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What makes a lesson GREAT?

Submitted by Paul Braddock on 26 June, 2012 - 09:58

Date: 28th June 2012

Time: 1200 UK time (check what time this in your country)

Theme: Every teacher - and every learner - can probably recognise a great lesson when they experience one, but what exactly are the qualities that, when added up, make an everyday experience into an extraordinary one? Taking this further, can teachers do anything deliberate to make GREAT lessons, or are they simply a matter of luck? Anthony will suggest five characteristics of GREAT lessons that he thinks are not only central to lesson success, but are also things that teachers can develop with some simple strategies that he hopes to share.

Watch a recording of the webinar: You can watch a recording of the webinar by clicking the link below

http://britishcouncil.adobeconnect.com/p3hvhheb9a1/

About the speaker: Anthony Gaughan has been involved in English teaching for over 17 years in the UK and Germany. A state-qualified teacher in the UK, he is currently Head of CELTA training at the Hamburg school of English, where he is busy with an ongoing experiment to unplug initial teacher education by applying Dogme ELT principles to the CELTA.

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Learning tips

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 11 January, 2011 - 14:10

As well as teaching English to our young learners, we can help them reach their full potential as language learners. Here are some tips and ideas on how to use materials on the LearnEnglish Kids website to help your pupils learn more effectively.

Learning styles and teaching

Submitted by TE Editor on 8 September, 2010 - 10:52

Your students will be more successful if you match your teaching style to their learning styles.

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Being a teacher

Submitted by Anonymous on 18 June, 2010 - 14:45

The latest in our series of video tips is about being a teacher. What's important to you as a teacher? How do your students see you?

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Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom

Submitted by TE Editor on 25 February, 2010 - 11:57

Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir' and when to ‘settle' children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on the one hand or bored on the other.

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Conducting Feedback on Exercises and Tasks

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.

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Ongoing assessment - fun not fear!

Submitted by TE Editor on 2 September, 2009 - 16:00

In my experience of teaching juniors (6-11) and seniors (11-16) I have found that there is a notable difference in their attitudes to assessment.

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Designing Business English programmes 2

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.

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Going off plan

Submitted by TE Editor on 16 March, 2009 - 11:56

It’s easy to digress in an open class discussion or even when talking to individual learners but I do so with great care, as I sometimes doubt the value of this.

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Humanistic language teaching

Submitted by TE Editor on 12 October, 2005 - 13:00

'Humanism' is one of those constructs that people argue about passionately. Instead of attempting to define it, perhaps it makes more sense to focus on some commonly agreed characteristics of humanism.

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