ELTWeekly Issue#34, Free eBook: BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms

‘BritLit – using literature in EFL classrooms’ e-book was originally published in print form by the Catalan Teachers of English Association, Associació de Professors d’Anglès de Catalunya (APAC), to help launch the BritLit initiative at the APAC Congress in February 2009. It coincided with a visit to schools in the city of author Louise Cooper, who also contributes to this book, and a short series of workshops for teachers about the project.

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, ELT Resource of the Week: The Bus Stop

This Macmillan resource site complements two best-selling primary courses from Macmillan Heinemann ELT. These are MINIBUS by Elisenda Papiol and Maria Toth andSUPER BUS by María José Lobo and Pepita Subirà. Together they provide a complete 6-level course for Primary First, Second and Third cycle. (more…)

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ELTWeekly Issue#34, Word of the Week: demean • dih-MEEN

Word: demean • dih-MEEN Meaning: to conduct or behave (oneself) usually in a proper manner Example sentence: Sylvia was proud of the polite way her young children demeaned themselves in front of the…

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