Most of our learners enjoy watching movies. Here are some ways to make use of their interest and knowledge to create some unusual activities. – Ask your learners if they can think of any spoken sentences that typically occur again and again in films – things such as “OK everybody. Put your hands up”. –… Continue reading #48, Tip of the week: Using videos to teach English
Category: ELTWeekly Issue#47
ELTWeekly Issue#47 Contents
Research Paper: ‘FUEL, Functional and Useful English Learning, An EFL Teaching System’ by Joe Drakos ELT Resource: UsingEnglish.com Interview with Dr Jagdish Joshi Article: ‘Using news articles’ by BBC TE Editor Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective Lesson Plan: Learning styles Discuss & Vote @ BBC LE: Dictionaries in the classroom Free eBook:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#47 Contents
#47, Interview with Dr Jagdish Joshi
Dear friends, we are glad to have Dr Jagdish Joshi with us. Dr Joshi works with Academic Staff College, Ahmedabad. The interview questions were sent to Dr Joshi in a very short notice and so some of you might find it an interview conducted over Twitter 😉 Here goes the interview: TarunHello sir, How long… Continue reading #47, Interview with Dr Jagdish Joshi
#47, Research Paper: ‘FUEL, Functional and Useful English Learning, An EFL Teaching System’ by Joe Drakos
This is an English communication instruction system designed to teach children basic, easy to remember conversation strategies without the use of a textbook or to serve as a supplement learning system to a textbook. This English communication training method provides learners with concrete language patterns, a broad spectrum of vocabulary and encourages students to use… Continue reading #47, Research Paper: ‘FUEL, Functional and Useful English Learning, An EFL Teaching System’ by Joe Drakos
#47, ELT Resource: UsingEnglish.com
UsingEnglish.com features teacher resources including free ESL handouts and quizzes, PDF lesson plans, teacher articles and a directory of teaching and reference resources. Also provides access to questions from students and teaching forum topics. Handouts & Quizzes 257 free grammar and vocabulary teacher handouts & quizzes for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and… Continue reading #47, ELT Resource: UsingEnglish.com
#47, Article: ‘Using news articles’ by BBC TE Editor
Topical news stories are a great source of teaching material. This article presents different ways to exploit news reports in the classroom and focuses on raising the level of involvement and participation that the students have in the lesson. Selection criteria Before reading First reading Second reading Language focus Follow up Sources Selection criteria It… Continue reading #47, Article: ‘Using news articles’ by BBC TE Editor
#47, Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective
Pronunciation is an essential ingredient in the ability to communicate effectively. This is illustrated in the new requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers to be able to pass their message successfully. Perfection is not the goal but mutual intelligibility is. In this webanair I’ll look at the background to the requirements and question whether… Continue reading #47, Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective
#47, Lesson Plan: Learning styles
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced This lesson is based on an audio extract which can be found on the British Council LearnEnglish Professional website. It encourages students to reflect on their learning styles and gives them an opportunity to put into practice the learning strategies they hear being discussed on the audio. For teachers without access… Continue reading #47, Lesson Plan: Learning styles
#47, Discuss & Vote @ BBC LE: Dictionaries in the classroom
What do you think the role of dictionaries is in the classroom? – Only a bilingual dictionary is useful in class. – Only an English/English dictionary is useful in class. – Any kind of dictionary is useful in the class (it’s up to the student to decide which kind to use). – I don’t let… Continue reading #47, Discuss & Vote @ BBC LE: Dictionaries in the classroom
#47, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom
This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published. The book aimed to cover ‘English teaching to British residents’ and addresses teaching children in the school sector; teaching adults in education and in the workplace; and teacher training, among others. One… Continue reading #47, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom