PROGRAMME
09:30 • 10:00 Registration
10:00 • 11:00 Spiralling upwards: Harnessing the cyclical syllabus. Steve Oakes
11:00 • 11:30 Coffee
11:30 • 12:30 Writing part 2: The agony of choice! Brian Engquist
12:30 • 13:30 Laughter Therapy

TALK
Spiralling upwards: Harnessing the cyclical syllabus
The spiral syllabus has long been fundamental to coursedesign, and yet there are students as well as teachers whoexperience the revision of language “input” as repetition.This detracts from the sense of progress that is soimportant in maintaining motivation. This session aims togive participants a better understanding of how the spiralsyllabus reflects and supports the language learning process,and to explore strategies teachers can use to maintain thatall-important sense of progress. The workshop will offer lotsof practical ideas and will draw on examples from Speakout2nd edition as well as other sources.

Steve Oakes
Steve Oakes is an experienced teacher and trainer, and hasbeen the Head of Teacher Training at International HouseBudapest since 1997. He is co-author of Speakout, a generaladult course from Pearson recently released in its secondedition.

TALK
Writing part 2: The agony of choice!
During a stressful exam a bit of certainty can be a truecomfort. In part 1 of their First writing paper our studentsknow they will be confronted with an essay. Part 2, however,requires our students to select from three of four possibletask types. Will they choose wisely? Indeed, how shouldstudents make this choice? Should they develop a favouritegenre? Does it all depend on how comfortable they are withthe topic in question or how much vocabulary they thinkthey know related to it? This session will look at what weteachers can do to make sure our students are as preparedas possible to tackle Part 2 successfully.

Brian Engquist
Brian Engquist has spent over 20 years as an Englishteacher and teacher trainer. He often speaks about BlendedLearning, advances in technology applied to education,assessment, and the evolving roles of teachers and studentsin this landscape. He works as Teacher Training DepartmentManager for Spain and Portugal.

Laughter Therapy
New techniques and therapies aimed at achieving mental and emotional equilibrium, making use of the healing potential to be found inmerriment, good humour and laughter in the fight against anxiety, stress and difficulties with inter-personal communication.To fully enjoy the session, please dress casual and bring a pair of extra socks.