desolate • DESS-uh-lut • adjective 1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted 2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one 3 a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated * b : barren, lifeless c :devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : gloomy Example: The landscape looks… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #25, Word of the week: desolate
ELTWeekly Issue#25, Worldwide ELT events
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE TEACHING (ICLLT-1), Padang, October 16 – 17 As a world-wide language, the great need for the teaching-learning of Ednglish as an L2 and/or an FL has been increasing significantly. However, the teaching-learning process of English as an FL in Indonesia has not been fairly successful yet. Natural, cultural,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#25, Worldwide ELT events
ELTWeekly Issue#25, Worldwide ELT news
Nick Seaton: School language teaching leaves children lost for words AS with almost everything else they’ve touched in education, the present Government has made a pig’s ear of foreign languages in schools. Little over a decade ago, French, German and Spanish were mainstream subjects. Now they hover on the fringes and are, literally, non-existent in… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#25, Worldwide ELT news
ELTWeekly Issue #25, Video: The History of the English Language
One thousand years of history in ten minutes! Grammar Spice tells you about the three stages of the English Language.
Macmillan Brings ELT Webinars for YOU
Macmillan is organising a series of free webinars—live video talks—with some of the biggest names in ELT. You can watch these webinars directly in your web browser. While watching these webinars, you can ask questions directly to the presenter. Registration for the webinars series is separate from the Macmillan Education resources email service. You will need… Continue reading Macmillan Brings ELT Webinars for YOU
ELTWeekly Issue#24 Contents
– Quote of the week – Word of the week: melee – Video: They Use It Now – Worldwide ELT news – Worldwide ELT events – Book of the week: The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – Research paper: Effective Language Learning Through Computerized Language Laboratory – Article: Bringing graded readers into the classroom – Research paper: Reading Loud… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#24 Contents
ELTWeekly Issue#24, Worldwide ELT events
THE 19TH ANNUAL IATEFL-H CONFERENCE, BUDAPEST, 2-4 OCTOBER 2009 The organizing committee of the 19th annual IATEFL Hungary Conference cordially invites the members of IATEFL-Hungary and all English teachers around the world to take part in their annual conference in Budapest, 2-4 October 2009. The title of the conference is: ‘Global skills for global needs: facing… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#24, Worldwide ELT events
ELTWeekly Issue#24, Book of the week: The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages By Ronald Carter and David Nunan Review ‘The Cambridge Guide is to be welcomed and used wisely by all in the field. My graduate courses in TESOL will be considerably enhanced by this book. This is a must for your bookshelf.’ ESL Magazine, Brazil… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#24, Book of the week: The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
ELTWeekly Issue#24, Article: Developing Effective Writing Skills
Developing Effective Writing Skills By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi Writing is a complex skill because it requires the coordination of content, language, meaning and style. Handwriting demands attention at the earlier stages of learning to write. Initially, our focus on teaching writing is on accuracy, later the focus shifts to appropriacy. Cohesion (Structural) and coherence (meaning)… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#24, Article: Developing Effective Writing Skills
ELTWeekly Issue#24, Article: Bringing graded readers into the classroom
Bringing graded readers into the classroom By Alex Case Reading equals Speaking: Bringing Graded Readers into the Classroom Most schools have at least a couple of graded readers lying around the school, if only freebies that were sent unsolicited by publishers, and if not it is easy enough to get hold of some. In too… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#24, Article: Bringing graded readers into the classroom