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).

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Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Video: Reading Strategy: Handling Texts

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#7 | February 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036

A Book Smarts Podcast featuring a helpful way to better understand what you read. I made this podcast for the Instructional Theory and Design class at Texas Tech University. The podcast was entered into the school-wide podcast tournament and was chosen a finalist for the national podcasting tournament. (more…)

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Vol. 4 Issue 7 – Video: TESOL/TEFL training: Teaching a Grammatical Structure

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#7 | February 13, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036

The structure of a grammar lesson in a 10 minute video. Watch Louisa from Global English TESOL take students through the 2nd conditional from presentation to practice stage. There is more on teaching English grammar on our 20 hour online grammar course (more…)

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