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Vol. 5 Issue 30 – Research Paper: Languages and Multimedia: Dream or Nightmare?

The costs and benefits of investing in new, multimedia technology for teaching languages are examined, looking at one recent grant-based Australian project for instructional development in German on CD-ROM. Limitations are discussed, including limited expertise, labor and equipment costs, need for flexible delivery, and cost-effectiveness of instructional development for languages with low demand. (MSE)

Vol. 5 Issue 30 – Research Paper: A Critical Review of Technology Use in English as Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: The TOJET Sample

This article aims to review 17 studies appearing in TOJET on the interrelation between technology and English as a foreign language (EFL) learning and teaching. It focuses on the research that investigates the relationship between technology and EFL learning and teaching in terms of the topics, participants, research design, and conclusions of the articles. Finally, implications for pedagogy and research are discussed. Studies related to technology use in EFL learning and teaching are listed in an appendix. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)

Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Centers

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#29 | August 12, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 While there are some nay-sayers who bring up some negative effects of technology on education in the classrooms, mainly budgetary reasons, using new technologies is the future of the education system. The following reasons should silence the nay-sayer and help them heed the wisdom from… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Centers

Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Teaching in the Digital Age

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#29 | August 12, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Naomi Moir, an Oxford University Press Teacher Trainer, talks about the use of technology in the English language classroom. She considers how you choose appropriate technologies and where they might apply best, how the role of the teacher is changing and whether there is a… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Teaching in the Digital Age

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 25

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#25 | July 15, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Lems-Miller-Soro: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners FYI: What is English Profile? Video: Teaching Grammar Communicatively Video: Enhancing Instruction With Visuals Video: Facilitating Multilevel Classrooms English Phonetics and Phonology enhanced eBook (video introduction) Video: Enhancing Instruction With Visuals.

Vol. 5 Issue 25 – Lems-Miller-Soro: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#25 | July 15, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The National-Louis University Library hosted this Author Forum, featuring NLU Professors Lems, Miller and Soro, held Feb. 3, 2011 at the Chicago campus. The presentation is based on chapter six from their book, Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Insights from Linguistics (Guilford, 2010).