Dear readers,

Greetings!

We are extremely happy to announce our July edition of the NELTA ELT Forum!

There are three articles of very different perspectives for this July issue.

Our first article is a study by D.N. Joshi on the use of technology in education in Nepal. It is called “ICT and ”. The study reflects on the teachers’ perceptions and on some challenges faced by them, and suggests that the use of technology is a need, but still teachers need some training on technology to be able to use it efficiently in the ESL/EFL classrooms.

Our second article entitled “National Conference of NELTA”, by Sarita Dewan, is a reflection about the NELTA Conference that was held in March 2019. The author gives a detailed overview of the keynote and plenary speeches, and shares some glimpses of the conference.

And the third article “Listening is not passive: A focus on listenership in backchannelling”, by Mirian Fuhr, in which the author makes use of the theory related to the Conversation Analysis to interpret extracts from a real everyday conversation, focusing on the role of the listener in the conversation.

Enjoy the readings!

For ease of access, the link for each article can be found below:

1. ICT and ELT Perspectives: Practices, Challenges And Motivation As An Impetus by D.N. Joshi.
2. National Conference of NELTA by Sarita Dewan.
3. Listening is not passive: A Focus on Listenership in Backchannelling by Mirian Fuhr.

We hope that the articles included in this issue may contribute to continuous education, reflection and future research.

You are all invited to write comments on the topics discussed in the articles.

Best regards,

from the NELTA EZINE  Issue Editorial Team,

Maricarmen Gamero and Mirian Führ