Young students especially, have short attention spans and quickly lose concentration so in order to keep lesson momentum and the student interested in the topic at hand, break the lesson time down into ten minute module blocks. For young students or absolute beginners, start with the alphabet and numbers. Lesson 1 for example could be… Continue reading #65, Article: ‘Teaching English Language to Beginners’ by Mako Fisher
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#64, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 2
In the first part of this article, I have given a general introduction to the experiment I carried out with the students of Pharmacy at CHARUSAT. This week, I am focusing on the vocabulary learning process I adopted with the help of BBC Learning English website and the learning outcome at the end of the… Continue reading #64, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 2
#64, ELT Article: ‘English Language Teaching – How to Use MindMaps’ by David F. James
Here is a method you will definitely want to include in your English language teaching toolkit: MindMaps What Are MindMaps? A MindMap is a diagram showing related words and ideas linked around a central word of idea. By representing words in a radial fashion, the mind can quickly assimilate a number of words at once… Continue reading #64, ELT Article: ‘English Language Teaching – How to Use MindMaps’ by David F. James
#64, ELT Article: Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom
The following excerpt has been retrieved from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/stirrers-settlers-primary-classroom Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir’ and when to ‘settle’ children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on… Continue reading #64, ELT Article: Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom
#63, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 1
I teach communication skills to the students of Engineering, Applied Sciences and Pharmacy at Charotar University of Science & Technology where it is possible to have ICT tools in every session for helping students be better learners. While teaching a course called Communication Skills – 1 to the students of Pharmacy in the academic year… Continue reading #63, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 1
#63, Article: ‘Looking at Sri Lankn English with hindsight’ by Rohana R. Wasala
The following excerpt has been retrieved from the article ‘Looking at Sri Lankn English with hindsight’ by Rohana R. Wasala (http://www.island.lk/index.php) As an ordinary citizen and an English language teaching (ELT) professional with some experience, I have no quarrel with the notion of Sri Lankan English/es or the idea of a standard form of it… Continue reading #63, Article: ‘Looking at Sri Lankn English with hindsight’ by Rohana R. Wasala
#63, Article: Portfolios in ELT
The following excerpt from “Portfolios in ELT” article has been retrieved from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/portfolios-elt. Portfolios are a popular and effective way of motivating young learners, providing a fun way to review language and helping them to reflect on their own objectives, ways of learning and success. A brief history of European Language Portfolios What are Language… Continue reading #63, Article: Portfolios in ELT
#62, Article: ‘Pronunciation: what is the ideal goal?’ by Nick Shepherd
This article is submitted by Nick Shepherd, OBE, FRSA, MA, Language Editor. The other month I was sitting at the back of a classroom in York, listening to six Russian women and a Turkish girl trying to get their tongues around the following: “If we’d gone by train, it’d’ve been quicker.” (Actually, to be completely… Continue reading #62, Article: ‘Pronunciation: what is the ideal goal?’ by Nick Shepherd
#61, Article: Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes
I consider the greatest problem facing me as a language teacher is knowing how to motivate my students: how to get them past the hurdle of seeing learning English as just another academic subject, to regarding it as developing a communication tool that will be useful for them throughout their lives. Over the last years… Continue reading #61, Article: Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes
#59, Article: Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes
I consider the greatest problem facing me as a language teacher is knowing how to motivate my students: how to get them past the hurdle of seeing learning English as just another academic subject, to regarding it as developing a communication tool that will be useful for them throughout their lives. Over the last years… Continue reading #59, Article: Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes