Network Teachers' Club (September 2010)

'Authenticity' - 'Can do' - 'Fun' - 'Pronunciation' - 'Mixed ability' - 'Personalisation'. In den letzten Monaten haben Sie die Leitmotive unseres 'neuen Network' anhand von sechs Postkarten kennengelernt. Mit der September-Karte ist der Countdown geschafft, die 'Network Now Starter' Probe-Unit liegt vor: Sie können nun die Nagelprobe machen.

Learning a language is not just about grammar and vocabulary, but also about the traditions of the people who speak a language. This is why 'Network Now Starter' has six useful and interesting 'Language and culture' pages, one after each Unit. Read our tips on how to integrate them into your lessons. You'll see that we’ve integrated this month's topic of 'personalisation' into the tips too.

Even students at a beginner level can read simple texts, and get a sense of achievement when they do. The 'Magazine' pages in 'Network Now Starter' provide them with the chance to do just that. The simple texts have a glossary to help with more difficult words. Read more to see how you can integrate the 'Magazine' page for Unit 2 into your lessons.

This month's theme is 'personalisation'. Making your lessons more relevant for your students means not only more fun but it encourages your learners to speak – everyone likes to talk about themselves! That's why the 'Network Now' team has decided to include a page after each Unit which allows your students to do just that. Read more on the 'Now me' page and how to integrate it into your lessons.

Themen mit persönlichem Bezug - berufliche und private Erfahrungen, Hobbies und Interessen – motivieren Lernende, sich in der Fremdsprache mitzuteilen und auszutauschen. Wenn da nur nicht oft die Hürde des fehlenden Fachvokabulars wäre … Kein Problem: Mit den Langenscheidt 'Praxiswörterbüchern' treffen Ihre Kursteilnehmer/innen (und Sie) stets die richtige (Wort-)Wahl!

Have you ever been to London? After seeing all the main tourist sights, did you visit the British Museum? It houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts and from these thousands of exhibits in the museum, the director, Neil MacGregor, has identified 100 artefacts which explain the history of humanity in the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’.