Book of the Month: ‘Provoking Thought: Memory and Thinking in ELT’ by Hall Houston Opportunity: Do you want to be an ELT TV star? Video: How to Organize Yourself When You Start Teaching English News: Ker-pow! Cambridge literature centre is to study comics and blogs ELT Resource: English-4U Research Paper: The Study of Foreign Language… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#50 Contents
#50, Book of the Month: ‘Provoking Thought: Memory and Thinking in ELT’ by Hall Houston
Provoking Thought: Memory and Thinking in ELT Authored by Hall Houston This book, Provoking Thought, is a resource book of activities for the language classroom. The activities are designed for an ESL/EFL context, but they can also be adapted for teaching other languages. The five chapters of this book cover five areas: thinking, memory, creativity, critical thinking,… Continue reading #50, Book of the Month: ‘Provoking Thought: Memory and Thinking in ELT’ by Hall Houston
#50, Research Paper: ‘Language Based Approaches to Using Literature in Teaching English’ by Dr.N.V.Bose
Language Based Approaches to Using Literature in Teaching English by Dr.N.V.Bose, Institute of Language Teaching, Jamnagar. Introduction Literature itself has been greatly enriched by recent developments in the field of critical theory. Structuralism, Deconstructionism, Reader-response theory, Feminist and Marxist criticism are just some of the branches of critical theory which have been challenging the ways in which… Continue reading #50, Research Paper: ‘Language Based Approaches to Using Literature in Teaching English’ by Dr.N.V.Bose
#50, eBook: Research in the Language Classroom
This book, from 1990, looked at the practical benefits for teachers of classroom research. It consists of papers from practitioners from countries in Europe, North America and Australasia, but with detailed reference to a wider variety of global teaching contexts. Topics range from ‘Investigating Learners’ Language’ to ‘Researching Teachers: Behaviour and Belief’. Download the ‘Research… Continue reading #50, eBook: Research in the Language Classroom
#50, ELT Resource: English-4U
English-4U Offers Printable ESL lesson plans for teaching adult learners designed for one-to-one and group classes focused on developing speaking skills based on current news stories and hit songs easily integrated with coursebook material available 24 hours a day, wherever you are developed by teachers for teachers As a teacher who has a lot of one-to-one… Continue reading #50, ELT Resource: English-4U
#50, Download Webinar: The power of lists
Lindsay Clandfield says, “From grocery lists to to-do lists, top ten lists to worst ever lists, lists are everywhere. What is it about lists that draws our attention? In this webinar I will look at the power of lists. We will explore some popular lists in the language teaching profession and I will share with you… Continue reading #50, Download Webinar: The power of lists
#50, Research Paper: The Study of Foreign Language Teachers– Teacher Efficacy and Native Speakership
The Study of Foreign Language Teachers– Teacher Efficacy and Native Speakership by Liaw, En-Chong Abstract This study aims at examining the differences between native and nonnative foreign language teachers at a major northeast university. The primary areas of investigation are “teacher efficacy” and “teacher perceptions of language teaching.” The results of this study suggested that… Continue reading #50, Research Paper: The Study of Foreign Language Teachers– Teacher Efficacy and Native Speakership
#50, Opportunity: Do you want to be an ELT TV star?
IATEFL/British Council are looking for a Harrogate Online guest presenter for its live web coverage. Harrogate Online guest presenter: the opportunity The British Council / IATEFL Harrogate Online Project is looking to recruit someone to join the team of live online presenters for the live broadcast from the IATEFL Conference in Harrogate, April 2010. This… Continue reading #50, Opportunity: Do you want to be an ELT TV star?
#50, News: Ker-pow! Cambridge literature centre is to study comics and blogs
Comics, computer games and Disney films have long been the bane of parents trying to encourage their offspring to develop a love of reading classic children’s books. Now academics at the University of Cambridge have given comic strips and saccharine movies cachet by subjecting them to scrutiny of a sort previously reserved for classics such… Continue reading #50, News: Ker-pow! Cambridge literature centre is to study comics and blogs
#50, Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson
istening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important. By developing their ability to listen well we develop our students’ ability to become more independent learners, as by hearing accurately they are much more likely to be able to reproduce accurately, refine their… Continue reading #50, Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson