TeachingEnglish newsletter 16 December 2015

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 16 December 2015 Welcome to the latest newsletter from TeachingEnglish! If you are still looking for fun seasonal activities this week, why not try some fun games for learners of any age? And to help your teens keep up with their English skills over the holiday period, tell them about the special Christmas activities on LearnEnglish Teens. We also have a new blog of the month award, which goes to Mike Astbury for his post - Pronunciation game '-ed'; a new blog topic for December - Motivation; and a new blog post by Rachael Roberts on that theme. Early in the New Year, there are free training opportunities on offer via Electronic Village Online - don't miss out! And, finally, don't miss today's webinar with Gladys Focho Integrating global issues into the curriculum. The TE news will be taking a break over the festive period but we will be back with more great resources in 2016.   We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids If you are still teaching kids or teens this week, why not try out some games which we associate with parties and Christmas celebrations in UK schools. These games can be adapted for language learners of all all ages and levels.  Go to the Christmas games Teaching teens Give your teens some interesting activities to do over the holiday period - tell them about LearnEnglish Teens   Special Christmas activities include a video, vocabulary exercises, a photo caption activity and a video blog.   Teaching adults The blog topic for the month of  December, is motivation.  Blog topics Read Rachael Roberts' thoughts on what motivates her to see if any of that could be applied to teaching. Or post your own ideas on your motivation or the motivation of your students. Development For five weeks in January and February, TESOL experts and participants from around the world engage in collaborative online discussions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. Sessions are free and open to anyone around the globe. Find out about free training opportunities offered through the Electronic Village Online in early 2016. Find out more Events Join us on Wednesday 16th December, 18.00 UK time, when Gladys Focho will look at the importance of global education and how to integrate it within the confines of a set curriculum. Global education is a multi-faceted concept and includes a number of topics. Cross-cultural awareness helps students to embrace other cultures and knowledge of global issues enables students to understand more about the world they live in.  Find out more Magazine Our latest blog of the month award goes to Mike Astbury and his post Pronunciation game '-ed'. A fun pronunciation game from Mike Astbury with printable cards to practise '-ed' endings. It's highly flexible and can be played with students of any level from elementary to advanced. Read 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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