ELTWeekly Issue#83

#82, Video: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Module 13, Peer Observation in Teaching Practices

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:February 18, 2011
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Classroom observation can take different forms. The two most common are: 1. Summative observation, in which another teacher or an administrator observes the class. The purpose for this is evaluative…

#83, Word of the week: Direct method

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The direct method of teaching was developed as a response to the Grammar-Translation method. It sought to immerse the learner in the same way as when a first language is…

#83, Opinion: Do Teachers Have the Right to Blog?

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"One of our brethren has been released from his teaching position due in part to the reflective teacher writing that he posts anonymously on his teacher blog. Instead of being…