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ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 42

 ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#42 | October 15, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Tips for Teachers about Vocabulary Instruction Article: ‘ESL and TEFL: Teaching English Grammar to Children through Games’ by Shelley Vernon Conference: INTED2013 (7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference), Spain – March 2013 Research Paper: ‘Reading skills; Some Reflections’ by Shakeela Noorbasha Video: Authenticity… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 42

Vol. 4 Issue 42 – 'ESL and TEFL: Teaching English Grammar to Children through Games' by Shelley Vernon

One of the questions ESL and TEFL teachers are asking on forums the world over is: how can you teach grammar through games? If you don’t want your class to glaze over with dictation, writing exercises and “Jimmy, would you please read paragraph 1,” then take heart! You’ll find you can teach everything you want with games, and the children remember it better to boot.

Vol. 4 Issue 42 – POLL: How would you use social media in the English language classroom?

Have you considered incorporating social media into your classes? Watch English language students talking about how they use social media in everyday life, then take our poll to find out what teachers around the world think about using social networking in their English lessons.

Vol. 4 Issue 42 – Research Paper: 'Reading skills; Some Reflections' by Shakeela Noorbasha

Francis Bacon rightly said “Reading maketh a full man; conference ready man; and writing an exact man.” It is a rich resource for the learners to acquire all basic skills of communications. Reading is perhaps the most important tool in all academic advancements. Reading is one of the four language skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. It is a receptive skill like listening.. It always has been an important part of the learning process in college classrooms. In the modern age of information, reading is a fundamental survival skill. Learners, who acquire skills in the target language, will be able to delineate their ideas through a creative, emotive use of language. We derive much pleasure from reading novels and poetry. Our vocabulary is broadened as we read newspapers, magazines, journals and other literary works. When we open the books, we open the doors that swing wide to unlimited horizons of knowledge, wisdom and inspiration that will enlarge the dimension of our life. Reading skills enable the readers to turn writing into meaning and achieve the goals of independence, comprehension and fluency.