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Using Dickens in classCharles Dickens was born in 1812 and the British Council has been helping to celebrate his 200th birthday. One way that we have done this is by making teaching materials which can help teachers introduce Dickens into their lessons. If you go to http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/dickens you will find a lot of material. There is a performance of readings from Dickens with music. This is 1 hour 27 minutes, and you could use it all, or sections. There is a series of short (up to 5 minutes) videos about some of the characters from Dickens’ novels, the ‘Heroes and Villains’, and there are 14 lesson plans with materials to use in your classes. Some English teachers teach English language only, and some teach English literature only, but many (for example in secondary schools around the world) probably have to cover both. Why would |
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Using poems to develop productive skillsYou and your students might already enjoy reading and listening to poetry in your own language and perhaps in English too. Poems are, after all, authentic texts. |
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Writing picture booksFollowing on from Sandie Mourão’s article referring us to the importance of picture books, and their application across a variety of age groups, we a |
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A Spice IslandOur guest walked down the aircraft steps onto the tarmac and was greeted by a small band and a few dancers dressed in traditional costume. I wondered if I should tell him that we hadn’t arranged the reception and that it wasn't for him. I mumbled an explanation, but I don't think I was heard. |
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Get lit up: literature as a teacher's best friendLiterature. Quite a divisive word, that. Throw it through an open window into a room full of language teachers and most will dive behind furniture, fingers in their ears and looks of horror on their faces. |
Complete poetry resuscitationA lot of teachers get the same look - the sigh, the rolling eye, the slump. "We're going to be doing poetry in the next few classes". You cringe through it, they cringe through it. |
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Using poems to develop receptive skillsI like to bring poetry into the classroom because I believe that it is important and motivating for students to work with authentic texts. |
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Creating a class playIn this article a teacher reflects on his experiences of creating plays and using them to help motivate students to develop their English. |
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Using poems to develop productive skillsYou and your students might already enjoy reading and listening to poetry in your own language and perhaps in English too. Poems are, after all, authentic texts. |
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Writing picture booksFollowing on from Sandie Mourão’s article referring us to the importance of picture books, and their application across a variety of age groups, we a |
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Learning English through children's literatureThis article is about the British Council's Young Learners Centre in Paris and how they use children's literature in their teaching of English |
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Using poems to develop receptive skillsI like to bring poetry into the classroom because I believe that it is important and motivating for students to work with authentic texts. |
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Motivating pupils to read 2This is the second of two articles that look at ways to apply the process model of motivation as proposed by Dornyei (2001) to a number of suggestions and techniques for making the challenge of reading authentic literature accessible and motivating. |
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barbara.phippen
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Thank you for some very practical tips. I like your suggestion that the tutor waits...
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vijaya
India
Very good idea. I realised how many metaphors we use in everyday language without being...
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Silvio Pilone
Italy
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