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#94, Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#94 | August 8, 2011 | ISSN 0975-3036 “Listening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important. By developing their ability to listen well we develop our students’ ability to become more independent learners, as by hearing accurately they… Continue reading #94, Article: A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#91 Contents

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#91 | June 27, 2011 Book (to Read Online): ‘Dreams and Realities: Developing Countries and the English Language’ Edited by Hywel Coleman TeachingEnglish Article: Teaching without a coursebook Video: Teaching English With Games Article: ‘Useful Concepts and Acronyms for English Language Teaching’ by Sarah Handsworth Research Paper: ‘Importance of Learning Literature… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#91 Contents

#91, TeachingEnglish Article: Teaching without a coursebook

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#91 | June 27, 2011 “Whether you’re starting with a new class or just changing direction a little the decision of how to structure a course without a coursebook can sometimes be difficult for a new or even experienced teacher. What’s wrong with using a coursebook? A topic-based syllabus Structuring the… Continue reading #91, TeachingEnglish Article: Teaching without a coursebook

#90, Research Article: ‘Using Fiction (Novel) To Improve The Sentence Structure Of Graduate Level Students (Esl/Efl Learners)’ by Shabnum Iftikhar

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#90 | June 20, 2011 Introduction This research article aims at emphasizing the use of fiction (novel) as a resource to improve the sentence structure of students. Sentence structure is also called “Syntax”. In the dictionary definition, syntax is a grammatical arrangement of words in sentences, but in a broader sense,… Continue reading #90, Research Article: ‘Using Fiction (Novel) To Improve The Sentence Structure Of Graduate Level Students (Esl/Efl Learners)’ by Shabnum Iftikhar

#90, Research Paper: ‘Graphical Representation: An Effective Tool of Developing Writing Skills in an Academic’ by Madhavi Kesari

ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#90 | June 20, 2011 ** This paper is submitted for publication by Dr. Madhavi Kesari, JNTUHCEJ, Nachupally. Abstract Visual devices such as graphs and tables are convenient ways of displaying large quantities of information in a form that is quick and simple to understand. According to Sharon (2000), graphs can be… Continue reading #90, Research Paper: ‘Graphical Representation: An Effective Tool of Developing Writing Skills in an Academic’ by Madhavi Kesari

#86, Article: ‘English Language Teaching – Using Toys as Educational Tools’ by Larry M. Lynch

Children love to play. Who can deny it? So why not use this universal characteristic to provide and promote English language learning as well? If you do, you can hardly go wrong. What child is going to say, “Teacher, I don’t want to play”? Sure, it’s ultimately possible – but so is a force five… Continue reading #86, Article: ‘English Language Teaching – Using Toys as Educational Tools’ by Larry M. Lynch

ELTWeekly Issue#84

Word of the week: Informal assessment Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 14, Reflective Teaching Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#84

#84, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill

“I often see the Sound Foundations chart (you can see it below) in classrooms, and teachers using it to bring pronunciation into the central arena of language work. But sometimes teachers say they have not been introduced to a basic method for using it and they end up treating it like an ordinary wall chart.… Continue reading #84, Article: ‘Core activities for using the chart to integrate pronunciation’ by Adrian Underhill

#84, Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani

Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi and Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani work with Urmia University (Urmia). Abstract This study investigated the effects of question-making as a post-reading activity on the development of student-teacher interaction. The subjects were 150 intermediate level language learners of Jahahad-e-Daneshgahi Language Institute chosen randomly with their age ranging between 16 and 20. The study included… Continue reading #84, Research Paper: ‘The Possible Effects of Question-Making as a Post-Reading Activity on the Amount of Student-Teacher Interaction’ by Dr. Mohammad Mohammadi & Simin Nezamdoost-e Sani