British Council TeachingEnglish 24 June 2014

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 24 June 2014            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 have an activity about holiday destinations in addition to a number of new Primary resources - over 15 new lesson plans and news of the latest edition of 'Tell it Again!'. We also have a very interesting video interview with David Crystal where he answers questions you submitted! And if you are involved with pre-service teacher education, check out our latest freely-downloadable research report. And finally, check out our video about training opportunities to become a better teacher. We hope you find these useful.   Best wishes Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC   Primary Lesson Plans                                       We have over 15 fantastic new lesson plans for teachers of young learners aged 5-11. Each plan uses engaging and fun material from our LearnEnglish Kids website. Read more   Tell it Again! The Storytelling Handbook for Primary English Language Teachers by Gail Ellis and Jean Brewster                                         This new revised edition of 'Tell it Again!' shows how a story-based methodology brings together the best of primary English language teaching and the rich and motivating resource of children's literature. Tell it Again! first published in 1991 as The Storytelling Handbook, has now been republished in its third edition. There have been minor revisions and updated sections on using learning technologies, creating an inclusive learning environment and references and further reading. Read more The impact of teacher education on pre-service primary English language teachers                                         What impact does pre-service English language teacher education have on trainees' beliefs? This paper explores this question through an innovative visual methods study at the University of Barcelona and will interest anyone involved in pre-service teacher education. Download this free publication by Simon Borg, Marilisa Birello, Isabel Civera and Theresa Zanatta. Read more Video interviews with David Crystal                                         Watch video interviews with one of the foremost linguists in the world - professor David Crystal. From all of the questions that you have submitted we selected 10 and asked them during the interviews with David Crystal in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. The authors of the selected questions will receive David Crystal's books signed by the author. Watch video British Council Teacher Training                                    Take an online course with the British Council! Watch the video to learn more about how British Council online training can help you with your professional development. Primary Essentials is now open for registration. You can also read our FAQs. Read more Holiday destinations travel review                                 This activity, suitable for pre-intermediate students, follows on from a presentation and controlled practice of the comparative and provides extended practice of this structure. It engages the students visually and integrates all four skills. The students will produce a newspaper travel review of two 'island' destinations. The end product is authentic looking and the process very motivating and fun. Read more

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