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Burton, Graham – ELT Journal, 2022
The commonly used categorical system for conditionals (zero, first, second, and third) has been repeatedly demonstrated to be inadequate because it is unable to account for many conditional types attested in actual usage. ELT coursebooks and pedagogic grammars are criticized for ignoring the evidence and persisting with its use, but the reality…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Descriptions
Kiczkowiak, Marek – ELT Journal, 2021
In recent decades there has been a growing interest in the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), for example identifying the lingua franca core (LFC), or pronunciation features important for intelligibility in ELF contexts. While some analyses of course books (CBs) have shown ELF research findings are not yet reflected in these materials, few…
Descriptors: Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Watson Todd, Richard; Rangsarittikun, Ronnakrit – ELT Journal, 2022
The English as a lingua franca (ELF) and languaging research areas have challenged the norm that the goal of ELT is to teach a standardized language. This article reports on a course following the principles of ELF and languaging where the goal is to support students to use and grow their existing repertoire of resources to do things in English.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Hughes, Stacey Holliday – ELT Journal, 2019
This article responds to Jordan and Gray's critique of the global coursebook and the call to have open, critical discussions about coursebook use in light of SLA research (Jordan and Gray 2019). I?make a case for why the assumptions made about what constitutes a global coursebook are too narrow. I?also dismiss the idea of one type of global…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Criticism, Language Research, Second Language Learning
Anderson, Jason – ELT Journal, 2017
This article charts the chequered history of the PPP model (Presentation, Practice, Production) in English language teaching, told partly through reference to articles in "ELT Journal." As well as documenting its origins at the dawn of communicative language teaching (and not in audiolingual approaches, as some have suggested), I chart…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Models
Anderson, Jason – ELT Journal, 2015
This article argues that the most commonly used lesson plan pro formas in language teacher education are inappropriately premised on an outcomes-based approach to teaching, one that is in conflict with what we know about how languages are learnt and how experienced teachers teach. It proposes an alternative, affordance-based approach to lesson…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Nicholas, Allan – ELT Journal, 2015
While concept-based instruction (CBI), grounded in sociocultural theory, has been the subject of increased attention in recent years, it is still a relatively unknown methodology in language teaching contexts. In this approach, the emphasis is on helping learners develop a deep, conceptual understanding of a skill or knowledge area, so that this…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Speech Acts, Classroom Techniques
Hunter, James – ELT Journal, 2012
A major issue that continues to challenge language teachers is how to ensure that learners develop accuracy and complexity in their speaking, as well as fluency. Teachers know that too much corrective feedback (CF) can make learners reluctant to speak, while not enough may allow their errors to become entrenched. Furthermore, there is controversy…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Speech Communication, Language Fluency, Second Language Learning
Moser, Jason; Harris, Justin; Carle, John – ELT Journal, 2012
This article reports on a teacher-talk training course for Japanese primary school teachers, who are preparing to teach "communicative English" for the first time. The article argues that teacher-talk training is important for communicative classes with young students because most of the input and interaction is by default teacher…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries

Hill, Kent A. – ELT Journal, 2003
Responds to an earlier article that illustrated how metaphorically applying chaos and complexity theory to language teaching, second language acquisition, and the observed lesson can alter perspectives about how these things are viewed. Suggests that chaos and complexity theory could also help see the following areas in a new light: syllabus…
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Classroom Observation Techniques, Course Descriptions, Grammar

Morrow, Keith; Schocker, Maria – ELT Journal, 1993
Discusses current theme in education, finding methodology for inservice courses through which skills and attitudes of teachers can be appropriately developed. Attempts to help teachers develop awareness of process by which learning takes place on an INSET course, to make process explicit to themselves and, in doing so, make this awareness…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Data Collection, Inservice Teacher Education

Dornyei, Zoltan; Thurrell, Sarah – ELT Journal, 1994
Topics for conversation courses include conversational rules and structure, conversational strategies, functions and meaning in conversation, and social and cultural contexts. The direct teaching of conversational skills involves adding specific language input, increasing the role of consciousness raising, and sequencing communicative tasks…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Course Content, Course Descriptions

Assinder, Wendy – ELT Journal, 1991
Describes a practical experiment in which students prepared video materials to present to each other, the aim being to develop student autonomy in learning, class participation, motivation, and accuracy. The student feedback confirmed the success of the experiment; the rationale for this success is presented. (14 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, English (Second Language), Instructional Innovation

Silva, Tony; And Others – ELT Journal, 1994
This paper examines the context, content, and practices of a writing course developed especially for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) graduate students at Purdue University. It also reports faculty and students reactions toward the course and its requirements. (17 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes