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.
<< 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 >>