Category: ELTWeekly Volume 8

Research Paper: ‘The Evolution of an Online Writing Test Standardisation in a Pre-service Communications Skills Course for Teachers in Singapore’ by Mary Ellis, Anitha Devi Pillai and Chan Hsiao-yun

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The National Institute of Education (NIE) is the provider of teacher education in Singapore and is an institution within the Nanyang Technological University; NIE is simultaneously accountable to the Ministry of Education in Singapore. A Communication Skills for Teachers course (CST) was introduced… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘The Evolution of an Online Writing Test Standardisation in a Pre-service Communications Skills Course for Teachers in Singapore’ by Mary Ellis, Anitha Devi Pillai and Chan Hsiao-yun

Building Students’ Cognitive Flexibility (Edutopia)

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In today’s world, the skillsets of cognitive flexibility are more critical and valuable than ever before. These skillsets include: Open-minded evaluation of different opinions, perspectives, and points of view Willingness to risk mistakes Consideration of multiple ways to solve problems Engagement in learning,… Continue reading Building Students’ Cognitive Flexibility (Edutopia)

What’s the point of a class? Advanced learners and their needs (Cambridge Conversations)

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this week’s webinar, Cambridge English Empower author Craig Thaine explored the differences between teachers’ perceptions of learners’ needs, and learners’ own views. Sharing the results of a case study of a small multi-lingual group of advanced level learners studying at a private… Continue reading What’s the point of a class? Advanced learners and their needs (Cambridge Conversations)

A way to make demonstrative determiners teachable (OUP ELT Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 13 | July 25, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Ken Paterson says, “This, these, that and those Over the years, I’ve had a complex relationship with the demonstrative determiners. Before I started teaching English, I can’t remember giving them a moment’s thought. Then, after a few years of saying to students (with appropriate… Continue reading A way to make demonstrative determiners teachable (OUP ELT Blog)

ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Edutopia – Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao Scott Thornbury – The Secret History of Methods (Video) Conveying Passion: Bringing Literature Into the Classroom (OUP ELT Blog) Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12

Edutopia – Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] When we talk about project-based learning (PBL), we focus our curriculum on finding real-world ways for students to learn problem-solving and communication skills. When doing this, authenticity is key. When you are first developing a PBL unit, you must begin the journey by… Continue reading Edutopia – Finding an Authentic Goal for Your PBL Classroom

Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This paper problematises the cultural content presented in many English coursebooks. It examines the issue of cultural bias in both written texts and visual images, explains how such distortion of culture has entered textbooks, highlights the consequences of such bias, and finally… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Cultural Pigeonholes in English Language Teaching Materials’ by Dat Bao

Research Paper: ‘Exploring the Issue of Exclusion through Reading English Picture Storybooks’ by Hsiang-Ni Lee

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Abstract This paper describes a four-phase inquiry project which applied essential elements of literature-based instruction. The research results have shown that through utilization of theme-based illustrated storybooks and interactive literacy activities, participating young adult learners not only appreciated reading authentic children’s literature, but… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Exploring the Issue of Exclusion through Reading English Picture Storybooks’ by Hsiang-Ni Lee

Steven Pinker on Linguistics, Style and Writing in the 21st Century (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 12 | July 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this talk, introduced by Lord Melvyn Bragg, Steven argues that style still matters: in communicating effectively, in enhancing the spread of ideas, in earning a reader’s trust and, not least, in adding beauty to the world. Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist… Continue reading Steven Pinker on Linguistics, Style and Writing in the 21st Century (Video)