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      Seminars

      These seminars encourage debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning. The series combines informal networking events with more formal workshops and presentations.

      You can find out about upcoming events on this page, or by following us on Twitter.

       

      Watch the seminars

      Language and literacy as social practice
      Live lesson: dogme
      Surviving as a teacher
      Digital literacy
      The ESOL debate
      20 steps to teaching unplugged

      Check our 2011-12 schedule

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      Thursday 9 February | London
      Dickens – a celebration - live online
      Jeremy Harmer and Steve Bingham

      Tuesday 21 February | London
      Some things that matter in grammar teaching, and some that don’t
      Michael Swan

      Wednesday 14 March | London
      Learning from learners – practical approaches to EAP writing development
      Chris Tribble and Ursula Wingate

      Tuesday 3 April | Exeter
      A: Live and unplugged (a live dogme lesson and discussion) - Luke Meddings
      B: ‘Videotelling’ - Jamie Keddie

      Tuesday 17 April | London
      Project-based approaches with English language teaching
      Ricky David (Intel)

      Tuesday 1 May | Liverpool
      A: Identifying and working with dyslexic students in the language classroom -  Sally Farley
      B: The essay and beyond: writing for different purposes in British universities - Sheena Gardner and Hilary Nesi

      Tuesday 15 May | London
      A: Macmillan event (TBC)
      B: A beginners guide to mobile learning in ELT - Amy Lightfoot

      Tuesday 29 May | Manchester
      A: Putting EAP into practice - Sam McCarter and Edward de Chazal (OUP)
      B: ELT, EFL, ELF & EAP - Simon Andrewes

      Tuesday 12 June | London
      ESOL Nexus project – reflections + workshop
      Philida Schellekens and Dot Powell

      Tuesday 26 June | Cardiff
      A: Beyond computer assisted language learning - Huw Jarvis
      B: A Short History of ELT - Richard Smith

      Early seminars

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      ESOL workshop

      Tue, 06 Jul 10

      Held at the British Council, London on June 15 2010, this event included presentations by four UK-based ESOL teachers/teacher trainers. Mike, Phil, Amanda and Callie explore materials available online for free which may be of use to others teaching in the same area. You can watch their presentations below, and also download the list of links to sites that are mentioned.
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      Mutual supervision - Mario Rinvolucri

      Tue, 29 Jun 10

      These excerpts were recorded at Mario Rinvolurcri's British Council Seminar held in London in 2009. You can also read the BC Seminars blog review of this event on this site.
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      Using literature

      Fri, 04 Jun 10

       

      Upcoming events

      Thursday 9 February | London
      Dickens – a celebration - also live online
      Jeremy Harmer and Steve Bingham

      Tuesday 21 February | London
      Some things that matter in grammar teaching, and some that don’t
      Michael Swan

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      A - Z of content

      20 steps to teaching unplugged

      A global revolution? Teaching English at primary school

      BC Seminars: Jez Uden

      David Baker and Keith Harding. ESP and UK ESOL: Building on common ground

      Developing efficient reading skills for IELTS

      Digital literacy

      ESOL workshop

      Exploring the UK ESOL/EFL Divide

      Finding Home: a film about learning English at the Refugee Council

      Language and literacy as social practice

      Language testing: looking back and looking forward

      Live lesson: dogme

      Mutual supervision - Mario Rinvolucri

      Online CPD

      Producing materials for IELTS

      Sally Farley: Inclusive learning

      Skills and techniques to link speaking and writing to IELTS

      Surviving as a teacher

      Susan Sheehan/Brian North

      Teaching grammar inductively - Catherine Walter

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