Tag: ELTWeekly Issue#13

DOWNLOAD ELTWeekly Issue#13 by Clicking HERE Quote of the week Word of the week: cyberpunk Tip of the week: Five ideas to improve listening Video of the week: Web 2.0 & Language Learning Expert article: What is Your EFL / ESL English Teaching Philosophy? Book of the week:Balancing Reading and Language Learning Research paper: Humor… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13 Contents

Five ideas to improve listening By Tarun Patel Listening is the most important receptive (and learning) skill for English language students. An ability to listen and interpret is a fundamental communicative ability. Teaching listening involves training in some ‘enabling skills’ — perception of sounds, stress, intonation patterns, accents, attitudes and so on, as well as… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Tip of the week: Five ideas to improve listening

This is a presentation of Web 2.0 for Educators interested in language learning and emerging technologies.

53 different languages at a school – thesun.co.uk Lingos range from Ghana’s Akan Twi-Fante to Russian at Nelson Primary in East Ham, East London. The largest language group is Sri Lankan Tamil (127) with English second (115). Head Tim Benson said: “It makes things more difficult. We aren’t on a level playing field with other schools.”… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Worldwide ELT news

ESL Galaxy ESL Galaxy offers over 2368 free printable worksheets for ESL lesson plans and ESL Activities; and there are more additions every other day. The worksheets include:Board Games, Crosswords, Grammar worksheets, Vocabulary Worksheets,Theme or Topic lesson plans, Pronunciation, Survival English, Song and Video Activities, Word Search Puzzles, Festivals & Holiday Worksheets,Prefixes/Suffixes Word Formation,ESL conversation & Communicative Activities,Game and Writing Templates, Cloze & gap fill exercises, They also have ESL Games and ideas for… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Cool ELT resources

What is Your EFL / ESL English Teaching Philosophy? By Larry M. Lynch The Interview The interview seemed to be going along okay. Then the Director asked, “So what is your philosophy of teaching English?” “My philosophy of teaching?” The TEFL interviewee twisted in her seat, tugging at the collar of a blouse that was… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Expert article: What is Your EFL / ESL English Teaching Philosophy?

Balancing Reading and Language Learning (Paperback) By Mary Cappellini Book Details Paperback: 344 pages Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers (January 1, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1571103678 ISBN-13: 978-1571103673 Price: $27 Book Description Teaching reading to children in a language that is not their own is a daunting task. Combining the best classroom practices and research on teaching reading and language acquisition, Mary… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Book of the week:Balancing Reading and Language Learning

Welcome to HELL: Humour in English Language Learning By Assist. Prof. Hidayet TUNCAY, Director, Higher School of Foreign Languages, Istanbul Arel University Abstract: Humour means understanding not only the language and words but their use, meaning, subtle nuances, the underlying culture, implications and unwritten messages. Humour does not often travel well from one culture to another,… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Research paper: Humor in English Language Learning

7th IATEFL ELTA Conference, Novi Sad, May 22-24 The 7th IATEFL ELTA International Annual Conference brings about many changes and you are cordially invited to experience those new delights and novelties either as a presenter or simply as a conference attendee. The Conference will be held from 22-24 May 2009 in a new venue – Master Center, Novi Sad. The… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#13, Worldwide ELT events