E V O L V E S C H O O L: British Council TeachingEnglish 29 May 2013

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29 May 2013

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Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!

This week we have news of the 2013 ELTons winners! And the winners of the new ELT Masters Dissertation Award!

For the classroom we have a complete set of resources on Edinburgh, a listening activity for your elementary learners, and an article with some practical ideas on how to explore metaphors.

And finally, we have an upcoming webinar by Fiona Dunlop on how to effectively manage the integration of new teaching staff.

Enjoy!

Deb

TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC

ELTons 2013 winners

The British Council has announced the winners of the ELTons 2013. This year sees a diverse range of products winning a prestigious ELTon award. These include a professional development programme using low-cost mobiles phones for teachers in Bangladesh and DVD readers that bring British TV to the classroom.
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Winner of new award: ELT Masters Dissertation

The British Council is pleased to announce the winner of the new ELT Masters Dissertation Award for work with the best potential for impact on ELT practice. This award recognises and promotes the achievements of Masters students on UK universities Masters programmes. The scheme is an opportunity for institutions to promote their programmes and for recent graduates to establish themselves in the field.
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Kaleidescope - Edinburgh

The Edinburgh resource pack pack includes an original piece of writing by the author Ron Butlin and is called The Magicians of Edinburgh. There is also a simple movie with pre-viewing and follow-up tasks, teacher's notes with a suggested procedure and classroom worksheets for students.
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Exploring metaphors in the classroom

When our students listen to pop songs in English, browse web sites in English or watch movies in English they frequently meet language rich in its use of metaphors. Yet metaphors are often rather neglected in the classroom. So what kinds of metaphors should we teach, why should we teach them and how can we do so effectively?
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Elementary podcasts

This is a simple listening activity that can be used with adults and secondary groups, and is based on LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts. There is a lead-in activity that students can do in class and then a follow on task that can be done in class or set as homework.
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Integrating new teachers into an experienced staffroom - pleasure or pain. Thursday 30th May 2013, 11.30am UK time

Starting work in a new school can be daunting for any teacher and particularly difficult for less experienced teachers. Fiona Dunlop will cover areas of teacher induction and on-going training to monitor and guide the new teacher comfortably. In addition there will be tried and tested practical ideas for teachers and managers to take away and implement immediately.
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