[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 17 | September 21, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]
How many words do learners need in order to operate effectively in English? How do we decide which words to prioritize, and in what order to teach them? How does the careful grading of vocabulary in a text aid learning? Which tools can help us achieve this?
In this webinar, Caroline Krantz, co-author of Navigate, a new course for adults, will explore these questions and offer some insight into how the course has been underpinned by careful attention to the selection of words, to ensure learners get the words they need to maximize their progress in English, and to communicate effectively in the world today.
About the speaker
Caroline Krantz is a teacher and ELT writer, based in Oxford. She studied classics and modern languages at Oxford University and joined the world of EFL in 1991. She worked for two years as a teacher in Barcelona and for a further twelve years as a teacher and teacher trainer at language schools in Oxford. She began her writing career in 2005 and has authored and co-authored a number of Course books, Workbooks and Teacher Resource Books for adult and upper-secondary learners. Her titles for OUP include Move On Students’ Book, Solutions Advanced Workbook and Headway Teacher’s Resource Books. She also writes listening tests for Cambridge ESOL.