Anna Shannon, Marketing Manager at Oxford University Press has published this article about Wordle. She says, “ What do ‘basic’, ‘truth’, and ‘style’ have in common? Well, they are five-letter words in the English Language and possible contenders for the daily Wordle! Wordle is an online word game that was originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle… Continue reading 5 English Language Rules For Winning At Wordle!
Category: ELTWeekly Volume 13
Teaching Digital Literacy – Whose Job Is It?
The Oxford University Press ELT team has published this useful article in February 2022. Shaun Wilden says, “If you’re still wondering whose job digital literacy is, consider the ‘critical awareness’ part of the definition. Few teachers would argue that instilling critical thinking is not part of our job. Most course materials address critical thinking in some way,… Continue reading Teaching Digital Literacy – Whose Job Is It?
ELTWeekly Volume 13, Issue 2 | January 2022
Here is the second issue of ELTWeeky 2022. It features video content dealing with English language-literature teaching; news about English; OUP and Cambridge articles with practical teaching ideas. Cambridge Word of the Year 2021: perseverance Enlivening learning through multimodal projects: Techniques for crafting 21st-century communicators [Video] Interaction, second language acquisition, and young learners with Professor… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 13, Issue 2 | January 2022
Enlivening learning through multimodal projects: Techniques for crafting 21st-century communicators [Video]
With the “4Cs” of 21st-century learning more vital than ever, this is the perfect time to integrate multimodal projects into the language classroom! This presentation will explore how, when, and why to use projects in class. It will also provide an overview of several digital tools that are free, easy to use, and generally excellent… Continue reading Enlivening learning through multimodal projects: Techniques for crafting 21st-century communicators [Video]
Interaction, second language acquisition, and young learners with Professor Rhonda Oliver [Video]
Cambridge Word of the Year 2021: perseverance
Cambridge has announced perseverance as the word of the year 2021, based on data from searches of the free online Cambridge Dictionary. Perseverance, which is defined by Cambridge Dictionary as ‘continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time’, has been looked up more than 243,000 times… Continue reading Cambridge Word of the Year 2021: perseverance
Award-winning Minecraft world will inspire children to learn English at home
Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed by the Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus “Notch” Persson in the Java programming language. Cambridge University Press & Assessment team has published an article on how Minecraft world will inspire children to learn English at home. Adventures in English with Cambridge… Continue reading Award-winning Minecraft world will inspire children to learn English at home
Moving Beyond “Where he is?” and “What she did?”
Here is an interesting article published by Shelly Hedstrom on the Cambridge blog. If you have students who have settled into predictable mistakes with question-formation, Shelly Hedstrom has a grammar tip for you. Students need to ask questions often, so we should provide plenty of opportunities for them to practice well-formed questions. Students Need Extra… Continue reading Moving Beyond “Where he is?” and “What she did?”
Developing Learner Autonomy in Digital Learning Contexts [Webinar]
Cambridge University Press is hosting a webinar ‘Developing Learner Autonomy in Digital Learning Contexts’ on March 7, 2022. What exactly is learner autonomy, and how can learners develop it? This talk focuses on adult and young adult learners, exploring the concept of learner autonomy and considering how it can benefit learners and teachers. Developing Learner… Continue reading Developing Learner Autonomy in Digital Learning Contexts [Webinar]
Learner Agency: The Key To A Growth Mindset In The ELT Classroom
The Oxford University Press ELT team has published this useful article in January 2022. What is a growth mindset? There are many benefits to teaching learners with growth mindsets. Students with a growth mindset believe that they are in control of their own ability to learn and improve. They are not afraid of challenges, viewing… Continue reading Learner Agency: The Key To A Growth Mindset In The ELT Classroom