[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Topics proposed for Presentation – Litfest ’15 The Theory and Practice of Comic Literature Comics: Intercultural Perspectives Comics: A Critique of Socio-Political Realities Comics and Culture Studies Multimediality in Comics Traditions of Comics in India Transportation of Comics into Films Comics: A Historical… Continue reading International Conference & Workshop ‘LITFEST – 2015’, September 2015, Chennai
Category: ELTWeekly Volume 7
National Seminar on ‘Contemporary Literary Discourses in Indian English’, August 2015, Karnataka, India
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] UGC Sponsored National Seminar (Sixth National Level Activity of the Dept. of English) On ‘Contemporary Literary Discourses in Indian English‘, 28-29, August 2015 Organized by The Department of English Sri Bhuvanendra College, Karkala ABOUT KARKALA: Karkala is a historic town in Udupi District, known for idol… Continue reading National Seminar on ‘Contemporary Literary Discourses in Indian English’, August 2015, Karnataka, India
Five top tips for using video with your learners (Cambridge English Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] What’s your top tip for teaching with video in the classroom? We’re currently running a competitionwhere the best tip can win a GoPro kit and choice of accessories. You can enter that competition here, but why not catch up on some of the… Continue reading Five top tips for using video with your learners (Cambridge English Blog)
Cambridge English Webinar’s ‘Second language acquisition and manageable learning’ Replay
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar presented recent theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) which emphasize the dynamic nature of learning. We looked at the English Profile project and show how this research has informed the development of materials in Cambridge English Empower making them more manageable… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar’s ‘Second language acquisition and manageable learning’ Replay
How to land a job as a non-native speaker teacher in three simple steps (Cambridge English Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Since winning our Unlock competition last year, in which we asked teachers to tell us how learning English had unlocked their potential, Anna Ostrovsky has found herself a new post, and is about to embark on her dream teaching job in the United… Continue reading How to land a job as a non-native speaker teacher in three simple steps (Cambridge English Blog)
21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] In ELT we often regard our profession to be independent of teaching subjects like maths and science. That said, many of the approaches and materials we use are influenced by wider trends in education – from constructivist thinking in the 80’s that influenced… Continue reading 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Cambridge English Webinar: ‘More than just speaking – developing student speaking skills’ June 24 Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Towards effortless fluency for your high-level learners’ June 23 10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog) National Conference on ‘English In… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13
Cambridge English Webinar: ‘More than just speaking – developing student speaking skills’ June 24
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Date: June 24 Time: 15:00 Freer activities in class give learners a chance to practise speaking and gradually improve their fluency. But how can we do more than just give opportunities for speaking and actively develop learners’ speaking skills? This webinar will explore this… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: ‘More than just speaking – developing student speaking skills’ June 24
Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Towards effortless fluency for your high-level learners’ June 23
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Date: June 23 Time: 15:00 This webinar will focus on extending lexis through and beyond texts as the key to ‘effortless’ fluency, using authentic materials and examples from face2face Second Edition. Using CEF descriptors, she will show how teachers can bridge the gap between… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Towards effortless fluency for your high-level learners’ June 23
10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 13 | June 15, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Being a teacher of English, I deal with piles of course books on a daily basis. Course books are really engaging these days, and I inevitably draw a lot of inspiration from them. Sometimes, a single sentence can start a long train… Continue reading 10,000 hours of English – how do you teach yours? (OUP Blog)