ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Technology in the Classroom, to be held from July 11-14 2013, at the Thistle Hotel, Brighton, England. CONFERENCE THEME: “The Impact of Innovation: Technology and You” Technology… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Conference: ‘ECTC 2013 – The European Conference on Technology in the Classroom’, Brighton, United Kingdom, July 11-14, 2013
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Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Workshop: ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Enhancing The Employability Skills of Students’, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, September 2013
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Introduction “… The ability to drive the interview rather than being driven and a lot of other signs help develop the first impression.” – Werner Fernandes – Principal Consultant, Pink and White Consulting. Employability skills are vital to finding a job. According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey,… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Workshop: ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Enhancing The Employability Skills of Students’, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, September 2013
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 16
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Article: ‘Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling’ by David Heathfield The English Effect – How can you get involved? Conference: ’39th International Byron Conference’, London, July 1-6, 2013 Symposium: ’19th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes’, Vienna, Austria , July 8-10,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 16
Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Symposium: ‘E-reading between the lines: 21st century literature, digital platforms and literacies’, Brighton – England, July 5, 2013
The 5th N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2013, on the campus of the University of Niigata Prefecture in Niigata, Japan.
Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Symposium: ’19th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes’, Vienna, Austria , July 8-10, 2013
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Dear colleagues, You are cordially invited to participate in the 19th LSP Symposium to be held from 8-10 July 2013 at the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna. You are invited to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at the conference on the… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Symposium: ’19th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes’, Vienna, Austria , July 8-10, 2013
Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Conference: ’39th International Byron Conference’, London, July 1-6, 2013
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 This conference will examine Byron’s engagement with politics in the widest sense: as a poet, as a member of the House of Lords, as a commentator on his time, and latterly as a would-be revolutionary. Academic sessions might include: Byron and the politics of culture… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Conference: ’39th International Byron Conference’, London, July 1-6, 2013
‘Rehabilitating the Contrastive Analysis through the Use of First language in the English Language Classroom’ by Shivani
Abstract Throughout much of the history of research into second language acquisition (SLA), the role of learners’ first language (L1) in the second language (L2) learning has been a hotly debated issue. Different viewpoints are but a mere reflection of the different methodological shifts in English Language Teaching (ELT). I believe that L1 of the… Continue reading ‘Rehabilitating the Contrastive Analysis through the Use of First language in the English Language Classroom’ by Shivani
‘Multi-media Tools: The Most Effective Weapons to Teach English Language’ by Kaushik Trivedi
Contribution statement Prior research has shown that the teaching-learning through multi-media tools affects a lot in enhancing learning of English. Multi-media tools should be interwoven in teaching of English Language. This research supports the given idea and shows the effect of multi-media tools in teaching-learning of English Language at Government Primary Schools. Research paper focuses… Continue reading ‘Multi-media Tools: The Most Effective Weapons to Teach English Language’ by Kaushik Trivedi
‘Teaching Techniques Deployed at Various Stages of Ameliorating Listening Alongside Facets & Nuances of Sub-skills Bonded with It – CLT Approach of ELT’ by V. Harindhar Reddy
AUTHOR’S NOTE “A wise old owl sat in an oak; the longer he sat, the less he spoke. The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we be like the old wise bird?” Why is listening ABC of a language? A child shoots its mouth off only after listening to the parents and… Continue reading ‘Teaching Techniques Deployed at Various Stages of Ameliorating Listening Alongside Facets & Nuances of Sub-skills Bonded with It – CLT Approach of ELT’ by V. Harindhar Reddy
‘Using English Songs: An Enjoyable and Effective Approach to English Language Teaching’ by Dr. Sheila Vijay
Abstract How can English Language Teaching be made enjoyable and effective? One possible pedagogical application is to integrate English songs into English Language Teaching. Song, a combination of music and lyrics, possesses many intrinsic merits, such as kaleidoscope of culture, expressiveness, recitability and therapeutic functions, which render it an invaluable source for language teaching. This… Continue reading ‘Using English Songs: An Enjoyable and Effective Approach to English Language Teaching’ by Dr. Sheila Vijay