ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 Article: ‘Best Online Language Courses’ by Jamie Alarie BBC TeachingEnglish Video: Language testing: looking back and looking forward Article: Teaching the tale: language and memory Research Article: ‘An Action Research on Increasing the Students’ Confidence in Speaking: An Iranian Experience’ by Vahid Rahmani… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#96
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#96, Article: ‘Best Online Language Courses’ by Jamie Alarie
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 While using the best language learning software is a great way to learn a new language, there is also another method which is also highly effective: using the best online language courses. There are many courses available, all offering a unique approach to… Continue reading #96, Article: ‘Best Online Language Courses’ by Jamie Alarie
#96, BBC TeachingEnglish Video: Language testing: looking back and looking forward
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 In this BBC TeachingEnglish video Barry O’Sullivan takes a look at language testing, all the way from Imperial China to the present day global industry, and considers where testing might be going in the future. Watch the video by clicking this link: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/seminars/language-testing-looking-back-looking-forward
#96, Article: Teaching the tale: language and memory
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “A feature that is common both to language teaching and to traditional folk and fairy tales is the repetition of phrases or ‘language chunks’. In the most popular English versions of some traditional tales the exact same phrase is repeated unmodified, e.g. ‘I’ll… Continue reading #96, Article: Teaching the tale: language and memory
#96, Research Article: ‘An Action Research on Increasing the Students’ Confidence in Speaking: An Iranian Experience’ by Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni holds an M.A. in TEFL from Mazandaran University, Iran. He has been teaching English in private language institutes and Entrepreneurship Center of Mazandaran University in Iran during the last 5 years. His major research interests are: Action research and discourse… Continue reading #96, Research Article: ‘An Action Research on Increasing the Students’ Confidence in Speaking: An Iranian Experience’ by Vahid Rahmani Doqaruni
#96, Article: ‘Creative Methods In Teaching English Vocabulary To The ESL Learners’ by Shiny Kochappilly
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 Shiny Kochappilly works with the JMJ College for Women, Tenali. A crucial component of learning a second language is the acquisition of vocabulary. Hence, vocabulary should be placed in the centre of language teaching as it plays an important role in creating understanding… Continue reading #96, Article: ‘Creative Methods In Teaching English Vocabulary To The ESL Learners’ by Shiny Kochappilly