[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Dictionary use by First Year Engineering Students in ESL context by Dr. Kiran Chauhan Assistant Professor of English, Government Engineering College, Surat Introduction Learning English and developing conversational skills in English has become deemed essential for fresh graduates. It is no more an unknown… Continue reading ‘Dictionary use by First Year Engineering Students in ESL context’ by Dr. Kiran Chauhan
Category: ELTWeekly Volume 8
The 5 Priorities of Classroom Management (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 14 | September 5, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Ben Johnson says, “For beginning teachers, or for teachers like myself returning to teaching, the most difficult thing to master is classroom management. I had to relearn what ten years of hard instruction had taught me: Good classroom management is more than just… Continue reading The 5 Priorities of Classroom Management (Edutopia)
Creative Learning and Teaching with Readers (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 14 | September 5, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] What’s in a story?… Incredible potential for creative learning and teaching. Getting students involved in the story, and only then ‘teaching them language’ secondary to this, is a very effective way to develop learners’ reading skills. It can be challenging however to get… Continue reading Creative Learning and Teaching with Readers (Cambridge Conversations)
How can I use print course books in blended learning classes? (OU ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 14 | September 5, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Ken Wilson says, “We asked teachers from around the world who have been using Smart Choice what one question they would like to ask Ken. He will answer three of these questions in a series of video blogs this month. Today, Ken discusses… Continue reading How can I use print course books in blended learning classes? (OU ELT Blog)
Webinar” The potential of smart devices in the EFL classroom, September 7
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 14 | September 5, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Are smartphones a classroom management problem or a useful tool for language teaching and learning? Discover how smart devices can become a key part of the learning experience for your students with Thomas Healy. In a series of video tutorials and three live… Continue reading Webinar” The potential of smart devices in the EFL classroom, September 7
Quality vs. Quantity: Choosing Your Back-to-School Apps (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 14 | September 5, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Monica Burns says, “You’ve been there. Open a new device and make a quick visit to the App Store. A simple search turns into download wheels spinning for lots of different apps. With thousands of free (and paid) apps to choose from, it’s hard… Continue reading Quality vs. Quantity: Choosing Your Back-to-School Apps (Edutopia)
ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard, September 27 – 29 What’s the point of a class? Advanced learners and their needs (Cambridge Conversations) Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016, Singapore, October 29-30 Research Paper: ‘The Impact of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13
Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard, September 27 – 29
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Conference Dates: September 27-29, 2016 Venue: Martin Conference Center at Harvard University (Boston, MA USA) Organizers: 21st Century Academic Forum Innovative Schools Network supported by the OECD Ways of Participating: Oral Presenter: 25 minutes Poster Presenter: 3 hours (held on September 28th from the… Continue reading Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard, September 27 – 29
Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016, Singapore, October 29-30
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016 is an inter-disciplinary forum discussing theories, research findings and new advancements in the areas of language, literature, culture and education. After the success of 5th ICLEI London, the event returns to the Asian continent with a two-day… Continue reading Sixth International Conference on Language, Education and Innovation (ICLEI) 2016, Singapore, October 29-30
Research Paper: ‘The Impact of Use of English Outside the Classroom by Mandarin and Tamil ESL Learners in Their Accuracy with the Simple Past Tense’ by Mike Tiittanen
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This study examined whether the self-reported use of English outside school by Mandarin-speaking and Tamil-speaking ESL learners played a role in the accuracy of the oral use of the simple past tense. The participants were primarily in their thirties and were mostly students… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘The Impact of Use of English Outside the Classroom by Mandarin and Tamil ESL Learners in Their Accuracy with the Simple Past Tense’ by Mike Tiittanen