[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 11 | April 14, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]

Teaching is a highly skilled and complex profession geared up for challenges.

Teachers of today in the Digital Age, unlike yesteryears,  are indeed in an influential scenario. They are called for,  to develop a series of attributes for their practice in relation to pedagogy, content, student sophistication, and their aptitude to engage  students in manifestation. It is in this course of action the students mould themselves assisted by their educator to become attuned for the ever evolving Digital planet.  Through reflective narrative, a tertiary educator can organize  in examining  to engage, explore, experience and exemplify  her  fitting role as an educator of the Digital Age, accomplishing to employ variations in approach and strategy.  (more…)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 10 | March 31, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]

This activity works great with large groups because it requires the use of all four language skills in an exciting, interactive, and low-pressure competition (Norris, 1993). In addition, it works best in a classroom with movable tables and chairs. This type of activity also works well with activating the language skills that false-beginners have studied, but rarely have the opportunity to practice (see Helgesen, 1987; Norris, 1993).

Quick Guide

Key words: Group work, communicative, dictation, four-skills

Learner English level: All

Learner maturity level: All

Preparation time: 10-15 minutes

Activity time: Depends on number of students and materials

Materials: Text material printouts. (more…)