E V O L V E S C H O O L: TeachingEnglish Newsletter 11May 2011

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Hello again! In this week's edition of the newsletter we've got a range of articles and activities from the world of ELT. There's news of two recent publications from the British Council which can both be downloaded from the TeachingEnglish website. The first is the EAQUALS core inventory for English which creates the basis for a core curriculum of English and the second publication is edited by Hywel Coleman and looks at the spread of Global English in developing countries.

There's something for you to take into class in the form of the 'Goodbye game' and there's plenty of contributions from our readers in the form of blog entries and comments. Also this week there is the first in a series of short videos from IATEFL in Brighton in which attendees give their opinions on a variety of topics. Why not let us know what you most enjoy about teaching by leaving a comment.

Best wishes,

Duncan
TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC

Goodbye game

This activity is great for last lessons of a course, but could be used in other contexts too. It is influenced by an idea from Headway Pre-Intermediate. No preparation is really necessary for this activity. However it might be useful to have the situations below prepared on the board in advance.

What do you enjoy most about being a teacher?

In the first of a series of interviews recorded at IATEFL in Brighton we ask delegates what they enjoy about teaching. Watch their replies, and let us know your own thoughts by posting your comments under the video.
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British Council | EAQUALS Core Inventory for General English

This project may be of interest to anyone involved in curriculum development. The downloadable brochure is the work completed on a British Council project to create a core curriculum based, in part, on the CEFR.
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Dreams and Realities: Developing Countries and the English Language

Global demand for English is continuing to grow. Governments increasingly recognise the importance of English to their economies and societies, and individuals see English as a tool that can help them to fulfil their personal aspirations.

Teaching vocabulary

Hello,my dear colleagues! I am from Azerbaijan and work at a secondary school in Baku - the capital of Azerbaijan. I have been working as an English teacher since 1990, and always try to learn news in the process of teaching. To my mind Games are important in teaching vocabulary and I use some of them.
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Social/community listening

Today I'd like to write about teaching listening. Listening generally is a very personal activity. What one actually listens and understands nobody knows unless it is articulated or people have ways to find out. Some people even go to the extent of telling listening as a 'passive' skill. But for a teacher of listening skills like me it is not and it never can be.
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