Teaching English Language to Engineering Students and The Problems Faced by The Language Teachers: Solutions Through Computers
Category: ELT Research Articles
ELTWeekly Issue#80
ELTWeekly, a refereed journal and newsletter [Issue 80 | January 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036] Word of the week: PPP Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’ Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#80
#80, Word of the week: PPP
PPP is a paradigm or model used to describe typical stages of a presentation of new language. It means presentation, production and practice. The practice stage aims to provide opportunities for learners to use the target structure. Criticism of this paradigm argues that the freer ‘practice’ stage may not elicit the target language as it is designed to… Continue reading #80, Word of the week: PPP
#80, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment
Alternative assessment is a way to directly evaluate learners’ language skills. A paper-pencil test shows knowledge about the language. Alternative assessment shows learners’ ability to use the language. There are many reasons for using alternative assessment techniques. With alternative assessment: * Learners make real use of the target language–in this case English–for an actual purpose.… Continue reading #80, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment
#80, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’
In order to improve your English pronunciation it is critical that you learn to use the schwa sound. That is because the combination of stressed syllables with long clear vowels and unstressed syllables with the schwa vowel sound help to create the rhythm of spoken English. Native English speakers listen for this rhythm and it… Continue reading #80, Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’
#80, Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent
“Enhancing educational quality is a constant process and is our top priority. Education systems work to prepare the next generation for a successful future in a changing world, the knowledge economy of 21st century. Today, it is necessary to help students develop the intellectual skills they need for a higher order of thinking and to… Continue reading #80, Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent
#80, Research Paper: ‘A Problem Tense to Teach: The Present Perfect’ by İsmail ÇAKIR
A PROBLEMATIC TENSE TO TEACH: THE PRESENT PERFECT The perfect in English creates problems for both elementary and advanced learners. It is interpreted frequently as an optional alternative to the simple past tense; this interpretation of its function leads to frequent errors of tense usage. Difficulties with the present perfect tense are often reinforced by… Continue reading #80, Research Paper: ‘A Problem Tense to Teach: The Present Perfect’ by İsmail ÇAKIR
#80, Research Paper: ‘Bringing Internet & Multimedia into ELT Classrooms’ by Rajesh Bharvad & Tarun Patel
This paper has been submitted for publication by Rajesh Bharvad & Tarun Patel The evolution of technology has an impact on the way we live, work, teach and learn. According to Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Information and Communication Technology has transformed education. Indeed, what we are witnessing is a revolution of education.… Continue reading #80, Research Paper: ‘Bringing Internet & Multimedia into ELT Classrooms’ by Rajesh Bharvad & Tarun Patel
ELTWeekly Issue#79
Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 09, Critical & Creative Thinking Skills Word of the week: Descriptive grammar Susan Ryan’s Tip: The Various American English Pronunciations of ‘ough’ Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Multimodal Learning Models on Language Teaching and Learning’ by Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani & Seyedeh Masoumeh Ahmadi Article ‘WebCT – The… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#79
ELTWeekly Issue#78
Word of the week: CLIL Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 08, Authentic Materials Susan Ryan’s Tip: The Sounds of T Research Article: ‘Changing Structure of English in Contemporary India : An Overview’ by Dr. Monali Bhattacharya Article: ‘Telugu-English Translation: A Failure Foolproof Scheme-Word Order a Prime Hurdle’ by Dr. A. Ramesh Babu… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#78