[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2 | January 11, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this series of posts about teaching listening, I’m going to consider the subject from two different perspectives: (1) listening as comprehension (2) listening as acquisition Listening as Comprehension Listening as comprehension is the traditional way of thinking about the nature of listening. Indeed,… Continue reading Teaching listening #1 – Listening as comprehension (Cambridge ELT Blog)
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Cambridge English Webinar: Teaching young learners to paraphrase, February 9
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2 | January 11, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] About Webinar Can you say that again (differently) please? Part of learning a language is being able to express ourselves in different ways. Paraphrasing, rephrasing, adapting to the situation. This can begin right from the start – in the Young Learners’ classroom. So let’s… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Teaching young learners to paraphrase, February 9
Cambridge English Webinar: Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners through the course, January 19
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2 | January 11, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] About Webinar Motivated learners are more likely to engage in the learning process both inside and outside the classroom. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly what it is that motivates learners. Is it their individual desire to learn, or is it the… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners through the course, January 19
Online Learning Platforms: Helping your students engage (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2 | January 11, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Many English coursebooks come with access to an online learning platform full of material to help learners develop their language skills further. These can be particularly beneficial for academic English learners who need to achieve a certain level of English within a limited time… Continue reading Online Learning Platforms: Helping your students engage (OUP ELT Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1 | January 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Edtech Resolutions for the New (School) Year – Edutopia Using tablets in the EFL classroom: Why & How (OUP ELT Blog) Raymond Murphy interview 30 years of Grammar in Use June 2015 (Video) Top 10 Time Fillers For Your Classroom – BusyTeacher Pedagogical reasoning… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1
Edtech Resolutions for the New (School) Year – Edutopia
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1 | January 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] As a teacher, it’s strange to think of New Year’s resolutions in January because we tend to think more about setting goals in time for the new school year, instead. However, in the spirit of the start of the calendar year, I’ll ignore the… Continue reading Edtech Resolutions for the New (School) Year – Edutopia
Re-Energize Your Classroom in the New Year – Edutopia
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1 | January 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The New Year is a wonderful time to start trying some new things. You’ve spent a good amount of time with your students and feel more comfortable exploring new strategies and practices that are more tailored to their learning needs. I want to share… Continue reading Re-Energize Your Classroom in the New Year – Edutopia
Top 10 Time Fillers For Your Classroom – BusyTeacher
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1 | January 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Try as you might, careful as you are with your planning, sometimes what you plan to cover in class does not work with the clock. When you are ready for the bell but the bell is not quite ready for you, try one of… Continue reading Top 10 Time Fillers For Your Classroom – BusyTeacher
Pedagogical reasoning skills – Cambridge ELT Blog
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1 | January 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] An important component of current conceptualizations of Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE) is a focus on teacher cognition. This encompasses the mental lives of teachers, how these are formed, what they consist of, and how teachers’ beliefs, thoughts, and thinking processes shape their understanding… Continue reading Pedagogical reasoning skills – Cambridge ELT Blog
How digital technology is changing our lives… and our language (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 1 | January 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] New words that enter the language are a reflection of the way people’s lives are changing. If we look at what is trending, we can see that new technology can bring with it new capabilities. There are wearables – computing devices that you can… Continue reading How digital technology is changing our lives… and our language (OUP ELT Blog)