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ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: Developing Good Speaking Skills

Developing Good Speaking Skills By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi The aim of spoken English is to enable students to communicate in the target language. It is important to: (i) expose the learners to maximum use of language. (ii) help them to see how language functions in different situations.(iii) help them to internalize the rules of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: Developing Good Speaking Skills

ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: ELT Jargon June 2009

ELT Jargon June 2009 By Alex Case behaviourism- the idea that the kids not being naughty is about all you can expect from a kindergarten English lesson Communication Accommodation Theory- the discredited idea that host families in the UK actually speak to the students who are staying with them communicative strategies- ways students can avoid… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#22, Article: ELT Jargon June 2009

ELTWeekly Issue#22, Research paper: EFL Writing: Product and Process

EFL Writing: Product and Process By Gabrielatos, Costas This paper presents a cyclical framework of teaching procedures for a comprehensive English-as-a-Foreign Language writing program. It begins by providing examples of Greek students’ writing and identifying common programs. Next, it outlines two aspects of good writing: product (language, layout and organization, relevance to the task, regard… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#22, Research paper: EFL Writing: Product and Process

ELTWeekly Issue#22, Research Paper by Mohammad Hassan Hosseini

Infusion of Emerging Online Technologies into ELT: The Need of the Hour By Seyed Mohammad Hassan Hosseini* mhhosseini2002@gmail.com Abstract Today’s world context of the Cyber Age, which is characterised by ever-growing technological revolutions in the ongoing scenario of globalisation, has increased the value of English language, the language of the virtual world or the Second… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#22, Research Paper by Mohammad Hassan Hosseini

ELTWeekly Issue #22, Quiz of the week

Hi all! There are five questions in this week’s quiz. Answer them with the numbers 1-5. The answers will be displayed next week 🙂 Here are the questions: 1. How many words do you think there are in the English language? a) 70,000    b) 170,000    c) 500,000    d) 2 million+ 2. The… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #22, Quiz of the week

Participate in SlideShare and FUZE’s Tell A Story Contest

Dear friends, SlideShare and FUZE have announced Tell A Story Contest. Anyone can participate in this contest. The winner of the contest will get $5,000!! 🙂 To participate, you will have to tell your story through slideshow (30 slides). Your presentation should have been uploaded to SlideShare after May 26th, 2009 12.01 AM PST and… Continue reading Participate in SlideShare and FUZE’s Tell A Story Contest

ELTWeekly Issue #21 Contents

– Quote of the week – Word of the week: gadzookery – Puzzle of the week – Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum – Worldwide ELT news – Worldwide ELT events – Article: Learn English with a Friend – Article: What to do with morphases.com – Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Gramar and Vocabulary of English Language – Reading lesson plan by… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #21 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#21, Worldwide ELT news

Teach English as a language KUALA LUMPUR: Federation of National Writers’ Associations of Malaysia (Gapena) supports the teaching of English as a language in schools so long as this is not done at the expense of Bahasa Malaysia. Gapena representative Borhan Md Zain said the government should make subjects such as Malay Literature and English… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#21, Worldwide ELT news

ELTWeekly Issue#21, Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Gramar and Vocabulary of English Language

Teaching of Speaking Skill, Gramar and Vocabulary of English Language By Dr. Ravi Bhushan, Lecturer, Department of English, Bhagat Phool Singh mahila Vishwavidyalaya, khanpur Kalan (Sonipat) The various reasons given in response to the question ‘what goes wrong when our students speak English’ can be as follows: a) Students are tongue tied and shy and they refuse to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#21, Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Gramar and Vocabulary of English Language