January 2012
This year we have an amazing line-up of workshops for teachers and pupils, as well as online courses, a teacher's award scheme and an opportunity to go to Glasgow for the biggest teachers' conference in the world!
ELT Legend in Israel
The British Council Israel is proud to host ELT expert and author from the UK, Jeremy Harmer. Jeremy is a trainer and writer in the world of English language teaching, as well as a singer, guitarist and poetry performer. In his ELT life he has taught in Mexico and the UK, and is currently a course designer and tutor for the MA TESOL at the New School University, New York. He has trained teachers and offered seminars all over the world. He is the author of methodology titles including How to Teach Writing, How to Teach English, The Practice of English Language Teaching and Essential Teacher Knowledge all published by Pearson ELT. He is the General Editor of the Longman methodology list. With musician Steve Bingham he has recently released a poetry and music CD Touchable Dreams
During his stay in Israel, Jeremy will be giving a number of talks and performances. If you would like to attend, please view the itinerary below:
12th February: Plenary Talk: The myth of multi-tasking and the force of focus at the ETAI Mini-Conference (English Teachers Association of Israel). For more information, visit the ETAI website.
13th February: Bent and broken into a better shape: the magical storytelling of Charles Dickens with world-renowned violinist, Steve Bingham, at the Academic Arab College in Haifa from 19:00-21:30. Reception-19:00; performance-19:45. For more information and to reserve a place, contact Hannah.glass@britishcouncil.org.il
14th February: Keynote Lecture: Teaching unplugged beats acquisition. What to teach to whom, with what and why at the annual English Forum Study Day. Click here for more information and to register in advance:
14th February: Bent and broken into a better shape: the magical storytelling of Charles Dickens with world-renowned violinist, Steve Bingham, at the MOFET Institute in Tel Aviv from 15:00-17:30. Reception-15:00; performance-15:45. For more information and to reserve a place, contact Hannah.glass@britishcouncil.org
For more information on British Council activities to mark Dickens’ 200th birthday, visit our website
On your marks, get set, go! 40 Israeli English teachers are taking part in our ELT Blogathon which started on 16 January and runs until 12 February. They will blog alongside teachers from Armenia, Croatia, Georgia, Turkey and Russia. Why not follow the blogs on the TeachingEnglish website? Show them your support by leaving a comment.
Blogathon is well... exactly what it sounds like - a blogging marathon. The TeachingEnglish Blogathon is an online project which brings together international English teachers to share good practice in ELT, builds an online professional network and encourages teachers to use blogging as a medium for their continuing professional development. Running from 16 January-12 February 2012, all teachers of English in Israel were invited to contribute. The winner will be awarded an all expenses paid ticket to the UK to attend IATEFL - the largest international teachers' conference, in Glasgow, from 19-23 March 2012. Read more about TeachingEnglish Blogathon 2012. Applications are now closed.
Postponed until further notice
The British Council Israel is running a new online course for English teachers about using the latest technologies with learners, for which teachers will receive half a credit ("gmul"). The 60 academic hour course will run for 12 weeks and includes two face-to-face sessions. The course costs 570 NIS with a discounted rate of 390 NIS for ETAI members. For more information on the course units and to access sample content visit the Teaching English website. For further details and to register for the course, contact hannah.glass@britishcouncil.org.il. Postponed until further notice
February 7th 2012 witnesses the 200-year anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, and we are a planning a series of workshops, events and resources to commemorate the bicentennial of one of the most prolific British authors. The TeachingEnglish website has ready-to-go lesson plans and there will be a series of short films about Dickens' heroes and villains, such as Oliver Twist and Scrooge. We are giving away free Dickens resource packs to schools that organise a Dickens event to mark the author's big day. So get creative! Organise a Victorian party, a Dickens debate, a film screening or a play. Read more about our exciting Dickens' Performances with Jeremy Harmer (ELT expert).
1908, 1944 and for the third time the Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in London in 2012. This school year, the British Council is planning to kick off a series of workshops to celebrate, commemorate and simply live the spirit of friendship, respect, equality and excellence, as we count down to 27 July 2012. Check our websites for free teaching and learning resources:
This year we are coming to you! If you'd like to have a British Council teacher come to your school to give a workshop on Dickens or English for 2012 then contact us.
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