E V O L V E S C H O O L: British Council TeachingEnglish 17 May 2012

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17 May 2012

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Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter. This week we're pleased to inform you that Luke Meddings, 2010 ELTons winner and co-author of 'Teaching Unplugged: Dogme in English Language Teaching', will be blogging all about the ELTons in the run up to the awards and beyond. You may also be interested in our article about the 2012 Language Learner Literature Awards. Read the story and then cast your vote.

Have you looked at our Facebook page recently? Fiona Mauchline, winner of the TeachingEnglish featured Blog of the Month award and expert in teaching teenagers, will be helping to host our Facebook online chat this week. What's the best pathway for you to develop as a teacher? Read the article on continuing professional development for ideas on career directions.

For your classes this week we have a lesson about gymnastics as an Olympic Sport to get your students in the mood for the London 2012 Games. Jo Budden shares lots of practical ideas on ways to encourage the whole class to work together in her article on circle games.

Bye for now,

Sally

TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC

Vote for the 2012 Language Learner Literature Awards

Every year, the Extensive Reading Foundation recognizes the best new works of language learner literature in English. From the fifteen finalists chosen by the judges, the ERF will select one winner in each of five categories taking into account the votes and comments of students and teachers of English worldwide.

ELTons 2012 - Blog by Luke Meddings

Starting on the 16th May, Luke Meddings, 2010 ELTons winner and co-author of 'Teaching Unplugged: Dogme in English Language Teaching', will be blogging all about the ELTons in the run up to the awards and beyond. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in central London on 23 May 2012, with this year's guest presenter Scott Thornbury.
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Facebook online chats

Have you seen our Facebook page? Fiona Mauchline, winner of the TeachingEnglish featured Blog of the Month award and expert in teaching teenagers, will be helping to host our Facebook online chat this week. See the TeachingEnglish Facebook page to find out about our live chats and more.

Gymnastics

In this lesson students learn about gymnastics as an Olympic Sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport, practise their scanning reading skills, take part in a discussion and work on pronunciation.

Circle games

Circle games are a great way to encourage the whole class to work together. They also provide an often welcome change in working pattern. They are mostly used with young learners, but teenagers will play them and so will the right kind of adult class: one that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Continuing professional development

You are on a journey as a teacher of English. But where do you want to go? What do you need to do to get there? What's the best pathway for you? Watch the video, then select the stage you're at to find out ideas to help you develop as a teacher.
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