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ANTI-CONFERENCE
PRE-PROGRAM
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Please
note that the times listed below are approximate and
may vary slightly on the day of the event.
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| 11.00am |
Registration
& Exhibition Open |
| 11.45am |
Anti-Conference
Begins:
Opening Remarks - (Jay Schwartz) |
| 12.00pm |
| Ed
Joycey
- Evaluating & Exploiting Texts |
This presentation hopes to help participants view
their teaching use of texts in a different light.
'Evaluating' does not mean examining the difficulty
of the texts, or their usefulness for the classroom
lesson's aims; it means deciding on the value
of the texts for the processing of information
and building of knowledge. 'Exploiting' does not
mean looking for the language points a text may
contain, some of which fit a lesson purpose; it
means seeing how the text can be made to fit in
with the knowledge readers already have. Lessons
using this approach will not have a set framework
for teachers to work from, but there are underlying
principles to it that offer guidelines that apply
to all modes of text presentation. (Literature
Theme) |
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| 12.50pm |
| Steve
Vassilakopoulos
- Arts Junction, Incorporated |
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An integrated practical approach to using the
arts creatively in the classroom specifically
incorporating mime, role, play, pictures, music
and writing in conjunction with one another. (Integrated
Arts Theme) |
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| 13.35pm |
Coffee
Break |
| 14.00pm |
| Oliver
Sandon
- Why Bother Using Songs in a Language Classroom? |
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Probably a complete waste of time. Distracts from
the real business of rote learning for weekly
tests and there are no songs in the FCE test as
far as I know. Songs are usually written by drug
crazed, over paid one hit wonders anyway. So yes.
Why bother? Oh, I'll go over to the talk anyway
just to see. Who knows, I might hear Brittany
Spears! (Music Theme) |
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| 14.50pm |
| Roger
House
- Possibilities with Poetry |
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What can poetry do that your coursebook can't?
A practical approach to using poetry as an exam
preparation tool! Need we say more? (Poetry
Theme) |
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| 15.40pm |
| Jay
Schwartz
- Acting Up & Acting Out: Drama Activities to
Act On |
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At the center of all drama is communication both
at the interpersonal & intrapersonal levels. In
this "experiential learning" workshop you will
discover some simple & fun drama techniques with
masks, movement and voicework that can not only
release your students' creative energies, but
will also make their language learning experience
(and your teaching experience) more personal and
reflective. You might even discover what "Linguistic
Psychodramaturgy" & "Primal Scream Therapy" have
in common with exam classes and young learners!
(Drama Theme)
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| 16.30pm |
| Coffee
Break:
- Musical Performance
by: Vicky Theodoridou & NATARAJA |
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(Indian
Cultural Centre Dancers) - The Magic of Indian
Song & Dance
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| 17.00pm |
| Andrew
Wright
- Making Stories: Beginners to Advanced |
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In this session I will concentrate on one main
technique for helping students to make stories
which: costs nothing, needs no preparation, can
be adapted to beginners or to advanced students,
leads to a lot of language learning riches. Hand-outs
will include a summary of the technique demonstrated
and also gives other techniques you can use. (Story
Telling Theme) |
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| 17.50pm |
| Luke
Prodromou
- The Teacher and Visual Art |
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This presentation describes two ways in which
paintings have been useful to me as a teacher:
first of all, as a stimulus for learner input
into the lesson and, secondly, as a metaphor for
the teaching process. Paintings are therefore
a tool for student language development and for
teacher professional development. From this session,
teachers will take away techniques for the classroom
but also ways of continuing their own exploration
of the process of effective teaching. (Visual
Arts Theme) |
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| 18.50pm
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Anti-Conference
Ends:
Closing Remarks |
| 19.00pm |
| Wine
and Cheese Party: |
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Musical performance by the "S&J Experience"
- Beatles Jam for Toasted Teachers
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SPEAKER DETAILS  |
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Roger
House |
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has been active in EFL for over 20 years in England, Sudan,
Hungary, Spain and here in Greece. He once taught English
in state schools in the U.K. and has been involved in specialised
language training for both Siemens and the European Union.
He has also done teacher training courses both in the UK and
here in Greece where he has worked on International House
DELTA distance training programmes and courses at ACCESS along
with seminars and workshops for teachers throughout Greece.
He is one of most popular presenters at EFL teacher events
around Greece and has become famous for his practical workshops.
Aside from his teaching and teacher training practice, Roger
is also a materials developer and an author of a teacher's
book for Oxford University Press. |
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Ed
Joycey |
| Ed
Joycey is a Foreign Teaching Fellow at the Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
where he teaches on Language Mastery courses, lectures undergraduates
on Syllabus Design and Teaching Principles and is involved
in Teacher Training courses for initial teachers and INSET.
His classroom teaching experience, both in Greece and in the
UK, has directed him to place importance on the value of teachers
helping learners work with their own learning processes. His
teacher-training and university work contains a strong slant
towards creating teacher self-awareness and the role this
plays in helping teachers make their lesson aims clearer while
ensuring pupils learn effectively in the very mixed classrooms
of today. He is also interested in helping learners and teachers
set their own aims and take initiatives that help them look
at their development as a life-long process. |
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Luke
Prodromou |
| Luke
has been and done a number of things in ELT: · a teacher and
teacher trainer for the British Council · taught Shakespeare
at the University of Thessaloniki. · a plenary speaker at
numerous international conferences · courses for the British
Council, Pilgrims, Nile, the University of Edinburgh, ESADE
(Spain) et al · an RSA Diploma assessor and a member of the
UCLES CELTA Committee. · published numerous articles in ELT
journals and magazines. · written over twenty textbooks, including
On the Move (OUP) the Star Series (Macmillan); Jackpot (Burlington)
and FCE Grammar and Vocabulary (Pearson). He has just completed
a new course for Latin America (Attitude) and a course for
young learners for Greece (Smash). He is now a freelance teacher,
trainer, textbook author and researcher. He has just completed
a Ph.D at the University of Nottingham into English as an
International Language. |
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| Oliver
Sandon is a recognised trainer on Cambridge ESOL Teaching
Award Schemes and has trained teachers in France, Greece,
Holland, Spain and South Africa. He is also an examinations
consultant working on behalf of the British Council in Athens
and Cambridge ESOL Team Leader for oral examiner's in Greece.
Oliver is also known for his work as a presenter and teacher
trainer for Burlington Books. As a language teacher, he has
worked around the world for institutions including International
House, the Britain Council and Pilgrims of Canterbury. Oliver's
participation is sponsored by Burlington Books. |
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Jay
Schwartz |
| Jay
Schwartz wears many hats professionally. He is a freelance
ELT consultant, teacher/teacher trainer, author, presenter
and pop-psychologist. He has authored several EFL related
books for different international publishers and has written
articles on teaching related topics concerning educational
psychology, critical thinking, quality management and general
EFL methodology. He is well known for his humorous, sometimes
"off the wall" presentations that integrate elements
of humanism and psychology into suggested EFL practices. Jay
is a former school owner and also served as the director of
studies for other EFL institutions in Greece. He has also
been an oral and written examiner for Michigan exams and has
enjoyed being a presenter for Burlington Books and a tutor
on an international online TEFL certificate program. He is
the founder and director-coordinator of ELTzone Network Affiliates. |
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Steve
Vassilakopoulos |
| Steve
has been a teacher trainer since 1996 and has also been a
director studies for a major English language school network.
He is also currently an examiner for the written and oral
segments of several exam exam boards, and a board member of
Tesol Macedonia-Thrace. Steve is a regular speaker at Tesol
events and has concentrated on giving presentations that are
conducive to practical applications in the classroom. Steve's
is also an author, having written several articles which were
published in various professional publications and ultimately
co-authored a social science that was adopted by many universities.
When he came to Greece, he wrote a monthly column for "The
Athenian" magazine, wrote place pieces for :"The Glasgow
Herald", short stories for "Junk Junction" and more EFL related
for various publishers and local publications. Steve is also
an ELTzone affiliate. |
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Andrew
Wright |
| Andrew
Wright is an author, illustrator, teacher trainer and professional
storyteller. As an author, he has written many books over
his career which have been both a tremendous resource and
inspiration for teachers the world over. These include: Five
Minute Activities, Pictures for Language Teachers, "How to"
series (Cambridge University Press); 1000 + Pictures for Teachers
to Copy (Longman); Storytelling with Children, Storytelling
with Children, Arts and Crafts with Children, and Creating
Stories with Children (OUP) and many others. As a storyteller,
he has worked with about 50,000 students in the last ten years
in about ten countries. He has worked for the British Council
in over 30 countries and has also been a university chair
in Japan. He currently lives in Hungary and is the managing
director, along with his wife, of the International Languages
Institute (ILI). |
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