Tales and children’s books are a rich resource of authentic linguistic input. Using a book while storytelling motivates children for extensive reading: they sometimes bring other books from the same collection or books on the same topic.
Working with stories, the students develop linguistic notions and become more skillful in using various grammatical categories and richer [...]
Tales and children’s books in teaching young learners
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Creativity and young learners
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Consider these behaviours?
Josh is a resident of a remote rural area. For the past three years he has been sitting on the porch of his dilapidates shack, knitting himself purple mittens with no thumbs. He talks to himself incessantly about everything he has ever seen or done. Is he creative?
Joseph is Josh’s neighbour. Joseph is [...]
English culture and education – a contribution to English language acquisition in Bulgaria – a cross-cultural analysis
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Aim:
In creating the image of a nation one can always rely on the traditions and customs in a particular group of people and in order to understand the attitude towards education, one should first scrutinize the meaning and importance of different aspects of the life of a nation. Intercultural analysis is a very complex matter [...]
Beauty in suggestopedic language teaching and learning
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Abstract: Suggestopedia is based on seven laws. One of them is Use of Classical Art and Aesthetics. The paper reflects on the importance of introducing students to the beauty of the target language and the culture of the people it represents.
Key words: suggestopedia, art, beauty, second language acquisition, catharsis, global-partial, seven laws of suggestopedia
Suggestopedia was [...]
Teaching terms effectively in ESP
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Abstract: The presentation is aimed at discussing some aspects of effective teaching of specialized vocabulary in ESP lessons. Problems of selecting, presenting and practicing terms will be approached from both theoretical and practical points of view. Examples and conclusions will be based on teaching military terminology to professionals at tertiary level.
INTRODUCTION
This paper aims at discussing [...]
Teaching vocational English: a two-way challenge
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
About the necessity of adequate growth in both- students and teachers:
A miss of effective motivating methods of teaching;
Main purpose of teaching Vocational English:
To acquire a system of knowledge for reading, receiving and sending information in English language, that is connected [...]
Is it difficult to make a listening test?
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Summary
It is not uncommon for EL teachers in Bulgaria to avoid testing listening comprehension for a variety of reasons. In this workshop participants are invited to consider some techniques which are not very demanding from the point of view of test construction, and are interesting and motivating for the learners. The activities are most suitable [...]
Beliefs about Language Learning Revisited
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
How have students’ beliefs about language learning changed after participating in Erasmus exchange programmes?
Some observations on teaching business translation to Bulgarian undergraduate students
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Abstract: The present-day needs of the translation market in Bulgaria make it necessary for the universities to introduce business translation courses in their curricula. The author of the present paper shares her experience of teaching business translation to undergraduate students at Veliko Turnovo University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Bulgaria. She describes the course objectives, [...]
Expressing diminutiveness in English – an overview based on fairytales
by BETA-IATEFL on 03/09/2010 in Publications
Introduction
This paper is concerned with diminutiveness – how it is expressed in English, and some specifics of forming and using diminutive forms in English. It presents a comparison between English and Bulgarian languages, using examples from two fairytales – “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Match-Seller” by Hans Christian Andersen.
I chose these two particular [...]
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