Beyond the classroom… Involving parents in learning, June 28-29 (OUP Webinar)

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 10 | June 20, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar looks at learning beyond the classroom. We will focus on activities to encourage parents to become active participants in their children’s learning process. Join me to find out more about how you can make learning meaningful for everyone! About Speaker Vanessa Esteves has been… Continue reading Beyond the classroom… Involving parents in learning, June 28-29 (OUP Webinar)

Webinar Replay: Supporting and exploiting student-generated videos

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 9 | June 6, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Last November, Anna Whitcher’s webinar Putting Students in the Director’s Chair looked at the practicalities of how teachers can use video creation as an engaging classroom project. This week, Ceri Jones explored this further – looking at how the video project can maximise language use and… Continue reading Webinar Replay: Supporting and exploiting student-generated videos

Webinar: Using authentic practice tests in IELTS classrooms: Reading, April 7

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 8 | April 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Preparing students for high-stakes exams brings many challenges, including the risk of over-testing. We’ll provide guidance in exploiting authentic practice materials to bring together language teaching and test preparation to help students succeed.

Webinar: Using corpora to inform the teaching of academic vocabulary, April 5

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 8 | April 4, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] What should we try to cover when we set out to provide vocabulary input for our EAP students? In this webinar, we look at how we can utilise corpora to understand academic vocabulary. Using frequency and keyword techniques, we can isolate the words and chunks… Continue reading Webinar: Using corpora to inform the teaching of academic vocabulary, April 5

Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Supporting Spelling: strategies for helping weaker spellers’, March 29

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 7 | March 14, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] About webinar For some students English spelling is a nightmare! Especially if their own language uses a different writing system. How can teachers help those learners see that English spelling is something they can master and teach them some strategies for improving their spelling?… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Supporting Spelling: strategies for helping weaker spellers’, March 29

Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Integrating video in our secondary classrooms’, March 17

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 7 | March 14, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] About webinar Short video clips have become a huge part of our day-to-day communication on social media, from Facebook to Whatsapp. Teens and pre-teens are leading the trend in using video as a medium to communicate and express themselves. In this webinar we’ll be… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Integrating video in our secondary classrooms’, March 17

Webinar: Help teens build vocabulary and express themselves confidently, February 16

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5 | February 8, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] To develop speaking skills, teenage learners need to practise speaking a great deal and over an extended period of time. But real improvement requires more than just practice – it requires learners to expand their language abilities: grammar, lexis, pronunciation and so on. Chief… Continue reading Webinar: Help teens build vocabulary and express themselves confidently, February 16

Craig Thaine’s ‘Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners through the course’ Webinar Replay

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036]   Motivated learners are more likely to engage in the learning process both inside and outside the classroom. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly what it is that motivates learners. Is it their individual desire to learn, or is it the… Continue reading Craig Thaine’s ‘Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners through the course’ Webinar Replay

Cambridge English Webinar: Plagiarism: Why students do it and how you can help, February 11

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar will take place at 15:30 EST; 10:30 PST; 20:30 GMT. How often do you have to deal with plagiarism in your classes? Plagiarism is a major issue for teachers everywhere, and there aren’t a lot of resources available to help students develop… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Plagiarism: Why students do it and how you can help, February 11

Cambridge English Webinar: Online video genres and student creation, February 2

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar will look at the most popular online video genres of the moment. We will analyse the influence they have on students’ own video projects. We will show practical examples of students’ work and look at how the structure, organisation and language of… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Online video genres and student creation, February 2