344 Part VI: The Part of Tens
Planning lessons
Take a look at http://www.onestopenglish.com, an excellent site for teachers
maintained by MacMillan, the largest publisher of educational books.
Countless pages cover many different kinds of lessons including business
English, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and exam classes. In
addition, the site has articles on methodology and new developments in the
industry. Downloading a worksheet or lesson plan is quick and easy too.
The British Council is a well established organisation which, among other
things, runs English language training programmes around the world. It also
tries to promote understanding among different cultures and promotes the
UK to other nations.
As well as job vacancies, the British Council website at http://www.british
council.org has a section on teaching English with ready made lesson
plans and links to other useful sites offering resources. This site is also ideal
for students interested in travelling to Britain to study or need some extra
guidance on funding or exams.
Your first exam class is always a daunting experience. However, if you
happen to be teaching one of the Cambridge suite of exams you can get a
head-start by looking at the tips and sample exercises on their website
http://www.cambridgeesol.org. Each exam is broken down paper by paper and
there are classroom activities to help you teach all the skills and sub-skills
your students will need.
Reading the English Language Gazette
The English Language Gazette is the most well-known industry journal and
has been running for over 20 years. You can subscribe to the newspaper with
an online edition at affordable rates and visit the website http://www.elgazette.
com. All of these will tell you about vacancies, upcoming events and the latest
EFL books to hit the market. You can make use of lesson plans too and get
information about colleges and universities offering further development
courses such as masters programmes.
The EL Gazette presents articles from all over the world and reports on the
global EFL market, which is useful if you are considering teaching abroad but
need some up-to-date inside information about your chosen destination.
