British Council TeachingEnglish 02 February 2012

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 01 February 2012 We are very pleased that Carol Read, the author of 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom and one of our favourite Guest Writers will be back on TeachingEnglish next week. 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! It's a busy week on the TeachingEnglish site as we prepare for the arrival of our latest Guest Writer Carol Read and keep up with all the contributions from the tireless writers in our blogathon. We also have the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens to prepare for! We've still found something from the archives for the busy teacher to try in the classroom, this week it's a lesson plan based on the story 'The Emperor's new clothes' by Hans Christian Andersen. We also have an article from Michael Swan on using texts constructively an invitation to join an online discussion about ESP. Enjoy! Duncan  TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC Dickens!   Next week we will be celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens! In preparation for this we have been creating teaching materials based on Dickens texts. Over the next week, we will also be live-streaming an event from the UK on this site, with Jeremy Harmer and Steve Bingham. Read more  TeachingEnglish Radio   Originally developed for radio, this series of programmes and accompanying worksheets covers topics of teacher development such as lesson planning and working with large classes. You can listen to the programmes online and download the materials.  Read more Using texts constructively: what are texts for? Text use may seem a dull topic after all the exciting matters that other guest writers have dealt with recently. However, language learning is, after all, learning language, not just doing fun things with it. And texts - by which I mean the relatively short spoken and written passages that come in textbooks and other teaching materials - can, if they are used properly, play an important part in the learning process. Read more ESP SIG and TESOL ESP IS online discussion TESOL ESP IS and IATEFL ESP SIG would like to invite ELT professionals from around the work to embark on a first joint online discussion titled English for Specific Purposes (ESP) around the world in academic and occupational contexts. In order to register and participate, please visit the TESOL Community site here. Read more Using stories in the classroom This lesson is aimed at lower intermediate students. It could be adapted for use with higher and lower levels. This particular lesson uses an adapted version of 'The Emperor's new clothes' by Hans Christian Andersen, but other stories can be used in the same way. Read more Building Group Dynamics in the Class (Part 1) In my previous post I wrote about the journey of teachers becoming a group. Now it's time for reflecting on ways of maintaining group dynamics in the class. In the initial group formation period as a teacher I try to establish a non-threatening sense of a class identity and a learning community. Read more

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