Vol. 4 Issue 8 – ELT Webinar: ‘Spoken grammar/lexical approach’, March 15, 12.00 UK time

The BBC TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar on “Spoken grammar/lexical approach” with Hanna Kryszewska on March 15, 12.00 UK time.

Vol. 4 Issue 8 – TeachingEnglish Research Paper: Perceptions and Strategies of Learning in English by Singapore Primary School Children with Dyslexia

This paper presents research findings on the perceptions and feelings of primary school learners with dyslexia in Singapore regarding their learning of school subjects through English, together with how they use strategies to overcome some difficulties.

Vol. 4 Issue 8 – 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 8 – Video: Get the Gist – Comprehension Strategy

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

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

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).