Category: ELTWeekly Volume 6

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

International Conference on Economics, Social Sciences and Languages (ICESL’14), Singapore May 14-15, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5 | February 24, 2014] International Conference on Economics, Social Sciences and Languages (ICESL’14) scheduled on May 14-15, 2014 at Singapore aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Economics, Social Sciences and Languages, and share/discuss the practical… Continue reading International Conference on Economics, Social Sciences and Languages (ICESL’14), Singapore May 14-15, 2014

International Language Conference (ILC) 2014, Malaysia, June 4-6, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5 | February 24, 2014] International Language Conference (ILC) provides a platform for academicians, researchers, practitioners, programme providers and students to share the latest development in language teaching, learning and research. Conference Theme LANGUAGE TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH: INSPIRING TEACHERS, ENGAGING LEARNERS Keynote Speakers Prof. Dr. Richard R. Day (USA) Prof. Dr. Abdulaziz Ibrahim Al-Osaili (Saudi Arabia) Datuk… Continue reading International Language Conference (ILC) 2014, Malaysia, June 4-6, 2014

Video: Google Scholar for Scholarly Research

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5 | February 24, 2014] Learn how Google Scholar can enhance your scholarly research. This session discusses how Google Scholar works, shows you how to connect Google Scholar to the full text in the Walden Library, and provides solutions to common Google search problems. Session recorded April 2013.

Five top technology tools for the English classroom (from Guardian)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 5 | February 24, 2014] For educators, ICT is in the air worldwide. I am happy to share an useful article on ‘technology tools for the English classroom’ from The Guardian. The article is written by Sarah Findlater. In her article Sarah has shared tips on Google Drive, Edmodo, Screen Casting, YouTube and Blogging.… Continue reading Five top technology tools for the English classroom (from Guardian)

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

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 4

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 4 | February 17, 2014] News: Comma may be abolished from English language: US academic Video: MOOCS and other recent innovations in online learning Video: Video Games for Learning and Assessment Conference: EDULEARN14, Barcelona (Spain), July 7-9 Workshop: ‘English and Employability in Industry – Training the Teachers of English of Engineering Colleges’,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 4

News: Comma may be abolished from English language: US academic

The NDTV.com team has published an article titled “Comma may be abolished from English language: US academic”. Death of the comma? One of the most commonly used elements of written English – the humble comma – could be abolished as a punctuation mark without doing much damage to the language, a US academic has suggested.… Continue reading News: Comma may be abolished from English language: US academic