Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 7

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Conference: ‘6th International Online Language Conference (IOLC 2013)’ May 17-18, 2013

6th International Online Language Conference (IOLC 2013) is an online conference organized by IOKSP, a professional organizer of high-quality academic events, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All submitted papers undergo a blind-review process before any decision is made.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Conference: ‘ECLL 2013 – The European Conference on Language Learning’ Brighton, United Kingdom – July 18-21, 2013

The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Language Learning, to be held from July 18-21 2013, at the Brighton Thistle Hotel, Brighton, England.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Video: Teaching Listening: Gist & Detail

Listening skills are not passive! This teacher uses a sentence scramble and a true or false worksheet to encourage active listening of a teacher-made recording. In these ways, both the main ideas and supporting details are elicited.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Video: Practising listening with teenagers

This research focused on the effects of bilingual instruction on the acquisition of literacy skills of preschoolers. An experimental design was used, with language of instruction as the independent variable and the different literacy skills as dependent variables. The sample consisted of preschool children belonging to an urban poor community in the Philippines.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Video: How to Remember Vocabulary

This research focused on the effects of bilingual instruction on the acquisition of literacy skills of preschoolers. An experimental design was used, with language of instruction as the independent variable and the different literacy skills as dependent variables. The sample consisted of preschool children belonging to an urban poor community in the Philippines.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Video: Teaching Vocabulary with Gradable Opposites

This video shows how effectively a simple diagram can communicate meaning. The relationship between words describing temperature is demonstrated by placing them on a scale. This technique visually defines word meaning for EFL students.