15th November, 2011
Chelyabinsk
David Evans is a writer, broadcaster and teacher trainer. He is the author of 20 English language teaching books and has given talks and workshops in over 40 countries around the world. He spent ten years as a radio producer for the BBC World Service and has also acted as a consultant author to some of the top names in British business. He has degrees from Queens' College, Cambridge and City University, London. In 2002, he received the Duke of Edinburgh's English Language Award from Prince Philip.
Stephen Webster comes from the fifth generation of his family to make a life in education. He has also worked in other fields, including the performing
arts, disciplines which inform his classroom theory and practice. His experience, both as teacher and examiner, mainly but not exclusively in TEFL, ranges
from elementary to post graduate levels. From the beginning of his career he has been involved in teacher development, and combined this with a holistic
learner-based approach, but firmly based on practical pedagogical realities. His interest in life-long learning is reflected in his ongoing musical studies.
Programme
11:30 Registration
12:00 Greetings
12:10 A Businesslike Approach to Teaching Business English by Stephen Webster
Our business English students are often working people with little time, individual needs and unrealistic expectations! To help teachers balance the realities of learning a language with the demands of business students, I would like to propose an approach to Business English teaching which draws on a four-step management model. Its one that’s easy to apply in the classroom and it will appeal to your learners. Ill illustrate each step with real examples from the course book series Total Business and practical activities that you can use in the classroom tomorrow.
12:50 THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PUB QUIZ by David Evans
This quiz is an introduction to Heinle’s new series, English Explorer and Reading Explorer. It is a chance to test your knowledge of the people, places, creatures and cultures of the world. Using video, music, stories, images from National Geographic material, David Evans will show how you can bring the snowy wastes and steaming jungles of the world into your classroom!
13:30 Imaginative Grammar by Stephen Webster
Grammar is not something we normally associate with the imagination. Language lessons and course materials tend to present or clarify the grammar item and then offer restricted practice activities. But what happens if we letthe students go beyond that practice stage and apply their own imagination with the grammar? This workshop will set out to define the crucial role of imagination in learning and then explore some practical ways we can combine it with our grammar teaching.
14:00 Break
14:30 Exploring Synergies Between Language Training and Professional Education by Slava Potapchouck
In this talk various ways are considered in which English-language teaching can be made more
meaningful to your students. In addition to a traditional way of bringing real-life examples into
your ELT classroom, an alternative method of bringing some English into professional education
is explored. Practical implications for teachers and students are examined. Examples of how
teaching materials from Cengage Learning can be used to this end are given, including distance
and computer-assisted learning. A model of Innovative Linguistic Resource Centers is described.
15:10 Putting LIFE into Reading Lessons by David Evans
The factors which affect our choice of reading texts for learners often seem to be in conflict. Teachers want texts which are authentic, challenging and content-rich but at the same time at a linguistic level which does not deter the learner. In addition, students will respond to texts which reflect their real life interests. In this workshop we'll look at how to resolve these conflicts and try out some practical activities which help learners to confront extensive and cognitively-demanding readings taken from National Geographic magazine.
16:00 Questions & Answers. Attendance certificates and GIFTS:
- 1.One of the two levels of the Close-UpAND
- 2.One of the three levels of Practical GrammarAND
- 3.One of the three levels of the Total Businessseries
Venue: Assembly Hall, Gymnasium №23, 44 Kirova street, Chelyabinsk
Additional information: Tel. (351) 263-42-27, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it