British Council TeachingEnglish 30 November 2011

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 30 November 2011 Gavin Dudeney, co-author of How to Teach English with Technology, is just one of the writers to have appeared in our regular series of Guest Writers. 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 and welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter. First up we have a blog posting from out editor Rob Lewis looking at ten ideas for mobile learning. If your students have 'smartphones' or other mobile devices there will be some useful tips for you to try in the classroom. We are pleased to announce the release of a brand new set of posters from TeachingEnglish which not only look great in your staffroom but also contain handy tips, ideas and activities for lessons. This week's featured lesson looks at the topic of paintings and has students discussing their favourites. There's also a discussion based lesson that looks at the role of women in the modern world.  Enjoy! Duncan TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC Ten ideas for mobile learning As mobile phones become increasingly sophisticated, connected and available, we now have a new set of tools available for us and learners to use in (and outside) the classroom. And yet just 6 or 7 years ago I was telling learners to switch off their phones in the class!   Read more  Staffroom posters Download this series of seven TeachingEnglish posters for your staffroom - great for last minute ideas in lots of different areas, such as pronunciation, speaking and listening and writing! Read more Paintings   What are the five best paintings in the world? In this lesson students read about well-known paintings and look at art vocabulary. They listen to a dictation to complete a text describing a painting. Students then write a short description of a picture they have seen and finish by making their own 'top five' lists. Read more      Learning English with dyslexia: a case study This paper presents research findings on the perceptions and feelings of primary school learners with dyslexia in Singapore regarding their learning of school subjects through English, together with how they use strategies to overcome some difficulties.               Read more Women in a man's world This class is based on the changing role of women in the work place in the UK. It includes a mime game for students to revise professions and asks students to discuss the role of women in the work place in their country.   Read more

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