TeachingEnglish newsletter 12 April 2017

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 12 April 2017 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter  This week we feature another two recordings of events from IATEFL 2017. Watch Sarah Mercer's plenary talk 'Connecting minds: language learner and teacher psychologies', and an interview with Malu Sciamarelli on how we can use art to encourage students to produce language and the importance of creativity in language teaching. We also have a practical blog post by Becky Wilson on planning lessons for the early primary stages. For the classroom this week we have a special lesson for kids to celebrate the International Day of Human Space Flight. We also have a lesson for teens which looks at the possibility of life on other planets. And for adults, we have a fun listening activity which exploits the Big City Small World audio soap from LearnEnglish. And finally, don't forget that you can watch recordings of talks and interviews from IATEFL 2017 on IATEFL Online We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids The United Nations have declared 12th April as being the International Day of Human Space Flight. In this lesson for students aged 10-11, learners find out some key facts and figures related to space exploration. First, they do a jigsaw reading activity in which they practise question forms and saying numbers. They then work in groups to make classroom posters. Go to the lesson plan Teaching teens This lesson plan 'Life on Other Planets' for teenagers at level A2/B1 and above explores the theme of space exploration. Students will read a text to learn about recent developments in the search for habitable planets and the possibility of life on other planets, and then discuss their ideas. Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults This is a fun listening activity that can be used with adults and secondary groups. It exploits the Big City Small World audio soap from LearnEnglish. There is a lead-in activity that students do individually and then a follow on task where students write their own true or false worksheet based on a second listening. Go to the activity Development Watch a recording of an interview with Malu Sciamarelli, who talks about how we can use art to encourage students to produce language. Malu also discusses the importance of the role of creativity in language teaching, and makes reference to the new British Council book on combining creativity with the sustainable development goals. Watch a recording of the interview Events Language learning is a deeply social and emotional undertaking for both teachers and learners. In this talk, Sarah Mercer reflects on the fundamental role played by psychology in the learning and teaching of foreign languages. She describes just how crucial an understanding of psychology is, given that people and their relationships lie at the heart of the teaching/learning interaction.  Read more and watch a recording of the talk Magazine In this practical and informative blog post Becky Wilson describes how she teaches literacy using a multi-sensory approach using stories, songs and hands-on activities to reinforce the student's comprehension and language acquisition. She also gives an outline of a lesson plan to show how to integrate vocabulary and grammar. Read Becky's latest blog post on 'Planning for the Early Primary Stages'. 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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