tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50557625778699902822024-03-19T09:33:05.603-03:00Global English StudioAlejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-89745078683575091082016-04-26T14:27:00.001-03:002016-04-26T14:27:34.478-03:00Summer Season at The Globe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> 37 Plays, 37 Films, 37 Screens..</b></span>.<br />
<b>Saturday 23 April, 10am – 10pm | Sunday 24 April, 10am – 8pm 2016</b><br />
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<b>2.5 mile route from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge</b><br />
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37 specially-made 10 minute films will be screened along the iconic
2.5 mile stretch between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge.<br />
Each film explores one of Shakespeare’s plays and includes scenes
shot in the locations Shakespeare imagined when he wrote them. Picture
Cleopatra in front of the Pyramids, Shylock in Venice’s former Jewish
Ghetto, Hamlet on the rocks of Elsinore and much more.<br />
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Plan your route. View the <a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/editor/files/The_Complete_Walk_Map.pdf" target="_blank">Map </a><br />
The Complete Walk. <a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/editor/files/The_Complete_Walk_Credits__Synposes.pdf" target="_blank">Credits and Synopsis. </a><br />
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Join <a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/special-events/the-complete-walk" target="_blank"><b>The Complete Walk</b>.</a> </h4>
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<br />Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-79765091920921310832016-04-16T16:46:00.001-03:002016-04-16T17:05:24.192-03:00IATEFL 2016- FORUM ON TECHNOLOGY - Part 1<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Bringing English to Life: practical classroom activities using technology</b></span></span><br />
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Being born in a digital world, students will appreciate having the opportunity to use different apps, mobiles, laptops, etc. Of course, using technologies for designing classroom activities sometimes may seem a challenging task. But the truth is that interacting with technology and having well-designed activities can result in a rewarding and enriching experience.<br />
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Now, I would like to introduce Laura Laubacher and Sarah Wakefield who talk about how to integrate technology into their classrooms activities such as pronunciation, drilling etc., that is, using apps and websites to improve students' language skills. So, in this Forum they are going to share the ones they found the most useful.<br />
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<b>Overview<br />Why using technology in the classroom</b><br />
- Engaging<br />
- Motivating<br />
- Entertaining and fun<br />
- Relevant and useful<br />
- Encourages pair work and interaction<br />
- Memorable<br />
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<b>Apps and Websites<br />1. Recorded Speaking</b><br />
<b><br /><a href="http://www.fotobabble.com/" target="_blank">Fotobabble </a></b><br />
- Easy to use. Assigned as homework<br />
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<a href="https://www.movenote.com/" target="_blank"><b>Movenote </b></a><br />
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- For group work.<br />
-Practice target language.<br />
-Reporting news. Using the passive<br />
-Useful for language acquisition process<br />
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Useful tips<br />
- Make a model sample. In this way you may obtain better results. <br />
- Guide students through the site, that is, how to use it.<br />
- Allow them time to write, practice and complete the task.<br />
- Be aware of sound issues, such as poor mic quality.<br />
<b><br />2. For vocabulary revision and activation</b><br />
<b> </b><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html" target="_blank">Dvolver movie maker </a></span></b><br />
Useful tips:<br />
- Choose vocabulary students have used in class<br />
- Flash and internet connection<br />
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<b>3. Quizzes and Feedback</b><br />
<a href="http://www.socrative.com/" target="_blank"><b>Socrative</b></a><br />
- To collect students feedback<br />
- For students quizzes<br />
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Useful tips<br />
-Make a test quiz first to test the app.<br />
- Teachers should familiarize to see how it works first.<br />
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By the end of the talk Laura and Sarah provided useful tips regarding the use of techies in the classroom, for instance: never miss the focus, which is always "communication", allow students enough time to get familiarized and solve the activities, provide a model to minimize the negative impact of having students frustrated if they do not know how to use the app properly, and last but not least: <b>always have a Plan B!</b><br />
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<br />Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-63212448348149315682016-04-15T15:40:00.001-03:002016-04-15T15:40:20.583-03:00IATEFL 2016- SESSIONS 15th AprilCatch up with today's Sessions you might have missed...<br />
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9:00 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/plenary-diane-larsen-freeman" target="_blank">Plenary by Diane Larsen-Freeman </a><br />
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10:30 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/cambridge-english-signature-event-observation-and-reflection-tensions-between-best" target="_blank">Cambridge English Signature Event - Observation and Reflection: tensions between best practice and reality</a> <br />
<br />12:30 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/diane-larsen-freeman%E2%80%99s-plenary-follow-session-further-investigation-teaching" target="_blank">Diane Larsen-Freeman’s plenary follow-up session - Further Investigation of Teaching with Affordances</a><br />
<br />14:10 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/national-geographic-learning-signature-event-what-does-it-mean-be-%E2%80%98global-citizen%E2%80%99" target="_blank">National Geographic Learning Signature Event - What does it mean to be a ‘Global Citizen’? </a><br />
<br />16:50 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/chatting-academy-exploring-spoken-english-academic-purposes" target="_blank">Chatting in the academy: exploring spoken English for academic purposes </a> <br />
<br />12:30 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/reviewing-qualifications-and-cpd-helping-meet-teachers%E2%80%99-training-needs" target="_blank">Reviewing qualifications and CPD: helping meet teachers’ training needs </a> <br />
<br />14:10 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/forum-mobile-learning" target="_blank">Forum on mobile learning </a> <br />
<br />10:20 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/forum-technology-classroom" target="_blank"> Forum on technology in the classroom</a>Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-84347467649752617812016-04-14T20:26:00.001-03:002016-04-14T20:30:33.909-03:00IATEFL 2016 SUMMING UP DAY 2- Sessions and InterviewsHere we are again. What can I say! Simply fantastic DAY 2 at IATEFL Conference 2016!<br />
2 good 2 be forgotten. Memorable Sessions and Teaching Experiences, Projects and more shared by the most amazing people.<br />
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I'd like to present Carol Reed's Interview talking about her experience with IATEFL as well as her work as a Vice-President. She also talks about the cicle of renewal, the creation of a new role: the International IATEFL Goodwill Embassador and more.<br />
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For all the other interviews listed below just go to <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interviews" target="_blank">Video Interviews</a><br />
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16:20 Interview with Amadeu Marin <br />
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16:00 Interview with Neil McLaren <br />
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15:50 Interview with Harisimran Sandhu <br />
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15:30 Interview with Ben Gray & Seamus Harkin <br />
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15:20 Interview with Judy Boyle <br />
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15:00 Interview with Melanie Aplin <br />
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14:50 Interview with Sandy Millin, Chia Suan Chong (and Natalie) <br />
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14:30 Interview with Kieran Donaghy and Lizzie Pinard <br />
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14:20 Interview with Thorsten Merse <br />
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14:00 Interview with Larissa Goulart da Silva & Maria Soledad Loutayf & Praphatsorn Wongchaiwa (Hornby scholars) <br />
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12:50 Interview with Roohi Malik <br />
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12:30 Interview with Carol Read <br />
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12:20 Interview with Vuyokazi Makubalo & Pipit Suharto & Urmila Khaled (Hornby scholar) <br />
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12:00 Interview with Adrian Underhill <br />
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11:50 Interview with Alireza Safar (Hornby scholar) <br />
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11:30 Interview with Shaike Francis Sefalane (Hornby scholar) <br />
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11:20 Interview with Andrew Foster <br />
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11:00 Interview with Nick Bilbrough <br />
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10:50 Interview with Wendy Arnold & Coralyn Bradshaw<br />
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As for <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/sessions" target="_blank">Sessions,</a> here is the list:<br />
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14:20 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/day-day-english-subject-teachers-voices-kenya-nigeria-and-malaysia" target="_blank">Day-to-day English: subject teachers' voices from Kenya, Nigeria and Malaysia</a> <br />
12:30 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/creating-pan-african-network-teacher-associations-sub-saharan-africa" target="_blank">Creating a Pan-African network of teacher associations in Sub-Saharan Africa</a> <br />
10:20 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/forum-encouraging-teacher-reflection" target="_blank">Forum on encouraging teacher reflection</a> <br />
14:20 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/eltj-signature-event-house-believes-teacher-training-waste-time" target="_blank"> ELTJ Signature Event - This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time </a><br />
12:30 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/ten-great-educators-and-their-legacy" target="_blank">Ten great educators and their legacy </a><br />
9:00 <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/plenary-silvana-richardson" target="_blank"> Plenary by Silvana Richardson</a><br />
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So , happy watching!<br />
<br />Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-38954069508784612432016-04-14T08:05:00.003-03:002016-04-14T08:13:26.016-03:00IATEFL 2016 Sessions April 13th Sharing <b>David Crystal's full Plenary Session</b>, in case you've missed it live!<br />
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David clearly remarks on how the English language has been changing in the last fifty years and draws a comparison on how language is likely to be change in the upcoming fifty years.<br />
He also provides plenty of examples in the use of words, and discusses the main shifts in pronunciation, grammar, orthography as well as the central factors in social mobility, globalization and Internet.<br />
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globalization, and the Internet - See more at:
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Here are some of the words in use in the 60's:<br />
<b>D-day</b> (for Decimalisation Day in UK and <span class="st">the replacement of pounds shillings and pence with decimal currency.)</span><br />
<b>new-penny</b><br />
beautiful people, flower people, peacenicks (for hippies)<br />
<b>yippies</b> (for ically active hippies)<br />
<b>dolly girl</b> (wearing a mini-skirt)<br />
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And many more... <br />
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To watch the full list of interviews April 13th, visit <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/sessions" target="_blank">Sessions-IATEFL Online Coverage</a>Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-68981605362791035342016-04-13T21:09:00.003-03:002016-04-13T21:16:50.563-03:00IATEFL 2016 WRAPPING UP-DAY 1<b>Amazing Day 1 at IATEFL 2016!</b><br />
How can I start describing all the events!<br />
Opening the day with David Crystal's Plenary Session where he reflects upon the constant change and evolution of the English language, describing his research projects, writing and upcoming books. Just a must watch!<br />
So if you didn't have the chance to do it live, simply watch this video where Nick interviews David.<br />
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Also worth watching Rob and Nick reflecting on David's Plenary Session. Just click <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interview/live-studio-starts" target="_blank">Live Studio Starts</a><br />
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If you feel like you need to experience more, don't miss it. Browse through all this first day interviews. Here is the complete list:<br />
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16:50 End of day round up <br />
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16:10 Interview with Tim Phillips <br />
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16:00 Interview with Alan Maley <br />
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15:30 Interview with Hornby scholars Parwiz Hossain and Shoaib Jawad <br />
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15:10 Interview with Gail Ellis <br />
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15:00 Interview with Hornby scholars: Mohammed Bashir and Abdallah Yousif <br />
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14:20 Interview with Tessa Woodward <br />
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14:40 Interview with Hornby scholars: Allwyn D'costa and Erkin Mukhammedor <br />
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14:30 Interview with David Crystal <br />
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14:00 Interview with Hugh Dellar <br />
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12:50 Interview with George Pickering <br />
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12:30 Interview with Gavin Dudeney <br />
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12:10 Interview with Jim Scrivener <br />
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12:00 Interview with Silvana Richardson <br />
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11:40 Interview with Zeynep Urkun <br />
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11:30 Interview with Adam Kightley <br />
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11:10 Interview with Pete Sharma <br />
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10:50 Interview with Nicky Hockly<br />
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All the interview videos available at <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interviews" target="_blank">IATEFL Online Interviews April 13th</a><br />
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Stay tune for more! Getting ready for Day 2, and counting...Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-27619532062014806812016-04-12T13:39:00.000-03:002016-04-12T13:39:16.565-03:00IATFEL 2016 Online Conference Q & A<br />
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Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-47018479677931137152016-04-12T02:34:00.001-03:002016-04-12T02:37:23.402-03:00BIG NEWS: Celebrating Shakespeare- Exploring English<b>FREE ONLINE COURSE</b><br />
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This course is one of three courses from the British Council’s <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/collections/exploring-english">Exploring English</a> course collection.<br />
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<b>Starts:</b> 18th April<br />
<b>Duration:</b> 6 weeks<br />
2 hours per week<br />
<b>Level: </b>Intermediate (B1 on the CEFR) <br />
<b>Certificate available</b><br />
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To learn more about it, visit <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-shakespeare?utm_source=BC_LE_Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SHX2_April16" target="_blank">Exploring English: Shakespeare</a>Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-15313821458479269292016-04-12T01:44:00.000-03:002016-04-12T02:05:56.019-03:00IATEFL 2016 ONLINE Tune in for Live Coverage Plenay Sessions<a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="IATEFL Online Banner 2016"><img alt="IATEFL Online Banner 2016" border="0" src="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/banner-320x100px_0.png" height="100px" width="320px" /></a>
<b>Live Schedule</b><br />
On each day of the conference you will be able to watch plenary sessions, interviews and over 40 conference sessions live from the Brimingham IATEFL Online Studio.<br />
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Here is the list of Plenary Sessions:<br />
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Wednesday 13th April<br />
9.15-10.25 <b>David Crystal</b><br />
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Thursday 14th April<br />
09.00 - 10.10 <b>Silvana Richardson</b><br />
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Friday 15th April<br />
09.00 - 10.10 <b>Diana Larsen Freeman</b><br />
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Saturday 16th April<br />
09.00-10.10 <b>Scott Thornbury</b><br />
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Saturday 16th April<br />
13.15- 14-15 <b>Closing Plenary Jane Blake</b><br />
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For more details, visit <a href="https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/live-schedule">https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/live-schedule</a><br />
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<br />Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-67926783946085450602016-04-10T22:59:00.003-03:002016-04-10T22:59:54.352-03:00Live the IATEFL 2016 Conference with Mobile AppsIATEFL 2016 offers the great opportunity of a free mobile app which will let you
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personalised conference planner, share your experiences via social media
channels and view IATEFL Online content.<br />
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Live outside of the UK?<br />
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will be created nearer to conference time, and we will send an eBulletin
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you are not able to live the Conference in Birmingham, the After Hours Webinar provide a great oportunity to share your experiences as a face to face or online participant.</span></span></h2>
So, let's meet on Thursday 14th April 2016 at 18:00 BST. Delegates from Birmingham
and online participants from all over the world are meeting to discuss
and exchange views of different talks, workshops, plenaries and
interviews. Some special guests will also be joining us to interact with
the online audience and we hope you will be there too.<br />
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To join this <a href="https://iatefl.adobeconnect.com/_a875541554/iateflwebinar/" target="_blank">interactive webinar live</a>: <br />
1. click on the link<br />
2. select "enter as guest", <br />
3. type in your name and country<br />
4. "enter room".<br />
See this sample screenshot.<br />
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To be held at the <a href="http://www.theicc.co.uk/" target="_self">ICC</a>, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA<br />
13th-16th April 2016<br />
PCEs - 12th April<br />
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<b>Introducing IATEFL 2016 Plenary Speakers</b><br />
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To learn more, visit: <a href="http://www.iatefl.org/annual-conference/birmingham-2016" target="_blank">Birmingham 2016 IATEFL Conference</a>Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-29736476788244947792016-04-08T17:26:00.004-03:002016-04-08T17:26:57.158-03:00UPDATES IATEFL 2016 Birmingham - Meet our Online Presenters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pleased to introduce <b>Kirsteen Donaghy, Nik Peachy and Rob Lewis</b> IATEFL Online presenters, who will be doing live interviews from the IATEFL Online studio - starting at around 10.00am (UK time) on each day of the conference.<br />
Say tuned Tuesday 12 April for the start of live coverage from Birmingham.<br />
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For more details about the presenters: <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/meet-our-online-presenters">http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/meet-our-online-presenters</a><br />
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10.00am (UK time) on each day of the conference. Tune in on Tuesday 12
April for the start of our live coverage from Birmingham. - See more at:
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Kirsteen,
Nik and Rob for another IATEFL Online. Our presenters will be doing
live interviews from the IATEFL Online studio - starting at around
10.00am (UK time) on each day of the conference. Tune in on Tuesday 12
April for the start of our live coverage from Birmingham. - See more at:
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/meet-our-online-presenters#sthash.qyNjmLFA.dpuf</div>
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Kirsteen,
Nik and Rob for another IATEFL Online. Our presenters will be doing
live interviews from the IATEFL Online studio - starting at around
10.00am (UK time) on each day of the conference. Tune in on Tuesday 12
April for the start of our live coverage from Birmingham. - See more at:
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/meet-our-online-presenters#sthash.qyNjmLFA.dpuf</div>
Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-37091273194410364312016-04-06T14:35:00.004-03:002016-04-06T14:55:59.736-03:00Money issues: prices, prices…As it’s known, there are certain words that collocate with others. When talking about bigger or smaller, increase and decrease in prices, we can use the following verbs: <i><b>cut, freeze, raise, hike, and slash.</b></i> See the examples below:<br />
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<i>The Ministry of Economy decided to<b> cut prices,</b> due to the crisis.</i><br />
<i><br />Prices <b>have been frozen</b> for the current year. Here you can also say salaries have been frozen.</i><br />
<i><br />We were forced <b>to raise the price</b>.</i><br />
<i><br />The government <b>hiked [1] up</b> the price of oil by over 20%.</i><br />
<i><br />Prices have been<b> slashed.[2]</b></i><br />
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In combination with adjectives:<br />
You can talk about <b>falling prices, plunging[3] prices, rising prices, soaring prices and stable prices.</b><br />
When talking about profits, we can say <b>modest, huge, reasonable, record profits. </b>Or for losses we can hear someone saying that the company<b> suffered slight losses or heavy losses.</b><br />
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In this post, I’d like to talk about common usage errors. In English, whether it is American or British, there some words, even constructions that call for our attention, in the written mode.</div>
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Some terms are pairs of words that are quite different in meaning yet similar in spelling to be confused. Take, for instance, the<i><b> </b></i>pair<i><b> principal, principle</b></i> or the terms alright which denotes some nonstandard usages. Also there are informal constructions such as being as instead of the term because, which are not acceptable in formal writing.<br />
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Today I found myself explaining the terms <i><b>“advice, advise”</b></i> to one of my students. We came up with the different ways you can use them. Probably, you have noticed that there is a change in spelling, which sets the first difference, being the first one a noun and the second one a verb. In the first case it means a suggestion or opinion you give to someone in a particular situation. You might say “Follow your doctor’s advice” or “Take my advice. Just don’t go”. As for the second entry, one of the meanings is to tell someone what you think they should do: “They advise that the passport should be carried with you all the time”, or give some help or information: “We’ve hired an expert to advise on new technology.”<br />
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Now, if we keep on analyzing language usage, we can find more pairs. Check out the following <i><b>“altogether, all together”</b></i>. Again you can notice that they are spelled differently. Needless to say the meaning is not the same. Altogether means ‘in total’ or (in British English) ‘completely’: “They’ve invited twenty people altogether to the farewell party” or “I am not altogether happy about my decision”. On the other hand, all together means ‘all in one place’ or ‘at the same time’: “Let’s sing ‘Happy Birthday’. All together now!”<br />
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<i><b>“Beside or Besides?”</b></i> Well, beside means “next to”, at the side: “In the literature class, he sits beside me.” What about besides, then? Well, as a preposition, it means ‘in addition to’: “There are some other issues to solve besides the tight budget”. As an adverb, besides is used to give reason: “Susan is not coming to the party on Saturday. She has a lot of work to do. Besides, she doesn’t like parties.” </div>
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Last, but not least, “Are you all right? or “Are you alright?” In both cases, it means acceptable or in good manner, but some may consider the second term too informal and it shouldn’t be used in formal writing, obviously.</div>
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<br />Alejandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610348240295280508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055762577869990282.post-12036261104169067652016-04-04T02:02:00.001-03:002016-04-04T02:25:38.135-03:00Quote of the Day<br />
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without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you
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J.K. Rowling</div>
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