ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Dr Shree Deepa works with ELTC, University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (India). Everyone talks about the importance of ‘soft skills.’ It has become the intellectual property of the English teachers (read experts). Any ‘Soft Skill Trainer’ has to have a masters’… Continue reading #98, Research Article: ‘Why are English Teachers Married to Soft Skills?’ by Dr Shree Deepa
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#98, Article: Sitcoms as a tool for ELT
ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) “English teachers have been using videos in the classroom for decades and, more recently DVDs and online video clips from Youtube or Myspace. Sitcoms are an excellent classroom resource for a number of reasons. An episode generally lasts 30 minutes –… Continue reading #98, Article: Sitcoms as a tool for ELT
#98: Article: ‘Past Trends in English Language Teaching: How We Got to Where We Are’ by Larry M. Lynch
ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) English Language Teaching and learning methodology and didactic approaches have been in an almost constant state of flux since the advent of the Grammar – Translation method documented by German-American anthropologist Franz Boas and the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen during the… Continue reading #98: Article: ‘Past Trends in English Language Teaching: How We Got to Where We Are’ by Larry M. Lynch
#98: ‘Relevance Of Communication Skills In Linguistic Perspective’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava
ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#98 | September 19 | ISSN 0975-3036 Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) Dr. Sitaram Bhargava works with the Department of English, Government College, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan). The use of communication skills has become very important in our lives.Without proper communication skills we are losers. Learning a second language is ,in fact, learning the four… Continue reading #98: ‘Relevance Of Communication Skills In Linguistic Perspective’ by Dr. Sitaram Bhargava
#97, Article: Making writing communicative
Subscribe to ELTWeekly (FREE) “Writing, like all other aspects of language, is communicative. Think about what we write in real life. We write e-mails, lists, notes, covering letters, reports, curriculums, assignments, essays perhaps if we study. Some of us write articles or work on blogs, forums and websites. A few write stories and poems –… Continue reading #97, Article: Making writing communicative
#96, Article: ‘Best Online Language Courses’ by Jamie Alarie
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 While using the best language learning software is a great way to learn a new language, there is also another method which is also highly effective: using the best online language courses. There are many courses available, all offering a unique approach to… Continue reading #96, Article: ‘Best Online Language Courses’ by Jamie Alarie
#96, Article: Teaching the tale: language and memory
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “A feature that is common both to language teaching and to traditional folk and fairy tales is the repetition of phrases or ‘language chunks’. In the most popular English versions of some traditional tales the exact same phrase is repeated unmodified, e.g. ‘I’ll… Continue reading #96, Article: Teaching the tale: language and memory
#96, Article: ‘Creative Methods In Teaching English Vocabulary To The ESL Learners’ by Shiny Kochappilly
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#96 | August 29, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 Shiny Kochappilly works with the JMJ College for Women, Tenali. A crucial component of learning a second language is the acquisition of vocabulary. Hence, vocabulary should be placed in the centre of language teaching as it plays an important role in creating understanding… Continue reading #96, Article: ‘Creative Methods In Teaching English Vocabulary To The ESL Learners’ by Shiny Kochappilly
#95, Tip of the week: Teaching students the shortest tale
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#95 | August 15, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “This is one of the quickest ways I know of teaching a tale and boosting students’ confidence in themselves as storytellers. Preparation Practise telling this short and simple rhythmical action tale until you know it confidently without looking at the text: Once a… Continue reading #95, Tip of the week: Teaching students the shortest tale
#94, Tip of the week: Vision off – YouTube technique
ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#94 | August 8, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “This YouTube activity really gets your students thinking creatively. A short film is played for the students, but they can’t see the scene, they can only hear it. Students guess what happens in the scene before they get to view it to check… Continue reading #94, Tip of the week: Vision off – YouTube technique