British Council TeachingEnglish 01 April 2015

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 01 April 2015 IATEFL Online Manchester 2015 The British Council is pleased to offer you the possibility to join the IATEFL conference, which starts on 10 April 2015, online through our specially developed website.  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            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. Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!  This week we look forward to the 2015 IATEFL conference in Manchester. If you can't attend this year's event, you can catch all the action via our live coverage from 10 April. We also have an exciting set of videos from our latest seminar on the topic of continuous professional development (CPD). If you are interested in how CPD can change lives and the kinds of development suited to the different stages of a teacher's career, then this seminar is for you. If you're looking for classroom activities or ideas for developing your students' language learning during the holidays, then check out this week's classroom activity and teaching article. And, finally, we have two very interesting publications for you. The first is a freely downloadable, short methodology course for starter teachers. The second is a report on learning English in Brazil. We hope you find these useful. Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC   IATEFL conference coming soon!                                       The British Council is pleased to offer you the possibility to join the IATEFL conference online through our specially developed website - live coverage will begin 10 April. For those who are coming to the conference in person, the British Council invites all delegates of IATEFL Manchester to our popular networking reception taking place at the Town Hall on Saturday 11 April, 19.00-21.30. We also invite you to visit us at our exhibition stand (number 8 in the exhibition hall) where we will be showcasing our latest resources for teachers and learners and to join us at our signature event on 'Identifying and developing the skills and knowledge a teacher needs' which will take place on Saturday 11 April, 17.10-18.25 in Exchange 9. Find out more   Latest seminar - Can continuing professional development change lives?                                          From Delhi, Amol Padwad discusses the findings of the 'Continuing professional development policy 'Think Tank': an innovative experiment in India' and at the London venue, Tessa Woodward gives a presentation outlining the developmental stages of a teacher's career and suggests which kinds of continuing professional development might be appropriate at each stage. The panel discusses questions such as whether continuing professional development really can change lives and how important the teacher's role is in this. Watch videos Starter Teachers: A methodology course for the classroom                                         'Starter Teachers: A methodology course for the classroom' is aimed at equipping teacher trainers in low-resource contexts with skills and techniques they can use to play an active role in starter teachers' continuous professional development. The book is the work of participants from a Hornby Regional School held by British Council Senegal in Libreville, Gabon in September 2014.  Download your free copy English at your students' fingertips                                         What advice do you give your students when they ask how they can improve their English? One thing that teachers often advise is that students need to immerse themselves in the language: listen to lots of English, frequently revise vocabulary, study the language and understand how the grammar affects meaning. There is a lot the teacher can help with but for students to really get ahead, time spent in the classroom is not enough; they need lots of practice outside class too. Read more Musical landscapes                                    Pictures are probably the most often used prompts. Here is an activity that combines physical movement, imagination, self-expression and pictures. Read more Learning English in Brazil: Understanding the aims and expectations of the Brazilian emerging middle classes                                 English proficiency levels in Brazil are still very low, with only around 5% of Brazilians stating they have some knowledge of English. How can effective English teaching be implemented to reach the emerging middle classes? What are the aims and expectations of these learners? This report answers these questions and explores the specific needs of different groups. It is relevant to teachers, school managers, academics and policy makers interested in the teaching of English in Brazil. Read more

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