ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011 Have you ever wondered if the author of some of your textbooks ever actually met a real boy or girl? If so, you will enjoy Ideas That Really Work! Written by a former junior high English teacher, this book is easy to use, easy to understand, often… Continue reading #92, Buy This Book: ‘Ideas That Really Work!: Activities for English and Language Arts’ by Cheryl Miller Thurston
Category: ELTWeekly Issue#92
#92, Article: Grammar vs lexis or grammar through lexis?
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011 “In this article, informed by the Lexical Approach, I reflect on grammar instruction in the classroom, including my own teaching, and make suggestions on how it can be ‘lexicalised’. I consider the problems with ‘traditional’ grammar teaching before arguing that what we actually need is more… Continue reading #92, Article: Grammar vs lexis or grammar through lexis?
#92, Video: Business English Teaching: A school owner’s perspective
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011 As part of a series of talks given by leading Business English professionals for the online Cert IBET course run by the Consultants-e, Julie Wallis owner of The London School, Thiene, Italy, tells us what she looks for when employing business English teachers.
#92, Research Paper: ‘Language loss, Identity, and English as an international language’ by Adel Dastgoshadeh & Kaveh Jalilzadeh
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011 Language is inextricably linked with identity and in order to save identity, we need to attempt to save our language. The spread of English as an international language all across the globe has raised issues that need to be taken into account seriously as they affect… Continue reading #92, Research Paper: ‘Language loss, Identity, and English as an international language’ by Adel Dastgoshadeh & Kaveh Jalilzadeh
#92, Research Paper: ‘Colonial Attitude towards English vis-à-vis Glocal Trends in ELT’ by Dr. Sanjiv Kumar
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#92 | July 17, 2011 Colonial Past of English Language Politics of language has always been crucial in the human history as it has proved the most potent tools in the hands of colonizers to colonise the natives. Language was then taken as the carrier of culture and means to dominate… Continue reading #92, Research Paper: ‘Colonial Attitude towards English vis-à-vis Glocal Trends in ELT’ by Dr. Sanjiv Kumar