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| Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week we have a brand new guest writer Nicky Hockly. Check out her seminar and article on digital literacies. We also have an interesting paper on how teachers use the students' own language in the classroom and don't miss the second in our series of webinars on CPD for managers, Thursday 28 February. And, finally, why not try our Exercise Generator, all you need to do is sign in. Enjoy! Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC |
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|  | We are pleased to announce Nicky Hockly as our latest guest writer. Leading ELT authors such as Dave Willis, Mario Rinvolucri and Scott Thornbury have all spent time writing for TeachingEnglish, and on these pages you can find all their work in one place. |
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 | This workshop, with Nicky Hockly, provides an introduction to Digital Literacies. Nicky offers a useful insight to the different aspects of digital literacies and gives some practical tips for the classroom. View here Carol Read's workshop - The secret of working with children - can also be viewed here |
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 | It's a wired world. In our increasingly connected society new skills are needed. So-called '21st century skills' are making an appearance in curricula the world over as governments and educators recognise the need to educate children (and in many cases adults) in how to effectively navigate an increasingly digital world. Read more |
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| | Own-language use in ELT: exploring global practices and attitudes | |
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| | In this research paper Graham Hall and Guy Cook explore teacher attitudes to own-language use in the classroom. They conducted a global survey and interviews with practising teachers. They found evidence of widespread own-language use within ELT, and suggest that teachers' attitudes towards own-language use, and their classroom practices, are more complex than usually acknowledged. Read more |
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| | The British Council are pleased to announce the second webinar in our continuing professional development (CPD) series on our EnglishAgenda website. In this session Fiona Dunlop will explore ways of identifying what motivates the teachers you manage and how to encourage them to take ownership of their CPD in a way that will benefit not only the teacher but the organisation too. Read more |
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 | LingleOnline is providing the British Council with innovative technology to automatically generate in-context word lists, grammar, vocabulary and comprehension exercises for English Language teachers on the teachingenglish website. You simply need to sign in to use this great resource. Read more |
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