JONATHAN BYGRAVE
AUTHOR
English Learning
Taking an Interest in Interest
OVERVIEW
What do we mean when we say that something is ‘interesting’? It’s one of those questions that forces us to consider a concept that we take for granted: interest. We prefer our students to find a lesson interesting rather than boring, but what are the different kinds of interest that our students can experience and what kind of interest is most effective for learning? This webinar will consider these questions, as well as how to add this to our English language learning material. We hope that you will find it…interesting.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jonathan Bygrave has worked in English language teaching since 1992 as a teacher, editor, publisher and author. He has written and co-written eighteen books across seven coursebook series, writing for both adults and teens. In recent years he has also been exploring and creating materials for digital publishing. Jonathan has carried out classroom research in various countries including Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Russia and Spain. He was born in the UK and now lives next to a canal in the Netherlands, unfortunately not in a windmill.