TeachingEnglish newsletter 04 November 2015

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 04 November 2015 Welcome to the latest newsletter from TeachingEnglish! This week we have news of two webinars - 'Talk English', which won the 2015 Eltons Award for Local Innovation, and 'From ELT to TLE: taking learning beyond the classroom' by Keith Harding. Our featured professional development practice is 'Understanding educational policies and practices', and discover more about our 'Steps to Success' course. For the classroom we have a new lesson plan for November for adults and teens -'A new flag?'. We also have an article to get you using arts and crafts with kids, and tips for motivating B1 level learners in 'Negotiated objectives'. And finally, join over 20,000 teachers worldwide and boost your teaching skills at the Macmillan Education online conference 2015, which takes place from 3 - 7 November. Featuring 19 free sessions from 16 expert speakers, the 2015 programme will bring you teaching inspiration from across the ELT universe. And on Saturday 7th there will be an extra-special trio of webinars celebrating all things Alice in Wonderland. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids Using arts and crafts in the classroom can be an excellent way to facilitate language learning with young learners. Here are some reasons why these types of activities can enrich the learning experience for your students, followed by some practical considerations to bear in mind when teaching English through arts and crafts. Go to the article Teaching teens  'A new flag?' is a lesson plan for older teenagers and adults at CEF level B1 and above looks at the symbolism and meaning of flags. This lesson is topical for November as New Zealand is holding a referendum on choosing a new design for its flag. In part one students discuss and design a new flag for their country. In part two they will consider issues around the referendum. Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults Many students, especially at intermediate level, express the feeling that they are not making any progress. This is because their progress is not as noticeable as it was when they started learning English. In this article 'Negotiated objectives' find out how to to compile a negotiated list of objectives with the students to try to help them see their progress more clearly and thus become more motivated. Go to the article Development This week we feature the 12th and final professional practice from our new CPD framework 'Understanding educational policies and practices'. Find resources to help you with this professional practice. Understanding educational policies and practices And take a look at our 'Steps to Success' self-study online course suitable for pre-service or newly-qualified teachers working in the primary, secondary, tertiary or the private ELT sectors. Find out more   Events Join our series of new continuing professional development webinars in November and December on EnglishAgenda. On Friday 6 November, Nuala Trace and Michaela Salmon (Manchester Adult Education Service) will present 'Talk English', which won the 2015 Eltons Award for Local Innovation. The project trains volunteers to deliver and support English courses and activities and helps people with the lowest levels of English build confidence and learn English. They will share details of how the project can be replicated with support from the Talk English website. Find out more To find out more about the 'Talk English' project, take a look at the related article, 'How much do your learners use English outside of the classroom?' Go to the article Magazine From ELT to TLE: taking learning beyond the classroom'. This webinar with Keith Harding looks at ways of making the most of the learning opportunities that lie beyond the classroom.The concepts of online learning, blended learning and the flipped classroom will be explored, in addition to more established ELT orthodoxies. Finally, Keith will offer a new approach and methodology: the 'Total Learning Experience' (TLE). The webinar takes place on Thursday 26th November at 11am GMT. Find out 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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LearnEnglish Kids Newsletter

LearnEnglish Kids Newsletter November 2015 Welcome to the latest LearnEnglish Kids newsletter. NEW CRAFT ACTIVITIES Have you seen the new fun activities we've added to our craft section?  We have a Board game template, which children can use to create their own game using their imagination. Then they can play it with their friends to practise their English!  If your kids like to read books, encourage them to complete our Book review. There is a version for younger children and a version for older children.  Finally, when your children next ask their friends (or their toys!) to come to a tea party, they can invite them using our new Tea party invitation!   BONFIRE NIGHT AND DIWALI 5 November is Bonfire Night in Great Britain. It is a traditional British event which remembers a plot to blow up the English parliament in 1605. People celebrate with bonfires and fireworks. It's lots of fun for all the family.   Children can play our Bonfire Night game to help them learn about this celebration, and try a fireworks safety game. Our Bonfire Night Your turn asks children to write about special characters from history in their country. There's a fun printable worksheet too.  11 November is the start of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Children can read our Diwali story to learn more about this celebration.  INTERNATIONAL TONGUE TWISTER DAY 8 November is International Tongue Twister Day. Tongue twisters can be a fun way for kids to improve their pronunciation.  On LearnEnglish Kids, we have lots of tongue twisters for children to listen to. When they are ready, they can try to say them! Why not practise a few together, and decide which one is your favourite?  SPECIAL WEEKS Road Safety Week is 23-29 November in the UK. Children will enjoy our songs and story to help them learn about road safety. They can also answer questions about staying safe on the road with our fun road safety game. National Tree Week in the UK starts on 28 November. Children can think about some tree issues with our The ballad of Lisa the lemur song, and then write on our Tree week Your turn. Older kids can also learn about how trees grow in The lucky seed story, while younger kids will love our The leaves on the tree song. SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our videos in high definition.   To be amongst the first to find out what's new, join our Facebook page!   Go to our Twitter page and follow us there for even more up-to-date information about new content on the site.         Are you aged 13-17? Are you learning English? Go to our LearnEnglish Teens website to find lots of free resources to help you pass exams and have fun while you learn English online.       Are you learning English? Have a look at LearnEnglish to find lots of resources to help you practise your English.       Do you teach English? Find lesson plans, articles and more on TeachingEnglish, the website for teachers brought to you by the British Council with the BBC.   Visit our Premier Skills website to learn two of the world's global languages - English and football.         We'd love to know what you think about our site. Send us your comments at: learnenglish.kids@britishcouncil.org      The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)    www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids    You have received this email because you subscribed to our electronic newsletter. If you wish to opt out of this British Council mailing list, please unsubscribe here. Our privacy and terms of use statements. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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