British Council free Seminars

British Council Seminars were launched in 2009.

These seminars encourage debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning. The series combines informal networking events with more formal workshops and presentations.

You can find out about upcoming events and register for them on: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/seminars

Some example seminars for 2011 are listed below:

Tuesday 17 May, London: IELTS - Producing materials for the academic Reading and Writing modules with Sam McCarter

Thursday 26 May, Edinburgh: Introducing ESP with David Baker and Keith Harding; IELTS - Vocabulary for the Listening module with Sam McCarter

Tuesday 7 June, Cardiff Bay: Producing materials for IELTS – the academic Reading and Writing modules with Sam McCarter; Unplugging (with) the coursebook with Luke Meddings

Tuesday 21 June, London: ESOL Workshop - Differentiation through technology

Wednesday 29 June, Birmingham: Making dreams touchable: how music and poetry can enhance language learning, with Jeremy Harmer & Steve Bingham

Free lesson plans + materials about the UK

The link below is for the British Council website with free lesson plans and resources, many of them about the UK.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/lesson-plans