British Council TeachingEnglish 20 March 2013

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 20 March 2013        Regular readers will know that the TeachingEnglish website has hosted a number of Guest Writers. Why not have a look at our archive where you can find articles and blogs by ELT luminaries such as Adrian Underhill, Carol Read and Michael Swan. LearnEnglish Teens  Welcome to our website with material especially designed for teenage learners. LearnEnglish Kids Children can develop their English skills with topic-based games, songs, stories. LearnEnglish 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.      Premier Skills Communicate in two of the world's global languages - English and football  English Agenda The British Council's UK home for ELT and research Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!   This week we have news of an upcoming webinar - GenerationY and the implications that has for teaching. We also have news of a brand new teaching graduate scheme and the call for the 5th ELT Research Partnership scheme.   For the classsroom we have two more Jane Austen lesson plans and a special activity for Easter.   Enjoy!   Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC     Webinar - Adam Simpson - Engaging GenerationY with technology - 28th March 2013, 12pm UK time                  English teachers working with young learners recognize that such learners think and behave differently than those from previous generations. Welcome to Generation Y! Whereas Gen-Y has received much attention in the academic literature of many fields, this is not yet the case in ELT research. Adam's workshop addresses this shortcoming by explaining the nature of Gen-Y, while presenting teaching strategies aimed at engaging such learners. Read more English Teaching Graduate Scheme                   This new scheme from the British Council will help unemployed graduates (from the last three years) by subsidising successful applicants to study an intensive or part time Trinity CertTESOL or Cambridge CELTA course at a UK training centre which will give them the necessary basic qualifications to go abroad and work as an English teacher. Read more Playing Pride and Prejudice                    Jane Austen's texts have a history of being adapted to other media, especially because of the skilful way in which she deals with dialogue. This unit is designed to give students opportunities to explore Pride & Prejudice from a dramatic point of view. In terms of language, it focuses on how the author uses vocabulary to convey subtle meanings. Read more  Heroes and villains in Pride and Prejudice             This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the main characters in Pride and Prejudice in order to facilitate reading and some deeper analysis of the story. In terms of language, it focuses on word forms, mainly nouns and adjectives, to help students develop their paraphrasing skills. Read more British Council announces 5th ELT Research Partnership scheme                   The British Council is now inviting proposals for the 5th ELT Research Partnership scheme. Through this scheme we aim to promote partnerships between UK and overseas academic institutions, and to encourage and facilitate research that will impact on ELT practice around the world. Read more   Easter reading                 This is a simple reading task on the theme of Easter in the UK. It helps students learn about how this time is celebrated in the UK and reflect on special occasions in their own culture. Read more

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