Resource 5: Using newspapers in the English classroom
Here are some links to English-language Indian online newspapers. They can also be useful for images:
- The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
- The Indian Express: http://www.indianexpress.com/
- Hindustan Times: http://www.hindustantimes.com/
- NDTV: http://www.ndtv.com/
- The BBC also has news about India: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ news/ world/ asia/ india/
Here are links to news stories for learners of English and teachers:
- BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ worldservice/ learningenglish/
- ‘Classroom materials’: http://www.theguardian.com/ education/ series/ classroom-materials
Articles about using newspapers in the English classroom:
- ‘Teaching materials: using newspapers in the classroom 1’: http://www.onestopenglish.com/ support/ methodology/ teaching-materials/ teaching-materials-using-newspapers-in-the-classroom-1/ 146510.article
- ‘Using news articles’: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ articles/ using-news-articles
Resource 4: Using groupwork