Do you have a blackboard, a whiteboard or an IWB? Whatever type of board you have in your classroom it is important to be organised and to put yourself in your students’ shoes for a moment. What do they see when they look at your board? In this article we will consider ways of getting… Continue reading #54, Article: Using the Board
#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, Worldwide ELT Events
BELGRADE: ELTA IATEFL CONFERENCE MAY 2010 JERUSALEM: ETAI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE July 2010 UNITY AND DIVERSITY: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CUBA, June-July 2010 EFL AND ART: LEARNING WITH ALL OUR SENSES INGED ELT CONFERENCE October 2010
#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
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
#53, ICT in Education: Class Blogmeister – Learning as conversation
Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. A shortening of the term Web log, the Blog is an online publishing tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries, and insights. Thousands of teachers have discovered the value… Continue reading #53, ICT in Education: Class Blogmeister – Learning as conversation