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ELTWeekly Issue#5, Subscriber space: An article by Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas

Teaching in Multilingual Contexts by Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas Language teaching strategies have to be reconsidered in the multilingual context of countries like India. We use a number of approaches, methods, tasks and techniques imported from other monolingual countries with or without modifications. However, they do not satisfy the needs of multilingual learners. We need to develop… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#5, Subscriber space: An article by Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas

ELTWeekly Issue#5, Worldwide ELT events

5TH NATIONAL VTTN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CONFERENCE Theme / Topic of event: Challenges and change in English Language Teaching Day / Date: January 16 and 17, 2009 Place: The Horison Hotel, 40 Cat Linh Street, Hanoi Fees:380,000 VND / $45.00 More information: Over the last decade, Vietnam has undergone phenomenal economic growth and now faces the challenge… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#5, Worldwide ELT events

ELTWeekly Issue#5, Book of the week: A Multiple Intelligences Road to an ELT Classroom

The ELT book of the week for the fifth issue of ELTWeekly is: A Multiple Intelligences Road to an ELT Classroom by Michael Berman Book Details Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: Crown House Publishing (February 1, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 1899836233 ISBN-13: 978-1899836239 Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: Crown House Publishing (February 1, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 1899836233 ISBN-13: 978-1899836239 Price: $34.95 Editorial Reviews Review Refreshingly… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#5, Book of the week: A Multiple Intelligences Road to an ELT Classroom

ELTWeekly Issue#5, Guest Article: Why I Like the English Language

Here’s the guest article for the fifth issue of ELTWeekly: Why I Like the English Language by Barbara Freedman-De Vito I really like the English language. I’ve been speaking it all my life, but it’s not until I became an English teacher, teaching English as a foreign language, that I really started to understand how… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#5, Guest Article: Why I Like the English Language

ELTWeekly Issue#5, Quote of the week

President Bush gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure out which one was which. – Dennis Miller

ELTWeekly Issue #4 – YouTube for ELT

Dear Friends, We are here with the first issue of ELTWeekly for the year 2009. For this week the ELTWeekly newsletter is content packed with: – Quote of the week – Tip of the week – Video of the week: ESL Error Correction Techniques – Featured article: YouTube for ELT – Guest article: Using Toys… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #4 – YouTube for ELT

ELTWeekly Issue#4, Video of the week: ESL Error Correction Techniques

Here is the video of the week for the fourth issue of ELTWeekly: ESL Error Correction Techniques In this video a teacher from Madrid explains the error correction techniques that he used in his ESL/EFL (English as a Second Language / English as a Foreign Language) classroom with some Spanish students.

ELTWeekly Issue#4, Useful ELT resources

Pearson Longman English Language Teaching Website On this website, there are lots of ideas and free resources for learners and teachers of English language. Try fun online activities, download free support materials and get helpful tips on learning and teaching English. Find out more about Great Teachers and how to become a Pearson Longman Author. Pearson Longman English… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#4, Useful ELT resources

ELTWeekly Issue#4, Worldwide ELT news

The English language is going to the dogs – The Japan Times On Friday nights, I teach private English lessons to five people and three dogs. The dogs are good students: They are very quiet and never bark or interrupt. They always come to class well-groomed, wearing smart looking T-shirts and dresses. Absenteeism is rare,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#4, Worldwide ELT news