#55, Video: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers … for English Language Learners

Improving Recruitment, Development & Retention Through Effective Pedagogy – Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Integrate Inquiry Science with Language and Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners: An Experimental Study Trish Stoddart – University of California, Santa Cruz Marco Bravo – Santa Clara University Jorge Solis – University of California, Berkeley This presentation describes the findings of… Continue reading #55, Video: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers … for English Language Learners

ELTWeekly Issue#54 Contents

Video: The Future of the English Language Article: Using the Board News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener Worldwide ELT Events Research Paper: ‘Plain Levels of Strategy in Vocabulary Studies’ by A. Ramesh Babu Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Monolingual, Bilingual, and Bilingualized Dictionaries on Vocabulary Comprehension and Production’… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#54 Contents

#54, News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener

ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2010) — Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the ‘original’ accent of that language, shows a new study from the University of Haifa. The study was published in theJournal of Psycholinguistic Research. Many adult schools teaching second languages insist… Continue reading #54, News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener

#54, Research Paper: ‘Plain Levels of Strategy in Vocabulary Studies’ by A. Ramesh Babu

Abstract: To language acquisition, learner should take vocabulary as the first step. When the students do not find themselves comfortable with L2, language learning can be made interactive and interesting with the introduction of appropriate vocabulary exercises. The present approach to the teaching of vocabulary in schools and colleges is far from satisfactory. In teaching and… Continue reading #54, Research Paper: ‘Plain Levels of Strategy in Vocabulary Studies’ by A. Ramesh Babu

#54, Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Monolingual, Bilingual, and Bilingualized Dictionaries on Vocabulary Comprehension and Production’ by Abbas Ali Zarei

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of monolingual, bilingual, and bilingualized dictionaries on vocabulary comprehension and production of Iranian EFL learners of English at different proficiency levels. A total number of 270 students at Tabriz Azad University (nine groups of 30 members each) participated in the study. Three groups were… Continue reading #54, Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Monolingual, Bilingual, and Bilingualized Dictionaries on Vocabulary Comprehension and Production’ by Abbas Ali Zarei

#54, Article: ‘Attention English Language Teachers and Learners – There is No Such Thing As Grammar’ by Judy M. Thompson

Grammar is linear and spoken English is abstract. Latin grammar with its hundreds of 1 + 1 = 2 rules is too concrete to adequately characterize English writing, much less speaking. “Adjectives describe nouns” is a good example of an overplayed grammar rule that simply does not ring true. Merry, Happy, Joyous, Cheerful, Glad… are… Continue reading #54, Article: ‘Attention English Language Teachers and Learners – There is No Such Thing As Grammar’ by Judy M. Thompson

#54, Video: The Future of the English Language

Words, phrases and idioms reflect the world around us. If you don’t believe us, check out “word of mouth” on radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/w…When bundled together into languages, all those words start to reflect how power is distributed in the world. Take the English Language. There used to be a very direct relationship between the English language… Continue reading #54, Video: The Future of the English Language

ELTWeekly Issue#53 Contents

Article: ‘Pronunciation activities using the card popular game Uno!’ by David Ockert Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Grammar Learning on Speaking Ability of EFL Learners’ by Parnaz Kianiparsa and Sara Vali Video: SpeechSchool.TV Programs News: Is txting killin Nglsh @skool? No way sez Prof Article: Using poems to develop productive skills Article: ‘TEFL Teaching –… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#53 Contents