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The British Council Language Assistant
About us
Language Assistant offers regular advice and classroom support for English language assistants.
On this site for ELAs
We are moving!
We have a new Language Assistant site, hosted on Teaching English. Why not have a look?
Teaching tips extend the ELA resource manual with practical ideas. This week: dealing with discipline.
How we can help you
First time on the site?
The site has five areas to help you as an ELA: Teaching tips, Primary tips, Essential UK (lesson plans based on contemporary UK), Games, and Weblinks. Click on the links here or elsewhere to find out more. There is also an Archive.
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Teaching English
We provide a wide range of free resources to support English language teachers, ELAs and trainers, including lesson plans, audio files, and podcasts. We also offer a range of teaching materials that use contemporary UK literature.
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Language Assistants
We can offer you the opportunity to work as a Language Assistant in the UK or in one of the 20 countries that are part of our scheme. Find out how you can improve your language and teaching abilities while experiencing a different culture.
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We can support your work with professional networks and forums. We can also offer links to opportunities in our latest vacancies.
Develop your English, with language games, downloads, stories and articles.
Develop your children's English skills with word games, songs, stories and poems.
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