English Teachers' Day - Afternoon Session: Make Teens Read Again? Yes, We Can!

Zielsetzung / Objectifs

Knowledge
the participants will learn :
- book titles guaranteed to get their students into reading
- about different types of reluctant readers and how to engage them.

Know-how
the participants will be able to :
- use various technologies, apps, websites, and activities to implement in literary analysis
- get their students to engage with a story.

Posture
the participants will :
- their teaching practice
- their aims and objectives when teaching literature.

Inhalt / Contenu

- What makes a reluctant reader (in the school environment)
- no more boring book reports! Various techniques to implement in the classroom (adaptable to level and age)
- books guaranteed to get your students into reading
- no-prep, original activities to get your students to really engage with the story
- smart phones and iPads are your allies - how to use them to your advantage when working with books
- ready to use material for book analysis (adaptable to any level and any book).

program:
- 08:15 Registration
- 08:45 Welcome speech
- 08:50 Keynote speech – Nik Peachey, "AI in the Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities" (OUP)
- 09:45 Coffee break
- 10:00 Workshops
- 11:30 JBK Young Teacher Award ceremony
- 11:45 Lunch break
- 13:00 Keynote speech – Alex Warren, "For What it’s Earth - Incorporating Sustainability Education into EAP Classrooms" (National Geographic Learning)
- 14:00 Coffee break
- 14:15 Workshops
- 15:45 Plenary (+prize draw).

Arbeitsformen / Approche méthodologique

- intro to theory
- presentation of books
- practice of introduced activities
- presentation of resources.

Referent, Referentin / Formateur, formatrice

Marina Fonseca, MA in English Literature with specialization in fantasy literature and fairy tales, author, English language teacher