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Title :
ELT Matters 1 : Issues in English Language Learning and Teaching

Editors :
Jayakaran Mukundan, Dzeelfa Zainal Abidin and Anealka Aziz Hussin

Introduction :

5th Malaysia International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT). The articles are refreshing (as they are new) and would be a useful reference to practitioners as well as researchers in English Language Teaching. There are two volumes, each having its own focus areas. Volume 1 is ELT Matters 1: Issues in English Language Learning and Teaching, while Volume 2 is ELT Matters 2: Developments in English Language Learning and Teaching

Contents :

Learning of Maths and Science in English: Focus on Orang Asli
Ainun Rozana Mohd Zaid & Sheena Kaur Jaswant Singh

Looking at Some Teaching Strategies and Skills Found to Be Effective in Today's Classroom and How These Can Be Made More Effective
Jeyaraman Vadivelloo & Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo

Computer Assisted Learning of Paragraph Writing
Antonia Chandrasegaran

De-alienating Some English Verb Forms
Dulip Singh Ranjet Singh

Strategies to Propel Technical Students Towards Acquiring Oral Presentation Skills and Being Competent Speakers
Ena Bhattacharyya & Zullina Hussain Shaari

Rethinking the Teaching of Listening
Geraldine de Mello, Ramesh Nair & Rajasegaran Krishnasamy

Lateral Thinking in ESL Classrooms
Ghazali Mustapha

English Language Communication Workshop: Participants' Feedback and Its Pedagogical Implications to ELT Classrooms
Hairuzila Idrus, Shahrina Md Nordin & Chong Su Li

A Study on the Use of Monolingual Dictionaries: Implications for the Second Language Classroom
Paramjit Kaur

Language Learning in the VIrtual Classrooms: the Instructors' Perspectives
Pramela Krish, Wong Bee Eng

Task-based Approach as a Teaching Strategy in Promoting the Speaking Skin
Puteri Rohani Megat Abdul Rahim, Norlida Ahmad & Nuradyani Rosly

The Balanced Curriculum and Foreign Language Reading
Rob Waring

Gender Discourse: Are Teachers Aware of Gender Bias in Malaysian English Language Text Books?
Sanda Kumari d/o Chandran, Muhammed Shahriar Haque

Using NIE with University Students
Sharifah Sheha Binti Syed Aziz Baftim

Student Voices: What Do We Need British Received Pronunciation (RP) For?
Soraya Mohd Nashir & Foziah Shaari

Avoiding Motivation Alienation: AMA and Cikgu's Moves for Classroom Change
Stephen J Hall

Language Testing Using the Computers: a Friend or Foe to Examinees
Sumami Maulan

Web-based Language Learning Materials:
Demand or Need?
Supyan Hussin

Experiencing Teaching and Learnhig: Some 'De-alienating' Activities for English Language Teachers
Tan Bee Tin

How Alienated Are Our Students in the ESL Class?
Teh Chee Seng

Needs Analysis and Reading for Academic Purposes Materials
Wan Irham bin Ishak, Kedah Shameem Rafik-Galea & Shafinah binti Md Salleh

Principles for Designing English Language Web-based Tutorials Zuwati Hasim

Influence of Personality and Learning Styles on Engineering Students' Achievement in an English Course
Amir Yazid Ali, 'Norlida Ahmad, Shahabudin bin Hashim & Puteri Rohani Megat Abdul Rahim

An Evaluation of a Malaysian-based ESL Web Site
Mohamed Amin Embi, Azmi Abdul Latiff

Promoting and Sustaining Interest in Literature Among University Students Through Co-operative Learning
Norlida bt Ahmad, Nuradyani bt Rosly & Puteri Rohani Megat Abdul Rahim

Refine Ideas and Correct Grammar: the Value of Revision in ESL Writing
Siti Hamin Stapa, Shamshinor Mohd Salleh

Renegotiating the Divide: Approaching Moral Issues Through Literature
Simone Reutens

Using Computer-mediated Communication in Teaching ESL Writing: Techniques and Methods
Siti Hamin Stapa

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