Focusing on teachers’ needs in Vietnam

"I really love the new methodology, it engages the children better and it makes me feel younger as I enjoy the fun in the classroom."  This was the reaction of one teacher in Bac Giang, northern Vietnam, to the impact of the recent CPD training she attended.

The training was developed especially for the teachers in this province, tailored to their needs and context.

Find out more about the training and the impact it's had on teachers.

Training for Success in Thailand

The Regional English Training Centres Project in Thailand is working to develop English levels and teaching methods to improve the confidence of thousands of primary and secondary school language teachers across Thailand.

As a result of the project teachers are using more English in class, making their classes more student centred, and the students are now more engaged in their lessons.

Read more about this fascinating project and the changes it's making to teachers across Thailand.

Bringing the joy of reading to children in Vietnam for a third year

"Reading is a transferable skill that opens up a world of opportunities for children. The Kids Read project encourages Vietnamese primary children to read for pleasure both in the classroom and at home."

Kids Read has been bringing the joy of reading to children across Asia for several years now, and just celebrated the start of its third year in Vietnam.

See how the project is developing, bringing books and storytelling to schools in Ho Chi Minh.

Focusing on English medium of instruction

Two new publications focus on different areas of English medium of instruction (EMI):

• Multilingual classrooms: opportunities and challenges for English medium instruction in low and middle income contexts looks in depth at the policy and practice of EMI in primary schools in Africa and India.  It proposes multilingual strategies to support EMI, and gives recommendations to maximise educational outcomes.
• Internationalisation, higher education and the growing demand for English: an investigation into the English medium of instruction (EMI) movement in China and Japan focuses on how EMI is approached; the main driving forces behind this policy; and staff and student attitudes towards this policy in universities in Japan and China.

The Non-Native Teacher - read online

Péter Medgyes’ book 'The Non-Native Teacher' focuses on the issues faced by many teachers whose first language isn't English, whose own voices had been silenced after almost a century of systematically being considered failed native speakers, deficient communicators and second-best teachers. This new, updated edition of a classic work uses the content of the earlier editions as a basis for:

• extending the native teacher/non-native teacher debate in terms of the past and the present
• encouraging readers and users to relate that debate to their own teaching situations
• providing new material and updated references for further reading and discussion

We have access for you to read the book online before 31 October.  To access the book visit: http://flexitome.com/secure

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ELTons 2018 – Call for Applications

Have you produced an innovative and functional ELT product or service in the last two years?

The ELTons are the British Council international awards that recognise and celebrate innovation in the field of English language teaching (ELT).  Categories are:

• Excellence in course innovation
• Innovation in learner resources
• Innovation in teacher resources
• Digital innovation
• Local innovation

The deadline for applications is 3 November 2017.

Find out more and apply on the ELTons 2018 website.

Online courses - TeachingEnglish Training

Our online training courses and self-study modules form part of the Teaching for Success approach to Continuing Professional Development, offering flexible study options to meet your training and development needs.  

Applying approaches to special educational needs starts on 3 October and will help you build an understanding of Special Educational Needs and how to immediately use inclusive practices with all your groups.