Workshops 2022

We are excited to bring you a fantastic range of workshops for our 2022 conference designed for teachers, managers and volunteers working within the ESOL, EFL, EAP and community language fields in the UK. 

Please make your selections for workshops when you book your delegate pass for the conference. 
  

 

 

<< The Workshop Programme is available to download here >>

The Programme contains a description of each session and a profile of the workshop leader(s).

 

Friday 13:15 - 14:15 Session A

  • A1: Hybrid digital teaching & Learning - Lorraine Rogers
  • A2: Home Sweet Home - The benefits of External Assessment - Shaida Mohammadi from Pearson PTE
  • A3: Embedding Sustainability into ESOL Teaching - Dr Sarah Telfer
  • A4: English National Opera and their ESOL Song Writing Project - Hazel Gould

 

Friday 14:30 - 15:30 Session B

  • B1: Tools of the Trade: Evaluation of a bespoke work-related English language course for newcomers - Declan Flanagan
  • B2: Framework for Good practice in working with volunteers in ESOL - Fergus Andrew and Dinushriya Spybey
  • B3: Words, words, words - Mary Osmaston
  • B4: Developing Authentic ESOL Teaching Materials - Safina Arif and Angela Palmer

Saturday 10:45 - 11:45 Session C

  • C1: Creating interactive learning with Peardeck, Nearpod and other tools - Daniel Skinner
  • C2: Community and emergent language - Sam Shepherd
  • C3: ESOL beyond the classroom (Glasgow ESOL) - Gerry Fox and Sandra McCumisky
  • C4: Helping learners to understand mathematical English - Jenny Stacey
  • C5: ESOL Assessment Preparation - Rachel Yarwood-Murray and Andrew Costello from NOCN Group

Saturday 13:15 - 14:15 Session D

  • D1: Critical Thinking Skills in Adult Education - Carla Feist
  • D2: Effective vocabulary teaching: research and practice - Caroline Large
  • D3: Learning to teach means learning to look: The Power of Observation if done right - Cathy Clarkson
  • D4: Sustainability in ESOL (and beyond) - Carol Samlal
  • D5: Are we giving refugees what they really need? - Monica Poulter

Saturday 14:30 - 15:30 Session E

  • E1: CLILing Me Softly - Innovative Uses for Songs in the ESOL Classroom - Chris Walklett
  • E2: The role of hope in ESOL: Understanding and enhancing learners’ motivation and engagement - Jill Court and Charlotte Ramuz
  • E3: SAVTE Volunteer Journey: supporting ‘learners’ to become volunteers - Ethel Maqeda
  • E4:Effective use of authentic resources - Elena Kolesnyk 
  • E5: tbc

 

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00 Session F

  • F1: Applying theory to practice: what does the most recent research tell us about how people learn an additional language and what are the implications for ESOL teaching? - Ann Cowie
  • F2: Lessons learnt from pandemic – extending learning beyond the ESOL classroom - Liz Hulford Wood
  • F3: Teaching writing - activities to engage learners - Liz Joiner
  • F4: Teaching beginners: learning from observing CELTA trainees teaching a beginner class - Cathy Clarkson and Farah Zaman
  • F5: tbc

<< The Workshop Programme is available to download here >>