NATECLA Island of Ireland branch has been set up with a view to providing an opportunity for ESOL professionals from across the whole of the island of Ireland to engage in high quality, stimulating CPD opportunities and to meet with like-minded professionals. 

Please register for our first event: 

HOW TO TEACH & SUPPORT PRE-ENTRY & ZERO LEVEL ESOL STUDENTS

• DATE: Friday 28 February 2020
• TIME: 13:00 - 16:00 
• LOCATION: SERC Lisburn, Castle Street, Lisburn, Northern Ireland BT27 4SU
• TICKET PRICES: £10 (members), £20 (non-members), £5 (volunteers and unwaged people)

All ESOL practitioners - from managers and researchers to teachers and trainees - are invited to join us for our inaugural event. 

Timetable

13.00: Registration and refreshments
13.25: Welcome 
13.30: Brainstorm Explosion: Delegates get to brainstorm how to teach / learn Time, Numbers, Alphabet, & 4 skills WSLR
14.00 - 14.20: Caroline Kennedy (Bridging the Divide - 21st Century Solution to Language Provision)
14.20 - 14.40: Arthur McKeown (Let's Start at the VERY Beginning . . . )
14.40 - 15.00: Ligia Parizzi (Mapping ESOL across NI)
15.00 - 15.20: Declan Flanagan (Tools of the Trade:The development & evaluation of a bespoke work-related English language course)
15.20 - 15.40: Tom Le Seelleur: (Recommended Ideas & Resources to teach Numbers, Alphabet, Time & 4 skills RWLS)
15.40 - 16.10: Panel Discussion: The New NI ESOL Policy
Provisional: Prizes include one free membership to NATECLA, Books & Teaching Resources.
16.15: Close
Please note: There will be free parking available in the SERC staff car park for those who pre-register.

Information on speakers available to download here

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