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Vol. 5 Issue 33 – ‘Do You Use Newspapers in Your English Class Yet?’ by Eric Roth

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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#33 | September 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

Newspapers tell us the news, and inform us about how today is different from yesterday. They provide us with some clues and some information to help us better understand our rapidly changing world. They arrive at our homes, on our laptops, and in our libraries.

But what about our English classrooms? How often do you use newspapers in your ESL classes?

Newspapers allow students to expand their vocabulary, follow current events, and deepen their understanding of our rapidly changing world. As a former journalist, teaching English with newspapers and magazines seems absolutely natural. My standard homework requires students to select, read, summarize, and evaluate an article of their choice and bring to class for a discussion.

Students provide the basic background information:

Title author
publication date
length # of sources:
List five new or important vocabulary words: (more…)

Vol. 5 Issue 33 – Conference: ‘2013 Annual Conference on Education Innovation’, Japan, November 21-23

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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#33 | September 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

The Annual Conference on Education Innovation (ACEI 2013) will be held in OKINAWA, Japan during November 21-23,ACEI 2013 is a dynamic, three-day convergence of industry leaders, visionaries, entrepreneurs, investors, and activists.

The Annual Conference on Education Innovation (ACEI 2013) will be held in OKINAWA, Japan during November 21-23,ACEI 2013 is a dynamic, three-day convergence of industry leaders, visionaries, entrepreneurs, investors, and activists who are truly and deeply passionate about education

The aim objective of ACEI 2013 is to provide a platform for researchers,academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Education.This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. (more…)

Vol. 5 Issue 33 – Conference: ‘Asian Conference on Multidisciplinary Research in Higher Education (ACMRHE 2013)’, Pasay, Philippines, November 26-28

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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#33 | September 9, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

Asian Conference on Multidisciplinary Research in Higher Education (ACMRHE 2013)

MANILA MARRIOTT HOTEL, PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES
November 26-28, 2013

You are invited to participate in the 2013 Asian Conference on Multidisciplinary Research in Higher Education (ACMRHE 2013).The Conference will be held from November 26-28, 2013 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines, co-hosted by the Philippine Association of Institutions for Research, Inc. Successful conferences of IAMURE had been staged at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel, Seoul, South Korea; Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City; JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia; Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore; JW Marriott Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand; Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu City Philippines; Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

CONFERENCE THEME

The theme of the ACMRHE 2013 is “Inventions and Research that Define Our Global Sustainability.” The objectives of the conference are to: (1) provide a forum for professional and student researchers across the world as means for dissemination and utilization of high impact multidisciplinary and institutional research; (2) nourish collaborations among researchers and institutions in the promotion and production of research; (3) recognize meritorious contributions of world inventors, researchers, and institutions; and, (4) promote quality research publications as credible sources of scientific literature. (more…)