Tag: ELT Tips

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] UGC Sponsored National Conference on ‘Emerging Disciplines of Applied Linguistics’, Bangalore, October 13-14, 2014 ‘Communicative Language Teaching – A rescue to English beginners’ by Reena Mittal English Language Teacher Educator Conference – Hyderabad, February 2015 Article: Why Teachers Should Introduce Presentation Practice into… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22

How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth (Video Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] One of the most uniquely human abilities is the capacity for creating and understanding language. This lecture introduces students to the major topics within the study of language: phonology, morphology, syntax and recursion. This lecture also describes theories of language acquisition, arguments for… Continue reading How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth (Video Lecture)

English as an Additional Language (Video Lecture)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Maggie Webster, Senior Lecturer Primary Education at the Faculty of Education, Edgehill University, delivers a lecture on teaching English as an Additional Language. Maggie Webster, Senior Lecturer Primary Education at the Faculty of Education, Edgehill University, delivers a lecture on teaching English as… Continue reading English as an Additional Language (Video Lecture)

Article: Why Teachers Should Introduce Presentation Practice into English Language Classes

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. Many people are terrified of speaking in public, even though it probably isn’t true that it edges out death at the top of the list of most common fears.  My first presentation… Continue reading Article: Why Teachers Should Introduce Presentation Practice into English Language Classes

ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 20

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 20 | August 25, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching (TILT 2014), Chennai, November 14-15, 2014 2014 KOTESOL International Conference, Seoul, October 3-5, 2014 English Scholars Beyond Borders’ Second International Conference, Bangkok, February 5 -7, 2015 59th All India English Teachers’ Conference, Kota, December 19-21,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 20

Article: Discover the NEW International Express Tests and Teacher’s Guides

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 20 | August 25, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. The new International Express launched earlier this year, and now, plenty of extra resources to support the course are available for free on Oxford Teachers’ Club.  In this webinar, I’ll be exploring how the new… Continue reading Article: Discover the NEW International Express Tests and Teacher’s Guides

Video: The ABC of SLA

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The ABC of SLA – Pecha Kucha by Scott Thornbury at the 2012 KOTESOL International Conference held at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. In alphabetical order, Scott Thornbury presents the history and most recent developments in second language acquisition theory in… Continue reading Video: The ABC of SLA

Video: Make homework work for you with new digital tools – Ricardo Morales

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] How do you make homework fun but meaningful? Ricardo Morales explores the latest digital tools for making homework engaging, while still being a useful method of monitoring your students’ progress.

Article: Using data to inform your teaching

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 19 | August 11, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Cambridge English blog has published an article on use of ‘data’. The word ‘data’ is usually associated with scientists, computer engineers and marketing departments, but how can it benefit teachers? Tuesday’s webinar was hosted by Deirdre Cijffers, a teacher trainer who has taught English… Continue reading Article: Using data to inform your teaching