Creative writing normally refers to the production of texts which have an aesthetic rather than a purely informative, instrumental or pragmatic purpose. Most often, such texts take the form of poems or stories, though they are not confined to these genres. (Letters, journal entries, blogs, essays, travelogues, etc. can also be more or less creative.)… Continue reading #58, Article: Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)
Category: ELT Articles and Research Papers
#57, Research Paper: ‘Cartoons as an entertaining source of learning English(L2) for the young learners(YL)’ by Sharmin Sultana
Cartoons as an entertaining source of learning English(L2) for the young learners(YL) by Sharmin Sultana, Senior Lecturer, English Language Institute, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. With the recent development of EFL/ESL studies, researchers are using diverse directions to analyze the language acquisition of the young learners (YL) and are examining more day-to-day issues. What is widely accepted in this regard… Continue reading #57, Research Paper: ‘Cartoons as an entertaining source of learning English(L2) for the young learners(YL)’ by Sharmin Sultana
ELTWeekly Issue#55 Contents
Video: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers … for English Language Learners News: Word getting out about translation eBook: The ELT bibliography (2009) Article: ‘Factors and Problems of Teaching English as Second Language at Rural Areas’ by Nukesh Yellapu Blog: E-Learning Queen Article: ‘5 YouTube Videos to Teach English Pronunciation’ by Tarun Patel Research Article: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#55 Contents
#55, News: Word getting out about translation
“IT MIGHT seem like advances in language translation technology will soon cancel out the need for kids to learn foreign languages, but there are no signs that human translators will be out of a job just yet. The field of machine translation (MT) has been around for years but it has improved significantly over the… Continue reading #55, News: Word getting out about translation
#55, Article: Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom
“Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir’ and when to ‘settle’ children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on the one hand or bored on the other.… Continue reading #55, Article: Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom
#55, Research Article: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem & Babak Qasemi
There have been reformulations of the different components of knowledge that underlie Canale and Swain’s influential model of communicative competent, the model, in its slightly modified form by Canale (1983), still forms the conventional framework for curriculum design and classroom practice associated with communicative language teaching many educational contexts. The notion of communicative competence described… Continue reading #55, Research Article: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem & Babak Qasemi
#55, Article: ‘Factors and Problems of Teaching English as Second Language at Rural Areas’ by Nukesh Yellapu
Factors and Problems of Teaching English as Second Language at Rural Areas for +1 Students in Andhra Pradesh Nukesh Yellapu, M.A.,B.Ed. With the long and varied experience of teaching English to young students in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh at +1 level, the columnist would like to share some of the vengeances and their probable… Continue reading #55, Article: ‘Factors and Problems of Teaching English as Second Language at Rural Areas’ by Nukesh Yellapu
#54, Article: Using the Board
Do you have a blackboard, a whiteboard or an IWB? Whatever type of board you have in your classroom it is important to be organised and to put yourself in your students’ shoes for a moment. What do they see when they look at your board? In this article we will consider ways of getting… Continue reading #54, Article: Using the Board
#54, Research Paper: ‘Plain Levels of Strategy in Vocabulary Studies’ by A. Ramesh Babu
Abstract: To language acquisition, learner should take vocabulary as the first step. When the students do not find themselves comfortable with L2, language learning can be made interactive and interesting with the introduction of appropriate vocabulary exercises. The present approach to the teaching of vocabulary in schools and colleges is far from satisfactory. In teaching and… Continue reading #54, Research Paper: ‘Plain Levels of Strategy in Vocabulary Studies’ by A. Ramesh Babu
#54, Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Monolingual, Bilingual, and Bilingualized Dictionaries on Vocabulary Comprehension and Production’ by Abbas Ali Zarei
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of monolingual, bilingual, and bilingualized dictionaries on vocabulary comprehension and production of Iranian EFL learners of English at different proficiency levels. A total number of 270 students at Tabriz Azad University (nine groups of 30 members each) participated in the study. Three groups were… Continue reading #54, Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Monolingual, Bilingual, and Bilingualized Dictionaries on Vocabulary Comprehension and Production’ by Abbas Ali Zarei