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Friday, April 11, 2014

Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic - YouTube

Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic - YouTube



TED presentation, how teachers create magic to engage students. Is this magic teachable?

Aptis packages | British Council

Aptis packages | British Council



Aptis is an innovative English assessment tool from the British Council. It is designed to help organisations and institutions identify standards of English and select the staff or students with the right skills.
Aptis is a business-to-business product for use by organisations and institutions to benchmark the English language levels of their employees, potential employees, students or teachers.
Testing English levels from A1-C on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Aptis is an English test for adults (16+), which can assess ability in all four English skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Aptis packages | British Council

Aptis packages | British Council



Aptis is an innovative English assessment tool from the British Council. It is designed to help organisations and institutions identify standards of English and select the staff or students with the right skills.
Aptis is a business-to-business product for use by organisations and institutions to benchmark the English language levels of their employees, potential employees, students or teachers.
Testing English levels from A1-C on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Aptis is an English test for adults (16+), which can assess ability in all four English skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

What do you say after "Hello"? Successfull networking techniques by Barry Tomalin

Most of the world builds business through relationships. How can we teach our students to do this successfully in English? Good listening techniques, effective interviewing techniques, and the ability to show empathy in a foreign language are all part of the strategy. So is knowing the 'do' and 'taboo' topics of conversation. This workshop practises to get networking right - See more at: http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2014/sessions/2014-04-02/what-do-you-say-after-hello-successfull-networking-techniques#sthash.7NKPfn2k.dpuf

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Plenary session by David Graddol | Harrogate Online

Plenary session by David Graddol | Harrogate Online



David Graddol is Director of The English Company (UK) Ltd which provides consultancy and publishing services in applied linguistics, with a special focus on English language and education policy.).


English and economic development
The extraordinary growth in the learning of English around the world has largely been premised on the economic rationale that English will help make its speakers and those countries which invest in it richer. In this plenary I will critically explore the idea that English brings economic benefits.

- See more at: http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2014/sessions/2014-04-02/plenary-session-david-graddol#sthash.xqSMSRk0.dpuf