E V O L V E S C H O O L: British Council TeachingEnglish 10 December 2014

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter

10 December 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.

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Deb

TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC

E-merging Forum 5, 12-14 March 2015

E-merging Forum - 5 is an annual international event that brings together teachers of English, international experts and world famous plenary speakers to discuss and share challenges and best practice in Assessment, Young learners, Learning Technologies, ESP and EAP, and Language issues. E-merging Forum - 5 will be held in Moscow and we are glad to announce that registration is now open! Don't miss the deadline to register for the biggest ELT event in Russia.
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Factors influencing success in teaching English in state primary schools

This accessible and informative report by David Hayes considers current best practice for teaching English as a Foreign Language in the primary sector. Based on three case studies of high performing education systems, the report's recommendations will be of interest to anyone concerned with English at primary level.

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December webinar

Join us on 15 December, when Graham Stanley will be talking about how the British Council Uruguay are developing a unique approach to teaching English to state school primary children through video-conferencing. Due to a lack of qualified and experienced teachers in Uruguay, English is being taught in 2000+ primary classes all across the country via video conferencing, using teachers from elsewhere. As a result, a new type of methodology is being developed that combines elements of distance learning, team teaching and blended learning, but which also requires a unique approach.

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December blog topics

Thank you for all the fantastic posts in November for CPD month. You can read all of them here. For December, there are only three topics rather than the usual four. The first asks you for classroom ideas and activities for festivals, Christmas and the end of term. The second choice is all about teaching mixed ability classes and the third choice asks for your opinions about blended learning.

Welcome to our Teaching Speaking section!

This series of short videos on the topic of teaching speaking features footage of and interviews with Thai teachers of English from state primary and secondary schools, interspersed with commentary from a UK teacher trainer. Access these free training and development materials by registering or logging in to TeachingEnglish.
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Monthly lesson plan for December

Our monthly lesson plan for December takes a look at some of the biggest world events of 2014. Students work in teams to complete the quiz with 12 questions about each month in 2014 and then research and create a new 2014 quiz for their peers.

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