Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5

Vol. 5 Issue 12 – The Secrets of Being a Good English Teacher (BridgeTEFL Blog)

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#12 | April 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Are there secrets to good language teaching? Is there a secret handshake that will make students love you, employers give you raises, and test scores go through the roof? I don’t necessarily have any magic to share, but fortunately the best teaching techniques are available… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 12 – The Secrets of Being a Good English Teacher (BridgeTEFL Blog)

Vol. 5 Issue 12 – Amity University’s First International ELT Conference on ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘How’: ELT In The Global Context, May 18 & 19, 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#12 | April 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 As the world shifts into a global society and English increasingly becomes the language of transaction across the globe; educational institutions have to play a pivotal role in equipping tomorrow’s leaders with the power of English language. As a result, the nature of English Language Teaching has… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 12 – Amity University’s First International ELT Conference on ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘How’: ELT In The Global Context, May 18 & 19, 2013

Vol. 5 Issue 12 – BEC Teachers’ Competition 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#12 | April 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Are you a teacher preparing candidates for Cambridge English Business Certificates (BEC) examinations? Do you have a practical idea on how to help candidates prepare for the exam? By submitting your helpful ideas for exam preparation for the Cambridge English Business English Certificates (BEC) Teachers’… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 12 – BEC Teachers’ Competition 2013

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 11

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#11 | March 25, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 ELTIS and ELTWeekly’s Research Paper Writing Competition Article: ‘Teaching of English to rural students through games’ by T. Bhaskar David Video: Facilitating Multilevel Classrooms Research Paper: ‘Readers Theatre: Improving Oral Proficiency in a Japanese University EFL Course’ by Patrick NG & Esther Boucher-Yip Video: Pete… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 11

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#11 | March 25, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Abstract English is mostly taught in India as a Second language. But As a Student, it was found that maximum schools and college students are considering English as a subject not a language. And this is the main reasons of errors in English for Indian… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Readers Theatre: Improving Oral Proficiency in a Japanese University EFL Course’ by Patrick NG & Esther Boucher-Yip

Improving oral proficiency in the EFL classroom is usually a major goal for most EFL instructors. One effective approach in teaching oral skills is the use of drama called Readers Theatre (RT). It is a presentational performance based on principles and techniques of oral interpretation which seeks to entertain, instruct and persuade (Adams, 2003).

Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Using Blogs to Practice Grammar Editing Skills’ by Christopher Harwood

This paper reports on the pedagogic reasons for using blogs as a learning aid and how blogging was integrated into a curriculum at the National University of Singapore to support the learning of grammar editing skills of music students. To begin, the idea that blogging encourages learner autonomy by facilitating the practice and negotiation of meaning of ‘comprehensible output’ (Swain, 1995) is discussed.