 |
Featured blog of the month Each month, the TeachingEnglish team choose a blog entry that they particularly enjoyed or found useful. We are looking for something which is free and freely available; and it should be practical, or to stimulate reflection on teaching. |
 |
IATEFL blog award for best coverageThis year the British Council invited ELT bloggers interested in reporting on the annual IATEFL conference to become a 'Liverpool Online Registered Blogger'. As many of you know, TeachingEnglish has a featured blog of the month award. For April, we also have an award for the best blog coverage of IATEFL Liverpool online 2013. |
 |
Featured blog of the month for AprilOur latest featured blog of the month is David Deubelbeiss's 50 ways to use music and song from his excellent blog http://community.eflclassroom.com. As you might expect from the title, his post provides 50 innovative ways to use music in the language classroom, with ideas ranging from how to build an entire lesson around the song to creating a fake facebook page for a band or creating their own music video. There are activities for both younger learners all the way up to adult students. |
 |
Featured blog of the month for MarchOur latest featured blog of the month is an excellent post by Rachael Roberts called The science of smiling: free downloadable lesson from her blog http://elt-resourceful.com |
 |
Featured blog of the month for FebruaryOur latest featured blog of the month is Adam Simpson's The greatest creative writing activity ever from his blog teachthemenglish.com Adam wrote this post in response to one of the daily questions on the TeachingEnglish facebook page about a favourite lesson plan or activity that you come back to and use again and again. In the post, he describes his all time favourite activity which not only enables students to practise their language skills but is adaptable to different ages and levels. |
 |
Featured blog of the month for DecemberOur latest featured blog of the month is Luiz Otávio's ELT page. His post - '4 questions to help you plan your next grammar lesson' - encourages us to ask ourselves a number of important and useful questions before and while we are planning a grammar lesson Luiz is a CELTA tutor and author for a major international publisher based in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
 |
Featured blog of the month for NovemberOur latest featured blog of the month is George Chilton's 'Designer lessons' In his latest post 'What's the story', George offers a lesson plan in which students are asked to create a narrative using images, build their vocabulary and write a biography for homework. Designer Lessons is a blog run by George and his colleague Neil McMillan and is designed to provide lessons which aim to engage and promote conversation in a semi-controlled way. There are several fantastic lesson ideas for all ages and levels. |
 |
Featured blog of the month for OctoberOur latest feautured blog of the month is by Ana Cristina Pratas from her excellent blog CristinaSkyBox. Her post 'The power of quiet' looks at quiet time in classes and the difference between quiet and silence in class. In the post, Ana Cristina also discusses the value of technology and poses questions about how technology can enhance learning. Ana Cristina has been teaching EAP/ESP for over 20 years now, in a variety of settings,from Universities and Colleges, to Financial companies and Industry. She currently teaches in the Middle East and one of her main interests is to encourage learner autonomy, creativity and critical thinking skills through the use of technology. You can follow her on twitter as @AnaCristinaPrts |
 |
Featured blog of the month for SeptemberOur latest featured blog of the month is Kyle Mawer's Digital Play. Kyle is an English teacher and ICT co-ordinator at the British Council Young Learner centre in Barcelona. Last year his book 'Digital Play', co-written with Graham Stanley was published by Delta publishing and recently won the ELTon award for innovation in teacher resources. The blog that Graham and Kyle write is designed to supplement the book and support teachers who want to use online games in their language classrooms. |
- 1 of 3
- ››
