Presenters' slides and resources

Download some of the presentation slides from our 2017 National Conference at the University of Nottingham:

• Recognising multilingual realities in ESOL, James Simpson and Mel Cooke

Session A: Friday, 14:00 - 14:45

• Motivation and language learning, Leonidas Tzampazis
• Testing: Are you and your learners coming from the same place?, Jane Allemano
• Pronunciation for integration, Judy Kirsh

Session B: Friday, 15:00 - 15:45

• Own language use in the language classroom, Graham Hall
• Pre-entry diagnostics, Jo Capstick
• Top tips for teaching teens, Amy Urry
• Rewarding ESOL learners with digital badges, Lucy Lewis and Hilary Gwilliam
• English language and integration, Michaela Salmon and Nuala Trace
• An extra pair of hands? Volunteers in Migrant (Language) Education (The VIME Project), Nafisiah Graham-Brown

Session C: Saturday, 10.25 - 11.25

• Promoting British Values@ Making it relevant and interesting, Tamzin Berridge
• Confidence and fluency in set phrase English, Michael Fennell
• Our languages: working with multilingual students, Dermot Bryers, Mel Cooke and Becky Winstanley
• Designing fantastic ESOL resources, Phil Bird
• Correct spoken errors, Beth Davies. Downloads handouts from this session. 
• Embedding employability skills, Ania Banks. Download handouts from this session

Session D: Saturday, 11.30  -12.30

• Make them laugh and they will learn, Viorica Lucuta
• Achieving excellence in inspections, Sarah Mount and Alan Mackenzie
• The shape and colour of grammar: A pre-entry approach, Jo Capstick
  
  

Session E: Saturday, 13.30 - 14.30

• Preparation for literacy, Jill Murray and Ann Morgan-Thomas
• Don't switch off your phone!, Amy Urry
• Using ICT for formative assessments, Laura Iacsa and Kasia Najbor
• Don't cry for me Aunty Tina: using decoding to navigate listening skills. Download the handouts from this session
• Empowering parents, Karen Dudley and Sarah Sheldon

Session F: Saturday, 16.15 - 17.15

• Designing fantastic ESOL resources, Phil Bird
• Extending our listening, Nicholas Northall. Download the handouts from this session. 
• Reflective practice: Is it all that it appears?, Ian Wollington