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ELTWeekly Issue#48 Contents

Tip of the week: Using videos to teach English News: Language Structure Is Partly Determined by Social Structure Video:: Teaching Syllables eBook: Research in the Language Classroom Article: ‘Simulated immersion’ by Duncan M Research Paper: ‘An Evaluative Study of Some Online Websites for Learning and Teaching English as a Foreign Language’ by Aly, Mahsoub Abdul-Sadeq… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#48 Contents

#48, Article: ‘Simulated immersion’ by Duncan M

Duncan says, “I have often found that learners of all levels feel that there is inadequate time spent on listening in most language courses. Adult learners often complain that (sometimes) after years of study, they can’t understand native speakers. This is partly because they do not receive adequate exposure to authentic texts in class. Another… Continue reading #48, Article: ‘Simulated immersion’ by Duncan M

ELTWeekly Issue#47 Contents

Research Paper: ‘FUEL, Functional and Useful English Learning, An EFL Teaching System’ by Joe Drakos ELT Resource: UsingEnglish.com Interview with Dr Jagdish Joshi Article: ‘Using news articles’ by BBC TE Editor Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective Lesson Plan: Learning styles Discuss & Vote @ BBC LE: Dictionaries in the classroom Free eBook:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#47 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue#46 Contents

ELTWeekly’s ELT, ESL and EFL Events Blog is Live Again! Video: Teaching ESL with Technology Free eBook: Impact Study of British Council Teaching Centre EFL Classes Lesson Plan: How new words are created Download Webinar: Integrating content and language – which language? Book of the week: ‘500 Activities for the Primary Classroom’ by Carol Read… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#46 Contents

#46, Resource of the week: ESLFlow.com

ESLFlow.com was created in 1998 as a resource for researching ESL/EFL ideas and creating lessons/courses as quickly as possible. Peter Snashall, the founder of this portal, initially used the Internet due to a lack of resources at the school where he  once worked. This is, of course, the situation faced by many teachers around the world.… Continue reading #46, Resource of the week: ESLFlow.com

ELTWeekly Issue#45 Contents

HAPPY 2010! 🙂 ELTons 2010 Shortlists Announced Christmas based ELT Lesson Plan Article: ‘Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)’ by Alan Maley Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom Video 1: Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar Video 2: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction Research Paper: ‘Teaching Grammar… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#45 Contents

#45, ELTons 2010 Shortlists Announced

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

#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