British Council
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Talking English
Welcome to the British Council Morocco's 54th edition of Talking English - our  newsletter for English language teachers.
 
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Teaching knowledge database

 Do you know what a glottal stop is? If you read 'TTT' and 'STT', do you know what they mean? If you're not sure, you can check them on the teaching knowledge database - a glossary of English language teaching terms and expressions. You'll never be in the dark again!

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Ebooks

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Are you for or against electronic books? In this lesson, students read about the advantages and disadvantages of electronic books. They look at language for essay writing and the informal language of blog comments, and have 'for or against' discussions on various topics.

 
Extensive reading

Do you do extensive reading with your students? In this article from the TeachingEnglish archives, Alan Maley defines what extensive reading is exactly, and then outlines the advantages it has for your students, and for you as a teacher.

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Support for teacher associations

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We have added a new course to our page for teacher associations: How to organise a face-to-face training programme. It's free, though you have to register to take this and the other courses, which also include a course on organising online training.

 VoiceThread

Looking for somewhere to host your students' work online? This website offers you just that, with no need to download any software. There is a free account option which will allow users to comment on projects with text, voice, video and image. Worth checking out!

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Teaching unplugged

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You can watch this seminar, filmed in London earlier this year, in full online. Luke Meddings gives an overview of what teaching 'unplugged' actually means through a number of practical ideas and approaches for teachers to try out. 

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