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Happy New Year! 2012 is going to be great, with an international conference in Marrakech in February and the London Olympics in June. What's your new year's resolution for your classroom? Leave a message for us at https://www.facebook.com/BCMorocco
Thank you for all your contributions and feedback -we want to make sure the newsletter is yours, so we really value your input. Please send any suggestions or contributions to nick.cherkas@britishcouncil.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
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News
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1- The British Council, the Moroccan Association of Friends of English (MAFE) and Morocco World News
These three organizations came together in Fes on Sunday 8th January for a seminar on using classroom in English language teaching. Nick Cherkas from the British Council shared his ideas for activities for teachers using classroom technologies, especially with minimal resources; Jalal Bounouar from MAFE looked at how using technology can help learners; and Dr Samir Bennis, owner and editor-in-chief of Morocco World News, looked at the role of the Morocco World News website in English language Education in Morocco.
There was a lively Q & A session afterwards, and we'd like to thank the participants for their ideas and thoughts. We hope to be involved in more events with MAFE and hope to collaborate with Morocco World News to share the best of the UK with our Moroccan audience. Thanks to the teams from MAFE and Morocco World News for organizing the event!
Please contact you local supervisor if you would like to have British Council teacher training in your area - or set up a Teacher Learning Community with the help of the British Council!
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2- Peter Lucantoni in Morocco
The British Council and Calliope bookshop have joined forces to bring leading ELT trainer Peter Lucantoni to Morocco. You can find out more about Peter here:
https://www.facebook.com/E2LPeterLucantoni
Peter will be in Morocco from 17 - 23 January 2012 and will run free workshops from 14:00 - 17:30 in the following locations:
-18/01 Dreams Hotel, Tetouan
-19/01 Atlas Asni Hotel, Marrakech
-20/01 Centre de Formation des Instituteurs, Beni Mellal
-21/01 Rivoli Hotel, Casablanca
-22/01 Jacaranda Hotel, Kenitra
Due to demand, it's important to RSVP to ensure your place: Mouna Riad at m.riad@calliope.ma. There will be refreshments and a raffle at the end.
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Word on the Street
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Word on the Street is an exciting new English Language teaching programme co-produced by the BBC and the British Council.
Watching TV is a great way to learn a language, especially when it's combined with learning about a different culture.
Word on the Street looks at how English works in everyday life and presents lively aspects of young British culture. Each half hour episode is filmed in a different place in the UK and features drama, interviews and reports to help you improve your English language skills.
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English for the Game
Check out this new section of:
www.learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games
There are resource for learners and teachers all about the history of the Olympic and Paralympic games in the run up to London 2012. New content is being added all the time so make sure you keep coming back! Videos, podcasts, quizzes and games all add up to make this site the perfect Olympic experience- all from your own sofa!
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