Category Archives: Workshops & Conferences

News about upcoming conferences and reports from people who attended them

Duncan Foord – From “English teacher” to “learning coach”.

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Jemma Gardner

Tuesday 20th March. Duncan Foord spoke to a packed room about the transition from teacher to coach. Here are my tweets from during the talk: (As this is Twitter, you will need to start reading this post from the bottom … Continue reading →

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Technology in the Classroom – TESOL Spain Bilbao

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Bren Brennan

Reflections on TESOL Spain conference with an eye to technology in the classroom, plus tit-bits of gossip. Continue reading →

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Classroom Dynamics – TESOL SPAIN 2012

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Willy Cardoso

  In a few days I’ll be in Bilbao for the much expected TESOL Spain 2012 – Annual Convention. The title of my talk is: Classroom Dynamics: decentralizing = engagement Day:  Saturday, 10 March.    Time: 18:15-19:15     Room: 005   I will also have … Continue reading →

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Thinking in English or Translating it Fast?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Willy Cardoso

I’ve heard many students say “I want to think in English” – haven’t you? In my first years of teaching I remember saying something like that to students too. Something like,”stop translating, you have to think in English.” Until some … Continue reading →

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Dogme Lesson vs DELTA level requirements

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Bren Brennan

Application of Trinity DIploma/DELTA level analysis to Luke Medding’s recently filmed Dogme lesson. Continue reading →

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English UK conference report (Part 2)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

A second report on English UK teachers conference. Continue reading →

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English UK conference report 12.11.11 (Part 1)

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin

A report from the rencent conference outlining Maurice Claypole and Jonathan Seath’s talks Continue reading →

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CPD: the heart of quality

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Naz Sienkiewicz

Summary of QuITE conference dealing mainly with CPD for TESOL Continue reading →

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Negotiated Syllabus: focus on doing

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Willy Cardoso

  As part of my presentation at TESOL France, I spoke about a negotiated and emergent syllabus students designed two weeks ago, in which we had some lessons outside (park, café, high street). This part of the presentation was well … Continue reading →

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Why Classroom Management? Time for another metaphor?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Willy Cardoso

  In preparation for the TESOL France Colloquium, in which I talk about Classroom Management, I decided to reflect a bit on the term and why I don’t like it A quick and lazy search on Google using the term … Continue reading →

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