American English Update 31/1

What’s New from AE?

In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we present two games that can be used to review many different grammatical concepts.

The second facilitated session of our English for Journalism MOOC will begin February 20.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Black History Month. Attached is a related graphic with vocabulary for English language learners.

[iIn this week’s Teens Talk, Hannah talks about working at a retirement community and a Japanese restaurant, being on the track team, and volunteering.

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Teacher’s Corner:  Grammar Games	Do you know the game “20 Questions”?  Learn how to use it in your classroom to review question words, adjectives, and prepositional phrases. Your students will have fun while reviewing grammar! #AmericanEnglish #TeachersCorner	Teach grammar and have fun! Use these 2 games to review grammar. #AmericanEnglish #TeachersCorner	http://bit.ly/TCgames4
English for Journalism MOOC	Are you interested in journalism? Learn English while learning the skills you need for a career in modern journalism! Join our FREE "English for Journalism" MOOC (massive open online course). This facilitated online course begins February 20. #AmericanEnglish  #AEMOOCs	Learn English while you learn skills needed for a career in journalism. Begins Feb 20. #AmericanEnglish #AEMOOCs	tinyurl.com/journalmooc MOOC promo video link: http://bit.ly/AEMOOCJourn
Teens Talk: Hannah	Did you know that many high school students in the U.S. volunteer? Read or listen to this week’s Teens Talk interview and learn more. Use our Teens Talk resource to teach U.S. culture, reading and listening, and vocabulary. #AmericanEnglish   #TeensTalk	Learn about the life of a typical high school student in the U.S. with #AmericanEnglish  #TeensTalk	http://bit.ly/TeensTalkHannah