ELTWeekly, a refereed journal and newsletter [Issue 80 | January 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036] Word of the week: PPP Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘The Importance of the Schwa Vowel Sound’ Article: ‘ICT in Education: HOW and WHAT to study in 21st Century?’ – UNESCO Tashkent Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#80
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#80, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment
Alternative assessment is a way to directly evaluate learners’ language skills. A paper-pencil test shows knowledge about the language. Alternative assessment shows learners’ ability to use the language. There are many reasons for using alternative assessment techniques. With alternative assessment: * Learners make real use of the target language–in this case English–for an actual purpose.… Continue reading #80, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 10, Alternative Assessment
ELTWeekly Issue#79
Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 09, Critical & Creative Thinking Skills Word of the week: Descriptive grammar Susan Ryan’s Tip: The Various American English Pronunciations of ‘ough’ Research Paper: ‘The Effect of Multimodal Learning Models on Language Teaching and Learning’ by Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani & Seyedeh Masoumeh Ahmadi Article ‘WebCT – The… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#79
#79, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 09, Critical & Creative Thinking Skills
In this module, we’ll take a look at what one teacher is doing to bring critical and creative thinking into her classes. Her students are learning to take a “think locally and act globally” approach to problem-solving and new areas of inquiry in their learning as they develop their language skills. This is the first… Continue reading #79, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 09, Critical & Creative Thinking Skills
ELTWeekly Issue#78
Word of the week: CLIL Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 08, Authentic Materials Susan Ryan’s Tip: The Sounds of T Research Article: ‘Changing Structure of English in Contemporary India : An Overview’ by Dr. Monali Bhattacharya Article: ‘Telugu-English Translation: A Failure Foolproof Scheme-Word Order a Prime Hurdle’ by Dr. A. Ramesh Babu… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#78
ELTWeekly Issue#77
Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Learning Strategies Word of the week: Blending Susan Ryan’s Tip: ‘American English Pronunciation & Phonetics’ Article: English as she was spoke Article: ‘Cuisenaire rods in the language classroom’ by TE Editor Research Article: ‘Indian Writing in Translation at Undergraduate Level’ by Dr. Gurudutt T N. Download ELTWeekly Issue#77… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#77
#77, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Learning Strategies
The goal of teaching strategies is to create autonomous learners, learners who can learn by themselves inside and outside the classroom. Research and classroom practices are evolving in many directions to try to better understand and facilitate learning for students of all ages. In general, successful language learners tend to select strategies that work well… Continue reading #77, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Learning Strategies
ELTWeekly Issue#76
Word of the week: Fossilization Susan Ryan’s Tip: Suffix Based Patterns for Syllable Stress in Spoken English Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 06, Managing Large Classes Article: ‘Observations – why bother?’ by Andy Baxter Research Article: ‘What is the Best Method to Assess EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension?’ by Parnaz Kianiparsa and Sara… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#76
#76, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 06, Managing Large Classes
In recent years, the demand for English has increased. Schools around the world have responded by adding more English classes into the curriculum. Class sizes can be quite large and, in some cases, are growing even larger. Classes of 50-75 students are not uncommon. Many people in education are asking themselves: * How do large… Continue reading #76, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 06, Managing Large Classes
#75, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 05, Learner Feedback
One important distinction to make when giving learner feedback is that of formative vs. summative evaluation. Formative evaluation is a way of giving students feedback along the way. It is the answer to the questions, “How am I doing so far?” and “How can I improve?” Summative evaluation includes those kinds of evaluation that summarize… Continue reading #75, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 05, Learner Feedback