norwich conference 12—14 august 2016 transforming teaching

Norwich Conference

12—14 August 2016

Transforming Teaching

www.macmillanenglish.com/nile

At Macmillan Education, teachers are at the heart of everything we do.

That’s why, as part of our growing commitment to support teachers throughout their careers, we’ve partnered with NILE.

Together we’re developing and promoting quality teacher education programmes: matching individuals with the right support so that our teachers of today are prepared for the teaching of tomorrow.

Welcome to NILE’s 21st birthday conference, ‘Transforming Teaching’, and thank you for being one of some 120 people coming together from around the globe to celebrate our ‘coming of age’ and to explore some key issues in the ever-changing world of language education.

This time we don’t have a single focus, but want to address 6 interesting and important ‘themes’ across conference ‘tracks’ covering issues in Materials, Technology, Creativity, Management, Professional Development and New/Emerging Trends.

The speakers and conference participants come from 26 different countries, places as far apart as Argentina and Austria, Brazil and Bulgaria, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, and represent some of the best thinking and practice in our field.

We are delighted that this event has brought together past and present members of the NILE team, members of the NILE Advisory Board, long-term partners and old friends, as well as colleagues from around the world who we are looking forward to learning from and getting to know better.

We wish you all a rewarding, memorable event and an enjoyable weekend in Norwich.

Dave Allan Founding Director NILE August 2016 Norwich

Location and TimingsThe conference will take place at the University of East Anglia and at NILE’s premises in Norwich city centre.

Friday: Registration from 17.30. The conference starts at 18.45 with a welcome and opening plenary followed by welcome drinks and canapés kindly sponsored by Macmillan Education at The Julian Study Centre, UEA.

Saturday: The programme takes place in Norwich city centre (see map on page 18).

Plenary at 9.00 in The Narthex, the hall at St John the Baptist Cathedral across the footbridge from NILE.

Academic sessions throughout the day in Delta House and Upper St Giles.

Refreshments and lunch (sponsored by Bournemouth English Book Centre) will be served in Hales Court House, where you will also find the exhibition.

NILE’s premises are at 74-82 Upper St Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LT. Hales Court House, Delta House and Upper St Giles buildings are next to each other.

Saturday evening: Celebratory dinner (pre-booked only) at 19.30, The Maids Head Hotel, Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1LB.

Sunday: Programme starts at 9.15 in The Julian Study Centre, UEA with a plenary, panel debate and closing. Approximate finishing time: 12.30.

A coach for the Norfolk Broads cruise (pre-booked only) will pick up from UEA after the close of the conference. Expected return to UEA and Norwich city centre at 17.00.

General InformationAccommodation: NILE provides accommodation on a B&B basis at Nelson Court, UEA. Breakfast is offered in the INTO building, a short walk from Nelson Court, from 7.30. Taxis can be directed to the LCR at UEA.

Broads Cruise: The boat trip on the Norfolk Broads (pre-booked only) leaves from Oulton Broad at 14.00 on Sunday and lasts for about 2 hours. Participants will be picked up by coach from UEA after the conference closing and return to UEA and then the city centre at approximately 17.00. If you drive your own car, the address is Waveney River Tours, Bridge Road, Oulton Broad, Suffolk, NR33 9JS.

Catering: Lunch (sponsored by Bournemouth English Book Centre) will be served in the exhibition area in Hales Court House from 12.20-14.00. Refreshments, tea and coffee will be served in the same place at 10.00 and 15.10.

Certificates: Available from Reception in Delta House from lunchtime on Saturday. Your name will be printed as it is on your delegate badge. Please let us know as soon as possible should your details be incorrect .

Cloakroom: Available at The Julian Study Centre at UEA and in Delta House at NILE. Please note that property is left at owners’ own risk.

Dinner: The celebratory dinner (pre-booked only) takes place at The Maids Head Hotel, Tombland, Norwich NR3 1LB, (see map on page 18) Saturday at 19.30. Approximate time of closing 22.00-22.30.

Emergency phone: The UK emergency number (police, ambulance, fire) is 999. NILE’s emergency number for participants is +44 (0)7889 649 768 (24 hours).

NILE@21: Transforming Teaching

Exhibition: The exhibition takes place in Hales Court House all day Saturday. Stands include Macmillan Education, Bournemouth English Book Centre, Keltic International and The English Language Bookshop. Special offers, book and materials sale and more information about NILE, our courses and partners will be available.

Help point & Information: Please go to Reception in Delta House.

Maps: Please see page 18. A map of Norwich is provided in the delegate bag.

Parking: There is limited pay-and-display parking on Upper St Giles Street. The nearest multi-storey car park is on St Giles Street, NR2 1JL (see map). At UEA, delegates can use the main car park (pay-and-display).

Reception: Ground Floor, Delta House.

Speaker’s Lounge: Speakers can prepare and relax in the IT suite in Delta House. Please note that property is left at owners’ own risk.

Staff: NILE staff will be available across all buildings throughout the conference and can be identified by their green delegate badges.

Taxi: Courtesy Cars is kindly sponsoring NILE@21: Transforming Teaching. Their number is +44 (0)1603 446 644.

Technical support: Staff members will be available in all rooms throughout the conference, wearing green delegate badges.

Transport: First Bus Services 25 and 26 run between UEA and Norwich train station via the city centre, stopping near NILE. Number 26 stops outside St John the Baptist Cathedral for Saturday’s plenary.

Twitter: Please use #NILE21 when tweeting from the conference. NILE’s twitter handle is @NILE_ELT.

Water coolers: There are water coolers on the ground and second floors of Delta House, towards the back of the building.

Wi-Fi: At NILE, search for NILE-GUEST, password nilestudent. At UEA, log on via The Cloud; download the app or visit www.thecloud.net/free-wifi/join-the-cloud.

Conference Strands and RoomsMaterials Design (in association with MATSDA) ...............................................Delta House 4

Technology in Teaching and Learning .......................................................... Upper St Giles 1

Fostering Creativity and Motivation in Learning and Teaching

(in association with The C Group) ..........................................................Delta House 2 and 3

Leading and Managing Teaching and Training .................................................Delta House 6

Professional Development for Teachers and Trainers 1 ...................................Delta House 1

Professional Development for Teachers and Trainers 2 ............................. Delta House SCR

New Trends and Emerging Directions ..............................................................Delta House 5

Plenary SpeakersNicky HocklyTransforming Teaching: Is the Future Tense?

Futuristic technology is not just the provenance of Hollywood

movies. In this plenary we will examine how seemingly futuristic technologies such as robots, haptics, wearable technology, machine learning and more are becoming a part of our daily lives. More importantly, we examine what this might mean for language teachers, both now and in the future. How are these technologies transforming teaching and learning, and what does this mean for the future of our profession?

Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy of The Consultants-E (www.theconsultants-e.com), an award-winning online training and development organisation. She has worked in the field of ELT since 1987, is an international plenary speaker, and gives seminars, in-service workshops and teacher training courses for practising language teachers all over the world. Nicky has co-written several methodology books on the application of new technologies to language teaching, the most recent of which is about learning technologies research in K12 (Focus on Learning Technologies, OUP, 2016). Nicky lives in Barcelona, and is a technophobe turned technophile.

Rod BolithoTransitions in the Life of a Teacher

This talk looks at professional development from a number of

angles and pinpoints some of the challenges that language teachers face as their career unfolds over time. The first transition, from being a learner to becoming a teacher is possibly the most difficult of all, and I will examine some ways of dealing with it. But I will also discuss later transitions, most of which are optional in nature: moving into training, becoming a manager, embarking on research, writing materials and even retiring (!!) and will consider what each of these options opens up and closes down in career terms, with reference to some individual case studies.

Rod Bolitho was Academic Director at NILE until July 2015. He has been involved in teacher education and trainer training for over 35 years. He is currently consultant to Teacher Education and EAP reform projects for the British Council in Uzbekistan and Ukraine. He has authored many articles and a number of books, including (with Brian Tomlinson) ‘Discover English’, (with Tony Wright) ‘Trainer Development’ and (with Amol Padwad) ‘Continuing Professional Development: Lessons from India’. His main professional interests are in CPD, Materials Writing, and Language Awareness. He enjoys reading, cooking and walking, and is a lifelong Liverpool FC supporter.

Jeremy HarmerThrough a Glass Darkly: Predicting the Future of ELT

Predicting the future is a mug’s game - but presumably we do

need to have some idea of where we are going next. This is especially important in the world of adaptive learning, enhanced machine translation and digital publishing – and that’s without even considering the suggestion that old tropes (the grammar syllabus, ‘communicative’ approaches etc.) are on the way out! So what is (or should happen) next? Time for some ELT futurology, perhaps!

Jeremy Harmer is a writer, trainer and teacher. He is currently on the faculty of the MATESOL at the New School University, New York. He has trained teachers and offered seminars all over the world. Among his books are How to Teach Writing (2004), How to Teach English (2007), The Practice of English Language Teaching (5th edition: 2015) and the prize-winning Essential Teacher Knowledge (2012) – all published by Pearson Education Ltd. He is part of the writing team for Jetstream, an adult course for Helbling Languages. Away from ELT Jeremy is a performer of poetry, prose and music, and he is in frequent demand as a narrator/spoken word performer. www.jeremyharmer.wordpress.com


How to Gamify your English Class • Elena Peresada • 10.30–11.00 • DH4• StudyCraft, Russian Federation • [email protected] computer games are so appealing and fun to play, why don’t we bring a game-design approach to our English class? To understand how to gamify our class, we need to realize what elements of computer games make them so interesting: an exciting story, XP (experience points), leaderboards, badges, and more. I’ll tell you how to introduce elements and mechanics of computer games to increase students’ motivation.

Children,s Literature: A Bodily Experience • Griselda Beacon • 10.30–11.40 • DH2&3 • IES en Lenguas Vivas Juan Ramón Fernández • Argentine Republic • [email protected] workshop aims at turning our EFL class into a bodily experience. Poems, nursery rhymes and children´s stories will provide the linguistic content to experiment with sounds, words and movement in dynamic, meaningful and motivating exercises. Participants will discuss and apply concepts, brainstorm creative teaching ideas and develop supporting teaching strategies to enhance their own practice. Participants are expected to be ready to engage in interactive activities that are highly experiential and that will put them to work collaboratively.

Getting Started with Mobile • Gavin Dudeney • 10.30–11.40 • USG1The Consultants-E, UK • [email protected] this practical workshop I will look at getting started with mobile devices in the language classroom. Starting by considering the pros and cons of mobile devices in class, and dealing with typical teacher doubts and challenges, I will then move on to share a set of activities, starting from simple awareness-raising activities through to multimedia creation and beyond, as a guided approach to mobile use in class.

Activities that Affect Attitude • Tony Prince • 10.30–11.40 • DH1 • NILE, UK • [email protected] aim of this workshop is to explore the ways in which activities can be used to raise student awareness of their own attitudes to education and to help them develop approaches that are more positive. These activities will incorporate pragmatic (i.e. language and skills) based elements as well as holistic (i.e. attitudes) ones. It will explore recent research into education and learning in general by Caroline Dweck (Mindset), Anders Ericsson (Deliberate Practise), Baurmeister and Tierney (Willpower) among others.

How to Manage the Quality of your CPD Programme • Mila Angelova • 10.30–11.00 • DH6 • Eaquals, [email protected] our CPD programme really continuous? Is it properly tailored to the training needs of the individual members of staff? If we fail to tackle these two issues in a consistent manner, what we come up with is a sequence of discrete events which do not constitute a training cycle. This session will focus on how to decide on training topics and events in a more informed way, and what shapes CPD can take.

ELephanT.tips: Focus on Local Teaching • Zhenya Bakin • 10.30–11.00 • DHSCR• Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation • [email protected] session outlines the results of the ELephanT.tips project, where 50 language teachers from Russia filmed their lessons for evaluation. Traditionally based on the grammar-translation model, has Russian ELT moved on? We start by looking at a few short extracts to understand typical practices in Russian classrooms. A summary of expert evaluations is provided. Finally, we discuss how a project like ELephanT.tips can set the standards of local communicative teaching.

Developing EAP Materials: A Needs Analysis of Novice EAP Teachers • Larissa Goulart da Silva • 11.10–11.40 • DH4The University of Warwick, UK; [email protected] purpose of this presentation is to discuss the difficulties encountered by novice teachers when preparing English for Academic Purposes (EAP) materials. Questionnaires and interviews were conducted with Brazilian teachers of the Program Languages without Borders which aims at teaching EAP for the university community. The results show that teachers would benefit if the pedagogical training addressed two aspects: a) how to teach general EAP and b) techniques to teach EAP for students at a lower level of proficiency.


Specific Learning Differences in International Students • Ruth Arrowsmith, Suzanne Robertshaw • 10.30–11.40 • DH5 • INTO Manchester, UK • [email protected] • [email protected] Learning Differences (SpLD’s) include: Dyslexia, ADHD and Autistic Spectrum. Statistics are higher than you might think and there are many more undiagnosed. In 21st century language teaching to what extent are non-mainstream institutions able to accommodate learning differences? What impact can culture, lack of diagnosis and second language have on an international student with an SpLD? How can it be identified and what are the implications for teachers and managers to deliver a positive, fair student experience?

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The Language of Leadership • Alan Mackenzie • 11.10–11.40 • DH4 • NILE, UK • [email protected] is a quality the business world has identified as essential to success. Every teacher is a leader but might not know it. How we conceptualise leadership affects how we communicate with those we lead: The flatter the leadership model, the more collaborative the learning situation. We will explore different ways of leading and the language we can use to foster leadership qualities in others while developing teaching quality and teacher autonomy.

An Exploration of the Notion of Mindset in CPD • Kate Gregson • 11.10–11.40 • DHSCR • Freelance, France • [email protected] talk will look at the notion of mindset in learning, teaching and professional development. The aim of the session is to explore this notion, and look at how a growth mindset may benefit teachers’ continuing professional development. More specifically, the talk will initially look at mindset in learning and teaching. It will then consider how teacher mindset can be developed through reflective practice strategies, such as journal-keeping and action research.

Text-driven Approaches to Task-based Language Teaching • Brian Tomlinson• 11.50–12.20 • DH4 • MATSDA, UK • [email protected] Long is often quoted as saying that texts have little place in a task-based teaching (TBLT) approach. In my presentation I will challenge this position and I will advocate and exemplify a text-driven task-based approach in which the eventual task in a unit of material is driven by a potentially engaging written or spoken text which the learners first respond to personally.

How Technology can Contribute to Feedback, Reflection and Self Reflection • Russell Stannard • 11.50–12.20 • USG1 • Russell Stannard Consultants, UK • [email protected] and more, technologies are making a contribution to the way feedback is given by teachers. In this talk Russell will focus on some of the key challenges in ELT around feedback and suggest a technology that allows for more media rich feedback that includes both sound and video. The idea is simple, quick to implement and is currently being researched all over the world. This same technology can also be used for feedback and self-reflection.

Promoting Creativity Through Teacher Education and Development • Daniel Xerri • 11.50–12.20 • DH2&3 • University of Malta, Malta • [email protected] is perhaps one of the most exciting concepts that currently inform ELT. However, the attainment of creativity in the classroom is dependent on teachers’ own creative practices. Through theoretical and practical examples, this talk demonstrates that in order for teachers to position themselves as creative practitioners they need to be provided with necessary support via teacher education and development.


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Teachers at the Heart: Innovations in ELT Macmillan Education Winners • Ksenia Immel, Anastasia Reva and Sirhajwan Idek • 11.50–12.20 • DH6In 2015, Macmillan Education invited teachers working in any setting or sector to apply for the chance to win a 2-week training course with NILE by submitting evidence of a successful classroom project that they had led which had made a significant impact on their students’ learning. In this session, 3 of the winners will share their experiences and provide practical tips for local teaching innovation.

Innovations with Teachers Associations: LAKMA Helps Lithuanian Secondary School Teachers to Overcome Challenges in CLIL Teaching • Loreta Zavadskiene • 11.50–12.20 • DH1 • Vilnius University, Lithuania • [email protected] aim of the current paper is two-fold. First, it introduces the results of the survey on teaching staff’s readiness and perceived needs for CLIL, conducted among both teachers of subjects and English in 2015. Secondly, it presents a wide range of teacher training activities offered by Lithuanian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (in Lith. LAKMA) in order to close the gap in the professional development of Lithuanian teachers on CLIL.

How Children Can Learn in Multilingual Contexts • Claudia Mewald • 11.50–12.20 • DHSCR • University College of Teacher Education in Lower Austria • Austria • [email protected] paper presents a framework for meaning making: How children can learn and interact in multilingual contexts and how they can use English as a link language. I will explore the practical implementation of an approach which aims at the development of intercomprehension in young and teenage learners in multilingual settings. The context of this work in progress is an ERASMUS+ project, which will bring about texts created by 6-14 year-old learners in eight languages.

The Postmodern Condition in ELT: A Report on Method • Alan Pulverness • 11.50–12.20 • DH5 • NILE, UK • [email protected] “The Postmodern Condition: a report on knowledge” Lyotard announced the end of ‘grand narratives’. Have we reached a similar condition in ELT? Are new ideas (Dogme, Demand High) destined to be mere footnotes to communicative approaches? Drawing on the work of Kumaravadivelu, this talk will examine myths surrounding the concept of method in language teaching, questioning our own grand narrative of the recent history of ELT and asking what post-method method might look like.

Let’s Teach English Without a Course Book! • Matt Purland • 14.00–15.10 • DH4 • Study English Matthew Purland • Poland • [email protected] it possible to find an alternative to teaching English with the standard course book? Can we encourage students to be more active in class, rather than simply filling the gaps? Can we encourage teachers to be more confident in teaching grammar and pronunciation, rather than just presenting the contents of an expensive course book? These questions will be explored in a lively session by teacher/author Matt Purland, who believes that a viable alternative exists.

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Online Teacher Development: Now It’s Getting Personal • Johanna Stirling • 14.00–14.30 • USG1 • NILE, UK • [email protected] teachers know that high-quality face-to-face teacher development courses can boost their careers. Can online courses mirror those opportunities for real engagement and collaboration between teachers from all around the world? Can they be truly relevant to each teacher’s context? Insights for materials developers, course providers, tutors and even participants on making online teacher development a more enriching experience.


Diversity in the Training Room • Susi Pearson and Tom Sarney • 14.00–15.10 • DH1 • NILE, UK • [email protected] • [email protected] and diversity are much-discussed themes when it comes to the classroom, but when you search the literature, very little is said about the same themes in the training room. In this interactive session for teacher trainers we will consider;• how your trainees are different • the advantages and disadvantages this might bring• practical ideas and techniques for capitalising on differences and minimising

problems they might cause. Come with your ideas and experiences.

If Practice Makes Perfect, What’s The Point of Theory? Introducing Trainee

Teachers to ELT Literature • Ulla Fürstenberg, Elke Beder • 14.00–15.10 • DHSCR • University of Graz, Austria • [email protected] • [email protected] trainee teachers are usually enthusiastic about the ‘practical’ aspects of their training such as observation and teaching practice, they can sometimes be reluctant to engage with any kind of professional ELT literature. In this workshop, we will share tasks and activities to support trainee teachers in developing an awareness of the professional literature available to them and explore strategies to integrate professional literature more effectively into initial teacher training.of ELT and asking what post-method method might look like.

Achieving Impact Through Emotionally Charged Texts • Maria Heron• 14.00–15.10 • DH2&3 • NILE, UK • [email protected] engaging materials, if used sensitively and creatively, can motivate learners. This hands-on workshop will explore using emotionally charged texts to achieve impact and promote language development. There will be a chance to try out a variety of tasks centred around an authentic text. The workshop will end with a discussion on what impact these activities have in the classroom.

Transforming Teachers through Erasmus+ • Celia Raventós Mestre1, Ellen Barnes2 • 14.00–14.30 • DH6 • 1. ESC El Castellot, Castellví de la Marca, Catalonia-Spain • 2. Catton Grove Primary School, Norwich, UK • [email protected] • [email protected] this small primary school in the countryside, near Barcelona, we are exploring and using student-centered methods, in order to develop our students “Learner Autonomy”. We think that’s one of the clues for success. Our Erasmus+ project KA2 “Discovering Europe” has proved to be an excellent tool. We’d like to share our experience with you. Will you miss it?

What is to be Done? Responsibilities in English Language Teaching in the

21st Century • Richard Chapman • 14.00–14.30 • DH5 • University of Ferrara, Italy • [email protected] its global role continues to develop, the moral questions that are implied in the learning and teaching of English have become more urgent. This paper presents aspects of current debate on the role of English language instruction. Besides well-rehearsed topics like the native/non-native issue and linguistic imperialism, more recent developments such as the role of English as a lingua franca and CLIL methodologies will be examined. Modest proposals for training will be offered.

Self-organised Learning Environment (SOLE) • Varinder Unlu • 14.40–15.10 • USG1 • International House, London, UK • [email protected] is a Self-Organised Learning Environment (SOLE)? Can it work with language learners? This talk is based on recent research into SOLE with language learners and the findings from it.

Managing the Digital Classroom • Nik Peachey • 15.40–16.50 • Freelance, UK • [email protected] the increasing presence of a range of digital devices in the classroom, teachers are increasingly being challenged to deal with these potential distractions in a positive way. In this session we will look at and experience some tools and techniques to make the presence of these devices productive rather than destructive to the classroom environment.

When Creativity Meets Accuracy • Hitomi Masuhara • 15.40–16.50 • DH2&3 • The University of Liverpool, UK • [email protected] complain that free writing and speaking result in lots of mistakes, resulting in more work for teachers having to correct students’ errors. Are there ways of encouraging creativity and in doing so helping your learners write or speak more accurately, appropriately and effectively? My session explores how to promote creativity in class while you provide opportunities for working on accuracy in theoretically sound and enjoyable ways.

Collaborative Development of an Online Dictionary in an ESP Course

• Eleni Nikiforou • 15.40–16.10 • DH4 • University of Cyprus, Cyprus • [email protected] paper examines how the students use the wiki to collaboratively create their own biomedical dictionary in an ESP course. The paper will report the results from data taken from tertiary English Foreign Language (EFL) students working collaboratively and/ or co-operatively in a wiki to complete the task of creating a shared online dictionary. Practical suggestions will be given on how to better design and implement such a task in any EFL course.

Increasing Student Motivation: A New Approach to Set Tasks in ELT

• Elena Kuznetsova • 14.40–15.10 • DH5 • Institute of Dialogue of Cultures “INTERLINGUA”, Russian Federation • [email protected] kind of impact does a teacher’s way of setting tasks have on an English learner’s motivation? Motivation in ELT is a set of different factors which causes a person to participate in the learning process in a certain way. This talk shows how a teacher can set tasks to raise students’ intrinsic motivation by influencing personal interests, and stimulating, directing, and regulating emotional, cognitive, and motor processes to produce speech.

Changing Perspectives – Glimpses at CLIL from Beyond the Fence

• Franz Mittendorfer • 15.40–17.00 • DH5 • NILE, Austria • [email protected] of what we discuss in matters of CLIL is done from a teacher’s perspective. Why not “change caps” and look at things from the other side of the fence? I’d like to teach you a sample CLIL lesson and invite you to take the roles of learners at Upper Secondary level, in other words, get a taste of what it is to participate in a CLIL lesson “at the other side of the fence”.

My Multilingual Folder: An Alternative to the European Language Portfolio

(ELP) • Rosemary Smeets • 15.40–16.10 • DHSCR • Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz, Switzerland • [email protected] multilingual folder is the result of a three year EU Comenius project from 2012 to 2015 involving 10 European countries. The aim was to design a user-friendly alternative to the ELP requiring no teacher training. This flexible multilingual folder can be used for any language or combination of languages and at any level. Age group 6 to 15 years of age. Participants will be able to try out some of the activities.

Crossing Borders: Materials and Strategies for Intercultural Awareness

• Claudia Monica Ferradas • 16.20–16.50 • DH4 • NILE, UK • [email protected] a context of growing international contact, it is essential to develop intercultural competence: the capacity to understand the values and customs of others and express our own meanings so that others can understand them. How can English as the language of international communication contribute to achieving these aims? This presentation explores oral, printed and visual texts in English in which intercultural encounters are highlighted and proposes activities and resources for the classroom which aim at crossing intercultural borders.

What Can I Learn from You? Key Issues in Peer Observation

• Carole Robinson • 15.40–16.50 • DH1 • NILE, UK • [email protected] do you feel about peer observation? Is it something you relish as part of continuing professional development or do you fear it? We will look at some of the key issues surrounding peer observation, inviting you to share your ideas as we suggest ways of creating conditions that help peer observation work. You should come away with a renewed perspective on how peer observation can be sustained and be a springboard to lasting CPD.


Guiding Teachers to Success with CPD • Patrick Creed and Alan O’Connor • 15.40–16.10 • DH6 • Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre, Ireland • [email protected] CPD with your teachers on an ongoing basis can be a challenge. Staff rooms often have less experienced teachers working side by side with those who have long careers and different needs. How does a DOS or Manager provide a useful framework for CPD to help all staff achieve what they want, provide motivation, improve overall skills levels and benefit the organisation and staff as a whole?

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Abe, Ali & Fergie: Lessons in Leadership • Mike Riley • 16.20–16.50 • DH6 • Macmillan Education, UK • [email protected], school leaders could just do with a little helping hand. Who better to turn to than President Abraham Lincoln, the boxer Muhammad Ali and legendary football manager Sir Alex Ferguson? In this talk we will look at the lessons to be learnt from these three giants about managing ourselves, coping in times of crisis and leading our teams to victory.

Developing the 21st Century English as a Second Language Teacher to

Handle Large Classes • Oluwayomi Sefiu Oladunjoye • 16.20–16.50 • DHSCR • Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria • [email protected] is a survey research on 65 teacher trainees on part time programme in our university. They are career teachers with professional experience. The focus was managing the multi challenges of a 21st century English teacher in a developing country where large classes are common, teachers are poorly paid, electricity supply is still erratic and application of modern technology, a mirage. Respondents suggested radical interventions to make learners strong enough to pass their external exams.

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Mila Angelova has worked in TEFL for over 25

years and is now Head DOS and CELTA tutor at

AVO Language and Examination Centre, Sofia,

Bulgaria. Other areas she has extensive experience in

include: academic and administrative management,

E-learning, EU project management, presenting at

different ELT forums including IATEFL conferences,

and teaching various courses and age groups. Mila

was elected Vice Chair (Academic) in 2013, and

has worked since then on the content and quality of

Eaquals conferences.

Ruth Arrowsmith and Suzanne Robertshaw have

been running Learning Support at INTO Manchester

for the last year and have run several staff training

sessions during this time to raise awareness of

Specific Learning Differences in international students

and provide strategies for teachers. They work

closely with both students and teachers. They have

a background in EFL, EAP and working with young

people with various learning and behaviour issues

and SpLD’s in different educational environments.

They are passionate about giving all students the

chance to succeed and promoting awareness and

understanding in both teachers and managers of

learning differences.

Zhenya Bakin is a language teacher and teacher

trainer from Moscow. As a Fulbright scholar he has

lived in the USA where he taught Russian at college

level. Zhenya has also studied at the University of Oslo,

Norway. Zhenya holds Cambridge CELTA and Delta

specialising in EAP. He has experience in teaching

both in the private sector and in public schools. One

of his interests is teaching with technology. He is

currently working as the director of Academic Writing

Centre at Higher School of Economics and studying

at NILE towards an MA in education.

Speaker BiographiesGriselda Beacon holds an MA in Literature and

Foreign Language Teaching from Philipps-Universität

Marburg, Germany. She delivers conferences and

teacher training workshops in Argentina and abroad.

A teacher trainer for Oxford University Press & NILE,

she focusses on teaching young learners, CLIL,

intercultural education and children´s literature. She

lectures in American Literature at Universidad de

Buenos Aires, teaches Children´s Literature at Teacher

Training College IES en Lenguas Vivas “Juan Ramón

Fernández” and Aesthetic Discourses in first year

Secondary. She coordinates the English Department

in Primary at the Ministry of Education in the province

of Buenos Aires.

Elke Beder (Co-presenter) teaches English at

a secondary school in Austria and methodology

classes at the English Department of the University

of Graz. She has also taught methodology seminars

for teachers in Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg

and for NILE.

Richard Chapman is Researcher and Lecturer in

English Language in the Department of Humanities of

the University of Ferrara, Italy. A first degree in history

from Cambridge gives his linguistic research a cultural

and anthropological feel, while extensive experience

in teacher training results in a pragmatic approach

to language. Publications include coursebooks

for English language learners (both teenagers and

adults) and studies in developments in language

from sociolinguistic, textual and pragmatic points of

view. Recent publications include work on computer-

assisted language testing and on the pragmatics of

language tests. Current interests are corpus linguistics

and English as a lingua franca.


Gavin Dudeney is Director of Technology for The

Consultants-E - working in online training and

consultancy in EdTech - and also module leader

(MATALL) on the NILE / University of Chichester

MAPDLE (MA in Professional Development for

Language Education). A former Honorary Secretary

and Chair of ElCom at IATEFL (the International

Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign

Language), he now serves on the International House

Trust Board. A regular keynote speaker at conferences

worldwide, Gavin is also author of The Internet &

The Language Classroom (CUP 2000, 2007) and

co-author of the award-winning publications How To

Teach English with Technology (Longman 2007) and

Digital Literacies (Routledge 2013). His new book,

Going Mobile, was published by DELTA Publishing

in 2014.

Claudia Ferradas, PhD, IATEFL International

Ambassador, is an experienced international

presenter, researcher and materials writer based

in Argentina, where she is a lecturer on the MA

programme in Literatures in English at the National

University of Cuyo, Mendoza. She is a member of

NILE’s Advisory Board and also works for NILE as a

trainer. She holds an MA in Education and Professional

Development (University of East Anglia) and a PhD in

English Studies (University of Nottingham). She often

works as a consultant for Trinity College London,

Oxford University Press, and the British Council.

Ulla Fürstenberg (Co-presenter) teaches language

and methodology classes at the English Department

of the University of Graz. Her interests include various

aspects of English language teaching, in particular

teaching English to adult learners, (Teacher) Language

Awareness and CLIL.

Kate Gregson is a freelance ELT trainer, writer and

teacher. She has a teaching, training and teacher

management background in Japan and Hong Kong,

working for the British Council. After that, her time in

the UAE was spent working at tertiary level in pre-

service teacher training. Kate now works freelance,

based in France. She has been working for the

University of York as supervisor and tutor on their

MA in TEYL distance programme for around 8 years,

and has also worked on a number of projects with

ELT publishers and providers on writing teacher

development courses and various kinds of teaching

materials.

Maria Ines Heron is a practising teacher and teacher

trainer with over 30 years’ experience. Her work has

been mainly in the UK but she has also worked in

Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Russia,

Canada, Argentina, Chile, and Panama. She is

CELTA Centre Manager at NILE, a CELTA assessor,

a Delta tutor and a member of the recently created

Creativity Group. Her main area of interest is affective

engagement in materials writing.

Elena Kuznetsova has over 17 years of experience

in ELT both in state higher education and private

language school. She is currently working as

managing director, teacher trainer and materials

writer. She is a proactive leader with expertise in

educational marketing and account management

and an experienced speaker on a variety of topics

related to ELT, teacher development and educational

management.

Alan Mackenzie is Academic Director (Projects) for

NILE. Previously he worked for ten years managing

large scale ELT change projects for the British Council

in Thailand, India, Pakistan and a number of other

countries in south and east Asia. He started teaching

in Japan in 1989 and has an MA TESOL from

Teachers College Columbia University.

Franz Mittendorfer has worked as a teacher of

English, teacher trainer and language consultant to

the Department of Vocational Education and Training

at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education. He has

taught in Austria and abroad and has been member

of the NILE Teaching Team since 2008. He fervently

supports a genuinely multilingual and objective-

oriented approach to language education, the

concept of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated

Learning) and Liverpool FC.

Eleni Nikiforou (BA Aristotle University, MA

Manchester University, PhD student Lancaster

University) works as an English language instructor

for the Language Centre at the University of Cyprus

where she teaches English for Academic Purposes

and English for Specific Purposes courses. Her

research interests include Computer Assisted

Language Learning, Blended Learning, and Open

Educational Resources.

Alan O’Connor (Co-presenter) BA CELT MA

TESOL is Academic Manager Bridge Mills Galway

Language Centre. He has worked in EFL for the last

6 years in the classroom and in management roles

and is interested in teacher training, management and

training and international language school projects.

Patrick Creed (Co-presenter) BSc. MSc. MSc.

RELSA Delta is School Director Bridge Mills Galway

Language Centre. He has worked in EFL for the last

20 years in areas including Teaching, Teacher training,

DOS and now school owner. He is interested in

teacher training, action research in the classroom and

professional development projects for staff.

Oluwayomi S Oladunjoye, PhD is an Associate

Professor of Language Education and the current

Head of Part Time Studies, Olabisi Onabanjo

University. His educational career spans the last

seventeen years as a Second Language Educator and

Teacher Trainer. In January 2013, he was appointed

an adjunct Professor of English in the Department of

Mass Communication, Babcock Business School,

Babcock University, Nigeria. He co-ordinates

(community service) SO4I Educational Consultancy

that has both national and international reputation

in providing quality assurance in educational

practice and on the promotion of ELT products. His

research area is improved pedagogy for 21st century

English teaching.

Nik Peachey is a blogger, teacher trainer and

experienced materials writer and editor. He has

been working in ELT since 1992 and has worked all

over the world with companies like British Council,

International House and Bell Educational Service as

well as ELT publishers including Macmillan, CUP,

OUP as well as a range of tech companies including

Google. He is founder of peacheypublications.com/

Susi Pearson (Co-presenter) has been a teacher

for 20 years and a teacher trainer since 1999. She

lived and worked abroad for many years, in Portugal,

Poland and Brazil and has also run training courses in

Kazakhstan and Russia. She is now based in Norwich,

UK, where she is a NILE Associate Trainer. She is also

a CELTA trainer and recently completed an MA in

Professional Development for Language Education

with NILE. She has been closely involved with the

Nile Online project, both a course designer and

tutor. Her particular interests are developing effective

ELT materials, how to keep learners motivated and

teaching phonology.

Elena Peresada is an English teacher, a teacher

trainer and a materials writer, as well as being the

head of a language school. She is the the author

of StudyCraft methodology at www.studycraft.ru/

and the leader of Trendy English Community

rendyenglish.ru/.

Tony Prince spent 15 years at the University of

East Anglia managing insessional and presessional

courses. Since 2015 he has been Academic Director


for Tertiary Education at NILE. His work focuses on

developing teacher’s knowledge of the key issues in

academic study, and the skills for successfully dealing

with them.

Alan Pulverness is Academic Director at NILE and

co-author of ELT textbooks, including the award-

winning Macmillan Short Course Programme (1993;

1995). He has been consultant on curriculum and

materials projects in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Russia

and UK, editor of IATEFL Conference Selections

(2000 to 2004) and co-chair of British Council Oxford

Conference on the Teaching of Literature from 2002

to 2006. Most recent publications include (with

Brian Tomlinson) “Materials for Cultural Studies” in

Developing Materials for Language Teaching (Ed.

Tomlinson 2013) and “A Brief History of Cambridge

English Language Teaching Qualifications” in Studies

in Language Testing 42: Assessing Teachers’

Professional Skills and Knowledge (Ed. Wilson &

Poulter 2015).

Matt Purland is an English teacher and writer from

Cambridge, based in Poland. He has a BA Honours

degree in Drama from the University of Wales and a

Postgraduate Certificate in Further Education from the

University of Derby. He has written thousands of pages

of photocopiable worksheets for learning English, as

well as 22 books, which have been published on his

resources website: www.englishbanana.com

Mike Riley works in the Teacher Professional

Development team at Macmillan Education as

Teacher Engagement Manager. He joined Macmillan

in February after fifteen years working in Italy. His

background is in school management having worked

at International House Milan as Director and Director

of Studies. As well as being passionate about teacher

development, Mike has a lifelong fascination with

history and his football allegiance can probably be

guessed from the content of this talk!

Carole Robinson is Senior Trainer at NILE. She is

involved in training teachers on CELTA and Delta

courses as well as closed and open-enrolment

courses for teacher and trainer development.

In addition to working in the UK, Carole has trained

teachers in Poland, Russia, Germany, Spain and

Hong Kong. Over the past twenty years, she has

been the Director of Studies of two International

House schools and also worked at a senior level

for the Bell School. She is particularly interested in

Observation, Discourse Analysis, Dogme ELT and

regularly gives presentations at international seminars

and conferences.

Tom Sarney (Co-presenter) has been a teacher

and teacher trainer in Australia, Thailand, Spain,

Venezuela, Mexico and Colombia for over 15 years

and has just returned to the UK. The majority of his

time abroad was spent working with the British Council

on CELTA, Delta, ICELT, and CELTYL programmes

as well as designing in-house training programmes

based on materials design and action research

cycles. He recently finished his Master’s in language

education specialising in teacher development and

materials adaptation. Tom’s interests in EFL are

currently integrating cinema into courses, task based

teaching and learning and trying to create ‘flow’ in the

classroom.

Larissa Goulart da Silva studies towards her MA

in English Language Teaching (ESP) at University

of Warwick, as a recipient of the Hornby Award,

sponsored by the British Council and the Hornby

Trust. She is a former English without Borders teacher

between 2013 and 2015. Her research interests are

teacher development, English for academic purposes

and textbooks.

Russell Stannard is the founder of www.

teachertrainingvideos.com and a NILE associate

trainer. He is a previous winner of the British

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Council ELTons and the Times Higher ‘Outstanding

Technology’ awards. He writes regular columns about

technology in the Teacher Trainer, the English Teacher

Professional and Anglo Files. He presents and gives

workshops all over the world.

Varinder Unlu has been working in ELT for 25 years

in many different contexts from private language

schools to FE and HE, teaching students from 6-80

years old. She has been a DOS/Academic Manager

since 2002 and she has been working at International

House, London since 2010 as Director of Studies.

She is also a teacher trainer for CELTA and Trinity.

Daniel Xerri is a lecturer in TESOL at the University of

Malta, the Joint Coordinator of the IATEFL Research

SIG, and the chairperson of the ELT Council within the

Ministry for Education and Employment in Malta. He

holds postgraduate degrees in English and Applied

Linguistics, as well as a PhD in Education from the

University of York. His main research interests are

creativity and teacher education. Further details about

his talks and publications can be found at: www.

danielxerri.com

Loreta Zavadskiene works for the Institute of

Foreign Languages at Vilnius University. At present

she is teaching English for Medical Purposes at

the Faculty of Medicine. Loreta is also a Teacher-

Methodologist with the experience of 10 years’ work

at secondary education level as a teacher of English.

Currently her interests focus on CLIL. She has

participated in various international and national CLIL

related projects as a CLIL methodology materials

developer and teacher trainer. Loreta also is a CLIL

SIG coordinator in Lithuanian Association of Teachers

of English as a Foreign Language (in Lith. LAKMA).

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