Manchester Programme

Monday 13 April
Session 3.3 : 1335-1420
Central 5
80 audience
ES(O)LSIG
SIG
Day
ES(O)L Special Interest Group Open Forum
The ES(O)LSIG Open Forum is an excellent opportunity for current and
prospective members to meet the ES(O)LSIG committee. The SIG will
present an account of the SIG’s activities over the past year and
participants will be encouraged to discuss plans for the future of the SIG.
Central 6
50 audience
Workshop
GEN
Textploitation: getting more from a text
David Byrne & Mark Heffernan (EC London)
This session will focus on practical techniques for exploiting a text to
maximum effect. In the session, you will look at ways of exploiting
grammar and lexis within a short story and try out ways of using the text to
practise listening and pronunciation. We will also be encouraging you to
make your own listening activities based on the text.
le, a
Central 7
80 audience
Workshop
LT
Central 8
80 audience
Workshop
TEA
An App(etite) for construction
Shaun Wilden & Nikola Fortova
Tablets are almost the perfect device for constructing student audio and
visual presentations. From flipping to storytelling, teachers can engage
students in projects that enhance language production and classroom
motivation. From creating a movie trailer through to app smashing, this
workshop will show you practical examples to get your students involved
and give fellow teachers confidence in using mobile devices.
Vocabulary levels: which words are at which level?
Stephen Bullon (Language Testing 123 Ltd)
While students develop their competence in the four skills and in their
ability to master grammatical structures, they are simultaneously building
their vocabulary. We will try to establish the criteria involved in selecting
appropriate vocabulary at the various levels students pass through:
frequency, salience, pedagogical requirements and register are all factors
that need to be weighed in the balance.
e, le, p, s,
t, a
le, s, a
MONDAY
e = experienced audience
le = less-experienced audience
p = primary teaching
s = secondary teaching
t = tertiary teaching
a = adult teaching
prodprom = promoting a particular book or product
pub = speaker is representing or sponsored by a publisher but is not focussing on a particular book or product
Please note that some presenters have requested a maximum audience size.
Therefore, please check the audience size in the left-hand column of each entry.
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