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In English is a magazine published by the British Council in Portugal for teachers of English. The magazine was originally launched in December 1979 under the name of the Newsletter. It then became the Journal, and then in Autumn 2002 took on a new look and a new name - In English.

Most of the articles are written by British Council teachers and others by guest writers, including well known names in the world of ELT. The magazine is mainly directed at state school teachers of English: indeed the magazine started life as a joint venture with the Direções Gerais do Ensino Básico e Ensino Secundário. It has also spawned a book: At the Chalkface (Edward Arnold, 1985).

You can read In English below in pdf format (all files open in a new window). You can also access many of the articles from back issues on our archive website. There are some articles we cannot publish as many are dependent on graphics that cannot be seen over the web.

Permission to reproduce articles from In English will normally be granted but must be obtained in advance from the editor.

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In English - Spring 2008

In English    Spring 2008   
Teacher Development   
Norwich Experience    Elsa Marques talks about materials development workshops at NILE. (pdf, 40k)   
Reaching every student’s needs    Paula Simões talks about multiple intelligences and different learning styles, and how to accommodate them in the language classroom. (pdf, 54k)   
Special Features   
4th Iberian EFL Teacher Associations Meeting    Alberto Gaspar and Isabel Brites update us on the achievements and activities of Teacher Associations across Portugal and Spain, and opportunities for collaborative working. (pdf, 40k)   
Language as an emergent system    Scott Thornbury discusses emergent properties of first and second language acquisition, and suggests ways to support learners in second language acquisition. (pdf, 65k)   
Young Learners   
I’m a poet and I didn’t know it    Tony Mitton talks about how he became a children’s poet. (pdf, 43k)   
Teens and adults   
Quick Reads    Fitch O’Connell tells us about the exciting new breed of BritLit packs. (pdf, 329k)   
Reading Groups    Ana Silva, Cláudia Costa and Elsa Marques describes their experience of running a reading group for teens at their school. (pdf, 52k)   

In English - Spring 2007

In English    Spring 2007   
Cover and editorial 2.3MB   
Younger learners   
A gaggle of games for YLs 1.3MB    Raymond Ker   
New-look YL exams 1.3MB    Lucy Bravo   
Robin Hood gets rapped 1.3MB    Fitch O'Connell   
Flashcard activities and ideas 1.7MB    Simon Cantle and Raymond Kerr   
Teenagers and adults   
Beautiful Minds 2.1MB    Nazaré Graça   
The new in the old 1.2MB    Mario Rinvolucri   
A blogging good idea 2.3MB    Mark Appleby   
Special features   
The IELTS test 760k    Tim Perry   
Three myths about second language acquisition 3.5MB    Genevieve Grace   
Accommodating visually impaired (VI) students in the EFL class 1.9MB    Lucy Mardel   
Let's get down - some uses of 'get' that we don't get in ELT 1.7MB    James Banner   
Teacher development   
Linking teachers: an African experience 2.8MB    Fitch O'Connell   

Illustrations by Simon Larkin and Wilf Kruppa

In English - Winter 2006

In English    Winter 2006   
Editorials 277kb    Rosemary Hilhorst OBE, Lynn Wilson   
Younger learners   
More than 'just a game' 779kb    Simon Cantle   
Routines for younger learners 337kb    Lynn Wilson   
Teaching and assessment 144kb    Jo Smith   
Teenagers and adults   
Using the lexical approach in task-based learning 69kb    Genevieve Grace   
Jeopardy 79kb    Lígia Lopes   
Vocabulary recycling 477kb    Bruce Williams   
Special features   
From challenges of the past to waves of the future 1.8MB    Jane Willis   
(the) Zero article 465kb    James Banner   
What's on   
Magic Pencil exhibition and exploitation 92kb    Isabel Lopes   
Reflections on the author Melvin Burgess´s visit to our school 2.6MB    Antonia Melvin   
Teacher development   
Are you supported by your colleagues? Mutual super-vision 3.6 MB    Mario Rinvolucri   

Illustrations by Simon Larkin and Wilf Kruppa

In English - Spring 2006

In English    Spring 2006   
Editorials    Rosemary Hilhorst OBE, Simona Demuro   
Younger learners   
Language play and creative language learning    David A. Hill   
The Reading Challenge    Isabel Lopes and Goreti Coutinho   
Young Learner Tests - speak up    Lucy Bravo   
Games in the classroom    Melanie Vieira   
Teenagers and adults   
Planning it write!     Lucy Bravo   
The long reach of short texts    Fitch O'Connell   
English with a Mexican flavour: a lesson idea that worked with advanced students    Gaynor Doyle   
The genre-based approach to teaching writing    Richard Sidaway   
Special features   
Reading across cultures - Developing intercultural awareness through unconventional approaches to literature     Claudia Ferradas Moi   
Some basics on Audiovisual Translation    Fátima Dias   
Book reviews   
Primary Reading Box - Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson    Lynn Wilson   
How to teach speaking - Scott Thornbury    Graham Jamieson   
Teacher development   
Find a partner: the first Anglo-Portuguese school matching contact seminar    Carolina Peralta   

In English - Winter 2005
articles are all pdf files, and will open in a new window

In English    Winter 2005   
Cover (256k)
Contents, contacts (51k)
Editorials (62k)
   
Rosemary Hilhorst OBE
Julie Tice
   
Younger learners   
Questions for thinking (76k)    Robert Fisher   
More simple games for younger learners (86k)    Raymond Kerr   
Using stories with younger learners - without storybooks (146k)    Andrea Sweeney   
Teenagers and adults   
Learner diaries (123k)    Nik Peachey   
Nothing but the board - again! (97k)    Robert Grant   
A lesson on limericks (71k)    Shelia Margaret Ward   
Teaching listening comprehension: a systematic approach (219k)    Ginny Rowlands   
Encouraging students to write collaboratively (98k)    Michelle Parrington   
Special features   
Teaching English to young learners: the challenges and the benefits (122k)    Jayne Moon   
Teacher development   
TKT - professional knowledge test for English teachers (58k)    Simona Demuro   
Training ideas - bringing speaking activities from the ELT classroom into the training session (138k)    Julie Tice   
Book reviews by Julie Tice (76k)   
What’s on: Winter and Spring 2006 (65k)   

In English - Spring 2005
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In English    Spring 2005   
Editorial    Rosemary Hilhorst OBE, Julie Tice   
Younger learners   
Learning English through picturebooks 2.8MB    Simon Cantle   
School's out! 1.1MB    Carolyne Ardron   
Check out the new look Learn English Kids Zone! 1.6MB    Sue Clarke   
Vocabulary games for younger learners 3.4MB    Graham Jamieson   
Teenagers and adults   
Teaching listening at advanced levels 3.2MB    Dan Bruce   
Every picture tells a story 630k    Martin D'Evelin   
A describing game 1.2MB    Caroline Darling   
Learner talk - language for the learning process 2.3MB    Ginny Rowlands   
Special features   
Teaching other subjects in English (CLIL) 2.1MB    Sheelagh Deller   
Teacher development   
Ideas for exploiting the teaching English website for teacher training 1.4MB    Julie Tice   
Teacher development: mission impossible or voyage of discovery? 1.2MB    George Pickering   
The personal meaning of a new public role: becoming a modern languages teacher 2.6MB    Jon Roberts   

In English - Autumn/Winter 2004
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In English    Autumn/Winter 2004   
Editorial    Rosemary Hilhorst OBE; Julie Tice   
Younger learners   
Motivating lower secondary pupils to read 4.7MB    Gail Ellis   
A reason to read - some practical suggestions for initiating motivation  1.2MB    Jenny Bedwell   
Some simple language games for younger learners 650k    Raymond Kerr   
Teenagers and adults   
Nothing but the board - communicative oral practice with a minimum of resources 1.3MB    Robert Grant   
Learner training 1.8MB    Ginny Rowlands   
False friends 530k    James Houltby   
Using corpora 2.2MB    Fátima Dias   
Two successful task-based activities 660k    Sheila Ward   
Reading aloud 1.6MB    Heather Lundy   
Special features   
Remarkable things 3.1MB    Fitch O'Connell   
Teacher development   
A journey to teacher development 2.1MB    Rosie Williams   
Teaching excellence 2.8MB    Dan Bruce, Robert Grant, Ginny Rowlands, Rachel Launay, Joe Guerra, Liz Marqueiro   

In the Archive

You can also access these articles from back issues. There are some articles we cannot publish as many are dependent on graphics that cannot be seen over the web.

in English No. 1  - Autumn 2002

Editorial - Robert Ness, Director, British Council, Portugal
Editorial - Julie Tice, Editor
Younger Learners
Teaching Primaries - easy peasy…. if you know what you're doing (2.8MB)- Simona Demuro
Discipline with 10 to 12 year olds 370k - Sheila Margaret Ward
Dealing with differences 1.5MB- Julie Tice
Teenagers and adults
Teaching Unplugged 2MB - Scott Thornbury
Practising Dogme 1.8MB - Cathy Wilson
It's a tag-question game, isn't it? 560k - Ligia Lopes
Warmers 1.2MB - Gaynor Evans
Making board games 920k - Anne Egan
Multimedia in the classroom - Paul Jackson
Special features
Some Internet resources for translation 1.8MB - Fátima Dias
BritLit: an adventure 2.4MB - Fitch O'Connell
Business English
Business question time 356k - Cathy Bright
Fast lesson, junk lesson? 770k - Cathy Bright
Writing an email: a quick review and correction activity 560k - Cathy Bright
Professional development
The Diploma Delights? 940k - Debbie Horsley

The Journal No. 13 Spring 2002

Editorial - Robert Ness, Director, British Council, Portugal
Editorial - Julie Tice, Editor
Younger Learners
Learning English through stories and the technique of storytelling - Gail Ellis,
Two ideas for word processing with primary classes  - Jennifer Santos Lã  
Using the Internet with young learners - Andy Barrett**  
Teenagers and adults   
Low preparation, high performance  - Karen Barnes  
The importance of developing cultural awareness - Hugh Moss
A lesson out of the classroom  - Gaynor Doyle  
Juggling with slippery eels - Fitch O`Connell  
War from different perspectives -teaching on a theme - Joseph Guerra
Special features   
Self-access: A framework for diversity - Michael Rodden and Michelle Parrington  
Business English
Ideas for a business class - Maryanne Graham and John Fraser
Professional development   
The Open University experience - Carolina Trewinnard  

The Journal No. 11 April 2000

Teaching though translation 4.9MB - Jonathan Stoddart
No room at the estalagem 2.6MB - Nic Hurst
Some approaches to written correction 3.7MB - David Cranmer
The correction of students' oral errors 1.4MB - Hugh Moss
Towards whole learning 3.1MB - Carol Read
Language is 'being' not 'having' 1.8MB - Mario Rinvolucri

The Journal No. 10 April 1999

Developing metacognitive awareness - the missing dimension 5.1MB - Gail Ellis
When development becomes training 2.6MB- Andy Baxter
Team teaching 1.7MB - David Cranmer
Reflections on written feedback 1.4MB - Hugh Moss
Ideas that work for younger learners 657k - Will Walker
Just doing IT** - Paul Sweeney
E-mail projects and e-mail writing skills 3.1MB - Robert Tuck
Pemba diary 1.3MB - Neil Murray

The Journal No. 09 April 1998

"input + 1" versus "intake + ?": product and process in TEFL today 3.3MB - Andy Baxter
Motivating students 1.7MB - Hugh Moss
The ghosts of teachers past 701k - Philip Town
A spoonful of trust 915k - Andrew Houghton
"Our little dictionary" - or How to make beginners like learning basic English 3.4MB - João Cidreiro Lopes
Storytelling for young learners 1.9MB - Annie Tostevin
Translation still taboo? 3.3MB - Robert Tuck
Internet workshop** - Sam Dunlop
The hand in language teaching 1.9MB - Mario Rinvolucri
Write me a letter, drop me a line 3.1MB - Joan Reid
Using songs in the classroom** - Tom Hamilton
Materials produced by young beginners 2MB - Helena Mesquita
Ways of presenting classroom language 2.2MB - Sally Gonçalves
Teaching the vocabulary of a text 2.7MB - David Cranmer

** articles which have limited copyright or are no longer current

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