ELT Articles and Research Papers

Vol. 5 Issue 15 – Research Paper: ‘Perceptions of In-Service Teachers Regarding Technology Integrated English Language Teaching’ by Aslı Lidice Göktürk Sağlam & Semih Sert

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Post published:April 28, 2013
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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#15 | April 29, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

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Technology is changing paradigms in education rapidly and teachers are caught unguarded due to lack of professional training in this aspect. This study reflects the perceptions of nine ELT [EnglishLanguage Teaching] instructors with M.A TEFL degrees and with over six years of professional experience. Despite the lack of formal professional training as part of their pre-service teacher education, these instructors need to cope with the demands of this transition in daily implementation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, open-ended questionnaires and field notes. An inductive analysis approach was used to analyze the data and emergent patterns of data were used to develop coding categories. Results indicated that respondents held positive views about the role of educational technology for enriching language instruction. (more…)

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 14

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:April 21, 2013
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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#14 | April 22, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Curiosity – Facilitating a Learner Centered Classroom Video: Teaching with Technology – Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Experimenting with…

Vol. 5 Issue 14 – Research Paper: ‘Teaching English through Open Non-Formal Education (ONFE) in Bangladesh with an Effective Integration of ICT to Support Learning’ by Rahman, Md. Mizanoor; Panda, Santosh

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Post published:April 20, 2013
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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#14 | April 22, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

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The program entitled “English in Action (EIA)”, 9 year period DFID funded project in Bangladesh, was launched in 2008, for the desire to bring a change in the learning of English language. EIA works to reach a total of 25 million primary and secondary students and adult learners through communicative language learning techniques and the use of ICT, textbooks and supplementary materials in an innovative way. The project has been running, with the help of BBC World Service Trust and BBC Learning English, the program entitled “BBC Janala”, an initiative that is providing English language lessons to citizens via their mobile phones as part of the wider English in Action program in Bangladesh. Survey research found that women are particularly interested in learning by mobile (especially given its “any time, any place” nature). That means, it is absolutely being implemented as a non-formal education (NFE) under the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode what is known as Open Non-formal Education (ONFE). (more…)