ELTWeekly

Do you speak Emoji | Q&A with Shaun Wilden

First of all, 🙏 to those that attended my webinar. I hope as well as learning a few things about emoji, you had as much fun as I did! The webinar was heavily reliant on audience participation and you certainly all got stuck in with your sharing, answering and questioning. There were a few things that I… Continue reading Do you speak Emoji | Q&A with Shaun Wilden

Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘Exploring Learner Autonomy through Language Portfolio’ by Kiran Chauhan

How do you deal with the challenge of teaching Business English to people who are preparing, through their studies, to enter the global business environment? What kind of Business English do they need? Business communication skills are important, but studying business at degree level and beyond also requires learners to develop sophisticated reading and writing skills in order to deal with complex material on a wide range of topics, and to become familiar with key concepts and related vocabulary.

‘A Linguistic Analysis of Common Grammar Errors in Writing due to First Language Interference: A Case of First Year Engineering Gujarati ESL Learners’ by Dr. Kiran Chauhan

[ELTWeekly Volume 9, Issue 1 | January 2, 2017 | ISSN 0975-3036] A Linguistic Analysis of Common Grammar Errors in Writing due to First Language Interference: A Case of First Year Engineering Gujarati ESL Learners by Dr. Kiran Chauhan Assistant Professor of English, Government Engineering College, Surat Abstract This paper reports a study aimed to investigate… Continue reading ‘A Linguistic Analysis of Common Grammar Errors in Writing due to First Language Interference: A Case of First Year Engineering Gujarati ESL Learners’ by Dr. Kiran Chauhan

ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 4

Engaging content for your Business English lessons SOCIOINT 2018 Conference, Dubai, July 2-4, 2018 Digital reading versus print texts with Dr. Peter Watkins LILA ’18 Conference, Istanbul, March 30-31, 2018 Using authentic practice tests in the IELTS classroom [Video] Johanna Stirling – activities for low-level literacy in EAP classes [Video] Sarah Lynn on Brain-Based Approaches… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 4

Digital reading versus print texts with Dr. Peter Watkins

Once again, for this #TDWednesday, we are taking a privileged peek at the forthcoming Teaching and Developing Reading Skills by Dr. Peter Watkins. This week, Peter has selected a digital reading activity from the chapter Exploiting Digital Resources. Nowadays, it’s very common for us to engage with a huge variety of texts in a digital format as well… Continue reading Digital reading versus print texts with Dr. Peter Watkins

Sarah Lynn on Brain-Based Approaches to Teaching [Video]

Sponsored by the Literacy Assistance Center and the Department of Language Learning and Teaching at The New School (http://www.newschool.edu/public-engag…). What does recent research say about the mind, memory, and learning? How can we, as educators, translate these findings into engaging and enriching student learning? In this session you will learn hands-on teaching techniques to enhance… Continue reading Sarah Lynn on Brain-Based Approaches to Teaching [Video]

Johanna Stirling – activities for low-level literacy in EAP classes [Video]

Using authentic practice tests in the IELTS classroom [Video]

Preparing students for high-stakes exams brings many challenges, including the risk of over-testing. This webinar from teacher trainer Allen Davenport aims to guide teachers in exploiting authentic practice material, with the objective of bridging the teaching of language and test preparation needed to help our students succeed. This webinar focuses on the IELTS Speaking section,… Continue reading Using authentic practice tests in the IELTS classroom [Video]