ELT Newsletter – Page 43

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Webinar: Ten ideas for mobile learning

This webinar, aimed at teachers with little or no experience in the subject, will show ten practical ways you can exploit mobile technology in order to support language learning. We will look at uses for both the teacher in class, and for the learner outside of lessons.

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Book Of The Week: ‘Writing Series (New)’ by Dorothy E Zemach, Daniel Broudy, Carlos Islam, Robyn Brinks Lodwood, Lisa A. Ghulldu, Chris Valvona

Systematically supporting the development of students’ writing from the basics of writing sentences to advanced level academic writing, the new edition of this popular series now includes a new level on writing research papers.

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Article: ‘Top 4 Tips for Choosing the Right Assistive Technology’ by Ann Logsdon

Ann Logsdon, About.com ESL Guide, has posted an informative article titled “Top 4 Tips for Choosing the Right Assistive Technology”.

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Research Paper: ‘Making the Teaching of English Communicative at the Undergraduate Level’ by Prof. Jinendra Jain

This paper discusses how useful documentaries are in teaching college reading courses.

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Research Paper: ‘Does the Medium Determine the Outcome in Virtual Academic World?’ by Jit Shalin

With the help of broadband technology and other novel tools of the Information Age, virtual education makes possible for all human beings in the whole of the world to overcome impediments of age, time and place; to enter online classrooms for accessing handy virtual resources needed to succeed; to learn from top level teachers, experts and scholars; and also to achieve our individual ambitions for improving our life as a fundamental dream and desire in the 21st century.

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – ELTWO Research Paper: ‘Assessing Students’ Language Arts Performance: The Experience of Hong Kong Teachers’ by Benjamin Li

This article reports findings from an investigation of the English language arts (LA) assessment strategies used in Hong Kong secondary schools, and the extent to which these strategies reflect the principles of performance-based assessment.

Vol. 4 Issue 20 – Video: Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language

University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts

Vol. 4 Issue 19 – Article: ‘Use Study Groups to Promote Better Grades for LD Students’ by Ann Logsdon

Ann Logsdon, About.com ESL Guide, has posted an informative article titled “Use Study Groups to Promote Better Grades for LD Students”.

Vol. 4 Issue 19 – Webinar: Thinking skills

In this webinar I will be focussing on some of the reasons why thinking is not always built into language classes and some of the things that teachers can do to encourage their learners to think more critically and more effectively. I will refer, among other things, to the place of textbooks, the importance of questions and questioning, the value of language awareness work and the inner world of learners.