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Managing group and pair work in the ELT classroom: some key points to consider
By Joanna Nifli (MA TEFL/CELTA certified EFL instructor) http://joannanifli.com This blog post will: group work Promoting learner creativity A lesson that is relevant and meaningful to our learners will most definitely help increase their willingness to participate. Promoting learner creativity will also kill boredom and boost their motivation. We must give them theContinue reading “Managing group and pair work in the ELT classroom: some key points to consider”
The role of discourse and phonology in promoting foreign language teaching: focus on intonation
By Joanna Nifli (MA TEFL/CELTA certified EFL instructor) http://joannanifli.com In this blog post we look at intonation, the area of phonology which discourse analysis has thrown most light on. The aim is to raise teachers’ awareness on how intonation relates to the surrounding discourse, especially how a speaker’s choice of tonic stress, prominence andContinue reading “The role of discourse and phonology in promoting foreign language teaching: focus on intonation”
Spoken texts and the language classroom: Comparing spoken and written discourse
According to Burns (2001: 124), the teaching of speaking in foreign language learning is still largely based on ‘idealised’ spoken texts, which are designed specifically for the language classroom and are generally in the form of scripted dialogues developed from the writers’ intuitions about spoken interaction. This state of affairs has both its advantages andContinue reading “Spoken texts and the language classroom: Comparing spoken and written discourse“
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