Teacher Training

Here you will find selected articles and chapters from the Macmillan Heinemann range of methodology books for teachers. There are also contributions from the Macmillan Heinemann teacher training team and teachers of 6-12 year-old children in Spain, in the form of extra teaching ideas, practical tips and photocopiable materials.

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Learning English Through Routines
This article - by Minibus authors Elisenda Papiol and Maria Toth - introduces routines, and explains how they can help build confidence in the classroom. It was originally published in Primera Clase, the Heinemann English Teaching Magazine.

Children's Attitudes to Learning English
This article by Jayne Moon, author of Children Learning English
(Macmillan Heinemann, 2000) explores ways of fostering positive
attitudes towards English and learning in general in children of all
ages.

Classroom Management
Some practical tips for getting and holding students' attention in
class, from the article Silence! (Please) written by the Macmillan
Heinemann Teacher Training team in Spain, with contributions from two of
our authors. Some ideas are more suitable for older children but there
are definitely a few nice techniques here for primary classes.

Classroom Language
This article is adapted from the first chapter of Classroom Language by Sagrario Salaberri. She outlines some of the theories which support the use of English as the main language in the classroom from primary education onwards. Very useful introductory reading for those teachers who do not feel confident enough to use English as the main language of communication with their classes or those teachers who do use English as the language of the classroom but who want to improve their technique or get new ideas. The article is available in English or Castilian.

Using Classroom Language - Start as you mean to go on.
This short article includes a photocopiable worksheet and some practical ideas for making the most of day-to-day communicative situations that arise in class. We hope that some of the activities will be suitable for you and your pupils. This article was first published in Primera Clase, Nº36, 2000. Thanks to Mark Ormerod, Diarmuid Fogarty, Tim Nolan, Maria Toth and Shane Swift.

Storytelling
This extract from the first chapter of Storytelling by Juan Jesús Zaro and Sagrario Salaberri is an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of using stories to teach English at primary level. The article is available in English or Castilian.

Storytelling tips
Here you'll find some practical suggestions for types of activities you could do before, while and after telling a story in class.