TeachingEnglish Newsletter 22 June 2010

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 22 June 2010 Rania Jabr has been busy again updating her blog. This week she has posted her final comments on being a teacher. Why not let her know what you think? Read more Facebook Keep up to date with the latest updates on TeachingEnglish via our Facebook page.  LearnEnglish Kids Children can develop their English skills with topic-based games, songs, stories. LearnEnglish 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 the TeachingEnglish newsletter. In this week's instalment you'll find a brand new video tip about being a teacher and there's also a blog posting from our Guest Teacher Rania Jabr dealing with the same topic. Why not take the opportunity to let us know what you think about being a teacher by posting your thoughts on the website.   We are pleased to announce the ELTons 2011 call for entries which offers the chance to win 1000 pounds. As always we have a practical activity for you to use in your classroom and there's an article by Carol Read on the magic that is story time. Finally there's the opportunity to help a fellow teacher deal with the problem of students misbehaving in class.   Best wishes, TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC    Being a teacher The latest in our series of video tips is about being a teacher. What's important to you as a teacher? How do your students see you? See what Christine and her students say and leave your comments below. Read more The magic of story time Have you ever noticed children listening to a story so attentively that the classroom is completely quiet? Or have you ever noticed children participating in a story so actively that everyone in the class wants to contribute? If so, then you've witnessed the 'magic of story time'! Read more ELTons 2011 - call for entries! The UK Award for Innovation and the Cambridge ESOL International Award for Innovation reward published ELT products developed either in the UK or internationally. The Macmillan Education Innovative Writing Award, now in its second year, gives previously unpublished writers the opportunity to win a £1000 prize and a chance to develop their career in publishing through a mentoring programme supported by Macmillan Education.   Read More  Telephone wires A sentence is whispered around the circle of students. The last student to receive the message either says it aloud or writes it on the board. This can be a fun way to introduce a topic and activate schema at the beginning of a class. For example, for a class on food, whisper the question, "What did you have for lunch today?" Equally, at the end of a class it can be a nice way to revise structures or vocabulary from the lesson. Read More Final comments about being a teacher Teaching is the kind of job where learning and training never really end. One of the first lessons I learnt is that I don't always expect students to be the level I am told they are, and I make sure that my lessons can be modified/adjusted according to the students' true level and needs. Another lesson learnt is that it is impossible to anticipate every question. Read more Dealing with misbehaving students Students behaving badly is nothing new, but each year the problem seems to get worse, especially with teenage students. Being a student counsellor I have to deal with these things very often. Earlier it was students skipping classes, then it became text messaging and now a days with internet connected smart phones, students do unimaginable things. Read More

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