English as a second language refers to English using situations in which English is the language of public life for speakers of other languages at home. In a multi-lingual country like India, the mother tongue is used for immediate needs and early education, but to be able to reach out to the majority of people around the world, one has to be well equipped with the English language. The general language competence of a learner is formed as and when he gets exposed to a number of languages being used around him and being heard by him. Therefore, listening becomes the most important activity for proper and quick competence in the language.
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Vol. 5 Issue 28 – Book Review: ‘Manto Selected Short Stories’ translated by Aatish Taseer
Warmers are a key ingredient to any successful English class. During a TEFL certificate course, you should be introduced to a range of warmers that you participate in but it’s easy to forget to do them once you get out there into the teaching world.
Vol. 5 Issue 28 – Article: ‘Teaching English As A Second Language: A How To Guide’ by Chris Harmen
Warmers are a key ingredient to any successful English class. During a TEFL certificate course, you should be introduced to a range of warmers that you participate in but it’s easy to forget to do them once you get out there into the teaching world.
Vol. 5 Issue 28 – Article: ‘Simple and Effective Warmers When Teaching English’ by Natasha Mason
Warmers are a key ingredient to any successful English class. During a TEFL certificate course, you should be introduced to a range of warmers that you participate in but it’s easy to forget to do them once you get out there into the teaching world.
Vol. 5 Issue 28 – Research Paper: Integrating Culture with English Language Education’ by Dr Anand Mahanand
English language practitioners earlier emphasized on developing four skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to develop learners’ proficiency in English. It had been thought that if learners developed proficiency in these four skills then they could use the language effectively. In addition to these four skills, they added vocabulary and grammar components. But they generally ignored another important aspect that has assumed importance in the process of language learning as well as language use. That component is culture. In recent years language experts have recognized its importance in language teaching. For this reason, it has been termed as the fifth skill for language learners that “enhances students’ over all learning experience”(Kramsch 1993 p. 1). The role of culture was over looked earlier by practitioners as language educators as language education was thought to be a process of mastering the linguistic codes. It was mostly confined to language skills plus vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.
Vol. 5 Issue 26 – Research Paper: ‘Developing Criteria for Evaluating ESP Textbooks: Issues and Options’ by Ajit Kumar Pradhan
This paper begins with the need of a textbook and the difference between ESP and EGP textbook. Further, criteria to evaluate an ESP textbook will be evolved and different ESP textbooks from India and abroad will be analysed in groups. And finally some issues on ESP textbook evaluation in Indian contexts will be discussed with its significance to classroom practices.
Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Article: ‘English Language Communication of Higher students in schools of Tamilnadu’ by G.Karthiga
English occupies important place in school education system of Tamilnadu. Even though Tamil plays a prominent role in education system parents and students are becoming aware of English language. Tamil can help us survive in Tamilnadu and even in certain other countries but a second language like English can help them survive in any part of the world. This importance is engrossed only after higher secondary education.
Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Research Paper: ‘A Study on problems in prepositions for the second language learners (L2)’ by R. Deepa
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Introduction: Language is one of the most wonderful creations of man. If there had been no languages, it would have been difficult for a man to communicate his views to his fellow human beings, there could not be educational activity, no law making, no preaching,… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Research Paper: ‘A Study on problems in prepositions for the second language learners (L2)’ by R. Deepa
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 5
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#5 | February 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 VIDEOS Teaching Tag Questions Teaching Future Tense – Will & Going to CONFERENCES Transforming Learning And Teaching To Meet The Challenges Of 21st Century Education, Malaysia – June 28-29, 2013 Intercultural versus Multicultural Education: The End of Rivalries?, Selangor – October 1-2, 2013 WEBINARS Getting… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 5
Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Research Paper: ‘Incorporating Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation In English Language Laboratories Of Engineering Colleges—A Case Study’ by Preetha Anthony & Dr. P. Aparna
Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) is a new scheme of evaluation formulated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for Classes IX and X which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The main objective is to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students and to introduce a more uniform and comprehensive pattern in education for the students all over the nation. It provides continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning, covering every aspect of students’ development. CCE helps in enhancing students’ performance by identifying their learning difficulties at regular time intervals right from the commencement of the academic session and employing suitable remedial measures for improving their learning performance.