Tip of the week: Use Phonic Games to Help Children Internalize the Phonic System Video: Picture Stories for ESL (TESOL) News: British Council launches mobile apps Article: Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes Research Paper: Teaching how to present ‘Opinions and Views’ to develop Independent rhetorical writing in the Students of Professional [...]
Dear friends, I am taking a short vacation for next two weeks, so the issue# 60 of ELTWeekly will be published on Monday June 14. enjoy, Tarun
Greta Jackson, a British expert in the teaching of reading has recently launched a set of 20 phonics games. These games help the children internalize the phonic system and learn to read faster. This is mainly for children at the nursery and primary level. To watch videos of the game in action and to see [...]
I consider the greatest problem facing me as a language teacher is knowing how to motivate my students: how to get them past the hurdle of seeing learning English as just another academic subject, to regarding it as developing a communication tool that will be useful for them throughout their lives. Over the last years [...]
You can now point your English students in the direction of some new, free mobile applications for iPhone/iPod Touch and Android – or maybe give them a go yourself? On iTunes you’ll find Elementary Podcasts, Big City Small World, and MyWordbook, the first two being based on materials on the new LearnEnglish site. Meanwhile on Android [...]
Watch this video to learn how Antonio Graceffo uses ALG, Automatic Language Growth theory, to teach English in Taiwan. ALG is a listening based second language acquisition theory developed by Dr. J. Marvin Brown, an American Linguist. The method is currently being employed in Bangkok, where David Long heads a Thai language program, while furthering [...]
Teaching how to present ‘Opinions and Views’ to develop Independent rhetorical writing in the Students of Professional Courses by Dr. K. Madhavi Reddy, Sr. Asst Professor of English, CVR College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatan, Hyderabad In the present context of teaching/ learning reading and writing in L2 instruction, most often it is observed that the professional students have necessary [...]
English Language Communication Skills Laboratory for Engineering Students: Syllabus, Objectives, Advantages and the Role of Teacher by A. RAMESH BABU Abstract: English Language Communication Skills Laboratory, a course for undergraduate engineering and technology students studying at colleges affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, India was introduced in August 2005. The main objective of [...]
The effect of gender on error correction: An SLA perspective by Ehsan Rasaei Abstract A substantial body of research has recently focused on different aspects of classroom interaction and its role in language acquisition. Different researchers have provided theories to account for mechanisms involved in learner-learner as well as teacher-learner interactions in the classrooms. Such [...]
