#58, News: Pearson Companies Win English-Language Teaching Awards in China

NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Beijing, China, 05/14/2010 – Pearson Longman, Pearson Language Tests and Wall Street English are honoured. Pearson Longman, Pearson Language Tests and Wall Street English were among the 50 organisations selected as the “most influential institutions in the English Language Teaching industry in China.” At an award ceremony held in Beijing on May 13,… Continue reading #58, News: Pearson Companies Win English-Language Teaching Awards in China

ELTWeekly Issue#56 Contents

Video: Accent Formation in Foreign Languages News: Indian? Want to prosper? Learn English Article: ‘ESL Employment – Teaching English Abroad, at Home, and Online’ by John D Rogers Research Paper: Integration of the Internet into a Language Curriculum in a Multicultural Society Article: ‘Classroom Observation’ by Jafar Maaitah Research Paper: ‘Technology as an Alchemy of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#56 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#55 Contents

Video: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers … for English Language Learners News: Word getting out about translation eBook: The ELT bibliography (2009) Article: ‘Factors and Problems of Teaching English as Second Language at Rural Areas’ by Nukesh Yellapu Blog: E-Learning Queen Article: ‘5 YouTube Videos to Teach English Pronunciation’ by Tarun Patel Research Article: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#55 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#54 Contents

Video: The Future of the English Language Article: Using the Board News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener Worldwide ELT Events Research Paper: ‘Plain Levels of Strategy in Vocabulary Studies’ by A. Ramesh Babu Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Monolingual, Bilingual, and Bilingualized Dictionaries on Vocabulary Comprehension and Production’… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#54 Contents

#54, News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener

ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2010) — Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the ‘original’ accent of that language, shows a new study from the University of Haifa. The study was published in theJournal of Psycholinguistic Research. Many adult schools teaching second languages insist… Continue reading #54, News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener

ELTWeekly Issue#53 Contents

Article: ‘Pronunciation activities using the card popular game Uno!’ by David Ockert Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Grammar Learning on Speaking Ability of EFL Learners’ by Parnaz Kianiparsa and Sara Vali Video: SpeechSchool.TV Programs News: Is txting killin Nglsh @skool? No way sez Prof Article: Using poems to develop productive skills Article: ‘TEFL Teaching –… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#53 Contents

#53, Article: ‘Activities to improve pronunciation in young learners of English’ by David Ockert

Activities to improve pronunciation in young learners of English By David Ockert Key Words: Young learners, games, activities, pronunciation Learner English Level: Pre-beginner, beginner Learner Maturity Level: Young learner Preparation Time: 5 minutes or less Activity Time: Usually from 10-30 minutes Materials: The card game Uno! The activities presented herein are hoped to help young… Continue reading #53, Article: ‘Activities to improve pronunciation in young learners of English’ by David Ockert

ELTWeekly Issue#51 Contents

ELTWeekly Webinar Video: The London School of English eBook: Action Plan for Teachers News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener Free Guide: SAEL Guide: Practical guide to designing , running and improving support websites for language teachers Article: ‘Homework’ by TE Editor Research Paper: With What Frequency Are Teachers… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#51 Contents

#51, ELTWeekly Webinar

We received 100+ emails for attending the webinar we are planning in the month of March (probably the 3rd week of March, 2010). Well, the webinar will be conducted by Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas, an ESL specialist, who has been working online after VRS. She started with a teaching English site. She has been involved in… Continue reading #51, ELTWeekly Webinar