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[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 10 | April 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Mark Hancock says, “Proverbial wisdom tells us that if you give someone a fish, they can eat for a day, but if you teach someone to fish, they can eat for a lifetime. It’s a message about the long-term value of learning new skills… Continue reading #IATEFL – Pronunciation to Go: learning to learn from the dictionary (OUP Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Victoria Murphy says, “How children learn second languages has long interested me. Looking back, even from a very young age I was fascinated with the notion of bilingualism. As a child growing up in Ottawa, Canada I was fortunate in that I had very… Continue reading #IATEFL – Second language development in childhood: factors for success (OUP Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8 | March 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] For many English teachers, love of the language and love of English literature go hand in hand. But is it the same for our students? Sadly, most teenage learners of English do not seem too excited about the topic of literature, associating it with… Continue reading insight Top 10 Tips: Using Literature (OUP Blog)