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#100, Article: ‘Emotional Intelligent (EI): The Need of the Hour’ by Shoba Rao

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ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#100 | October 3 | ISSN 0975-3036

What is Emotional Intelligence (EI)?

Emotional quotient (EQ) or Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the way we understand and shape how we think, feel and act (Corrie, Catherine, 2009). These are soft skills unlike hard skills or intelligent quotient (IQ) which are important for professional and personal success.

Though Emotional Intelligence can be traced back to Darwin’s work, ‘The expression of the emotions in man and animals’ (1872) ,but it was first coined by Wayne Leon Payne (1985) in his doctoral thesis, ‘A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence’. Further, Emotional intelligence came into the limelight with the publication of the bestseller ‘Emotional intelligence’ by Daniel Goleman (1995). According to him Emotional Intelligence can be honed through focus and self awareness brought about by Emotional Intelligence Training. This is the reason why there are many corporate firms that spend a lot of money on soft skills training for their employees. Besides, there are other prominent psychologists such as Howard Gardner, Peter Salovey and Jack Mayer who have done useful work on Emotional intelligence. (more…)

#100, Article: ‘Top Tips for Teaching Business English’ by Nadia Zehni

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It’s a common misconception that teaching Business English is a lot more difficult that teaching general English. Granted it will take a bit more research depending on what business sector your students are from, but preparation is the key to seeming confident and knowledgeable in front of your students. The following tips should help you feel more prepared when you take on a Business English class for the first time. 1. English Needs Assessment Before you start any course I highly recommend a needs assessment session in the first lesson. Not only will it break the ice and get people talking, it’s also imperative to find out what the students are hoping to achieve from the course. This way, with the information you have collected you can pick out interesting lessons in the books (instead of following it from Chapter 1 all the way through). For example, one group I taught was mostly secretaries and admin staff so they wanted to focus on phone conversation skills and email writing. (more…)

#100, ‘EnglishClub.com’ Article: ‘Teaching Multi-Level Classes’

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The latest ‘EnglishClub.com’ article is titled “Teaching Multi-Level Classes”.

Multi-level classrooms are as varied as the students in them. Most often, they include students who communicate in English at a variety of different levels. (more…)