IN THE PICTURE I CAN SEE...-matura:) Stories & Poems. Strong adjectives. 10 Ideas to Make Your Teachers' Lounge a Positive Space. This post originally appeared on the blog Presto Plans.
PBN Environment - 10 Things The Government Doesn't Want... Hot Fun: Activities that Keep your English Classes Laughing and Learning. Describing places adjectives. Authentic materials in the classroom: the advantages. Published 16 May 2014 In the first part of a new series on authenticity, our regular contributor and Unlock author Lewis Lansford asks teachers to consider the advantages of using authentic materials in the ELT classroom.
I asked a dozen teaching colleagues (identified below by their initials) for reflections on the advantages and disadvantages of using authentic materials in the classroom. From their comments – many of which were generously long and thoughtful – three main ideas emerged: 1) We need to define the term ‘authentic’ and also include in the discussion the ideas of ‘adapted’ and ‘semi-authentic’ materials. 2) Authentic materials offer great advantage over materials written for the purpose of language learning. Learning zones. Konwersacje - inspiracje. The Seven Best Short Films for ELT Students - Kieran Donaghy.
I’ve been writing lesson plans designed around short films for my website Film English for six years.
Teachers often ask me how I find the short films I use in my lesson plans. The answer is quite simple: I’ve watched literally thousands of short films and developed an instinct for the type of engaging and simple short films which will work in the ELT classroom. In this article I’d like to share what for me are the seven best short films for the language classroom. LearnEnglish – British Council. English is the language of Shakespeare and the language of Chaucer.
It’s spoken in dozens of countries around the world, from the United States to a tiny island named Tristan da Cunha. It reflects the influences of centuries of international exchange, including conquest and colonization, from the Vikings through the 21st century. Here are 25 maps and charts that explain how English got started and evolved into the differently accented languages spoken today. The origins of English 1) Where English comes from English, like more than 400 other languages, is part of the Indo-European language family, sharing common roots not just with German and French but with Russian, Hindi, Punjabi, and Persian.
TeachingEnglish - British Council. TeachingEnglish - British Council. As many short films are artistic, they have limited appeal in the commercial marketplace and are funded from diverse sources.
To make them easier to sell worldwide, they often contain little or no dialogue, which makes comprehension much easier. As a result, they offer intensely ‘filmic’ experiences, using images and movement, sequence and duration, sound and music to tell their stories. These silent films are perfect for the language classroom as they can be used with any level – the teacher just needs to adapt the difficulty of the task to match the level of the students. Here are the seven short films which I have found work best in the language classroom. Your Secret. LearnEnglish – British Council. What can film and video add to the learning experience?
Kieran Donaghy, who won the British Council’s TeachingEnglish blog award tells us why film is such a good resource and recommends some useful websites, in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson. Language teachers have been using films in their classes for decades, and there are a number of reasons why film is an excellent teaching and learning tool. Learning from films is motivating and enjoyable Motivation is one of the most important factors in determining successful second-language acquisition. Films and TV shows are an integral part of students’ lives so it makes perfect sense to bring them into the language classroom. Film provides authentic and varied language. TeachingEnglish - British Council. iPad Published on June 18th, 2016 | by Mark Anderson.
How to make a good teacher. FORGET smart uniforms and small classes.
The secret to stellar grades and thriving students is teachers. One American study found that in a single year’s teaching the top 10% of teachers impart three times as much learning to their pupils as the worst 10% do. Another suggests that, if black pupils were taught by the best quarter of teachers, the gap between their achievement and that of white pupils would disappear. But efforts to ensure that every teacher can teach are hobbled by the tenacious myth that good teachers are born, not made. Mastering pragmatics with Macmillan Dictionary.
Learning a language is about understanding what words mean, grammar, spelling and pronunciation.
But there is more to it than that. As part of the Macmillan Education Life Skills series, Macmillan Dictionary focuses on an area of language learning students of English often find difficult to master: pragmatics. Lesson plan of the month This lesson plans was written by author Jonathan Marks to help learners with pragmatics. LearnEnglish – British Council. TeachingEnglish - British Council. Much to learn, you still have. – Joda.
Despite the evidence that the number of irregular verbs is declining in the English language, there is no danger they will disappear, and the struggle will continue. There are many attempts to find a shortcut in learning irregular verbs, yet with all the options and “magic tricks” available, learning these verbs requires much memorization, drilling and practice. Today I will show how I use the Battleship game to drill and practise irregular verbs in a fun way. Before the game: TeachingEnglish - British Council. The creative life is simple: get up, get dressed, get on with it.Chuck Sandy. Creativity is the new Holy Grail of today’s life. The quest for creativity seems to have reached the proportion of global mass hysteria: schools are blamed for “killing it” and called for “teaching it as a matter of urgency” (Do it now, do it fast); CEOs have set it as a number one priority for their employees; academia, educators, psychology gurus (and just random people who “are creative and they know it”) are offering “new and creative” ways to “awaken”, “unleash,” “unblock”, “unlock” or “set it free” at home, at school, or at work to secure global peace and happiness (and return on investment).
Can we really teach creativity? TeachingEnglish - British Council. You might expect that, after having been exposed to a word in ten, twenty, or maybe at the very most thirty, contexts, a learner will gradually piece together the word's meaning and start to use it correctly, appropriately and fluently. Classroom context Seven steps to vocabulary learning Conclusion Classroom context Of course we cannot expect a learner to acquire difficult words in the same way as a young child acquires their first language, but, perhaps as teacher we can somehow help learners to arouse their 'learning monitor' by, for example, providing rich contexts containing the target language and by giving our learners time to reflect on what the language item means.
In this way teachers can use the EFL classroom to replicate the real world and nurture strategies to help students understand and produce difficult language items which often seem beyond their grasp. Anna Popławska. Wednesday, 18 February 2015 10 very real teacher ailments and diseases. THE A-MAZE-ING GAME. ‘If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.’ A ‘maze’ principle has been widely used in ELT material design, in particular for reading assignments, where students are given different options and a variety of different outcomes. There isn’t one correct answer, so different teams find themselves taking different paths while practising the language in a genuinely communicative activity. If you have never tried them with your students, check these reading mazes on the British Council website – Spending Maze or Holiday Maze. Video: England - A Beginner's Guide - Humourous Cultural Exploration. Redirecting...
TeachingEnglish - British Council. “Motivation, creativity and freedom are my most powerful educational tools,” says Cyprus teacher Evanthia Poyiatzi. Ola Dykta. Lesson Plans Digger - Free English Lesson Plans and Teaching Tips. Wakacje? Tak, ale nie od języka. 7 pomysłów jak go nie zapomnieć. Redirecting... Fluent LandOther Ways to Say "Happy" The English Alley. TeachingEnglish - British Council. Songs provide examples of authentic, memorable and rhythmic language. Learn English Through Stories. TeachingEnglish - British Council. Animated films are ones in which individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame.
TeachingEnglish - British Council. A lesson plan for all levels – in 10 ½ simple steps Preparation: Some fascinating recent studies have shown that on average teachers spend about 30 min preparing for each of their classes. Ten Great Londoners From History Every Londonphile Should Know. A great city is possessed by the men and women who make it so. Fluent LandHow to Use "Can't" I’m Shamelessly Addicted to this Game. Portal o nowoczesnej edukacji.