– Quote of the week – Word of the week: desolate – Video: The History of the English Language – Worldwide ELT News – Worldwide ELT events – Book of the week: English Language Teaching in its Social Context: A Reader – Article: Developing Effective Listening Skills – Article: Top tips for getting an EFL book published – Research paper: Four Good Reasons To… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #25 Contents
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ELTWeekly Issue #25, Three Must Read ELT Blogs
UsingEnglish.com/weblog UsingEnglish.com is a general English language site, specialising in ESL (English as a Second Language) with a wide range of resources for learners and teachers of English, and has been running since the beginning of 2002. Different varieties of English are used; there are contributors from the United States, Canada, Pakistan and non-native speakers,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #25, Three Must Read ELT Blogs
ELTWeekly Issue #25, Quote of the week
“…if learners are exposed only to texts about things they know, they may over-rely on intelligent guesswork at the expense of their ability at bottom-up processing” – Scott Thornbury
ELTWeekly Issue #25, Word of the week: desolate
desolate • DESS-uh-lut • adjective 1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted 2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one 3 a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated * b : barren, lifeless c :devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : gloomy Example: The landscape looks… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #25, Word of the week: desolate
ELTWeekly Issue #25, Video: The History of the English Language
One thousand years of history in ten minutes! Grammar Spice tells you about the three stages of the English Language.