TeachingEnglish newsletter 03 February 2016

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 03 February 2016 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! Continuing with our celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this week we feature a lesson for adults which introduces learners to the features of Shakespearean comedy. For teens we have a NEW lesson looking at the topic of online safety, and for those of you teaching Young Learners, we have a NEW article on teaching reading which offers tips and advice on how to do this well. If you're looking to develop your skills as a teacher, take a look at our TeachingEnglish radio series, and a recent blog post on the topic of increasing learner motivation through setting goals. And finally, we announce The First Annual Latin American Conference for Teacher-research in ELT to be held in Santiago, Chile in March this year. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids In this article 'Reading and Young Learners' Wendy Arnold and Fiona Malcolm explore why we need to develop reading skills with young learners and offer tips and advice on how we can do it.  Read the article Teaching teens It is important that online safety is discussed with teenagers who might not always be aware of dangers, especially in a world in which more and more young people are spending more and more time online. This lesson addresses this issue in a motivating way. Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults This lesson 'Shakespeare and comedy' provides students with an introduction to the features of Shakespearean comedy, highlighting the similarities between what contemporary audiences find funny and Shakespeare's humour. Go to the lesson plan Development TeachingEnglish radio is a series of audio programmes to help you develop your skills as a teacher. Choose from a range of useful topics: Working with a big class, Games in the classroom, Songs and rhymes, Projects and more. Each programme comes with an audio file and worksheet. Find out more Events Teacher-researchers in schools and other educational institutions across Latin America are warmly invited to The First Annual Latin American Conference for Teacher-research in ELT in Santiago, Chile on Saturday 19 March 2016.  Read more Leading up to the event the next IATEFL Research SIG online discussion will have a corresponding Latin American theme. Find out more on the IATEFL Research SIG web pages. Magazine Read Larry Ferlazzo's blog - Increasing Motivation Through Students Setting Goals. Extensive research has shown that a scaffolded and supported goal setting process, particularly one where students choose their own goals, enhances student motivation and academic achievement, and specifically helps in developing second-language proficiency. Read blog post 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 February 2016 Welcome to the latest LearnEnglish Kids newsletter. SHAKESPEARE LIVES Have you seen our new Shakespeare videos? A Midsummer Night's Dream and William Shakespeare help children to enjoy Shakespeare, learn about his life and practise English. Both videos have online activities and printable worksheets.   You'll also find these videos in 'Shakespeare Lives' on our LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime app. The app includes some of Shakespeare's most famous plays such as Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, specially adapted for children learning English.   The British Council is marking the death of Britain's most famous playwright 400 years ago with the Shakespeare Lives programme. We hope you enjoy our videos!   SAFER INTERNET DAY Safer Internet Day on 9 February helps promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.   On LearnEnglish Kids, children can play our Online safety quiz and other online safety games to learn about staying safe on the internet, and write on the site about any extra tips they have on our Internet safety Your turn.   Parents and guardians can read our new Stay safe online Top tip with advice for parents and kids. Our Internet and computer safety article also comes with a free poster to download.  LUNAR NEW YEAR The Lunar New Year starts on 8 February, and this year is the year of the monkey! To celebrate, we have a great new Monkeys quiz for kids to play.   Watch our My favourite day - Chinese New Year story or sing our Happy New Year song to find out about the special things that people do at this time. Children can also learn about all the Chinese zodiac animals in The great race story.   Kids might also like to make a Chinese lantern or dragon craft to decorate their room. If they celebrate Chinese New Year, they can write to us on our Chinese New Year Your turn and tell us what they do! MORE SPECIAL DAYS On 20 February celebrate Love Your Pet day! Children will enjoy our story about adopting a pet, and on our Pets Your turn they can write about how much they love their pets. There is a free worksheet about pets to print as well.   Younger kids can play our Pets Paint it game and older children will enjoy our fun Identipet game. We have many more pet activities and games too.   Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is on 9 February. In Britain we eat pancakes, and many countries around the world celebrate with a carnival. Children will have fun learning about this festival and other special days with our Festivals in the UK quiz, and they can write about any carnivals they have been to on our Carnival Your turn.  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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