Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5

Vol. 5 Issue 2 – Article: ‘Don’t Let Perfectionism Silence You!’ by Eric Roth

Some English students make learning English even more difficult by expecting themselves to speak “perfect”, with “no accent” just like ” a real native English speaker.” May I suggest that this noble goal is both very difficult to achieve – especially for adults – and often even unwise.

Vol. 5 Issue 2 – Webinar: Social Networking and ELT Pedagogy, January 17

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#2 | January 14, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 OUP team is hosting a webinar Thursday, January 17, 2013. The webinar is on ‘Social Networking and ELT Pedagogy’. Social networking helps students get more English practice, make English-speaking friends, and find better jobs in the future. But is there any evidence that social networking… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 2 – Webinar: Social Networking and ELT Pedagogy, January 17

Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Research Paper: ‘Incorporating Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation In English Language Laboratories Of Engineering Colleges—A Case Study’ by Preetha Anthony & Dr. P. Aparna

Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) is a new scheme of evaluation formulated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for Classes IX and X which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The main objective is to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students and to introduce a more uniform and comprehensive pattern in education for the students all over the nation. It provides continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning, covering every aspect of students’ development. CCE helps in enhancing students’ performance by identifying their learning difficulties at regular time intervals right from the commencement of the academic session and employing suitable remedial measures for improving their learning performance.

Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Eric Roth: Why We Wrote Compelling American Conversations for Intermediate American English Language Learners

Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) is a new scheme of evaluation formulated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for Classes IX and X which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The main objective is to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students and to introduce a more uniform and comprehensive pattern in education for the students all over the nation. It provides continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning, covering every aspect of students’ development. CCE helps in enhancing students’ performance by identifying their learning difficulties at regular time intervals right from the commencement of the academic session and employing suitable remedial measures for improving their learning performance.

Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Bilingual Primary

Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) is a new scheme of evaluation formulated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for Classes IX and X which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The main objective is to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students and to introduce a more uniform and comprehensive pattern in education for the students all over the nation. It provides continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning, covering every aspect of students’ development. CCE helps in enhancing students’ performance by identifying their learning difficulties at regular time intervals right from the commencement of the academic session and employing suitable remedial measures for improving their learning performance.

Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Video: How to integrate social media into your English language teaching

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#1 | January 7, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Kristin Sherman, co-author of OUP’s new adult English course Network, teaches one of the Get Connected lessons from the course book. These lessons use social networking themes to teach reading, writing, and speaking skills. The topic of this lesson is “Online Community Standards” (pages 112… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Video: How to integrate social media into your English language teaching

Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Event: 2nd Regional Symposium on Language, Literature and Translation, Bahrain – March 27-28

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#1 | January 7, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The Department of English Language & Literature is delighted to announce its second regional symposium on language, literature and translation. SYMPOSIUM THEMES Our symposium this year will, as previously, represent an eclectic mix of theoretical and pedagogical research within the three branches of language, translation… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Event: 2nd Regional Symposium on Language, Literature and Translation, Bahrain – March 27-28