Issue 32

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Celebrating 50 years of teacher training at International House

2012 is a year of celebrations, IH London is celebrating 50 years since the first ground-breaking teacher training course took place.

Listening and self-access: a perfect partnership

by Arizio Sweeting Have you ever asked yourself why your learners perform well in listening activities in the classroom, but do poorly in listening tests at the end of the course? Surely, if they are

Politeness and Pragmatics in NNS interactions by Chia Suan Chong

This article is a brief summary of my MA dissertation: Non-Native Speaker Perceptions of Requests – an empirical study in politeness.

Surviving your first year as an ESL teacher: what the CELTA doesn’t prepare you for as a newly qualified teacher by Lewis Waitt

When planning this article Lewis Waitt had a very simple intention: to show that you are not alone when feeling under-prepared and over-whelmed for your first year of ESL teaching.

Delegation – letting go or losing control? by Maureen McGarvey

Maureen McGarvey explores reasons to delegate and factors to consider in the process.

The first-ever IH Teachers’ online conference: “a very proud moment in IH history!” by Alastair Grant

150 teachers attending, representing each of the 50 IH countries, over 70 people online at any one time, it was the world’s first IHWO Teachers’ Online Conference.

Observations on observations by Chris Ożóg

Chris Ozog looka at observations in more depth and suggest ways in which they can be used to maximal teacher, and hence school, benefit.

What is your CPD plan? by Shaun Wilden

Shaun Wilden explores the different Teacher CPD channels and how the idea is developing.

Leaving a mark by Colin Barnett

Colin Barnett discusses SYLTs (Shanghai Yunnan Local Tutors) one of the results of IH London‘s involvement in education projects in China, since 2005.

The 2012 Young Learners’ Conference in Prague, Czech Republic

Read about the 2012 Young Learners’ Conference in Prague, Czech Republic with the theme ‘Fads, Fashions & Forerunners’.

Special interest column - Young Learners By Kylie Malinowska

5 simple ideas to be read quickly & put into practical use immediately.

Special interest column - Developing teachers by Sandy Millin

What can we do to help new teachers? And what can they do to help themselves?

SpeakOut (Pre-intermediate) by Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson, Pearson Longman

Stefano Federici from IH Roma Manzoni reviews SpeakOut (Pre-intermediate) by Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson.

Digital Play by Kyle Mawer and Graham Stanley, DELTA Publishing

Shaun Wilden, reviews Digital Play by Graham Stanley and Kyle Mawer is the latest publication in the DELTA publishing teacher development series.

Communicative activities for EAP by Jenni Guse, Cambridge handbooks for teachers

Norman Cain from IH Rome Manzoni reviews Communicative activities for EAP by Jenni Guse.

Teaching the pronunciation of ELF by Robin Walker, OUP

Chia Suan Chong from IH London reviews Teaching the pronunciation of ELF by Robin Walker