Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Conference: ‘ECTC 2013 – The European Conference on Technology in the Classroom’, Brighton, United Kingdom, July 11-14, 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Conference on Technology in the Classroom, to be held from July 11-14 2013, at the Thistle Hotel, Brighton, England. CONFERENCE THEME: “The Impact of Innovation: Technology and You” Technology… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Conference: ‘ECTC 2013 – The European Conference on Technology in the Classroom’, Brighton, United Kingdom, July 11-14, 2013

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Workshop: ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Enhancing The Employability Skills of Students’, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, September 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Introduction “… The ability to drive the interview rather than being driven and a lot of other signs help develop the first impression.” – Werner Fernandes – Principal Consultant, Pink and White Consulting. Employability skills are vital to finding a job. According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey,… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Workshop: ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Enhancing The Employability Skills of Students’, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, September 2013

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Research Paper: ‘A Study on problems in prepositions for the second language learners (L2)’ by R. Deepa

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Introduction: Language is one of the most wonderful creations of man. If there had been no languages, it would have been difficult for a man to communicate his views to his fellow human beings, there could not be educational activity, no law making, no preaching,… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Research Paper: ‘A Study on problems in prepositions for the second language learners (L2)’ by R. Deepa

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The TeachingEnglish has published an article titled “A framework for planning a listening skills lesson”. The TeachingEnglish team says, “Listening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important. By developing their ability to listen well we… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Video: Teaching Listening: Gist & Detail

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Listening skills are not passive! This teacher uses a sentence scramble and a true or false worksheet to encourage active listening of a teacher-made recording. In these ways, both the main ideas and supporting details are elicited.  

Vol. 5 Issue 17 – Video: How to Teach Listening Skills in the ESL Classroom

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#17 | May 20, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Listening skills are not passive! This teacher uses a sentence scramble and a true or false worksheet to encourage active listening of a teacher-made recording. In these ways, both the main ideas and supporting details are elicited.  

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 16

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Article: ‘Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling’ by David Heathfield The English Effect – How can you get involved? Conference: ’39th International Byron Conference’, London, July 1-6, 2013 Symposium: ’19th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes’, Vienna, Austria , July 8-10,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 16