Category: ELTWeekly

How online school classes are more effective in teaching English to students

Here is an interesting article titled ‘How online school classes are more effective in teaching English to students’ published by LEAD. In modern times, English has emerged as the de facto language of global communication. Proficiency in English is nowadays a critical life skill that must be taught to all students. Most schools today place heavy emphasis on… Continue reading How online school classes are more effective in teaching English to students

AI Will Transform Teaching and Learning. Let’s Get it Right.

Here is a Stanford HAI article published in 2023. When the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI began planning the inaugural AI+Education Summit last year, the public furor around AI had not reached its current level. This was the time before ChatGPT. Even so, intensive research was already underway across Stanford University to understand the vast… Continue reading AI Will Transform Teaching and Learning. Let’s Get it Right.

Strategies for Success: Empowering teen students in reading classes

The latest Cambridge ELT blog post is titled ‘Strategies for Success: Empowering teen students in reading classes’. Raising awareness of and fostering these strategies helps language learners gradually tackle increasingly complex texts and tasks, eventually leading them to become proficient readers. As teachers, we sometimes sideline reading activities in class due to time constraints, choosing… Continue reading Strategies for Success: Empowering teen students in reading classes

Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There?

The latest OUP ELT blog post is titled ‘Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There?’. As an English language teacher, you might reach a point in your teaching career where you’re feeling comfortable and confident in the classroom, but you’re looking for something more. Perhaps you’re searching for new challenges, different opportunities or… Continue reading Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There?

Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor

Edutopia contributor Carly Berwick has published an article titled ‘Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor’. Three middle-school-aged boys draw pictures in chalk on a blackboard on a bright Saturday afternoon. “Write the word below the drawing,” I say. The word apple goes under the apple, tree under the tree. Afterward, they practice with vocabulary flashcards for a half… Continue reading Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor

Techniques for getting the most from every moment of learning with primary learners, February 11 & 13 [Webinar]

Providing evidence of progress and giving actionable feedback are the best ways to help learners succeed. However, primary learners have specific needs relating to their cognitive, social and emotional development. In this webinar we will look at practical techniques for implementing an integrated learning and assessment (ILA) approach in your primary classroom. Presenter Anna Bejshovcova… Continue reading Techniques for getting the most from every moment of learning with primary learners, February 11 & 13 [Webinar]

International Conference on ‘Reimagining Existence: Emerging Perspectives in World Literature and Language’ March 10-11, 2025

The Department of English, School of Liberal Arts, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha invites academicians, research scholars and social scientists to participate in a Two-Day International Conference (Hybrid Mode) on “Reimagining Existence: Emerging Perspectives in World Literature and Language” on 10-11 March 2025. The complexities of existence have been the perennial focus of literary and linguistic… Continue reading International Conference on ‘Reimagining Existence: Emerging Perspectives in World Literature and Language’ March 10-11, 2025