#50, Download Webinar: The power of lists
By Tarun Patel
Lindsay Clandfield says, “From grocery lists to to-do lists, top ten lists to worst ever lists, lists are everywhere. What is it about lists that draws our attention? In this webinar I will look at the power of lists. We will explore some popular lists in the language teaching profession and I will share with you six ideas on using lists with your students.”
#48, Download Webinar: Managing classes of primary children in a positive way
By Tarun Patel
One of the hardest things in primary language teaching is to give lively, enjoyable lessons and at the same time ensure that children behave in an acceptable way. In this webinar, we will explore the concept of classroom management as an interactive process and I will share with you a range of practical strategies and techniques for managing classes of primary children in a positive and effective way.
#47, Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An aviation Perspective
By Tarun Patel
Pronunciation is an essential ingredient in the ability to communicate effectively. This is illustrated in the new requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers to be able to pass their message successfully. Perfection is not the goal but mutual intelligibility is. In this webanair I’ll look at the background to the requirements and question whether the traditional method of pronunciation teaching is relevant for the modern International English world.
Download this webinar now for your iPod / iPhone / iTunes (right-click on link and select ’save’)
#46, Download Webinar: Integrating content and language – which language?
By Tarun Patel
There are a number of ways of looking at language within specific content subjects. We can look at the subject-specific language itself which makes up much of the content curriculum of a subject-specific topic area like ‘cells and tissues’ in Biology. We can investigate the general academic discourse of the topic which interests us and see how it is used in class.
Lastly, we can examine the role of the non-academic language of the classroom. All of these perspectives make up the complete picture of the discourse of the language of a content subject. Knowing what language is used in these dimensions can help us plan for the development of this language both in the input and in the output of the content of the subject.
This presentation will present ways and means of identifying and organizing the language of content from these three perspectives.
ELT Newsletter, ELTWeekly Issue#46, English Language Teaching, ICT and ELT
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January 11th, 2010
#43, Download Webinar: Pronunciation in Communication: An Aviation Perspective
By Tarun Patel
Pronunciation is an essential ingredient in the ability to communicate effectively. This is illustrated in the new requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers to be able to pass their message successfully. Perfection is not the goal but mutual intelligibility is. In this webanair I’ll look at the background to the requirements and question whether the traditional method of pronunciation teaching is relevant for the modern International English world.
#42, Download Webinar: ‘New technology – new pedagogies’ by Pete Sharma
By Tarun Patel
‘New technology – new pedagogies’ by Pete Sharma
This webinar looks at some of the key new technologies in English language teaching, then provides an overview of some of the emerging ‘new pedagogies’.
ELT Newsletter, ELT Webinars, ELTWeekly Issue#42, English Language Teaching, ICT and ELT
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November 30th, 2009
ELTWeekly Issue#33, Macmillan Interactive Webinars – Season 2
By Tarun Patel
Watch live talks from some of the biggest names in English language teaching, right in your web browser. All webinars are free to join - all you require is an internet connection and a computer.
(Please note: Registration for the webinars series is separate from the Macmillan Education resources email service. You will need to register to view the webinars even if you already receive Macmillan’s weekly resource emails.)
WEBINAR PROGRAMME – SEASON TWO
(Please note the change of speakers for September 9th.)
Speaker: Andy Roberts (Co-author of Aviation English)
Date: Wednesday 9th September
“Pronunciation in Communication: An Aviation Perspective”
Speaker: Roy Norris
Date: Wednesday 14th October
“Taking students from Upper Intermediate to Advanced”
Speaker: Keith Kelly
Date: Wednesday 11th November
“Integrating content and language – which language?”
Speaker: Carol Read
Date: Wednesday 2nd December
“Control or Chaos? Managing classes of primary children in a positive way”
ELTWeekly Issue#33, English Language Teaching, ICT and ELT, Tarun Patel
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September 10th, 2009
Macmillan Brings ELT Webinars for YOU
By Tarun Patel
Macmillan is organising a series of free webinars—live video talks—with some of the biggest names in ELT.
You can watch these webinars directly in your web browser. While watching these webinars, you can ask questions directly to the presenter.
Registration for the webinars series is separate from the Macmillan Education resources email service. You will need to regsiter to view the webinars even if you already receive their weekly resource emails.
The next webinar Macmillan is hosting with Scott Thornbury is titled “Seven things beginning with M”.
REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR SERIES
Step 1: Go to the Registration/Login page and fill in your details.
Step 2: You will be sent a confirmation email. This will contain a link to the webinars, as well as a system test to check you can view the webinars on your computer.
Step 3: On the date of the live webinar go to the link in the email. You may need to login using the email and password used for registration, depending on your browser settings. You will be able to put questions to the presenter via a chat box on the webinar screen.
We look forward to have your comments! 
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Worldwide ELT events
By Tarun Patel
Children’s Literature in Language Education, International Conference, Hildesheim University, Germany, February 25-27, 2010
Hildesheim University and the Young Learner & Teenager SIG, IATEFL, are organising an exciting and innovative international TEFL conference on children’s literature which will cover a wide area in English language teaching, from the youngest learners to advanced language students. We are delighted to have secured plenary speakers of international renown for each one of the strands. We invite proposals for
PRESENTATIONS – which will be grouped into one of the following STRANDS 1, 2 AND 3, and WORKSHOPS/READINGS – by authors and storytellers in STRAND 4.
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EFL extensive reading – reading for pleasure Plenary: STEPHEN KRASHEN, Professor Emeritus University of Southern California |
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Original fiction for young adults, graphic novels and graded readers Plenary: multi-award-winning author (NN) |
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Picture books, poems, nursery rhymes and non-fiction for children Plenary: Prof. Dr. EVA BURWITZ-MELZER, University of Giessen |
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Workshops with storytellers, illustrators and writers for children Plenary: Dr. ALAN MALEY & ANDREW WRIGHT on The Power of Story and Poetry |
The International Conference Children’s Literature in Language Education – from Picture Books to Young Adult Fiction intends to disseminate information and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences on the power of literature for the young; approaches to children’s literature and young adult literature as a bridge to reading beyond school; gender considerations – the different attitudes of different readers – and the resulting consequences with regard to the canon of literary texts for EFL; and the debate around original children’s literature and graded readers.
For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://www.childrenslit.de/
Supporting the advanced bilingual learner, St Marylebone school, Westminster
St Marylebone school, Westminster, is organising a conference jointly with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust in order to help tackle communication as a barrier to learning.
In many London schools pupils new to English are increasingly well provided for, however, are the more advanced bilingual pupils being pushed and challenged? Is their English language acquisition reviewed and prioritised? Or are our bilingual pupils considered to no longer need support once their oral fluency reaches an acceptable level? Advanced Bilingual Learners do benefit from further support to help them achieve their true potential however without more information on how best to support, challenge and encourage them their needs will continue to go unnoticed. The conference will explore:
- Current research on providing for Advanced Bilingual Learners
- Issues in recognising and challenging Gifted and Talented EAL pupils
- Ways to develop your own school’s provision for Advanced Bilingual Learners
Speakers at the conference: Lynne Cameron is professor of Applied Linguistics at the Open University. She began her career teaching English in Tanzania with VSO and then in Bradford. After various kinds of teaching and teacher training, she moved into higher education, where she has carried out research into writing in English as an additional language. Her other research interest is in how people use metaphor. Ian Warwick is Senior Director of London Gifted and Talented and also Director of The REAL Project, a national project for the Department for Children, Schools and Families which works to improve the provision of G&T education for BME and EAL students. His chief areas of interest are urban education, disadvantaged and underachieving students, e learning, exceptional ability, critical thinking, professional development and the issues surrounding BME and EAL education. He is also a consultant editor for Gifted Education International and is a member of the Tower Group, an independent, worldwide think tank of G&T experts. For more information email eca@ssatrust.org.uk or download the flyer.
International Conference on Content Based Instruction (CLIL) for Young Learners: Breaking through Traditional Boundaries, Brazil, July 8-10
This conference has three main aims: to spread the idea of TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) through content; to provide a good forum for debate, information exchange, and dissemination of good practice for those who already use content-based instruction; and to contribute to the improvement of the level of TEYL in Brazil. The participants will include teachers from the private and public sectors, school coordinators, directors, and policy makers.
The structure of the conference will be a little different from what is generally done. There will be plenaries, workshops, and six-hour courses on relevant topics. Participants will choose their course as they register for the conference. We believe that these courses can contribute to the participants’ wider range of knowledge. Our intent is to make this event as fulfilling and memorable as possible, both professionally and personally.
Plenary Speakers
Dr. ROY LYSTER Roy Lyster is Professor of Second Language Education in the Department of Integrated Studies Education at McGill University in Canada. He has a PhD in Applied Linguistics as well as a B.Ed. and M.Ed. from the University of Toronto, and an MA from the Université de Paris VII. His research focuses primarily on immersion and content-based classrooms, including both observational and experimental studies of teacher-student interaction, form-focused instruction, and corrective feedback. He is past president of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics and author of Learning and Teaching Languages Through Content: A Counterbalanced Approach, published by Benjamins in 2007.
PEETER MEHISTO Has researched factors contributing to successful CLIL programme development, as well as potential barriers to the implementation of CLIL initiatives. Peeter Mehisto is the author of several textbooks, trainer of teachers and administrators, CLIL programme initiator and manager, as well as former CLIL educator. He has taught at the elementary, secondary and university levels and is the winner of several awards in education. He has extensive experience working with teachers in the classroom to support the implementation of best practice in CLIL methodology. He has also worked on the development of CLIL training materials, a major CLIL-related website, parent and other public relations materials and a handbook for teachers and administrators of immersion programmes. Peeter Mehisto is a frequent presenter at CLIL conferences.
Sandie Mourão Sandie Mourão is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer, consultant and materials designer based in Portugal. She specialises in pre-school and lower primary and is particularly interested in the use of free play and children’s literature to promote language acquisition. Sandie has presented widely in ELT conferences and also contributes to a number of ELT and academic journals. She has worked on writing projects with Scholastic USA, Mary Glasgow Scholastic, OUP and Macmillan Mexico. She is also co-author of the national guidelines for English in Portuguese primary education. At present she is completing a doctorate at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, her research involves investigating the role of picture book illustration in foreign language acquisition.
For further details and pre-registration, please visit: http://www.cbiintlconferenceyl.com.br/conference_information/
ELTWeekly Issue#18, Request ELT Webinars
By Tarun Patel
Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas has launched the ‘Webinar Course Just For You’ program. She designs each webinar on a specific topic based on participants’ needs.
Dr. Ranganayaki says, “What is the specific webinar course you are looking for? Post your questions on which I can conduct a webinar course specially for you. Vote for the questions submitted by others. I will conduct webinars on the most voted questions.
Please do not submit general questions. We are looking for specific questions that can be discussed in a 60-minute webinar session. You and 9 other people can participate in a webinar and discuss a very specific question for which you are trying to find the answer. ”
If you wish to have a webinar focusing English Language Teaching, please visit http://www.webinarreviews.org/webinar-request.html and submit your request.
About Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas
Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas, an ESL specialist, has been working online after VRS. She started with a teaching English site. She has been involved in projects with many online marketers. Webinars and web conferences appeal to her idea of distance learning and continuing education. Hence her latest projects have been related to gathering information about webinars, web meetings and web conferencing services.