In 2011 the Teacher Trainer Journal will be 25 years old! We want to celebrate that quarter of a century by bringing together readers, subscribers and contributors to the Teacher Trainer journal, together with new and experienced teach trainers, and those soon to enter the field, so we can share perspectives and practical ideas on… Continue reading Teacher trainer journal 25th anniversary conference, UK, August 17-19, 2011
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The 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Language Teaching Development in Higher Education, Syria, May 4-5 2011
Tishreen University in Lattakia, Syria is organising its 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Development in Higher Education on 4-5 May 2011 with Professor Adrian Holliday lined up as keynote speaker. The main themes of the conference include curriculum development, evaluation and assessment, culture and language learning and technology-based language teaching. To get more information… Continue reading The 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Language Teaching Development in Higher Education, Syria, May 4-5 2011
BELTA International conference, Bangladesh, May 20 – May 22 2011
Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association will be holding its annual conference on May 20 – May 22, 2011 According to BELTA team, the aim of this conference is to provide a forum for English language educators to share best practices. Professionals ranging from policy makers and administrators to teachers, trainers, writers and researchers in educational… Continue reading BELTA International conference, Bangladesh, May 20 – May 22 2011
ELTWeekly Issue#85
Word of the week: Global comprehension Video: English Language Teaching In Action – Disc 1: Games and Activities Research Paper: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem Research Article: ‘Honing Communication Skills of Students’ by Leena U. Jadhav Susan Ryan’s Tip: Intonation Patterns
#85, Research Paper: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem
Saeid Najafi Sarem is a Ph.D student at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran, Iran. INTRODUCTION There have been reformulations of the different components of knowledge that underlie Canale and Swain’s influential model of communicative competent, the model, in its slightly modified form by Canale (1983), still forms the conventional framework for curriculum design… Continue reading #85, Research Paper: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem
#85, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Intonation Patterns
Perhaps you have heard people say that intonation is the melody or the music of spoken American English. That’s because English speakers use different types of intonation or pitch patterns in sentences and phrases. These intonation patterns are not visible in the written language. However they are extremely important because they convey meaning. If you… Continue reading #85, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Intonation Patterns
#85, Video: English Language Teaching In Action – Disc 1: Games and Activities
BridgeTEFL’s English Language Teaching In Action is a comprehensive 5-DVD set packed with 70 videos on essential topics in English language instruction. With lively games, fail-proof lessons, insightful classroom management tips, and much more, this collection has everything you need to make your teaching more effective! Contents of Disc 1: Games and Activities 1. Teaching… Continue reading #85, Video: English Language Teaching In Action – Disc 1: Games and Activities
#85, Word of the week: Global comprehension
Global comprehension means understanding the general meaning of what you are listening to or reading. It can be compared to selective comprehension, which means understanding specific information in the text, and detailed comprehension, which means understanding everything. Global, selective and detailed comprehensions have parallels with the three reading skills of skimming, scanning and intensive reading.… Continue reading #85, Word of the week: Global comprehension
ELTWeekly Issue#84
Word of the week: Informal assessment Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#84
#84, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill
“I often see the Sound Foundations chart (you can see it below) in classrooms, and teachers using it to bring pronunciation into the central arena of language work. But sometimes teachers say they have not been introduced to a basic method for using it and they end up treating it like an ordinary wall chart.… Continue reading #84, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill