[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 23 | September 22, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This game style of teaching grammar allows all students to be active and participate equally in the class. All students, no matter their level of English can master the game and have success. Students self-correct, help their teammates and analyze the work of… Continue reading Teaching English the Fun Way: The Game (Video)
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Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] How did humans acquire language? In this lecture, best-selling author Steven Pinker introduces you to linguistics, the evolution of spoken language, and the debate over the existence of an innate universal grammar. He also explores why language is such a fundamental part of… Continue reading Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain (Video)
Linguistics and Literature (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this lecture on the work of Roman Jakobson, Professor Paul Fry continues his discussion of synchrony and diachrony. The relationships among formalism, semiotics, and linguistics are explored. Claude Levi-Strauss’s structural interpretation of the Oedipus myth is discussed in some detail. In order… Continue reading Linguistics and Literature (Video)
From Belles-Lettres to Eng-Lit: Criticism and its Publics (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 21 | September 7, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Professor Stefan Collini re-examines the history of the activity of literary criticism and discipline of English Literature.
Video: The ABC of SLA
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The ABC of SLA – Pecha Kucha by Scott Thornbury at the 2012 KOTESOL International Conference held at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. In alphabetical order, Scott Thornbury presents the history and most recent developments in second language acquisition theory in… Continue reading Video: The ABC of SLA
Video: Make homework work for you with new digital tools – Ricardo Morales
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] How do you make homework fun but meaningful? Ricardo Morales explores the latest digital tools for making homework engaging, while still being a useful method of monitoring your students’ progress.
News: Loveland teacher leads efforts to innovate language learning
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 17 | July 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Bryce Hedstrom might start with five words such as cat, girl, like, give and has. He give an action for each word and makes up silly stories about the girl who has a cat and gives it to another girl. He adds in other… Continue reading News: Loveland teacher leads efforts to innovate language learning
FYI: Pearson Launches World’s First Global Standard of English
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 17 | July 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pearson-launches-worlds-first-global-230100391.html
Video: Dreaming in Different Tongues: Languages and the Way We Think
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ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle Research Paper: ‘Listening to Learn: Boosting Vocabulary with Interactive Activities’ by Joshu Cohen Video: Total Physical Response (TPR) Video: Introducing the Oxford Test of English Video: Five Communicative Language Teaching Methods Video: Library… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6