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English Language Error Correction – A Key Language Skills Development Tool By Larry M. Lynch A Lot of English Language Mistakes English as a foreign language learners make a lot of mistakes in class, don’t they? Speaking, writing, grammar and spelling errors are practically way of life with teachers and learners alike. It’s a “healthy”… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#15, Expert article: English Language Error Correction

New methods of teaching English, Mathematics emerge – vanguardngr.com A new method of teaching and learning English Language and Mathematics, called Helen Doron English has come to limelight during  a press conference organized by the Distinct Integrated Service Limited, Nigeria’s national franchisor. According to the MD/CEO, Barr. Mariam Agunbiade of Distinct Integrated Service,” the concept of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#15, Worldwide ELT news

DOWNLOAD ELTWeekly Issue#14 by Clicking HERE Quote of the week Video of the week: How to Organize Yourself When You Start Teaching English ELT cartoon Worldwide ELT events Worldwide ELT news Tip of the week: Facilitate the learning of English language through communicative activities Research paper: The Attitudes of ELT Students towards the Internet in… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#14 Contents

Is behaviourism creeping back? By Mohamad N. Keramati University of Ershad Damavan University – Tehran  Abstract Recent models of language learning, like connectionism and competition models with reinforcement learning algorithms, inspired by one of the fundamental law of behaviourism – association between input and response – are now having their advocates. The question which strikes… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#14, Subscriber space: Research paper by Mohamad N. Keramati

In the following video a Madrid teacher provides a basic orientation chat for new English teachers about how to go about organizing their thinking when they get into teaching English.  

KSAALT 2nd Annual Conference, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 7 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers – KSAALT is accepting abstracts for the 2nd annual conference to be held on May 7, 2009. The flagship theme is: EXEMPLARY TEACHING: THEORY AND PRACTICE. The sub-themes are: Technology and Language Learning Best Practices Theory and Research Content and Language… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#14, Worldwide ELT events

Teaching English as second language for elementary kids a challenge for district The number of students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade speaking English as a second language has increased almost 400 percent in the past four years, from just a few to more than 20.  But the school district can only afford one part-time… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#14, Worldwide ELT news

Giving the students various activities which enable them to communicate in English among the students enhance their chance to be more fluent in their use of the language. Every grammar session or the teaching of any topic should be followed by communicative activities. Such activities not only activate the interest among the students but also… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#14: Tip of the week: Facilitate the learning of English language through communicative activities