TeachingEnglish newsletter 02 December 2015

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 02 December 2015 Welcome to the latest newsletter from TeachingEnglish! This week we have a brand new lesson plan for adults and teens on the theme of charities, and for kids - Miko the monkey. And if you have ever wondered what makes a great lesson, check out out this week's featured webinar - What makes a lesson GREAT? Our featured development resource this week is the British Council Directory of UK ELT Research - access the database for ELT research done over the last six years.  And our featured blog is The autonomous exam student by David Petrie, an interesting exploration into how to promote autonomy when preparing for exams. We have no new events to announce this week, but don't forget to check the '4C in ELT' calendar to find out what's happening in your region. And finally, don't forget the free continuing professional development webinar on 15 December with Bríd Ní Chatháin who will discuss how to improve reading comprehension for learners with dyslexia. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids Miko the monkey is a lesson which uses a story and quiz to develop the reading and vocabulary of primary age young learners. One of the main aims of using stories at this level is the general development of reading skills. Using longer story texts develops a far wider range of skills than is usually included in texts in primary coursebooks. In this story lesson students are given the opportunity to hear and read an original narrative story and build their knowledge of how a story develops. Go to the lesson plan Teaching teens Every teacher - and every learner - can probably recognise a great lesson when they experience one, but what exactly are the qualities that, when added up, make an everyday experience into an extraordinary one? Taking this further, can teachers do anything deliberate to make GREAT lessons, or are they simply a matter of luck? In this webinar Anthony Gaughan suggests five characteristics of GREAT lessons that he thinks are not only central to lesson success, but are also things that teachers can develop with some simple strategies. Go to the webinar Teaching adults Every year as Christmas approaches, thousands of charities launch appeals, asking for donations. In this lesson learners will imagine the class has £100 to donate. They will work in groups to decide which of four charities they should give the money to. This lesson is suitable for adults and older teens at B1 level and above. Go to the lesson plan Development The British Council Directory of UK ELT Research was conceived in pursuit of three main aims: to disseminate and share information generally in the area of UK-based ELT research; to promote interchange among researchers in the UK and other countries; to publicise and make research available to the broader constituency of ELT professionals worldwide. Why not take a look at this database of ELT research done over the last six years. The British Council Directory of UK ELT Research Events Finding out about different conferences around the world can sometimes be difficult. We try and update our upcoming conferences as often as possible, but we will always miss some. But good news - 4C in ELT is a crowdsourced calendar of upcoming ELT conferences around the world. Check out what's happening in your region and don't miss out! 4C in ELT Magazine If you think that the terms autonomous and exam don't go together very well, read David Petrie's blog: The autonomous exam student. David focuses on content, objectives, evaluation and feedback to show how it is possible to develop personalised learning plans so that learners can address their specific needs in their own time and at their own pace.  Find out more 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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