Wednesday 29 February 2012
Wednesday 22 February 2012
British Council Teaching English Radio RTCI 'Using English in the Classroom'
This month the British Council's Teaching English Radio series reached more new listeners in Tunisia as the second programme was broadcasted on the 'The English Programme 'on RCTI.
The studio audience mentioned the importance of creating an English environment right from the first class,so that the students immediately became used to always using English to communicate,even basic classroom language of asking permission to leave the classroom to get a a glass of water or greeting each other when arriving in class.One of the methods that was mentioned to get the students on the right track was a 'social contract' where the students agreed to use English for communication in the classroom.
During the programme there was a question from a fan of RTCI Facebook page:
'Do you think that the English system is likely to produce students who communicate in English?'.
Nick responded that he had been a little nervous about being able to buy an Internet card in a shop in the centre of Tunis.But he was delighted to find that there weren't any communication problems and his impression was that the system was successful in producing people who could communicate in English.
Hayet also mentioned that she had received positive comments from other language presenters ,who said that it was good that there was a good variety of people in the studio audience of the programme who could discuss the topic of English.
Hanan,a teacher who works in Egypt ,said if you teach English then you should use English';one of the studio audience compared this comment to a Chinese proverb 'Teach me how to fish...'
One of the studio audience commented ''it's a pity if you meet a pretty girl and you can't speak English''; Nick responded by saying , ''Ah the language of love is a completely different language.'',causing lots of laughter in the studio.
The issue of translation came up and Ali,said he uses translation if the students don't understand a new word but basically he quickly goes back to using English;Nick mentioned that translation was sometimes necessary but only there if there was a breakdown in communication.
Apart from the well-known presenter Hayet Toukabri there was a studio audience,which included local Tunisian teachers and special guest Nick Humphries,British Council Regional English Director for the Middle East and North Africa Director.Hayet reminded the listeners of the theme of the previous programme on 'Planning your lessons' before the studio audience introduced themselves.This month's theme of discussion on the English programme was 'Using English in the Classroom' which produced interesting advice and suggestions for encouraging both teachers and students to use English all the time in class.
The studio audience mentioned the importance of creating an English environment right from the first class,so that the students immediately became used to always using English to communicate,even basic classroom language of asking permission to leave the classroom to get a a glass of water or greeting each other when arriving in class.One of the methods that was mentioned to get the students on the right track was a 'social contract' where the students agreed to use English for communication in the classroom.
During the programme there was a question from a fan of RTCI Facebook page:
'Do you think that the English system is likely to produce students who communicate in English?'.
Nick responded that he had been a little nervous about being able to buy an Internet card in a shop in the centre of Tunis.But he was delighted to find that there weren't any communication problems and his impression was that the system was successful in producing people who could communicate in English.
Hayet also mentioned that she had received positive comments from other language presenters ,who said that it was good that there was a good variety of people in the studio audience of the programme who could discuss the topic of English.
Hanan,a teacher who works in Egypt ,said if you teach English then you should use English';one of the studio audience compared this comment to a Chinese proverb 'Teach me how to fish...'
One of the studio audience commented ''it's a pity if you meet a pretty girl and you can't speak English''; Nick responded by saying , ''Ah the language of love is a completely different language.'',causing lots of laughter in the studio.
The issue of translation came up and Ali,said he uses translation if the students don't understand a new word but basically he quickly goes back to using English;Nick mentioned that translation was sometimes necessary but only there if there was a breakdown in communication.
Tune in on Friday the 16th March(2.00-3.00pm) for the next programme of Teaching English Radio to hear a discussion on ''Teaching new language'' plus more chances to improve your listening skills and win some great prizes! Click the Voacaroo Icon for my feedback!
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Friday 10 February 2012
A room with a view!
If you want somewhere totally original to sleep and an interesting view why not check out
it`s me, nouha
HI guys, I spent a wonderful time with u at the British council and I hope to keep in touch with u.
I was really lucky to meet friends like u.
Imen, be always who u are, never change darling, I love u too much.
Lisa you have a stunning personality, big kisses beauty ;)
Sarra I don`t know u very much but I`m sure u r so kind :)
Karim and Mahdoush I love u guys, u were and you will remain the best brothers I have ever Met.
Olfa, my pretty bear, keep smiling :)
I love u all, I wish the best for u
I was really lucky to meet friends like u.
Imen, be always who u are, never change darling, I love u too much.
Lisa you have a stunning personality, big kisses beauty ;)
Sarra I don`t know u very much but I`m sure u r so kind :)
Karim and Mahdoush I love u guys, u were and you will remain the best brothers I have ever Met.
Olfa, my pretty bear, keep smiling :)
I love u all, I wish the best for u
The Tunisian Revolution from an Italian's point of view
The Tunisian Revolution as seen via Italian eyes!
http://youtu.be/h9xFVE0_AWQ
http://youtu.be/h9xFVE0_AWQ
i think the most interesting thing on the IELTS course has been speaking and especially listening training.in Ielts courses i have learned some techniques to be well prepared in the exam.besides, i really enjoyed work group sessions and discussing interesting things in different topics with the group.i think i need more practice to get ready for the exam but obvisiouly Ielts courses has helped me to implement my background in english proficiency anyway i woodish g luck for every one : )
yours mahdi
yours mahdi
BZAINIA KARIM
the most interesting thing on the IELTS course has been the conversation class.
I have enjoyed the courses with my classmates, they were really fan and interesting course and respectful classmates.
thank you mes classmates, I had a nice time , you remind me the best time of my secondary period.
the most interesting thing on the IELTS course has been the conversation class.
I have enjoyed the courses with my classmates, they were really fan and interesting course and respectful classmates.
thank you mes classmates, I had a nice time , you remind me the best time of my secondary period.
Fun Experience!
Hi everybody! It has been a really fun experience studying with you. Hope my next classmates are as nice as you.
The most interesting thing, was learning how much you have to study to get a good score! I mean, it's really difficult getting more then a 7, you British Council examiners are really tough! Obviously I also learned other things, and the topics we discussed were often very interesting.
I really enjoyed not being the teacher, for once, but a student (like a looong time ago ^__^).
Sadly I heard that most of you aren't going to continue studying here...
Wish you luck, both for your English studies and your life!
Bye,
Lisa
The most interesting thing, was learning how much you have to study to get a good score! I mean, it's really difficult getting more then a 7, you British Council examiners are really tough! Obviously I also learned other things, and the topics we discussed were often very interesting.
I really enjoyed not being the teacher, for once, but a student (like a looong time ago ^__^).
Sadly I heard that most of you aren't going to continue studying here...
Wish you luck, both for your English studies and your life!
Bye,
Lisa
ielts class
The ielts exam is very hard and the preparation to it was also very hard but i enjoyed with my friends in this class and we had special moments here.
I wish all of them good luck in this exam and hope u get score 8
Sarra
I love you friends
I just want to say I love you and let s keep in touch...
I hope for you all the best things in that world, be happy and lough a lot...
A big big kiss for everybody, I will miss you...
IMEN
Thursday 9 February 2012
Teaching English Radio on RTCI
Last month the British Council Teaching series of English Radio
programme reached many new listeners in Tunisa as the first programme was
broadcasted on the 'The English Programme 'on the Tunisian radio station RCTI.
Apart from the well-known presenter Hayet Toukabri there was a studio
audience,which included local Tunisian teacher/trainers and teacher
trainer,Kiros Langston and Project Manager,Christina Phelps from British
Council Tunis.As the studio audience was gearing themselves up for the
discussion,the song 'The Greatest Love of All ' was played 'the children are
our future.. teach them well ' George Benson sang.
The theme of discussion on the English programme was 'lesson
planning' which produced many thought provoking comments:
'you fail to plan,you plan to fail', 'without planning
you're heading nowhere'.Later I found out that Olfa,a teacher at British
Council Tunis said she'd listened to the programme finding lots of
useful advice and ideas,so the programme was even useful for experienced
teachers as well as newly qualified ones.
Even,my taxi driver,even though he only speaks a few English
words,had listened to the programme.
On the programme there was a call-in quiz with lots of exciting
prizes to be won;although many of the callers weren't teachers,one of the
callers was a manager of a patisserie,who listens to the English programme
every day,came up with the correct answer.The last caller to answer the final
quiz question was a new listener and had decided to tune in after
seeing the advert for the show.
Surprisingly none of the callers were able to name the countries
that were mentioned in the programme.
Tune in on Friday the 17th February for the next programme of Teaching English Radio and
more chances to win some great prizes!
Thursday 2 February 2012
http://www.youtube.com/
Hi!
This is the link to the story of "the boy who sees without eyes": it is an episode of the tv program "Extraordinary people" and I think it is really interesting. Maybe it's just me: when I graduated in college I did a thesis about the way in which differently abled people live in the world using other senses than the usual ones. In this perspective "differently abled" is really a very good definition of what these people are, and not just an attempt to find a politically correct name that doesn't imply some sort of inferiority or lack of capability. Hope you enjoy this video (I posted just the first part, you can find the whole episode on you tube).
Hi!
This is the link to the story of "the boy who sees without eyes": it is an episode of the tv program "Extraordinary people" and I think it is really interesting. Maybe it's just me: when I graduated in college I did a thesis about the way in which differently abled people live in the world using other senses than the usual ones. In this perspective "differently abled" is really a very good definition of what these people are, and not just an attempt to find a politically correct name that doesn't imply some sort of inferiority or lack of capability. Hope you enjoy this video (I posted just the first part, you can find the whole episode on you tube).
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