British Council TeachingEnglish 20 November 2013

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 20 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. Online teacher training courses. Continue your professional development with our moderated and self-access training courses 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 feature a new blogpost - the power of post-it notes - from our blog of the month, Larissa's Languages. We also have two new research project papers funded by the British Council's English Language Teaching Research Awards.   For the classroom we have an article and activities to develop your younger and older learners' listening skills.   And don't forget our upcoming webinars on Special Educational Needs on 02 and 03 December!   Enjoy! Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC   Featured blog of the month for October                                    Our latest featured blogpost of the month is Larissa Albano's The power of post-it notes from her blog Larissa's Languages In her post, Larissa looks at three great ways simple post-it notes can be used with pre-teens, teens and adults. Read more    Portraits of inspiring English teachers in China and Indonesia by Martin Wedell and Martin Lamb                                    This paper investigates the nature of inspiring English language teaching, reporting on observations of English language classes in China and Indonesia.The research project received funding from the British Council's English Language Teaching Research Award. Read more Readers' cognitive processes during IELTS reading tests: evidence from eye tracking by Stephen Bax                                    This paper investigates readers' mental processes when taking reading tests. It will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners who are interested in the testing of reading skills. The research project received funding from the British Council's English Language Teaching Research Award. Read more Simulated immersion                                    I have often found that learners of all levels feel that there is inadequate time spent on listening in most language courses. Adult learners often complain that (sometimes) after years of study, they can't understand native speakers. This is partly because they do not receive adequate exposure to authentic texts in class. Read more Using LearnEnglish Kids for listening                               Why not use the songs, stories, videos, games and tongue twisters on LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your young learners? Here are some tips and ideas on how to use LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your classes. Read more  Active listening activities                              Students are often asked to listen to tapes or to their teacher talking, but it can be just as useful to encourage them to listen to each other in a more active way. Read more

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