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2012
IATEFL in Eger - presentation by David A. Hill
Author: Editor / City & Guilds
HARRISON AND THE ELT TEXTBOOKS
David A. Hill
Freelance, sponsored by City & Guilds
Starting from the English used by Harrison, a Ghanaian boy in a British primary school from Stephen Kelman’s 2011 Booker Short-listed novel Pigeon English, we will examine the nature of the Englishes are found in the real world. We will see how these relate to the English found in ELT textbooks, and what we might do in class to integrate them, thereby ensuring that our students can master the different codes necessary to succeed in the real world and the ELT educational world, not least in the passing of City & Guilds International Spoken ESOL.
2012
City & Guilds English Language Contest 2011
Author: Mgr. Simona Geňatová / City & Guilds
EL competition for secondary schools from Prague and the Central Bohemia
City & Guilds in the Czech Republic organized an English language contest for secondary school students from Prague and the Central Bohemia in the winter term 2011. The contest was supported by the Prague Council deputy mayor of the capital city of Prague, Ing. Antonín Weinert, CSc.
2011
Sharing Exam Preparation Practice from Latin America
Author: Silvina Requejo / 37 Warren Road School, Buenos Aires
We believe practice is essential to create an atmosphere of confidence and assertiveness on the exam date. Every candidate then knows how to proceed in each level and the more well prepared they are, the better the results.
An article by 37 Warren Road Language School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011
TEACH DON'T PREACH
Author: Editor / City & Guilds
ELT teaching and assessment today: interview with Verona-based language expert Robert Hill
The article appeared in SpeakUP Magazine's November Issue.
Tell us something about yourself, please.
I taught for over 20 years at universities in Cagliari, Verona and Milan. I've been consultant and trainer on projects run by regional authorities and the MPI. I write and edit teaching material, which means I speak at TESOL and IATEFL conferences worldwide. I also give courses in various parts of the world for organisations like the British Council.
2011
IATEFL 2011 conference in Poland
Author: Marek Doskocz / City & Guilds
This year's annual IATEFL Poland conference took place at the Warsaw University of Technology, the internationally highest-ranked Polish technical college. As always, the event attracted numerous household names in ELT, among them professor Michael McCarthy, Michael Swan, Catherine Walter, Paul Seligson, Hugh Dellar, Jamie Keddie, Grzegorz Śpiewak, JJ Wilson, Pete Sharma, to name only some, who shared inspiring and practical ideas with hundreds of the conference participants.
2011
ELT Signposts 2011
Author: Mgr. Simona Geňatová / City & Guilds
ELT Signposts 2011
Brno, 9 - 11 September 2011Methodology training sessions
The Conference was held in Brno from 9 to 11 September 2011. The host institution was the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University. The organizing committee wanted to link to the successful tradition of previous Signposts Conferences and attracted ELT professionals from the Czech Republic as well as from abroad.