ELT Research Articles – Page 29

#76, Article: ‘Observations – why bother?’ by Andy Baxter

“”Nice board work.” This was a killer phrase back in the days before the invention of the interactive whiteboard. It normally sat, all alone, in the left hand column of a page divided by a vertical line, under the label “Good”. The right hand column was labelled “To Think About”. And, even though you were… Continue reading #76, Article: ‘Observations – why bother?’ by Andy Baxter

ELTWeekly Issue#75

Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 05, Learner Feedback Word of the week: Generative grammar Susan Ryan’s Tip: Syllable Stress in Compound Words Article: ‘Survey research: How to develop a questionnaire for ESL/EFL research’ by David Ockert Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill Research Paper: ‘A… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#75

#75, Article: ‘Survey research: How to develop a questionnaire for ESL/EFL research’ by David Ockert

Abstract Language researchers who wish to conduct research may want to create their own survey to collect the information that they want to write up and publish. This paper explains how to conduct research by reporting the author’s development, piloting, administration and analysis of a substantive scale survey for research purposes. A substantive scale uses… Continue reading #75, Article: ‘Survey research: How to develop a questionnaire for ESL/EFL research’ by David Ockert

#75, Research Paper: ‘A Pragmatic Approach to the Teaching of Grammar in Indian Context’ by Madhuri Gokhale

Dr. Madhuri Gokhale works as an Assistant Professor, Fergusson College with Pune, India. One of the essential aspects of the teaching of any language is the teaching of its grammar. Ur (1988) defines grammar as ‘the way a language manipulates and combines words in order to form longer units of meaning’ (p.4). There has been a lot… Continue reading #75, Research Paper: ‘A Pragmatic Approach to the Teaching of Grammar in Indian Context’ by Madhuri Gokhale

#75, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill

“I often see the Sound Foundations chart (you can see it below) in classrooms, and teachers using it to bring pronunciation into the central arena of language work. But sometimes teachers say they have not been introduced to a basic method for using it and they end up treating it like an ordinary wall chart.… Continue reading #75, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill

#74, Article: ‘Video recorders in the classroom’ by Jamie Keddie

“I have just become an uncle! My new nephew Tomás is three weeks old today. Mummy and daddy live in Barcelona but his maternal grandparents and great granddad live in Scotland. As you can probably imagine then, Tomás is currently getting used to the mobile phones, Flip camcorders and other video recording devices that are… Continue reading #74, Article: ‘Video recorders in the classroom’ by Jamie Keddie

#74, Research Article: ‘English At The Primary Level: Realities” by Mahananda Pathak

Mahananda Pathak is a doctoral student in The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. He can be reached at mahanandap@gmail.com. Abstract This paper presents the methodologies that teachers in a remote village in Assam used to teach English to primary school students. The activities used by the teachers in these classes are not unique to… Continue reading #74, Research Article: ‘English At The Primary Level: Realities” by Mahananda Pathak

ELTWeekly Issue#73

Word of the week: Deductive approach Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 03, Integrating Skills Susan Ryan’s Tip: Teaching English Pronunciation: The Importance of Syllable Stress Research Paper: ‘The Relationship Between the Use of Portfolio Assessment and Students’ Improvement in Listening Comprehension’ by Majid Ghelichi Research Paper: ‘Selection, Classification, Strategies of Developing and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#73