Kenneth Beare, About.com ESL Guide, has posted an informative article titled “Graphic Organizers in ESL”.
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Vol. 4 Issue 18 – Research Paper: ‘In Search of Swaraj in ELT Class-rooms: Translation, Indian Literatures and English’ by Tushar Vyas
Away from ELT theories propounded by the western theorists, the paper aims at studying the scenario of English language teaching in Gujarat and India. While the paper emphasizes the need for English language, it addresses issues related to learner, learning, content and culture and searches for alternatives of culturally loaded English literature taught in Indian class-rooms by the name of English language learning.
Vol. 4 Issue 18 – ELTWO Research Paper: Using Blogs to Practice Grammar Editing Skills’ by Christopher Harwood
This paper reports on the pedagogic reasons for using blogs as a learning aid and how blogging was integrated into a curriculum at the National University of Singapore to support the learning of grammar editing skills of music students.
Vol. 4 Issue 18 – BBC TeachingEnglish Article: Using poems to develop productive skills
The TE editor says, “You and your students might already enjoy reading and listening to poetry in your own language and perhaps in English too. Poems are, after all, authentic texts….
Vol. 4 Issue 18 – Video: Language and the Mind Revisited – The Biolinguistic Turn
UC Berkeley presents the The Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lecture series, featuring linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky. Chomsky examines biolinguistics – the study of relations between physiology and speech.
Vol. 4 Issue 18 – About.com Video: Vocabulary for Business Letters
The About.com ESL team says, “Writing a business letter can be intimidating for an English learner. Watch this About.com video to learn some common English phrases to help you write a successful letter”.
Vol. 4 Issue 18 – Webinar: Dealing with challenging learners
TeachingEnglish team says, “What is a challenging learner? Why do some learners challenge us more than others? How can we understand challenging behaviour in a different way so that we can teach these learners better in the classroom? This webinar will address these questions and explain the effects of loss, trauma, violence and neglect on the brain, learning and behaviour”.
Vol. 4 Issue 18 – Book Of The Week: ‘Interact’ by Bob Jones & David Coulson
We all tell stories. We tell simple stories, and we tell long stories. We tell stories to friends, classmates, parents, and acquaintances. We talk about things we have done, or repeat stories we have heard from other people. We like to tell stories, and we like to listen to stories.
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 17
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#17 | April 23, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: What is Special About Language? Book Of The Week: Easy English for Busy People Article: ‘Using Graphic Organizers as Study Guides’ by Kenneth Beare ELTWO Research Paper: ‘Motivation through Autonomy: A Case Study at a Japanese University’ by Richard Miles BBC TeachingEnglish Article: Vocabulary… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 17
Vol. 4 Issue 17 – Article: ‘Using Graphic Organizers as Study Guides’ by Kenneth Beare
Kenneth Beare, About.com ESL Guide, has posted an informative article titled “Graphic Organizers in ESL”.