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The British Council have organised two online events to raise awareness of World Refugee Day<http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/> on Monday 20 June. 1) Secondary teacher training in the context of the refugee population in Palestine * This webinar will be of interest to anyone involved in teacher development and teacher training. Date: Monday 20 June, 2016 Time: 9.30 in the UK. Find out the time<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Webinar+-+Secondary+teacher+training+in+the+context+of+teaching+refugees+in+Palestine&iso=20160620T0930&p1=136&ah=1> where you are. A webinar describing how the British Council's Certificate in Secondary ELT course is being used with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA<http://www.unrwa.org/palestine-refugees>) trainers and teachers working with the refugee population in Palestine. Find out further details and how to register here<http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/events/webinars/forthcoming-webinars/secondary-teacher-training-context-refugee-population-palestine>. Watch out for a blog post about the project too, which will be published on Voices <https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine> next week. 2) Zooming in and out * This webinar will be of interest to anyone involved in online teaching or working with refugees. Date: Monday 20 June, 2016 Time: 1.00pm in the UK. Find out the time<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Nick+Bilbrough+-+Zooming+in+and+out&iso=20160620T13&p1=136&ah=1> where you are. Nick Bilbrough will be reflecting on the work of The Hands Up Project<https://handsupproject.org/>, a voluntary project, set up in January 2015, working online with children and teachers in refugee camps in Gaza and Jordan. He’ll explore a range of activities that can help learners with both the bits and pieces of language (zooming in) as well as the wider picture (zooming out). Find out further details and how to register here<http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/nick-bilbrough-zooming-out>. Please note all EnglishAgenda and TeachingEnglish webinars are recorded and the link to the recording will be posted on the event page, soon after the event has taken place. Other useful web resources for World Refugee Day Publications: * Innovations in English language teaching for migrants and refugees<http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/continuing-professional-development/teacher-educator-framework/understanding-teaching-context/innovations-english-language-teaching-migrants-and-refugees> * Language issues in migration and integration: perspectives from teachers and learners<http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/continuing-professional-development/cpd-managers/language-issues-migration-and-integration-perspectives-teachers-and-learners> Please share with colleagues. Best wishes, Ellen Darling EnglishAgenda Website Manager The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). This message is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it. The British Council accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by viruses and other malware and you are advised to carry out a virus and malware check on any attachments contained in this message. *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]