Category: ELTWeekly

9th International and 45th Annual ELTAI Conference, August 21-23, Jaipur – India

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The conference brings together English language experts, professionals and faculty from the ELT domain from various colleges, schools and institutions from across the country and abroad. ELTAI conferences have attracted over 1000 delegates across the country every year. The sessions are highly interactive and… Continue reading 9th International and 45th Annual ELTAI Conference, August 21-23, Jaipur – India

South Africa International Conference on Education, September 21-23, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] SOUTH AFRICA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 21ST – 23RD SEPTEMBER 2014 (Rethinking Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century) CALL FOR PAPERS The South Africa International Conference on Education (SAICE) is an international refereed conference that is dedicated to the advancement of the practices… Continue reading South Africa International Conference on Education, September 21-23, 2014

‘ICT Assisted Editing as a Humanising Communicative Task in CLT’ by Professor (Dr) Shibu Simon

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article proposes to analyse the feasibility and the potential of using ICT1 assisted editing as a humanising2 communicative task3 in CLT4 classrooms. It discusses an editing software but the focus is on how to use this software to provide learners with authentic and… Continue reading ‘ICT Assisted Editing as a Humanising Communicative Task in CLT’ by Professor (Dr) Shibu Simon

‘Regionalism in Pronunciation’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] English in India is a question of Linguistic centralism while the other languages lead to linguistic regionalism. A foreign language always posed problems in the country when exist firmly and distinctly. We have heard of Regionalism in the novels of Hardy and R.K. Narayan;… Continue reading ‘Regionalism in Pronunciation’ by Reena Mittal

‘The Semantics of Poetry Analysis’ by Bushra Pasha

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]   By poetry analysis we mean to review the poetry with a critical eye.  This involves consideration on the poem, analyzing the figurative speech, theme, mood, poetic devices, poet’s stance and of course you sharing your own attitude on the poetry. STEPS FOR WRITING… Continue reading ‘The Semantics of Poetry Analysis’ by Bushra Pasha

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Research: Students learning English benefit more in two-language instructional programs than English immersion, Stanford research finds Webinar: ‘Video cameras in the hands of learners’, April 15-16 ‘Preparing students for Digital Age’ by Mallikaa Shril Webinar: ‘Getting your students to speak’, April 16 & 24… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11

Conference: ‘Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries’, USA, November 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Simmons College Boston, USA is hosting the ‘Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries’ on November 8-9, 2014. Call For Papers The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries.… Continue reading Conference: ‘Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries’, USA, November 2014

Webinar: ‘Getting your students to speak’, April 16 & 24

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP team is hosting a webinar on ‘Getting your students to speak’ on April 16 & 24. Webinar overview The OUP team says, “Join teacher and teacher trainer, Vanessa Esteves, as she takes on Solutions Speaking Challenge #2: My students say the absolute… Continue reading Webinar: ‘Getting your students to speak’, April 16 & 24