Vol. 4 Issue 8 – Video: Get the Gist – Comprehension Strategy
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Demonstration of the Get the Gist comprehension strategy. Key concepts: 1. Using Get the Gist enables students to sort…
Vol. 4 Issue 8 – Video: The Truth About Teaching English (ESL) in South Korea
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Before you go to South Korea to teach English (ESL), here are some things that you should know. Private…
Vol. 4 Issue 8 – ELT Webinar: ‘Thinking skills’ on February 21, 12.00 UK time
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#8 | February 20, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036
The BBC TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar with Rod Bolitho on February 21, 12.00 UK time.
Rob Lewis says, “Most people think of a language as having four main skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Good performance in any of these skills, however is dependent on clear thinking, and attention to this needs to be built into every language course. In this webinar I will be focussing on some of the reasons why thinking is not always built into language classes and some of the things that teachers can do to encourage their learners to think more critically and more effectively. (more…)