| | | | Teaching kids
This BritLit Primary Kit 'Jack and the Beanstalk' has been designed for use with any version of the tale. The kit integrates a range of mixed-ability cross- curricular materials within the context of the tale in order to actively engage children and develop their cognitive, linguistic and social skills. The kit includes storytelling tips, interactive language activities, games, puzzles, chants, project work, a play and more.
| Teaching teens
The background of the story is South Africa during the apartheid years. Two young children are travelling alone to Jo'burg to try to find their mother who is needed back in the family village. Beverley Naidoo's compelling story is the first in a new series of BritLit resources kits, 'Open Book', which works with longer stories. The kit includes text, audio and activities.
| Teaching adults
Perhaps one of the most underexploited and neglected areas within language learning is humour. How many course books have a section on humour? How many syllabi include the ability to tell or understand a joke? Yet understanding the sense of humour of a people is a key element of understanding the culture and language and perhaps even more importantly of developing relationships with people from that country. Check out these ideas to integrate humour into your classes.
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| | | | Development
Get some new ideas on how to exploit digital video with your students in this webinar presented by ELTons award winning author, Nik Peachey, on Thursday 16 February at 17.00 - 18.00 UK time. Video is one of the most powerful mediums for language instruction and learning and your students' access to the tools to view, create and communicate with video through mobile devices has never been better. Are you making the most of this opportunity for your students?
| Events
On Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February 2017, the British Council partnered with TESOL International Association to webcast a Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession, for English language teachers and decision-makers worldwide. The summit brought together over 220 delegates from ministries of education, teacher education programmes and key organisations representing 64 countries to participate in four roundtable discussions on four key themes for the future of the profession. Find out more and watch recordings from talks at the TESOL Summit 2017 on the future of the profession.
| Magazine
What are the mega-trends (political, economic, social, intercultural, legal, and digital) and how do they impact English and English language education? Watch recordings of three 15-minute presentations on the theme of Futurology by Sue Garton (Inquiry), Asmaa Abu Mezied (Equity), and Greg Kessler
(Professionalism).
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