The ELTons is the only international awards ceremony that rewards the wealth of innovative new English language teaching (ELT) resources that help English language learners and teachers achieve their goals. Find out who has been nominated for an ELTon in the following categories: – The UK Award for Innovation – The Cambridge ESOL International Award for… Continue reading #45, ELTons 2010 Shortlists Announced
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#45, Christmas based ELT Lesson Plan
There are lots of Christmas activities on the British Council’s site for young learners – LearnEnglish Kids – which you can use with your students during the festive season. You will find all the resources on one page on NEW LearnEnglish Kids: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/category/topics/christmas You can also find the resources on these pages: http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-christmas.htm http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-christmas-presents.htm On this… Continue reading #45, Christmas based ELT Lesson Plan
#45, Article: ‘Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)’ by Alan Maley
Creative writing for language learners (and teachers) by Alan Maley Creative writing normally refers to the production of texts which have an aesthetic rather than a purely informative, instrumental or pragmatic purpose. Most often, such texts take the form of poems or stories, though they are not confined to these genres. (Letters, journal entries, blogs,… Continue reading #45, Article: ‘Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)’ by Alan Maley
#45, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom
This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published. The book aimed to cover ‘English teaching to British residents’ and addresses teaching children in the school sector; teaching adults in education and in the workplace; and teacher training, among others. One… Continue reading #45, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom
#45, Video 2: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction
This video featurs some introductory 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 of English Language Programs, Shaping… Continue reading #45, Video 2: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction
#45, Video 1: Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar
What is grammar, and how is it internalized in the mind? Is it made up of symbolic code or of neural connections? Is it a sedimented trace left by previous conversations or an innate human capacity? Our answers to these questions obviously shape the way we go about teaching second languages. In this talk, Scott… Continue reading #45, Video 1: Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar
#45, Research Paper: ‘Teaching Grammar Through Situational Approach’ by Prashant Mishra
Teaching Grammar Through Situational Approach by Prashant Mishra, Professor and Head, Department of English, Government S.V.P.G. College, NEEMUCH(M.P.) 458 441 Introduction: Learning of mother tongue is an unconscious process. People learn their mother tongues from the socio-cultural surroundings. They do not learn the grammar of their mother tongues consciously and deliberately. But learning of a… Continue reading #45, Research Paper: ‘Teaching Grammar Through Situational Approach’ by Prashant Mishra
ELTWeekly Issue#44 Contents
eBook: Language Issues and Education Policies – Exploring Canada’s multilingual resources Video: PTE Academic – Setting the New Standard Resource of the week: ESL go Download Webinar: Taking Students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced Competition: Onestopenglish Video Dictionary Competition GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS Feedback.
#44, Download Webinar: Taking Students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced
Macmillan trainer says, “Progressing from B2 to C1, from an upper intermediate to an advanced level, represents a major challenge for students. However, with the right type of guidance from teachers, learners can be helped to move away from the “intermediate plateau” and become true advanced students of English. I will look at ways in… Continue reading #44, Download Webinar: Taking Students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced
ELTWeekly Issue#43 Contents
Try Macmillan’s ‘Global’ course Video-1: TEFL Online Tutorial: Teaching English With Games Research Paper: Intellectual Fashion in India: The Role of Euphemism, Neologism and Slang in Indian English ELT Resource: HotChalk’s LessonPlansPage.com Video-2: English for Progress: Interview with Nandan Nilekani Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An Aviation Perspective eBook: Language Teaching Projects for the Third… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#43 Contents