Category: ELT Research Articles

‘English Language Teaching in ICT Age’ by Shibu Simon

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 18, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article has been submitted for publication by Professor (Dr) Shibu Simon, National Defence Academy (Pune).  Relevance of English in ICT Age As the world is in transition, so is English language itself taking new forms. English has changed substantially in the 1500… Continue reading ‘English Language Teaching in ICT Age’ by Shibu Simon

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 21

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#21 | June 17, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Article: Top 5 Countries with Best ESL Salaries Conference: ‘In Medias Res: Uses of Narrative in English Language Studies’, North Cyprus,September 2013 Conference: ‘Teaching English for Healthcare Conference’, Switzerland ,September 2013 Video: Second Language Acquisition And Second Language Sensitivity Video: Strategies for Teaching ESL Students… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 21

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 16

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Article: ‘Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling’ by David Heathfield The English Effect – How can you get involved? Conference: ’39th International Byron Conference’, London, July 1-6, 2013 Symposium: ’19th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes’, Vienna, Austria , July 8-10,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 16

ELTIS and ELTWeekly’s Research Paper Writing Competition

Very Important Note: If you have any query regarding the research paper writing competition, please send an email to info@eltweekly.com. Please do not contact ELTIS or the Chimayo Press. Hello Everyone, We would like to thank you all for your positive response to our research paper writing competition email. This competition is brought to you… Continue reading ELTIS and ELTWeekly’s Research Paper Writing Competition

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#11 | March 25, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract English is mostly taught in India as a Second language. But As a Student, it was found that maximum schools and college students are considering English as a subject not a language. And this is the main reasons of errors in English for Indian… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Readers Theatre: Improving Oral Proficiency in a Japanese University EFL Course’ by Patrick NG & Esther Boucher-Yip

Improving oral proficiency in the EFL classroom is usually a major goal for most EFL instructors. One effective approach in teaching oral skills is the use of drama called Readers Theatre (RT). It is a presentational performance based on principles and techniques of oral interpretation which seeks to entertain, instruct and persuade (Adams, 2003).

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Using Blogs to Practice Grammar Editing Skills’ by Christopher Harwood

This paper reports on the pedagogic reasons for using blogs as a learning aid and how blogging was integrated into a curriculum at the National University of Singapore to support the learning of grammar editing skills of music students. To begin, the idea that blogging encourages learner autonomy by facilitating the practice and negotiation of meaning of ‘comprehensible output’ (Swain, 1995) is discussed.