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| 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.
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| | | | Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!
This week we have posters to download on using correct terms for your young learners and a talk by Janet Enever on what it means for children learning English in the 21st century.
We also have a new article to support you in using literature as a tool for language learning and a talk by Jeremy Day on ESP course design.
For the classroom, try our Odyssey 2050 lesson plan. And finally, check out our World Teachers' Day blog post on what it means to be a teacher.
We hope you find these useful. Best wishes Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC | | |
| | |  | Are you using the correct terms for your young learners? A child is defined as anyone who has not reached their 18th birthday (UNCRC 1989). Within this age range children go through different life-stages as they pass from pre-school, to primary school and to secondary school. However, the generic term 'young learner' along with many other derivatives is often used in the ELT profession to refer to these learners. This can cause misunderstandings and make it difficult to communicate and share knowledge. To encourage clarity and consistency and a common understanding, use the terms on the British Council poster. Read more | | |
| | | | Using literature - an introduction | |
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| |  | The purpose of this article is to provide some guidance through the wealth of available materials and support, to provide a platform for sharing ideas and experiences and to explore some areas that are at the cutting edge of what is, for many teachers, the most powerful instrument in their school bag: literature as a tool for language learning. Read more |
| | |  | The plenary talk of this week is 'Two Approaches to Course Design' given by Jeremy Day at the E-merging Forum 3 last year. As a writer, editor and teacher of ESP courses, Jeremy Day has identified two very different approaches to ESP course design, which he labels English through ... and English for .... In this talk, he shows how this distinction affects every aspect of ESP course design, from needs analysis to final assessment. Watch video | | |
| | | | | Watch the plenary talk '21st century children learning English' given by Janet Enever at the E-merging Forum 3. This presentation considers the extent to which out-of-school learning is happening across a range of contexts worldwide and discuss evidence of the school learning experience under these varied conditions. The presentation also invites teachers to consider how to strengthen links between school and non-school language learning, maximising the potential for children to become autonomous language learners at a young age. Watch presentation
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| | Odyssey 2050 | |
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| |  | Many important movies are being made about climate change but few are aimed at young audiences. The Odyssey 2050 project is different as it is aimed at raising awareness among young people worldwide of the need to prevent dangerous climate change. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites young people around the world to participate in the making of an animated feature film, under the guidance of the artistic director in the production of 'Avatar'. This lesson plan introduces learners to the film and provides classes with a stimulus for making their own contributions to the Odyssey 2050 project and encouraging them to examine their own and classmates' feelings about climate change. Read more | | |
| | World Teachers' Day blog post | |
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| |  | October 5th was World Teacher's Day and we have a great new blog post from our associates writing about what being a teacher means to them. Read more | | |
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