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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-2

By Tarun Patel

(Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1)

Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-2

Subtitle: Using Twitter to Teach English

by Tarun Patel

The Internet has brought in a “revolution” as far as information exchange is concerned. It has helped people reach any corner of the world “in fractions of a second”, advertise online, sell their stuff and more.

Along with all these the education is the sector which has gained a big momentum with the evolution of Internet.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Video: Web 2.0 & Language Learning

By Tarun Patel

Presentation of Web 2.0 for Educators interested in language learning and emerging technologies.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Research Article: Learning English Genres: A New ELT Paradigm

By Tarun Patel

Learning English Genres: A New ELT Paradigm

by Dr. G. A. Ghanshyam, Professor of English, Govt. M. L. Shukla College, Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G.) India.

“. . . we dream in narrative, daydream in narrative, remember, anticipate, hope, love, despair, plan, revise, criticize, gossip, learn, hate and love by narrative.” - Barbara Hardy

English language teaching and learning is an important and crucial part of contemporary education. Accorded a global stature and currency the language has made inroads within every nation and culture. A language that engenders avenues of progress and prosperity, teaching and learning of the language (ELT) is not without its share of obstacles and difficulties.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Research Paper: Anxiety in Language Learning

By Tarun Patel

Anxiety in Language Learning

by Melahat Amir Jahansouz Shahi, Iran

Abstract

Anxiety is one of the most challenging obstacles to overcome in learning a new foreign language. Learners are afraid of making mistakes, of looking and sounding foolish, of being vulnerable. They like feeling smart, worthy of admiration, respected for their skills and knowledge, knowing their true personality is coming through. That can be hard to do in a foreign language, especially in the beginning. Moreover, as it is statistically demonstrated, anxiety can be a determining factor in test performance of students. Due to the apparent importance of this factor in language learning, it seems relevant to focus on this element more. This article is an attempt to provide some of the underlying points in this regard, discussing its effects on different facets of language learning, and offer some important tips for the learners to overcome the problems arising from it.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Free eBook: BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms

By Tarun Patel

‘BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms’ e-book was originally published in print form by the Catalan Teachers of English Association, Associació de Professors d’Anglès de Catalunya (APAC), to help launch the BritLit initiative at the APAC Congress in February 2009. It coincided with a visit to schools in the city of author Louise Cooper, who also contributes to this book, and a short series of workshops for teachers about the project.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, ELT Resource of the Week: The Bus Stop

By Tarun Patel

This Macmillan resource site complements two best-selling primary courses from Macmillan Heinemann ELT. These are MINIBUS by Elisenda Papiol and Maria Toth andSUPER BUS by María José Lobo and Pepita Subirà. Together they provide a complete 6-level course for Primary First, Second and Third cycle.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Word of the Week: demean • \dih-MEEN\

By Tarun Patel

Word: demean • \dih-MEEN\

Meaning: to conduct or behave (oneself) usually in a proper manner

Example sentence: Sylvia was proud of the polite way her young children demeaned themselves in front of the dinner guests.

To know more about ‘demean’ visit http://www.merriam-webster.com

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