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Interview with Silvana Richardson

Interview with Silvana Richardson
Silvana Richardson talked about her upcoming plenary which looks at the issue of discrimination in ELT and the ongoing bias against non-native speaker teachers.
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Enhancing speaking and writing outcomes using Google Apps

Enhancing speaking and writing outcomes using Google Apps

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This practical talk focuses on using a range of Google Apps to support teachers and students in the classroom and beyond. Using collaborative tools, students can benefit from the knowledge of each individual in the group, with the teacher giving real-time feedback, intervention and guidance. Speaking work can be commented on and redrafted quickly and easily, producing extended results. - See more at: 

https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/enhancing-speaking-and-writing-outcomes-using-google-apps#sthash.kAtgrCld.dpuf

Meet the IATEFL Online Team

Meet the IATEFL Online Team

Carol Read (IATEFL) and Julian Wing (British Council) talk about this year's conference and say goodbye to the online viewers. - See more at: 

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interview/meet-iatefl-online-team#sthash.oleIknrT.dpuf

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Addressing quality assurance and professional development for online teachers

Addressing quality assurance and professional development for online teachers

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A good teacher is a learning teacher

 In order to make meaningful improvements in our work, one must be reflective, learn from others, take risks and measure success in our teaching.

Compare the number of websites, journals, etc. where teachers can find research, new ideas for:

•face to face teachers

Through creating a consistent and transparent teachers’ learning and performance management process, we aim to support quality in the classroom by focusing on:

•Providing tools for e-moderators’ professional development

•Enhancing & maintaining teaching quality online

•Managing and recognising performance

•Enhancing career support for e-moderators

online teachers / E-moderators.       

Through creating a consistent and transparent teachers’ learning and performance management process, we aim to support quality in the classroom by focusing on:  •Providing tools for e-moderators’ professional development  

      •Enhancing & maintaining teaching quality online  •Managing and recognising performance  

      •Enhancing career support for e-moderators

5 Professional practices

•Managing the course

•Understanding how teachers learn

•Assessing learning

•Understanding the teaching  context

•Focussing on  Professional Development

For a copy of the Professional practices for moderators and further information contact Kirsteen.Donaghy@britishcouncil.org

•TeachingEnglish CPD framework, publications and resources http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teacher-development

•CPD framework for teacher educators http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/cpd-framework-teacher-educators

•Borg, S. (2015). Teaching for Success Contemporary perspectives on continuing professional development A report written for the British Council.

•Walter, C. & Briggs, J.G. (2012). What professional development makes the most difference to teachers? A report commissioned by Oxford University Press.

International association for K12 online learning blended learning teacher competency framework http://www.inacol.org/resource/inacol-blended-learning-teacher-competency-framework

Interview with Burcu Akyol and Marek Kiczkowiak

Interview with Burcu Akyol and Marek Kiczkowiak

Burcu and Marek talked about some the the issues surrounding non native teachers in ELT and the development of the https://teflequityadvocates.com website. - See more at: 

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interview/interview-burcu-akyol-and-marek-kiczkowiak#sthash.aPUvGa1F.dpuf 

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/interview/interview-burcu-akyol-and-marek-kiczkowiak#sthash.aPUvGa1F.dpuf

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ELTJ Signature Event - This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time

ELTJ Signature Event - This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time

Presenter(s): 

Graham Hall

Penny Ur

Session details:

Many people assume that a training course is valuable – even essential – preparation for professional English language teaching. But does training really help ... or is it just a waste of time and money? Should we call a halt to teacher training? Our two speakers will debate the issues. Please come along, have your say, ask questions – and join in the vote.

Speakers: Peter Grundy & Penny Ur
Chair: Graham Hall

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TELC Signature Event - Can a language test measure integration

TELC Signature Event - Can a language test measure integration

Presenter(s): 

Piet Van Avermaet

Horatio Clare

Sibylle Plassmann

Nick Saville

Session details:

Migration has become an increasingly debated topic over the last few years. The language and assessment industry is part of the debate and should have a sound position on its own rather than allowing policy-makers to dominate the discourse. However, important questions still remain open.

For example, how much language really is needed for participation in society? The telc signature event will explore the language needs of migrants as well as the role of mainstream society.  

The following speakers have been invited to contribute different perspectives in the panel discussion:

Piet Van Avermaet, Director of the Centre for Diversity and Learning, Ghent University, Belgium
Horatio Clare, writer, journalist and broadcaster
Sibylle Plassmann, head of test development telc – language tests
Nick Saville, ALTE Manager
Representative of the British Council (TBD)
Representative of the city office for Multicultural Affairs, Frankfurt, Germany (TBD)

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Birmingham IATEFL Live Schedule Wednesday 13th April 2016

Birmingham IATEFL

Wednesday 13th April

0915-1025 OPENING PLENARY BY DAVID CRYSTAL
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Who would of thought it? The English language 1966-2066

Complaints about a supposed decline in standards of English continue to be made, with increasing frequency, in the British press. Although these are nothing new - as the long history of use of would of for would have illustrates - they do draw attention to the way we seem to be going through a period of unusually rapid language change. This paper illustrates the main changes in pronunciation, orthography, grammar, and vocabulary, discusses the chief factors involved - social mobility, globalization, and the Internet - and compares the changes that have taken place in the past fty years with those that are likely to take place in the next fty.

10:30    live studio starts

10:50    interview with Nicky Hockly

11:15    interview with Pete Sharma

11:30    interview with Adam Kightley

11:45    interview with Zeyneb Urkun 

12:00    interview with Silvana Richardson

12:15    interview with Jim Scrivener

12:30    interview with Gavin Dudeney

12:45    interview with George Pickering

13:00-14:00    break

14:00    interview with Hugh Dellar

14:00    interview with David Crystal

14:15    interview with Tessa Woodward

14:45    interview with Hornby scholars: Allwyn D'costa and Erkin Mukhammedor

15:00    interview with Hornby scholars: Mohammed Bashir and Abdallah Yousif

15:15    interview with Gail Ellis

15:30    interview with Hornby scholars Parwiz Hossain and Shoaib Jawad

15:45    interview with Alison Barrett

16:00    interview with Alan Maley

16:15    interview with Tim Phillips

17:20 - 18:25 BRITISH COUNCIL SIGNATURE EVENT
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Shakespeare lives: love, hate, death and desire in English language classroom

Speakers: Lisa Peter (The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust), Dr Christina Lim (lecturer, researcher and teacher educator), Shaheen Khan (actor), Lisa Peter (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust), Tonderai Munyevu (actor). Chaired by John Knagg, British Council.
Join the British Council to celebrate Shakespeare's work on teh 400th anniversary of his death. We will ecplore how Shakespeare has relevance to our society, students and classrooms today and how Shakespearecan speak to people from all around the world about universal human experiences like love, hate, death and desire.
The event will be practical, thought-provoking and fully interactive with the opportunity join in the discussion before, during and after, either in person and online. The audience will help to shape the event and on the day and participants will take away ideas to use in the classroom on how to address issues which feature in much of Shakespeare's work yet remain relevant today.

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