Майстерність учителя. У чому вона полягає?

Майстерність учителя. У чому вона полягає?

Valentyna I. Grabovska

Valentyna I. Grabovska

Non-Fiction English Discourse

For journalists and newspaper readers : the names of the main newspaper blocks and parts of the article.

What kind of teacher are you?

Are you a parrot and word smart, or perhaps a dolphin and people smart?
Do this fun quiz to find out what kind of teacher you are and the activities you’ll enjoy doing in class: 

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/tools-teachers/what-kind-teacher-are-you?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

Hot under the collar: idioms to describe emotions

Hot under the collar: idioms to describe emotions

January 6, 2016

by Liz Walter​

http://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/01/06/hot-under-the-collar-idioms-to-describe-emotions/#more-5834

Welcome to Cambridge Dictionaries Online!

Cambridge Dictionaries Online have corpus-informed dictionaries for English language learners at all levels. They’re ideal for anyone preparing for Cambridge English exams and IELTS.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Scottish accents found to be 'flourishing' while other British dialects are dying out

• Linguists studied audio recordings made throughout the 20th century
• They found that many dialects in the UK are becoming more homogenised
• However, the Scottish accent is 'flourishing' by keeping a number of its strongest and most recognisable sounds and traits
• This is because changes to the accent have evolved locally not nationally

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3320379/I-cannae-believe-Scottish-accents-flourishing-British-dialects-dying-out.html

10 creative ways to teach English that deliver outstanding results

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/feb/14/teaching-english-creatively-outstanding-results

The 100 best novels written in English: the full list

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/17/the-100-best-novels-written-in-english-the-full-list?CMP=share_btn_fb

Your year in review

This activity for teenagers and adults at CEF level B1 and above asks students to imagine that they are a famous international or national personality and complete a series of short paragraphs to review the previous year and look ahead to the next year.  

Introduction

This lesson is an opportunity to review and practise a wide range of narrative tenses and future forms. Students will focus on writing and speaking for both fluency and accuracy. It is designed to be a fast-paced activity with game elements to make it motivating and enjoyable.

Aims

• Students will practise using narrative tenses and future forms in their written work.
• Students will practise using narrative tenses and future forms in their spoken work.
• Students will become more aware of errors made when using narrative tenses and future forms.

Age group

Teenagers and adults

Level

CEF level B1 and above

Time

40-50 minutes

Materials

The lesson plan and student worksheet can be downloaded below
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/your-year-review?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

Teacher's Corner: Making Grammar Fun

http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/teachers-corner-making-grammar-fun#child-2032

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! A New Year's resolution is a promise to yourself to start doing something good. In 5 words, what is your New Year's resolution? 

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/life-around-world/new-years-resolutions-0?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-learnenglishteens

If we want them to remember the skills and content we also have to think about the teacher qualities that matter to students.

Roald Dahl's greatest philosophical quotes ever

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/nov/27/roald-dahls-greatest-philosophical-quotes-ever?CMP=fb_gu

Theoretical Fundamentals of Investigation of Metacommunicative Questions in English Dialogic Discourse

Grabovska Inna Viktorivna
PhD (Philology), Kyiv National Linguistic University

The author reveals the content of the notion “metacommunication”, which is becoming more widely used in the theory of speech communication for the denotation of speech regulation plan in communication process, pays particular attention to the critical analysis of alternative notions, including the terms “metatext”, “metalanguage”, “phatic communion”, and researches the semantic and communicative-functional aspects of metacommunicative questions in communicants’ dialogic interaction.

Key words and phrases: metacommunication; metatext; metalanguage; metacommunicative question; speech contact. 

http://scjournal.ru/articles/issn_1997-2911_2013_7-2_18.pdf

'The Future of English'

David Crystal's talk at IELTS Conference 'The Future of English', Prague 2014 (British Council)

What type of teacher are you?

What type of teacher are you? A report has identified four kinds of teacher – idealists, practitioners, rationalists and moderates. Where do you fit?

What type of teacher are you?

International Phonetic Association

International Phonetic Association

/ˌɪntə'næʃ(ə)n(ə)l fə'netɪk
əˌsəusɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n/

International Phonetic Association

The Astounding Facts of Global English

Consider the astounding facts of global English. Most estimates agree that there are some 375 million native speakers, a further 375 million second-language speakers and a staggering one billion learners of the English language at large in the world today. What's more, 90 per cent of the world's computers linked to the Internet are based in English-speaking countries. Whatever the totals (and they'll always be disputed), there's no arguing with the fact that English is now more widely scattered, more widely spoken and written than any other language has ever been. I could go on, but the point is made - by every conceivable indicator, English is the world's first truly global language. Next to the facts, the phenomenon of global English is even more remarkable. Global English is represented on every continent in the interconnected worlds of business, travel, computing, science and academia, radio and television broadcasting, telecommunications, film production, sport and international defence. It is also the language of air travel and outer space. In a profound sense, it underpins the fashionable concept of 'globalisation' and gives that idea a substance it might otherwise lack (Robert McCrum, Observer).
Consider the article "Global English and Teaching of Pronunciation" by Jennifer Jenkins, lecturer in Sociolinguistics and Phonology at King's College, London. It revolves around the author's research into the pronunciation of global English and gives some teaching implications. 

Global English and the Teaching of Pronunciation