Pronunciation points you can cover with Business classes By Alex Case his is a brainstormed list of things that could be included on a syllabus for a Business English and/ or ESP speaking and/ or pronunciation course, including a few teaching ideas on how to tackle those points. For more information and resources on pronunciation practice… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Pronunciation points you can cover with Business classes
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ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Developing Good Reading Skills
Developing Good Reading Skills By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi Reading Comprehension is understanding a written text which means extracting the required information from it as efficiently as possible. For example, we apply different reading strategies when looking at a notice board to see if there is an advertisement for a particular type of flat and when… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Article: Developing Good Reading Skills
ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: Developing Good Speaking Skills
Developing Good Speaking Skills By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi The aim of spoken English is to enable students to communicate in the target language. It is important to: (i) expose the learners to maximum use of language. (ii) help them to see how language functions in different situations.(iii) help them to internalize the rules of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: Developing Good Speaking Skills
ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: ELT Jargon June 2009
ELT Jargon June 2009 By Alex Case behaviourism- the idea that the kids not being naughty is about all you can expect from a kindergarten English lesson Communication Accommodation Theory- the discredited idea that host families in the UK actually speak to the students who are staying with them communicative strategies- ways students can avoid… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: ELT Jargon June 2009
ELTWeekly Issue#21, Article: Learn English with a Friend
Learn English with a Friend By Karenne Sylvester This article first appeared on How to Learn English (http://how2learnenglish.blogspot.com) Who do you know who’s also learning English? Isn’t there someone in your office, department or building? With English becoming so important globally, I bet there is! Learning, like everything else, is so much more fun when… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#21, Article: Learn English with a Friend
ELTWeekly Issue#21, Article: What to do with morphases.com
What to do with morphases.com By Alex Case Morphases is a face photo manipulation programme that is easy to use and was the biggest hit of the month with my 8 to 11 year olds, with them fighting to speak English to tell me how to change the faces, asking for the address so that… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#21, Article: What to do with morphases.com
ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: An i on podcasts
An i on podcasts By Karenne Sylvester This article first appeared on Kalinago English (http://how2learnenglish.blogspot.com/) A great way to learn English is by listening to English. There are many podcasts (short files of audio regularly delivered to your computer) available on i-tunes. i-tunes is free of charge, you can download it from here. Once you have… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: An i on podcasts
ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: English through Personal Development
English through Personal Development By Michael Berman Mike Solly in the April 2008 edition of the EL Gazette wrote “It is my belief that global issues and questions of identity start from “I” and “who I am”, and what I have called English through Personal Development or ETPD is very much about these questions – making… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: English through Personal Development
ELTWeekly Issue#20, Research Article: Is Information Technology the Right Way to Teach Business Studies?
Is Information Technology the Right Way to Teach Business Studies? – A project Undertaken in the Private Business Schools Dr. Bhavna Mashru(Ph.D,) The objective was to prepare and present reports, examining the use of Information Technologies in Business Studies. Along with the major objective there were some minor ones related to the development of communication and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Research Article: Is Information Technology the Right Way to Teach Business Studies?
ELTWeekly Issue#19, Article: Improve Your Reading Skills By Dr. Naveen K Mehta
Improve Your Reading Skills By Dr. Naveen K Mehta (drnknmehta73@gmail.com), Faculty, ICAI, New Delhi “Reading is to mind what exercise is to body.” -Richard Steele) Undoubtedly, Reading helps to develop and improve other skills. Reading enriches our knowledge bank and leads us to a world of better understanding and healthy relationship. The primary function of reading is… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#19, Article: Improve Your Reading Skills By Dr. Naveen K Mehta