The Systematic Teaching of Grammar:A Critique
by Cathbin Ayoob
From the writer: “The Systematic Teaching of Grammar: A Critique” is a piece that was written for my Peer Writing Consultant class, WRT 331. The assignment was rather open, we were to relate our experiences as a writing consultant to an area interest. I was inspired to [...]
In English, we use a lot of phrasal verbs. These are verbs with more than one part; the verb and one or two particles.
‘close down’ = to shut
We have closed down the small local branches and created bigger regional offices.The factory closed down in the 1970’s because it was too expensive to produce here.
‘fight against’ [...]
EAQUALS AGM and Conference: 23-25 April 2009
The 2009 EAQUALS AGM and Conference will take place between 23rd and 25th April in Istanbul. The event will be hosted by one of the Turkish Accredited members of EAQUALS, Istanbul Bilgi University’s English Language Programs Department who are actively involved in the planning and preparations as well.
Venue: [...]
What is TBL?
How often do we as teachers ask our students to do something in class which they would do in everyday life using their own language? Probably not often enough.
If we can make language in the classroom meaningful therefore memorable, students can process language which is being learned or recycled more naturally.
Task-based learning offers [...]
