Word of the week: Mechanical activities Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum Course Preview Article: ‘Teaching English As A Foreign Language – 7 Tips For Using Popular Movies’ by Larry M. Lynch Article: ‘Am I ready to be a teacher trainer?’ by Tessa Woodward Article: ‘ELT in India – Past and Present’ by… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#69
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#69, Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum Course Preview
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 #69, Video: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum Course Preview
#69, Article: ‘Teaching English As A Foreign Language – 7 Tips For Using Popular Movies’ by Larry M. Lynch
Movies and Videos in the EFL Classroom If you’re looking to expand the role of movies and videos in your EFL classroom, what better way to expand the learners’ communicative skills, grammar and vocabulary than by using clips from popular movies? Try using these seven tips for stimulating learner motivation while enjoying a favored pastime… Continue reading #69, Article: ‘Teaching English As A Foreign Language – 7 Tips For Using Popular Movies’ by Larry M. Lynch
#69, Word of the week: Mechanical activities
Mechanical activities are activities learners do which are not meaningful but which may be necessary in order to have the tools to use language. The move away from mechanical to communicative activity has been emphasized and prioritized for many years. Example Learners thinking about the position of the tongue in the pronunciation of certain sounds,… Continue reading #69, Word of the week: Mechanical activities
#69, Article: ‘Am I ready to be a teacher trainer?’ by Tessa Woodward
“Experienced teachers sometimes ask themselves the question, ‘Am I ready to be a teacher trainer?’ They may ask in response to a request from a boss to run a workshop, in response to seeing a job advertisement, or in response to their own desire to keep developing and moving on in their professional field. Each… Continue reading #69, Article: ‘Am I ready to be a teacher trainer?’ by Tessa Woodward
#69, Book Review of ‘English and Soft Skills’ by Dr.S.P.Dhanavel
‘English and Soft Skills’ by Dr.S.P.Dhanavel Book reviewed by Dr.M.Renuga, Professor of English, Sona College of Technology, Salem-5, Tamilnadu. Introduction English and Soft Skills by Dr. S.P. Dhanavel is a one-of-its-kind book catering to the needs of youngsters, especially the college students, for developing their English language skills and soft skills in an integrated way through relevant extracts from world… Continue reading #69, Book Review of ‘English and Soft Skills’ by Dr.S.P.Dhanavel
#69, Event: ‘International Seminar on 21st Century Skills’ organised by Waymade College of Education, October 15-16
Waymade College of Education, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India is organizing ‘International Seminar on 21st Century Skills’ on October 15-16. About the seminar In the fast growing world where information is ubiquitous, children refuse to be mere recipients of the informationalready explored by others creating an urgent need to shift the focus from knowledge-seeking to knowledge–creation. Societies… Continue reading #69, Event: ‘International Seminar on 21st Century Skills’ organised by Waymade College of Education, October 15-16
#69, Article: ‘ELT in India – Past and Present’ by Dawane Chandrashekhar Ashokrao
* Dawane Chandrashekhar Ashokrao works with Dept. of English, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded. English due to its international importance is a language to be aspired for. N. Krishnaswammy and Lalitha Krishnaswamy have rightly said: Much like oil or the microchip, English, today, is used globally. Life will become paralyzed if petrol and computers are not available… Continue reading #69, Article: ‘ELT in India – Past and Present’ by Dawane Chandrashekhar Ashokrao