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ARTICLES et LIENS
ARTICLES
LATEST IN LEARNING Notes sur l’évaluation…
Le premier volet d’un dossier consacré au sujet délicat de l’évaluation et la correction de l’erreur. Pour ceux qui veulent aller plus loin, l’auteur suggère plusieurs sites web utiles avec :
la grille d’évaluation de l’oral au Bac STG;
grilles d’évaluation des compétences, socle commun;
exemples de grilles d’évaluation de l’expression orale, conçue par l’équipe des formateurs de l’Académie de Paris ;
Faut-il ''appliquer'' le CECRL? , conférence de Francis Goullier, IG de Langues Vivantes, CRDP Dijon.
IN THE FIELD English and Science: the Right Chemistry?
Cécile Canu explains how both Chemistry teaching and English teaching benefit from a hands-on approach.
She recommends the BBC chemistry site,and quotes from an article called Using languages to earn and learning to teach languages.
YOUNG LEARNERS Evaluer en primaire… ne pas mettre la charrue avant les boeufs
Pierre Pinet aborde le sujet délicat de l’évaluation des langues vivantes au primaire
INTERACTION Qui aime bien châtie bien… Pour des sanctions ayant du sens
Comme le montre Claudine Martina, même dans les classes les plus motivées, il y a des moments où la sanction a encore un sens… du moment qu’il soit le résultat d’une réflexion rigoureuse”
PANORAMA Capital Punishment: The Impossible Rationalization of Death
“Vincent Michelot explains how American federalism has compounded the complications inherent to the death penalty over the last three decades. For more information, the author recommends the Death Penalty Information Center and oyez.org, for Supreme Court Decisions.
E-MAIL FROM AMERICA Happiness is (Definitely Not) a Warm Gun
Robert Frye sends a worried message about the absence of gun control in his country. A father speaks...
YESTERDAY The Birth of the NAACP
In this first article in a 2-part series, Aurore Portet describes how, in its first decades of existence, the NAACP led the African-American minority to their first great legal victories. But more was yet to come...
LITERARY HORIZONS The Harlem Renaissance
Jacqueline Karp evokes the Harlem Renaissance, which gave African Americans their first true cultural and intellectual identity.
TODAY What Is This Thing Called Sustainable Development? Lessons from a Complicated World
As Richard Cooper shows, no matter what form it takes or where it takes place, “sustainable development” remains a matter of human, and humane, development.
LETTER FROM LONDON But Is It Art?
James Payne takes us for a stroll around the London galleries, with a detour to Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture.
TO THE POINT Ethanol v. Petrol: Fuelling the debate
Regan Kramer examines the pros and cons of bio-fuels like ethanol and “green diesel”. For more information, the author recommends biopact.com
CAMEO Al Gore: Nice Guys Finish Last
With a pinch of salt, Elaine McCarthy portrays the nice guy Vice-President turned great man.
WORKSHEETS
Weather
Rain and Rhyme (Beginners/A1 p. 30)
A traditional rhyme about rain (on your Live CD) allows a first approach tothe theme of weather.
Weather Forecast (Lower intermediate/A1+-A2 pp. 31-33)
A simple recording of a weather forecast allows pupils to revise British geography, ands leads them into presenting their own forecast. Students will be sent to the BBC weather site.
Valentine’s Day
Valentines, Secrets and Lies (Lower Intermediate/A1+-A2 p. 34)
Oral work, singing and speaking, inspired by a recorded Valentine’s song.
Science
Chemicals in Daily Life (Intermediate/B1 pp. 35-37)
A practical example of a science class conducted in English, based on pupils’ prior knowledge of the topic.
In Town Without My Car (Intermediate/B1 pp. 38-40)
A recorded interview about sustainable development leads pupils to think about pollution and green technologies. Students will be sent to the official “Mobility Week” website, for information and a poster.
African-American Culture
The Negro Speaks of Rivers (Upper Intermediate/B1-B2 pp. 41-43)
Analysing a poem by Langston Hughes, in the light of a recorded interview with the poet, which ends with him reading the poem.
Black History Month (Intermediate/B1 pp. 44-46)
Click here to download the sound file.
Pupils learn about Black History Month before researching notable African Americans to prepare their own interview.Students will be sent to websites to find out about famous African Americans like George Washington Carver;
Rosa Parks (They’ll need to click on Download mp3 to listen to the recording);
Jesse Owens;
Louis Armstrong;
Toni Morrison;
Charles Richard Drew ;
Martin Luther King, Jr and Langston Hughes (see also “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” pp.41-43 in the magazine).
The Death Penalty (Interview with Bill Pelke Intermediate/B1-B2 pp. 47-49)
A recorded interview with an anti-death-penalty activist allows pupils to prepare a debate.
TOP OF THE CLASS
Films, books, art exhibits and more on the themes of the issue or simply of interest to ESL teachers. Including information about sustainable development in Nepal and the the British Council’s Science in Schools programme
ARTICLES et LIENS
ARTICLES
LATEST IN LEARNING Notes sur l’évaluation…
Le premier volet d’un dossier consacré au sujet délicat de l’évaluation et la correction de l’erreur. Pour ceux qui veulent aller plus loin, l’auteur suggère plusieurs sites web utiles avec :
la grille d’évaluation de l’oral au Bac STG;
grilles d’évaluation des compétences, socle commun;
exemples de grilles d’évaluation de l’expression orale, conçue par l’équipe des formateurs de l’Académie de Paris ;
Faut-il ''appliquer'' le CECRL? , conférence de Francis Goullier, IG de Langues Vivantes, CRDP Dijon.
IN THE FIELD English and Science: the Right Chemistry?
Cécile Canu explains how both Chemistry teaching and English teaching benefit from a hands-on approach.
She recommends the BBC chemistry site,and quotes from an article called Using languages to earn and learning to teach languages.
YOUNG LEARNERS Evaluer en primaire… ne pas mettre la charrue avant les boeufs
Pierre Pinet aborde le sujet délicat de l’évaluation des langues vivantes au primaire
INTERACTION Qui aime bien châtie bien… Pour des sanctions ayant du sens
Comme le montre Claudine Martina, même dans les classes les plus motivées, il y a des moments où la sanction a encore un sens… du moment qu’il soit le résultat d’une réflexion rigoureuse”
PANORAMA Capital Punishment: The Impossible Rationalization of Death
“Vincent Michelot explains how American federalism has compounded the complications inherent to the death penalty over the last three decades. For more information, the author recommends the Death Penalty Information Center and oyez.org, for Supreme Court Decisions.
E-MAIL FROM AMERICA Happiness is (Definitely Not) a Warm Gun
Robert Frye sends a worried message about the absence of gun control in his country. A father speaks...
YESTERDAY The Birth of the NAACP
In this first article in a 2-part series, Aurore Portet describes how, in its first decades of existence, the NAACP led the African-American minority to their first great legal victories. But more was yet to come...
LITERARY HORIZONS The Harlem Renaissance
Jacqueline Karp evokes the Harlem Renaissance, which gave African Americans their first true cultural and intellectual identity.
TODAY What Is This Thing Called Sustainable Development? Lessons from a Complicated World
As Richard Cooper shows, no matter what form it takes or where it takes place, “sustainable development” remains a matter of human, and humane, development.
LETTER FROM LONDON But Is It Art?
James Payne takes us for a stroll around the London galleries, with a detour to Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture.
TO THE POINT Ethanol v. Petrol: Fuelling the debate
Regan Kramer examines the pros and cons of bio-fuels like ethanol and “green diesel”. For more information, the author recommends biopact.com
CAMEO Al Gore: Nice Guys Finish Last
With a pinch of salt, Elaine McCarthy portrays the nice guy Vice-President turned great man.
WORKSHEETS
Weather
Rain and Rhyme (Beginners/A1 p. 30)
A traditional rhyme about rain (on your Live CD) allows a first approach tothe theme of weather.
Weather Forecast (Lower intermediate/A1+-A2 pp. 31-33)
A simple recording of a weather forecast allows pupils to revise British geography, ands leads them into presenting their own forecast. Students will be sent to the BBC weather site.
Valentine’s Day
Valentines, Secrets and Lies (Lower Intermediate/A1+-A2 p. 34)
Oral work, singing and speaking, inspired by a recorded Valentine’s song.
Science
Chemicals in Daily Life (Intermediate/B1 pp. 35-37)
A practical example of a science class conducted in English, based on pupils’ prior knowledge of the topic.
In Town Without My Car (Intermediate/B1 pp. 38-40)
A recorded interview about sustainable development leads pupils to think about pollution and green technologies. Students will be sent to the official “Mobility Week” website, for information and a poster.
African-American Culture
The Negro Speaks of Rivers (Upper Intermediate/B1-B2 pp. 41-43)
Analysing a poem by Langston Hughes, in the light of a recorded interview with the poet, which ends with him reading the poem.
Black History Month (Intermediate/B1 pp. 44-46)
Click here to download the sound file.
Pupils learn about Black History Month before researching notable African Americans to prepare their own interview.Students will be sent to websites to find out about famous African Americans like George Washington Carver;
Rosa Parks (They’ll need to click on Download mp3 to listen to the recording);
Jesse Owens;
Louis Armstrong;
Toni Morrison;
Charles Richard Drew ;
Martin Luther King, Jr and Langston Hughes (see also “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” pp.41-43 in the magazine).
The Death Penalty (Interview with Bill Pelke Intermediate/B1-B2 pp. 47-49)
A recorded interview with an anti-death-penalty activist allows pupils to prepare a debate.
TOP OF THE CLASS
Films, books, art exhibits and more on the themes of the issue or simply of interest to ESL teachers. Including information about sustainable development in Nepal and the the British Council’s Science in Schools programme