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Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!
This week we have news of the ELTons Awards 2015 LIVE and ONLINE. And this year our host will be Angela Rippon!
We also have news of another prize opportunity from TIRF, the James E. Alatis Prize.
Our featured blog of the month goes to Tekhnologic's post Tic-tac-toe - setting discussion goals, and for those of you who teach teens, we have a brand new lesson plan - Festivals.
We also have a recording of David and Ben Crystal's plenary session at this year's Accentuate conference.
And finally, don't miss out on Primary Essentials. Registration is now open and the course starts on 8 June.
We hope you find these useful.
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 | Our latest blog of the month award goes to Tekhnologic for a post called Tic-tac-toe - setting discussion goals. The post looks at ways to get students talking by setting discussion goals with tic-tac-toe. You can play the game as a low-prep activity on the whiteboard or prepare a series of different grid squares with Excel. Read more |
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|  | This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers at level B1 explores the theme of festivals. It is an integrated skills lesson where students read about different festivals and invent an exciting new one. Read more
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| | TIRF Trustees have established the James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts, as a way of honouring Jim Alatis, one of the founders of TIRF. TIRF are seeking nominations for the outstanding article or chapter on this topic. The prize carries with it a US $500 award. Submissions must have been published in 2014 or 2015. The deadline for nominations is November 16, 2015. Read more
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| | Watch the ELTons Awards LIVE ONLINE on Thursday 4 June, 18.15 - 20.15 BST. Join us from 19.00 to find out who will be the winners of the prestigious ELTons Awards with Rachael Roberts live blogging throughout the ceremony. You will also be able to watch our red carpet interviews with Jamie Keddie from 18.15. This year the ceremony will be hosted by Angela Rippon; writer and presenter. Read more
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 | In February the British Council sponsored the live-streaming of the IATEFL Pronunciation SIG - NATECLA London conference 'Accentuate: bringing pronunciation to the fore'. Here we have the first plenary session recording with David and Ben Crystal who reflect on some of the issues that arose when writing their recent book, 'You Say Potato: A Book About Accents'. Watch recording
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| | Primary Essentials | |
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 | If you want an introduction to teaching English to young learners aged 7 to 11, then this course is for you. Using video, audio and community elements, you will learn the essentials to help you succeed in your teaching. Sign up for the next course, starting on 8 June.
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