British Council TeachingEnglish 28 September 2011

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 28 September 2011 Our new guest writer series will start in October 2011 with Luke Meddings. English 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.  Hello again! In the TeachingEnglish newsletter this week are two lesson plans that will work well with both teenagers and adults. The first looks at ebooks and whether you and your students think they are a good or a bad thing. The second comes from our series of plans focusing on the London 2012 Olympics and asks why certain sports aren't included. You can also find information about the latest in our series of mini courses for teacher associations, find out about the second edition of In English Digital and finally join in the celebrations for 25 years of the BRAZ-TESOL group. All the best,   Duncan   TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC Ebooks          Are you for or against electronic books? In this lesson, students read about the advantages and disadvantages of electronic books. They look at language for essay writing and the informal language of blog comments. Students have 'for or against' discussions on various topics.     Read more  Why isn't my favourite sport included?  In this lesson students learn about the range of sports that now feature in the Olympic and Paralympic games and those that don't. They learn what it takes to have a sport selected and why some sports are dropped. They make a case for the inclusion of a sport that currently doesn't feature. Read more In English Digital issue 2   The second edition of In English Digital is now available. Written for teachers of English by teachers of English, it has a special focus on the world of Portuguese speaking countries (CPLP) but will be of interest to teachers anywhere in the world. It contains a mixture of practical ideas and theoretical discourse, and this edition has a special feature on teaching English in Angola. Read more       25 years of BRAZ-TESOL - let's celebrate!   It's been a while since my last post... You can blame it on a long real holiday after several years of working holidays, all the excitement and demands of a new academic year, and finally the preparations for celebrating 25 years of BRAZ-TESOL, which is the focus of this post.         Read more Mini courses for teacher associations   We have added a new course to our page for teacher associations: How to organise a face-to-face training programme. It's free, though you have to register to take the course. Watch this space for more news on courses to support teacher associations and networks!            Read more

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