HERE. - English Teachers Association of Switzerland

ProgrammeETAS 30th Annual Conference and AGMat the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Thun (KKThun) and theGymnasium und Wirtschaftsmittelschule Thun-SchadauPlease note: apart from the workshops and Saturday evening aperitif which will take placeat the Gymnasium und Wirtschaftsschule Thun-Schadau, this weekend’s events will all beheld in the KKThun.Saturday 25th January 201409.00 – 09.45 Registration, tea/coffee and croissants, Book Exhibition09.45 – 10.00 Welcome Address: Ursula Haller Vannini, City Councillor of Thun,and Ann Humphry-Baker, ETAS President10.00 – 11.00 Keynote Address by Alison Mackey (sponsored by Oxford University Press)Second language interaction: how it works, how it’s evolving, and how it canbe applied to instruction11.00 – 11.10 General information (workshop changes or cancellations, lunch services, etc.)11.10 – 12.00 AGM12.00 – 12.45 Lunch 1st service / Book Exhibition for 2nd service12.45 – 13.30 Lunch 2nd service / Book Exhibition for 1st service13.30 – 15.00 Workshops Session A (90 minutes)15.00 – 15.30 Tea/coffee and Book Exhibition15.30 – 16.30 Workshops Session B (60 minutes)16.30 – 17.00 Tea/coffee and Book Exhibition17.00 – 18.00 Closing Plenary by Jeremy Harmer (sponsored by British Council Switzerland)Does music practice tell us anything about practicing language?18.00 – 18.30 Aperitif in the Bistro of the Gymnasium und Wirtschaftsmittelschule Thun-Schadau19.30 Dinner at the KKThunAfter-dinner drinks, networkingSunday 26th January 201408.30 – 09.15 Registration, tea/coffee and croissants, Book Exhibition09.15 – 10.15 Keynote Address by Dave Allan (sponsored by NILE)Managing to motivate: what makes language education professionals work better?10.30 – 11.30 Workshops Session C (60 or 90 minutes)11.30 – 12.00 Book Exhibition12.00 – 12.45 Lunch 1st service / Book Exhibition for 2nd service12.45 – 13.30 Lunch 2nd service / Book Exhibition for 1st service13.30 – 14.30 Workshops Session D (45 or 60 minutes)14.40 – 15.40 Closing Plenary by Annette Capel (sponsored by Cambridge University Press)Real language, real learners: the importance of corpus data in our profession15.40 Goodbye, words of thanksFarewell until the ETAS 31st Annual Conference and AGM in 2015!Thun • page 7 • ETAS 30th Annual Conference and AGM