Do you speak Emoji | Q&A with Shaun Wilden

First of all, 🙏 to those that attended my webinar. I hope as well as learning a few things about emoji, you had as much fun as I did! The webinar was heavily reliant on audience participation and you certainly all got stuck in with your sharing, answering and questioning. There were a few things that I didn’t quite have the time to go into more detail with, so I’ll try and address them now.

Are ambiguous emojis good to use in class?

The hands together emoji is a good example of one of the main talking points that came up in the chat box during the sessions – the ambiguity of meaning. Is it ‘thank you’, ‘thankfulness’, ‘praying’, or ‘two hands high fiving’? (more…)

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Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘Exploring Learner Autonomy through Language Portfolio’ by Kiran Chauhan

How do you deal with the challenge of teaching Business English to people who are preparing, through their studies, to enter the global business environment? What kind of Business English do they need? Business communication skills are important, but studying business at degree level and beyond also requires learners to develop sophisticated reading and writing skills in order to deal with complex material on a wide range of topics, and to become familiar with key concepts and related vocabulary.

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Research Paper: ‘Learning Language Functions through Collaborative Video Creation: A Case in ESL context’ by Kiran Chauhan

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 11 | May 4, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Learning Language Functions through Collaborative Video Creation: A Case in ESL context Dr. Kiran I. Chauhan Assistant Professor…

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