International Conference on Strategic Communication: Learning from Mistakes, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India, November 4-5, 2011

University of Petroleum & Energy Studies is holding a 2-day conference ‘International Conference on Strategic Communication: Learning from Mistakes’ in Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India on November 4-5, 2011. For detailed information, please download the conference brochure from http://upes.ac.in/pdf/CFC_Conference%202011.pdf.

Language and Communication: Barriers and Challenges, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, July 14-16, 2011

SRM College of Engineering and Management is holding ‘Language and Communication: Barriers and Challenges’ conference in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India on July 14-16, 2011. Over three days, the conference will have panels and paper presentations on the following themes: 1. Attitudes toward language(s) 2. Processes and interference in Second Language Acquisition 3. English Language Teaching:… Continue reading Language and Communication: Barriers and Challenges, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, July 14-16, 2011

Teacher trainer journal 25th anniversary conference, UK, August 17-19, 2011

In 2011 the Teacher Trainer Journal will be 25 years old! We want to celebrate that quarter of a century by bringing together readers, subscribers and contributors to the Teacher Trainer journal, together with new and experienced teach trainers, and those soon to enter the field, so we can share perspectives and practical ideas on… Continue reading Teacher trainer journal 25th anniversary conference, UK, August 17-19, 2011

The 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Language Teaching Development in Higher Education, Syria, May 4-5 2011

Tishreen University in Lattakia, Syria is organising its 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Development in Higher Education on 4-5 May 2011 with Professor Adrian Holliday lined up as keynote speaker. The main themes of the conference include curriculum development, evaluation and assessment, culture and language learning and technology-based language teaching. To get more information… Continue reading The 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching Language Teaching Development in Higher Education, Syria, May 4-5 2011

BELTA International conference, Bangladesh, May 20 – May 22 2011

Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association will be holding its annual conference on May 20 – May 22, 2011 According to BELTA team, the aim of this conference is to provide a forum for English language educators to share best practices. Professionals ranging from policy makers and administrators to teachers, trainers, writers and researchers in educational… Continue reading BELTA International conference, Bangladesh, May 20 – May 22 2011

ELTWeekly Issue#85

Word of the week: Global comprehension Video: English Language Teaching In Action – Disc 1: Games and Activities Research Paper: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem Research Article: ‘Honing Communication Skills of Students’ by Leena U. Jadhav Susan Ryan’s Tip: Intonation Patterns

#85, Research Paper: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem

Saeid Najafi Sarem is a Ph.D student at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran, Iran. INTRODUCTION There have been reformulations of the different components of knowledge that underlie Canale and Swain’s influential model of communicative competent, the model, in its slightly modified form by Canale (1983), still forms the conventional framework for curriculum design… Continue reading #85, Research Paper: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem

ELTWeekly Issue#84

Word of the week: Informal assessment Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#84

#84, Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani

Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi and  Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani work with Urmia University (Urmia). Abstract This study investigated the effects of question-making as a post-reading activity on the development of student-teacher interaction. The subjects were 150 intermediate level language learners of Jahahad-e-Daneshgahi Language Institute chosen randomly with their age ranging between 16 and 20. The study included… Continue reading #84, Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani

ELTWeekly Issue#83

Word of the week: Direct method Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog? Advertisement: Station-e Language Lab Susan Ryan’s Tip: Three Strategies for Listening to Spoken English Research Paper: ‘Forgetting vs. Remembering: Implications in Language Teaching’ by Laleh Fakhraei Faruji Article: ‘Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work’ by Michael Swan Video: Shaping the… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#83