[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] After decades of seemingly scattered research, the question of how linguistics fits into the bigger picture of the sciences and the world of knowledge in general has surfaced in connection with new methods and technological advances which deal with natural language and communication, attempt… Continue reading The Why Linguistics Conference, May 7-9, 2015 – Tartu, Estonia
Category: ELTWeekly Volume 7
5th International Conference on Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics, May 7-10, 2015 – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] To provide an access among many to rich ideas on educational excellence, International Burch University starts holding its annual conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics (FLTAL). The FLTAL Conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and educators with interests in language teaching… Continue reading 5th International Conference on Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics, May 7-10, 2015 – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘The Three T’s of Continuous Professional Development’ by Alex Quigley
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Alex says, ” All the evidence indicates that teachers develop intensively in their first couple of years of teaching and that they then plateau in their development, regardless of the intricate plans for continuous professional development (CPD) that schools construct. This was my personal experience.… Continue reading ‘The Three T’s of Continuous Professional Development’ by Alex Quigley
#IATEFL – Second language development in childhood: factors for success (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Victoria Murphy says, “How children learn second languages has long interested me. Looking back, even from a very young age I was fascinated with the notion of bilingualism. As a child growing up in Ottawa, Canada I was fortunate in that I had very… Continue reading #IATEFL – Second language development in childhood: factors for success (OUP Blog)
Penny Ur’s Video: How to get them to talk (when they don’t want to)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Catch up on this webinar from Cambridge University Press with Discussions and More author, Penny Ur. Getting learners to talk in English is one of the most difficult challenges facing the teacher. One of the major reasons for this is that speaking –… Continue reading Penny Ur’s Video: How to get them to talk (when they don’t want to)
Pauline Cullen’s Video: How To Improve Your Students’ IELTS Score
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The IELTS test is a high-stakes test taken by over 2 million candidates every year. This webinar from Cambridge University Press considers the problems faced by band 4 or 5 candidates who are preparing for the test and aiming to reach bands 6… Continue reading Pauline Cullen’s Video: How To Improve Your Students’ IELTS Score
Using blogs and forums with higher-level learners (Cambridge English Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] When thinking about using blogs and forums in the classroom, higher-level learners seem to be the obvious choice of target audience. They certainly make the teacher’s job easier: they can understand instructions more easily and therefore don’t need as much guidance to get… Continue reading Using blogs and forums with higher-level learners (Cambridge English Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8 | March 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Conference on Language, Learning, & Culture, April 10-11, 2015 insight Top 10 Tips: Using Literature (OUP Blog) Cambridge Webinar: ‘Keeping younger learners motivated in the classroom’, March 24 Webinar: ‘Oxford Discover: Getting students to speak’, March 26 Webinar: ‘Video in the Classroom: From exploitation… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8
Conference on Language, Learning, & Culture, April 10-11, 2015
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8 | March 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Following a successful inaugural conference in the spring of 2014, the School of Education at Virginia International University(VIU) will be hosting its second Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture(CLLC) on April 10-11, 2015. The 2015 theme, Next-Generation Assessment, intends to reframe assessment in terms… Continue reading Conference on Language, Learning, & Culture, April 10-11, 2015
insight Top 10 Tips: Using Literature (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 8 | March 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] For many English teachers, love of the language and love of English literature go hand in hand. But is it the same for our students? Sadly, most teenage learners of English do not seem too excited about the topic of literature, associating it with… Continue reading insight Top 10 Tips: Using Literature (OUP Blog)