Category: ELT Videos

Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Contextualizing Language

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 27 | November 10, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Contextualization is the meaningful use of language for real communicative purposes. It helps students understand how language users construct language in a given context. Teachers can contextualize language instruction by organizing the content of the language curriculum according to themes or topics. These themes… Continue reading Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Contextualizing Language

Video: 2012 Teachers’ Conference – ‘Gamification: Practical Ideas for ELT’ by Graham Stanley

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 27 | November 10, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Gamification refers to using game design techniques and game thinking to enhance non-game contexts. Used well, it can make the classroom more engaging for learners. In his plenary session, Graham looks at ways teachers of young learners, teenagers, and adults can use gamification, with… Continue reading Video: 2012 Teachers’ Conference – ‘Gamification: Practical Ideas for ELT’ by Graham Stanley

Video: Teaching Concept of Fractions with Digital Resources

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 27 | November 10, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This video shows a teacher using Oxford Educate to teach Fractions to her students of Class 5. She is seen to use the integrated digital tools and textbooks to help students build a deep understanding of the concept. Video clips are used to guide… Continue reading Video: Teaching Concept of Fractions with Digital Resources

Video: Multiple Intelligence and their Role in the ELT classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 27 | November 10, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This ELT training video focuses on the theory of Multiple Intelligences by Dr Howard Gardner. Various examples from OUP India ELT series Mulberry has been highlighted in this video to give a comprehensive idea about the use of Multiple Intelligence in the ELT classroom.

Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Professor Tony Lynch, Personal Chair of Student Learning (English for Academic Purposes), presented his inaugural lecture entitled “The Importance of Listening to International Students”. The title is intentionally ambiguous. It refers firstly to the importance for international students of having adequate comprehension of… Continue reading Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this lecture, Professor Sharifian presents an overview of the paradigm of English as an International Language (EIL). Starting with a brief historical account of the development of the paradigm and a demographic account of the spread and the use of the English… Continue reading Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

Discover: Music in the classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This week we are looking at the responses to a survey on use of Music in the classroom. Here is the question which was posted for survey / discussion: Tell us your thoughts on using music in the classroom. For example, do you think… Continue reading Discover: Music in the classroom

Discover: Dictionaries in the classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24 | September 29, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Hi everyone, I just found an interesting discussion on the usage of dictionaries in the classroom. The topic of the survey / discussion is: How do you use dictionaries in your classroom? Do your students use dictionaries to look up the meanings of words… Continue reading Discover: Dictionaries in the classroom