#102, Article: ‘Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)’ by Alan Maley

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#102 | October 17 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Originally published on http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk. Creative writing normally refers to the production of texts which have an aesthetic rather than a purely informative, instrumental or pragmatic purpose. Most often, such texts take the form of poems or stories, though they are not… Continue reading #102, Article: ‘Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)’ by Alan Maley

#102, Article: Grammar vs lexis or grammar through lexis?

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#102 | October 17 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Originally published on teachingenglish.org.uk. In this article, informed by the Lexical Approach, I reflect on grammar instruction in the classroom, including my own teaching, and make suggestions on how it can be ‘lexicalised’. I consider the problems with ‘traditional’ grammar teaching… Continue reading #102, Article: Grammar vs lexis or grammar through lexis?

#102, Article: ‘Listening: An Important Soft Skill’ by Shoba Rao

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#102 | October 17 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Listening is an important component of communication and an activity which is much more than mere hearing. It involves more attention and aids in building relationships that can bring  success both in one’s personal or professional front. The fact  that we… Continue reading #102, Article: ‘Listening: An Important Soft Skill’ by Shoba Rao

#102, Research Paper: ‘History of Bilingualism in Sri Lankan Context’ by Thirunavukkarasu Karunakaran

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#102 | October 17 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Thirunavukkarasu Karunakaran has been an ESL teacher for10 years at University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He has MA and MPhil in Linguistics from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. His research interests are in the areas of borrowings, bilingualism and bilingual education. 1.0 Introduction This… Continue reading #102, Research Paper: ‘History of Bilingualism in Sri Lankan Context’ by Thirunavukkarasu Karunakaran

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#101

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#101 | October 10 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Research Paper: ‘Shashi Deshpande As A Short Story Writer’ by Y. Priscilla Research Paper: ‘Why Don’t The Students Of Bangladesh Attain Proficiency In Oracy Skills During Their 12 Years Of Schooling – The Teachers’ Perspective’ by GM Zulfiquer Haider Video: aPLaNet… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#101

#101, Research Paper: ‘Why Don’t The Students Of Bangladesh Attain Proficiency In Oracy Skills During Their 12 Years Of Schooling – The Teachers’ Perspective’ by GM Zulfiquer Haider

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100 | October 10 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) GM Zulfiquer Haider works with the Department of Applied Linguistics and ELT, Eastern University. This research tried to investigate both teacher and student perceptions of the reasons for not attaining proficiency in oracy skills of English from the point of view of… Continue reading #101, Research Paper: ‘Why Don’t The Students Of Bangladesh Attain Proficiency In Oracy Skills During Their 12 Years Of Schooling – The Teachers’ Perspective’ by GM Zulfiquer Haider

#101, Research Paper: ‘Shashi Deshpande As A Short Story Writer’ by Y. Priscilla

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100 | October 10 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Y. Priscilla works as an Assisstant Professor of English wit hSri Venkateswara Institute of Technology (SVIT), Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The short story is a piece of fiction dealing with a single incident, material or spiritual, that can be read at one sitting;… Continue reading #101, Research Paper: ‘Shashi Deshpande As A Short Story Writer’ by Y. Priscilla

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100 | October 3 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Video: Cambridge Ideas – Vanishing Voices ‘EnglishClub.com’ Article: ‘Teaching Multi-Level Classes’ Article: ‘Emotional Intelligent (EI): The Need of the Hour’ by Shoba Rao Research Article: ‘Translation Process And It’s Certain Problems’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava Advertisement: Station-e Language Laboratory Research Paper:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100

#100, Research Paper: ‘From TPR to TBLT: An Evolutionary Survey’ by Sahar sadat Hadigheh & M. Saber Khaghaninezhad

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100 | October 3 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Sahar sadat Hadigheh, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Paramedical Faculty of Gerash, Iran M. Saber Khaghaninezhad, Ph. D student of TEFL, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Ira Although TBLT and  TPR are two temporally distant  methods of language teaching, both have some similar underlying educational… Continue reading #100, Research Paper: ‘From TPR to TBLT: An Evolutionary Survey’ by Sahar sadat Hadigheh & M. Saber Khaghaninezhad

#100, Research Article: ‘Translation Process And It’s Certain Problems’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100 | October 3 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Dr. Sitaram Bhargava works with the Department of English, Government College, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan). Translating from one language to another is essentially a problem of translating from one ethos to another , of drawing attention for difference in order to assert similarity and   of… Continue reading #100, Research Article: ‘Translation Process And It’s Certain Problems’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava