Choral repetition is when the teacher or a learner models language and the group of learners repeat it together. Example The class are practising the pronunciation of the schwa sound. The teacher models words from a list and the learners repeat them together. In the classroom Choral repetition is not a very common choice of… Continue reading #82, Word of the week: Choral repetition
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#82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 12, Younger Learners
Younger learners are from 4-10 years of age, and from kindergarten through 5th grade. Younger learners are active and creative. They learn through doing. They are social, they like to play, and they have the ability to develop the rules of language themselves, as they play with different language content and input. They also have… Continue reading #82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 12, Younger Learners
#82, Research Article: ‘Types of Syllabuses in Language Teaching – ESL/EFL Context’ by Shabnum Iftikhar
The aim of this article is to present and introduce those influential types of syllabuses which are feasible in the domain of ESL/EFL and provides a rationale for the integration of these syllabuses as well. Etymologically syllabus means a ‘label or ‘table of contents’. The American Heritage Dictionary defines syllabus as outline of a course… Continue reading #82, Research Article: ‘Types of Syllabuses in Language Teaching – ESL/EFL Context’ by Shabnum Iftikhar
ELTWeekly Issue#81
Word of the week: Realia Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 11, Individual Learner Differences Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘Linking in English Pronunciation’ Research Paper: ‘Reading Disability – A specific blockage in Language Learning: An Overview of the problem and Suggestions for the Follow-up studies’ by Vaishali Shivkumar Research Paper: ‘Teaching English Language to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#81
#81, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 11, Individual Learner Differences
Learners in one classroom are both similar and, at the same time, different. A learner-centered approach to teaching requires teachers to understand this duality, and to be aware of the different ways in which students learn. Some differences are easy to see or discover, such as age/gender/socioeconomic conditions/and level of education. Other differences may be… Continue reading #81, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 11, Individual Learner Differences
#81, Word of the week: Realia
Realia are real things that are brought to the class and used as a resource. Example The learners are learning to describe clothes. In turn, they describe someone in the class for others to identify. In the classroom Realia can include the learners themselves, the classroom, furniture, the school, published material such as advertisements and… Continue reading #81, Word of the week: Realia
#81, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘Linking in English Pronunciation’
English speakers use linking to join words toegether so that they flow together smoothly. It often sounds like people are saying one long word since they are no stops between words. Here are two of the most common types of linking- Consonant to vowel linking When words that end in a consonant sound are adjacent… Continue reading #81, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘Linking in English Pronunciation’
#81, Research Paper: ‘Reading Disability – A specific blockage in Language Learning: An Overview of the problem and Suggestions for the Follow-up studies’ by Vaishali Shivkumar
Vaishali Shivkumar (M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.) works as Lecturer & District Coordinator (English Language Laboratory) at Z. F. Wadia Women’s College & N. K. Jhota College of Commerce, Surat- Gujarat. “A learning disability refers to retardation, disorder, or delayed development in one or more of the processes of speech, language, reading, writing, arithmetic, or other school subject resulting from a… Continue reading #81, Research Paper: ‘Reading Disability – A specific blockage in Language Learning: An Overview of the problem and Suggestions for the Follow-up studies’ by Vaishali Shivkumar
ELTWeekly Issue#80
ELTWeekly, a refereed journal and newsletter [Issue 80 | January 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036] Word of the week: PPP Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’ Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#80
#80, Word of the week: PPP
PPP is a paradigm or model used to describe typical stages of a presentation of new language. It means presentation, production and practice. The practice stage aims to provide opportunities for learners to use the target structure. Criticism of this paradigm argues that the freer ‘practice’ stage may not elicit the target language as it is designed to… Continue reading #80, Word of the week: PPP