ELTWeekly Issue#27 Contents

– Quote of the week – Video of the Week: ESL Teaching Tips: Keeping a Class Log – Research Paper: Technology – the ‘Teacher’s Assistant’ for teaching Business Communication – Book of the Week: The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English – Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Grammar and Vocabulary of English Language – Research Article: Significance of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Pedagogical Issues Related to Speaking and Listening Skills & Sound Editing Software: Audacity

Pedagogical Issues Related to Speaking and Listening Skills & Sound Editing Software: Audacity By Dr. Dilip Barad Language learning is a multifaceted social and cultural phenomenon, even more so when it involves new technologies that promote a variety of social interactions (Kern & Warschauer, 2000). The pedagogy which addresses contextual factors such as types of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Pedagogical Issues Related to Speaking and Listening Skills & Sound Editing Software: Audacity

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Video of the Week: ESL Teaching Tips: Keeping a Class Log

Keeping a class log is essential everyone knows to include things like what class you taught, what lesson you taught them, the date, attendance, etc. but i recommend including how successful each lesson was, and comparing the results to your lesson plans, so you can see what works and what does not.

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Using Technology to Teach Communication Skills

Using Technology to Teach Communication Skills By Rajesh Bharvad Abstract The widespread prevalence of technology in the modern era assigns some new roles and duties on the modern teacher. Nowadays communication skills have gained supreme importance as far as the employability of the engineering students is concerned. The various tools offered by modern technology can… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Using Technology to Teach Communication Skills

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Book of the Week: The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English By Henry Hitchings Editorial Reviews From The New Yorker This historical tour of the English lexicon considers words as etymological fossils of past dreams and traumas, revealing the preoccupations of the ages that produced them. The nineteenth century’s cult of fine feelings gave currency to sensibility and physiognomy;… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27, Book of the Week: The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Technology – the ‘Teacher’s Assistant’ for teaching Business Communication

Technology – the ‘Teacher’s Assistant’ for teaching Business Communication By Ms. Mukti Shah Abstract Information and communications technology (ICT) is developing at a great pace and every day it seems to affect more aspects of our lives. Advances in ICT have significantly transformed the business situations. It has become an integral part in all aspects of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Technology – the ‘Teacher’s Assistant’ for teaching Business Communication

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Grammar and Vocabulary of English Language

Teaching of Speaking Skill, Grammar and Vocabulary of English Language By Dr. Ravi Bhushan, Lecturer, Department of English, Bhagat Phool Singh mahila Vishwavidyalaya, khanpur Kalan (Sonipat) The various reasons given in response to the question ‘what goes wrong when our students speak English’ can be as follows: a) Students are tongue tied and shy and they refuse to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Grammar and Vocabulary of English Language

ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Article: Significance of Error Analysis in Language Teaching and Learning

Significance of Error Analysis in Language Teaching and Learning by Neha Joshi Error and Mistake In order to analyze learners’ errors in a proper perspective, it is crucial to make a distinction between “mistake” and “error”. According to Brown (2000), a “mistake” refers to a performance error in that it is a failure to utilize… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#27, Research Article: Significance of Error Analysis in Language Teaching and Learning