Submitted by Duncan M on 26 November, 2009 - 09:40
The term feedback can apply to a number of classroom situations and procedures, but here it refers to a range of techniques employed by the teacher to facilitate responses from the students to an exercise or task.
As part of the British Council’s 75th anniversary celebrations, a number of publications are being re-launched online, previously only available in print.
Submitted by Anonymous on 1 November, 2009 - 17:20
In this comprehensive series of newsletters available to download, Opal Dunn introduced readers to real books to use in the classroom and elsewhere, with recommendations and related features.
This e-book was originally published in print form by the Catalan Teachers of English Association, Associació de Professors d'Anglès de Catalunya (APAC), to help launch the BritLit initiative at
Eliciting (elicitation) is term which describes a range of techniques which enable the teacher to get learners to provide information rather than giving it to them.
I’m a big fan of social media. Facebook, Twitter, blogging platforms and other ‘web 2.0’ sites offer users the ability to publish their thoughts and exchange ideas with a global audience.
Submitted by Mercedes Viola on 3 June, 2009 - 15:08
This is the second article in a three part series. In the first part we looked at needs analysis and how to define goals and objectives. This second part looks at how we can design a business English syllabus.
In 2007, the British Council conducted market research into how the Internet has affected the preferred learning styles of young people wanting to learn English around the world.
