#35, Slide Show: Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning
Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning View more documents from Alec Couros.
#35, Interview with Dr. S Mohanraj, EFL University
Dear readers,
We are very happy to mark the beginning of this ELT Experts Interview Series. Today we have with us Dr Sathuvalli Mohanraj of EFL University.
Dr S Mohanraj was born in Mysore and was educated there till he attained his postgraduate degree in English. Later he worked there for seven years and subsequently moved to Hyderabad for pursuing his research at CIEFL. He got his research degrees from this Institute before moving over to Gujarat where he worked for 12 years in an ELTI (H M Patel Institute of English Training & Research). Later he joined the CIEFL (Now EFL University) as a member of its faculty in the year 1993 and has been working there since. At present he heads the department of training and development and coordinates the teacher training programmes for domestic and international participants. (more…)
#35, Article: Developing Communicative Language Skills
- Developing Communicative Language Skills
by Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi
Developing communication skills is not only the responsibility of language teachers but also subject teachers. Classrooms are set up for the purpose of communicating ideas and not to impose our ideas on young and growing minds. Teaching has to be innovative, dynamic, and most of all interactive. Teachers plan academic/language games to develop communicative skills in their Learners. These language activities are organised with the help of Course books so that they are well integrated with the Reading texts. (more…)