Dear HLT Readers,
Welcome to the August issue of HLT. I am writing this editorial at the Hilltop at the University of Kent, where the Pilgrims summer is in full swing. We are having a fantastic time, both intellectually as well as socially. The two articles in the Course outline section: Poem about NLP and A Glimpse from a Course: Teaching Advanced Learners - Poetry and the Fine Arts reflect the spirit and atmosphere of Pilgrims. We are also having a lot of debates and panel discussions which are all being filmed. Soon you will be able to see the spirit of Pilgrims for yourself on our new website.
There is some vital information about HLT and Pilgrims/ OISE IATEFL scholarships. Do not miss the information and the deadline – 22d August 2011. Who knows you may win the scholarship if you apply. Good luck!
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IMPORTANT
The website for OISE/ HLT scholarships has been changed and you can see the details at: http://www.iatefl.org/scholarships/
You can apply for:
Pilgrims Humanising Language Teaching Scholarship
This scholarship is funded by Pilgrims to enable a practising teacher in any teaching situation to lead a workshop at the IATEFL annual conference for the first time and to have the opportunity to be published in old.hltmag.co.uk and in IATEFL publications. It is not necessary to be an IATEFL member to apply.
OISE Young Learners Scholarship
This scholarship is funded by OISE to enable a practising teacher of young learners to lead a workshop at the IATEFL annual conference for the first time. It is not necessary to be a member of IATEFL to apply.
Pilgrims Teacher Trainer Journal Scholarship
This scholarship is funded by Pilgrims to enable a practising teacher or teacher trainer to lead a workshop at the IATEFL annual conference and to have the opportunity to be published in the Teacher Trainer Journal and in IATEFL publications. It is not necessary to be a member of IATEFL to apply.
The 2012 deadline for your application is 22nd August 2012
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There is some good news about HLT affiliations. Now the articles published in HLT are also picked up by Cabell’s Directories and EBSCO.
A topic very prominent in this issue is Special Educational Needs (SEN) especially teaching about the disabled. You can read about this new initiative and website in the Letters section and in the Publications section in: Disabled Access Friendly Campaign, submitted by Luke Prodromou. This is followed up by some sample material and lesson activities in: Disabled Access Friendly Campaign: Sample Activities by Rachel Finnie and Luke Prodromou. Major article: Honing Critical Social Imagination Through a Curriculum of Social Empathy by Bill Templer, Bulgaria and Phuangphet Tonawanik ties in with the theme.
Major article: Creative Thinking in Teacher Education by regular HLT contributor Simon Mumford, focuses on a subject very close to our magazine. Creativity in all aspects and fields of education is one of the core issues of humanism. The article: Multiple Intelligences Theory Revisited by Michael Berman is also related to this theme.
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Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I would like to invite you to ELT Signposts 2011 at the
10th National and International Conference of the Moravian and Silesian Association of Teachers of English
9 - 11 September 2011
held at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic,
www.ped.muni.cz/weng/signposts2011
You can still register as we have decided to leave the registration open throughout the summer.
Best wishes,
Michaela Trnova
MSSUA / MSATE President
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Two articles focus on humanistic exam preparation: Teaching Exam Prep Courses: Some Tips, by Sharon de Hinojosa, and Challenging the Testing Concept: Formative versus Summative Testing, by Consuela Popa, while another two on teaching writing: To Cut a Long Story Short… by Feride Hekimgil, and Hyper-Writing: Motion and Emotion Set to Text by Flavia Laviosa.
Another theme recurrent in this issue of HLT is teacher training and classroom practice. You can read about these topics in: Lessons from the Circus by Kevin McCaughey, Are My Lessons Teacher Dominated? by Albina Krasnova, Parikrma Teacher Training by Rani Innes, Minisagas for Getting Feedback by Hanna Kryszewska, and Increasing EAP Students’ Motivation and Independence by Letting Them Lead Some of Their Listening Lessons by Hatice Sarıgül Aydoğan.
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Hosted Discussion
September 2011
Hanna Kryszewska
Humanism and Modern Technology
How to integrate technology into language classes has been a hot topic ever since the first record player was used in a language lesson. The history of ELT methodology of the last 50 years or more could be told through the technology we use and abandon. Now that the first decade of the 21st century is over and we can see that technology is still a conference topic and looking at the developments in the area will remain one. We have a wealth of technological tools to choose from in delivering language courses. A teacher is like a child in a toy shop, each toy attracts but we cannot have them all. The dilemma is which tool to choose, and how to choose wisely so that its is not excessively time consuming and that the benefits are the greatest. Last not least do we tend to overlook the human being when attracted by teachology? Let's talk about it. My concern is also how to work with technology that has been imposed on the teacher by educational authorities.
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There are many practical ideas for the classroom; for teaching grammar there is No Regrets: Help with Teaching “The Counterfactual” by James Scotland, for using authentic materials there is The Unreality of Reality TV by Neil Mcbeath and for teaching vocabulary - Teaching Food Idioms and Proverbs by Nikolay Zhelyazkov,
Also I am happy to tell you that the debate between Stefan Rathert and Tony Cañadas on Rudolf Steiner and ELT still continues, ans seems to become more and more heated. I wish we had more similar exchanges in HLT.
For news from the publishing world look up: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Review of Two Graded Readers Gandhi and Three Men on the Bummel by Neil McBeath, Short Book Reviews by Hanna Kryszewska, and Teaching Language Learners by Rosemary Westewell.
As usual for your entertainment there are poems: More Nine Poems by Andreea Suciu and some jokes: Three Jokes submitted by Edwin Salter.
Enjoy the issue and don’t miss the information about two very interesting conferences advertised in this Editorial,
Best,
Hania Kryszewska
HLT Editor
hania.kryszewska@pilgrims.co.uk
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CONFERENCE THEME
In 2011 the Teacher Trainer Journal will be 25 years old! We want to celebrate that quarter of a century by bringing together readers, subscribers and contributors to the Teacher Trainer journal, together with new and experienced teach trainers, and those soon to enter the field, so we can share perspectives and practical ideas on teacher education.
On the agenda…..
- Plenary session on major issues in pre and in-service teacher training
- Participant presentations and practical workshops with the chance of publication as a follow up
- ‘Writer’s Workshop’ – Tips on publishing articles on work as a trainer
- ‘People who Train People’ – A live interview with someone from a parallel field
Proposals Accepted for:
- ‘An article comes alive!’ – Past contributors to the journal will choose one of their own articles, talk about why they wrote it and invite comments from participants
- ‘Case Study Hour’ – Participants present a case study based on a work issue and offer it up for analysis and comment by colleagues in small groups
The Venue
The Teacher Trainer 25th Anniversary Conference will be held at the University of Kent, on the hilltop overlooking the beautiful city of Canterbury in the county of Kent – known as the Garden of England. Accommodation can be booked on the campus which has easy transport links into Canterbury and London airports.
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