TeachingEnglish Newsletter 2 October 2009

October 2 2009   Welcome to the latest TeachingEnglish newsletter! This month's Guest Writer, Tessa Woodward, has now started blogging on the site. If you have any questions about teacher training or other issues, why not leave them on her blog?   Sincerely, TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC  guest writer: tessa woodward   Tessa has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer and journal editor among other roles, and was recently president of IATEFL. Read her biography and watch our interview with her to find out more. You can also post questions and comments which Tessa will be replying to on the site. Read more gap fill poems   You can use this activity to introduce poetry into the classroom and to raise learners' awareness of the beauty and fun to be had with poetry. It can also be used to practise learners' pronunciation. Read more what changes your teaching?   Has technology changed the way you teach? Or perhaps your colleagues? What do you think are the best ways to develop as a teacher? Let us know by voting in our poll or leaving your comments. Read more google and the lexical approach   In this article you will find several practical examples of how you can use google, combined with a lexical approach to teaching, to enrich your class material with authentic examples, as well as building learner autonomy. Read more     teaching affixes   I was wondering whether anyone had a list of affixes in groups according to their meanings, for example making negatives/opposites, adding a time aspect (e.g. pre-), adding an aspect of degree (e.g. semi-). I'm assuming that the best way to teach affixes is in such groups - I'd like to hear your opinions on that! Read more ebooks   In the Transform section of TeachingEnglish, you can find a range of books and teacher resource packs which you can download for free. The files are in Portable Document Format (pdf) and many include practical ideas and materials for you to use in class. Read more The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland) Our privacy and copyright statements. Our Freedom of Information Publications Scheme. You have received this e-mail because you registered on our website or have previously indicated an interest in British Council events. If you wish to opt out of this British Council e-mail list unsubscribe here.

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 25 September 2009

September 25 2009   Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week you'll find the usual mix of resources, ideas and discussions, including links to new materials to support teachers interested in using literature in their classrooms. Sincerely, TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC  Mr Lazy: giving advice   This lesson plan is about giving advice, and involves creating grammar chants to present and practise target structures. It's suitable for young learners from pre-intermediate to intermediate levels. Read more reviewing vocabulary   I usually have a section on my board or flip chart where I write up new words as they come up during a lesson. Next class I spend a few minutes reviewing the vocabulary, often by asking the learners to explain the words. Read more tefl diary   This TEFL diary blog serves to describe my weekly experiences teaching English as a Foreign Language in South Korea. This week includes reflections on discipline problems and teaching groups with students of different levels. Read more get lit up: literature as a teacher's best friend   There are many reasons why some don't feel comfortable with literature in the language classroom, and yet it can be a very flexible tool for any language teacher. Find out some good reasons to consider using literature in your classroom. Read more     are gap-fills actually practice?   I often hear people describing gap-fills as 'controlled practice'. I see value in the use of variations of gap-fill exercises for things like drawing attention to patterns, etc. but I don't see them as being practice.  Read more Teaching Literature   The purpose of the newly relaunched literature section of this website is to give some support and guidance through the wealth of available materials, and to provide a platform for sharing ideas and experiences in this area. Read more The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland) Our privacy and copyright statements. Our Freedom of Information Publications Scheme. You have received this e-mail because you registered on our website or have previously indicated an interest in British Council events. If you wish to opt out of this British Council e-mail list unsubscribe here.

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 17 September 2009

September 17 2009   Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This is our first newsletter for two weeks due to some ongoing improvements in our service. We would like to apologise for that, and also for the slightly different look to the newsletter this week - it will return to normal soon.  Sincerely, TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC  BritLit: Clap hands, here comes Charlie   This 2009 version of the BritLit kit 'Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie', a comedy set in Liverpool, has been revised from the 2004 original. It now contains new material, including a complete recording of the text.   Read more  LearnEnglish kids poetry competition   LearnEnglish Kids is once more running the Old Possum's Children's Poetry Competition in partnership with the Children's Poetry Bookshelf. You'll find ideas for using poetry on this page. The topic of this year's competition: heroes and heroines. Read more Teacher Education in Second Life   Although popular use of Second Life has now fallen since the media hype of 2007, organisations are using this virtual world more and more to offer students a graphically rich and engaging social presence difficult (if not impossible) to obtain in the distance learning experience. Read more Ongoing assessment   In my experience of teaching juniors (6-11) and seniors (11-16) I have found there is a difference in their attitudes to assessment. This is not so surprising when you take into consideration their different circumstances. Read more     what MAKES A GOOD TEACHER?   This is one of the most common questions for teachers but the answers are rarely the same. Or are they? We asked some teachers at IATEFL Cardiff earlier this year what they thought. Watch the video and tell us what you think. Read more  Miko the monkey   This lesson uses a story and quiz to develop the reading and vocabulary of primary age young learners. It can be done in class using the paper-based materials or using the interactive materials on the LearnEnglish Kids site. Read more The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland) Our privacy and copyright statements. Our Freedom of Information Publications Scheme. You have received this e-mail because you registered on our website or have previously indicated an interest in British Council events. If you wish to opt out of this British Council e-mail list unsubscribe here.

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