ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 20 | November 2020

Key concepts in ELT: reflection What follows the verb? by Nick Shepherd Getting unstuck – stretching out of our comfort zones – Marjorie Rosenberg at ELT Summit 2020 How to Teach the Passive Voice – While Being Active! Teaching in the socially distanced classroom Watching Students Find Success With The Oxford Test Of English Task… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 20 | November 2020

Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This paper problematises the cultural content presented in many English coursebooks. It examines the issue of cultural bias in both written texts and visual images, explains how such distortion of culture has entered textbooks, highlights the consequences of such bias, and finally… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao

Research Paper: ‘Exploring the Issue of Exclusion through Reading English Picture Storybooks’ by Hsiang-Ni Lee

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This paper describes a four-phase inquiry project which applied essential elements of literature-based instruction. The research results have shown that through utilization of theme-based illustrated storybooks and interactive literacy activities, participating young adult learners not only appreciated reading authentic children’s literature, but… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Exploring the Issue of Exclusion through Reading English Picture Storybooks’ by Hsiang-Ni Lee

Case Study: Varying Classroom Input to Cater for Different Learning Styles – Gareth Morgan

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 11 | June 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract The paper’s focus is the preferred means of learning of students on an academic writing course at the National University of Singapore. The study’s findings come from a questionnaire completed by a cohort of 53 students which asked for responses to 22 prompts… Continue reading Case Study: Varying Classroom Input to Cater for Different Learning Styles – Gareth Morgan

Research Paper: Fostering L2 Voices with Literature: Pedagogical Insights – Won Kim

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 11 | June 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This article reports on a qualitative case study of an advanced ESL class for adult learners at a private language institute in Canada. In this class, literary texts were used as teaching materials. This three-month long ethnographic study explored teaching practices of literature-based… Continue reading Research Paper: Fostering L2 Voices with Literature: Pedagogical Insights – Won Kim

Research Paper: ‘A Validation Study of the CEFR Levels of Phrasal Verbs in the English Vocabulary Profile’ by Masashi Negishia, Yukio Tonoa and Yoshihito Fujitaa

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 9 | June 6, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This article reports on a part of the development and validation project for the English Vocabulary Profile (EVP). The previous version of the EVP included 439 phrasal verbs as well as 4,666 individual word entries. Each of their meanings is ordered according to its… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘A Validation Study of the CEFR Levels of Phrasal Verbs in the English Vocabulary Profile’ by Masashi Negishia, Yukio Tonoa and Yoshihito Fujitaa

Research Paper: ‘Incorporating Collocation Teaching in a Reading-Writing Program’ by Yang Ying & Jiang Jingyi

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 2 | January 12, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This paper discusses vocabulary teaching in tertiary institutions in China and points out the importance of learning collocation in an English as a foreign language context. The authors propose that the teaching of collocation should be incorporated into any standard reading-writing program… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Incorporating Collocation Teaching in a Reading-Writing Program’ by Yang Ying & Jiang Jingyi

‘Teaching Noun to ESL Learners by Task Based Teaching’ by Dr. Krati Sharma

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 27 | November 10, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is submitted by Dr. Krati Sharma, JECRC UDML College of Engg. & Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan).  Introduction Teaching English to ESL learner is always a challenge. Teaching a grammar item needs much learning, training, understanding and above all an innovative pedagogy. In the present paper an… Continue reading ‘Teaching Noun to ESL Learners by Task Based Teaching’ by Dr. Krati Sharma

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] ‘How do you teach the difference between “a” and “the” during conversation class?’ by Eric Roth ‘Three YouTube Videos to Help Your Students Speak Better’ – Tarun Patel Spontaneity in Language Teaching Conference, Birmingham, September 27 Third UAD TEFL International Conference 2014, Indonesia, September… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18

Article: ‘Bilingualism is the need of the hour’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 18 | July 21, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is written and submitted by Reena Mittal. Multinational Culture has made English a cap of Tea for everyone, how so ever he or she is doing. All the development and progress of Jobs, Business, higher studies and even our day to day conversation… Continue reading Article: ‘Bilingualism is the need of the hour’ by Reena Mittal