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LearnEnglish Kids newsletter April 2019

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter April 2019 April is here! And with so many special days, there's lots for your learners to discover while they practise their English. Happy learning! The LearnEnglish Kids team   CELEBRATE STORIES ON 23 APRIL April 23 is a very special day, with the anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, St George's Day, World Book Day and English Language Day! To celebrate Shakespeare, discover stories with witches, ghosts, fairies and more in our animated Shakespeare collection, adapted especially for young learners. And for St George's Day, watch the legend of George and the Dragon.  What's your favourite story? For World Book Day, write a review of your favourite book. Reading stories in English is a perfect way to celebrate English Language Day!                                                                       EASTER Chocolate eggs, bunnies and chicks ... our Easter resources will help your kids learn all the vocabulary we use at this special time of year.  Check out our fun story about an Easter egg hunt. Happy Easter! SPACE Kids love learning about space! For the International Day of Human Space Flight on 12 April, have a look at some of the activities in our space topic. You'll find stories, a word game, flashcards, colouring and more.  Watch our videos to make an astronaut helmet or find out how astronauts stay clean in space!    APRIL FOOL'S DAY April 1 is a special day for anyone who likes jokes! Check out our brand-new video for ideas of pranks and practical jokes to play on your friends and family. And tell us all about it in our April Fool's Day Your turn. There are 50 jokes in our jokes section! Which ones make you laugh? 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 information security and privacy policy and terms of use. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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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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