[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 9 | April 16, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Category: Volume 10
Using virtual reality in the classroom [Video]
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 9 | April 16, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Lulwa Bordcosch explores the possibilities on offer through using virtual reality in the ELT classroom, and talks to teachers and students to get their views on its benefits for language learning.
5 things you need to know about Academic Vocabulary
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 9 | April 16, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Learning vocabulary is about so much more than ticking off words on a list as you manage to match a written word form to a surface meaning or translation. For a learner to say they really know a word, especially if they hope to… Continue reading 5 things you need to know about Academic Vocabulary
Graded Readers and 21st Century Skills
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 9 | April 16, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Graded readers then and now Using graded readers to help learners to improve their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills is not a recently discovered English teaching technique. In the 1920s, for instance, Dr Michael West edited a series called New Method Supplementary Graded… Continue reading Graded Readers and 21st Century Skills
Research Paper: Use of drama-based activities in ELT classroom
ELTWeekly, a refereed journal, and newsletter [ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 5 |March 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Use of drama-based activities in ELT classroom Dipan BhattResearch Scholar&Dr. Sunil ShahAssociate Professor, Vir Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat Abstract Drama can encourage students actively participate in teaching-learning process for English language. It can practically be a motivational… Continue reading Research Paper: Use of drama-based activities in ELT classroom
ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 8
How to give learners feedback on pronunciation [Video] How To Be A Better Teacher In 2018 ESL Fanatics: 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor Using Science to Bring Literature to Life Grammar and the teaching of conversation Teaching more than English – giving… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 8
How to give learners feedback on pronunciation [Video]
How To Be A Better Teacher In 2018
Most teachers have explored their teaching philosophy at one point or another in their career. If it’s been awhile since you’ve done this, I suggest you redefine your philosophy as you may have learned a bit more about your personal teaching style in the time since you last defined your philosophy. To some, this may seem like… Continue reading How To Be A Better Teacher In 2018
ESL Fanatics: 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students
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 are these things so addictive? What makes them so irresistible?
Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor
Three middle-school-aged boys draw pictures in chalk on a blackboard on a bright Saturday afternoon. “Write the word below the drawing,” I say. The word applegoes under the apple, tree under the tree. Afterward, they practice with vocabulary flashcards for a half hour. At a bathroom break, all three bolt down the hall in search of a soccer… Continue reading Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor