ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 9

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036  ELT CONFERENCES 5 ELT Conferences Worldwide VIDEOS Oxford Big Read Activity – Story webs 6 Confusing Words: fun & funny, famous & popular, surprise & shock RESEARCH PAPERS ‘The Effect of E-Books on Teaching of English: A Literature Review’ by Ratna Rao ‘A Bottom Up… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 9

Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘The Effect of E-Books on Teaching of English: A Literature Review’ by Ratna Rao

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Introduction In very simple terms digitalization means converting texts/images into digital forms. Digitalization is fast changing the teacher student relation in a class room. A student might be having an expert at a click away which can tell him at times much more than a… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘The Effect of E-Books on Teaching of English: A Literature Review’ by Ratna Rao

Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘A Bottom Up View of the Needs of Prospective Teachers’ by Peter Watkins

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract This article considers the provision of short pre-service initial teacher education courses, such as the Cambridge ESOL CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course. Its starting point is the experiences of the prospective teachers who undertake the courses. A series of interviews… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘A Bottom Up View of the Needs of Prospective Teachers’ by Peter Watkins

Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘Developing a Classroom-Based Self-Access Learning Course: A Course Evaluation’ by Tanya McCarthy

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract This paper is based on the premise that a considerable amount of language can be acquired outside the classroom lesson, and that as educators it is our responsibility to raise awareness of the value of self-directed learning. Self-access language learning (SALL) promotes the idea… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘Developing a Classroom-Based Self-Access Learning Course: A Course Evaluation’ by Tanya McCarthy