Article: Get the most out of group, peer, and self-assessment

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 15 | June 9, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with group, peer, and self-assessment. We all need a fresh set of eyes sometimes. Successful writers or speakers often ask a peer for feedback. So, what is group, peer and self-assessment in the language classroom? For starters,… Continue reading Article: Get the most out of group, peer, and self-assessment

Article: Five top tips for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and listening skills

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 15 | June 9, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Cambridge English blog has published an article dealing with teaching of vocabulary, grammar, and listening skills. face2face author Chris Redston has given a series of webinars for Cambridge this year on topics ranging from vocabulary and grammar to speaking and listening. The last webinar in… Continue reading Article: Five top tips for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and listening skills

Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Teaching with Technology Roundtable: Grading with Audio Comments

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#16 | May 13, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 In this session Professor Gregory MacIsaac talks about the advantages of giving students audio comments on their papers. A two to five minute audio file, analyzing the style and content of a student’s essay, is both quicker to produce and more useful to the student… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 16 – Teaching with Technology Roundtable: Grading with Audio Comments

Vol. 5 Issue 13 – 10 Popular ‘EnglishTeachingDaily’ Posts

The 10th Annual Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop, taking place July 8-9th at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, will center around the theme “Trend to Blend: Lessons from the Field” which reflects a renewed interest in blended learning while highlighting the significance of research and proven effective practices of the past decade in guiding our future.

Vol. 5 Issue 13 – Teaching Talk: Digital Tools For Teaching (Shawn Graham)

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#13 | April 8, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Carleton University faculty member, Shawn Graham, uses this Teaching Talk to explore the following questions: What digital tools are available to help with your teaching? How can you best use them? This talk, held on Nov. 19, 2012, examines a variety of apps and other… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 13 – Teaching Talk: Digital Tools For Teaching (Shawn Graham)

Vol. 5 Issue 13 – How to get shortlisted for a teaching job (from TES)

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#13 | April 8, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The TES UK team has posted a useful article for the to be teacher. When writing a job application, remember the golden rule of writing to impress the recruiting headteacher, not yourself You probably know all this, but it can be helpful sometimes to refresh… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 13 – How to get shortlisted for a teaching job (from TES)