Category: ELT Videos

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 19

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#19 | June 3, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 David Nunan Lecture: What is TESOL? Academic English – Prof. David Crystal on standard vs. non-standard English Digital literacies: What are they and why should we care? Academic English: How Is It Different? – An interview with Martin Hewings Raymond Murphy on English Grammar in… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 19

Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Video: How to use Raymond Murphy’s English Grammar in Use Online

Professor Dawson enjoys finding innovative ways to improve the learning experience of her students in large 2nd year classes with in-person and online sections (CUOL). She has used a variety of e-learning tools in her courses from discussion boards, electronic submission and grading of students’ written work, plagiarism software, back channel tools, videos, clickers, BigBlueButton for synchronous communication, and Twitter. Some of these tools helped engage her students, some did not. Drawing on her experience and the results of students’ feedback, Professor Dawson will provide insight into advantages and disadvantages of some of the e-learning tools she has tried.

Vol. 5 Issue 18 – Video: Teaching with Technology – Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Experimenting with E-learning Tools

Professor Dawson enjoys finding innovative ways to improve the learning experience of her students in large 2nd year classes with in-person and online sections (CUOL). She has used a variety of e-learning tools in her courses from discussion boards, electronic submission and grading of students’ written work, plagiarism software, back channel tools, videos, clickers, BigBlueButton for synchronous communication, and Twitter. Some of these tools helped engage her students, some did not. Drawing on her experience and the results of students’ feedback, Professor Dawson will provide insight into advantages and disadvantages of some of the e-learning tools she has tried.

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Video: Teaching Listening: Gist & Detail

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Listening skills are not passive! This teacher uses a sentence scramble and a true or false worksheet to encourage active listening of a teacher-made recording. In these ways, both the main ideas and supporting details are elicited.