Asian Conference on Language Learning, to be held from April 25-28 2013, at the Ramada Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Vol. 4 Issue 49 – Article: Tips & Stories from Teaching Abroad

Are you a native English speaker, or are you completely fluent in speaking, reading and writing the language? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions and are interested in travel and teaching, a position as an English teacher or tutor may provide the opportunity to visit countries worldwide and be paid for the privilege.

Vol. 4 Issue 49 – Video: Linguistics at Cambridge

Are you curious about our most crucially human attribute, language? Is a subject that combines the arts and sciences appealing? If you’ve found yourself asking ‘why?’ or ‘how?’ in relation to language, then Linguistics is for you.