Category: ELT Videos

Video: Lynn Durrant on ‘Creating a stimulating classroom for very young learners’

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 10 | April 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] This video with Lynn Durrant is for teachers who are dealing with very young learner classes or going to be teaching children around the ages of 4 to 6 and want ideas on how to deal with this age group. The video covers areas related… Continue reading Video: Lynn Durrant on ‘Creating a stimulating classroom for very young learners’

Penny Ur’s Video: How to get them to talk (when they don’t want to)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Catch up on this webinar from Cambridge University Press with Discussions and More author, Penny Ur. Getting learners to talk in English is one of the most difficult challenges facing the teacher. One of the major reasons for this is that speaking –… Continue reading Penny Ur’s Video: How to get them to talk (when they don’t want to)

Pauline Cullen’s Video: How To Improve Your Students’ IELTS Score

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The IELTS test is a high-stakes test taken by over 2 million candidates every year. This webinar from Cambridge University Press considers the problems faced by band 4 or 5 candidates who are preparing for the test and aiming to reach bands 6… Continue reading Pauline Cullen’s Video: How To Improve Your Students’ IELTS Score

Integrating Technology to Improve Student Comprehension and Production (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8 | March 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The New School presents a conversation on integrating technology to improve student comprehension as a part of the Master degree program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (http://www.newschool.edu/matesol). Motivating today’s tech savvy students is challenging. Blended learning keeps students engaged in and… Continue reading Integrating Technology to Improve Student Comprehension and Production (Video)

Communicative Grammar for Multi-Level English Language Learners (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8 | March 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] English language learning is so multi-faceted that experts describe a “heterogeneous language class” as a class with more than one student. Ability, needs, background, age, and psychological make-up are just some of the variables among learners. Preparing different tasks for students at different levels… Continue reading Communicative Grammar for Multi-Level English Language Learners (Video)

Adrian Doff on ‘More than just speaking: developing speaking skills’ (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 6 | February 9, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Freer activities in class give learners a chance to practise speaking and gradually improve their fluency. But how can we do more than just give opportunities for speaking and actively develop learners’ speaking skills? This webinar explores this question and suggests some possible solutions.… Continue reading Adrian Doff on ‘More than just speaking: developing speaking skills’ (Video)