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ELTWeekly Issue#18, Book of the week: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies

Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies By Socorro Herrera Book Description This is a practical, research-based text designed to guide teachers in the development and implementation of programs for second language learners. This text blends theory and practice to provide grade-level and ESL teachers with the tools they need to differentiate… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Book of the week: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies

ELTWeekly Issue#18, Research paper: The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience

The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience By Zhang, Lawrence Jun Source: Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual CELEA International Conference (Guangzhou, China, Nov 11-13, 2006) Publication Date: 2006-11-11 Pages: 14 Abstract This paper addresses the ecology of communicative language teaching (CLT) by reflecting on the Singapore experience. It reviews how CLT was… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Research paper: The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience

ELTWeekly Issue#18, Video of the week: Anecdotes in the ELT classroom: Sue Kay & Vaughan Jones

The authors of the Inside Out coursebooks talk about the use of Anecdotes for speaking practice in the ELT classroom. For more information see www.insideout.net or www.macmillanenglish.com.

ELTWeekly Issue #18, Quote of the week

Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly. – T. S. Eliot

ELTWeekly Issue#17 Contents

Click Here to DOWNLOAD ELTWeekly Issue#17 in PDF Format – Quote of the week – Video of the week: Grammar Presentation Tips, IATEFL 2007 – ELT cartoon of the week – ELT blog of the week: Mario Rinvolucri’s TeachingEnglish Blog – Book of the week: The Creative Classroom: Teacher Resource Material Click Here to DOWNLOAD ELTWeekly Issue#17 in PDF Format… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Word Structure By Dr.Pushpa Nagini Sripada

WORD STRUCTURE By Dr.Pushpa Nagini Sripada Assistant Professor of English Sathyabama University Chennai pushpanagini AT yahoo DOT com Abstract: An explanation of how words are formed based on various theories is explained in this article. A clear understanding of the structure of the word would help a teacher of English in focusing on teaching… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Word Structure By Dr.Pushpa Nagini Sripada

ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Learning-to-Learn: Vocabulary Mapping By Karenne Sylvester

Learning-to-Learn: Vocabulary Mapping By Karenne Sylvester This article first appeared on Kalinago English (http://how2learnenglish.blogspot.com/) How do you keep note of the new words you learn in your lessons, that you come across in newspapers and magazines, that you learn on this blog? Are you making lists, doing this? You are not alone. So was my… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Article: Learning-to-Learn: Vocabulary Mapping By Karenne Sylvester

ELTWeekly Issue#18, Subscriber space: Research paper By Maleeheh Mousavi

The Washback Effect of TEFL University Entrance Exam on Academic Behavior of Students and Professors By Maleeheh Mousavi, Payamenour University & Mehrdad Amiri, Iranian Architectural Center Abstract The present study was an attempt to investigate the washback effect of the Knowledge test of TEFL MA University Entrance Exam on students and professors. This section of TEFL MA UEE consists… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Subscriber space: Research paper By Maleeheh Mousavi

ELTWeekly Issue#18, Worldwide ELT news

*** British Council’s first English language teaching centre soon *** Chennai , Apr 24 The British Council will soon open its first English language teaching Centre in Chennai , offering language courses for professional and personal development, specially tailored to needs of Indian learners. The centre would initially open in three classrooms in the Regus Citi Centre, while existing premises on Anna Salai would be renovated, a British Council press release said here today. The Council is equipped to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Worldwide ELT news