TeachingEnglish newsletter 27 March 2019

TeachingEnglish newsletter 27 March 2019 Welcome to this special edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter – IATEFL Online! If you can't attend this year’s IATEFL Conference in Liverpool, follow the event online! We will be live streaming over 20 talks throughout the week of the conference, starting at 9.00 a.m. Tuesday 2 April 2019. Find out more here. And to whet your appetite, this week we feature six events that you won't want to miss. Join us live online 2–5 April! The TeachingEnglish team Teacher empowerment: leaving the twilight zone The first plenary talk of the conference looks at the concept of teacher empowerment and how it may be facilitated. In this talk, Paula Rebolledo will draw on general education literature to present the different dimensions of teacher empowerment and what research findings suggest regarding its role in students' achievement. She will zoom in on English language teaching and look at how empowered English teachers claim to feel by sharing stories of empowerment and disempowerment. British Council Signature Event: Is English teaching inclusive? Do we practise what we preach? The British Council believes that inclusion involves an integrated approach to policy, educational culture and classroom practice and that good practice is an ongoing process. Key issues are access, engagement, empowerment and enablement. What do these terms mean and how can they be applied? This event is of interest to all looking to be more inclusive in finding solutions in supporting quality learning approaches in our different contexts.  Macenta Signature Event: What makes a good teacher good? This Macenta signature event discusses the benefits of teaching life skills to children and the knock-on effects this has. Being a teacher already means making a difference in the world, so join us for this session to find out how you can teach more than just your subject to give youngsters a better education for life in tomorrow's world. The success of a teacher is not how high their students' marks are; it's how better individuals these students become. Forum on critical-thinking skills In these three talks, the speakers look at how critical-thinking skills can be taught effectively, consider the outcomes of teaching critical thinking using a framework of cognitive skills, and present findings from two projects that aimed to develop both critical-thinking skills and cultural awareness. Anatomy of an iceberg: the hidden power of TED Talks TED Talks provide engaging authentic listening practice in the ELT classroom, but there's much more to them than that. This talk explores the power of TED at deeper levels, showing how learners can use them to become powerful communicators – even at pre-intermediate and below. We look at examples from TED Talks and how to use them in the classroom. Future directions in ELT: where are we headed? This final plenary is a team effort focusing on the future of our profession. It kicks off with four mini-presentations and is followed by an interactive discussion with the audience both inside and outside the plenary hall. The presentations aim to look at English teaching to future generations from various angles: changing attitudes and learning habits, next-generation workplace needs, materials to support a changing learning context and new roles for the teacher. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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TeachingEnglish newsletter 20 March 2019

TeachingEnglish newsletter 20 March 2019 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! We've selected a range of practical resources to help you in the classroom and ideas to help you with your professional development, which we hope you find useful. The TeachingEnglish team Addressing human trafficking and modern slavery in the language classroom This webinar will present the courageous, inspiring and innovative actions that ELT educators and students are already taking to confront trafficking and slavery. Judy Boyle will provide practical support and detailed guidance for teachers who would also like to integrate this topic into their lessons. Join us on Thursday, 28 March for this webinar looking at how to integrate difficult topics in the language classroom. A conversation on implementing inclusive practices: creating an inclusive school environment Can we say that our school systems are inclusive and we practise what we preach? Join Phil Dexter, Maria Jose Galleno, and Suzanne Mordue on Wednesday, 27 March to discuss this question. This will be an interactive session looking at how we can take small but significant steps through an inclusive practice approach. We will be discussing what teacher educators can do to make a difference in supporting approaches to successful teaching and learning. Featured blog of the month for February Our featured blog of the month award for February 2019 goes to ELT-Connect and their post 7 Fun Tasks for Classroom Debates. This post has some great ideas to help you get the whole class talking. Our shortlisted posts for this month feature Lady Gaga at the Oscars, writing tasks with young learners, becoming a better listener and tips for teaching older learners. The life cycle of a flowering plant In this lesson for primary learners, students watch a short video about the life cycle of a flowering plant and complete an accompanying worksheet. They label a diagram and then draw and colour their own flower. After watching the video and completing the worksheet, you can extend the topic using activities from the LearnEnglish Kids website. And why not plant your own flowers too, and watch them grow? Center for Intercultural Dialogue video competition Intercultural dialogue (ICD) is 'the art and science of understanding the other'. ICD can include international, interracial, interethnic, and interfaith interactions. Typically, people assume that ICD requires face-to-face interaction. This competition asks: 'How do social media influence intercultural dialogue?' The competition is open to students enrolled in any college or university in the world during spring 2019, and the final deadline is 31 May 2019. Find out more about entering and what you could win. Encouraging learners to explore language through creative activities Our featured talk this week focuses on the professional practice 'Understanding learners'. Every time our learners speak in a new language, they are essentially exploring their creativity. Nevertheless, all too often these are lost opportunities as it is all too easy to get bogged down in getting through a task and moving on to the next. In this talk 'Encouraging learners to explore language through creative activities', Adam Simpson looks at the barriers to creativity, how we might overcome them, and a number of easily adaptable activities which facilitate creative thinking. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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TeachingEnglish newsletter 13 March 2019

TeachingEnglish newsletter 13 March 2019 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! We've selected a range of practical resources to help you in the classroom and ideas to help you with your professional development, which we hope you find useful. And don't forget that you can register for our training module 'Engaging with writing – preparing activities' for half-price this month! The TeachingEnglish team The World Wide Web at 30 The World Wide Web was 'born' in March 1989 and is celebrating its 30th birthday. In this lesson for teenagers and adults at B1 level, students will talk about the World Wide Web, read an article about its history, learn how to give web and email addresses, and finally describe and present a website to their classmates. Survey on inclusive practices in English language teaching Are you an English language classroom teacher, English language head teacher, supervisor or school leader? Wherever you are in the globe, and regardless of the educational stage or setting you work in, this survey on your attitudes and practice relating to inclusive practices in English language teaching is for you! Please help the British Council by taking the survey and also encourage other teachers in your networks to do so.  How the internet has changed our lives This month marks the 30th birthday of the World Wide Web. Life has changed a lot since the days before the internet, but most children can’t imagine how different life used to be. This lesson for older primary students starts with learners thinking about how they use the internet in their daily lives. Then they think about how children’s lives would have been different before the internet was invented. They then do a 'jigsaw reading' followed by a discussion.  There's a gesture for that! 'Every student needs to feel included in your classroom, and gesturing is the great equalizer. I model it, we do it together, and students can do it on their own. Gestures transcend language. Gestures are fun.' Find out more about how you can use gestures in lots of ways to support language learning in a fun way by reading this week's latest blog post. St Patrick's Day – 17 March St Patrick’s Day is now celebrated throughout the world, not just in Ireland, with the largest parade taking place in New York City. There are several elements of this Irish festival that children love to find out about, and you can find numerous online resources to help you prepare a very culturally rewarding lesson for both you and your young learners. Read about a range of activities. Ed tech: the mouse that roared Our featured talk this week focuses on the professional practice 'Integrating ICT'. In this talk, Scott Thornbury warns us that we need to guard against the hype and disappointment associated with new digital tools and apps by asking, 'What is the problem for which this technology is the solution?' In this talk, Scott reduces language learning to six ‘problems’ and evaluates the solutions that technology offers. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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