Seminars and Workshops for Teachers
These are the workshops and seminars we are currently offering. Please contact us for more information.
Teaching Cambridge FCE
All the tricks, tips and knacks to teach the most important points to pass the Cambridge First Certificate Exam. It will cover all the areas of vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skills for each and every paper. We will cover what to teach in every part and more importantly what not to teach. All the material and notes will be provided for teachers to keep and use in their classrooms.
Teaching Legal English and the language of Law
An introduction to the kind of language used in Law, as well as the process of teaching legal english to law students and newly qualified lawyers. An overview of Legal English terminology and ideas to teach legal vocabulary, with free ready to use activities suitable for different levels. ILEC: Cambridge UCLES Legal English examination: overview and strategies for each paper. How to find, adapt and use resources for teaching legal English. How to deal with the main areas of difficulty – different legal systems, specialised vocabulary and writing style.
Writing - Turning paper to canvas
An interesting and worthwhile hobby for teachers and an introductory workshop into essays, poetry and much more. The workshop provides teachers with many ideas about writing in the classroom. We will see works by William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Winston Churchill, George Orwell and William Blake.
English has no future - but it has a glorious past
A holistic look at English and its style through the use of verb tenses. A glimpse into the secrets behind their effect and how they are traditionally translated.
Us and them
An extremely useful tool and an invaluable guide for teachers and translators looking at what makes English and Spanish so distinct. A walk down the history, life, likes and dislikes of the English language.
English with style: reading between the lines
Four key points that allow for the simple analysis of an english text in terms of purpose, style and efficacy. For teachers and translators who want to go beyond the written word and into the universe of English language and culture.
Poetry in times of war: vapidizing Shakespeare
Wilfred Owen, the greatest War poet, once said that after reading Siegfried Sassoons' poetry, “even Shakespeare seems vapid”. Theirs are poems dealing with identity, innocence, guilt, loyalty, courage, compassion, humanity, duty, desire and death. We shall analyse works of Wilfred Owen,Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas, Siegfried Sassoon, Philip Larkin and Robert Graves.
Tea with Austen - a Jane Austen film club
Two hour sessions bringing Jane Austen, her novels and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs and other 19th Century historical details. Reading and watching film adaptations of three of Austen's novels – Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion to learn about the elegant splendor of the Regency Period and gather teaching ideas as well as ready to use activities for the classroom.
Teaching literature
Teachers often find themselves at a loss trying to integrate literature into their classrooms. What can literature do for your students? What skills can it help develop? The abridged text, friend or foe? What’s the drama about drama? Discuss and explore different ways of integrating literature and language skills. Input + 1: guiding your students to embrace the masters, how to select texts and adapt them to your classroom needs. Take back a must have toolkit with ready to use ideas for your classroom.
