ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Demonstration of the Get the Gist comprehension strategy. Key concepts: 1. Using Get the Gist enables students to sort through all of the details in a piece of text, to find the main idea. 2. When using this strategy, you are creating a gist… Continue reading Vol. 4 Issue 8 – Video: Get the Gist – Comprehension Strategy
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Vol. 4 Issue 8 – Video: The Truth About Teaching English (ESL) in South Korea
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Before you go to South Korea to teach English (ESL), here are some things that you should know. Private vs. Public, safety, culture, living conditions etc.
Vol. 4 Issue 8 – ELT Webinar: ‘Thinking skills’ on February 21, 12.00 UK time
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 The BBC TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar with Rod Bolitho on February 21, 12.00 UK time. Rob Lewis says, “Most people think of a language as having four main skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Good performance in any of these skills, however is dependent… Continue reading Vol. 4 Issue 8 – ELT Webinar: ‘Thinking skills’ on February 21, 12.00 UK time
Vol. 4 Issue 8 – ELT Webinar: ‘Using literature for language learning’, February 28, 12.00 UK time
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 The BBC TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar on “Using literature for language learning” with Fitch O’Connell on February 28, 12.00 UK time. Rob Lewis says, “Using literature – in particular short stories and poetry – as a tool for language learning has opened up new… Continue reading Vol. 4 Issue 8 – ELT Webinar: ‘Using literature for language learning’, February 28, 12.00 UK time
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 7
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#7 | February 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 ELTWO Research Paper: ‘Creative Ways of Teaching Research Paper Writing’ by Alejandro S. Bernardo Webinar: Dealing with challenging learners Video: Reading Strategy: Handling Texts Research Paper: ‘Web based Content-Based Writing’ Müfit Şenel Video: TESOL/TEFL training: Teaching a Grammatical Structure Research Paper: ‘Methods and Approaches… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 7
Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Webinar: Dealing with challenging learners
The British Council TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar on February 14 at 12.00 UK time. The topic of the webinar is “Dealing with challenging learners”.
Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Research Paper: ‘Methods and Approaches of Teaching English as a Second Language in India’ by Dr. Nirmala S. Padmavat
This session looks at how language teachers at any level can use the broad theoretical concepts of communicative competence, sociocultural theory, and speaking principles to enhance interaction. Together, we will examine specific principles of teaching speaking and show how to adapt these principles in your classroom. Workshop led by David Chiesa, English Language Fellow.
Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Research Paper: ‘Web based Content-Based Writing’ Müfit Şenel
Language is context-sensitive, that is to say, an utterance becomes fully intelligible only when it is placed in its context. Therefore, the importance of meaningful context in language teaching becomes indispensible. Content-based Instruction is one of the approaches that emphasize this view since Content based Instruction (CBI) is a teaching method that emphasizes “learning about something” rather than “learning about language”. CBI emerges from the principles and moves beyond the communicative approach by creating a learning environment in which “…language is not a subject in its own right, but merely a vehicle for communicating about something else” (Nunan 1993).
Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Video: Reading Strategy: Handling Texts
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#7 | February 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 A Book Smarts Podcast featuring a helpful way to better understand what you read. I made this podcast for the Instructional Theory and Design class at Texas Tech University. The podcast was entered into the school-wide podcast tournament and was chosen a finalist for… Continue reading Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Video: Reading Strategy: Handling Texts
Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Video: TESOL/TEFL training: Teaching a Grammatical Structure
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#7 | February 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 The structure of a grammar lesson in a 10 minute video. Watch Louisa from Global English TESOL take students through the 2nd conditional from presentation to practice stage. There is more on teaching English grammar on our 20 hour online grammar course