Category: ELTWeekly Volume 6

Research Paper: ‘Using E-Portfolios and ESL Learners’ by Maha Alawdat

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] Abstract This study examines the use of e-portfolios for ESL (English as a second language) learners. The data were collected by reviewing 11 empirical studies from 2010-2012 in order to synthesize meaningful information about e-portfolios for ESL/EFL (English as a foreign language) acquisition. The studies were coded… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Using E-Portfolios and ESL Learners’ by Maha Alawdat

Video: Reading Comprehension Strategies : Teaching English Grammar

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] It’s important to teach English grammar to promote growth, understanding and knowledge, and to improve writing performance, creativity and insight. Discover how English grammar skills can provide a tool for learning other languages with help from an English specialist and president of a theater group in this… Continue reading Video: Reading Comprehension Strategies : Teaching English Grammar

‘GloCALL 2014’, Ahmedabad, October 9-11

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sheth R.A College of Arts And Commerce (Ahmedabad) is organizing Eighth Joint International Conference from 9th -11th October 2014 at  Bhavan’s College Campus. The theme of the conference is ‘COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING’. Computer has become a language in itself. Today Computer Assisted teaching has become a challenge for… Continue reading ‘GloCALL 2014’, Ahmedabad, October 9-11

‘Relevance of English, Mathematics & Management Sciences to Technical Courses REMMT – 2014’, Hyderabad, April 3-4

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] Department of M & H, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology (MGIT), Hyderabad  is conducting a Two-Day National Conference on “Relevance of English, Mathematics & Management Sciences to Technical Courses (REMMT – 2014)” during 3 – 4 April, 2014 in association with ELTAI, Hyderabad Chapter and ISTE, MGIT Chapter. The… Continue reading ‘Relevance of English, Mathematics & Management Sciences to Technical Courses REMMT – 2014’, Hyderabad, April 3-4

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] FYI: Get ‘Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction’ from a University of Pittsburgh Project Authenticity in TESOL The Undergraduate Lecture: Four Teaching Styles ‘Twelfth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities’, Spain, June 11-13 Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies ACPI-TESOL Convention 2014, Costa Rica, June… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8

FYI: Get ‘Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction’ from a University of Pittsburgh Project

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] University of Pittsburgh’s Digital Research Library has hosted a collection of images to use in language classrooms. The project is called ‘Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction’. This images could be an excellent resource for teaching basic language functions such as ‘describing objects’. Here is one of the images… Continue reading FYI: Get ‘Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction’ from a University of Pittsburgh Project

Authenticity in TESOL

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 8 | March 17, 2014] This lecture is intended for students who specialize in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and is delivered as part of the MA TESOL and MA TEFL courses. It carefully examines an important concept related to materials development for English language teaching –… Continue reading Authenticity in TESOL