British Council TeachingEnglish 06 November 2013

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 06 November  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, Adrian Holliday 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 a brand new guest writer, Kieran Donaghy. Check out his workshop and article on using short films to promote creativity and communication.   We also have a new link for you to try - Kahrds, news of a livestream seminar on Tuesday 12th November which you can register for now, and the 2nd EnglishAgenda podcast.   For the classroom this week we focus on listening skills. Try our lesson plan and find out about Wales.    And finally, don't forget the MacMillan online conference from Monday 11th to Friday 15th November and our 'Writing Skills for Exam Practice' webinar  on Thursday 14th November!    Enjoy! Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC   Kieran Donaghy - Short and sweet: Using short films to promote creativity and communication                                    In this workshop, Kieran explores how short films can be used in the classroom. He looks at how we can use short films to promote creativity, and both oral and written communication by doing communicative activities based around a variety of short films. Read more     Short and sweet: Using short films to promote creativity and communication                                    We are now living in the age of the moving image. The advent of the digital revolution and the Internet, the proliferation of mobile devices, which allow us to easily and proficiently capture moving images; the introduction of inexpensive, accessible and user-friendly editing tools; and the emergence of distribution sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, have changed the way moving images relate to society, education and language learning forever. Read more   Kahrds                                     Kahrds is an interactive learning website which teachers can use for creating class or chapter notes, games, flashcards and tests. Read more Voices and Images from the First World War - Livestream Tuesday 12 November 1900-2030                                  Lucinda Hawksley will look at the language and images employed by British journalists, propagandists and artists during the First World War. This lecture will look at the vision of war that those in Whitehall wanted to be portrayed - as well as that which was created by those at the front line. Register now! Read more    Getting to know Wales                            This lesson is part of a series of plans based on interviews with people from around the UK. It focuses on developing students' knowledge of a part of the UK, as well as practising their vocabulary and listening skills. It also aims to help their ability to take notes while listening to quite a challenging audio script. Read more EnglishAgenda podcast: Dr Maggie Sokolik talks about MOOCs                                      In the second EnglishAgenda podcast we talk to Dr Maggie Sokolik about a new and innovative massive open online course or MOOC aimed at developing writing skills specifically for English language learners. Read more

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