TeachingEnglish newsletter 18 November 2015

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 18 November 2015 Welcome to the latest newsletter from TeachingEnglish! This week we have news of the Innovate ELT conference 2016 - don't miss out on the limited number of Discounted Early Bird tickets! For the classroom we have a range of activities for younger learners on the theme of food with cross-curricular links to nutrition, a lesson plan for teens on the theme of social media, and a fun way for your adult students to discuss controversial topics. Our featured professional development course this week is Communicative Assessment, a short, online self-study course for those of you interested in new approaches to assessment. And finally, we have an upcoming webinar by Sandy Mourão - 'Integrating English into pre-primary education: the use of learning areas'. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids 'Fruit and Vegetables' offers a range of activities for younger learners on the theme of food with cross-curricular links to nutrition. Role play, stories, make your own books, and alphabet scavenger hunt are just some of the activities you can try.  Go to the activities Teaching teens This lesson plan - Facebook and social networking - is suitable for teenagers and adults at level B1 and above and explores the theme of social media. It takes a look at trends in online social networking and gives students chance to create an imaginary online 'wall' where they can interact with each other. Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults The 'Tap-In Debate' is a fun way for students to discuss controversial topics. It is excellent for speaking and listening practice. What's good about the activity is it involves all the students and they can't afford to sleep on the back seats because they know they will wreck the lesson if they do! Go to the activity Development Take a look at our Communicative Assessment course. This is a short 20-hour online self-study course for busy teachers and examiners of English who are interested in exploring new approaches to assessment and testing. It is a general course suitable for teachers and examiners working in the secondary, tertiary or the private ELT sector. Open for enrolment now. Communicative Assessment course     Events After the success of last year, Oxford TEFL and ELT Jam have announced important dates and information for next year's Innovate ELT conference. The 2016 conference will include interactive workshops, talks, observations of sample lessons from prominent speakers and discussions. This time, the conference will also be celebrating action research, activism and entrepreneurship. There will also be some time to network with guests and speakers, enjoy tapas and listen to live music! Discounted Early Bird tickets (limited number) deadline is 01/12/2015. Find out more Magazine On 19 November we invite you to join Sandy Mourão for 'Integrating English into pre-primary education: the use of learning areas'. This webinar looks at the teaching of English as a Foreign language in pre-primary education and shares the results of an ELTRA project which investigated the effectiveness of incorporating an English learning area into the children's play options. Read more and register for the event You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters please unsubscribe here.

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