Category: Volume 10

ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Promoting Project-Based Learning Minds Matter: Psychology of language learning | Q&A Being creative in the classroom with Alan Maley Being a dyslexic English language teacher | Philip Haines Getting more out of your classroom tests 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11

7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Viral videos, snarky memes, and a cat that is so grumpy it puts all other crabby felines to shame, these are but a few of the pop culture elements that make millions drop what they’re doing to check out the latest craze. Why… Continue reading 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students

Getting more out of your classroom tests

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Hooray! It’s time for a… [fill in the blank]. Whatever word your students come up with to fill this blank, I guess it’s not “test”. If you want to stir up some enthusiasm among your students, announcing a class test possibly isn’t best… Continue reading Getting more out of your classroom tests

Being a dyslexic English language teacher | Philip Haines

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] As a child I had difficulty reading and writing and some teachers would make me feel less than intelligent which often led to anxiety and low self-esteem, if I thought my limitations were to be exposed. This was especially true when I had… Continue reading Being a dyslexic English language teacher | Philip Haines

Being creative in the classroom with Alan Maley

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Alan Maley, author of Alan Maley’s 50 Creative Activities, one of the Pocket editions in our Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series, explores how you introduce creative activities in to your classroom so that your students develop more critical and exploratory mindsets.

Minds Matter: Psychology of language learning | Q&A

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] OUP’s Sarah Mercer says, “Recently, I held three webinars for OUP focusing on the topic of learner psychology. I chose to concentrate on what I termed the 2Gs and 3Cs: Growth mindset and Grit; A sense of Competence, Control, and Connectedness. There were many fascinating questions that came… Continue reading Minds Matter: Psychology of language learning | Q&A

Promoting Project-Based Learning

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Project-Based Learning has always had a significant place in the English Language classroom. Teachers soon realise that the topic of language and grammar is not the most engaging, especially for younger learners and teenagers. Even for adults, there is rarely an occasion to… Continue reading Promoting Project-Based Learning

ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 10

[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 10 | May 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Hi everyone, Here’s the latest issue of ELTWeekly. ————- When a Rubric Isn’t Enough Improving Student-Led Discussions What’s in a chunk? Enhancing vocabulary learning in the EFL classroom Teacher tips on using practice tests in class An interview with the UK’s first Global Teacher Prize… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 10