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ELTWeekly Issue#18, Worldwide ELT events

*** 2009 EUROCALL: New Trends in Computer Assisted Language Learning, Gandia, September 9-12 ***  After 13 years EUROCALL returns to Valencia. Some of the more senior members of EUROCALL will recall the 1995 Conference which took place in September that year, hosted by the Department of Modern Languages. Although e-mail was only slowly emerging at the time, EUROCALL… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#18, Worldwide ELT events

ELTWeekly Issue#17, Research paper: In Pursuit of Alternatives in ELT Methodology: WebQuests

In Pursuit of Alternatives in ELT Methodology: WebQuests By Sen, Ayfer; Neufeld, Steve Descriptors Questionnaires; Internet; English (Second Language); College Students; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Literacy; Web Based Instruction; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Foreign Countries Abstract Although the Internet has opened up a vast new source of information for university students to use and explore, many students lack the skills to find, critically evaluate and intelligently exploit… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17, Research paper: In Pursuit of Alternatives in ELT Methodology: WebQuests

ELTWeekly Issue#17, Worldwide ELT news

*** English lessons for primary school teachers on cards *** Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is planning a major campaign to improve the quality of education in primary and middle schools of the state, with special focus on improving teaching in mathematics, science and English. Sources in the government said that one aim of the drive will be… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17, Worldwide ELT news

ELTWeekly Issue#17, Worldwide ELT events

***Creating an English Language Teaching Hub, Philippines ESL Journal & Asian EFL Journal, Philippines, August 7-8*** The First TESOL Philippines International EFL ESL Conferencewill be held at the Crown Regency Hotel, Cebu, Philippines, from August 7th-8th 2009. The aim of this conference is to bring together EFL practitioners across Asia to exchange views on a wide range of issues in EFL ESL… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17, Worldwide ELT events

ELTWeekly Issue#17, Article: I dislike the word homework

I dislike the word homework By Karenne Sylvester This article first appeared on Kalinago English (http://kalinago.blogspot.com/) I was just about to turn off the Kalinago and go on over to write in How-to-Learn-English, about idioms and ballparks but just before I do that I just gotta get something off my chest. I hate the word homework. I teach… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17, Article: I dislike the word homework

ELTWeekly Issue#17, Book of the week: The Creative Classroom: Teacher Resource Material

The Creative Classroom: Teacher Resource Material By Hall Houston The Creative Classroom introduces language teachers, substitutes and teachers-to-be with brand new ways to design their teaching plans. The Creative Classroom introduces 84 well thought out in-class activities to enlighten and enrich any existing curriculum. The Creative Classroom helps students generate more ideas for speaking and writing, to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17, Book of the week: The Creative Classroom: Teacher Resource Material

ELTWeekly Issue#17, Article: A Creative Approach to Lesson Planning by Hall Houston

A Creative Approach to Lesson Planning by Hall Houston Lesson planning is an essential part of any teacher’s work. The act of planning out a lesson helps teachers to clarify the steps of the lesson and see how they fit together. As Jim Scrivener states in his book Learning Teaching, “Planning is imagining the lesson… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#17, Article: A Creative Approach to Lesson Planning by Hall Houston