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SeminarsThese seminars encourage debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning. You can sign up for coming events held in the UK and view some video excerpts from previous seminars. You can also browse the videos by topic using the search field below. |
Seminars
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Jungle listening: high- and low-tech approaches to teaching the stream of speech Richard Cauldwell presents low- and high-tech activities to help learners improve their understanding of authentic speech. January 2013, Bournemouth. |
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Ten quotations to make you think Ken Wilson looks at ten quotations with the aim of making teachers think and reflect on their own practice. January 2013, London. |
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Dickens in the language classroom Chris Lima looks at some interesting and effective ideas on how to use the work of Charles Dickens in the English language classroom. December 2012, London. |
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A Dickensian Christmas Dickens descendent Lucinda Dickens Hawksley talks about the life and works of one of the UK’s greatest novelists and how her great-great-great grandfather contributed to what we know as the English Language today. December 2012, London. |
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Teaching English in the Youth Justice System This seminar explores some of the key issues facing practitioners and policy makers in the teaching of English for those within the youth criminal justice system. December 2012, London. |
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mLearning: From theory to practice This practical seminar by Gavin Dudeney takes a look at the history of mobile and handheld learning and discusses practical ideas that teachers can immediately implement in their classes across a variety of levels and contexts. November 2012, Cambridge. |
About the seminars
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The seminar series started in Dec 2009 as a way to bring ELT professionals together and to uncover and discuss the latest developments in ELT. Events are held around twice a month in a variety of venues up and down the UK. The series combines informal networking events with more formal workshops and presentations. Past seasons have featured stimulating seminars given by Mario Rinvolucri, Michael Swan, Catherine Walter, Ken Wilson, Luke Meddings, Jamie Keddie, Jeremy Harmer & Steve Bingham. In addition, we are producing a series of DVDs that feature content from the website (no internet connection needed) and specially-commissioned materials. These DVDs, on various topics including ESOL, IELTS, Dickens, Using Literature and Poetry, will be available at our seminars. We will also be sending the DVDs to a number of countries, via our global networks, with the aim of supporting teacher training sessions on relevant topics. |
2012-13 Schedule
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The seminar programme will resume in September. |
