Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Teaching of English to rural students through games’ by T. Bhaskar David

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Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Article: ‘Indian Education System and English Language Teaching’ by Akshay Shingare & Padmavat Nirmala Shivram

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#11 | March 25, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

Abstract

English is mostly taught in India as a Second language. But As a Student, it was found that maximum schools and college students are considering English as a subject not a language. And this is the main reasons of errors in English for Indian Pupil. There must be the same way of teaching English as a mother-tongue. First meaning then grammar means L-S-R-W not L-R-S-W. Present paper deals with all this factors and right path of teaching English in the class-room by teacher. (more…)

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Vol. 5 Issue 11 – Research Paper: ‘Readers Theatre: Improving Oral Proficiency in a Japanese University EFL Course’ by Patrick NG & Esther Boucher-Yip

Improving oral proficiency in the EFL classroom is usually a major goal for most EFL instructors. One effective approach in teaching oral skills is the use of drama called Readers Theatre (RT). It is a presentational performance based on principles and techniques of oral interpretation which seeks to entertain, instruct and persuade (Adams, 2003).

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