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Welcome to the British Council India 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.
The February issue features:
- Register today! Teacher Educator Conference 2012
- Use of the learners' own-language in the English language classroom: a survey
- News of teaching materials and more to celebrate the Dickens bicentenary
- TeachingEnglish Radio: a teacher development series now available on TeachingEnglish
- English for the Games
- The Inca: A lost society
We'd also like to receive your feedback. What do you like about Talking English? How could we improve the newsletter? Tell us what you think.
Enjoy this edition and we'll see you again in March.
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limited seats available! registration closes 15 feb 2012
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Join us at the 2nd International Conference for English language teacher educators. Delegate registration closes on 15 February 2012. British Council India offers you a great opportunity to gain an internationally recognised professional qualification in Planning, Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting Impact from the 29 February - 2 March in Hyderabad, India. Read more.
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Survey for english language teachers
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To what extent do English language teachers make use of the learners' own language in the English language classroom? Alternatively, to what extent do teachers maintain an 'English-only' classroom? Do teachers allow or encourage your learners to use their own language in class? If so, why and in what kind of ways? And if not, again, why? Northumbria University and the Open University in the UK, in conjunction with the British Council, are carrying out a survey into the use of the learners' own language in the English language classroom. The survey asks teachers about their experiences of, and views about, the use of learners' own language in their teaching. The survey is for English language teachers and available online.
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diCkens 2012
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There are many celebrations for the bicentenary of Dickens' birth this year. On TeachingEnglishyou can find a range of teaching materials for higher levels and also related videos and news of Dickens events in the UK.
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teaching english radio
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Originally developed for radio, this series of programmes and accompanying worksheets covers topics of teacher development such as lesson planning and working with large classes. You can listen to the programmes online and download the materials.
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english for the games
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With less than half a year to go till the London Games begin, why not have a look at these materials for your classes? There are lesson plans and activities at different language proficiency levels on themes such as the Olympic and Paralympic sports and values.
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the inca: A lost society
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From our archives, this is a reading lesson based on a text about Inca society. Reading can be a very solitary activity, but this lesson has been designed to maximise the amount of communication and interaction among the students, so that they work collaboratively and develop their own opinions about the content of the text.
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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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