{"id":4376,"date":"2009-02-22T14:19:25","date_gmt":"2009-02-22T11:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/more\/?p=116"},"modified":"2009-02-22T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2009-02-22T11:19:25","slug":"eltweekly-issue10-worldwide-elt-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=4376","title":{"rendered":"ELTWeekly Issue#10, Worldwide ELT news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Educators teaching English should utilize literature as a tool\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>The Comment Factory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

TESL (Teaching English as a foreign language) books always try to be cool and update and reflective of the latest educational doctrines. But they are obviously composed by a bunch of middle aged didactic experts sitting in a room trying to figure out what the youth will like and and to find \u201ccool\u201d topics to discuss, completely forgetting what they used to think of people their age when they were young.<\/p>\n

The rise of high-tech and the importance of scientific subjects such as physics, chemistry and biology now means that English is often just being taught in order to serve the future ability of a student to read scientific, instructive books in English. English is perceived as an obstacle that a person must overcome or a mere functional tool to understand other subjects, as it is the lingua franca of our times. English is being taught not because it is a subject in of its own. But his is travesty. As Charlemagne said, \u201cTo speak another language is to possess another soul\u201d,<\/p>\n

Read the complete news item:\u00a0http:\/\/www.thecommentfactory.com\/educators-teaching-english-should-utilize-literature-as-a-tool-1919<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

English-learning students on rise – Freepress.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than 30 languages are spoken among the students of Mankato Area Public Schools.<\/p>\n

One out of every 25 students is enrolled in the district\u2019s English-language learner program \u2014 well over double the ratio of the 1998-99 school year.<\/p>\n

Read the complete news item:\u00a0http:\/\/www.mankatofreepress.com\/local\/local_story_046233059.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why are the British so bad at languages? – Telegraph.co.uk<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Times<\/em>\u00a0devotes a slightly pompous second leader to the question. (Don’t you think\u00a0Times<\/em>\u00a0leaders are miles better, by the way, since they moved to page two?) The\u00a0Thunderer<\/em>\u00a0chides us for our laziness, concluding: “Linguistic nationalism, like economic nationalism, is a recipe for recession”.<\/p>\n

Read the complete news item:http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/daniel_hannan\/blog\/2009\/02\/16\/why_are_the_british_so_bad_at_<\/a>language<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Valentine’s Day \/\u00a0Teaching\u00a0Material for the\u00a0English language – Teachersnews<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valentine’s Day is one of the most famous holidays in the world. It falls on February the 14th and is celebrated across the world. It is the traditional day for lovers to express their love to each other. They do this by sending Valentine\u2019s cards with romantic messages. It is common to leave the card unsigned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read the complete news item:http:\/\/www.teachersnews.net\/artikel\/sek__i\/englisch\/010367.php<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

TKT: Teacher, know thyself! – Arab News<\/strong><\/p>\n

JEDDAH: The British Council in Jeddah is to follow the success of the Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course with one for teachers who regularly encounter second language speakers.<\/p>\n

The Teacher Knowledge Test (TKT) is designed for teachers at all levels of experience who would benefit from a deeper understanding of the difficulties encountered by students who use English as a second language in a learning environment … The course delivers strategies and techniques specifically designed to improve both teaching quality and the student\u2019s learning experience.<\/p>\n

Read the complete news item:http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&section=0&article=118985&d=8&m=2&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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