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Welcome to the British Council Morocco's 59th edition of Talking English - our newsletter for English language teachers.
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 IATEFL International Conference2012: Glasgow Online now live
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Glasgow Online brings you all the best of IATEFL between 19 and 23 March. If you can't attend, follow the event online! Lots of video - interviews, reports and the plenary sessions; roving reporters; forums and much more. This year there is even an official Conference App! Lets Glasgow!
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Wheelchair rugby was invented in Canada and is played by teams of four men and women with a disability that affects both their arms and legs. In this downloadable lesson, students learn the vocabulary and the rules of this Paralympic sport. Goals not tries, though...
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Computers and learner autonomy: trends and issues
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This paper covers a study by Huw Jarvis into the use of computer-based materials beyond the classroom by Thai and Emirati university students. How do they use technology to support their language learning? He suggests the best term is "mobile assisted language use". Download it today...
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Vocabulary.com claims to be the Personal Trainer for your vocabulary learning! It uses an adaptive learning system. After you sign in, it asks questions, building a model of your vocabulary, and then serves you further questions that are not too hard and not too easy. Perfect: a Goldilocks site!
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Three wishes
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Carol Read's article suggests that our wishes for the children we teach are that they are happy and enjoy our lessons, they behave appropriately, and they learn as much English as possible. She then looks at three powerful 'entry points' that can help to make our wishes come true.
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The SECRET of working with children
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A video accompaniment to the Three Wishes article above, Carole Read's seminar is full of tips for getting the most out of classes with young learners - and perhaps some older learners too. As one viewer writes, "Thank you for inspiring ideas, practical tips and for sharing the SECRET..."
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