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ELTWeekly Issue#33, Free eBook: Global Citizenship in the English Language Classroom

This 54-page booklet comprises a collection of papers with contributions from leading researchers on global citizenship in language education in several corners of the globe. It provides not only sound theoretical frameworks for investigation but also practical findings for application in diverse segments of ELT, ranging from university environments to public schools and from EFL… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Free eBook: Global Citizenship in the English Language Classroom

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction

“??Shaping the Way We Teach English, Successful Practices Around the World” materials are designed for English as a Foreign Language educators who share the following two goals: 1. Building an academic or “pedagogical”? foundation; and, 2. Improving classroom practices. If you have these same goals, then these materials are for you! An innovative offering from the Office… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction

ELTWeekly Issue#33, ELT Resource of the Week: CLIL

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. It refers to teaching subjects such as science, history and geography to students through a foreign language. This can be by the English teacher using cross-curricular content or the subject teacher using English as the language of instruction. Both methods result in the simultaneous learning of content… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, ELT Resource of the Week: CLIL

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2

Watch live talks from some of the biggest names in English language teaching, right in your web browser. All webinars are free to join – all you require is an internet connection and a computer. (Please note: Registration for the webinars series is separate from the Macmillan Education resources email service. You will need to register to view the webinars… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Sexism in Linguistics

Sexism in Linguistics by Murali Vemula (Ph.D), Research Scholar, Kakatiya University, Warangal.A.P. Introduction It is difficult to separate linguistic features that are sexist from linguistic features that help to maintain sexual stereotypes. For example, the choice of ‘he’ as the sex-indefinite pronoun is sexist because it excludes women (femininity) but it also perpetuates the idea that women are… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Sexism in Linguistics

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Research Paper: Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition

Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition by Professor: Dr. Birjandi and M-Hashamdar, Islamic Azad University, Science & Research Branch Abstract The present paper is intended to search for individual differences in first language acquisition. It identifies differences in social, cognitive, cultural, and linguistic dimensions. What the researcher has found out so far is that bulk of research… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Research Paper: Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition

ELTWeekly eMail

Please send the following email to your ELT contacts and help ELTWeekly grow: Subject: Join ELTWeekly Email Content: Hi, I am writing this email to introduce ELTWeekly, India’s first weekly ELT eNewsletter (http://eltweekly.com). ELTWeekly is powered by a team of four Indian editors and reader base of 1100 in 46 countries. This newsletter is committed… Continue reading ELTWeekly eMail

ELTWeekly Issue#32 Contents

– Quote of the Week – ‘To The Eternal Learner of English’ – a poem by Dr K K Ray – Video: 10 Steps to Teaching Vowels and Consonant Sounds – Article: EDUCATION AND LITERACY – Book Review: ‘globish – The World Over’ – Article: 5 Ways to Handle a Heterogeneous Language Class – Research Paper: Significance of Group works in Heterogeneous… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Free eBook: Developing an Association for Language Teachers

Developing an Association for Language Teachers by Ana Falcão and Margit Szesztay This handbook has one simple purpose. That is, to provide some practical suggestions for language teachers. It may be that you are thinking about setting up an association or that you have already started an association and would like more ideas on certain aspects. The… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Free eBook: Developing an Association for Language Teachers