Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5

Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Confluence V will be held on February 21-22, 2014. As always, the thrust area will be Teaching and Learning English as a Second  / Foreign Language. Each year, the response to Confluence has been growing, the last count being nearly 500 delegates at Confluence IV.… Continue reading Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014

Article: 5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While Teaching ESL

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Alex Barbonza has published an article titled ‘5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While Teaching ESL’. Alex says, “Video really is the ultimate form of content for engaging a human. So, with that in mind, we really should be using it for our class rooms… Continue reading Article: 5 Cracking Ways To Use Video While Teaching ESL

Book of the week: ‘face2face’ by Chris Redston and Gillie Cunningham

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Unlike other courses, face2face Second edition is informed by the Cambridge English Corpus and its vocabulary syllabus has been mapped to the English Vocabulary Profile, meaning students learn the language they really need to know at each CEFR level. What’s more, face2face Second edition actually… Continue reading Book of the week: ‘face2face’ by Chris Redston and Gillie Cunningham

Webinar: ‘Helping students with vocabulary’, December 12

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 CUP is hosting a webinar on ‘Helping students with vocabulary’ with Chris Redston on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm. Webinar description How can you help learners increase their vocabulary – and help them remember it? In this webinar, face2face author, Chris Redston will be looking… Continue reading Webinar: ‘Helping students with vocabulary’, December 12

Webinar: ‘Helping students with speaking’, January 16

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 CUP is hosting a webinar on ‘Helping students with speaking’ with Chris Redston on Thursday, January 16, 2013 at 3:00 pm. Webinar description Chris Redston, author of face2face, talks about how you can create successful and meaningful speaking opportunities in your classes. He will discuss how to… Continue reading Webinar: ‘Helping students with speaking’, January 16

BUY Compelling Conversations – Get Your Students Talking – In English!

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 “We learn by doing.” – English Proverb Do you want more English conversation activities in your ESL classes? Do your English students need practice asking and answering questions?  Are you looking for engaging ESL materials that spark genuine student conversations on topics that matter to… Continue reading BUY Compelling Conversations – Get Your Students Talking – In English!

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 40

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#40 | November 24, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Using Web 2.0 Tools for Alternative Assessment of ESL Students Video: ‘My English’: Second Language Acquisition as Individual and Social Construction Video: Language Teaching Methods: Suggestopedia Research Paper: ‘Effect of Using Facebook to Assist English for Business Communication Course Instruction’ by Ru-Chu Shin Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 40

Research Paper: ‘Revisiting Materials for Teaching Languages for Specific Purposes’ by Jesus Garcia Laborda

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#40 | November 24, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Teaching materials in languages for specific purposes have evolved in the last few years dramatically. The Internet currently plays a significant role in such development and has permitted both a wider range of resources and its free availability almost anywhere in the World. This paper presents… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Revisiting Materials for Teaching Languages for Specific Purposes’ by Jesus Garcia Laborda