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I got my first teaching job in 1984, working at a large boy's secondary school in El Obeid, Sudan. This experience made it very clear to me that there's a lot more to teaching English than just being able to speak the language!
Saturday - April 14th, 2018
Here's Gemma Archer at IATEFL Brighton (on the PronSIG day) explaining how she felt when, starting her teaching career, she was expected to teach pronunciation in a posh English accent. She was teaching in a Scottish environment and has a Scottish accent, so teaching RP just didn't make any sense. So she gave up on pronunciation altogether.
Thursday - March 29th, 2018
Proud and delighted to announce: PronPack 1-4 is a finalist of the 16th British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching 2018 in innovation in teacher resources.
Friday - March 16th, 2018
Here's a link to a seminar Mark Hancock did at the British Council about teaching individual phonemes
Event date:
Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 14:00
Venue:
Brazil's English Language Teachers
Event date:
Saturday, March 10, 2018 - 15:30
"If it weren't for the hands, the clock would be useless" (Polish proverb). A detailed description of the phonology of English is of no use in pronunciation teaching if it is not combined with a consideration of learners' needs, especially in a world where English is a global lingua franca. In this talk, we will explore the implications of this idea. Download the slides below - 2 PDF files.
Tuesday - February 6th, 2018
This simple activity always gets the class deeply involved in thinking about grammar in a colloborative and enjoyable way. It is based on an idea in Grammar Games by Mario Rinvolucri and has long been one of our favourites!
Tuesday - February 6th, 2018
In this simple activity, students write a poem using only a limited number of given words. The limited words are important - first of all, they oblige the students to use the target grammar form, and secondly, the constraint of having a limit actually helps their creativity.
Tuesday - February 6th, 2018
1. The game is played in small groups. Each group has a board and dice and each player has a counter, which they place on the START square.
Wednesday - January 31st, 2018
This activity is especially good for young learners, who can sing along and mime the actions in the song.
Saturday - January 27th, 2018
Motvation Island is a map of ideas that teachers can explore when looking for new strategies to motivate their classes. Download a copy of the map below, a colour slide for powerpoints, and a two-page article explaining the map.
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