[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article proposes to analyse the feasibility and the potential of using ICT1 assisted editing as a humanising2 communicative task3 in CLT4 classrooms. It discusses an editing software but the focus is on how to use this software to provide learners with authentic and… Continue reading ‘ICT Assisted Editing as a Humanising Communicative Task in CLT’ by Professor (Dr) Shibu Simon
Category: ELT Research Papers
ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle Research Paper: ‘Listening to Learn: Boosting Vocabulary with Interactive Activities’ by Joshu Cohen Video: Total Physical Response (TPR) Video: Introducing the Oxford Test of English Video: Five Communicative Language Teaching Methods Video: Library… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6
Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] Reading aloud to children is a recommended practice in early childhood and primary-grade classrooms that is purported to enhance vocabulary growth. General guidelines can be found in the literature, but practitioners often rely on conventional wisdom and their own instincts to embed vocabulary instruction into their read-alouds.… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle
Research Paper: ‘Listening to Learn: Boosting Vocabulary with Interactive Activities’ by Joshu Cohen
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] Despite being one of our most important and most often used modalities, listening is an area of language instruction that is often overlooked by teachers and researchers alike as fertile ground for the enhancement of students’ vocabulary knowledge. For low-level learners, especially those not in full control… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Listening to Learn: Boosting Vocabulary with Interactive Activities’ by Joshu Cohen
FYI: Two International Research Journals
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] I am glad to present information about two international research journals published by Prof. Dr. K. V. Dominic. 1. International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) ISSN: 2231-6248 (An International Refereed Biannual Published in January and July) Abstracted and indexed at EBSCO Host, USA Edited and Published by: Dr. K. V.… Continue reading FYI: Two International Research Journals
Article: ‘Self-determination theory based lesson plans that work by utilizing autonomy, competence, and relatedness’ by David Ockert
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 6 | March 3, 2014] This paper is written in response to several requests for self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2000) based lesson plans / tasks that can be used in a communicative language teaching (CLT) class. The theoretical basis for the task presented herein can be… Continue reading Article: ‘Self-determination theory based lesson plans that work by utilizing autonomy, competence, and relatedness’ by David Ockert
ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5 | February 24, 2014] Five top technology tools for the English classroom (from Guardian) Video: Google Scholar for Scholarly Research International Language Conference (ILC) 2014, Malaysia, June 4-6, 2014 Article: ‘Gender differences that appear from a Self-Determination Theory survey of JHS students’ by David Ockert Video: How Technology is Reshaping Education,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5
Article: ‘Gender differences that appear from a Self-Determination Theory survey of JHS students’ by David Ockert
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5 | February 24, 2014] There are several types of motivational theories and much has been written on various theories of EFL learner motivation (e.g., Dörnyei, 2009a; Dornyei, 1998; Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2009; Gardner, 2001; Oxford, 1994; Oxford & Shearin, 1994). Ur (1996) proposed a distinction of two types of motivation for… Continue reading Article: ‘Gender differences that appear from a Self-Determination Theory survey of JHS students’ by David Ockert
Article: ‘JHS students’ willingness to communicate: dyads, meetings, public speaking and with strangers’ by David Ockert
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 4 | February 17, 2014] In the November/December issue of The Language Teacher, internationally renowned author and educator Jack Richards commented that “Affect refers to a number of emotional factors that may influence language learning and language use” (Richards, 2012, p. 49). These emotions may range from excitement and enthusiasm to boredom,… Continue reading Article: ‘JHS students’ willingness to communicate: dyads, meetings, public speaking and with strangers’ by David Ockert
ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 3
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 3 | January 27, 2014] Dear readers, We are extremely happy to present the third issue of the ELTWeekly newsletter. Do share the contents of this newsletter with your colleagues. Here you go: Research Paper: ‘The Power of Story in the ESL Classroom’ by Bonnie J. Nicholas, Marian J. Rossiter & Marilyn… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 3