Manchester Programme

HORNBY SCHOLAR & ALUMNI PRESENTATIONS
The name of A.S. Hornby is highly regarded in the ELT world, not only through his publications and
ideas on teaching methods but also through the work of the A.S. Hornby Educational Trust, set
up in 1961. This was a far-sighted and generous initiative whereby a large proportion of Hornby’s
income was set aside to improve the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language, chiefly
by providing grants to enable English teachers from overseas to come to Britain for professional
training.
The Hornby scholars this year will present Teacher cognition and communicative curricula: bridging
the gaps on Saturday 11th April.
The Hornby scholars are:
Wimansha Abeyawickrama (Sri Lanka), Babita Chapagain (Nepal), Abdou Dieng (Senegal), Suzuki
Koda Fuentes (Chile), Natalia Gatti (Uruguay), Jingli Jiang (China), Jenny Joshua (South Africa),
Shefali Kulkarni (India), Saleha Mersin (Malaysia), Bulara Monyaki (South Africa) & Seetha
Venunathan (India)
Facilitated by Martin Weddell (University of Leeds, UK)
Two Hornby Alumni will also be presenting. The alumni are: Evelin Ojeda Naveda (Venezuela)
presenting on Teachers helping teachers: the Venezuelan experience and Ravinarayan Chakrakodi
(India) presenting on Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) – a reality check!
“HOW TO ...” TRACK
These morning sessions aim to inform and support delegates across a range of areas they may be unfamiliar
with. The sessions will take place from 0815 to 0845, giving you time to get to the plenary sessions.
SATURDAY 11TH APRIL
How to get the most out of this conference with Susan Barduhn (in Cobden 3)
This session is for new IATEFL conference participants as well as those of you who have attended many
conferences... but feel your experience could go deeper. We will analyze the programme, form learning
groups for those who wish to jigsaw their conference experience, and share conference time management
tips.
This session will be repeated at lunchtime.
How to reflect on research talks at the conference with Sarah Mercer (in Central 5)
In this session, we will explore how to make the most of the talks and presentations we attend during the
conference. In particular, we will focus on how to reflect on the research we hear about and consider its
relevance for and connections to our own professional contexts.
How to give a presentation at an international conference with Jeremy Day (in Central 3-4)
Giving a presentation can be a stressful experience. This session will give you ways of organising yourself
before your presentation and conducting yourself during your presentation to reduce that stress. The aim
of the session is to make your presentation a more satisfying experience for you and for your participants.
SUNDAY 12TH APRIL
How to become a successful freelancer with Mike Hogan (in Cobden 3)
In this session we’ll look at what’s involved in being a successful freelancer. We’ll cover these three key areas:
1) Organizational details – budgeting & finances, flexible schedule, security.
2) How to get work – self-marketing & professionalizing yourself.
3) How to keep work – quality control, referrals, and solid admin.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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