My
1,000 IDEAS
e-Book

Breaking News English
ESL / EFL Lesson Plans For Teaching Current Events

FREE
1,000 MORE
NEWS
LESSONS
Click Here


About Sean Banville

Sean Banville
British, Master's (distinction) in TEFL/TESL, Apple iMac lover, Arsenal Football Club supporter, gardener, visitor to 49 countries, early riser, long-distance swimmer and cyclist.

I also blog - See here: Sean Banville's Blog

My sites' Facebook page

And I tweet - Sean on Twitter

Sean Banville's Eight Websites

To add these widgets to your site or blog, simply click the 'Get Widget' links below and paste the code into your page.


My Dissertation

  • If you are interested in communicative language teaching and pronunciation, you might like to take a look at my dissertation (downloadable as PDF):

"What is meant by communicativeness in EFL teaching? An evaluation of the pronunciation component in a sample of elementary level course materials, with proposals for improvement incorporating a Discourse Intonation approach."

2003, The University of Birmingham, U.K.

An Article

  • You might also want to read an article of mine on creating news lessons:

"Creating ESL/EFL Lessons Based on News and Current Events"
The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XI, No. 9, September 2005.

Teaching the News

A few thoughts from a presentation I gave at TESOL Arabia in March, 2008 about bringing news / current events into the classroom.

My Book

  • You can also download a free sample PDF showing various parts of my book:

"1,000 Ideas & Activities for Language Teachers"

Contact Me

  • info [at] breakingnewsenglish.com

Help Support and Promote This Website

  • Recommend my site on blogs, forums and other sites.
  • E-mail me to say "hi" and give me feedback.
  • Consider buying my 1,000 Ideas and Activities book.
  • Consider contributing via a donation.

 

Copyright © 2004-2013 by Sean Banville | Privacy Policy