Tag: ELTWeekly Issue #21

ELTWeekly Issue #21 Contents

– Quote of the week – Word of the week: gadzookery – Puzzle of the week – Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum – Worldwide ELT news – Worldwide ELT events – Article: Learn English with a Friend – Article: What to do with morphases.com – Research Paper: Teaching of Speaking Skill, Gramar and Vocabulary of English Language – Reading lesson plan by… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #21 Contents

ELTWeekly Issue #21, Word of the week: gadzookery

gadzookery • gad-ZOO-kuh-ree • noun British : the use of archaisms (as in a historical novel) Example: Bridget’s novel, set in colonial Virginia, features an engaging and cohesive plot, but the dialogue contains so much gadzookery that it doesn’t sound realistic. To know more about the word ‘gadzookery’, please visit: http://www.merriam-webster.com

ELTWeekly Issue #21, Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum

This video includes snippets from the following segments: * Components of Effective Instructional Delivery in ESL/ELD and Sheltered Instruction/SDAIE Featuring a classroom scene that demonstrates best practices from the English Learners Scaffolding Strategies Checklist * Contextual Factors in Second Language Acquisition Featuring a panel discussion, How is it that some English Learners acquire English more… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #21, Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum

ELTWeekly Issue #21, Puzzle of the week

Using the letter grid below, how many words can you find. Each word must contain the central H and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is at least one nine letter word. Advanced: 50+ words. Average: 25 words.… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #21, Puzzle of the week