Three Deficiencies of English Teachers in Vocabulary Teaching By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Katherine_Lee]Katherine Lee There are three main deficiencies that English teachers are prone to making in the process of vocabulary teaching which would be bad for the learning of English. They are: isolation from the context, neglecting the new words in reading, and lacking creativity while giving… Continue reading #66, Article: ‘Three Deficiencies of English Teachers in Vocabulary Teaching’ By Katherine Lee
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ELTWeekly Issue#65
ELT Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 13, Peer Observation in Teaching Practices Word of the Week: Action research Book Review: ‘English and Communication Skills for Students of Science and Engineering’ by Dr. S. P. Dhanavel Article: ‘Teaching English Language to Beginners’ by Mako Fisher Article: ‘Allow Reading Aloud to Feel Proud Article:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#65
#65, Article: ‘Mastering Listening as a Non Verbal Communication Skill: An Approach to enhance Communication skills’ by Dr. Sunita Agarwal
This article is submitted by Dr. Sunita Agarwal, Assistant Professor, , University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. People often focus on their speaking ability believing that good speaking equals good communication. The ability to speak well is a necessary component to successful communication but the ability to listen is equally important. Most of us do not realize the importance of… Continue reading #65, Article: ‘Mastering Listening as a Non Verbal Communication Skill: An Approach to enhance Communication skills’ by Dr. Sunita Agarwal
#65, Article: ‘Teaching English Language to Beginners’ by Mako Fisher
Young students especially, have short attention spans and quickly lose concentration so in order to keep lesson momentum and the student interested in the topic at hand, break the lesson time down into ten minute module blocks. For young students or absolute beginners, start with the alphabet and numbers. Lesson 1 for example could be… Continue reading #65, Article: ‘Teaching English Language to Beginners’ by Mako Fisher
#65, Article: ‘Allow Reading Aloud to Feel Proud
ALLOW ‘READING ALOUD’ TO FEEL PROUD *Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam Head, Department of English, Govt. M.L.Shukla College, Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G.) India. Email: gagshyam@gmail.com Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictory word, preserves contact – it is silence which isolates. – Thomas Mann Speech, the first form of communication came much earlier than the written… Continue reading #65, Article: ‘Allow Reading Aloud to Feel Proud
ELTWeekly Issue#64
Video: Middle English: Languages of the World News-1: Take notes by texting News-2: Dispatch: Learning ‘Globish’ Research Paper: ‘Patterns of the Iranian Advanced Learners’ Problems with English Collocations’ by Abbas Ali Zarei Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 2 Article: ‘English Language Teaching – How to Use MindMaps’ by… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#64
#64, ELT Article: ‘English Language Teaching – How to Use MindMaps’ by David F. James
Here is a method you will definitely want to include in your English language teaching toolkit: MindMaps What Are MindMaps? A MindMap is a diagram showing related words and ideas linked around a central word of idea. By representing words in a radial fashion, the mind can quickly assimilate a number of words at once… Continue reading #64, ELT Article: ‘English Language Teaching – How to Use MindMaps’ by David F. James
#64, ELT Article: Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom
The following excerpt has been retrieved from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/stirrers-settlers-primary-classroom Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir’ and when to ‘settle’ children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on… Continue reading #64, ELT Article: Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom
ELTWeekly Issue#63
Video: Enhance your ICT presentation skills in class News: What the Multi-Billion Dollar ESL Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know! ELT Conferences and Workshops, August 2010 Research Article: ‘Teaching Literature through Language: Some Considerations’ by Abraham Panavelil Abraham Research Article: ‘TBL: a focused approach in teaching ESL’ by Dr. G.A. Ghanshyam Article: Portfolios in ELT… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#63
#63, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 1
I teach communication skills to the students of Engineering, Applied Sciences and Pharmacy at Charotar University of Science & Technology where it is possible to have ICT tools in every session for helping students be better learners. While teaching a course called Communication Skills – 1 to the students of Pharmacy in the academic year… Continue reading #63, Article: ICT in ELT: Using BBC Learning English Content in ELT, Part 1