‘BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms’ e-book was originally published in print form by the Catalan Teachers of English Association, Associació de Professors d’Anglès de Catalunya (APAC), to help launch the BritLit initiative at the APAC Congress in February 2009. It coincided with a visit to schools in the city of author Louise Cooper, who also contributes to this… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#34, Free eBook: BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms
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ELTWeekly Issue#34, ELT Resource of the Week: The Bus Stop
This Macmillan resource site complements two best-selling primary courses from Macmillan Heinemann ELT. These are MINIBUS by Elisenda Papiol and Maria Toth andSUPER BUS by María José Lobo and Pepita Subirà. Together they provide a complete 6-level course for Primary First, Second and Third cycle.
ELTWeekly Issue#34, Word of the Week: demean • dih-MEEN
Word: demean • dih-MEEN Meaning: to conduct or behave (oneself) usually in a proper manner Example sentence: Sylvia was proud of the polite way her young children demeaned themselves in front of the dinner guests. To know more about ‘demean’ visit http://www.merriam-webster.com
ELTWeekly Issue#33 Contents
– Quote of the Week – Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction – Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2 – Research Paper: Individual Differences in First Language Acquisition – Article: Sexism in Linguistics – Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1 – Free eBook: Global Citizenship in the English Language Classroom – ELT Resource of the Week: CLIL – Worldwide ELT… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33 Contents
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1
Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1 by Tarun Patel, Faculty of Technology – CHARUSAT, co-founder of ELTWeekly According to a British Council research, 69% of learners around the world learnt most effectively when socializing informally. Facebook, a popular social networking site ha more than 60 million active users. This site had an average of… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Social Networking Sites for Teaching English, Part-1
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Worldwide ELT Events
Making Multimedia work in the Digital Lab, University of Ulster, York Street, Belfast, September 18 Building on the success of our previous symposia in London (2007) and Nottingham (2008), the Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning is hosting a third symposium on the use of digital labs to be held in Belfast on Friday 18th… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Worldwide ELT Events
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Quote of the Week
It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity. – Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction
“??Shaping the Way We Teach English, Successful Practices Around the World” materials are designed for English as a Foreign Language educators who share the following two goals: 1. Building an academic or “pedagogical”? foundation; and, 2. Improving classroom practices. If you have these same goals, then these materials are for you! An innovative offering from the Office… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Introduction
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2
Watch live talks from some of the biggest names in English language teaching, right in your web browser. All webinars are free to join – all you require is an internet connection and a computer. (Please note: Registration for the webinars series is separate from the Macmillan Education resources email service. You will need to register to view the webinars… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Sexism in Linguistics
Sexism in Linguistics by Murali Vemula (Ph.D), Research Scholar, Kakatiya University, Warangal.A.P. Introduction It is difficult to separate linguistic features that are sexist from linguistic features that help to maintain sexual stereotypes. For example, the choice of ‘he’ as the sex-indefinite pronoun is sexist because it excludes women (femininity) but it also perpetuates the idea that women are… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#33, Article: Sexism in Linguistics