1. “Shirpur Education Society’s Institute of Technology”, Shirpur, District Dhule, Maharashtra, organized a two day national conference on “soft skills” on 14-15 March 2009. Professor Dr. Z. N. Patil of The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, delivered the keynote address on “Aspects of Spoken Communication Skills” and coordinated panel discussions on both the days.… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #15, ELT Event Updates
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ELTWeekly Issue #15, Word of the week: symbiosis
symbiosis • sim-bee-OH-sis 1 : the living together in close association of two dissimilar organisms especially when mutually beneficial 2 : a cooperative relationship Example: A perfect symbiosis was at work between the café’s co-owners, with Stephanie creating the menu and Maria doing the bookkeeping. To know more about the word ‘symbiosis’, please visit: http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Mar.30.2009
ELTWeekly Issue #15, Quote of the week
“We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.” – Anonymous