This event is open to all teachers, from experienced to newbie! It is an excellent opportunity for instructors to get some advice or offer suggestions on language teaching and learning. We have put together four excellent teachers who will share with you some of their experiences (see details below).
Schedule
2:30 - Registration
2:45 - 3:15 Thoughts on Teaching Large Classes, Julian Pigott
Abstract: In this presentation, Pigott will suggest techniques for teaching large classes in high school and university. He will focus on social aspects of learning and teaching such as teacher-student rapport, group-cohesion, classroom management, and the Japanese context. Finally, he will present examples of lessons he feels work particularly well.
3:15 - 3:45 Using Cell Phones for ESL Learning, Paul Evans
Abstract: All students have cell phones, and use them with great enthusiasm, every day, all day. Evans will outline the work he has done on cell phone use in the EFL classroom, share his vision for where and how he thinks it can be carried further, and explain his ideas for how other people might join him.
3:45 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:30 Methods for Successful Group Work, Ted Bonnah
Abstract: Unsatisfied with group work in your classes? Bonnah will explain the methods for getting the most from group activities. Based on experience in university and junior and senior high classes, this presentation is for all teachers grappling with large class sizes, demanding syllabi, and evaluation requirements.
4:30 - 5:00 Wringing the Text, Carl Nommensen
Many teachers use textbooks containing written texts. Most classroom manipulation of those texts ends with follow-up exercises outlined in the text itself. In this presentation, Nommensen will introduce two classroom activities in which students enthusiastically engage with a written text in review, developing familiarity and productive competence with the vocabulary, while practicing syntax, writing, speaking, and listening, and having fun.
