BRITISH COUNCIL - E-NEWS MARCH 2010

March 2010

Welcome back to school! Please remember that this is the last week for sending in applications for the Innovation in ELT Competition - the winner will fly to London and attend the IATEFL Conference in April. Also in this edition of Talking English: Kids Talk on the new LearnEnglishKids site Cubeecraft papercraft toys; free to download What impact does studying English have on students' lives? Its-Teachers the on-line magazine for English teachers How to improve your students vocabulary We would like to wish you all the very best for the start of the new term. Mary Godward Projects Director info@britishcouncil.org.ar

	Innovation in English Language teaching competition
The British Council is running a competition to identify and reward innovation in ELT in public primary schools. The winner will fly to London and be invited to attend the IATEFL Conference in Harrogate from 7 to 11 April 2010. We would like to thank our sponsors British Airways, IATEFL and Cambridge ESOL who make this amazing opportunity possible.

	Kids Talk
Want to hear real children from the UK using real English? Watch the videos on Kids Talk on the new LearnEnglishKids site, where children talk about food: school dinners, and the food they like and don't like. You'll find worksheets and transcripts to download, plus there are ideas for using the videos in the classroom on TeachingEnglish

	Cubeecraft
Cubeecraft papercraft toys are free to download. Each toy has interlocking tabs for construction - no need for tape or glue. Click on the model you like then save the image. Print on to standard A4 and then cut and fold. Then why not get your class to design their own? Or use word balloons (see "Video") and make a film? Get designing!

	Impact Study of British Council Teaching Centre EFL Classes
What impact does studying English have on students' lives? Dr Simon Borg of the University of Leeds interviewed 47 British Council students from around the world. The results show that learning English has a positive impact on a wide range of issues, from employment prospects to use of technology to citizenship. Find out more...

	IT's-Teachers
Based in Barcelona, Spain, its-teachers is an online magazine for teachers that includes topical classroom activities, reviews and articles. While some of the site is password-protected, the "All users" area has content such as top sites and "free-sample" materials. Check out the IT's Teacher's survival kit in the "Interact" section...

	Vocabulary and autonomy
How to improve your students' abilities to both explore, store and use vocabulary? How do we involve them more in their learning? In this article Visnja Pavicic outlines four groups of strategies for vocabulary learning: self-initiated independent learning, formal practice, functional practice and memorizing, and gives examples of each.

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