Hazem`s introduction

Hi,my name is hazem bouneb i`m 16 years old i live in Tunisia i study in `street Of Russia`its my second year. there is lot of people that i know and they know me too. I have a lot of hobbies like playing football, video games, watching films, listening to music.
My ambitions are traveling to Canada, Germany, England, Japan.
good bye. 

abdelkader introduction

Hello, i,m abdelkqder mencheri i live at hamma-lif city in  apartment with my mother also i study  in a near place from there it,s the amal private school. 

let's talk a littel bit about my hobbies i would like to practice sports like footing and boxing also i have to play    

video games i,m very open minded same time i,m very serious when it deserve to be 

some thing about me

Hello, my name is Nahed Touinsi, i`m 16 year old I live in menzah 1 in Tunisia I study in `IMAM MOSLEM`, it is my first year there but it wasn`t hard for me because i`m a popular student so i enjoy studying there.
I have so many ambition for the future like being reach and famous and also leave my country and have my family and my friends around me.
I like taking pictures and play tennis.
Good bye   

Teaching English Radio

Hello welcome to this month's Teaching English Radio programme!

This month's topic is ‘Managing Different Levels ’.

Teachers agree that multi-level classes can present a real challenge. Some students learn English in other places and so are far more proficient than some of the others. Many teachers use this to their advantage and pair stronger students with weaker ones.This can increase the confidence of the stronger ones, who have a sense of responsibility, and help ‘pull the weaker ones up’.Teachers helping each other and pooling resources can provide creative solutions to challenges in multi-level classes.
Today's guests in the studio were:Mrs Raoudha Belhaj Primary Teacher Trainer,Tunis, Mrs Sabiha Inoubli, Inspector, Bizerte, 
Mrs Melek Jlejla,Secondary school teacher
and Jean Wilson,Vocational Training specialist.

In addition there were teachers and Teacher Inspectors in the 'Teaching English Radio Live Workshop '
at British Council Tunis :Toumi ,Dalel,Haifa and Raja.

 

In the post programme discussion Dalel mentioned that she had set up a Facebook page for her learners to make sure they could keep up with anything they missed in  class.

Jean Wilson,the Vocational Specialist: 'No longer the sage on the stage but the guide on the side'.

So be creative and adaptable with the fast finishers,extend the activity they are doing; in a discussion activity get the them to ask each other extra questions or use the students as a resource in being a 'mentor' with the weaker students and give them a sense of responsibility with helping you to help the other students.
Facilitate and monitor your students' learning. Good luck!

Click http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/anglais06122013.mp3
to listen to the programme.

We'll be having a break in January so the next programme of series 3 will be  in February 2014!

Saturday Night in Tunis

How do you spend your Saturday night?
Do you go to a disco or a karaoke?

     Or go to a restaurant or a party?

    Is Tunis an exciting place for a good Saturday night out?
   

Rim 

   There are different ways to spend a good Saturday night in Tunis. Some people prefer going to a disco, going to a restaurant, going to a hotel or simply staying at home.

   Spending a perfect Saturday night, for me, is staying at home and doing nothing. Actually, after a whole week working, running here and there, speaking with clients, I wouldn't be able to face more noise even during the weekend. I prefer ordering some pizza with a fresh drink, staying in bed and watching a good movie. 

However, sometimes I enjoy spending weekend with my best friends in a restaurant or a hotel, talking, laughing and making some noise.

   In fact, the way i would spend a good Saturday night depdends on my humor. If I'm tired i prefer staying alone, but if I am okay i go out with friends.

 

Teaching English Radio is Back !

Series 3 of Teaching English Radio has kicked off!

Today's topic was 'Getting the most from the course book ' and among today's guests were Hada,Primary School Teacher Trainer,Latifa,Primary school teacher,Maaouia,Secondary Teacher and Inspector,Lamia ,University Professor and Teacher Inspector, Patric Fawcett,Teacher Trainer and ELT/ICT Coordinator at British Council Tunis.

Course books can provide an English teaching syllabus and give structure to a lesson as well as having

useful recyling and revision activities.

Not all the materials in a coursebook are relevant to the students so the teacher can adapt ideas from a book to use with their own materials.Teachers need not be independent on the coursebook and can try many different ways to present language and engage their students during the lesson.

At the beginning of the discussion the key points were:

that the course book can be used as a reference/record of the language items that have been taught,

and that it can be used as a source of inspiration for instance an interesting picture or topic in the course book to engage the students's interest.Maamouia said that the course books in Tunisia need to be updated and there are ongoing plans to resolve this issue.Lamia mentioned that she uses a lot of her own material for her university classes and that students' involvement is important.

The topic of fun and enjoyable activities are an important element of learning a language;Maamouia stated

' You cannot teach English with out fun!

The needs of the learner also need to be considered when using the coursebook and selecting the most relevant sections.

Re the question of what makes a good coursebook: Patric mentioned that his students at the British Coucil had told him that the most important sections were grammar and vocabalary whilst Maaouia and Hada said that ' a course book should be appealing to the learners and it also needs to be updated '.

Later on Patric emphasised the importance of the students having plenty of time to practice the language and mentioned that his young learners had done a poster on the topic of theme parks with a follow up activity of a poster presentation to their classmates; thus ensuring practice of speaking as well as their writing.

By the way here are some strategies to resolve some problems you might have with your course book:

When the task/exercise doesn't suit the learners' style ,change the interaction pattern eg. use a matching task as a mingling activity,
When the activities in the book always follow the same sequence, change the order of the material or
get the students have their books closed so that they focus on the lesson,
When the texts are too easy,get the students to make up their own questions and write an extension of the text and do a role play activity related to the people in the text

Click http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/ang01112013.mp3
to listen to the programme.

By the way don't miss the next programme of series 3 on the 6th December!

Happy Halloween!

Word on the Street Halloween to watch how Stephen and Ashlie celebrate Halloween