Category: ELTWeekly Issue#6

“The good writer, the great writer, has what I have called the three S’s: the power to see, to sense, and to say. That is, he is perceptive, he is feeling, and he has the power to express in language what he observes and reacts to.” – Lawrence Clark Powell

SUBSCRIBER SPACE Teaching Functional English Through Authentic Materials by Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas Teaching ‘Functional English’ through ‘Authentic Materials’ will make the learners feel that they are learning a real language which is alive. When learers are asked to memorize grammar rules or study the textbook for examination purposes they cannot experience the feel of the language… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Subscriber space: Teaching Functional English Through Authentic Materials

Here’s the featured article for the fifth issue of ELTWeekly: Audio-video Aids in Teaching English by Rajesh Bharvad The new era assigns new challenges and duties on the modern teacher. The traditional methods on teaching English have been drastically changed with the remarkable entry of technology in the arena of teaching. Given that technology provides… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Article: Audio-video Aids in Teaching English

Teaching English As A Foreign Language – Seven Reasons Why Using Music Is Important By Larry M. Lynch Of the many tools and resources available to both EFL or ESL teachers and foreign language learners, music is one of the best, but most under-used. Many texts and information volumes are on the market to aid… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Guest article: Teaching English As A Foreign Language

6th Language & Technology Conference, April 16-18, Cordoba, Argentina Theme / Topic of event: Language and Technology Day / Date: April 16-18, 2009 Place: Cordoba, Argentina More information:  IMTT brings together people and companies from around the world to address critical issues that shape our business in a relaxed atmosphere before, during and after lectures and meetings. The IMTT Conference has become the most innovative… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Worldwide ELT events

Tunisia launches English language teaching reform project – Middle East Online Tunisian Ministry of Education signs MoU with British Council for huge English language teaching project. By Mamoon Alabbasi – LONDON The Tunisian Ministry of Education and Training signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Council in London Tuesday, to prepare for a… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Worldwide ELT news

The ELT book of the week for the sixth issue of ELTWeekly is: From Teacher to Manager: Managing Language Teaching Organizations by Ron White, Andrew Hockley, Melissa S. Laughner and Julie van der Horst Jansen Book Details – Paperback: 294 pages – Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (October 27, 2008) – Language: English –… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Book of the week: From Teacher to Manager

*** ESL Library *** The ESL Library offers language teachers from all over the world access to thousands of printableflashcards and hundreds of ready-made lesson plans for the classroom.  The site was originally known as ESL-Images.com, but changed its name to the ESL Library in March 2007. ESL-Images.com started in 2002, and grew to be one of the… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#6, Useful ELT resources