Developing Reading and Writing Skills | Q&A

Thinking back on the Developing Reading and Writing Skills webinars, it was wonderful to see so many teachers participating from all around the world. Thank you all for your participation, sharing your own ideas, and all your wonderful questions. While we managed to discuss a number of your questions during the sessions, this blog post… Continue reading Developing Reading and Writing Skills | Q&A

Webinar: Reaching English-Language Learners to Ensure Equity for All, January 25

Join Illuminate Education for an educational webinar where they will explore the crucial issue of reaching English-language learner students (ELLs), one of the fastest growing segments of school-age population. The inability to meet the needs of our ELL populations has created disproportionate outcomes. Many ELL students have been unintentionally denied educational opportunities due to the… Continue reading Webinar: Reaching English-Language Learners to Ensure Equity for All, January 25

For English-Learners, a Positive Side to Peer Pressure

Corey Mitchell has published a useful article on how peer pressure positively affects the English language learners. Mitchell says, “As a veteran theater professor, Andrew Kahn knows a great acting job when he sees one. During his twice-a-week visits to Lafayette International High School in Buffalo, N.Y., there’s a newly arrived student from the Congo… Continue reading For English-Learners, a Positive Side to Peer Pressure

A Quick-Start Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners

Wendi Pillars has published a useful guide for the teachers of English language. Pillars says, “Imagine the following scenario: As a new teacher, you meet with your school’s English-as-a-second-language teacher, who informs you that you have students on your class list who are English-language learners. Your heart sinks. What will you do with “them”? How… Continue reading A Quick-Start Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners

Research Paper: Portrayal of IT Professionals in Chetan Bhagat’s One Night @ The Call Centre: A Critique

ELTWeekly, a refereed journal and newsletter [ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 1 | January 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Portrayal of IT Professionals in Chetan Bhagat’s One Night @ The Call Centre: A Critique Dr. Tarun J Patel Assistant Professor-English Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar Aasif Rashid Wani Research Scholar Deptt of English, SUBIS, Barla-Raisen (M.P.) Dr. Naveen Kumar Mehta… Continue reading Research Paper: Portrayal of IT Professionals in Chetan Bhagat’s One Night @ The Call Centre: A Critique

ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 1

ELTWeekly, a refereed journal and newsletter [ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 1 | January 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] We are proud to start one more inning with the ELTWeekly. Starting today, we are starting the publication and adding new segments like expert articles and a podcast section soon. Keep reading ELTWeekly. Volume 10, Issue 1 Contents Fun and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 1

Fun and Easy Word Association Games for Students

The BusyTeacher team has published an article titled ‘Fun and Easy Word Association Games for Students’. Lindsay Clandfield says, “Whether you want students to learn new vocabulary words or just encourage them to think outside of the box, word association games can help. The main goal of a word association game is to help students make… Continue reading Fun and Easy Word Association Games for Students

Teaching materials: using literature in the EFL/ ESL classroom

The OneStopEnglish team has published an article titled ‘Teaching materials: using literature in the EFL/ ESL classroom’. Lindsay Clandfield says, “Literature has been a subject of study in many countries at a secondary or tertiary level, but until recently has not been given much emphasis in the EFL/ESL classroom. It has only been since the 1980s… Continue reading Teaching materials: using literature in the EFL/ ESL classroom

10 Grammarly Blog Posts from 2017 That You Need to See

The Grammarly team has published an article titled ’10 Grammarly Blog Posts from 2017 That You Need to See’. Grammarly team says, “There’s a lot of writing on the Internet, our blog included. For the past 12 months, we’ve offered writing tips, advice for job- and promotion-seeking members of the workforce, quizzes to test your lust… Continue reading 10 Grammarly Blog Posts from 2017 That You Need to See

8 magical ideas for using Harry Potter for grammar practice

The Cambridge University Press team has published an article titled ‘8 magical ideas for using Harry Potter for grammar practice’. Robert Dobie says, “How many Harry Potter books and films have been produced and written? If you know the answer to this (the answer, to date, is eight each), then it’s possible that you are a… Continue reading 8 magical ideas for using Harry Potter for grammar practice