#53, Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Grammar Learning on Speaking Ability of EFL Learners’ by Parnaz Kianiparsa and Sara Vali

The Effect of Grammar Learning on Speaking Ability of EFL Learners by Parnaz Kianiparsa[1] and Sara Vali[2] Payame Noor University In Iran Abstract Nowadays, the most important aspect of language learning is how to express your ideas fluently in the target language in order to be understood by native speakers. To reach this aim, foreign… Continue reading #53, Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Grammar Learning on Speaking Ability of EFL Learners’ by Parnaz Kianiparsa and Sara Vali

#53, Article: ‘Activities to improve pronunciation in young learners of English’ by David Ockert

Activities to improve pronunciation in young learners of English By David Ockert Key Words: Young learners, games, activities, pronunciation Learner English Level: Pre-beginner, beginner Learner Maturity Level: Young learner Preparation Time: 5 minutes or less Activity Time: Usually from 10-30 minutes Materials: The card game Uno! The activities presented herein are hoped to help young… Continue reading #53, Article: ‘Activities to improve pronunciation in young learners of English’ by David Ockert

ELTWeekly Issue#52 Contents

Dialogue dictations as communicative activities: A four skills task by David Ockert Video: Cambridge IGCSE English: An Experiment in eAssessment Research Paper: ‘Application of Web Resources for English Language & Literature Teaching’ by Dr.R.Gandhi Subramanian News: Sleep learning: Learn a language a week – you must be dreaming! Article: ‘Teaching English As a Foreign Language… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#52 Contents

#52, Article: ‘Teaching English As a Foreign Language With Social Responsibility’ by Larry M. Lynch

Teaching English As a Foreign Language With Social Responsibility By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Larry_M._Lynch]Larry M. Lynch Teaching English as a Foreign Language Are you conserving and recycling water? As EFL, ESL or foreign language teaching professionals we ultimately have a responsibility to our learners, our adopted communities and ourselves as a form of social responsibility. We can quite… Continue reading #52, Article: ‘Teaching English As a Foreign Language With Social Responsibility’ by Larry M. Lynch

#52, Article: Google and the lexical approach

Google is special among search engines in that it has become a starting point for enquiries and data searches of all forms. As most of this data is linguistic, it deserves special attention from language teachers, but until now, search has been largely ignored by most course writers. In this article I give several practical… Continue reading #52, Article: Google and the lexical approach

#52, News: Sleep learning: Learn a language a week – you must be dreaming!

Suppose it were possible to learn a new language, keep fit or stop smoking by sleeping on it? Literally. The theory of sleep learning or “hypnopaedia” was kick-started by novels like Brave New World. Here, having been played a George Bernard Shaw broadcast while asleep, a Polish-speaking boy is able to repeat it verbatim (and,… Continue reading #52, News: Sleep learning: Learn a language a week – you must be dreaming!

#52, Dialogue dictations as communicative activities: A four skills task

Dialogue dictations as communicative activities: A four skills task By David Ockert Quick Guide Key words: group work, large group, dialogue, dictation, four-skills Learner English level: All Learner maturity level: All Preparation time: 10-15 minutes Activity time: Depends on number of students and materials Materials: Print of a reading text or passage Introduction This activity… Continue reading #52, Dialogue dictations as communicative activities: A four skills task

#52, Research Paper: ‘Application of Web Resources for English Language & Literature Teaching’ by Dr.R.Gandhi Subramanian

Application of Web Resources for English Language & Literature Teaching Dr.R.Gandhi Subramanian, Reader (Retired), Postgraduate & Research Department of English, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641018. This paper intends to present a discussion on ways to apply web resources for effective teaching of English Language and Literature; how far the multimedia resources are used in our… Continue reading #52, Research Paper: ‘Application of Web Resources for English Language & Literature Teaching’ by Dr.R.Gandhi Subramanian