Workshop: Conscious Teacher Training - June 15, 2013

• Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013
• Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
• Venue: The Canadian Academy of Libya
• Map: http://www.canadian.ly/contact.html

Synopsis:

Conscious Teacher Training is designed to inform participants, enhancing their skills and effectiveness. The course is designed as a holistic approach geared towards developing knowledge and self-awareness, to help support children in reaching their full potential.

Presenter:

Aya Husni Bey has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Brighton as well as qualifications in Early Years Teacher Training, Play-work and Therapeutic Play Practitioner from various UK colleges, PTUK/PTI Post Graduate Training in Therapeutic Creative Practice and CPD Art Therapy at the Tobias School of Therapeutic Arts. She has been active in many teaching and educational projects focused on young children in the UK and France and has assisted the A.F.E.L children's charity, an organization which provided after school care and support for children and their families suffering from drug and alcohol misuse and abuse in a project sponsored by the United Nations in Lebanon. 

Workshop: Teach to the Beat - May 25, 2013

Teach to the Beat

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2013

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: The Academy of Post Graduate Studies, Janzour, Libya (see map below)

Synopsis:

Nothing is more rewarding for a teacher, than seeing students smile and laugh while they learn. Using music in the classroom is a great way for teachers to achieve success with English language learners. There are a variety of different ways to use music in the classroom. In this hands-on interactive workshop teachers will explore different ways to incorporate music, songs and lyrics into their lessons. 

Presented by:

Laila Arif  holds BA in English Literature, Purdue University (USA) and an MA in TESOL from University of London (UK). She is fluent in Arabic, English, Italian and French. Since 1992 she has been active in EFL teaching and upgrading of Libyan teachers in the public and private sectors, offering support to where needed to obtain good quality teaching for the future generations of Libya. She is also co-founder of the English Teachers Forum, Libya. She's now the Educational Consultant at ISM International School, Tripoli, Libya  

Therese Martin (Khadija) has been living in Libya since 1989. She is a CELTA qualified teacher and director of English language courses at Almaqar IT & English Language Training in Tripoli. She co-founded the English Teachers' Forum in 2006. 

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UPDATED: English Teaching Interactive Poster Event

Sabratha English Teachers will host an interactive poster event. Forty English teachers will share the new methods they have experienced during a three-week teacher training program. The Sabratha teachers would like to invite you to visit their event. Date: Thursday,  May 2nd 2013 Time: Begins at 10:00am Place: Sabratha Aloom El Hyat Bnat This event is open to the general public and is free of charge.

Presentation: Why CELTA? | May 4, 2013

Topic: Why CELTA?
Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Time: 10am - 12pm
Venue: The British Council, Tripoli (see map below)


Why CELTA?

Glenn Allies

This presentation will deal with the relevance of the Cambridge Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) to the Libyan teaching context. Most language teachers and learners in Libya have experienced language learning and teaching from a teacher centred approach. The CELTA is a teacher training course that equips teachers to involve learners more; using the knowledge they (the learners) bring to the classroom to communicate in English. The talk will include a short demonstration on how vocabulary can be taught in a more student centred way instead of just telling students the meaning. The course syllabus, assessment and course structure will also be highlighted.

Presenter:
Glenn Allies is a teacher and teacher trainer at the British Council. He teaches on the Cambridge Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course in Libya. He has extensive experience in teacher training with public school teachers in Korea. His interests include: learner centred classrooms, world Englishes and extensive reading programmes.

Workshop: Developing Cultural Fluency - April 13, 2013

Topic: Developing Cultural Fluency
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Time: 10am to 12pm
Venue: Manarat Libya (see Map)

Synopsis:

“Developing Cultural Fluency” means not just understanding the words that a person from another culture is saying; it also means correctly interpreting what they really mean.  Teaching English grammar and vocabulary is only part of teaching students to understand English speakers from other cultures.  World-view and cultural assumptions are also a critical part of communication and understanding.

This workshop includes understanding the three main types of world-views in our world today.  It will include becoming aware of other cultural dimensions that are critical to good communication, trust and mutually beneficial relationships. We will also review the general differences between typical Libyan culture and typical American cultural.

The outcomes of this workshop will be learning your own dominant world-view, better self-understanding and better understanding of other people on several different cultural levels.  These outcomes should be of great benefit to those attending in terms of reduced misunderstandings and conflicts, and more successful communications both professionally and personally.

Check out our blog at http://www.knowledgeworkx.com/blogs/knowledgeworkx for additional resources before or after this workshop.

Presenter:

Mr. Joseph Branch brings over 30 years of intercultural training and experience in the international business and training world.  He is a certified executive coach with the International Coaching Federation, and a certified behavior consultant in leadership development, strategic consulting and leadership coaching. He has lived and worked long-term in 7 countries, speaks several languages, and is starting his 3rd international business in North Africa.

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Meeting: March 30, 2013

There will be a meeting to vote for the interim board of the English Teachers' Forum, Libya

• Date: March 30, 2013
• Time: 10am to 12pm
• Place: Almaqar IT & English Language Training 
• (see map: http://learnenglishlibya.blogspot.com/p/location_2.html )

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English Teachers' Forum: Afternoon Workshop - March 9, 2013

Macmillan Publishers is sponsoring a free workshop for the English Teachers' Forum on the afternoon of March 9th 2013.

• Topic: Helping Teachers Teach Writing
• Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2013
• Time: 2pm - 4pm
• Venue: The Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel Tripoli (see map below)
• Refreshments will be served.

The Presenter:

Dorothy Zemach is an author, editor, teacher, and teacher trainer in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT). She taught English, French, and Japanese for over 18 years in Asia, Africa, and the US and holds an MA in TESL from the School for International Training in Vermont.

Now she concentrates on writing and editing English language teaching materials and textbooks and conducting teacher training workshops. Her areas of specialty and interest include teaching writing, teaching reading, business English, academic English, testing, and humor. She is a frequent plenary speaker at international conferences, and a regular blogger for Teacher Talk at Azar Grammar.

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English Teachers' Forum: Workshop - March 9, 2013

A free workshop, sponsored by Cambridge University Press is being held on the morning of March 9th, 2013 for the English Teachers Forum.

• Topic: Making lessons more learner-centred with Face2Face Second Edition
• Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013
• Time: 10am - 1pm
• Venue: Al Tawasol University, Tripoli (near Khadra Hospital - see map below)

Presented by:

Peter Lucantoni

Peter Lucantoni has had a long career in English language teaching and teacher training in Europe and the Middle East. He is the author and co-author of several popular coursebooks for students, including IGCSE English as a Second Language Levels 1 and 2, and IGCSE English as a Second Language Exam Preparation Guide, both published by Cambridge University Press. He is currently writing one level of and is series editor for a new three-level course for secondary school learners, due to be published by Cambridge University Press. Peter has also published with Pearson, Hodder-Murry, Macmillan and Garnet Education. He is the Cambridge University Press Regional Teacher Trainer for the Middle East and North Africa, and regularly speaks at ELT conferences and trains teachers internationally in both the public and private sectors. He is a course tutor for Cambridge CELTYL, CELTA & DELTA, is an assessor for Cambridge CELTYL, and an examiner for Cambridge speaking examinations. 

  

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English Teachers' Forum: February 16, 2013

The next meeting of the English Teachers' Forum will take place on Saturday, February 16th, 2013 to discuss the agenda for this year.

Topic: Agenda 2013
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Place: Almaqar IT & English Language Training - Located in Fornaj, across from Tripoli Medical Centre next to the vehicle registration office (Treeg Almuwasalat) and the flour mill (see map: MAP)

We'll be discussing:

• The agenda for 2013
• The upcoming English Teaching and Learning Conference
• Setting up a mentoring program
• How to reach out and include other areas of Libya in the ETF
• How to make the ETF an officially recognized entity