Giving Students a Voice: Critical Thinking in the ELT classroom

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GIVING STUDENTS A VOICE:
CRITICAL THINKING IN THE ELT CLASSROOM

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HUGH DELLAR AND ANDREW WALKLEY
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Thinking critically is seen as an essential 21st century skill, but what exactly is it and can it be taught? In this webinar, Hugh and Andrew will address these issues and suggest critical thinking tasks that fit well in communicative English classes as they offer interesting opportunities for discussion, teaching language and giving young people a voice. Reference will be made to the National Geographic Learning series, Perspectives.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Andrew Walkley has 25 years experience as a teacher, trainer and materials writer. He is currently the co-director of Lexical Lab (lexicallab.com) an educational services provider specialising in course design and consultancy, material writing and teacher training. With Lexical Lab, he runs a variety of training courses for people in English Language education as part of a Summer school. He is the co-author of several coursebook series – Outcomes, Innovations, and Perspectives (National Geographic Learning).

Hugh Dellar is a teacher, teacher trainer, and coursebook writer based in London. He has over twenty-five years’ experience in the field and is the co-founder of Lexical Lab. He has co-authored two five-level General English series, Outcomes and Innovations, both published by National Geographic Learning, as well as one level of the high-school series Perspectives.

Emerging into English: different levels, different needs

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EMERGING INTO ENGLISH:
DIFFERENT LEVELS, DIFFERENT NEEDS

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HUGH DELLAR AND ANDREW WALKLEY
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In our experience, language learning is not a linear process. Rarely is language presented by a teacher or coursebook, practiced, and then acquired, allowing the class to move on to the next grammar structure or set of words. However, coursebooks can give the impression that learning does work in this way, especially if you consider how frequently they follow a uniformly ordered grammar syllabus and provide the same format of lessons across all levels.

In this webinar, we will look at how taking a more realistic view of grammar and vocabulary development can lead to a better understanding of learners’ needs. By providing the “space” for language to emerge, it takes the students beyond the book’s syllabus and reveals important learner needs at all levels.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Andrew Walkley has 25 years experience as a teacher, trainer, and materials writer. He is currently the co-director of Lexical Lab (lexicallab.com) an educational services provider specialising in course design and consultancy, material writing and teacher training. With Lexical Lab, he runs a variety of training courses for people in English Language education as part of a Summer school. He is the co-author of several coursebook series – Outcomes, Innovations and Perspectives (National Geographic Learning) and the methodology book Teaching Lexically (Delta Publishing).

Hugh Dellar is a teacher, teacher trainer and course book writer based in London. He has over twenty-five years experience in the field and is the co-founder of Lexical Lab. He has co-authored two five-level General English series, Outcomes and Innovations, both published by National Geographic Learning, as well as one level of the high-school series Perspectives. His first methodology book, Teaching Lexically, came out via Delta Publishing in 2016.

The Questions We Ask

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THE QUESTIONS WE ASK

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HUGH DELLAR AND ANDREW WALKLEY
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Sugatra Mitra suggested that good questions unlock learning. What are those questions in English language teaching? Who asks them? When? What answers and feedback do they provide? What questions are taught in course books – including Outcomes – and what might they reveal about principles behind them? What questions might teachers ask themselves to develop? In this webinar, Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley will answer these questions from their own perspectives and hope to raise a few more questions for teachers of English everywhere.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Andrew Walkley has 25 years’ experience as a teacher, trainer and materials writer. He is currently the co-director of Lexical Lab (lexicallab.com) an educational services provider specialising in course design and consultancy, material writing and teacher training. With Lexical Lab, he runs a variety of training courses for people in English Language education as part of a Summer school. He is the co-author of several coursebook series including Outcomes, Innovations, and Perspectives (National Geographic Learning) and the methodology book Teaching Lexically (Delta Publishing).

Hugh Dellar is a teacher, teacher trainer and coursebook writer based in London. He has over twenty-five years’ experience in the field and is the co-founder of Lexical Lab. He has co-authored two five-level General English series, Outcomes and Innovations, both published by National Geographic Learning, as well as one level of the high-school series Perspectives.