ISTEK ELT CONFERENCE_28th March 2010

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ISTEK Schools international ELT Conference -27-28 March 21010

ELT in a Globalized World: Exploring New Opportunities and Meeting the Challenges of Today

The Second Day-28th March, 2010

1st plenary- Jeremy Harmer 28th, March, 2010 'Ease up on the Slap- Language and Discourse in the ESOL Classroom' What should we teach students? Who should teach it? * When British politicians talk about 'our' language, who is 'we',? The language of Chaucer, Shakespeare is no use to sts learning to communicate. Suggested books: ' The fat black woman's Poems' by Grace Nichols 'A Concise Chinese English Dictionary'For Lovers' by XIAOLU GUO (A young Chinese girl who never left China before goes to England to learn English. It was deliberately written in bad English at the beginning but her English improves as the novel and the relationship progress) Most people say *English has become a lingua franca=ELF :) * phricentricity= correct development errors * there is no point in teaching 'IDIOMS' JEREMY'S IDEAS: * If you teach perfect English, sts speak less perfect English. If you teach less perfect Eng, sts speak less less perfect Eng. So; offer the best model of it as you can. If not ELF what? * His PROPOSAL: A functioning variety_ a variety that works for everyone in the world A standard to aim at-CORRECTION- sts need their teacher saying whT's right or wrong. Sts need to be aimed at correctness. *Idioms matter_ without idioms/metaphors a language is nothing Find idioms that have a chance of working throughout the world e.g. ' A wolf in sheep's clothing' *Pluricentricity: a gradual process give them a variety of English, feed them in more and more variety but WHICH variety? * Time, geography and community * the materials on offer ( books-British/American Eng) * the system (he says change the exams and see the difference; by exams he means TOEFL, Cambridge exams etc) *the students' choice (listen to them- do they want American-British-Pakistani what?) * the teacher -sts listen to you mostly-you are the model- they are going to learn 'YOU' English SO WHO SHOULD YOU BE? *Native or non-native-Who to teach? NON-NATIVES are the greatest models because they give the message to their students: 'IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU

ANDREW WRIGHT -Your stories for them 28th March 2010 *Stories are the central path for language learning at any age/at any level. *You are the richest source. * Look for PROBLEMS to create stories; they are like OYSTERS. When there is a danger they close themselves and create a PEARL. Your problems can help you create your STORIES. *IDEAS for language classes: NON-FICTION * problems in the last 24 hours *your earliest memories * anything from your family history * an important person for you * community histories * stories of business * science stories * a personal daily experience FICTION * contemporary local news * international news * fiction *your favorite stories *fables/myths * literature- e.g. Roald Dahl *urban legends

3rd Plenary- LUKE PRODROMOU 'Exploring Teacher Development: Opportunities ad Challenges' 'What makes a good teacher? 'What is expertise?' *compares a past research of what makes a good teacher; top 3 were being friendly 52% explained well 48% sense of humour 32% *Sts pick up enthusiasm from their teacher- * physiological needs basic in teaching (Moslow) and classroom conditions are vital for good learning to take place *Talked about his primary school teacher: A good teacher makes their students believe in themselves *Luke recommends 'The Romantic Economist' to learn differences between Smith and Keynes *RAPPORT, ATTITUDE, PRESENCE are important to be a good teacher + ENTHUSIASM , CONSTANT ENGAGEMENT, EXPLORATION, EXPERIMENTATION * build on sts' difficulties= individual care/attention/good rapport

2nd plenary HERBERT PUCHTA 28th March 2010- ' Foreign Language Teachers can Make a Difference' *WIT=WTL* What I teach =What they learn *Success depends less on materials, techniques and linguistic analyses and more on what goes on inside and between the people in the classroom' 'Earl Stevick' *The meaning of our communication is the response it elicits, regardless of what we wanted to communicate. * Management = getting THINGS done through OTHERS Leadership= getting OTHERS to do THINGS (Robert Dilts) *Leadershp is about creating a world that people want to belong to. (Gilles Pajou) Create a culture for your STUDENTS that they want to belong to. LEADERSHIP *Empathy: Being concerned about making our sts feel at home.We have got to develop safe and caring schools where students feel welcome, respected and cared for, to raise caring, respectful and responsible citizens. *Acceptance: Accepting sts in a non-judgemental way *Congruence: A congruent teacher is authentic,honest. Ts do not get the respect they used to-it's more difficult now. He showed clips of 'The Freedom Writers'to reinforce the message of developing respect & relationships with students. A true story-his description of the teacher: 'she develops this world the students want to be part of.' LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: 'In times of difficulties we need leadership qulities' 1)Enthusiasm * Suggested book 'A Revealing Reflection' by David Dobbs -Mirror neurons are providing stunning insights into everything from how we learn , how we talk, how we empathise with others... -Mirror neurons are responsible for learning anything= learning through imitating e.g. When someone yawns we yawn too ***activate our mirror neurons by bringing enthusiasm in class 2) Use of pedagogical placebos Success comes in CANs not in CAN'Ts * *to the extent that you treat an eager learner, they will be more likely to become eager learners. Let them know that they are expected to be curious. * Help sts to develop 'ideal language self' . Whatever we want to learn in life, the ones who can imagine they will be successful they achieve more results. Get your sts visualise themselves speaking the language fluently and interacting with people. Then they will be there. (Referred toRevolo and Markus' study on sts) *Developing sts' thinking skills? Thinking is learned * Use of gossip: GOSSIP: God (like Mother God)+ Sibb (shortened form of S‹ibling), in the meaning of 'friendly small talk/chat' Ts spend time just creating rapport with sts by talking about other things-inspire them * Use of 'humour' Teacher who can laugh with students and about him/herself is a LAUGHTER FACILITATOR. Laughter pumps more oxygen into the brain and helps your sts learn.

NICKY HOCKLY- Working with Video 28th, March, 2010 Video tips ; *let sts watch it (do not ask them to fill in the worksheet) * grade the task -1st a visual task (like a picture and a short speaking task)-a reason to watch - let them watch the video *videos with no language can also be used- language production can be done through different tasks * length- just use a snippet if necessary * use subtitles GREAT LESSON PLANS for video: www. teflclips.com (with printable worksheets) WORKING with VIDEO Windows Movie Maker is a good tool to prepare own videos HOME MADE VIDEOS * create slideshows with photos & voiceover/subtitles/slides/music e.g. my holidays * create short videos with mobiles e.g. scenarios, the news ALREADY MADE VIDEOS * create voice-overs for YouTube videos *subtitle a video *insert slides e.g. with comprehension questions,, headings, what happens next...?

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