The Pearson Longman publishing company has let us know that shortly they will be holding a Webinar for ELT teachers in higher education and universities on topics such as skills teaching and teacher development. These sessions, delivered by leading authors and academics, are designed to give you fresh ideas, update you on the latest research and support your professional development.
The Tertiary Week will be held from February 21st-25th. We will have the Webinar session on here at SAT & SET Madrid on Friday February 25th for those who'd like to join in from here. On the other hand if you want to access from home, registration is free. All you need is your computer, a good internet connection and some of your time!
For more information and to register go to:
Here are the talks to be given by time, date, topic, and speaker. If you do want to attend any of the talks please leave a comment letting us know which of these you'd like to attend and we'll set it up here at SAT & SET Madrid along with the attendance of other teachers. To all the London times please add one more hour (+1 GMT)
21st FEBRUARY
8am London
David Hill
Critical expression: Strategies for teaching critical thinking
10am London
6pm Hong Kong
Jo Tomlinson and Fiona Aish
An Introduction to the PTE Academic
4pm London
11am New York
Linda Jeffries
Motivation and improvement through extensive reading
9pm London
4pm New York
Bea Milkulekey
Using Brainpower to Master Reading Skills
22nd FEBRUARY
3pm Hong Kong
7am London
2am New York
Linda Jeffries
Motivation and improvement through extensive reading
9pm Hong Kong
1pm London
8am New York
Vicki Hollett
Mixing business with pleasure
7pm London
2pm New York
Julia Williams
Principles of Assessment
9pm London
4pm New York
Carol Numrich
Moving toward a more authentic listening practice
23rd FEBRUARY
12am Hong Kong
4am London
Julia Williams
Principles of Assessment
6pm Hong Kong
10am London
5am New York
Professor Anne Burns
Investigating classroom practices through teacher action research
11:30am London
7:30pm Hong Kong
8:30am Rio de Janiero
Jo Tomlinson and Fiona Aish
An Introduction to the PTE Academic
1 pm London
8am New York
Carol Numrich
Moving toward a more authentic listening practice
4pm London
11am New York
Sue O’Connell
IELTS and Beyond: paving the way for academic study
9pm London
4pm New York
David Hill
Critical expression: Strategies for teaching critical thinking
24th FEBRUARY
3pm Hong Kong
7am London
Diane and Norbert Schmitt
Principles for Effective Vocabulary Teaching
6pm Hong Kong
10am London
5am New York
Jack C Richards
Competence and Performance in Language Teaching: Implications for Teacher Education
9pm Hong Kong
1pm London
8am New York
David Hill
Critical expression: Strategies for teaching critical thinking
7pm London
2pm New York
Diane and Norbert Schmitt
Principles for Effective Vocabulary Teaching
9pm London
4pm New York
Jeremy Harmer
Teaching writing today: the same as yesterday?
25th FEBRUARY
3pm Hong Kong
7am London
Jeremy Harmer
Teaching writing today: the same as yesterday?
6pm Hong Kong
10am London
Sue O’Connell
IELTS and Beyond: paving the way for academic study
We hope to get lots of attendees here at our SAT & SET offices in Madrid.
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