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11 December 2013

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Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!

For the classroom this week we have a new series of lesson plans to mark the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, and another fascinating plan about writing in the Middle Ages.

We also have interesting articles and a talk on the themes of visual literacy in ELT and the needs of visually impaired learners, and a webinar on how games can be used to engage, motivate and educate language learners.

And finally, we have a call for papers on the issues of MOOCs.

Enjoy!

Deb

TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC

Commonwealth Class

Commonwealth Class is a special initiative that provides teaching resources, online debates and interactive activities for schools to mark the run-up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It celebrates the values of the Commonwealth and connects its schools and young people to learn together about how to be active,responsible global citizens as part of the Commonwealth family. Access the lesson plans below and go to SchoolsOnline for more resources. Read more

Jamie Keddie - Visual literacy in ELT

In this practical talk, Jamie shares some ideas with teachers who are interested in the use of media images for the basis of communicative activities in the language classroom.
Watch here You can also read Jamie's article here.

Recording the Magna Carta

This lesson is about how people used to write in the Middle Ages, for example when the Magna Carta was produced. It looks at how parchment was made and then focuses on the work of scribes. Both parchment makers and scribes played a vital role in the history of the Magna Carta.
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Dave Dodgson webinar - Using games to engage, motivate and educate language learners

Webinar 18 December 9am UK time. This session will present ways in which the topic of games, or the playing of games in the English language classroom can be used to engage, motivate and educate language learners.
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The Needs of Visually Impaired (VI) Learners in Education: Key Issues and Principles

Are you interested in building your knowledge in issues around visual impairment? Do you want to have some hints and tips on how to include a VI learner in your classes? Would you like to learn about some of the educational needs of these learners? If the answer to one or all of the above is yes, then this article is definitely for you!
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Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging Pedagogies - Call for papers

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have recently drawn a lot of attention across the world among teachers, scholars, and academic

institutions. As guest editors for the Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging Pedagogies, my colleague Michael Murphy and I are inviting scholars who represent different perspectives, disciplines, countries, and contexts to consider submitting article manuscripts for a special MOOCs-focused issue of the journal.
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