Teaching staff of the Germanic Languages and Translation Studies Department had a great opportunity to participate in a virtual event Essex Language Conference for Teachers 2022 on July 2.
The Essex Language Conference for Teachers (ELCT) is an event for teachers of modern foreign languages to share ideas and be inspired about language teaching! The conference is open to high school teachers and includes lectures from expert academics, practical workshops and opportunities to network with teachers around the world.
Saturday 2 July, 10am – 4.30pm BST
10am – Welcome
10.15am – Session One
- 10.15am – Introduction to the day
Speaker: Chiara Fiori - 10.25am – Bilingualism? The importance of linguistic proximity
Speaker: Dr. Claire Delle Luche - 11.05am – Children’s developing awareness of regional accent variation
Speaker: Dr. Ella Jeffries - 11.45am – Exchange and discussion: what are the main challenges that Language teachers face nowadays?
12pm – Lunch
1pm – Session Two
- 1pm – Using drama in the foreign Language classroom
Speaker: Dr. Simona Bora - 1.40pm – Using interpreting and subtitling in Language teaching
Speaker: Dr. Laetitia Vedrenne
2.20pm – Break
2.30pm – Session Three
- 2.30pm – Let’s use online social media as new venues for Language teaching
Speaker: Dr. Nasser Jabbari - 3.10pm – Mind mapping techniques: an effective tool for Modern Language Teaching and Learning
Speaker: Christopher Da Silva - 3.50pm – Exchange and discussion: “How to improve students’ engagement of learning Languages”
4.10pm – Conclusion, feedback
4.20pm – Finish
Recording of the Essex Language Conference for Teachers 2022
We are grateful to our partners from the University of Essex for the fruitful cooperation!