12/30/2012

The lingustic discoveries of 2012

Tweet seats, eye broccoli, subway salmon and many others.

Every year, new words and phrases slip effortlessly into our informal language, often to stay there for generations, and, as a philologist, Adam Jacot De Boinod can confirm that 2012 has been no exception.


Here are a few of his favourites from the past 12 months. First appearing in newspapers, broadcasts, the electronic and social media, they have rapidly moved into general use.


All have the virtues of brevity, wit and invention – and there’s no doubt many of them are here to stay.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254592/Why-Jenna-Louise-Coleman-reem-Gollum-eye-broccoli-The-lingustic-discoveries-2012-guaranteed-stop-Qwerty-nosedive.html#ixzz2GYRAvyNf

12/28/2012

12/27/2012

Body Parts

Use your mouse to hover over the picture and to discover body parts vocabulary, one song and one word related to toys. Feel free to share this picture with your students and if you want to learn how to make your own pictures with these tags, use the Facebook group to ask about the webtool used.

12/24/2012

14. вебинар заједнице


ТЕМА:

ТРИ АЛАТА ЗА ИНТЕРАКТИВНЕ ДИГИТАЛНЕ ПРИЧЕ


Предавач: Катарина Алексић
Модератор: Југослава Лулић

Време: четвртак, 27. децембар 2012.г. у 20:00 часова (пожељно пријављивање 15 минута раније ради техничких подешавања)
Трајање: 60 минута
Приступ: слободан у конференцијској сали https://www.bigmarker.com/club_130/room20#.UNjB6Kx-YZ4
Предвебинарска активност: учесницима вебинара се препоручује да прегледају наставне садржаје објављене на http://www.sophia.org/web-browser-tutorial , креиране употребом алата који ће на вебинару бити представљени.

Више информација на: http://eduobr.blogspot.com/

Christmas music

Christmas Songs By Genre

Christmas Artists

Christmas Songs

Click here: http://yuleplay.com/

The Artists

Any ideas for using this video for practising conversation? :)

The Artists from Giant Animation Studios on Vimeo.

12/23/2012

Reaching - English Jigsaw

Try solving this puzzle or create your own in less than a minute using this tool:

http://vebciklopedija.weebly.com/105910881077110610801074107211141077-10821088107710801088107211141077.html

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12/16/2012

A Dickensian Christmas


British Council Seminar Series
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom  + LIVE-STREAM at http://dickenslive.modstreaming.com/

Christmas would not be Christmas without ‘A Christmas Carol’ or without Dickens. This December, why not enjoy a celebration of one of the greatest writers in the English language at the close of the bicentenary yearcommemorating two hundred years since Charles Dickens’ birth.

Find more information here.

12/12/2012

The Snowmen

Watch the video. If you like it, click here to download the lesson plan.


12/11/2012

How is Technology Transforming Education? - Sir Ken Robinson

Technology is changing the world rapidly, impacting the way students learn and opening new possibilities for educators. Take a look what Sir Ken Robinson had to say when asked about the role of technology in education.



Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2013


Call for Participation in TESOL's


Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2013


The Electronic Village Online Sessions


For five weeks in January-February, participants and ESOL experts can engage in collaborative, online discussion or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions will bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted by land-based professional development conventions and will allow a fuller development of ideas than is otherwise possible.

Sessions are free and open to anyone around the globe. Bring your colleagues!

Find more information here.


12/04/2012

American Corner Kragujevac - December 2012

Event Schedule

American Corner Kragujevac - December 2012 (click on tbe image)


12/02/2012

Towards Better Understanding 5


Elta is pleased to announce that the program “Towards Better Understanding 5”, a series of one-day professional development seminars, will be offered to teachers all over Serbia this academic year.


Pirot
01.12.2012.

Kikinda
08.12.2012.

Arandjelovac
08.12.2012.

Šabac
08.12.2012.

Kruševac
15.12.2012.

Novi Pazar
15.12.2012.

Novi Sad
15.12.2012.

Find out more by clicking here: http://elta.org.rs/seminars/tbu/