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February 2017
Teaching in Practice Readers' Poll Upcoming Events
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How can students use discourse markers effectively?
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Explore English with Shakespeare.
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The 51st IATEFL conference kicks off in April
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Teaching in Practice
 

Opinionated Discourse Markers

Fluency and Coherence is an important aspect of assessment in the IELTS speaking test. But what can students do to improve this criteria other than just keep talking? Discourse markers are words and phrases that help to give better structure to language by helping to signpost what the speaker is saying, and move through the conversation more effectively.

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Self-Assessment for Students

Developing learner autonomy enables students to study more effectively by showing them how to ‘help themselves’, and self-assessment is an important part of this. One method is using something called ‘Can Do’ statements, but how can these be properly utilised to help students develop this important skill?

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Readers' Poll
 
 
 

Spring Festival is here! What will be your new year’s resolution or aspect of life you wish to change for the coming year?

1) Job / Career
2) Personal wealth
3) Relationship
4) Health / Lifestyle

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Upcoming Events
 
 

Exploring English: Shakespeare

Exploring English: Shakespeare’ is a free MOOC that explores the life and works of William Shakespeare. It uses some of his most famous plays to look at universal themes addressed in his work, as well as his impact and influence on the English language.

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2017 IATELF Conference

The 51st IATEFL Conference will be held in Glasgow in April 2017. The IATEFL International Annual Conference & Exhibition is one of the key events in the English Language Teaching calendar. It attracts more than 2,500 ELT professionals from more than 100 countries, and involves a 4-day programme of around 500 talks, workshops and symposiums. It offers attendees a unique opportunity to meet leading theorists and writers, and exchange ideas with fellow professionals from all sectors of the ELT industry.

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TEACHERS, SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE!

Are you a teacher with great experience, advice and suggestions that you would like to share with others? Then we would love to hear from you!

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Resource for Teaching
 
 
 

Elementary Podcasts

The British Council LearnEnglish website is packed full of free useful resources to help students improve their English proficiency, and these Elementary Podcasts are just one of them. There are 50 podcasts covering everyday topics, each with 8 different tasks focusing on grammar and vocabulary. The activities are pitched at A2 to B1 level, so they are perfect for students who require more time to improve their overall language ability. Also, because they are using every-day English in context, it is an ideal way for students to learn how to use vocabulary naturally and appropriately, and the wide range of topics are perfect in preparing students for things like Part 1 of the IELTS speaking test.

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Exam Services
 
 

Test dates of IELTS UKVI and IELTS Life Skills from April to June in 2017

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New test center in Civil Aviation Flight University of China

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Burning Questions!

Do you have questions about teaching, English or IELTS that you would really love an answer to? Send them to colin.barnett@britishcouncil.org.cn or mark.o'sullivan@britishcouncil.org.cn

Remember, we also have a Frequently Asked Questions list on www.chinaielts.org, for you to visit!

Following our recent workshops, we wanted to address some frequently asked questions that would be useful for all to know.

“Do IELTS examiners give the final overall score for a student’s Speaking or Writing? How are the Reading and Listening bands calculated? And how are the overall scores worked out?”

Examiners have nothing to do with deciding or awarding overall scores. They rate each of the criteria for the Speaking or Writing according to their individual merits with reference to the band descriptors. As for calculating scores, all data from each test is reported back to IELTS where it calculates the score for each section and then the overall final score – this is all done independently of the markers and examiners. There is a great section of information on the official IELTS website that explains how scores are generally calculated, with links to the public speaking band descriptors. You can check it out here: https://www.ielts.org/ielts-for-organisations/ielts-scoring-in-detail


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