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Guide to Webinars
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What is a webinar, how to join them, and more... |
10 May 2013 |
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Cambridge English Teacher |
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Webinar recording: Peter Lucantoni - Communicative language learning: five activities
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In this webinar, Peter considers what... |
9 May 2013 |
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Peter Lucantoni |
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Webinar handout: Peter Lucantoni - Communicative language learning: five activities ratios - without answers
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Handout for Peter's webinar; without answers |
9 May 2013 |
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Peter Lucantoni |
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Webinar handout: Peter Lucantoni - Communicative language learning: five activities - with answers
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Handout for Peter's webinar - with answers. |
9 May 2013 |
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Peter Lucantoni |
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Webinar recording - Nicky Hockly: Teaching Online - the key Ingredients
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Are you interested in teaching online, but are... |
7 May 2013 |
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Nicky Hockly |
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Teaching Task: The groan
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What would you do? In this practical challenge,... |
3 May 2013 |
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Jim Scrivener |
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Teaching Task: Do it twice
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Jim Scrivener presents a quick idea for your... |
3 May 2013 |
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Jim Scrivener |
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Teaching Task: Checking understanding - video
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This resource aims to:
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3 May 2013 |
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Silvana Richardson |
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Teaching Task: Checking understanding - pdf
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This resource aims to:
• give teachers... |
3 May 2013 |
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Silvana Richardson |
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Teaching Task: Engaging more learners
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Lots of teachers ask learners to put their hands... |
3 May 2013 |
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Jim Scrivener |
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Webinar recording - Julie Dawes - Thinking outside the box: making young learners' exams fun.
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Julie Dawes explores ways of making assessment... |
26 April 2013 |
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Julie Dawes |
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Webinar: Chant from Kids Box (as used in Julie Dawes's webinar)
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"Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes" chant... |
26 April 2013 |
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Cambridge University Press |
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Webinar: monster song from Kids Box (as used in Julie Dawes's webinar)
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The 'Ugly monster' song played in Julie... |
26 April 2013 |
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Cambridge University Press |
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Webinar recording: Terry Prosser - Return to Form: A genre-based approach to success at Cambridge English: First (FCE)
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Terry Prosser explores how an awareness of genre... |
2 April 2013 |
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Terry Prosser |
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teachSTEP webinar recording: 1. Jack Richards - From meaning into words
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Jack Richards presents a brief overview of how... |
11 March 2013 |
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Jack Richards |
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teachSTEP webinar recording: 2. Andy Curtis - Critical Reading and Critical Thinking
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In recent years, thinking skills have... |
11 March 2013 |
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Andy Curtis |
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teachSTEP webinar recording: 3. Penny Ur - Getting them to talk
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It's always a problem getting students to... |
11 March 2013 |
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Penny Ur |
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teachSTEP webinar recording: 4. Panel session - Eric Baber with Mike McCarthy, Penny Ur, and Andy Curtis
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A wide-ranging discussion of themes raised during... |
11 March 2013 |
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Eric Baber |
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teachSTEP webinar recording: 5. Mike McCarthy - Putting speaking and listening together
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We tend to think of speaking skills and listening... |
11 March 2013 |
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Mike McCarthy |
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Webinar: James Schofield - The Business English teacher
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The Cambridge English Business Certificates are... |
8 March 2013 |
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James Schofield |
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Webinar recording: James Schofield - Success in Business English teaching
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If you were a training manager looking for a... |
1 March 2013 |
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James Schofield |
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Webinar recording: Johanna Stirling - Joined-Up Listening
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Johanna Stirling offers advice on teaching... |
18 February 2013 |
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Johanna Stirling |
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Johanna Stirling - Listening Hand-out
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Handout for Johanna's webinar on Joined-Up... |
14 February 2013 |
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Johanna Stirling |
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Webinar recording: Tessa Woodward - The Professional Life Cycles of Teachers
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Have you ever had really intense feelings about... |
7 February 2013 |
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Tessa Woodward |
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Pete Sharma: Using apps in language teaching
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Many of today's language students own a... |
30 January 2013 |
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Pete Sharma |
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Webinar recording: Pete Sharma - Using Apps in English Language Teaching
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Increasing numbers of students around the world... |
29 January 2013 |
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Pete Sharma |
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Webinar recording: Gary Anderson - Which comes first ... language development or exam preparation?
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Gary Anderson considers the four key areas of... |
20 December 2012 |
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Gary Anderson |
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Mixed Feelings - Maintaining interest and motivation in mixed ability classes
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Terry Prosser follows up his webinar with a... |
12 December 2012 |
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Terry Prosser |
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Webinar recording: Terry Prosser - Mixed Feelings: maintaining interest & motivation in mixed ability classes
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Terry Prosser offers some useful advice on how to... |
7 December 2012 |
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Terry Prosser |
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Terry Prosser: Mixed Feelings Activities
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The activities hand-out for Terry's Mixed... |
5 December 2012 |
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Terry Prosser |
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Webinar recording: Martin Hewings - Writing in English for Academic Purposes: challenges for teachers (and how to overcome them)
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The development of English as the global academic... |
23 November 2012 |
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Martin Hewings |
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Webinar recording: Peter Lucantoni - Words and meanings
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This webinar looks at the question: ‘What does it... |
8 November 2012 |
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Peter Lucantoni |
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Webinar recording: Johanna Stirling - The Spelling Thief
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Don’t you just hate it when your students know... |
25 October 2012 |
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Johanna Stirling |
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The Spelling Thief, by Johanna Stirling: Webinar hand-out
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An essential hand-out for Johanna's webinar... |
17 October 2012 |
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Johanna Stirling |
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Webinar: Herbert Puchta: Towards developing critical thinking skills with young learners
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Today’s children are growing up into an ever-... |
15 October 2012 |
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Herbert Puchta |
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Judith Mader: Using presentations for assessment
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Judith Mader explores how learner presentations... |
3 October 2012 |
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Judith Mader |
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Annette Capel: Making sense of words - the English Vocabulary Profile
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Finding level-appropriate content for vocabulary... |
1 October 2012 |
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Annette Capel |
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Annette Capel: Making sense of words - the English Vocabulary Profile - webinar slides
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Finding level-appropriate content for vocabulary... |
1 October 2012 |
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Annette Capel |
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Andy Curtis: Action Research for Busy Language Teachers
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Andy follows up his webinar for Cambridge English... |
17 September 2012 |
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Andy Curtis |
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Webinar recording: Annette Capel: Introducing English Profile – what the CEFR really means for English
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Annette Capel introduces English Profile, a free... |
14 September 2012 |
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Annette Capel |
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Annette Capel: Making sense of words - the English Vocabulary Profile
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Ahead of her webinars on September 12th and 26th... |
5 September 2012 |
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Annette Capel |
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Webinar recording: Jack C. Richards - Where do I go from here? Strategies for Professional Development
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Jack C. Richards examines the nature of... |
30 August 2012 |
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Jack C. Richards |
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Webinar recording: Mike McCarthy - the difference between written grammar and spoken grammar
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Mike McCarthy explores the differences between... |
24 August 2012 |
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Mike McCarthy |
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Webinar recording: Russell Stannard - the Connected Classroom
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Russell Stannard demonstrates some of the most... |
22 August 2012 |
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Russell Stannard |
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Webinar recording: Andy Curtis - Action Research for Language Teachers
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Prof. Curtis looks at some of the theories and... |
16 August 2012 |
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Andy Curtis |
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Webinar recording: Gary Anderson - CLIL won't kill!
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Gary Anderson discusses a variety of approaches... |
15 August 2012 |
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Gary Anderson |
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Nick Robinson: ESP - The search for an overarching methodology
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Nick Robinson looks back at how his own teaching... |
8 August 2012 |
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Nick Robinson |
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Webinar recording: Peter Lucantoni - Communicative learner-centred grammar
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Peter considers what communicative language... |
3 August 2012 |
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Peter Lucantoni |
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Webinar recording: Judith Mader - Teaching English versus Teaching English to Pass an Exam
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Why should this be difficult? Judith Mader looks... |
30 July 2012 |
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Judith Mader |
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Teaching Vocabulary: Making an Impact; by Penny Ur
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Penny Ur looks at how teachers can make the... |
11 July 2012 |
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Penny Ur |
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How happy a CLIL English teacher are you? By Rosie Tanner
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Find out how well you fit in with the new CLIL... |
27 June 2012 |
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Rosie Tanner |
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Using medical drama to improve interview technique; by Ros Wright
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In this English for Medical Purposes article, Ros... |
13 June 2012 |
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Ros Wright |
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Three Takeaways from Bilgi 2012 by Eric Baber
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Eric Baber shares his thoughts from a fascinating... |
30 May 2012 |
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Eric Baber |
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Digital Storytelling Tools for Young Learners by Özge Karaoglu Ergen
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21st century technology has added a new twist to... |
16 May 2012 |
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Özge Karaoglu Ergen |
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Making the Most of Your Dictionary; by Cindy Leaney
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Cindy Leaney offers advice on how to use... |
2 May 2012 |
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Cindy Leaney |
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What should we be teaching: British, American, or International English?
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Ian McMaster attended a workshop for business... |
18 April 2012 |
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Ian McMaster |
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Professionalising the EFL industry; by Kevin Westbrook
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Kevin Westbrook considers the prospects for... |
4 April 2012 |
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Kevin Westbrook |
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Making a success of blended learning; by Pete Sharma
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Blended learning is a buzz term in language... |
21 March 2012 |
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Pete Sharma |
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Webquests in the classroom; by Barney Barrett
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Find out how to get the most out of using... |
14 March 2012 |
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Barney Barrett |
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Attending a conference; by Eric Baber
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Attending a conference can be fun and stimulating... |
7 March 2012 |
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Eric Baber |
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Word building (suffixes)
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Presentation and practice of suffixes |
15 February 2012 |
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Cindy Leaney |
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Adjectives: positive or negative?
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Building adjective vocabulary |
15 February 2012 |
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Cindy Leaney |
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Common lexical errors: correction
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Encouraging students to correct their errors... |
15 February 2012 |
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Cindy Leaney |
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British and American English
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Increasing awareness of British/American... |
15 February 2012 |
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Cindy Leaney |
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Working with the voice
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To raise students’ awareness of how they sound,... |
15 February 2012 |
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Alan Maley and Alan Duff |
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The feel of words
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To encourage students to form sensory links with... |
15 February 2012 |
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Alan Maley and Alan Duff |
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Writing (procedure, possessives)
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Writing procedure; the use of the possessive... |
15 February 2012 |
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Penny McKay and Jenni Guse |
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Listening and speaking (geography and weather)
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Developing listening and speaking skills,... |
15 February 2012 |
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Penny McKay and Jenni Guse |
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Reading (past continuous and simple present tense)
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A reading and matching exercise focused on the... |
15 February 2012 |
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Penny McKay and Jenni Guse |
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Motivating low-proficiency students
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Ten features of interesting lessons, and an... |
15 February 2012 |
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Seth Lindstromberg |
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Learning and reviewing vocabulary
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The keys to learning vocabulary, and an activity |
15 February 2012 |
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Seth Lindstromberg |
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Pro and con presentations
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Planning and giving a short pro and con talk,... |
15 February 2012 |
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Seth Lindstromberg |
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Reading strategies, reading for key words, recording and analysing a short talk
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Activities to develop scanning and skimming... |
15 February 2012 |
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Agota Scharle and Anita Szabo |
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Communication (rapport building and eye contact)
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An exercise to help ensure that our bodies and... |
15 February 2012 |
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Angi Malderez and Caroline Bodsczky |
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Learning to observe objectively and with appropriate language
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An activity which highlights the blinkers... |
15 February 2012 |
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Angi Malderez and Caroline Bodsczky |
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Body language and verbal language
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An exercise to raise awareness of the different... |
15 February 2012 |
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Angi Malderez and Caroline Bodsczky |
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Group discussion (making comparisons)
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A speaking activity focused on comparisons and... |
15 February 2012 |
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Mick Gammidge |
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What makes a balanced lesson?
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Building a balanced lesson with elements from... |
15 February 2012 |
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Heather McKay and Abigail Tom |
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Emergency phone calls
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A dialogue focused on giving personal information... |
15 February 2012 |
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Heather McKay and Abigail Tom |
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Understanding and following directions (locating departments in a store)
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Students learn to understand and follow... |
15 February 2012 |
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Heather McKay and Abigail Tom |
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Understanding and following directions (furniture vocabulary, spatial prepositions)
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Students listen to a description of a room and... |
15 February 2012 |
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Heather McKay and Abigail Tom |
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Classroom management (trainee's perspective)
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Various aspects of classroom management |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Error correction (trainee's perspective)
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Types of errors, when to correct them, strategies... |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Planning a scheme of work (trainee's perspective )
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Longer-term planning for English language teaching |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Glossary of ELT terms
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from 'accuracy' to 'zero article... |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Classroom management (trainer's perspective)
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Some of the principal considerations in classroom... |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Error correction (trainer's perspective)
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The principal considerations in dealing with... |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Planning a scheme of work (trainer's perspective)
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The principles of selecting and sequencing... |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Choosing and using teaching resources
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The range of resources available and how these... |
15 February 2012 |
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Scott Thornbury and Peter Watkins |
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Talking about the time around the world
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An activity for learning how to tell the time |
15 February 2012 |
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Gavin Dudeney |
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Recent news stories
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Using news headlines or topical cartoons to focus... |
15 February 2012 |
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Gavin Dudeney |
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Reviewing a website
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Learning how to review and classify websites,... |
15 February 2012 |
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Gavin Dudeney |
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Introduction to the Net I
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Introduction to basic Internet skills and... |
15 February 2012 |
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Gavin Dudeney |
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Introduction to the Net II
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An introduction to Web searching skills with a... |
15 February 2012 |
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Gavin Dudeney |
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Rewriting ambiguous headlines
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Identifying ambiguous language and rewriting to... |
15 February 2012 |
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Paul Sanderson |
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Putting in paragraphs
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Inserting missing paragraphs into their correct... |
15 February 2012 |
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Paul Sanderson |
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Understanding newspaper vocabulary
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Introducing students to language which will be... |
15 February 2012 |
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Paul Sanderson |
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Grammar - Do or Make collocations
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Introducing the activities we do and the... |
15 February 2012 |
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Jeannine Dobbs |
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Grammar - verb tenses
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An introduction to the present, past and futures... |
15 February 2012 |
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Jeannine Dobbs |
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Capitalisation
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Understanding the rules of capitalisation in... |
15 February 2012 |
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Jeannine Dobbs |
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Figurative language for colours
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Exercises to explore figurative associations for... |
15 February 2012 |
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Gillian Lazar |
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Origins of idioms
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Exercises to introduce some common idioms in... |
15 February 2012 |
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Gillian Lazar |
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The writing process (targeting an audience)
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Pair work for intermediate students in which they... |
15 February 2012 |
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Graham Palmer |
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Finding balance, then staying interested: the importance of Continuous Professional Development; by Tessa Woodward
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Most English language teachers find that, as... |
14 February 2012 |
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Tessa Woodward |