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Talking English
What is the role of culture in ELT?
Interested in listening to how colleagues from across the world have answered this question? Check out the new audio files from teachingEnglish. They can help us think about our own views and start discussion in the training room.
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Once upon a time...
Educational enterprises: Girl in white top - Image © Central Studios London
Fancy a quick brush up on your storytelling skills? Story Arts Online offers lesson plans and activities, a story library, and at Story Arts Theatre you can actually listen to a few stories. Enjoy!
Let's play!
Playground and street games help children learn...in the classroom too! Playground fun shows you how. Check out the English language section, the projects and the game builder tool for added fun
Close up of Kids - Photographer Tim Hall
It's their 40th!
IATEFL
From 8-12 April 2006 in floral Harrogate, UK, about 1500 ELT professionals from across the world will come together to discuss, reflect, develop ideas...and sing happy birthday to IATEFL! ELTeCS-teachingEnglish Roving Reporters will tell it all!
English Next
David Graddol, well-known applied linguist and language expert was recently in India to launch English Next  - his new report on Global English. This follows his ground-breaking report 'The Future of English?' published in 1997. Not to be missed!
English Next
Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot. Not a word!
British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the world Sherlock Holmes, the best-known detective in literature. Enjoy his famous quotes, read and listen to Holmes' well-crafted stories, and take a virtual tour of 221b Baker Street!
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