ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Unlike other courses, face2face Second edition is informed by the Cambridge English Corpus and its vocabulary syllabus has been mapped to the English Vocabulary Profile, meaning students learn the language they really need to know at each CEFR level. What’s more, face2face Second edition actually… Continue reading Book of the week: ‘face2face’ by Chris Redston and Gillie Cunningham
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BUY Compelling Conversations – Get Your Students Talking – In English!
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#41 | December 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 “We learn by doing.” – English Proverb Do you want more English conversation activities in your ESL classes? Do your English students need practice asking and answering questions? Are you looking for engaging ESL materials that spark genuine student conversations on topics that matter to… Continue reading BUY Compelling Conversations – Get Your Students Talking – In English!
Vol. 5 Issue 32 – Book Review: ‘How to Teach English with Technology’ by Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockley
The book “How to teach English with technology” written by Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockley is utilizing technology in language teaching. Gavin Dudeney has worked in education for the past 24 years as a teacher, material developer, IT manager and Web/user interface designer. Nicky Hockley is director of pedagogy of the consultants and has worked in the field of face-to-face and distance education since 1987, as a teacher, teacher trainer and consultant. The book is useful for both novice and experienced teachers on how to use ICT tools in the classrooms. It has 12 chapters, each chapter containing introduction as well as theoretical background of each topic which is followed by introducing different software and hardware and further activities to be used in classrooms. Each chapter is ended up with a summary of the whole chapter. Furthermore, the book has an Audio CD_ROM which contains interviews with teachers around the world explaining their experiences of using technology in their teaching. There are also useful tutorials on topics such as how to set up a blog.
Vol. 5 Issue 28 – Book Review: ‘Manto Selected Short Stories’ translated by Aatish Taseer
Warmers are a key ingredient to any successful English class. During a TEFL certificate course, you should be introduced to a range of warmers that you participate in but it’s easy to forget to do them once you get out there into the teaching world.
Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Book Review: Begum Samru of Sardana
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Translated from French by Ranjit Sinha wriiten by Micheil Larneuil .pp305,1981,Rs175. Book reviewed by Dr. Krati Sharma. Begum Samru of Sardhana is written by Micheal Larneuil .This novel is one of the best historical novel to describe the political upheaval of mid 18 century. It… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Book Review: Begum Samru of Sardana
Vol. 5 Issue 13 – Book Review: ‘A Creature of Our Own Making’ by Gary A. Olson
Gary A. Olson’s book ‘A Creature of Our Own Making’ is a collection of 58 columns by Gary which appeared in the Chronicles of Higher Education over a span of six years. Gary A. Olson is Professor of English at Idaho State University. He is the editor and author of many books, including The Future of Higher Education: Perspectives from America’s Academic Leaders (coedited with John W. Presley).
Vol. 5 Issue 1 – Eric Roth: Why We Wrote Compelling American Conversations for Intermediate American English Language Learners
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 50 – Book Review – 'English Language Teaching in India: The Shifting Paradigms' by S P Dhanavel
This book was written essentially to handle the concept of ‘choice’ and its effect on speakers’ linguistic determination. It elaborates upon the perception that language adoption is related to human society and its members and is influenced by space, time variation, age, gender and culture. The author has exhibited the interconnection of the choice of language with how, what, and when people would speak. In addition, it aims to shed light on how, within the environments and communities in which people are living, ‘societal factors’ integrate unconsciously, sometimes compulsorily, with their original language, as they are living in a single unified circle and each factor can affect the other.
Vol. 4 Issue 46 – Book Review – Coulmas, F. Sociolinguistics: The study of speakers’ choices. Cambridge: USA, 2005
This book was written essentially to handle the concept of ‘choice’ and its effect on speakers’ linguistic determination. It elaborates upon the perception that language adoption is related to human society and its members and is influenced by space, time variation, age, gender and culture. The author has exhibited the interconnection of the choice of language with how, what, and when people would speak. In addition, it aims to shed light on how, within the environments and communities in which people are living, ‘societal factors’ integrate unconsciously, sometimes compulsorily, with their original language, as they are living in a single unified circle and each factor can affect the other.
Vol. 4 Issue 44 – Book Review: 'English for Academic and Professional Skills (2012)' by Anand Mahanand
Over the years, substantial shift in theory, belief and practice have occurred in the teaching and learning of English language specifically from general to specific purposes. Unlike focusing on general English, there has been a shift in focus to teach only those aspects of language which learners’ need and expected to need. This demand has paved the way for the emergence of a new area called ‘English for Academic Purposes’ where much of the instruction is given for academic development of the learners. Many learners especially from regional medium backgrounds are yet to develop the linguistic resources necessary for academic and professional competence. Most of them often find problems in academics at higher level. Majority of them enter into higher education ill-equipped and some find the tasks of academic reading, writing, and grammar difficult. The present academic scenario focuses on and demands students’ academic reading and writing skills such as skimming, scanning, note making, note taking, essay writing, paragraph writing and summary writing, paper writing, resume writing and so on. Implementation of effective methods supplemented with effective materials is essentially required to ensure students’ mastery of academic skills and to bring about positive outcomes in students’ academic and professional performances.