This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published. The book aimed to cover ‘English teaching to British residents’ and addresses teaching children in the school sector; teaching adults in education and in the workplace; and teacher training, among others. One… Continue reading #45, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom
Category: ELT Research Papers
#45, Video 1: Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar
What is grammar, and how is it internalized in the mind? Is it made up of symbolic code or of neural connections? Is it a sedimented trace left by previous conversations or an innate human capacity? Our answers to these questions obviously shape the way we go about teaching second languages. In this talk, Scott… Continue reading #45, Video 1: Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar
#45, Research Paper: ‘Teaching Grammar Through Situational Approach’ by Prashant Mishra
Teaching Grammar Through Situational Approach by Prashant Mishra, Professor and Head, Department of English, Government S.V.P.G. College, NEEMUCH(M.P.) 458 441 Introduction: Learning of mother tongue is an unconscious process. People learn their mother tongues from the socio-cultural surroundings. They do not learn the grammar of their mother tongues consciously and deliberately. But learning of a… Continue reading #45, Research Paper: ‘Teaching Grammar Through Situational Approach’ by Prashant Mishra
ELTWeekly Issue#44 Contents
eBook: Language Issues and Education Policies – Exploring Canada’s multilingual resources Video: PTE Academic – Setting the New Standard Resource of the week: ESL go Download Webinar: Taking Students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced Competition: Onestopenglish Video Dictionary Competition GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS Feedback.
#43, eBook: Language Issues and Education Policies – Exploring Canada’s multilingual resources
Very different to the other ELT documents, this volume focuses on the work of a single institution: the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). The book, published in 1984, introduces the Canadian context and the work of the Centre, and then provides articles on a range of research. Issues… Continue reading #43, eBook: Language Issues and Education Policies – Exploring Canada’s multilingual resources
#44, Download Webinar: Taking Students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced
Macmillan trainer says, “Progressing from B2 to C1, from an upper intermediate to an advanced level, represents a major challenge for students. However, with the right type of guidance from teachers, learners can be helped to move away from the “intermediate plateau” and become true advanced students of English. I will look at ways in… Continue reading #44, Download Webinar: Taking Students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced
#44, Video: PTE Academic – Setting the New Standard
The following video features information about the new Pearson Test of English Academic. The Pearson team says, “Pearson announces the new Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), an accurate and authentic measurement of English proficiency for non-native speakers. “
#43, Research Paper: Intellectual Fashion in India: The Role of Euphemism, Neologism and Slang in Indian English
Intellectual Fashion in India: The Role of Euphemism, Neologism and Slang in Indian English By Dr.Asma Rizwan, Asst. Professor, People’s Institute of Management & Research, Bhopal. English like all language is not static. It is ever changing and adopting new words and style or let’s call it fashion. Global English has led to a crisis of terminology.… Continue reading #43, Research Paper: Intellectual Fashion in India: The Role of Euphemism, Neologism and Slang in Indian English
#42, eBook: Developments in the Training of Teachers of English
Developments in the Training of Teachers of English
#42, ELT Resource: ESL-Library.com
The ESL Library offers language teachers from all over the world access to thousands of printable flashcards and hundreds of ready-made lesson plans for the classroom. The site was originally known as ESL-Images.com, but changed its name to the ESL Library in March 2007.