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| Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous poet Dylan Thomas. Check out our brand new lesson plan and two new articles.
We also have a new webinar on becoming an ELT materials writer, a seminar - Voices and images from WWI and news on BLOGS - check out our new topics for March.
And finally, on the theme of CLIL, we have news of a new policy workshop and a new podcast - Phil Ball talks about CLIL, its status and future in Europe.
We hope you find these useful. Best wishes Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC |
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 | This lesson is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas in the year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It gives students some basic biographical information on the writer and provides glimpses into his writing. It aims to give students the opportunity to get acquainted with Thomas' work by paving the way for future lessons on specific pieces of writing. Read more |
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| | | How to become an ELT materials writer - EnglishAgenda free webinar | |
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|  | The EnglishAgenda Continuing Professional Development webinar series will be looking at 'How to become an ELT materials writer' with Sue Kay, author of the 'Reward Resource Packs' and 'Inside out', and Karen Spiller. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 5th March 2014, at 16.00 UK time. A recording of the webinar will be available after the event. |
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 | The British Council has convened an invitation-only policy workshop to draft a new strategy for CLIL in Europe, to take place on 10- 12 March 2014 by Lake Como. With support from ministries of education and sector specialists throughout Europe, the key objective of the gathering is to draft a set of recommendations for the European Commission.
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| | February was another great month on the TeachingEnglish blog and there are several great posts to read on the four different topics: The Learner - online safety; Teacher development - an influential teacher; Classroom tools - the coursebook; Testing and assessment - how do you evaluate your learners? The topics for March are now available and include: Teacher development - conferences; Classroom management - large, multi-level classes; Innovation in education - learning technologies and The learner - digital literacies. Happy blogging! |
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| | Latest Seminar - Voices and images from WWI | |
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| | Lucinda Hawksley looks at the language and images employed by British journalists, propagandists and artists during the First World War. This lecture looks 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. The English Language Council Lecture explores topics relevant to the global community of English language- speakers, and with the upcoming centenary of World War I, this time looks at the links between conflict and creativity.
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| | Listen to the latest EnglishAgenda podcast. This week we interview Phil Ball, who talks about Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and its current status and potential future in Europe. Phil will be providing input and leading discussions at the British Council's CLIL policy and practice workshop in Italy from 10 - 12 March. Read more |
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