Tag: ELT Videos

#59, Video: Picture Stories for ESL (TESOL)

Watch this video to learn how Antonio Graceffo uses ALG, Automatic Language Growth theory, to teach English in Taiwan. ALG is a listening based second language acquisition theory developed by Dr. J. Marvin Brown, an American Linguist. The method is currently being employed in Bangkok, where David Long heads a Thai language program, while furthering… Continue reading #59, Video: Picture Stories for ESL (TESOL)

#56: Video: British Council Seminar: using literature

BBC’s TeachingEnglish team has posted a video on using literature for English language teaching and learning. The TeachingEnglish team says, “This is the first of our British Council Seminar videos. The seminars encourage debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning. This particular event, with a focus on using… Continue reading #56: Video: British Council Seminar: using literature

#55, Article: ‘5 YouTube Videos to Teach Pronunciation’ by Tarun Patel

Hi everyone, As we know Internet has brought in greater flexibility for educators, especially for the language teachers. Today I am going to focus on 5 highly useful YouTube videos to teach English pronunciations. Here we go with the videos 🙂 Video#1: Pronunciation – several sounds/words – English Meeting ESL Lesson This video accompanies the… Continue reading #55, Article: ‘5 YouTube Videos to Teach Pronunciation’ by Tarun Patel

#55, Video: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers … for English Language Learners

Improving Recruitment, Development & Retention Through Effective Pedagogy – Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Integrate Inquiry Science with Language and Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners: An Experimental Study Trish Stoddart – University of California, Santa Cruz Marco Bravo – Santa Clara University Jorge Solis – University of California, Berkeley This presentation describes the findings of… Continue reading #55, Video: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers … for English Language Learners

#54, Video: The Future of the English Language

Words, phrases and idioms reflect the world around us. If you don’t believe us, check out “word of mouth” on radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/w…When bundled together into languages, all those words start to reflect how power is distributed in the world. Take the English Language. There used to be a very direct relationship between the English language… Continue reading #54, Video: The Future of the English Language