#88, Research Paper: ‘The Daily Newspaper and the English Text books: A Study’ by Dr. Shree Deepa

Dr. Shree Deepa works with the University of Hyderabad. English Text books are indispensable entities in the language class room. Newspapers are mere ‘aids’ or additional decorative material. Text books are printed and published in different editions and remain in print for years. One edition of the text book lasts for a particular period of time… Continue reading #88, Research Paper: ‘The Daily Newspaper and the English Text books: A Study’ by Dr. Shree Deepa

#88, Research Paper: ‘What the Learners Don’t’ Learn, Why?: An Investigative Study of the Grammatical Errors of Hindi-medium ESL learners of Uttar Pradesh’ by Dr. Praggya M Singh

Dr.Praggya M. Singh works as an  Associate Professor in English at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. English has been a subject of great instructional concern for educators in all sectors of education in India. The recent expansion of convent and English medium schools has become a reality. This is due to the lack of public attention to English taught… Continue reading #88, Research Paper: ‘What the Learners Don’t’ Learn, Why?: An Investigative Study of the Grammatical Errors of Hindi-medium ESL learners of Uttar Pradesh’ by Dr. Praggya M Singh

ELTWeekly Issue#87 Contents

Word of the week: Rubric Video: What’s on TeachingEnglish Article: ‘Teaching Reading to English Language Learners’ by Deborah Chitester Join MA, M. Phil. Programs at H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research Article: ‘Power-Point Presentation – A tool to enhance speaking skills of ESL learners’ by Dr. N. Padmasree and Ms.Krati Sharma Research… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#87 Contents

Join MA, M. Phil. Programs at H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research

Charutar Vidya Mandal’s H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research is inviting applications for the MA and M. Phil. (English / ELT) programs. M A [English / ELT] is a full time, two year, self-financed course offered by H M Patel Institute of English Training & Research. The degree is awarded by Sardar Patel… Continue reading Join MA, M. Phil. Programs at H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research

#87, Article: ‘Teaching Reading to English Language Learners’ by Deborah Chitester

Teaching Reading to English Language Learners By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Deborah_Chitester]Deborah Chitester There is an increasing amount of English language learners represented in our schools for whom a unique approach to developing literacy is necessary. The development of literacy by English language learners (ELLs) includes all of the challenges implicit for English speaking children literacy attainments, and is… Continue reading #87, Article: ‘Teaching Reading to English Language Learners’ by Deborah Chitester

#87, Word of the week: Rubric

Rubric refers to the written instructions for a task. Example The writing part of a proficiency exam such as FCE or IELTS has a rubric giving instructions. In the classroom Learners may need to be trained to pay attention to the rubric, especially for an exam. They can be encouraged to do this by group… Continue reading #87, Word of the week: Rubric

#87, Video: What’s on TeachingEnglish

TeachingEnglish is the British Council’s website for teachers of English: www.teachingenglish.org.uk TeachingEnglish brings together everything busy teachers need for the classroom and the staffroom — lesson plans and worksheets, teaching tips, web links, teaching articles and lots of information about professional development — training, conferences and qualifications. The site includes interactive and multimedia material such as… Continue reading #87, Video: What’s on TeachingEnglish

#87, Article: ‘Power-Point Presentation – A tool to enhance speaking skills of ESL learners’ by Dr. N. Padmasree and Ms.Krati Sharma

Dr. N. Padmasree and Ms.Krati  Sharma work with Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India. ESL learners especially those who are pursuing professional and technical courses need to know and understand the importance of making presentations in their professional life. For them it is a tool, a medium, a way to express themselves with the provided aid. In the present… Continue reading #87, Article: ‘Power-Point Presentation – A tool to enhance speaking skills of ESL learners’ by Dr. N. Padmasree and Ms.Krati Sharma

#87, Research Paper: Stylistic Analysis of Josef Essberger’s ‘The Winepress’ by Shyam Ji

Shyam Ji works as Lecturer in English NIET, Gr. Noida. The aim of this paper is to analyze the syntactic and stylistic features of Josef Essberger’s short story The Winepress. Theory followed to study the features of language in this story is the theory as propounded by Leech et al.(1981). The paper first of all… Continue reading #87, Research Paper: Stylistic Analysis of Josef Essberger’s ‘The Winepress’ by Shyam Ji

ELTWeekly Issue#86 Contents

Video: Learn English the British Council way Word of the week: Test teach test Event: IATEFL 2011: Brighton Online, April 15-19 Book Review: ‘Introductions to Language Study’ Reviewed by Rana Faqir Muhammad Aslam Article: ‘English Language Teaching – Using Toys as Educational Tools’ by Larry M. Lynch Advertisement: Station-e Language Lab Article: Teaching without a… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#86 Contents