Recording (29min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p8cb6341kec/ Dr. Lindy Ledohowski, the CEO of EssayJack Inc., completed her Ph.D. in English at the University of Toronto and her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Ottawa. An award-winning educator, she was both a high school teacher and university professor
Mura Nava: Darling (BYU) Wiki
Recording (19min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p5oyh6x9h9y/ Use the BYU-Wikipedia corpus to recycle coursebook vocabulary. This session will show participants how to recycle vocabulary from coursebooks by collating texts from wikipedia articles. The author will use an example of recycling vocabulary from a TOEIC coursebook.
Luke Thompson: Luke’s English Podcasts – Podcasting as a new way to teach English
Recording (26min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p82qmgh43vm/ I am a diploma-qualified English teacher from London with over 15 years of teaching experience to adult learners of English at all levels. I have worked in Japan, the UK and now France where I teach at the
Sharon Hartle: SKeLL as a Key to Unlock Exam Preparation
Recording (21min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p3lgecco8p2/ One online tool which my undergraduate learners find invaluable is SkeLL, which has been freely developed by Sketch Engine to help English Language Learners. It is a highly versatile tool, which can be used to explore register, various
Jennie Wright Making trouble-free tasks with corpora
Recording (28min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p2s18o3lv1t/ For learners who repeatedly misuse specific vocabulary and grammar, using a corpus (electronic multi-million word collections of real-world language examples) significantly enhances accuracy and competence. Accessible to everyone, with masses of free material to exploit, session participants will
APP SWAP JAM
Recording (3min) http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p5t7lwz74te/ The audience of the Virtual Round Table is a group of highly technical language educators. During this session we asked them to share their know how on apps for language teaching and learning. An amazing list of 121
Marisa Constantinides: #ELTchat – hashtagged conversations and CPD through social networking
Recording (23min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p6eu0wupb69/ Every Wednesday at 19:00 p.m. GMT, a great number of ELT teachers from all over the world log into their Twitter account and for one hour they hold an online discussion (chat) on a topic they have selected.
David Dogdson: Digital Games & Learning by Design
Recording (46min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p7yu93zm7by/ Think ‚games‘ and we often think ‚fun‘; think ‚learning‘ and we often think ‚hard work‘. So, what should we think of game-based learning? Something that makes hard work fun? Or, as the presenter will argue, something that makes
Dave Gatrell: The next level: Digital game-based learning and language development
Recording (35min): http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p34smtoq84e/ Talk to any of your learners and, chances are, video games are an important part of their life outside the classroom. Understanding the games learners are into and integrating them into your teaching will not only help
Angelos Bollas: Using Twitter with EFL Learners
Recording (20min) http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/p4jhg48flkf/ Twitter has certain characteristics that, if utilized appropriately, can make it a fantastic learning tool for English Language students. In this presentation, I will show some ways I have used Twitter with my learners in and out