Category: ELT Articles and Research Papers

Vol. 5 Issue 3 – Mobigam: Language on the Move in Gujarat

Some English students make learning English even more difficult by expecting themselves to speak “perfect”, with “no accent” just like ” a real native English speaker.” May I suggest that this noble goal is both very difficult to achieve – especially for adults – and often even unwise.

Vol. 5 Issue 2 – Article: Technology is starting to change language-learning

THE teacher who corrects your correspondent’s awful Mandarin is soft-spoken, authoritative and far away. Thanks to Skype, you can have face-to-face lessons with native speakers of more or less any language without stirring from your chair. Technology may one day make language-learning redundant (see article); meanwhile, it makes it easier.

Vol. 5 Issue 2 – Article: ‘Don’t Let Perfectionism Silence You!’ by Eric Roth

Some English students make learning English even more difficult by expecting themselves to speak “perfect”, with “no accent” just like ” a real native English speaker.” May I suggest that this noble goal is both very difficult to achieve – especially for adults – and often even unwise.

Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Research Paper: ‘Incorporating Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation In English Language Laboratories Of Engineering Colleges—A Case Study’ by Preetha Anthony & Dr. P. Aparna

Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) is a new scheme of evaluation formulated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resources Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for Classes IX and X which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The main objective is to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students and to introduce a more uniform and comprehensive pattern in education for the students all over the nation. It provides continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning, covering every aspect of students’ development. CCE helps in enhancing students’ performance by identifying their learning difficulties at regular time intervals right from the commencement of the academic session and employing suitable remedial measures for improving their learning performance.

Vol. 4 Issue 53 – Research Article: 'Education' by V.Radhika

Education doesn’t mean merely cramping some facts and figures but to understand how it can be used for solving the problems in our life. Swami Vivekananda, a patriotic, Hindu monk, and also an educationist says, “Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man”. It is the only wealth which cannot be robbed or fired. The answer for all national problems comes in a single word “EDUCATION”.

Vol. 4 Issue 53 – Research Paper: 'In The Name Of Honour: A Feminist Perspective' by Sunita Jakhar

Through my paper I propose to make a feminist study of the book In the Name of Honour . Feminist study , also known as women’s study , “is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional , multicultural women’s perspective. It critiques and explores societal norms of gender , race, class, sexuality and other social inequalities ”(1).

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 52

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#52 | December 24, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Online Professional Development for English Language Teachers ‘Why Are So Many EFL Textbooks So Bland, Boring, and Culturally Tone Deaf?’ by Eric Roth Video: Intel Teach Elements: 21st Century Teacher Professional Development Event: Short-Term Course on Communication @ the Workplace, February 18-22, Jaipur –… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 52

Vol. 4 Issue 52 – 'Why Are So Many EFL Textbooks So Bland, Boring, and Culturally Tone Deaf?' by Eric Roth

How can English teachers working abroad and international English textbook publishers both respect local cultures and create more engaging English classroom lessons? The challenge may be more complicated than you might suspect.