TeachingEnglish teacher newsletter 15 July 2021

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Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser Newsletter TeachingEnglish Teachers Welcome to this week's edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week we are happy to announce that episode 5, Greenhouse classes, of our new ten-part podcast 'The Climate Connection' is available to listen to. We also announce the third event in our webinar series, 'Using literature with young learners and teenagers'. Don't miss the webinar with Laura McWilliams this week! For the classroom, we have a lesson plan for secondary learners on the theme of rubbish and waste, and two practical blog posts focused on getting your young learners talking, and building vocbulary using the Word Wall technique. And finally, check out our new series of bitesize videos based on British Council publications which cover key issues in English in education. We hope you find these resources useful. The TeachingEnglish team A window to the world: Graphic Novels in the Secondary English Classroom Join us on Friday 16 July for the third in our webinar series 'Using literature with young learners and teenagers', with Laura McWilliams. This webinar reviews the benefits of using graphic novels not just to develop language, but also to focus on global issues and 21st century skills, and then examines how to practically implement this in the secondary classroom in a variety of contexts. We will look at a range of versatile activities and resources easily adapted to any suitable graphic novel. Participants will leave feeling empowered to exploit this powerful tool in our pedagogical repertoires to its fullest extent. Register for this event The Climate Connection episode 5: Greenhouse classes Episode 5 in our ten-part podcast series exploring the relationship between the climate crisis and language education explores how classrooms themselves can become more environmentally-positive spaces. Stephen Heppell, a world expert in online education and learning spaces, shows how small environmental changes can have a big impact on the learning experience and learning outcomes, and why every child should bring their own plant to school. Listen to episode 5 Buy. Use. Toss. In this lesson, secondary learners will think about what happens to the things they throw away. They will categorise some rubbish into 'necessary' and 'luxury' products, read the 'autobiography' of a plastic bottle and write their own story in the same style, and have a final discussion about waste responsibility. The plan and materials can be used in either face-to-face or remote teaching contexts. Go to lesson plan Let's speak up: Engaging young learners with (8) chit-chat activities Engaging young learners seems to be a neverending topic and we are always in a constant search for effective activities that will practice all four skills. This post by Milica Vukadin explores the characteristics of effective speaking activities, and offers eight activities designed to promote chit-chat in the classroom without putting pressure on young learners to speak. Read blog post Word Wall – an excellent vocabulary building technique Word Wall is usually used in primary classes and very rarely used with middle or senior learners. In this post, Mrs S Akilandeswari discusses the advantages of using Word Wall with older learners, and explains how and when you can use this technique to help your learners expand their vocabulary in fun ways. Read more Publications videos Watch these short videos based on British Council publications which cover key issues in English in education. These bitesize videos provide a short snapshot of the British Council's research and resources relating to English and development, Language for Resilience, the use of English in primary, secondary and higher education, teacher development and how to support creative language learning using the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more Contact us Connect with us © British Council The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). You have received this newsletter because you have registered for updates. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here. Update your marketing preferences