ELTWeekly Issue#20, Research paper: Semiotic Approach and Its Contributions to English Language Learning and Teaching

Semiotic Approach and Its Contributions to English Language Learning and Teaching By Sert, Olcay Abstract Semiotics is a progressing and promising discipline with its applications in many fields of study. As a bridge between semiotics and foreign language teaching (FLT), educational semiotics has started to attract attention of many scholars, English Language Teaching (ELT) instructors and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Research paper: Semiotic Approach and Its Contributions to English Language Learning and Teaching

ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: English through Personal Development

English through Personal Development By Michael Berman Mike Solly in the April 2008 edition of the EL Gazette wrote “It is my belief that global issues and questions of identity start from “I” and “who I am”, and what I have called English through Personal Development or ETPD is very much about these questions – making… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: English through Personal Development

ELTWeekly Issue#20, Research Article: Is Information Technology the Right Way to Teach Business Studies?

Is Information Technology the Right Way to Teach Business Studies? – A project Undertaken in the Private Business Schools Dr. Bhavna Mashru(Ph.D,) The objective was to prepare and present reports, examining the use of Information Technologies in Business Studies. Along with the major objective there were some minor ones related to the development of communication and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Research Article: Is Information Technology the Right Way to Teach Business Studies?

ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: Making writing interactive

Making writing interactive By Alex Case 1. Collaborative writing Getting students to write together automatically means there is interaction between them. Possible problems when doing this include: the stronger or more dominant student having the pen and the others doing nothing, students doing all their speaking in L1 and only writing in English, students and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Article: Making writing interactive

ELTWeekly Issue#20, Worldwide ELT events

The Handheld Learning Conference, October 5-7, London The Handheld Learning Conference is the world’s leading event about learning using mobile and inexpensive access technologies, attended by more than 1,500 international delegates. Lead speakers for 2009 include: Malcolm McLaren, Agent provocateur and artist James Paul Gee, Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University Professor… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Worldwide ELT events

ELTWeekly Issue#20, Book of the week: Teaching English Language Learners

Teaching English Language Learners: Content and Language in Middle and Secondary Mainstream Classrooms By Michaela Wyman Colombo and Dana Furbush Book Details Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (November 12, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1412959659 ISBN-13: 978-1412959650 Price: $38.65 Book Description ‘Teaching English Language Learners: Content and Language in Middle and Secondary Mainstream Classrooms‘ provides… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#20, Book of the week: Teaching English Language Learners