TeachingEnglish newsletter 28 March 2018

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 28 March 2018 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter For the classroom this week, we have a lesson about democracy for your teenage learners, two articles on the the importance of teaching collocations with advanced learners, and making a wall dictionary to use with your primary learners. We also announce a new publication, English Language Teaching in Nepal: Research, Reflection and Practice, and feature a new blog post about mentoring student tutors. If you're interested in being part of a positive new movement seeking to recognise both gender and highly proficient speaker parity in keynotes and plenaries in ELT conferences and events worldwide, find out more about EVE: Equal Voices in ELT. And finally, a reminder that our next webinar is today, 28 March at 12.00 p.m. UK time - [Teacher Evaluation in ELT]( with Simon Borg. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids 'Wall dictionary' is a good way to help children learn and review their vocabulary. It really helps them with the alphabet and spelling, and you could also create games to review and recycle the words. You can also ask the children to help you make it. [Read more]( Teaching teens 'Who's got the power?' is a lesson about democracy and the balance of power in different settings. Students will develop their listening skills by watching and listening to a humorous video about democracy in the UK. The lesson will provide opportunities for students to express their own views and will finish with a discussion on bringing democracy into the classroom. [Go to the lesson plan]( Teaching adults [This article]( gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for advanced-level students. This is the first of two articles on the topic and looks at why collocation is important for advanced learners, types of collocation, the role of the teacher and implications. [The second article]( gives an extensive list of classroom activities that focus attention on collocation. Development English Language Teaching in Nepal: Research, Reflection and Practice is a new volume of research papers giving an international and national perspective on English language teaching and learning in Nepal. Edited by David Hayes, this book aims to bring together research data and evidence on different areas of ELT: English as a medium of instruction, assessment and teacher training, and action research for teacher improvement. [Read more and download a free copy]( Events EVE: Equal Voices in ELT was created at the beginning of February 2018. Its aim is to recognise both gender and highly proficient speaker parity in keynotes and plenaries in ELT conferences and events worldwide. The Fair List, UK, for example, has led the way in paying attention to gender balance in UK conference plenaries. Now is the time to take it one step further and to recognise the great strides being made globally. Find out more about EVE: who's involved, what they are doing and how you can be part of this positive movement. [Read more]( Magazine In this post, 'Mentoring student tutors', Phil Wade discusses a university initiative which involves recruiting several students in later years of studies to help the new first years succeed in their English degree. It is a valuable opportunity for those recruited to develop new skills, learn about work life and to obtain essential work experience for their CVs. Read more about how the initiative works to benefit mentors and students alike. [Read more]( You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe [here](. British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2BN United Kingdom [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](