This article reports findings from an investigation of the English language arts (LA) assessment strategies used in Hong Kong secondary schools, and the extent to which these strategies reflect the principles of performance-based assessment.
Category: ESL
Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Research Paper: ‘Does the Medium Determine the Outcome in Virtual Academic World?’ by Jit Shalin
With the help of broadband technology and other novel tools of the Information Age, virtual education makes possible for all human beings in the whole of the world to overcome impediments of age, time and place; to enter online classrooms for accessing handy virtual resources needed to succeed; to learn from top level teachers, experts and scholars; and also to achieve our individual ambitions for improving our life as a fundamental dream and desire in the 21st century.
Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Research Paper: ‘Making the Teaching of English Communicative at the Undergraduate Level’ by Prof. Jinendra Jain
This paper discusses how useful documentaries are in teaching college reading courses.
Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Video: Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language
University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts
Vol. 4 Issue 19 – Article: ‘Use Study Groups to Promote Better Grades for LD Students’ by Ann Logsdon
Ann Logsdon, About.com ESL Guide, has posted an informative article titled “Use Study Groups to Promote Better Grades for LD Students”.
Vol. 4 Issue 19 – Webinar: Thinking skills
In this webinar I will be focussing on some of the reasons why thinking is not always built into language classes and some of the things that teachers can do to encourage their learners to think more critically and more effectively. I will refer, among other things, to the place of textbooks, the importance of questions and questioning, the value of language awareness work and the inner world of learners.
Vol. 4 Issue 19 – Book Of The Week: ‘Essential Reading’ by Scott Miles, Chris Gough, Jackie McAvoy and Amanda French
Essential Reading is an American English, four-level course that builds on the latest research into good readers. It includes explicit vocabulary work and fluency development – each book comes with a complete short story taken from the Macmillan Readers series.
Vol. 4 Issue 19 – ELTWO Research Paper: ‘Reading What’s Beyond the Textbooks: Documentary Films as Student Projects in College Reading Courses’ by Alejandro S. Bernardo
This paper discusses how useful documentaries are in teaching college reading courses.
Vol. 4 Issue 19 – Video: Speaking Up: The Origins of Language
Dr. Gustafson has been teaching at Villanova University for the past 23 years. He offers classes in political anthropology, Latin American politics and international relations. His research interests focus on the same areas.
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 18
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#18 | April 30, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Book Of The Week: ‘Interact’ by Bob Jones & David Coulson . Webinar: Dealing with challenging learners . About.com Video: Vocabulary for Business Letters . Video: Language and the Mind Revisited – The Biolinguistic Turn . BBC TeachingEnglish Article: Using poems to develop productive skills… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 18