17:15-18:00
ILONA ŠOSTRONEKOVÁ, ROOM 50
HOW TO ʻCOMMUNICATE GRAMMARʼ?
Refreshing our language; all levels; workshop
I have been hearing from my students: ‘I know some words, but I do not know the
grammar. I want to speak fast (because that means fluent – they usually feel), but I do
not know how to do that’... Do you find yourselves familiar with such a situation? What is
your answer? Do you say ‘we shall drill first, then substitute and then just speak ‘freely’
and it will come’...or do you not know? So, come to this workshop; and together we will
take a look at some hands-on activities to help your students feel better about their
‘speaking fluent grammar’.
IAIN SAUNDERS, ROOM 12
MELODIES IN YOUR METHODOLOGY
Music and ELT; Workshop
Music is a fantastic resource in EFL but are we using it to our advantage in the classroom?
Can music play more of a role in quick and simple activities that enhance learning? This
session presents a few practical principles and activities helping both musically-minded
and tone-deaf teachers to exploit music, songs and rhythm across the full spectrum of our
everyday language teaching .
MARINKO UREMOVIC, ROOM 57
THE COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS
Refreshing our language/Professional development; Talk
Student notebooks are an integral part of any language course but often they are just
collections of poorly structured notes and information. Interactive student notebooks
(ISN) offer an exciting twist to this common practice by adding colour, organisation,
understanding and application to the mix. We will look at some dos and don’ts and
hopefully the talk will inspire you to start using ISNs.
MARTIN JELÍNEK, ROOM 60
BECOMING AN ENGLISH STAR
Modern teaching methods in ELT; primary (6-10); workshop; Macmillan Education
This workshop focuses and offers a visual approach to grammar, which is eminently
practical for students of all ages in order to understand the building blocks of the
language and eventually to be able to manipulate the language for themselves. We will
take a look at how it works when grammar is presented through cartoons and example
sentences, colour coding and visual associations. Let’s build meaningful blocks together!
DANKA SEKERKOVÁ, ROOM 10
ESSENTIAL TEACHING PRINCIPLES YOU (MIGHT) HAVE FORGOTTEN
The Maturita Exam; upper-secondary (16-19); workshop; Pearson
Make your adolescent students learn the most while you as teachers do not waste your
time, nor your energy – these are in my experience the very basic and very simplified
principles that contribute to bilateral classroom satisfaction when both you and your
learners leave the lessons feeling it was worth it. In this session we are going to look at
useful techniques that promote vocabulary acquisition and its long-term retention, ideas
how grammar explanation and practice can be made more meaningful and fun through
engaging context and multiple media channels and finally share views, experience and
tips on limiting your preparation time to minimum.
JANA JÍLKOVÁ, ROOM 11
FIRST AID: MAXIMIZING LEARNING THROUGH CLIL
Teaching English in inclusive classrooms; all levels; workshop
ESL learners are challenged with learning a new language and new content in that
language at the same time. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how content and
language integrated learning (CLIL) can be used in a regular classroom with students of
different abilities and needs. We will focus on helping the learners develop skills needed
in today ́s world. More importantly, I ́ll suggest applicable and creative ways of CLIL that
can be implemented both inside and outside the classroom. The activities will be
illustrated with examples from first aid training. You never know when you might need it
to save lives.
ALENKA TRATNIK, ROOM 63
CUISENAIRE RODS IN THE ELT CLASSROOM
General ELT; all levels; workshop
In this practical hands-on workshop I am going to share a variety of Cuisenaire rod
activities for practising grammar, recycling vocabulary, focusing on word stress, creating
stories and much more. These communicative and fun activities are designed to be used
with a variety of levels and classroom types, creating quality learning experience as wellas the atmosphere of enjoyment and fun. So come along and learn how to use Cuisenaire rods as a pro.
ILONA ŠOSTRONEKOVÁ, ROOM 50
HOW TO ʻCOMMUNICATE GRAMMARʼ?
Refreshing our language; all levels; workshop
I have been hearing from my students: ‘I know some words, but I do not know the
grammar. I want to speak fast (because that means fluent – they usually feel), but I do
not know how to do that’... Do you find yourselves familiar with such a situation? What is
your answer? Do you say ‘we shall drill first, then substitute and then just speak ‘freely’
and it will come’...or do you not know? So, come to this workshop; and together we will
take a look at some hands-on activities to help your students feel better about their
‘speaking fluent grammar’.
IAIN SAUNDERS, ROOM 12
MELODIES IN YOUR METHODOLOGY
Music and ELT; Workshop
Music is a fantastic resource in EFL but are we using it to our advantage in the classroom?
Can music play more of a role in quick and simple activities that enhance learning? This
session presents a few practical principles and activities helping both musically-minded
and tone-deaf teachers to exploit music, songs and rhythm across the full spectrum of our
everyday language teaching .
MARINKO UREMOVIC, ROOM 57
THE COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS
Refreshing our language/Professional development; Talk
Student notebooks are an integral part of any language course but often they are just
collections of poorly structured notes and information. Interactive student notebooks
(ISN) offer an exciting twist to this common practice by adding colour, organisation,
understanding and application to the mix. We will look at some dos and don’ts and
hopefully the talk will inspire you to start using ISNs.
MARTIN JELÍNEK, ROOM 60
BECOMING AN ENGLISH STAR
Modern teaching methods in ELT; primary (6-10); workshop; Macmillan Education
This workshop focuses and offers a visual approach to grammar, which is eminently
practical for students of all ages in order to understand the building blocks of the
language and eventually to be able to manipulate the language for themselves. We will
take a look at how it works when grammar is presented through cartoons and example
sentences, colour coding and visual associations. Let’s build meaningful blocks together!
DANKA SEKERKOVÁ, ROOM 10
ESSENTIAL TEACHING PRINCIPLES YOU (MIGHT) HAVE FORGOTTEN
The Maturita Exam; upper-secondary (16-19); workshop; Pearson
Make your adolescent students learn the most while you as teachers do not waste your
time, nor your energy – these are in my experience the very basic and very simplified
principles that contribute to bilateral classroom satisfaction when both you and your
learners leave the lessons feeling it was worth it. In this session we are going to look at
useful techniques that promote vocabulary acquisition and its long-term retention, ideas
how grammar explanation and practice can be made more meaningful and fun through
engaging context and multiple media channels and finally share views, experience and
tips on limiting your preparation time to minimum.
JANA JÍLKOVÁ, ROOM 11
FIRST AID: MAXIMIZING LEARNING THROUGH CLIL
Teaching English in inclusive classrooms; all levels; workshop
ESL learners are challenged with learning a new language and new content in that
language at the same time. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how content and
language integrated learning (CLIL) can be used in a regular classroom with students of
different abilities and needs. We will focus on helping the learners develop skills needed
in today ́s world. More importantly, I ́ll suggest applicable and creative ways of CLIL that
can be implemented both inside and outside the classroom. The activities will be
illustrated with examples from first aid training. You never know when you might need it
to save lives.
ALENKA TRATNIK, ROOM 63
CUISENAIRE RODS IN THE ELT CLASSROOM
General ELT; all levels; workshop
In this practical hands-on workshop I am going to share a variety of Cuisenaire rod
activities for practising grammar, recycling vocabulary, focusing on word stress, creating
stories and much more. These communicative and fun activities are designed to be used
with a variety of levels and classroom types, creating quality learning experience as wellas the atmosphere of enjoyment and fun. So come along and learn how to use Cuisenaire rods as a pro.