2014 KOTESOL International Conference, Seoul, October 3-5, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 20 | August 25, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] “Embracing Change: Blazing New Frontiers Through ELT” October 3-5: COEX, Seoul, South Korea This year’s conference will feature four main strands but other proposal topics are also welcome.  

International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching (TILT 2014), Chennai, November 14-15, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 20 | August 25, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching TILT ’14 in Association with IEEE With Special Focus on Teacher Cognition and Language Education 14th & 15th November 2014 www.tilt2014.com Organized by Department of English, Sathyabama University,  Chennai, India www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in About the conference TILT… Continue reading International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching (TILT 2014), Chennai, November 14-15, 2014

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 18, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Compelling Conversations and other Titles – 50% off Summer Sale! Video: The ABC of SLA Video: Make homework work for you with new digital tools – Ricardo Morales Using data to inform your teaching You’ve got to have a system: vocabulary development in… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19

‘English Language Teaching in ICT Age’ by Shibu Simon

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 18, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article has been submitted for publication by Professor (Dr) Shibu Simon, National Defence Academy (Pune).  Relevance of English in ICT Age As the world is in transition, so is English language itself taking new forms. English has changed substantially in the 1500… Continue reading ‘English Language Teaching in ICT Age’ by Shibu Simon

Compelling Conversations and other Titles – 50% off Summer Sale!

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Eric and Lauri have announced a summer sale where they are offering 50% off on Compelling American Conversations, Compelling Conversations, Compelling Conversations – Vietnam and It’s a Breeze. Here is their email. Chimayo Press Late Summer Sale! Hi Tarun Patel,With September approaching, it’s important… Continue reading Compelling Conversations and other Titles – 50% off Summer Sale!

Video: The ABC of SLA

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The ABC of SLA – Pecha Kucha by Scott Thornbury at the 2012 KOTESOL International Conference held at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. In alphabetical order, Scott Thornbury presents the history and most recent developments in second language acquisition theory in… Continue reading Video: The ABC of SLA

Video: Make homework work for you with new digital tools – Ricardo Morales

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] How do you make homework fun but meaningful? Ricardo Morales explores the latest digital tools for making homework engaging, while still being a useful method of monitoring your students’ progress.

Article: Using data to inform your teaching

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Cambridge English blog has published an article on use of ‘data’. The word ‘data’ is usually associated with scientists, computer engineers and marketing departments, but how can it benefit teachers? Tuesday’s webinar was hosted by Deirdre Cijffers, a teacher trainer who has taught English… Continue reading Article: Using data to inform your teaching

Article: You’ve got to have a system: vocabulary development in EFL

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with vocabulary development in EFL. All learners want to feel that they are making progress, so it is important for them to take away something at the end of each lesson. Learning new vocabulary is… Continue reading Article: You’ve got to have a system: vocabulary development in EFL

Book Review: Feminist of Awadh par Salaam! Qisse Yaadein aur Baatein

Hakuna Matata Life is Calling is a fiction which falls under the genre of Indian Writing in English. This fiction is a maiden attempt of Srinivas Yanamandra. He is a C.A. by profession and in his amateur attempt he proves that, he is well read author who is not only a keen observer but also possesses a lucid style.