British Council Burma & ELTeCs Myanmar

The British Council & ELTeCS Myanmar Twelfth Annual Conference for Teachers of English

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Keynote address Dr. Martin Wedell, Head of International Education, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Learning and Teaching: Fresh Directions, Recurrent Themes

Workshops facilitated by: Alexia Piaggio, University of Genoa/The Training Company Calum Page British Council Burma Carol Ashen, British Council, Cairo Caroline Large, British Council, Jeddah Cathy Glover, British Council, Sri Lanka Cherry Mathew Philipose, MICELT, Yangon Christopher Newcombe, British Council, Singapore Claire Duly, British Council, Sudan Clyde Fowle, Macmillan, Thailand Conleth Patrick Buckley, British Council, Singapore Danusia Rolewicz, British Council, Thailand Elma Marie H. Miller, PAREF Woodrose School, Philippines Haymar Maung Freelance Teacher/Trainer Yangon Dr. Hnin Si Aung, Diplomatic School Yangon, Kyi Zin Thant, Ponnami Language Center Iris Thiri Su, Freelance Teacher, Yangon James Cleere, British Council, Malaysia Joanna Adkin, British Council, Vietnam Julian Burnley, British Council, Vietnam Katerina Jane, Educasia & Kaung Hla Zan, Management English Learning Centre Khaing Khaing Tin, British Council, Yangon Improving Comprehension Skills through Listening Pronunciation Through Poetry Using Minimal Resources to Maximize Students Productive Skills Maximising the benefits of a worksheet (i.e. Getting the maximum learning activities out of a single sheet of paper) Doing More with Less: Top Tips for Exploiting Resources Teaching EFL Listening to Myanmar Students: A Handful of Tips from Experience Practical Ideas to get Students Writing The Dogme Movement: Co-constructing Classroom Contexts with Young Learners Getting Your Students Thinking in English Flexing Lexical Muscles; Classrooms Strategies for Improving Learners Vocabulary No pain, max gain, minimal resources interactive listening lesson planning Great Conversations that Lead to Literacy Famous Pop Songs Make Learning English Fun Read It..Get It.. Keep It..Use It. Pictures for Language Learning Minimal Resources in the Classroom Extended Speaking Activities An introduction to using the corpus in class English Language Teaching through Social Science: Activities and Techniques Drama Techniques for the EFL Classroom

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Dr. Khaing Phyu Htut, Freelance Teacher/ Trainer, Yangon Kyaw Win Tun, Freelance Teacher/Trainer, Yangon Linda Hanington, National Institute of Education, Singapore Lisa Okon, British Council, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Martin Goosey, British Council, Madrid May Pale Thwe-Pearl, Educasia/Smile, Yangon May Pale Thwe-Pearl, Educasia/Smile, Yangon & Nang Khey Sett-Audrey, Lashio Millennium Centre, Loisorm Education Michael Meyler, British Council, Sri Lanka Myat Thinzar Tun, Freelance Teacher, Yangon Myo Tha Tun, ZID Resource Centre, Yangon Patricia Melander, British Council, Sri Lanka Peter Thwaites, British Council, Malaysia Premanand Edward Malyakkal, Malabar Christian College, India Dr. Sabina Pillai, SBSCE College, University of Delhi, India Sanda Than Pe, Freelance Teacher/Trainer Yangon Sean Carroll, British Council, Vietnam Sebastian Brooke, Kogakuin University, Japan Sheila Prema Roy. British Council, India Shyam Bahadur Pandey, NELTA, Nepal Stacey Gailey, International School of Myanmar Stuart Vinnie, Cambridge University Press, Thailand Teresa Khin Myint Yee & Khin Hnin Nwe, Crane International School Myanmar Vu Mai Trang, Vietnam National University, Vietnam Win Myint Naing, Freelance Teacher, Yangon Wint Wah Htun, Crane International School, Yangon, Thuzar Thwin, American Embassy, Yangon & Andrea Phillip, Pride ISM, Yangon Zonunmawia, Freelance Teacher, Yangon

Fun with Pronunciation (Using flashcards in teaching pronunciation) Using Public School Reading Texts for Language Practice Picture That! Beyond the Photocopier Zero Resource teaching in the YL classroom Up n At Em: Exploiting Learning Potential in Large Classes Authentic Assessment for ELLS Exploring and Transforming Community Development Through Education Back to the Beginning: An Authentic language learning experience Self-Esteem Games for Children Using Templates to build students confidence in Academic Writing Teaching Using Minimal Resources Getting Deep with Vocabulary Synthesizing words through visuals: Info graphs and ELT Teaching Writing Fun Activities for Promoting Speaking to Young Learners Classroom Activities to Develop Process Listening Using Authentic Print Texts in Four Skills English Classes Practical Ideas to enable Recycling Vocabulary Developing learners reading skills through interactive activities Using Games to Enhance English Language Acquisition Readers and Reading: Using Stories to Promote Learning Go Beyond Words Why Listen? Spice Up Your Classroom: Practical Activities to Keep Students Motivated Pre-Reading Activities Think Critically, Read Sensibly and Write Meaningfully Classroom Activities

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