LINGUIST List 26.4192
Wed Sep 23 2015
FYI: Englicious: Free Resources for Teachers of English
Editor for this issue: Ashley Parker <ashleylinguistlist.org>
Date: 23-Sep-2015
From: Bas Aarts <b.aarts
ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Englicious: Free Resources for Teachers of English
E-mail this message to a friend Dear all,
The Survey of English Usage at University College London (UCL) are proud to announce the availability of Englicious, an entirely free online library of original English grammar teaching resources. The site is closely tailored to the UK National Curriculum, but can be used by teachers of English grammar at all levels.
Englicious will help students:
- learn about English grammar in a fun way, using interactive online resources, including exercises, videos, projects and games, all of which can be projected onto an interactive whiteboard
- develop their literacy skills, with a focus on spelling, punctuation and writing
- stimulate their enjoyment of (using) language, both in spoken and written form
- enhance their confidence
- improve their test scores, especially the Year 2 and Year 6 SPaG tests in UK schools
Englicious offers teachers:
- a complete and reliable overview of English grammar
- a year-by-year overview of the new programmes of study and attainment targets in the 2014 UK National Curriculum
- hundreds of fully prepared lesson plans, including everything from bite-sized starters to larger projects, for use in the classroom
- assessments for evaluating student attainment and progress
- the entire 2014 UK National Curriculum Glossary, enhanced with new terminology enabling teachers to use terminology consistently throughout the Key Stages
- professional development materials for teachers to brush up on their own knowledge
How can I access Englicious?
- Go to
www.englicious.org.
- Click on 'Create an account' in the 'User login' box on the left.
- Create a user name and input some basic information about you and your school.
- Check your email to activate your account.
- At the moment the site is for instructors only, so please do not ask your students to sign up.
Englicious also features a number of videos on basic concepts in English grammar, which can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/engliciousgrammar Further links:
- Blog:
http://www.grammarianism.wordpress.com - Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/EngliciousUCL - Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/engliciousgrammar Englicious is brought to you by the Survey of English Usage, a world-leading English language research unit at University College London (UCL), independently ranked as one of the world’s leading universities, and is part-funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council and by the UK Economic and Social Sciences Research Council.
Bas Aarts
Department of English Language and Literature
UCL
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
Tel.: 020 7679 3130
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Page Updated: 23-Sep-2015