E V O L V E S C H O O L: TeachingEnglish Newsletter 04 May 2011

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter

04 May 2011

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Welcome to this week's TeachingEnglish newsletter! If you're looking for something to take straight into the classroom why not have a look at our lesson plan that helps students practice talking about the future, or for younger learners you could have a look at our tips on the topic of 'transport'.

If your looking to interact with other members of the ELT community you can have a look at a blog entry which links to a video about changing educational paradigms, help a reader with a question about using stories in class or you can take part in our latest poll: Do you use action research in class.

Finally, if you're looking for some intellectual stimulation, there is an article by Jennifer Jenkins on the implications of global English to get you thinking.

Best wishes,

Duncan
TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC

Talking about the future

In this simple lesson students will have a chance to speak freely about different aspects of their future life, while the teacher guides them (with the students' help) to the best available grammar forms in order to do so.

Global English and the teaching of pronunciation

The emergence of so many different kinds (or 'varieties') of international English has caused a number of linguists to question the use of native speaker pronunciation models in the teaching of English. This article presents my research into the pronunciation of global English and gives some teaching implications.
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Do you do 'action research' in your classroom?

Many teachers believe that 'Action research' can help us to understand the way our students learn and how we can be more effective in aiding that process. Have you tried doing action research with your students?
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Changing Educational Paradigms - Sir Ken Robinson

I don't go along with everything Sir Ken Robinson says in this video clip - but based on his way of thinking about education I don't think he would want me to. In this talk he illustrates the curious relationship between ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and a rise in standardised forms of testing and moreover the consequences of children growing up in a digital world that has never been so stimulating.

Transport

This tip is a selection of vocabulary building activities based on the subject of transport. I have included several common types of transport as well as touching on some less common ones that might interest your learners such as hovercrafts and horses.
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Stories, stories.. how to use them efficiently in a classroom?

I'm a young teacher and I still have some problems with introducing stories to children. The most difficult thing is that in every story we have more than one character. And my question is - how to avoid saying - He says, Julie says, etc. and make it more interesting and motivating for students?
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