We are pleased to inform you that the English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis (ELTIS) has announced a National Conference in collaboration with English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI) on February 11 & 12, 2011. The theme of the conference is ‘ELT: Language and Culture’. The conference provides a forum for the exchange of… Continue reading National Conference on ELT: Language and Culture’, Pune (India), February 11-12, 2011
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#76, Article: ‘Observations – why bother?’ by Andy Baxter
“”Nice board work.” This was a killer phrase back in the days before the invention of the interactive whiteboard. It normally sat, all alone, in the left hand column of a page divided by a vertical line, under the label “Good”. The right hand column was labelled “To Think About”. And, even though you were… Continue reading #76, Article: ‘Observations – why bother?’ by Andy Baxter
#76, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 06, Managing Large Classes
In recent years, the demand for English has increased. Schools around the world have responded by adding more English classes into the curriculum. Class sizes can be quite large and, in some cases, are growing even larger. Classes of 50-75 students are not uncommon. Many people in education are asking themselves: * How do large… Continue reading #76, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 06, Managing Large Classes
#76, Word of the week: Fossilization
Fossilization refers to the process in which incorrect language becomes a habit and cannot easily be corrected. Example Many advanced level learners who have Spanish as an L1 do not distinguish between ‘he’ and ‘she’. This could be a fossilized error. In the classroom Errors in general take time to correct but a fossilized error… Continue reading #76, Word of the week: Fossilization
ELTWeekly Issue#32, Worldwide ELT Events
First International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching(FLLT 2009), Bangkok, Thailand , 16-17 October The FLLT 2009 Conference intends to provide a forum for academics in the fields of foreign language learning and teaching to report theoretical and empirical developments in their areas of specialty and to exchange ideas through paper presentations and posters. The conference aims particularly… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Worldwide ELT Events