Category: ELT Research Articles

Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘The Effect of E-Books on Teaching of English: A Literature Review’ by Ratna Rao

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Introduction In very simple terms digitalization means converting texts/images into digital forms. Digitalization is fast changing the teacher student relation in a class room. A student might be having an expert at a click away which can tell him at times much more than a… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘The Effect of E-Books on Teaching of English: A Literature Review’ by Ratna Rao

Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘A Bottom Up View of the Needs of Prospective Teachers’ by Peter Watkins

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract This article considers the provision of short pre-service initial teacher education courses, such as the Cambridge ESOL CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course. Its starting point is the experiences of the prospective teachers who undertake the courses. A series of interviews… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘A Bottom Up View of the Needs of Prospective Teachers’ by Peter Watkins

Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘Developing a Classroom-Based Self-Access Learning Course: A Course Evaluation’ by Tanya McCarthy

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#9 | March 11, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract This paper is based on the premise that a considerable amount of language can be acquired outside the classroom lesson, and that as educators it is our responsibility to raise awareness of the value of self-directed learning. Self-access language learning (SALL) promotes the idea… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 9 – Research Paper: ‘Developing a Classroom-Based Self-Access Learning Course: A Course Evaluation’ by Tanya McCarthy

Vol. 5 Issue 8 – Research Paper: ‘Teacher Reflections: Teaching Article Use to Graduate Students’ by Chitra Varaprasad

Many studies have highlighted students’ problems with article use among international students, particularly students from China (Chuang, 2005; Deng et al., 2010; Milton, 2001; Papp, 2004). This paper reports on the impact of an approach to teaching article use to post graduate students (mainly students from China) at the National University of Singapore.

Vol. 5 Issue 8 – Research Paper: ‘Sentence Types: Students’ Perceptions and Productions’ by Alaa Al-Musalli and Ibtihaj Al-Harthi

This case study investigates whether students’ perceptions regarding the level of difficulty of different sentence types are reflected in their productions. Omani EFL learners’ views concerning the sentence types they believe are easy or difficult to produce are compared with the types of correct and erroneous sentences they actually produce orally and in writing.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Research Paper: ‘Reliability of Second Language Listening Self-Assessments: Implications for Pedagogy’ by Vahid Aryadoust

Language self-appraisal (or self-assessment) is a process by which students evaluate their own language competence. This article describes the relationship between students’ self-appraisals and their performance on a measure of academic listening (AL). Following Aryadoust and Goh (2011), AL was defined as a multi-componential construct including cognitive processing skills, linguistic components and prosody, note-taking, rating input to other materials, knowledge of lecture structure, and memory and concentration.

Vol. 5 Issue 7 – Research Paper: ‘Sentence Types: Students’ Perceptions and Productions’ by Alaa Al-Musalli and Ibtihaj Al-Harthi

Language self-appraisal (or self-assessment) is a process by which students evaluate their own language competence. This article describes the relationship between students’ self-appraisals and their performance on a measure of academic listening (AL). Following Aryadoust and Goh (2011), AL was defined as a multi-componential construct including cognitive processing skills, linguistic components and prosody, note-taking, rating input to other materials, knowledge of lecture structure, and memory and concentration.