Iatefl Online Brighton 2011
by British Council | Iatefl Online
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Sessions from selected presenters from the 45th Annual International IATEFL Conference and Exhibition
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoPlenary by Catherine Walter | Should we be planning to teach grammar? If so, how? | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoEnglish and sport - Two global languages | Martin Peacock and Michael Houten - This talk will look at issues around using sport as a theme for language learning and present materials from a variety of sources. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoDo smartphones mean smart learners? Mobile and English language learning | Neil Ballantyne - This talk focuses on the results of case studies into the use of smartphones (e.g. the Apple iPhone) to learn English in and out of the English classroom. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoFull-Body Spelling Workout | Johanna Stirling - For some learners, English spelling is a nightmare! Giving abstract spelling concepts a physical form, by using the body and hands, helps make the business of learning spelling manageable, fun and memorable for all. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoNeeds analysis and ESP in an interconnected global environment | David Hall - This talk focuses on an action-oriented, task-based approach to needs analysis and course design. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoTraining teachers to use learning technologies | Barbara Gardner - his talk will demonstrate how we developed an online training course to help teachers develop best practice portfolios of shareable, learning technology-rich lesson resources. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoTeaching English to Cuban health technology learners: challenges and dilemmas | Eduardo Garbey Savigne and Teresita Rojas Gonzalez - Teaching English to Cuban health technology learners has become a challenge and a dilemma. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Videoe-English for Teachers... A Case Study from Latin America | Graeme Hodgson - This demonstration will show how the British Council in LAC developed and delivered online English Language development (e-English for Teachers) to public sector teachers in several Latin American countries. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoCambridge University Press signature event | What should a learners’ grammar for B1/B2 learners include? | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoPronunciation matters! | Robin Walker - What's the connection between pronunciation and other areas of learning English? | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Video'Twas brillig... Interpreting poetry through film and drama | Eleanor Watts - We’ll use clues from Lewis Carroll’s popular poem "Jabberwocky" to make our own interpretations and act them out. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoPlenary by Tom Farrell | Reflective Practice For Language Teachers | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Video2011 IATEFL Pecha Kucha sponsored by Pearson Longman | This year's IATEFL Pecha Kucha evening will be facilitated by Jeremy Harmer. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoIdeas for tomorrow's classroom | Andreja Lakner - I intend to present some practical ideas which can be taken into the classroom "the next day". | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoAutonomy in language education - the struggle against ideology and misrepresentation | Alex Ding and Barbara Sinclair - We suggest ways forward for autonomy which takes account of the real challenges faced by teachers. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoCommunicating Internationally in English | Steve Flinders and Ian McMaster - Communicating Internationally in English is a new self-study book designed to enable professional people to improve core communication skills in English | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoThe many roles we perform as business English trainers | Mercedes Viola - How can we define what we do when we “teach” English to corporate clients? | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoELT Journal Debate 'Tweeting is for the birds, not for language learning' | Keith Morrow - The role of technology in language teaching has been debated since the first use of the tape recorder and the language laboratory, but never so keenly as today. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoStorytelling revisited: making sense of our professional practice | Briony Beaven - Telling stories of professional experience can be a powerful form of development for teachers and teacher educators | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoAssessing English for Accounting | Evan Frendo - LCCI have recently developed a new test for people who need English in accounting contexts. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoHandheld Learning | Michael Carrier - We all use the Internet for Online teaching and learning but have forgotten to look at other digital technologies for teachers and learners who do not have reliable internet access. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoDoing business with a spoken corpus - grammar in action | Rachel Clark - I look at the grammar of spoken business English. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoTime out for INSET! | Silvana RIchardson - What does research have to say about the limitations of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to INSET where all teachers attend the same sessions? | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoPlenary by Sue Palmer | Toxic Childhood | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoBritish Council Signature Event | The Role of English in Developing Countries | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoPerformance management and appraisal for teachers | Ann F.V. Smith - This presentation will update your understanding of adult language learners and give teaching ideas and techniques that can be easily adapted to your own adult learning context. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoPerformance management and appraisal for teachers | Stephen Heap - The session addresses the question, posed by White et al (2008), of how a manager can “manage, monitor and evaluate (employees’) performance | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoTransition from primary to secondary level – students’ attitudes towards ELT | Samuel Lefever - This talk discusses the findings of a study which focuses on the attitudes, preparation and English proficiency of students at the transition from primary to secondary education. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoExploring the potential of action research in a national project | Katherine Brandon and Anne Burns - We report on a national action research program initiated by English Australia and sponsored by Cambridge ESOL. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoAttribution theory: comparing two cultural contexts | Ana Sofia Gonzalez - Motivation has always played an important part in successful language learning. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoEarly days: the experience of newly-qualified teachers | Richard Kiely - This paper reports on an impact study of a short initial teacher training programme in TESOL. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoReassessing the principles of teaching reading | Philida Schellekens - The last few years have seen the publication of thought-provoking research on reading skills, e.g. Khalifa and Weir (2008-9) and Grabe (2009). | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoDeveloping teachers – at distance | Jenny Johnson - One of the Academic Manager’s main tasks is to promote teacher development. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoWhich words are worth the worry? | Pearson Longman Signature Event | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoInvestigating Large Classes: Are We Making Progress? (Panel Discussion) | Panel discussion aimed to explore progress made since focused work began on investigating the teaching of English in large classes in the Lancaster-Leeds project of the late 1980s. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoPlenary by Peter Grundy | Strange Seas of Thought: Literal Meaning and Language Teaching | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 36 Episodes |
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