Tag: ELT Tips

Edutopia Article: Moving Beyond the Textbook

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 33 | December 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Andrew Marcinek says, “There are a lot of misconceptions around the transition from textbooks into the world of digital content delivery. The biggest mistake schools can make is simply changing out one medium of delivery for another without ever assessing or changing the… Continue reading Edutopia Article: Moving Beyond the Textbook

Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part Two – Making the most of video

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 33 | December 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. One survey into the use of video in education reports that teachers increasingly welcome this tool as a means to support learning. For example, 68% of teachers believe video stimulates discussion, 66%… Continue reading Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part Two – Making the most of video

Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part One – Developing critical thinking

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 32 | December 22, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. Business English teachers are familiar with teaching the language for communication skills, such as giving a presentation or negotiating a deal. Perhaps fewer of us consider including the skill of critical thinking… Continue reading Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part One – Developing critical thinking

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 28

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] TBLT 2015, Belgium, September 16-18 Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Contextualizing Language ‘Importance of worksheets in ESL classrooms’ by Neha Joshi International Education Conference, London, June 7 – 11, 2015 Article: Moving into EAP: navigating the transition.

Article: Moving into EAP: navigating the transition

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. First and foremost, you’ll want to know what EAP really is. ‘What is EAP?’ might sound like a straightforward question, but there’s quite a lot to it. For some people EAP means… Continue reading Article: Moving into EAP: navigating the transition

‘Teaching Noun to ESL Learners by Task Based Teaching’ by Dr. Krati Sharma

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 27 | November 10, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is submitted by Dr. Krati Sharma, JECRC UDML College of Engg. & Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan).  Introduction Teaching English to ESL learner is always a challenge. Teaching a grammar item needs much learning, training, understanding and above all an innovative pedagogy. In the present paper an… Continue reading ‘Teaching Noun to ESL Learners by Task Based Teaching’ by Dr. Krati Sharma

Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Professor Tony Lynch, Personal Chair of Student Learning (English for Academic Purposes), presented his inaugural lecture entitled “The Importance of Listening to International Students”. The title is intentionally ambiguous. It refers firstly to the importance for international students of having adequate comprehension of… Continue reading Video: The Importance of Listening to International Students (Prof. Tony Lynch’s Lecture)

Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this lecture, Professor Sharifian presents an overview of the paradigm of English as an International Language (EIL). Starting with a brief historical account of the development of the paradigm and a demographic account of the spread and the use of the English… Continue reading Video: English as an International Language (Professor Farzad Sharifian’s Lecture)

Discover: Music in the classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 25 | October 13, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This week we are looking at the responses to a survey on use of Music in the classroom. Here is the question which was posted for survey / discussion: Tell us your thoughts on using music in the classroom. For example, do you think… Continue reading Discover: Music in the classroom