Description
Join Pavilion ELT in London for our 4th Live! event – a one-day conference packed with seminars, interactive workshops, lively debate and networking opportunities.
Pavilion ELT Live! brings you the opportunity to evaluate their own teaching practice, discuss the latest teaching trends and advances, and learn about new ways to incorporate different teaching techniques and methodology into their teaching.
The one-day programme will consist of three strands, to fit a variety of teaching contexts:
- Experiential professional development
- Debunking the myths
- At the chalkface – what really works in practice.
About Pavilion ELT
Pavilion ELT is the home of English Teaching professional, Modern English Teacher, and innovative handbooks and resources for English teachers. Pavilion ELT Live! is our 4th face-to-face Live! event, showcasing key themes and topics from our magazines and books, and the industry at large.
Mark is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Language Studies and Applied Linguistics at Canterbury Christ Church University, where he teaches on various Applied Linguistics and language teacher training programmes. His main areas of interest are in the use of drama in language teaching and performance-related skills for effective and affective teaching to maximise socio-psychological harmony in the classroom. His book Teaching English with Drama was published in 2005 by Pavilion Publishing, and his second book Putting the Human Centre Stage: Practical Theatre Techniques to Develop Teacher Presence, Rapport and a Positive Classroom Community is being published by Pavilion Publishing for May 2019.
Hugh Dellar 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.
Fiona has over 30 years worldwide experience in ELT, including such areas as Teacher Training, Business and Soft Skills Training and Academic Management. She holds an MA in Psychology and an English UK/Trinity Diploma in ELT Management. She spent several years working in Egypt and Brazil before returning to London in 1997. She has written articles for ELT publications, delivered webinars for British Council and contributed to the development of a British Council CPD handbook for teachers and managers. Fiona is a co-author on ETpedia Management, being published by Pavilion Publishing for June 2019.
Chris Farrell is Head of Teacher Development for Centre of English Studies UK and Ireland. He holds and MA and a DELTA and is a lecturer/supervisor on 3rd level courses in both UCD and TCD. He is a Committee member with IATEFL TDSIG and EAP in Ireland and regularly speaks at international conferences on behalf of CES and EAQUALS
Christopher Graham works as a freelance teacher trainer and author. One of his main interests is working with teachers from conflict and post-conflict environments. He is contributing editor of 21 Century Skills in the ELT Classroom – A Guide for Teachers and author of Training the Trainer – A Resource Book for ELT Professionals, both being published by Garnet Education this year.
Keith Harding has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, director of studies and principal in the UK and the US. He has written a number of ELT coursebooks and has run courses in ELT management in Europe, the Middle East and South America. He is also an inspector for the British Council and a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide. Keith is a co-author on ETpedia Management, being published by Pavilion Publishing for June 2019.
Susan Holden has a long and varied experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, magazine editor, publisher and author. She is now based in Scotland, where she runs a small publishing and materials development company.
Jacqueline Kassteen is a lateral thinker known for enabling others and creating opportunities around brand development and revenue generation. She has nearly 20 years of marketing experience in international education, student travel, publishing, lead generation, retail, and financial services. She holds a BSc in Marketing and CELTA qualifications for adults and young learners. Jackie is recognised as a “top industry analyst” with extensive breadth and depth of knowledge in international education, as evidenced by her launching ICEF Monitor. She has lived in 8 countries and worked as an intrapreneur across a variety of organisational sizes and structures. Now an entrepreneur, she started 2 companies in 14 months.
Carol Lethaby lives in San Francisco, California where she is part-time assistant professor on the New School New York online MA in TESOL and honoured instructor on the UC Berkeley Extension teaching certificate in TESL/TEFL. She has authored several textbook series for learners and is a frequent presenter at international conferences.
Fiona is a trainer and author who is now based in the UK after teaching in Spain for 28 years. She has written several courses for secondary, including Dive In! (Delta, 2019) and is a co-author of ETpedia Vocabulary, being published by Pavilion ELT in June 2019. She is also the co-founder of EVE: Equal Voices in ELT and editor of the IATEFL TDSIG ebulletin.
After a career in nursing and health service management, Kate moved into ELT teaching in 2007. She has worked in China, Russia, Poland and the UK and has been full time Director of Studies for Millfield Enterprises since 2018. Her main interests are teaching teens teacher development. Kate is passionate about sharing ideas and learning from others in the profession.
Chia Suan Chong is a writer, teacher trainer, communication skills trainer. The author of Successful International Communication, Chia has been the resident blogger of English Teaching professional since 2012 and also writes the ‘Not Only But Also’ column for the magazine. After ten years of teaching and teacher training at IH London, Chia now works from her base in York, writing and delivering training online and around the world.
Andrew Walkley has twenty-five years’ experience in ELT and is co-founder of Lexical Lab which provides ELT materials, training and a Summer School in London. With Hugh Dellar, he’s co-authored two General English series, Outcomes and Innovations (National Geographic Learning), and levels in the series Perspectives (NGL) and Roadmap (Pearson). They’ve also written the methodology book, Teaching Lexically (Delta Publishing)
