September 2018 the 11Th ANNUAL FISCHER INTERNATIONAL Conference for ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

September 2018 THE 11th ANNUAL FISCHER INTERNATIONAL Conference FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

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DEAR SPECIAL GUESTS, DEAR PARTICIPANTS,

It is a great pleasure and honour to welcome you to our 11th This year, our special thanks go to Cambridge University international conference for English language teachers at Rin Press, for the strong partnership and beautiful collaboration Grand Hotel, Bucharest. We would like to express our sincere at our 10th anniversary. Furthermore, we want to thank the gratitude to all the participants who joined us from all over great people from Cambridge University Press for their trust the country to exchange experience and knowledge together and reliability and for totally supporting us along these 10 with their colleagues and the extraordinary speakers that will years. attend our event. To conclude, we would like to welcome you all again and wish We have the privilege of holding this wonderful and you an enjoyable experience and a pleasant stay amongst us at emblematic event due to our great partners’ support. the 11th Annual Fischer International Conference for ELT! Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to show our deepest appreciation and to thank each and every of them for their trust and continuous assistance.

DANIELA VADUVA Fischer International Managing Director

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CONFERENCE MEETING DIRECTIONS AGENDA ROOMS 8

ABSTRACTS & BIODATA 10 12

THE DAILY VENUE INFORMATION 4 6 13

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BUCHAREST

Bucharest is a political, administrative, economic and cultural centre, with the earliest proofs of organised social life dating back to the Paleolithic Age. The first written record about this town is from September 20th, 1459. Bucharest, the most important urban centre of Romania, is not only a tourist spot of prime importance but also a gateway and starting point for tourist destinations across the country. Large parks have been arranged to complete the architecture of its natural lakes and many restaurants and pubs have been built to increase the attraction in their immediate proximity. The scenery is completed by the picturesque monasteries of Cernica and Pasarea, and many other 16th -17th century churches hidden between blocks and houses. An opera house, many theatres and even more museums complete the picture. Bucharest also boasts some gigantic communist buildings as well: the House of the Printing Press and the second largest building in the world, The Palace of Parliament.

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RIN GRAND HOTEL

Bucuresti, Romania Șos. Vitan-Bârzești 7D +4(0) 031/106 11 11 www.ringrandhotel.ro

In addition to the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest is also home to another building with impressive dimensions: the biggest hotel in Europe – RIN GRAND HOTEL.

Built in 2007, the hotel surprises with its grandeur and modern architecture. Erected close to the city centre, the RIN GRAND HOTEL is a ‘town’ always at your disposal.

BUSINESS CENTRE

All 25 conference rooms benefit from natural light, latest state of the art technology and audio-video support, and high-speed internet access.

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CONFERENCE SECURITY MEALS ETIQUETTE

As a matter of courtesy to your Please make sure that your belongings Refreshments (coffee breaks) will be st presenter, during sessions (unless it are never left unattended at any time. served on the 1 floor during the ple- th is necessary for a task in the session), naries and on the 13 floor during the Please wear the Fischer lanyard please refrain from using your laptop, workshops, outside of the conference and badge so that it could be easily using your mobile phone or having side rooms; seen at any time by the organisers conversations. Lunch is provided both on Friday and the hotel staff in order to avoid and Saturday and is included in the Please avoid entering or leaving a room embarrassing misunderstandings. conference package. It will be served in while the speaker is talking. Please also It grants you access to all the the Stars Restaurant, located on the keep your mobile phone turned off conference rooms, lunch and other ground floor. during any session. Thank you. conference areas. Please make sure you are back from lunch in due time for the following presentations. You will be required to wear your lanyard and name tag all during lunch and other coffee breaks due to other simultaneous events happening in the hotel during our conference. Surprise Party is included in the conference package and will take place in Bucuresti Hall (located on the 1st floor).

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PARTER E E T T E E L L A A O O T T

DAILY I NFORMATION

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FROM GARA DE NORD FROM THE AIRPORT FROM ANY “AUTOGARA” SITUATED BY GARA DE NORD

Take the underground (metro) to Piata The cheapest and most convenient Walk to Gara de Nord and take the Victoriei (one stop). way is to take bus 783 straight to Piata underground to Piata Victoriei (one Change at Piata Victoriei for the Berceni Victoriei. stop). line towards Aparatorii Patriei and get The bus stop is next to the underground Change at Piata Victoriei and take the off at the 8th stop. station. underground Berceni line towards th You must be at Aparatorii Patriei. Here Take the underground Berceni line Aparatorii Patriei and get off at the 8 you get to Ion Iriceanu Street and towards Aparatorii Patriei and get off stop. take the bus no 102 towards Soseaua at the 8th stop. You must be at Aparatorii Patriei. Here rd Vitan-Barzesti. Get off at the 3 stop You must be at Aparatorii Patriei. Here you get to Ion Iriceanu Street and take (reference point - Praktiker). you get to Ion Iriceanu Street and the bus no 102 towards Soseaua You are there. take the bus no 102 towards Soseaua Vitan-Barzesti. Get off at the 3rd stop Vitan-Barzesti. Get off at the 3rd stop (reference point - Praktiker). (reference point - Praktiker). You are there. You are there. You could also take the airport taxi.

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FROM GARA DE EST FROM ANY RAILWAY STATION INFO GARA: (GARA OBOR/ AUTOGARA AND BUS STATION YOU CAN www.cfr.ro OBOR/ AUTOGARA RITMULUI) TAKE A TAXI: INFO AUTOGARA: Walk to the Piata Iancului underground Mondial: 021/9423 www.autogari.ro station. Cris Taxi: 021/9466 Take the underground to Piata Victoriei Meridian: 021/9444 INFO HOTEL: (3 stops). www.ringrandhotel.ro Change at Piata Victoriei and take the underground Berceni line towards Aparatorii Patriei and get off at the 8th INFO EMERGENCIES: stop. Daniela Vaduva You must be at Aparatorii Patriei. Here 0755/048.888 you get to Ion Iriceanu Street and Clara Trasca take the bus no 102 towards Soseaua 0755/048887 Vitan-Barzesti. Get off at the 3rd stop (reference point - Praktiker). You are there.

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9:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION WELCOME COFFEE

10:00 – 11:00 OPENING REMARKS ORGANISERS & PUBLISHERS

WELCOME 11:00 - 12:00 GARY ANDERSON, La Mulți Ani! Celebrating 10 years of Cambridge - Fischer Collaboration WORD&PLENARY

ST 12:10 - 13:00 PLENARY EDMUND DUDLEY, My four Cs

13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 14:50 PLENARY ANDREW WALKLEY, Teaching grammar lexically

15:00 – 15:50 PLENARY MIHAI LAURENTIU GANJ, Mindsets - how to ignite learning with the power of growth mindset

16:00 – 16:50 PLENARY CHARLIE ELLIS, Total recall – making learning language last

16:50 – 17:30 COFFEE BREAK – BLUE (ON THE 13TH FLOOR)

STRASBOURG ROOM MOSCOW ROOM LUXEMBURG ROOM AMSTERDAM ROOM

ANDREW WALKLEY, EDMUND DUDLEY, SAM STEVENSON, MONA SIKSEK, Smooth sailing through Handling materials Supporting mixed ability Developing global citizens 17:30 – 18:20 WORKSHOPS the sea of words in mixed-ability class- learners with reading and – 5 ways young learners room writing will change the world FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 AUGUST FRIDAY, ANDREW WALKLEY, EDMUND DUDLEY, SAM STEVENSON, MONA SIKSEK, Smooth sailing through Handling materials Supporting mixed ability Developing global citizens 18:30 – 19:20 WORKSHOPS the sea of words in mixed-ability class- learners with reading and – 5 ways young learners room writing will change the world

19:30 SURPRISE PARTY ON THE 1ST FLOOR (BUCURESTI HALL)

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STRASBOURG ROOM MOSCOW ROOM LUXEMBURG ROOM AMSTERDAM ROOM

MONA SIKSEK, GARY ANDERSON, MONICA STOICA, SARAH ELLIS, Passport to success Practical pragmatical Classroom manipulation Developing vocabulary ST 8:30 – 9:20 WORKSHOPS activities for the class- strategies and skills at room and life B1 & B2

MONA SIKSEK, GARY ANDERSON, MONICA STOICA, SARAH ELLIS, Passport to success Practical pragmatical Classroom manipulation Developing vocabulary 9:30 – 10:20 WORKSHOPS activities for the class- strategies and skills at room and life B1 & B2

10:20 – 10:50 COFFEE BREAK – GREEN (ON THE 1ST FLOOR)

10:50 – 11:40 PLENARY ALEXANDRU MIHAI ANUSCA, Beyond certificates: bringing CPD back to the classroom

11:50 – 12:40 PLENARY SAM STEVENSON, Supporting secondary teachers in CLIL contexts

12:50 – 13:40 PLENARY ANDREW WALKLEY, Give students a voice: critical thinking

13:40 – 14:30 LUNCH

14:30 – 15:20 PLENARY DELIA KIDD, The role of play in the learning of primary school learners

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY, 15:30 – 16:20 PLENARY DUNCAN CHRISTELOW, Effective language learning today: searching for the perfect digital blend

16:20 R A F F L E

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Registration Etaj 1 ST 1st fl oor (Bucuresti Hall) 1 FLOOR Bucureşti

Braşov Plenary room RIN Grand Hotel - Centru de conferință is located on the 1st fl oor (Bucuresti Hall)

Capacitate Dimensiune Sală de conferinţe (m2 /lungime/lăţime Teatru Clasă Formă U Consiliu Banchet Cocktail /înălţime) TOALETE

Centru expoziţional 760/2.60 ------Bucureşti Ballroom 955/45.5/21 850 250 160 160 500 500 Bucureşti A 535/25.5/21/5.50 500 138 80 80 280 280 Bucureşti B 420/20/21/4.50 350 126 60 60 200 200 Workshop rooms TH Braşov13 75/12/6.4/2.65 60 30 30 24 - - th are located located on the 13 fl o o r FLOORCluj Napoca 90/14/6.3/2.65 70 36 30 24 - - Etaj 13 Diamond 289/17/17/2.60 24 - 20 23 70 70

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WHO: Originally from Kansas, Gary Anderson was Ped- we’ll use lyrics from two Lennon/McCartney agogical Director of the language program of the songs: Got to admit it’s getting better / A little bet- former American Center in Paris where he taught ter all the time…? Or The long and winding road and co-ordinated classes for all ages of learners. that leads to your door / Will never disappear, I’ve He was President-elect of TESOL France when he seen that road before…? For you to reflect, decide joined Cambridge University Press as Internation- and remember. GARY al Teacher Trainer during which time he gave talks RIN Grand Hotel - Centru de conferință ANDERSON in 65 countries on five continents, including nu- WHAT: Cambridge merous times in Romania and regularly at Fischer Practical pragmatical activities for the University International conferences. He is now a freelance classroom and life Press ELT Teacher, Trainer and Consultant still based in Paris. We’ll first be looking at and discussing definitions

TOALETE and implications of Pragmatics from Cambridge WHAT: methodological titles. Then we’ll be trying out La Mulți Ani!: Celebrating 10 years of several activities from Cambridge Handbooks Cambridge - Fischer collaboration for Language Teachers to put those principles into practice in the classroom and help prepare We’ll be looking at highlights from Cambridge ple- students for real-life situations. Please come pre- Etaj 13 nary talks from the last ten years of Fischer In- pared to participate, improvise and have some ternational conferences. To help frame our stroll serious fun. down memory lane and reflect on developments in our profession, Paris Strasbourg Moscova Luxemburg Bruxelles Amsterdam

Capacitate 13 Dimensiune Sală de conferinţe (m2 /lungime/lăţime Teatru Clasă Formă U Consiliu Banchet Cocktail /înălţime)

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Barcelona, Frankfurt, Luxemburg, 100/12/8/3.68 100 42 30 24 - - Monte-Carlo, Moscova, Strasbourg

RIN Grand Hotel Adresă Strada Vitan Bârzeşti nr. 7D 042121, Bucureşti, sector 4, România Telefon şi Fax Tel: +40 311 061 111 Fax: +40 311 061 119 E-mail [email protected]

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WHO: WHAT: Alexandru is a teacher and course coordinator at Beyond certificates: bringing CPD back to the Shakespeare School. He works with both young classroom and teenage learners, and holds classes on exam When we think about Continuing Professional preparation as well as general English. Having Development (CPD), very often the ideas of at- completed his first two DELTA modules, Alexan- tending conferences, doing workshops, or obtain- dru is now on track to finishing the final one. His ing CELTA/DELTA qualifications spring to mind. main interests include professional development, But does CPD end once a course we are enrolled ALEXANDRU using technology to facilitate language learn- in is over? Is it simply a series of certificates we MIHAI ing, and creating materials with a clear commu- amass in our portfolios? ANUSCA nicative purpose and classroom activities which In this session we will be looking at an important Shakespeare mirror real-life situations. He believes constant aspect of CPD that can often times be overlooked, School learning and experimentation is the key to im- namely how teachers observe and assess their proving one’s teaching style. own performance and development within the classroom itself. We will discuss the benefits of this hands-on approach to self-evaluation, how it can improve our teaching techniques, and con- crete ways in which it can be tailored to individual needs and integrated in our working lives.

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WHO: WHAT: Duncan Christelow is the Cambridge University Effective language learning today: searching Press Regional Manager for Eastern and Central for the perfect digital blend Europe. He has worked in educational publishing Blended learning as we know it today has been throughout his career, with a strong focus on the with us for nearly a decade, but how consistently digital delivery of research and learning materials. is it being used to benefit different types of lan- Duncan was already working on innovative educa- guage classroom? Digital development often DUNCAN tion technology at the time of the first ‘internet rev- runs far ahead of practical implementation, and CHRISTELOW olution’ of the late 1990s when he was a member of it’s easy to get sucked into a new idea before it’s Cambridge the launch team for Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Bri- well tested. This session will review some recent University Press tannica.com, and after a period as a Director at the and not-so-recent EdTech trends and try to identi- online legal publisher Justis.com, Duncan moved fy how they can be used effectively and most eas- to Cambridge in 2008. His role at the Press has al- ily to improve results. lowed him to promote and develop the successful implementation of new technology in Cambridge English language learning programmes, especially in Europe, Russia and the Gulf.

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WHO: WHAT: MY FOUR CS Edmund Dudley is a teacher trainer, materials ‘Twenty-first century skills’ is a broad term en- writer and teacher of English with more than 25 compassing life skills, literacy skills and learning years of classroom experience. He has extensive skills. As teachers, we are most concerned (but experience of teaching EFL at both primary and not exclusively concerned) with the third aspect: secondary levels. He works with teachers from learning skills. You have probably already heard around the world as a freelance teacher train- of the so-called Four Cs – communication, col- EDMUND er and as a tutor at the University of Oxford’s laboration, critical thinking and creativity – DUDLEY ELT Summer Seminar. He is the co-author of and are probably interested in finding out ways to Oxford Mixed-Ability Teaching (OUP, 2015) and the author kindle them in your students. This talk is not going University Press of ETpedia Teenagers (Pavilion, 2018) and has also to focus on those Four Cs. Instead, it will consider contributed materials to several OUP textbooks the role of the teacher in all this. What skills and and training courses. qualities do teachers need to bring to the classroom? To help discover some of the answers to this question, Edmund will be sharing his own ‘Four Cs’ for effective teaching in a twenty-first century context. Handling materials in the mixed-ability classroom What do we mean by the term ’mixed ability’? How can we best differentiate materials and language-learning activities? How can collabora- tive and co-operative learning methods help students get the best out of their coursebook in the mixed-ability classroom? In this workshop, Ed- mund will be looking at these questions and more.

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WHO: WHAT: Charlie Ellis became a committed linguist aged Total recall – making language learning last four after her parents tried to use French to have It’s not often admitted, and it’s not popular, but secret conversations regarding birthday plans. much of our success in language learning comes She went on, several years later, to study Mod- from how we remember. The way we are pre- ern Greek and French Literature at the University sented with language, how often we encounter of Oxford (Wadham College). She was also lucky it and what it means to us will all affect how we enough to spend a year with the Philology de- retain, and most importantly, recall language. CHARLIE ELLIS partment at the University of Rethymno, Crete. Referencing the new edition of Life from National National Geographic After university she gained her CELTA qualifica- Geographic Learning, this session we will look at Learning tion in Cambridge and, after a spell of teaching, how we can help make language stickier for our entered the world of ELT publishing where she students so that their recall, whilst perhaps not has been ever since. A love of languages and their total, will be much improved. acquisition has motivated much research into the practicalities of teaching and the implementation of linguistic methodology. Charlotte is still a prac- tising teacher with private students and currently works as the Head of Strategic Marketing at Na- tional Geographic Learning. In 2013 she achieved a Professional Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Charlotte has presented several times at international conferences and is delighted to be back in Romania!

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WHO: WHAT: Sarah Ellis is Head of Assessment Services, South- Developing vocabulary strategies and skills at ern Europe for Cambridge Assessment English. B1 & B2 She has an extensive background in teaching and This session will look at ways to encourage your teacher training in both Italy and the UK and has students to develop and consolidate their vocab- taught English to students of all ages and levels. ulary at B1and B2 levels but not only! We will look She has trained teachers on CELTA and DELTA at understanding what we mean when we say we courses and has also worked with teachers in the know a word and at ideas and activities for the SARAH ELLIS Italian State School system. Sarah has been in- classroom to enrich students’ vocabulary. Cambridge volved with Cambridge English examinations for We will consider how this can also support exam Assessment English over 15 years as oral examiner, presenter and as preparation for B1 Preliminary and B2 First Centre Examinations Manager and prior to taking exam. This session is suitable for all types of Eng- up her current position, was responsible for the lish language teachers. Cambridge English Language Assessment teacher support programme for Italy for which provides information, materials and support for teachers at seminars, conferences and events throughout Italy.

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WHO: WHAT: The highest-ranking student in the class graduat- Mindsets – how to ignite learning with the ing in year 2000 at the Faculty of Letters, Univer- power of growth mindset sity of Bucharest. IHWO London quality inspec- Through decades of research, Dr. Carol Dweck, a tor, former coordinator of special projects for Stanford University Psychologist, found that peo- EAQUALS and former member of IHWO London ple’s beliefs about their intelligence differ. Some Executive Board (2008-2014). Speaker in national people believe that their intelligence and abilities and international conferences. are unchangeable and some other people be- MIHAI Along with his wife, Alina Gânj, Mihai founded IH lieve that it is possible to grow your intelligence LAURENTIU Bucharest, English Kids Academy and FasTracKids through effort. GANJ Romania, an educational programme from the International Research has shown that children’s mindsets USA which got the Excellence Award in „Courses House strongly affects their performance in school and for children” in Romania, given by Itsy Bitsy Radio also educator mindsets influence the way they re- in 2016. spond to students, which in turn has an impact on In 2010, he graduated the strategic management the students’ outcomes. The plenary conference programme, created by Robert S. Kaplan, PhD, will present you the case studies that led to these from Harvard and David P. Norton, PhD, from Pal- neuroscientific discoveries and a few practical ladium Group, the creators of one of the most ef- tools that can help you and your students become ficient strategy management systems: Balanced more motivated and effective learners. Scorecard. In 2010 Mihai represented EAQUALS at the London reunion of International Standard Organization (ISO), when it was decided to create a new global standard for language training pro- viders. In February 2011 he was awarded the En- trepreneur of the year 2010 by HR Club Romania.

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WHO: to help them develop the knowledge, values and Mona Siksek is a teacher, teacher trainer, and ex- skills to become both active and effective global aminer with over 30 years’ working in the ELT in- citizens. After all, the future is in their hands. With dustry in one form or another. Having gained a this in mind, in this presentation we’ll look at five bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, she went on to ways in which our young learners will change the gain a master’s degree in TEFL from St. Michael’s world, using examples from National Geographic College in Vermont, USA. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Learning’s Wonderful World second edition. Mona is currently based in Greece and her own ex- MONA SIKSEK periences of learning a second language, her vast WHAT: National Geographic teaching experience, along with her recent experi- Passport to success Learning ence of teaching refugees, has provided her with We want to set our students up for success in invaluable insight into the difficulties and aspira- their lives, in their future; and their education is tions of teachers as well as learners of multicultur- vital to that. The key message is that as teachers al backgrounds. we need to prepare and educate students to the highest level, the highest standard as the future WHAT: is in their hands. We need to set them up for suc- Developing global citizens – 5 ways young cess in school and success in life. And as we know, learners will change the world preparation is everything. So, if education is the The English language classroom has gone beyond passport to the future, then the question remains, being the place where we just teach English gram- what makes a successful student? Referencing Na- mar, vocabulary and the four skills. The English tional Geographic Learning’s Our World series, in classroom is now also the place where we need this talk we will look to answer this question and to teach our students about the world in which show how we can help students get their passport English is the lingua franca. Moreover, we need to the future and be successful global citizens.

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WHO: Sam Stevenson has worked in English Language The session is particularly suitable for English lan- teaching as a teacher, academic manager, teach- guage teachers who will be supporting secondary er trainer and examiner for over 17 years, in the specialists who teach their subjects in English; UK, France, Poland, Jordan, Vietnam, Bahrain, Qa- English language teachers who also teach some tar and Romania. He is currently enjoying his full subject-specific topics in ELT classes; and second- time return to the classroom, teaching a variety of ary teachers who teach all or some parts of their subjects through the medium of English in main- subject curriculum through the medium of English. SAM stream education to primary and secondary and STEVENSON high school pupils. In addition to his regular class- WHAT: British Council room work, he has been working on projects in Supporting mixed-ability learners with drama, story-telling and debate around Romania. reading and writing: Cambridge English: Key (A2) and Preliminary (B1) WHAT: Mixed-ability classes are a fact of life: even in Supporting secondary teachers in CLIL exam preparation classes. In this session we will contexts look at A2 and B1 descriptors and identify learn- In this session, we will look at the kinds of sup- ers with different levels in the same class in order port needed by subject teachers, how English to consider some of the challenges of teaching language teachers can support secondary CLIL mixed-ability classes in terms of both level and teachers and provide practical ideas for to use skill. You’ll take away practical reading and writing with their learners so learners can understand ideas for using in the classes, with a particular fo- and communicate subject-specific content during cus on Cambridge English Key and Preliminary lessons. task types.

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WHO: WHAT: Monica Stoica is a teacher, teacher trainer and Classroom manipulation mentor as well as councilor for personal develop- Most people call it classroom management but ment. Currently preparing students and training let’s call it for what it really is: manipulation teachers for Cambridge exams she has accumulat- with integrity. When guiding our students, we ed significant experience in the field with a focus are bound to be met with resistance because all on building meaningful relationships with the stu- growth takes courage, time and effort that not dents and offering them tools to simultaneously MONICA everybody is ready to invest. That is why it is nec- develop as individuals and users of English. STOICA essary to employ a variety of techniques that are British Council meant to ease the pains of learning. This workshop offers practical examples of such instruments to be used in daily practice as well as exam preparation with students of all ages.

WHO: WHAT: Delia Kidd is a Senior ELT Research Manager at The role of play in the learning of primary Cambridge University Press. She manages re- school learners search projects relating to primary education in We know from extensive research that play ben- ELT. She has a background in editorial for primary efits humans throughout childhood and even and secondary materials, as well as several years beyond, building important skills such as collab- as an EFL teacher and materials developer. She’s oration, creativity and problem solving, as well as DELIA KIDD interested in child psychology and understanding linguistic and literacy skills. But are children get- Cambridge the impact that play has on child development, ting enough of it, and how can we make provision University Press and what this means for materials design and for it in the primary classroom? classroom pedagogy.

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WHO: WHAT: Andrew studied English Studies at Nottingham Teaching grammar lexically University before going to Spain to teach English. Given its name, it is perhaps logical to assume He has worked in various language schools and that a lexical approach to language teaching is adult colleges, completed a DipTEFLA and trained more interested in vocabulary than grammar. In to deliver CELTA courses. He then worked at the reality, though, it means a far more constant and University of Westminster for 17 years and went thorough coverage of grammar than many more on to become co-author of two best-selling se- traditional approaches. In this talk I’ll be consid- ANDREW ries: Innovations, nominated for ESU award and ering what teaching grammar lexically might WALKLEY two ELTons, and Outcomes, now in its second involve and exploring why it’s better! National Geographic edition. He has also written the Upper-interme- Learning diate level of Perspectives, part of a new National WHAT: Geographic Learning secondary school course Smooth sailing through the sea of words featuring TED Talks. He is an experienced teacher This workshop shows how many of us have a lim- trainer and methodologist. ited grasp of vocabulary frequency because of our availability bias. It also shows how lexical sets WHAT: can lead to the teaching of infrequent and un- Giving students a voice: critical thinking helpful words. We’ll consider in more depth the Thinking critically is seen as an essential 21st examples we give, how to adapt lexical sets and century skill, but what exactly is it and can it be better use of dictionaries, texts and word lists. In taught? I will briefly address these issues with ref- this hands-on workshop, I’ll be exploring why this erence to Perspectives Upper Intermediate and is problematic and how availability bias leads us other material. I suggest critical thinking tasks fit to over-emphasise language that is far too often well in communicative English classes as they of- both uncommon and not particularly useful when fer interesting opportunities for discussion, teach- it comes to helping students develop commu- ing language and giving young people a voice. nicative competence in a goal-oriented manner.

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