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ELTWeekly Issue#31, Research Paper: New Experiment in Old Laboratory

New Experiment in Old Laboratory by G.ManjulathaDevi, Asst Prof English, Jyothishmathi Institute of Technology &Science, Karimnagar, Ph.D scholar, Kakatiya University. E-mail: gmanjulatha@gmail.com or manjuratna1812@gmail.com Abstract New techniques are never incontentious in teaching for the objective of teaching is to provide everything to students they require to learn and apply what they learn. Language learning has often been argued as… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31, Research Paper: New Experiment in Old Laboratory

ETRC Announces ‘Online Contest for English Teachers 2009’

The English Teaching Resource Center has announced an online contest for the English teachers. All English teachers can take part in this online contest (by submitting their lesson plans to teach English at different levels) and become the winner! The winners will be invited to give a presentation at the ETRC and will get some… Continue reading ETRC Announces ‘Online Contest for English Teachers 2009’

ELTWeekly Issue#31, Research Paper: How to teach English Pronunciation to Non-native Speakers of English: Some Useful Techniques

How to teach English Pronunciation to Non-native Speakers of English: Some Useful Techniques by A. RAMESH BABU (Assistant Professor in English in Kamala Institute of Technology and Sciences, Huzurabad, Karimnagar. A.P. – India) I would like to think about a few relevant questions to discuss some useful techniques of teaching English pronunciation. First, is it necessary… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31, Research Paper: How to teach English Pronunciation to Non-native Speakers of English: Some Useful Techniques

ELTWeekly Issue#31, Article: Dictation in The English Language Classroom: Techniques of Dictation

Dictation in The English Language Classroom: Techniques of Dictation by Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi Dictation is a classroom task where a word, phrase, or sentence is spoken aloud by the teacher or heard from the voice on the audio recorder and the learners are asked to write it down. Dictation is a new methodology for… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#31, Article: Dictation in The English Language Classroom: Techniques of Dictation

ELTWeekly Issue#30 Contents

– Quote of the week – Video #1: The Ideas of Chomsky-BBC interview (part-1) – Video #2: The Ideas of Chomsky-BBC interview (part-2) – Article: Passionate Writing Assignments That Motivate Language Learners – Worldwide ELT events – Free eBook: Equal Opportunity and Diversity: The Handbook for Teachers of English – Book of the Week: ESL Active Learning Lessons – Research Paper: English Language… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#30 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#30, Article: Passionate Writing Assignments That Motivate Language Learners

More Passionate Writing Assignments That Motivate Language Learners By Larry M. Lynch Even Ernest Hemingway Had to Learn to Write We said in the first article of this series that there are no native writers of English or any other foreign language for that matter. Each of us, no matter what our first language is,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#30, Article: Passionate Writing Assignments That Motivate Language Learners

ELTWeekly Issue#30, Quote of the week

“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#30, Quote of the week

ELTWeekly Issue#30, Worldwide ELT events

ELT in India Today and Tomorrow, Udaipur, India, November 5-6-7 The First International EFL ESL Conference will be held at in Udaipur in November 2009. The aim of this conference is to bring together EFL practitioners from across the Globe to exchange views on a wide range of issues in ELT EFL ESL practice and research. Through this… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#30, Worldwide ELT events