Manchester Programme

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EVENING & DAYTIME EVENTS
Mrs Hoover’s Singlish
2000-2100 - Charter 4
“Next to marrying a native speaker — and, let’s face it, not everyone is in a
position to do that — the fastest way to improve your fluency in English is to
sing it!” Britain’s number one hostmother for overseas students returns to
IATEFL with a masterclass on how to gladden students’ hearts with the gift
of song.
Mrs Joyce Hoover is widely acknowledged (by the Hove Hanging Basket and Loose Cover Society)
to be the world-renowned expert on hospitality and ‘learning by doing’. And all that without ever
venturing into a classroom. She’s made it a lifelong principle never to compromise her firm
beliefs about language acquisition by actually acquiring one herself.
And now, for one night only, ‘the woman who put the hospital into hospitality’, demonstrates
her theory and practice of Singlish and her conviction that ‘the class that sings together, clings
together!’
“My life will never be the same after this enlightening talk given by Mrs Hoover.
It was amusing to the point of having tears coming to my eyes – she is magical, hilarious and absolutely
unmissable!” Elisabete Thess (reviewing Mrs Hoover’s appearance at IATEFL 2011)
“Truly the ‘Best of British’, and the highlight of our social programme … much enjoyed by our overseas
and UK delegates alike.” Professor Roger Moore, INTERSPEECH
“Hilarious – a must see!” Ken Wilson
MONDAY 13TH APRIL
Extensive Reading Foundation Reception and Awards Ceremony
1930-2030 - Charter 1
The event is hosted by Catherine Walter, who will present the 2014 Language Learner Literature
Awards. Come and meet the award-winning authors over drinks and nibbles, and enjoy a display
of all the finalist books. The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of one of the winning
books. Sponsored by the British Council, Cambridge English, Compass Media, ELI Publishing,
Helbling Languages, IATEFL, Macmillan Education, National Geographic/Cengage Learning,
Oxford University Press and Pearson Education.
Sharing our Stories
2000hrs - The Britons Protection Pub, 50 Great Bridgewater Street
Come and tell a story or just listen!
An evening event of storytelling hosted by storytellers David Heathfield and Andrew Wright.
People from around the world attending the IATEFL Conference and from the Manchester story
club, ‘Word of Mouth’, tell stories from their cultures and traditions and from their own lives and
experiences. David and Andrew offer a framework and encouragement for this to happen and
contribute a few stories themselves.
This is a wonderful opportunity for visitors to Manchester to meet local people and to hear their
stories and for local Manchester people to hear stories from around the world.
International Quiz (sponsored by ETS TOEFL)
2030-2230 - Charter 2-3
Back for yet another year: bigger, better and this year very, very different. A multimedia
extravaganza under the new management of Victoria Boobyer & Gavin Dudeney... it’s the IATEFL
International Quiz. You’ll need a global team with diverse interests and knowledge, a sense of
humour and a desire to meet new people, have some fun, network and work together to score
more points than any other team. Music, fun... a drink or two and the chance to be crowned quiz
champions of Manchester 2015.