How do you deal with the challenge of teaching Business English to people who are preparing, through their studies, to enter the global business environment? What kind of Business English do they need? Business communication skills are important, but studying business at degree level and beyond also requires learners to develop sophisticated reading and writing skills in order to deal with complex material on a wide range of topics, and to become familiar with key concepts and related vocabulary.
Category: ELT Webinars
Webinar: Reaching English-Language Learners to Ensure Equity for All, January 25
Join Illuminate Education for an educational webinar where they will explore the crucial issue of reaching English-language learner students (ELLs), one of the fastest growing segments of school-age population. The inability to meet the needs of our ELL populations has created disproportionate outcomes. Many ELL students have been unintentionally denied educational opportunities due to the… Continue reading Webinar: Reaching English-Language Learners to Ensure Equity for All, January 25
Webinar: Using games for win-win learning
Oxford University Press is hosting a webinar on ‘Using games for win-win learning’. The webinar will be held on February 13 and 15, 2018. About Webinar Dice, dominoes, board games, card games, action games, treasure hunts – games and gamelike activities can all add competition, collaboration and communication to your classroom. In this webinar we’ll look… Continue reading Webinar: Using games for win-win learning
Webinar: Do you speak Emoji?
Oxford University Press is hosting a webinar on ‘Do you speak Emoji?’. The webinar will be held on January 17 and 18, 2018. About Webinar Emojis are everywhere. Even if you have never used one yourself you have surely come across them. While some might argue about their value in language, they are one of… Continue reading Webinar: Do you speak Emoji?
Webinar: Making the impossible possible – How to get your students writing, January 25-26
About the webinar It’s often seen as the poor relation in language learning, but as technology changes the way we communicate, our writing skills become more important. In this webinar we’ll look at ideas that can help our students develop their writing skills.
Webinar Replay: Grammar Activities for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Classes
About the webinar On November 15, Grammar and Beyond author Dr. Randi Reppen hosted a webinar on integrating classroom grammar activities across all skill levels. The webinar focused on activities that can be used in the classroom for each major language skill: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Dr. Reppen opened the webinar with a discussion… Continue reading Webinar Replay: Grammar Activities for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Classes
ELTWeekly Volume 9, Issue 1
[ELTWeekly Volume 9, Issue 1 | January 2, 2017 | ISSN 0975-3036] Super Grammar: Making practice perfect for young learners Education Research Highlights From 2016 WEBINAR: Using digital projects to raise teenagers’ global awareness, Januaey 17 Graham Hall on Writing Papers for Publication in a Refereed Journal Alison Smith on Making Stories and Storytelling Interactive Research… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 9, Issue 1
Webinar Replay: Super Grammar: Making practice perfect for young learners
Lauren Ward says, “For this professional development webinar, we were joined by Colin Sage, an ELT author, editor and teacher-trainer who specialises in Primary and pre-Primary learning. The webinar focused on grammar, using examples from the new Super Grammar practice books, beginning with an anecdote about a student trying to understand the world of… Continue reading Webinar Replay: Super Grammar: Making practice perfect for young learners
Webinar: Using digital projects to raise teenagers’ global awareness, Januaey 17
Cambridge English team is hosting a free webinar on January 17. In this webinar, Richard will discuss the benefits of getting students to do digital projects as a way to build 21st century skills and global awareness. He will also give some practical ideas and tips for doing digital projects with your class, using examples… Continue reading Webinar: Using digital projects to raise teenagers’ global awareness, Januaey 17
ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 10
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 10 | June 20, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Beyond the classroom… Involving parents in learning, June 28-29 (OUP Webinar) Don’t Ditch Dictation (BusyTeacher) Bring Cinema into Your Classroom (BusyTeacher) David Crystal on ‘English Accents: Past-Present-Future’ (Video) Carol Read on ‘Seven Ways to Promote Creativity in the Classroom’ (Video) Using Corpora for EAP Writing… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 10