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ELTWeekly Issue#11, Subscriber space: Article by Nikunj Lad

Use of Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching English, Part 1 By Nikunj Lad Today we are living in the 21st century which is also known as “The Age of Technology and science”. Each & every fraction of human life is affected by it. Today’s education system is totally changed in comparison to antique one. Language teaching is not… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#11, Subscriber space: Article by Nikunj Lad

ELTWeekly Issue#11, Subscriber space: Research paper by Dr Ahmed Gasm Alseed

Teachers’ Training in Sudan By Dr Ahmed Gasm Alseed, Associate Professor- Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Education-University of Gezira -SUDAN 1- The statement of problem: The standard of many English language teachers in the Sudanese schools (primary and secondary) is far from being satisfactory. This problem will, of course, affect negatively the standard of English learners at all… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#11, Subscriber space: Research paper by Dr Ahmed Gasm Alseed

ELTWeekly Issue #11, Quote of the week

My God! The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn’t just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you’ve got to duck for your life and aim to kill! Words aren’t only bombs and bullets / no, they’re little gifts, containing meanings! – Philip Roth

ELTWeekly Issue#11, Tip of the week

Pictures in the classroom By Tarun Patel Pictures could prone to be a great aid in the ELT process. Pictures give students information which does not require translation. Pictures can avoid long explanations in words which students would not understand. Pictures also help students communicate incomplete information and so they leave space for the students’… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#11, Tip of the week

ELTWeekly Issue #11, Article: ICT in the teaching of English and Community Development

ICT in the teaching of English and Community Development By Kaushal Kotadia and Dr Parul Popat   Earlier the phrase information technology popularly known as IT was the buzzword. However, in the recent years IT has incorporated one more letter C in it making itself ICT. The C in ICT has been introduced because it has become… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #11, Article: ICT in the teaching of English and Community Development

ELTWeekly Issue#11, Expert article: Communicative ELT Through Two Approaches

Using Communicative English Language Teaching Through Two Approaches By Larry M. Lynch Communicative Language Teaching Previously, in one of my articles I stated that I use the communicative language teaching through two approaches. The two approaches mentioned were: • Content-Based Instruction (CBI) • Task-Based language teaching (TBLT) Advantages of Each One Two good references to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#11, Expert article: Communicative ELT Through Two Approaches

ELTWeekly Issue#11, Worldwide ELT events

National Seminar on “ELT Methods and Materials: How Can We Make Them Interesting?” – University of Hyderabad, March 3 This two-day seminar aims at discussing newer resources and methods for teaching Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar. These methods and materials need to be interesting to the students, original and practical. Textbooks do not find… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#11, Worldwide ELT events

ELTWeekly Issue#11, Worldwide ELT news

English-a Vehicle for Service Industry – kanglaonline.com In the globalized world, English is increasingly becoming a medium of communication for almost all interactions – social, economic or political. The interactions take place through various available ways – real time face to face personal interaction, virtual interactions over the internet, which could be on real time basis… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#11, Worldwide ELT news