Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi and Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani work with Urmia University (Urmia). Abstract This study investigated the effects of question-making as a post-reading activity on the development of student-teacher interaction. The subjects were 150 intermediate level language learners of Jahahad-e-Daneshgahi Language Institute chosen randomly with their age ranging between 16 and 20. The study included… Continue reading #84, 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
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#84, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Spoken English is Stress Timed
English is a stress timed language. This means that stressed syllables occur at regular intervals when you say a sentence. In stress timed languages, the amount of time it takes you to say a sentence depends on the number of stressed syllables in a sentence, not on the total number of syllables. The combination of… Continue reading #84, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Spoken English is Stress Timed
#84, Article: ‘Sustainability in Full Bloom – From Indian Education Perspective’ by Aparna Marwah & Daljeet Singh Bawa
Aparna Marwah & Daljeet Singh Bawa work with Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi. Institutions of higher education, particularly universities, have a significant role to play in the global transformation to socio-ecological sustainability. Higher education in India has the potential of a fire that can spread through the country bringing a… Continue reading #84, Article: ‘Sustainability in Full Bloom – From Indian Education Perspective’ by Aparna Marwah & Daljeet Singh Bawa
#84, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching
Good teachers are always learning–learning from students, learning from their own trial and error, learning from peers and colleagues, learning from mentors and supervisors, and learning from academic information in their field. Good teachers continue to learn throughout their careers. This is called “life-long learning” or “ongoing professional development.” One tool that can help teachers… Continue reading #84, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching
#84, Word of the week: Informal assessment
Informal assessment involves observing the learners as they learn and evaluating them from the data gathered. It can be compared to formal assessment, which involves evaluating a learner’s level of language in a formal way, such as through an exam or structured continuous assessment. Example The teacher has carried out informal assessment of the learners… Continue reading #84, Word of the week: Informal assessment
#83, Article: ‘Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work’ by Michael Swan
“This is the second of Michael Swan’s articles for TeachingEnglish, in which he looks at the role of texts in the learning process. The need for intensive input-output work I argued in the previous article that intensive input/output work is crucial for cost-effective language teaching and learning. This is particularly the case in learning situations where… Continue reading #83, Article: ‘Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work’ by Michael Swan
#83: Advertisement: Station-e Language Lab
Station-e is a language laboratory envisaged to cater to the growing demand of a large pool of fluent English speaking youths in areas like BPO and ITES in particular and in all walks of life in general. It has conceptualized customized training program based on the latest technological tools and the most advanced training methodology… Continue reading #83: Advertisement: Station-e Language Lab
#82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 13, Peer Observation in Teaching Practices
Classroom observation can take different forms. The two most common are: 1. Summative observation, in which another teacher or an administrator observes the class. The purpose for this is evaluative and may result a rating of some kind. 2. And, formative observation, in which two teachers, or “peers,” do a “friendly” observation of each other’s… Continue reading #82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 13, Peer Observation in Teaching Practices
#83, Word of the week: Direct method
The direct method of teaching was developed as a response to the Grammar-Translation method. It sought to immerse the learner in the same way as when a first language is learnt. All teaching is done in the target language, grammar is taught inductively, there is a focus on speaking and listening, and only useful ‘everyday’… Continue reading #83, Word of the week: Direct method
#83, Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog?
“One of our brethren has been released from his teaching position due in part to the reflective teacher writing that he posts anonymously on his teacher blog. Instead of being reprimanded, or even censured, he’s been fired. It seems so odd to me that anyone would look at this so important part of the teacher… Continue reading #83, Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog?