Category: English Language Teaching

ELTWeekly Issue#34, Research Article: Learning English Genres: A New ELT Paradigm

Learning English Genres: A New ELT Paradigm by Dr. G. A. Ghanshyam, Professor of English, Govt. M. L. Shukla College, Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G.) India. “. . . we dream in narrative, daydream in narrative, remember, anticipate, hope, love, despair, plan, revise, criticize, gossip, learn, hate and love by narrative.” – Barbara Hardy English language teaching and learning… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#34, Research Article: Learning English Genres: A New ELT Paradigm

ELTWeekly Issue#34, Research Paper: Anxiety in Language Learning

Anxiety in Language Learning by Melahat Amir Jahansouz Shahi, Iran Abstract Anxiety is one of the most challenging obstacles to overcome in learning a new foreign language. Learners are afraid of making mistakes, of looking and sounding foolish, of being vulnerable. They like feeling smart, worthy of admiration, respected for their skills and knowledge, knowing their… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#34, Research Paper: Anxiety in Language Learning

ELTWeekly Issue#34, Free eBook: BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms

‘BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms’ e-book was originally published in print form by the Catalan Teachers of English Association, Associació de Professors d’Anglès de Catalunya (APAC), to help launch the BritLit initiative at the APAC Congress in February 2009. It coincided with a visit to schools in the city of author Louise Cooper, who also contributes to this… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#34, Free eBook: BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms

ELTWeekly Issue#34, ELT Resource of the Week: The Bus Stop

This Macmillan resource site complements two best-selling primary courses from Macmillan Heinemann ELT. These are MINIBUS by Elisenda Papiol and Maria Toth andSUPER BUS by María José Lobo and Pepita Subirà. Together they provide a complete 6-level course for Primary First, Second and Third cycle.

ELTWeekly Issue#34, Word of the Week: demean • dih-MEEN

Word: demean • dih-MEEN Meaning: to conduct or behave (oneself) usually in a proper manner Example sentence: Sylvia was proud of the polite way her young children demeaned themselves in front of the dinner guests. To know more about ‘demean’ visit http://www.merriam-webster.com

ELTWeekly Issue#33 Contents

– Quote of the Week – Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction – Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2 – Research Paper: Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition – Article: Sexism in Linguistics – Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1 – Free eBook: Global Citizenship in the English Language Classroom – ELT Resource of the Week: CLIL – Worldwide ELT… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1

Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1 by Tarun Patel, Faculty of Technology – CHARUSAT, co-founder of ELTWeekly According to a British Council research, 69% of learners around the world learnt most effectively when socializing informally. Facebook, a popular social networking site ha more than 60 million active users. This site had an average of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Worldwide ELT Events

Making Multimedia work in the Digital Lab, University of Ulster, York Street, Belfast, September 18 Building on the success of our previous symposia in London (2007) and Nottingham (2008), the Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning is hosting a third symposium on the use of digital labs to be held in Belfast on Friday 18th… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Worldwide ELT Events