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#35, Slide Show: Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning

By Tarun Patel

Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning

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#35, Research Article: P = ELT + ECC

By Tarun Patel

P = ELT + ECC

by Ms. Anjali Thakur, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad – India.

English language teaching in the professional institutes is subordinated and substandard, so are the skill acquired by the passing out students. The NKC found the quality of Engineering graduates as ‘unemployable’, so, it recommends ‘multiple skill development’ at large and proposed ‘qualitative transformation in engineering education’, which is possible only if the English language teaching in these institutes be given a new direction and approached with an Andragogical method of English Language Teaching (ELT) and English Communication Competency (ECC) development, combining these two will definitely result in English Language proficiency. So the key for Professional students as well as institutes to develop the proficiency does not lay in the traditional ELT methods and approaches like AVM, SLT, CLT, etc. etc. but in the experiential classroom treatment and discovery based learning or learn by doing it. The experience and research work of one decade with the engineering Institute and various English Language and Communication Competency experiments has compelled the writers to conclude that the master key for proficiency (which is not only of English Language, but the wholistic one) lies in the following equation:

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#35: Onestopclil’s Birthday Competition

By Tarun Patel

Onestopclil has announced a competition for the ELT practitioners.

Please read below to participate in the conference:

Onestopclil team says, “lets us know what you think about onestopclil and what have been your favourite resources and be in with a chance to receive some fantastic prizes!

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#35, Article: A Need to Study Literature by Students of Technical / Professional / Business Communication

By Tarun Patel

A Need to Study Literature by Students of Technical / Professional / Business Communication

by Prof(Dr) Kum Kum Ray

Education systems and programmes should be with intellectual dimensions within the parameters of rational traditions of modern scholarships; the outcome of philosophical investigations into the entire spectrum of , social, cultural, aesthetic, moral, religious values . Develop , a truly integrated human personality “to live a full life, in the wide world” (Cross, Hardy, Engineers and Ivory towers, New York, Mc Graw Hill, 1952).

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ELTWeekly Issue#34 Contents

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Blog of the week: Sue Swift’s ELT Notebook

By Tarun Patel

Sue Swift’s ‘ELT Notebook‘ is selected to feature in Blog of the week column of ELTWeekly Issue#34.

Sue Swift is an EFL teacher and teacher trainer for over thirty years now and has lived and worked in a variety of European and Asian countries. She is the author of a number of published courses, and runs a small language training business in Italy.

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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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