ELTeCS
ELTeCS is the English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme. It promotes networking
between ELT professionals across the world, helping people to share information,
skills and materials, collaborate on projects and get in touch with ELT
language schools, publishers and examinations boards. ELTeCS
• has seven regional electronic discussion lists
• funds regional events for ELTeCS members
• produces a bi-annual publication ELTeCS Info
• shares information on teachers' associations, events and ELT publications
worldwide
We have over 4,000 members worldwide, in seven regions: Europe and Central
Asia, East Asia, China, South Asia, India, Latin America, and Africa and
the Middle East.
Membership is free and open to all ELT professionals worldwide. If you
would like to join, visit the ELTeCS website at:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/english/eltecs/index.htm
or contact the British
Council.
BBC
Learning English
Newsletter
Learning English is an international newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date
with the English learning and English teaching materials available from
BBC World Service. The World Service produces radio programmes, an extensive
website
(www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish)
and a range of printed materials for the ELT classroom.
The good news is that
most of this is FREE!!
If you would like
to receive the newsletter, send your name and address (stating that you
would like to be put on the free mailing list) to:
Learning English
BBC World Service
Bush House
London
UK
Or email: learning.english@bbc.co.uk
Two free study booklets
(Better Speaking and Self Study) are also available from the same address
Resource books and
computers for provinces
There is a set of
VTTN resource books in each province. These cover many aspects of teaching,
from theory and methodology to practical classroom activity books covering
all four skills, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The British Council/VTTN
has also donated computers to the following provinces: Khanh Hoa, Binh
Dinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh and Thai Nguyen.
These should be available for VTTN trainers and members to use. Please
contact your local co-ordinator for further information.
Useful Websites
Lots of English teaching
and learning materials and ideas are available at the following sites:
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kid_frame.html
http://www.britishcouncil.org/english/index.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/teachenglish.htm
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