How do you deal with the challenge of teaching Business English to people who are preparing, through their studies, to enter the global business environment? What kind of Business English do they need? Business communication skills are important, but studying business at degree level and beyond also requires learners to develop sophisticated reading and writing skills in order to deal with complex material on a wide range of topics, and to become familiar with key concepts and related vocabulary.
Tag: OUP ELT Webinars
OUP’s ‘Technology Enhanced Language Learning’ Webinar February 25-26
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 7 | February 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Webinar overview Teachers are increasingly expected to make use of digital technologies in their practice. This talk will look at some of the reasons for using technology in language learning and teaching with suggestions for some practical activities. In addition, participants will be encouraged… Continue reading OUP’s ‘Technology Enhanced Language Learning’ Webinar February 25-26
OUP Webinar on ‘Coming of Age as a Teacher’ January 27, 2015
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 33 | December 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] OUP webinar team says, “If teacher training is our ‘teenagehood’ as teachers, the period when we ‘learn the ropes’, then teacher development is ‘coming of age’, reaching ‘adulthood’. Conducting classroom-based research is a valuable form of teacher development and a part of maturing… Continue reading OUP Webinar on ‘Coming of Age as a Teacher’ January 27, 2015
Cambridge English Teacher Webinar on ‘Creativity, Pedagogy and Mobile Technology’ February 11, 2015
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 33 | December 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] CET webinar team says, “What is creativity and how do you incorporate it into daily lesson plans? How can you also include mobile technology in the creative process so both you and your students are developing together? Our students and the world around us are a… Continue reading Cambridge English Teacher Webinar on ‘Creativity, Pedagogy and Mobile Technology’ February 11, 2015
Watch CUP’s ‘Using Forums and Blogs with Higher Level Learners with Deirdre Cijffers’ Webinar Replay
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 32 | December 22, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] Cambridge University Press’ ‘Using Forums and Blogs with Higher Level Learners with Deirdre Cijffers’ webinar replay is available here. About the webinar Blogs and forums can offer real benefits to higher level learners. How, though, can you motivate learners to take part, and how… Continue reading Watch CUP’s ‘Using Forums and Blogs with Higher Level Learners with Deirdre Cijffers’ Webinar Replay
OUP Webinar on ‘How to bring CLIL into your kindergarten English classroom’ January 21, 2015
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 32 | December 22, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] OUP webinar team says, “Using CLIL in kindergarten English lessons opens up a wonderful range of topics and themes to develop children’s critical thinking and language skills. This webinar will look at practical ways to integrate the CLIL approach in the kindergarten language classroom”.
OUP Webinar on ‘Lesson Flipping and Creating Video Presentations’ February 17-19, 2015
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 32 | December 22, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] OUP webinar team says, “Lesson flipping, the technique where new content is presented to learners at home online and ‘homework’ is done in class, is a growing trend in education. But is it effective for language learning? In this webinar, Thomas Healy will discuss… Continue reading OUP Webinar on ‘Lesson Flipping and Creating Video Presentations’ February 17-19, 2015
OUP Webinar on ‘How to Build a Strong Home-School Link’ December 16
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 31 | December 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] OUP webinar team says, “Join this webinar to: Understand the importance of the home-school link Find out what parents want from their children’s teachers Get helpful tips for teacher-parent correspondence and communication Learn practical home activities that reinforce your English lesson”.
OUP Webinar on ‘Factors Affecting the Success of Young L2/FL learners’ December 10
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 30 | December 8, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] OUP webinar team says, “Age is often considered the critical variable in determining the success of L2 learning. In this presentation I will argue that while age is an important variable it is not the only, nor the most important variable. Age interacts with… Continue reading OUP Webinar on ‘Factors Affecting the Success of Young L2/FL learners’ December 10
ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 29
[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 29 | December 1, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] ‘The 5 principles of highly effective teachers’ – Pierre Pirard’s Video ‘Chicago International Conference on Education 2015′ – Chicago, May 26-27, 2015 ’13th AsiaTEFL International Conference’ – Nanjing, China, November 6-8, 2015 ‘International Conference on English Language & Literature – A Tool for… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 29