Newsletter for teachers

Last November, a new form of keeping in touch and sharing ideas with teachers was launched.  Each month, teachers who are registered with Cambridge English in Spain will receive a newsletter by email.  In November, the newsletter shared information on the Spanish seminar programme and the Cambridge English Teaching Support website.   There were also activities around the theme of November 5th, written by Cathy Myers and information on English Penfriends.

In January, Jane Delaney shared some ideas for kicking off the year and you could find out about the Cambridge English seminars taking place in January.  (I'll be in San Sebastian on Friday 24th and Bilbao 31st)  

And there's a link to new videos for the Young Learners' speaking tests!  Yes!!!! Must pass that link on!  It's so helpful for candidates to see what the speaking test is all about.

If you're not signed up, and you'd like to now after reading this post, the link to register  is:

 http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/es/cambridge-english-for/teachers/

Enjoy!!!

Today we chat with Jane Delaney who will be delivering a talk at the Cambridge Experience Gijón

Today I have the pleasure (and the time!)  to chat with my colleague Jane Delaney, member of the Cambridge English Presenters Team who will be delivering the talk "Getting it right in the Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools Speaking Test" at the Cambridge Experience Gijón , next Saturday 27^th  of March at Hotel Tryp Rey Pelayo.

Jane Delaney is a primary school teacher, and lives in Tarragona. She is an experienced Examiner, Examiner Trainer and Teacher Trainer for Cambridge English and runs the British Council Examinations Centre in Tarragona. She has given many workshops and sessions on Teaching Younger Learners, and has written various materials. She is particularly interested in CLIL and getting children and teenagers to speak and write.

Jane Delaney, delivering a presentation at the Cambridge Experience Zaragoza 2011

Hello Jane! Can you tell us why did you decide to go into English language teaching?

Well, I was a teacher in England, and wanted to travel a little bit and see more of the world before I “settled down”. I worked in Turkey and then came to Tarragona 20 years ago, and here I still am!

Who or what inspires you?

My children, my students, the weather. Seeing learning taking place in unplanned moments.

What's your all time top-tip for English language teachers?

Be flexible. Don’t follow your lesson plan or course book slavishly. The best learning takes place in the little moments outside the plan.

Do you have a favourite ELT website?

Flo-Joe, Cambridge English Teacher and, of course, the Teaching Together blog! J

A gadget you can't live without?

My computer and mobile phone, unfortunately.

And finally, why do you think teachers should see your talk?

Hopefully you might learn a few more activities to do with your teenage PET students to help them through the Speaking Test!

Thanks Jane! It has been a pleasure to chat with you!