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March 10, 2024

S4 9.0 Engaging with Student Interests

Based in Colombia, Gustavo Valiente shares an effective technique to engage students in communication! Discover their interests and adapt your topic and grammar to fit their interests. This technique provides intrinsic motivation for speaking.

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Feb. 25, 2024

S4 8.0 Integrating Radio for Communication Proficiency

Join us to hear Juan Carlos Domingez, based in Cuba, as he shares an innovative technique of integrating radio into the English classroom. He shares weekly idiomatic expressions in the context of a conversation. Students are challenged to deduce the meanings of idioms from English-speaking countries around the world. Radio…

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Feb. 11, 2024

S4 7.0 Conventional and Virtual Learning Spaces

Join us to hear Dr. Pankaj Mehrotra, an English teacher from Delhi, India, as he discusses conventional and virtual learning spaces and how they affect teacher–student and student–student interactions in the classroom.

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Feb. 4, 2024

S4 6.0 Challenges in Teaching Beginning Students in the U.S.

Join us to hear Sharifa Djurabaeva, an English teacher originally from Uzbekistan, who is currently teaching beginning newcomer high school students in Massachusetts. Sharifa will discuss the challenges she has faced and how she is meeting them. Discover new resources and ideas that may help you in a similar teaching…

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Jan. 31, 2024

S4 5.0 The Experiential Learning Cycle: A Valuable Assessment Tool by Diliasum Topham

Join us to hear Dilia Topham, a veteran Teacher-Trainer, currently working in Dushanbe,Tajikistan for the American Council, as she describes the Experiential Learning Cycle and gives examples of how it can be used by teachers and teacher-trainees for self-assessment and improvement.

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Jan. 21, 2024

S4 4.0 Reading/Listening into EAP Speaking by Arum Perwitasari

Join us to hear Dr Arum Perwitasari, Academic Relations Lead at ETS Global, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as she describes how to integrate reading or listening activities into speaking activities for English for Academic Purposes. She gives some examples of integrated tasks that teachers can use to teach academic…

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Jan. 14, 2024

S4 3.0 Sustainability and Green in ELT by Peter Holly

Join us to hear Peter Holly, a freelancer based in Hungary, as he describes how to teach environmentalism and sustainability in English Language Teaching. He gives teachers tips and ideas on how to incorporate sustainability and climate change in every ELT lesson, from the intro to regular classroom practices. Listen…

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Jan. 7, 2024

S4 2.0 Quantitative Research in Language Education by Mohamed Benhima

Join us to hear Dr Mohamed Benhima, an assistant professor in the English Department of Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, as he describes quantitative research methodology and statistical data analysis in language education. He explains how quantitative data can be collected and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help with…

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Dec. 31, 2023

S4 1.0 Writing Feedback Using Auto-Peer by Philip McCarthy

Join us to hear Dr Philip McCarthy, Associate Professor at the American University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, as he shares Auto-Peer, an automated feedback system designed to facilitate student writing and student feedback literacy. He explains how Auto-Peer helps student writers and shares feedback from students and colleagues.…

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Dec. 24, 2023

S3 52.0 Gamification in the ESL Classroom by Sapna Dileesh

Join us to hear Dr Sapna Dileesh, Head of Foundation at the Oman Dental College in Muscat, Oman, as she shares how she uses gamification in the ESL classroom. She discusses some things that a teacher needs to consider while incorporating gamification in the ESL classroom as well as the…

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Dec. 17, 2023

S3 51.0 Using Linguistic Landscape in Teaching by Anastasia Khawaja

Join us to hear Anastasia Khawaja, an adjunct professor in the Department of English at the University of South Florida,as she shares how she implemented linguistic landscape in her teaching units in Israel. She discusses how to use linguistic landscape to start difficult conversations in a region of conflict and…

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Dec. 10, 2023

S3 50.0 Online Reading Dispositions by Eyhab Yaghi

Join us to hear Eyhab Yaghi, a lecturer in the English department in the College of Education at Majmaah University in Saudi Arabia,as he shares with us the online reading dispositions students use to enable more effective online learning . He discusses several different online reading dispositions used by students…

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Dec. 3, 2023

S3 49.0 Using Blogs to Motivate Writing by Fatia Jellad

Join us to hear Fatia Jellad, a secondary school teacher in Tunisia who recently obtained her PhD in Cultural Studies, as she shares with us how to use blogs to motivate students to write in English. She discusses the steps for implementing blogs in the classroom and what makes them…

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Nov. 26, 2023

S3 48.0 Reconstruction Tasks in Teaching Writing by Kasia Truszkowska, My Oxford English Academy

Join us to hear Kasia Truszkowsky, founder and owner of My Oxford English Academy in Oxford, England, as she shares with us how to use reconstruction tasks to teach academic writing. She discusses tips for minimizing teacher preparation time and sharing best practices for producing effective writing lessons. Listen to…

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Nov. 19, 2023

S3 47.0 Authentic Material to Motivate Students by Rasha Halat, Lebanese International University

Join us to hear Rasha Halat, Assistant Professor at the Lebanese International University, as she shares with us how to use authentic materials to motivate students. She describes why it's a good idea to use authentic materials and how to motivate students by using them. Listen to hear more!

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Nov. 12, 2023

S3 46.0 English as an International Language by Shahab Moradkhani, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Join us to hear Shahab Moradkhani, Associate Professor of TESOL at Razi University in Kermanshah, Iran, as he shares with us the topic English as an International Language: Theoretical and Practical controversies. He describes the basic principles of English as an International Language and shares suggestions for dealing with the…

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Nov. 5, 2023

S3 45.0 Motivate Your Students to SPEAK in English by Hannah Haase, Robotel

Join us to hear Hannah Haase, language teacher, author, and pedagogical mentor at Robotel, as she shares with us how to motivate students to actually speak in English in class. She describes different ways teachers can do recording activities, kinesthetic activities, games focused on listening, and games focusing on speaking.…

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Oct. 29, 2023

S3 44.0 Benefits of International Conferences by Gulnorakhon Niyazova

Join us to hear Gulnorakhon Niyazova, senior teacher of English as EFL at Alisher Navai University of Uzbek Language and Literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as she describes why it’s important for teachers to attend international conferences. She talks about how teacher can upgrade their teaching skills and get new ideas…

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Oct. 22, 2023

S3 43.0 Teacher-to-Teacher Collaboration by Maria Zaheer, Educational WebinarJam

Join us to hear Maria Zaheer, the founder of Educational Webinar Jam and a Senior Fellow in Higher Education, based at Al Yamama University in Saudi Arabia, as she shares best practices for optimizing teacher-to-teacher collaboration both within and across university departments. She describes how teacher-to-teacher collaboration proves to be…

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Oct. 15, 2023

S3 42.0 Teaching in the Palestinian Territories by Rawan Saqfalhett

Join us to hear Rawan Saqfalhett, a secondary school teacher who teaches Jericho in the West Bank in the Palestinian Territories, as she talks about the challenges she and her students face. Rawan gives some insights into how patience and understanding, and cultural programs can help the students succeed. Listen…

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Oct. 8, 2023

S3 41.0 Promoting Virtual Reality in Education by David Bozetarnnik

Join us to hear David Bozetarnik, from the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, as he shares best practices for promoting virtual reality at your school, college, or university. He talks about how he first got involved with virtual reality and how teachers can promote it to…

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Oct. 1, 2023

S3 40.0 Pedagogical Technological Integration by Majed Buledi

Join us to hear Majed Buledi, from the International Islamic University in Malaysia, as he shares best practices for pedagogical technological integration with digital natives. He identifies the steps involved in technological integration levels, and how such levels impact learners’ task engagement in a walled classroom through digital platforms. Listen…

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Sept. 24, 2023

S3 39.0 Online Synchronous Learning

Join us to hear Kamiya Abdulkhakimovar, Senior Lecturer at the College of Humanities and Education at KIMEP University in Kazakhstan, as she shares best practices for teaching online synchronous classes. She identifies the steps involved in the transition to synchronized online learning and assessed its effectiveness at KIMEP University. Listen…

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Sept. 17, 2023

S3 38.0 Education for Sustainable Development

Join us to hear Jessica March and Raja Mallek Baloul, English instructors from the Achievement Academy at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as they share an exciting initiative to introduce students to the UNESCO 2022 Goals for Education for Sustainable Development. The presenters will describe…

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