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      British Council exhibition: the English effect

      'The English effect' is an exhibition exploring the English language in the world today and is being held at the British Council in London from April through to June 2013.

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      ELTons 2013 shortlist nominations announced

      The British Council has announced the shortlist for the ELTons 2013. Now in their eleventh year, the awards run by the British Council and sponsored by Cambridge English, are a celebration of excellence in English language teaching (ELT) from around the world.

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      Featured blog of the month for March

      Our 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

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      IATEFL 2013: Liverpool Online now live

      The Liverpool Online project is British Council/IATEFL partnership which provides online conference coverage of this year's IATEFL Conference.

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      Continuing professional development seminar for managers

      The British Council are pleased to announce the third webinar in our continuing professional development (CPD) series on our EnglishAgenda website.

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      What makes Finnish kids so smart?

      High-school students here rarely get more than a half-hour of homework a night. They have no school uniforms, no honor societies, no valedictorians, no tardy bells and no classes for the gifted. There is little standardized testing, few parents agonize over college and kids don’t start school until age 7. Yet by one international measure, Finnish teenagers are among the smartest in the world. ... Read more
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      Using Technology Tools to Engage Students with Multiple Learning Styles

      This research study investigated the use of technology tools to support constructivist learning experiences in a preservice teacher education reading methods course.... Read more
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      The technology of teaching

      Grasping the likely technological shifts is one thing, but what do they imply for education? This is a much harder question, since once you start looking at the way schools operate then you start to question teaching methods, assessment, exams and even the very existence of "schools" and "classrooms".... Read more
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      Many struggling pupils suffer from poor memory - report

      Children who under-achieve at school may just have a poor working memory rather than low intelligence, according to researchers who have produced the world's first tool to assess memory capacity in the classroom.... Read more
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      Learning through Blogging: Graduate Student Experiences

      Communication is a fundamental part of learning. As instructors, we communicate with each other, as well as with our students, who also interact with us and each other.... Read more