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Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!
This week we have a brand new monthly lesson plan - love poems, and why not check out LearnEnglish Teens for some fresh ideas for Valentine's Day?
We also continue with our introduction of E-merging Forum-5 keynote speakers, focusing this week on Jane Allemano and Thom Kiddle, experts in the area of Assessment.
Later in the week, we invite you to participate in 'Accentuate: bringing pronunciation to the fore' - listen to a special podcast interview and join the full day conference.
We also have a new and exclusive talk by granddaughter of Dylan Thomas, Hannah Ellis, joined by actor, Guy Masterson.
And finally, registration is now open for our online moderated course - Primary Essentials.
We hope you find these useful. Deb
TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC |
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 | In this lesson students will collaborate in a creative writing task. First they will listen to a song and write down words and phrases they hear. Then they will work in groups to write a poem, following some simple guidelines and using their collective words and phrases as a starting point. The learners will write a love poem that is 'corny' (overly sentimental) on purpose. This technique removes common reservations that some learners have about writing poetry. Learners will read their poems at the end of the lesson. Read more
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|  | We are pleased to continue our introduction of the E-merging Forum - 5 keynote speakers! One of the plenary speakers in the area of 'Assessment' is Jane Allemano. Jane has worked in ELT for over 30 years as a teacher, materials writer and consultant for Cambridge English. Her work for Cambridge English includes examiner, principal examiner and team leader for writing and speaking papers. She has also led on the writing of examination papers for the assessment of reading.
The second speaker on 'Assessment' is
Thom Kiddle. Thom is Director at NILE in Norwich in the UK, where he is responsible for all teacher training and development operations, and for the NILE Online teacher education courses. His professional interest areas are language assessment literacy for teachers, technology in language learning, teaching and testing, and online teacher education.
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| | Hannah Ellis, granddaughter of Dylan Thomas, is our special guest speaker, who gives a new and exclusive talk following a journey through her grandfather's life. Hannah is joined by actor, Guy Masterson, Olivier Award winner and recipient of many Edinburgh Fringe Festival accolades. Together, they provide a guide to Dylan Thomas, illuminated by performance of his letters, prose, poetry, plays and use of language. Watch seminar
You can also find teaching resources and lesson plans about Dylan Thomas and his work on our special Dylan Thomas pages
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| | On Monday 16 February we will be hosting a fascinating podcast interview all about English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Listen to Katy Davies, who will be discussing her ideas on pronunciation with specific reference to ELF, based on her extensive work with multilingual classes. And Saturday 21 February, we have the 'Accentuate: bringing pronunciation to the fore' all day conference, organised by NATECLA London and the IATEFL PronSIG. Attend the event in person or join the livestream. Plenary speakers lined up for the day include David Crystal, Ben Crystal and Adrian Underhill. Don't miss this exciting event which will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on the teaching of pronunciation. Read more
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| | If you're looking for some fresh ideas for your teens on Valentine's Day, why not find out more about how Valentine's Day is celebrated in the UK, make a card, write poems or create short role-plays or stories.
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 | This is a primary teacher development course for teachers of English teaching young learners aged 7 to 11 years old. It provides an introduction to the essential principles and practice of primary English language teaching. The course takes about 3 to 4 hours a week over 12 weeks. Registration is now open and the start date is 23 February.
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