| | | | Teaching kids
The materials in the free 'Assessing Young Learners' toolkit were developed as part of a British Council funded research project which explored teacher attitudes to assessment and their training needs. The emphasis in the materials is on practical approaches, but in line with our participants' stated needs it includes a basic introduction to theoretical perspectives. In this module we will explore why assessing young learners might be challenging and offer some practical suggestions.
| Teaching teens
This lesson plan 'Alternative power: A car that runs on air' for teenagers and adults at pre-intermediate level and above explores the theme of alternative power. Students will have an opportunity to develop their reading skills, deduce the meaning of words from their context, and discuss some of the important issues that surround the text.
| Teaching adults
'Asking someone out on a date' is is an activity which provides short listening practice based around a dialogue in a workplace. Students will listen to someone asking a colleague out on a date, match phrases and rearrange a dialogue. There are also suggestions for developing the theme of dating to practise specific areas of grammar.
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| | | | Development
Join and finish our free MOOC 'Understanding Language: Learning and teaching' starting on 24 April and qualify for a 30% discount on our online MA in ELT. The MA in ELT has been developed by the British Council in collaboration with Southampton University and is completely online, offering you an affordable and convenient way to study. It takes 2.5 years and is aimed at experienced English teachers.
| Events
Our featured blog of the month award for February 2017 went to Kieran Donaghy's FilmEnglish and his lesson idea based on the video 'Alike'. FilmEnglish has created an engaging lesson based on this beautiful short video, 'Alike'. It gives students practice using adjectives to describe character and routines. It is suitable for intermediate+ (B1+) students.
| Magazine
The use of technology can revolutionise teaching and learning and lead us, teachers, to new paths in our teaching practices. If you work in an institution which lacks the technology or a reliable Wi-Fi connection, why not get the students to use their own devices and mobile data? Read more about how to adopt the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach to your teaching in this week's featured blog post 'Are iStudents the future of our classrooms?'
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