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| Welcome to the last of our 2013 TeachingEnglish newsletters! For the classroom this week we have Christmas lesson plans for your young learners and two new lesson plans to introduce Jane Austen's novels Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. We also have an interview with Martin Lamb about research into inspiring teachers and a seminar on the findings from this year's language trends survey. And finally, check out the Headway Scholarship competition and the British Council new online list of trained education agents around the world. Wishing all our subscribers a peaceful festive time and we will be back in the New Year with more exciting stories and resources. Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC |
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 | In our first lesson children practise Christmas words with flashcard activities and games. They listen to and sing a Christmas song, then they make a Christmas card. In the second lesson children practise Christmas words with flashcards and online games. They make a Christmas craft, and enjoy a Christmas song or story. Read more |
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| | | 2014 Headway scholarship competition | |
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|  | The Headway Scholarship was founded in 2004 by John and Liz Soars, authors of the famous 'Headway' series, to show their appreciation of all those students and teachers who were their inspiration and motivation. To mark the ten year anniversary, this year the scholarship is going global! Find out how to enter the competition and have the chance to be one of four teachers to win a place at the 2014 Summer Seminar in Oxford. Read more |
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| | This seminar focuses on the Language Trends Survey, which is the only school-focussed, subject-specific research exercise of its kind. It has been carried out annually since 2002 and is frequently referred to by senior politicians, including the Secretary of State, academics and leading business organisations. Read more |
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| | Jane Austen's Persuasion and Northanger Abbey | |
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| | These lessons are designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Jane Austen's novels. The first lesson provides basic information on the characters in Persuasion and also provides students with opportunities to develop creative writing skills. The second is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Northanger Abbey as well as to introduce students to Austen's ironic treatment of character and themes. Read more |
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| | New training to professionalise education agents industry | |
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| | The British Council has launched a new online list of specially trained education agents around the world. The aim is to increase the number, effectiveness and quality of agents working on behalf of UK schools, colleges, language centres and universities and to build agent capacity and professionalism in an industry that plays a key role in the worldwide international student recruitment market. Read more |
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