Welcome to the British Council India and Sri Lanka edition of Talking English, our update on everything for English Language Teachers and Professionals. Every month we will bring you the latest global news to help bring you up to date with current methodology and trends, and to let you know what events we're organising to help English language teachers in India and Sri Lanka.
The January issue features: - 17th International Conference of NELTA: Call for papers
- 2nd International Conference for English Language Teacher Educators
- How does English contribute to success?
- BritLit - a reminder of the fabulous resources available for teaching literature in your classes
- Fairy tales - a lesson about fairy tales for grown ups?!
- Vocabulary and autonomy - an article to get you thinking about how you teach vocabulary
Happy New Year!
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17th international conference of nelta
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Nepal English Language Teachers' Association (NELTA) calls for papers for the 17th International Conference of NELTA scheduled from 18-20 February 2012 at St Xavier's School, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal and 22-23 February 2012 at Small Heaven School, Kalyanpur, Chitwan, Nepal. Deadline for submitting papers: 31 December 2011. The types of presentation include paper plenary sessions, talks, workshops, poster presentations, and symposium. Theme: Beyond Binaries: Sharing ELT Practices and Creating the Future. For more details, please visit the website or contact: Kamal Poudel, General Secretary, at kpoudelnp@yahoo.com
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2nd International conference for english language teacher educators
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Assessing and Evaluating English Language Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning is the theme of this year's conference jointly organised by British Council and English and Foreign Languages University in partnership with ELTAI and IATEFL. Closing date for early bird registrations is 15 January 2012. Read more. We are also delighted to announce the launch of the publication of the proceedings of the first international conference for English language teacher educators held in January 2011. The book launch will be held at the University of Hyderabad on 24th January during the ELTAI Hyderabad conference.
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How does english Contribute to success
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The British Council and CNN-IBN presented a documentary on English for Development on CNN-IBN on Sunday, 8 January 2011. Write bsck to us your thoughts and questions and win exciting prizes. Read more.
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Britlit
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Have you heard of BritLit? You can find free kits for teachers based on stories and poems that can be suitable for primary, secondary and adult learners. It's a great way to introduce literature into your English language classroom!
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fairy tales - not just for kids
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What do you remember about Snow White or The Three Little Pigs? In this lesson, students talk about well-known stories. They revise story telling vocabulary and then plan and write a fairy tale. You can download a complete plan and worksheets as usual!
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Vocabulary and autonomy
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This article looks at ways to improve your students' abilities to both explore, store and use vocabulary. The general aim is to involve the students in a more autonomous fashion in their learning, rather than simply having them presented with word lists selected by the teacher or syllabus.
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ELTeCS - a professional network helping teachers work together across borders to share knowledge and improve practice in their regions.
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Teaching English - produced by the BBC and the British Council as a resource for teachers.
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