ELTWeekly Volume 7

#IATEFL – Second language development in childhood: factors for success (OUP Blog)

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Post published:April 5, 2015
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[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]

Victoria Murphy says, “How children learn second languages has long interested me. Looking back, even from a very young age I was fascinated with the notion of bilingualism. As a child growing up in Ottawa, Canada I was fortunate in that I had very early second language instruction – indeed I was taught French as part of my pre-school and kindergarten education. When I was in grade 3 I recall that a very nice lady came into the class and told us that if we were interested in having all of our school day in French in grade 4, that we should take the letter she was distributing home to our parents and get them to sign it. I vividly remember how excited I was then at the prospect of speaking French for the whole day! (more…)

Penny Ur’s Video: How to get them to talk (when they don’t want to)

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Post published:March 30, 2015
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[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]

Catch up on this webinar from Cambridge University Press with Discussions and More author, Penny Ur.

Getting learners to talk in English is one of the most difficult challenges facing the teacher. One of the major reasons for this is that speaking – unlike listening, reading and writing – can only normally take place directly in interaction with an audience, in real time: so if you express yourself badly, hesitate, make mistakes – such failings are immediately exposed to the listener(s). Many learners feel uncomfortable and stressed in such a situation, even within a supportive classroom, and often prefer to keep quiet or use their mother tongue.

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Pauline Cullen’s Video: How To Improve Your Students’ IELTS Score

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Post published:March 30, 2015
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[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 9 | April 6, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]

The IELTS test is a high-stakes test taken by over 2 million candidates every year. This webinar from Cambridge University Press considers the problems faced by band 4 or 5 candidates who are preparing for the test and aiming to reach bands 6 or 7.

In this recording, Pauline Cullen looks at different strategies for both the classroom and for self-study so that test materials are less daunting and genuine progress is made, as well as introducing a new Cambridge title – The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS. (more…)