1. M OVING F ORWARD : M ODERN EFL T EACHING T ECHNIQUES Professional Development Workshop April 1 – 2, 2011 Elista 1

2. B ENEFITS OF P ARTICIPATING IN W EBINARS FOR T EACHER ’ S P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT ValeSi April 2, 2011 Elista 2

3. W HAT IS A W EBINAR ? = Web-based seminar = interactive lecture = presentation = workshop Duration: 45/60/90 minutes 3

4. S HARING O NLY M Y O WN E XPERIENCE BaW (Becoming a Webhead) 2010, 2011 (live + recorded) Shaping the Way We Teach English (USA State Department) 2010 – 2011 (live + recorded) Longman Tertiary Week (Pearson Longman Publishing House) February 2011 (live) Macmillan (recorded) 4

5. W HY IS IT NECESSARY ? Watch, listen and decide for yourselves… 5

6. B ENEFIT 1 Remaining at home 6

7. W HAT YOU NEED An Internet connection A headset An e-mail address Time…time…time… 7

8. T IMETABLE BaW: January, February (once/twice a week) Macmillan: 3 pm UK time, first Wednesday – each month, except summer; http://www.macmillanenglish.com/BlankTemplat e.aspx?id=43108 Organized by the USA State Departtment. To get registered in April 2011 webinars, e-mail to: http://moscow.usembassy.gov/elo.html http://moscow.usembassy.gov/elo.html 8

9. B ENEFIT 2 Learning in the newest educational environment – the virtual classroom 9

10. V IRTUAL C LASSROOM (B A W 2011) 10

11. V IRTUAL C LASSROOM (USA) 11

12. V IRTUAL C LASSROOM (L ONGMAN ) 12

13. V IRTUAL C LASSROOM (M ACMILLAN ) 13

14. O NE M ORE M ACMILLAN W EBINAR 14

15. P ARTICIPANT I NTERFACE 15

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18. B ENEFIT 3 Communicating with ESL/EFL experts Asking questions, taking part in polls 18

19. L ECTURERS Graham Stanley, English for the British Council in Barcelona JOAN KANG SHIN Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, UMBC Rick Rosenberg 19

20. LECTURERS Julia Williams is the author of Learning English for Academic Purposes, published by Pearson Longman ESL in 2005. Carol Numrich from Columbia University: Consider the Issues: Advanced Listening and Critical Thinking Skills, Longman, Inc., 2004, 1995, 1987 (only one of her numerous books) 20

21. K EVIN M C C AUGHEY 21

22. LESLIE OPP-BECKMAN, P H.D. U NIVERSITY OF O REGON, L INGUISTICS D EPARTMENT, A MERICAN E NGLISH I NSTITUTE 22

23. D IANE AND N ORBERT S CHMITT 23

24. C AROL N UMRICH 24

25. D AVID H ILL 25

26. J EREMY H ARMER 26

27. P AUL E MMERSON 27

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29. B ENEFIT 4 Discussing Various Themes and choosing format of participating 29

30. L ONGMAN T ERTIARY W EEK OF E NGLISH The principles of assessment and testing Moving toward a more authentic listening practice Principles for effective vocabulary teaching Critical expression: strategies for teaching critical thinking Teaching writing today: the same as yesterday? 30

31. S HAPING THE W AY W E T EACH E NGLISH What Makes a Great Listening Task Task-Based Instruction Best Practices: Teaching English to Young Learners Differentiated Learning Ten Great Teaching Tools Critical Thinking in the TEFL Curriculum Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Activating Materials for Communication The Movable Class: Managing and Varying Movement in the Classroom 31

32. B ENEFIT 5 Refreshing knowledge on Methods of teaching ESL/EFL 32

33. B ENEFIT 6 Before and After Webinar Communication 33

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38. B ENEFIT 7 Becoming a part of a community 38

39. B ENEFIT 8 Practical application 39

40. just immediately after the webinar receiving a lot of different materials – free! watching and listening to a recorded webinar at any convenient – for you!!!!!!!! – time! sharing with colleagues 40

41. B ENEFIT 9 Splendid Speech Practice 41

42. Listening to American, British, Australian native and non-native speakers All four language skills developed Even Speaking – in smaller webinars 42

43. B ENEFIT 10 Certificate 43

44. S O, WHY … Now, could you answer the question that I asked you before? Ready to attend?! 44

45. F EEDBACK Any questions? Visit my wiki on professional development at: http://wikipdworkshop.wikispace s.com/ E-mail to: 45

46. R ESOURCES http://www.macmillanenglish.com/BlankTemplat e.aspx?id=43108http://www.macmillanenglish.com/BlankTemplat e.aspx?id=43108 Macmillan webinars http://www.techfuels.com/everything-else/7899- labtec-242-headset.htmlhttp://www.techfuels.com/everything-else/7899- labtec-242-headset.html picture of headset http://www.amazon.co.uk/EAP-Now-Students- Kathy-Cox/dp/1740910737 46

47. R ESOURCES http://www.carolread.com/ http://www.renison.uwaterloo.ca/directory/williams- julia.shtml http://ce.columbia.edu/American-Language- Program/Faculty http://pages.uoregon.edu/leslieob/resume.html http://www.umbc.edu/education/faculty/bio/shinj.htm http://www.kevinmccaughey.com/bio 47