Integration of Skills in English Language Teaching By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi Integration of skills is a very important practice in the teaching of any language. No skill can be taught in isolation and segregation. There exists a deep, profound and inseparable connection between language use and the context in which it is entrenched and embedded.… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Integration of Skills in English Language Teaching By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Cool ELT resources
*** Teacher of English.com *** Teacher of English.com is the UK’s premiere online PowerPoint based GCSE English resources website for teaching English at KS2, KS3 and KS4 GCSE English. Teacher of English provides editable teaching resources, PowerPoint lesson plans and schemes of work for teachers of English Language and English Literature. All their resources are developed and produced… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Cool ELT resources
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: 15 ways of combining listening and reading By Alex Case
15 ways of combining listening and reading By Alex Case Copyright 2009 Alex Case/ TEFL.net, republished with permission. 1. Radio news Many sites that offer streaming or downloadable radio news also have a short text summarizing the story. Reading this before listening will make comprehension easier, especially if students discuss what they read and/ or think about… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: 15 ways of combining listening and reading By Alex Case
ELTWeekly is Creating a BUZZ on the WEB
Just before an hour when I googled for “ELTWeekly” I got 1,950 search results. I was amazed to see the number of resultes Google fetched for me. Websites and blog such as http://www.imtt.com.ar, http://learning-english-guide.com and http://hallhouston.blogspot.com are talking about ELTWeekly. ELTWeekly has collborated with for IMTT (http://www.imtt.com.ar/conference/front/index.asp?ID=3) for the 6th Language & Technology Conference, and thus has been listed… Continue reading ELTWeekly is Creating a BUZZ on the WEB
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Book of the week: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies
Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies By Socorro Herrera Book Description This is a practical, research-based text designed to guide teachers in the development and implementation of programs for second language learners. This text blends theory and practice to provide grade-level and ESL teachers with the tools they need to differentiate… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Book of the week: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Research paper: The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience
The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience By Zhang, Lawrence Jun Source: Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual CELEA International Conference (Guangzhou, China, Nov 11-13, 2006) Publication Date: 2006-11-11 Pages: 14 Abstract This paper addresses the ecology of communicative language teaching (CLT) by reflecting on the Singapore experience. It reviews how CLT was… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Research paper: The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Video of the week: Anecdotes in the ELT classroom: Sue Kay & Vaughan Jones
The authors of the Inside Out coursebooks talk about the use of Anecdotes for speaking practice in the ELT classroom. For more information see www.insideout.net or www.macmillanenglish.com.
ELTWeekly Issue #18, Quote of the week
Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly. – T. S. Eliot
ELTWeekly Issue#17 Contents
Click Here to DOWNLOAD ELTWeekly Issue#17 in PDF Format – Quote of the week – Video of the week: Grammar Presentation Tips, IATEFL 2007 – ELT cartoon of the week – ELT blog of the week: Mario Rinvolucri’s TeachingEnglish Blog – Book of the week: The Creative Classroom: Teacher Resource Material Click Here to DOWNLOAD ELTWeekly Issue#17 in PDF Format… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17 Contents
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Word Structure By Dr.Pushpa Nagini Sripada
WORD STRUCTURE By Dr.Pushpa Nagini Sripada Assistant Professor of English Sathyabama University Chennai pushpanagini AT yahoo DOT com Abstract: An explanation of how words are formed based on various theories is explained in this article. A clear understanding of the structure of the word would help a teacher of English in focusing on teaching… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Word Structure By Dr.Pushpa Nagini Sripada