Category: ELTWeekly Volume 6

Article: ‘Reviewing a Book’ by Prof. S Mohanraj

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] “Reviewing a Book” Prof. S Mohanraj Department of Training and Development, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad – India Abstract:  Reviewing a book is an article that discusses the pedagogic aspects of teaching reviewing.  The article is divided into three parts.  The… Continue reading Article: ‘Reviewing a Book’ by Prof. S Mohanraj

Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Professor Tony Lynch, Personal Chair of Student Learning (English for Academic Purposes), presented his inaugural lecture entitled “The Importance of Listening to International Students”. The title is intentionally ambiguous. It refers firstly to the importance for international students of having adequate comprehension of… Continue reading Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this lecture, Professor Sharifian presents an overview of the paradigm of English as an International Language (EIL). Starting with a brief historical account of the development of the paradigm and a demographic account of the spread and the use of the English… Continue reading Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

Discover: Music in the classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This week we are looking at the responses to a survey on use of Music in the classroom. Here is the question which was posted for survey / discussion: Tell us your thoughts on using music in the classroom. For example, do you think… Continue reading Discover: Music in the classroom

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24 | September 29, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Discover: Dictionaries in the classroom ‘Teach English with Infographics’ – Tarun Patel ‘Macmillan Education Online Conference’, November 10-14, 2014 ‘5th International Conference on Teaching English as a Foreign Language’, Portugal – November 21-22 MIT Professor’s Lecture on ‘Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation’ (Session 1) MIT… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24

‘Teach English with Infographics’ – Tarun Patel

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24 | September 29, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Information graphics or infographics are defined as “graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly”. Google shows 624,000 results for the keyword infographics. There number of online services available for creating infographics. Some of the services are piktochart.com, infogr.am, infographicscreator.com, create.visual.ly and venngage.com.… Continue reading ‘Teach English with Infographics’ – Tarun Patel

‘Macmillan Education Online Conference’, November 10-14, 2014

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24 | September 29, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Macmillan Education Online Conference returns for a fourth year running, bringing you 5 days of talks to inspire your teaching and support your professional development. Featuring 12 talks from ELT experts and authors including Steve Taylore-Knowles, Jill Leightonand Adrian Underhill, and 4 interactive… Continue reading ‘Macmillan Education Online Conference’, November 10-14, 2014

‘5th International Conference on Teaching English as a Foreign Language’, Portugal – November 21-22

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24 | September 29, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The ‘5th International Conference on Teaching English as a Foreign Language’ will take place at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Avenida de Berna, 26, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 21-22, 2014. Registration: General fee: € 80 (without presentation) Presenters’ fee: € 60 TEALS members:… Continue reading ‘5th International Conference on Teaching English as a Foreign Language’, Portugal – November 21-22

Discover: Dictionaries in the classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 24 | September 29, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Hi everyone, I just found an interesting discussion on the usage of dictionaries in the classroom. The topic of the survey / discussion is: How do you use dictionaries in your classroom? Do your students use dictionaries to look up the meanings of words… Continue reading Discover: Dictionaries in the classroom