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#78, Susan Ryan’s Tip: The Sounds of T

One of the reasons that spoken American English is difficult to master is that many letters have more than one sound. There are 26 letters in the alphabet but linguists state that these letters have about 40 different sounds. One letter with a variety of different pronunciations is the letter T. The letter T (like… Continue reading #78, Susan Ryan’s Tip: The Sounds of T

ELTWeekly Issue#77

Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Learning Strategies Word of the week: Blending Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘American English Pronunciation & Phonetics’ Article: English as she was spoke Article: ‘Cuisenaire rods in the language classroom’ by TE Editor Research Article: ‘Indian Writing in Translation at Undergraduate Level’ by Dr. Gurudutt T N. Download ELTWeekly Issue#77… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#77

#77, Research Article: ‘Indian Writing in Translation at Undergraduate Level’ by Dr. Gurudutt T N

Dr. Gurudutt T N works with V V Puram Evening College, Bangalore University, Bangalore. The concept of the Indian Writing in English might have been elusive but definitely evolving. On the one hand it had to be accepted by ourselves, as there had been an urgency of establishing our creative identity in the English literary… Continue reading #77, Research Article: ‘Indian Writing in Translation at Undergraduate Level’ by Dr. Gurudutt T N

ELTWeekly Issue#76

Word of the week: Fossilization Susan Ryan’s Tip: Suffix Based Patterns for Syllable Stress in Spoken English Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 06, Managing Large Classes Article: ‘Observations – why bother?’ by Andy Baxter Research Article: ‘What is the Best Method to Assess EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension?’ by Parnaz Kianiparsa and Sara… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#76

ELTWeekly Issue#75

Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 05, Learner Feedback Word of the week: Generative grammar Susan Ryan’s Tip: Syllable Stress in Compound Words Article: ‘Survey research: How to develop a questionnaire for ESL/EFL research’ by David Ockert Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill Research Paper: ‘A… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#75

#75, Article: ‘Survey research: How to develop a questionnaire for ESL/EFL research’ by David Ockert

Abstract Language researchers who wish to conduct research may want to create their own survey to collect the information that they want to write up and publish. This paper explains how to conduct research by reporting the author’s development, piloting, administration and analysis of a substantive scale survey for research purposes. A substantive scale uses… Continue reading #75, Article: ‘Survey research: How to develop a questionnaire for ESL/EFL research’ by David Ockert

#75, Research Paper: ‘A Pragmatic Approach to the Teaching of Grammar in Indian Context’ by Madhuri Gokhale

Dr. Madhuri Gokhale works as an Assistant Professor, Fergusson College with Pune, India. One of the essential aspects of the teaching of any language is the teaching of its grammar. Ur (1988) defines grammar as ‘the way a language manipulates and combines words in order to form longer units of meaning’ (p.4). There has been a lot… Continue reading #75, Research Paper: ‘A Pragmatic Approach to the Teaching of Grammar in Indian Context’ by Madhuri Gokhale