TeachingEnglish Newsletter 11 December 2009

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 11 December 2009 Alan Maley is still with us as Guest Writer and has published his first exclusive article on the benefits of extensive reading. Read more Language Assistants Find regular advice and classroom support for English language assistants. LearnEnglish Kids Children can develop their English skills with topic-based games, songs, stories. LearnEnglish Central Develop your English, with language games, downloads, stories and articles. BritLit The aim of BritLit is to help teachers from around the world to exploit English literature in the ELT classroom. Welcome to another TeachingEnglish newsletter. As Christmas approaches we still have plenty of new content in this week's edition. Alan Maley's first article is out now and looks at the multiple benefits of extensive reading. Feel free to leave him a comment with your own ideas.   Also in this month's newsletter we have: a new Brit Lit lesson based on a short story by Louise Cooper; an introduction to the new-look LearnEnglish Kids website; and news about the shortlist for the 2010 ELTons. As ever you can get involved by in the debate, by joining a discussion about what makes an excellent teacher. All the best, TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC Extensive reading: why it is good for our students... and for us. In this, the first of two articles for TeachingEnglish, Alan Maley considers the benefits extensive reading can bring to English language learners and teachers. He considers exactly what extensive reading is, why it is useful for teachers and also considers some of the drawbacks. Read more Chain Reaction All seems to be going well on the cruise ship when suddenly there is a most unusual disruption. Louise Cooper's very short story, previously unpublished, forms the basis of the latest kit for younger teens. You can download the Chain Reaction text, supporting activities and teacher notes.   Read more New LearnEnglish Kids LearnEnglish Kids is the British Council's website for children who are learning English as a second or foreign language. The activities are designed for learners to do at home, on their own, with friends or with their parents, although many parts of the site can also be used very effectively in a classroom situation too. Read more ELTons 2010 - shortlists announced The ELTons recognise and celebrate the most innovative and practical products in the field of English language teaching. New for 2010, The Macmillan Education Innovative Writing Award gives previously unpublished writers the opportunity to win a 1000GBP prize and have their work published. Read more Excellent teachers: Who are they? In the discussion initiated by me on whether a good teacher is a good actor Girishseshamani provoked my thinking of what makes an excellent teacher? What's the difference between good and excellent teacher(s)? Can we measure these qualities? Read more

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