Word of the week: Direct method Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog? Advertisement: Station-e Language Lab Susan Ryan’s Tip: Three Strategies for Listening to Spoken English Research Paper: ‘Forgetting vs. Remembering: Implications in Language Teaching’ by Laleh Fakhraei Faruji Article: ‘Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work’ by Michael Swan Video: Shaping the… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#83
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#83, Article: ‘Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work’ by Michael Swan
“This is the second of Michael Swan’s articles for TeachingEnglish, in which he looks at the role of texts in the learning process. The need for intensive input-output work I argued in the previous article that intensive input/output work is crucial for cost-effective language teaching and learning. This is particularly the case in learning situations where… Continue reading #83, Article: ‘Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work’ by Michael Swan
#83: Advertisement: Station-e Language Lab
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#82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 13, Peer Observation in Teaching Practices
Classroom observation can take different forms. The two most common are: 1. Summative observation, in which another teacher or an administrator observes the class. The purpose for this is evaluative and may result a rating of some kind. 2. And, formative observation, in which two teachers, or “peers,” do a “friendly” observation of each other’s… Continue reading #82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 13, Peer Observation in Teaching Practices
#83, Word of the week: Direct method
The direct method of teaching was developed as a response to the Grammar-Translation method. It sought to immerse the learner in the same way as when a first language is learnt. All teaching is done in the target language, grammar is taught inductively, there is a focus on speaking and listening, and only useful ‘everyday’… Continue reading #83, Word of the week: Direct method
#83, Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog?
“One of our brethren has been released from his teaching position due in part to the reflective teacher writing that he posts anonymously on his teacher blog. Instead of being reprimanded, or even censured, he’s been fired. It seems so odd to me that anyone would look at this so important part of the teacher… Continue reading #83, Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog?
#83, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Three Strategies for Listening to Spoken English
Many people tell me that they sometimes have trouble understanding American English speakers. In response to this concern I will describe three listening strategies you can use to increase your understanding of spoken American English. But first, you need to remember that written English and spoken English are very different. English is not a phonetic… Continue reading #83, Susan Ryan’s Tip: Three Strategies for Listening to Spoken English