Category: English Language Teaching

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Free eBook: Global Citizenship in the English Language Classroom

This 54-page booklet comprises a collection of papers with contributions from leading researchers on global citizenship in language education in several corners of the globe. It provides not only sound theoretical frameworks for investigation but also practical findings for application in diverse segments of ELT, ranging from university environments to public schools and from EFL… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Free eBook: Global Citizenship in the English Language Classroom

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction

“??Shaping the Way We Teach English, Successful Practices Around the World” materials are designed for English as a Foreign Language educators who share the following two goals: 1. Building an academic or “pedagogical”? foundation; and, 2. Improving classroom practices. If you have these same goals, then these materials are for you! An innovative offering from the Office… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction

ELTWeekly Issue#33, ELT Resource of the Week: CLIL

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. It refers to teaching subjects such as science, history and geography to students through a foreign language. This can be by the English teacher using cross-curricular content or the subject teacher using English as the language of instruction. Both methods result in the simultaneous learning of content… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, ELT Resource of the Week: CLIL

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2

Watch live talks from some of the biggest names in English language teaching, right in your web browser. All webinars are free to join – all you require is an internet connection and a computer. (Please note: Registration for the webinars series is separate from the Macmillan Education resources email service. You will need to register to view the webinars… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Sexism in Linguistics

Sexism in Linguistics by Murali Vemula (Ph.D), Research Scholar, Kakatiya University, Warangal.A.P. Introduction It is difficult to separate linguistic features that are sexist from linguistic features that help to maintain sexual stereotypes. For example, the choice of ‘he’ as the sex-indefinite pronoun is sexist because it excludes women (femininity) but it also perpetuates the idea that women are… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Sexism in Linguistics

ELTWeekly Issue#33, Research Paper: Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition

Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition by Professor: Dr. Birjandi and M-Hashamdar, Islamic Azad University, Science & Research Branch Abstract The present paper is intended to search for individual differences in first language acquisition. It identifies differences in social, cognitive, cultural, and linguistic dimensions. What the researcher has found out so far is that bulk of research… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Research Paper: Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition

ELTWeekly Issue#32 Contents

– Quote of the Week – ‘To The Eternal Learner of English’ – a poem by Dr K K Ray – Video: 10 Steps to Teaching Vowels and Consonant Sounds – Article: EDUCATION AND LITERACY – Book Review: ‘globish – The World Over’ – Article: 5 Ways to Handle a Heterogeneous Language Class – Research Paper: Significance of Group works in Heterogeneous… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Free eBook: Developing an Association for Language Teachers

Developing an Association for Language Teachers by Ana Falcão and Margit Szesztay This handbook has one simple purpose. That is, to provide some practical suggestions for language teachers. It may be that you are thinking about setting up an association or that you have already started an association and would like more ideas on certain aspects. The… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Free eBook: Developing an Association for Language Teachers

ELTWeekly Issue#32, Worldwide ELT Events

First International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching(FLLT 2009), Bangkok, Thailand , 16-17 October The FLLT 2009 Conference intends to provide a forum for academics in the fields of foreign language learning and teaching to report theoretical and empirical developments in their areas of specialty and to exchange ideas through paper presentations and posters. The conference aims particularly… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#32, Worldwide ELT Events