The Administrator

While teaching for exams inevitably involves the practicing of listening and speaking strategies, the developing of said strategies can be comparatively underdone. In this interactive workshop, we’ll look at how progressing these strategies can raise both our students’ exam performance and their potential to be autonomous learners. Teachers will go away with plenty of practical ideas for their …

Online workshop – 12 March 2022 – “Developing (and not just practicing!) Listening and Speaking Exam Strategies” with Greg Wagstaff Read More »

ELTABB warmly invites all members to the 2022 AGM on 12 February 2022! It’s our great pleasure to announce that Penny Ur will be there to give a workshop in the first part of the event.   What is the AGM? The AGM is ELTABB’s Annual General Meeting. It’s the one time of year when we gather to …

2022 Annual General Meeting Read More »

Join us for our second virtual Inter-ELTA Members’ Day on Saturday, November 27th! After last year’s resounding success, all seven ELTAs have teamed up again for a snazzy sequel. You can expect a day of inspiring workshops, talks, panel discussions and networking. A complete programme will be published soon – save the date! When: Saturday …

Inter-ELTA Members’ Day – 27 November 2021 Read More »

Agile? That means Scrum, right? Actually, it doesn’t. In this workshop, we’ll be differentiating between the concepts of an agile mindset and tools that support an agile approach. In particular, we’ll be focussing on micro-structures and facilitation techniques you can add to your own toolbox as an ESL professional. As always, being selective in the tools you integrate into …

Online workshop – 16 October 2021 – “Project Management Tools for ESL Professionals: A Glimpse behind the Agile Curtain” with Tanja Murphy-Ilibasic Read More »

Do you know the three Ps of feedback: personal, peer and professional feedback? While students at every level of learning value professional feedback, i.e. from the instructor, self-assessment and peer feedback is not taken as seriously. Yet, one of the aims of language proficiency, especially at advanced levels is the ability to evaluate one’s own …

Online workshop – 17 September 2021 – “Making Peer Assessment Work: Rubrics and Feedback Methods to Encourage Reflection” with Khanh-Duc Kuttig Read More »

Pride Month and CSD reflect a colourful diversity within our culture, but what does this imply for us teachers? Tyson Seburn asks, “Do we represent people of our societies in our ELT spaces well? Not really. Does representation really matter in an ELT context? Absolutely yes.” The ability for young people to earnestly explore their identities is …

Online workshop – 21 August 2021 – “Teach the Rainbow: Queering our ELT Materials and Practices so Everyone Belongs” with Tyson Seburn Read More »

For everyone who‘s been missing our in-person events for what seems like an eternity: we have great news for you! Summer is here, Miss Rona is mostly keeping quiet and we‘re back with our first ELTABB Stammtisch this year 🙂 We’ll be meeting at Hafenbar, an old cargo vessel and hidden gem at the Historische Hafen near …

IN-PERSON EVENT! ELTABB Stammtisch at Hafenbar Fischerinsel – 29 July 2021 Read More »

Now that you teach only online, you are likely to use slides regularly. Most probably, you use them like everybody else does. But there is a problem with that – the way over 98% of people create and use slides goes directly against how the brain receives, processes and remembers information. So why do people still use …

Online Workshop – 15 May 2021 – “Boost your online teaching with brain-friendly slides” with Ákos Gerold Read More »

In this highly interactive workshop, I would like to share insights into the world of leadership development (the challenges leaders face and the training and coaching solutions I typically provide). We‘ll explore the opportunities and challenges for ELT professionals to increase further the scope of their activity beyond language. The workshop will also include a …

Online Workshop – 17 April 2021 – “A hands-on approach to soft skills and leadership development for ELT professionals” with Bob Dignen Read More »