English Teachers' Forum - 29 May 2010

Topic: 'An Introductory Insight into Modern ELT Publishing'.

Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

Venue: Alshati Language and Training Center

Map: http://www.altc-ly.com/contactus.html

Refreshments will be served following the presentation

Synopsis:

Tarek Benrewin, Associate Manager North Africa in English Language Teaching and Education for Cambridge University Press, will be talking briefly about the respected history of Cambridge University Press and about English language publishing in general. The presentation will concentrate on new trends in English language publishing & blended learning that teachers should know and explains to teachers the importance of using the Corpus in text books. The attendance will have a clear simplified idea about publishing as a whole. The presenter will kindly be answering any questions regarding ELT publishing.

Cambridge University Press is a department of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-profit organisation. We aim to further, through publication and printing, the University of Cambridge’s own objective of advancing learning, knowledge and research worldwide. Cambridge University Press is one of the world’s leading publishers of English Language Teaching material, supplying to almost every country in the world. These learning materials exemplify the cutting edge of English teaching methodology and the quality of the Cambridge ELT list is universally acknowledged by the teaching profession for both British and American English.

English Teachers' Forum - Wednesday, 17th March 2010

• Topic: What General English Students Want and Need to be Successful in their Careers
• Date: Wednesday 17th March 2010
• Time: 5:30 pm
• Venue: Bell International / Awardbrand, El Noflien, Tripoli, Libya - location: Map
• RSVP: send an email with 'Language Leader' in the subject line to: brentdq @ yahoo.co.uk

David Cotton will be giving a talk about 'What General English Students Want and Need'. This talk will focus on what skills students need to be successful in their careers, and will show how he attempted to meet students' wants and needs in Pearson Longman's new Advanced Level 'Language Leader' series, of which David Cotton is co-author.

Mr. Cotton studied Economics in England at the University of Reading and French Language and Literature at the University of Toronto in Canada. He has over 35 years' experience teaching and training in EFL, ESP and English for Business, and is the author of numerous business English titles, including Agenda, World of Business, International Business Topics, and Keys to Management. He is also one of the authors of the best-selling Business Class and a co-author of the Language Leader series. He has taught in Canada, France and England, and been visiting lecturer in many universities worldwide.

English Teachers' Forum - Saturday, 20 Feb. 2010

Presentations Skills Workshop

• Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
• Time: 10am to 12pm
• Venue: Farhati Hall, Benashur (see map)
• Cost: FREE

About the workshop:

Speaking in front of people is often the source of anxiety for many. The best way to alleviate that stress is to know what is necessary to hold a successful workshop that will interest and inform the participant. This workshop hopes to give you those presentation skills. The topics covered will discuss knowing the audience you are presenting to, developing a plan, structuring a presentation, and giving good delivery including your voice, rapport with the audience, and body language. These ideas will be reviewed, discussed, and, if there are any brave audience members, practiced in an educational environment where the participants do just that . . . participate!

About the speaker:

Brendan Carson has been in teaching and English and training English language teachers for about fifteen years in the United States, Korea, Ireland, Qatar, China, Afghanistan, and currently Libya. He has been living in Tripoli as an English Language Fellow through Georgetown University and the US State Department and is splitting his time between lecturing MA in Applied Linguistics students at the Academy of Graduate Studies and holding training workshops around Libya. He is new to Libya so any good advice for him will be greatly welcomed!

English Teachers' Forum - Saturday 30 January 2010

Welcome to 2010!

This is the fourth year of the English Teachers' Forum. Thanks to all the teachers who have come and participated in past forums and have helped to make the English Teachers' Forum a success!

What's in store for Libya's English teachers this year? 

This month's forum is a planning session for this year's agenda. We'll also find out what the upcoming ELTEX 2010 will be all about and get information about how teachers in Libya can apply to present papers and workshops at ELTEX 2010.

• Date: Saturday, January 30th, 2010
• Time: 10am to 12pm
• Venue: University of Libya (Informatics) - see map

Click on the map for a larger version

CELTA Course - Tripoli, Libya

Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)

The British Council is delighted to announce the running of a Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) teacher training course in 2010.

The course runs from Sunday 21^st February to Monday 22^nd March with a two-day break on the 2^nd & 3^rd of March.

The 120-hour-course includes the following: input sessions, supervised lesson planning, and teaching practice with extensive feedback, tutorials, peer observation and the observation of experienced teachers.

The input is given in the form of workshops designed to be as "hands on" and practical as possible.

Further information on the course is available from the Cambridge website at http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teaching/celta.htm

Eligibility for the course

• To be eligible for the course, you should have native speaker or near native speaker-like ability in English. For anyone assessed using CEF levels, this means a good C1 level. The course is extremely difficult, and not suitable for anyone who does not have this level of English. The demands of the course in teaching, language analysis, and discussion and in assignment preparation are extremely high.
• You should be aged 20 or over with a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education.
• Teaching experience is not essential but is an advantage.
• You should be aware that the course is full time and will require 100% focus for the duration.

Cost

The cost of the course is 3080 Libyan Dinars. This will include all course fees, materials and certification from Cambridge.

Open Evening

On Thursday 14^th January, the British Council Tripoli is hosting a CELTA Open Evening. This is a chance for potential candidates to come and see a presentation about the CELTA and to meet people who took the course recently. . If you think the course is suitable for you, you can then ask for an application form. The evening will run from 7-9 pm with a buffet. The event is free, but limited to the first 50 people who reply. If you want to attend, please contact Erika.Sigvallius@ly.britishcouncil.org by 10^th January. You will be contacted after this date to confirm whether you have a ticket for the open evening.

Application procedure

After 10^th January you can apply to Erika.Sigvallius@ly.britishcouncil.org for an application form, or visit us for a hard copy. This will need to be completed and returned to us by 21st January. Successful candidates will then be called for an interview. We expect interviews to take place between 25th and 31st January with successful candidates being notified within 2 working days. There are only 10 places available on the course but should demand from suitably qualified candidates exceed supply then we will certainly consider running another course in late 2010.

Erika Sigvallius | Training, Development & ICT Coordinator | British Council

T +218 (0)21 4843164 -67 | F +218 (0)21 484 0178 |

Casablanca Street, Hey El Wihda  Al -Arabia, Siyahia. PO Box 6797 Tripoli |

Erika.Sigvallius@ly.britishcouncil.org | www.britishcouncil.org/libya |

English Teachers' Forum - October 17th 2009

Exam Skills Interactive Workshop

• Venue: International House Tripoli - Elite (see map)
• Date: Saturday, October 17th 2009
• Time: 10am - 12pm
• There will be a light buffet served following the workshop.

R.S.V.P.:

Please send an email if you plan on attending to: youssef@ihtripoli-elite.com

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program

A chance to study and teach in America

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program brings young English language teachers to America to refine their teaching skills and increase their English proficiency. As a FLTA Fellow, you will spend one academic year at a U.S. university where you will teach Arabic and enroll in at least two U.S. studies or teaching methodology classes each semester. You will also share the culture and values of your country with Americans in university clubs, dormitories, and in the community. When you return home, you will have a high proficiency in English and will speak with firsthand knowledge about the United States, its culture, and people.

Assistants:

1. Have formal academic training or professional experience in teaching and must have a sincere interest in teaching their native language and culture to students in the U.S.
2. Have an in-depth knowledge of their culture and current events in their country
3. Have leadership skills and the ability to motivate students in an emphatic manner
4. Have the ability to engage students informally
5. Should be able to work creatively and be self-reliant, while being willing to work cooperatively as part of a team with faculty, staff and students
6. Preferably have good organizational and computer skills
7. Demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to learn
8. Have interest in such activities as sports, music, cooking, poetry, dance, etc.
9. Should be adaptable to living in rural or urban areas.

Assistantships:

1. Are in diverse locations, including small, suburban communities or rural areas which may have limited access to good public transportation
2. Involve diverse duties at the host institution and many may not be limited to working exclusively in a formal classroom setting
3. Frequently involve participation in extracurricular activities such as leading conversation groups, participating in community social events/lectures, working in language laboratories, etc.
4. Frequently involve living in residence halls or language houses and interacting with students outside the classroom on a daily basis
5. Frequently involve "animating" language clubs - making language learning interesting and personal
6. Involve initiating activities for students and the university/college community using the language being taught in a friendly, outgoing and flexible manner
7. Involve being a cultural ambassador
8. May or may not be considered faculty positions. If they are, they carry faculty responsibilities, including the responsibility of helping students individually at all times and keeping regular office hours
9. Must not carry a workload that exceeds 20 hours per week
10. Must be carried out solely at the institution specified on visa documentation.

Application information available at http://libya.usembassy.gov

APPLY BY: OCTOBER 15, 2009

For more information contact the U.S. Embassy · Public Affairs Section · Tripoli, Libya

US-Exchanges-Libya@state.gov · (0) 91-375-6528

English Teachers' Forum - June 27th, 2009

The British Council, Tripoli will host parallel workshops for June's English Teachers' Forum

Topic: Identify pronunciation problems learners have and using appropriate techniques and activities to help learners develop their pronunciation.

• A workshop by Shaheena Bakhshov will focus on: Contractions, schwa, weak and strong sounds, phonemic chart, stress, rhythm, intonation, pitch.

• Daniel Johnston's workshop will focus on providing teachers with classroom ideas and activities to help Libyan students with problematic sounds such as:

Consonants, e.g. /p/ and /b/

Consonant clusters, e.g. ‘spr’

Date: Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: British Council, Seyaheya, Tripoli

English Teachers' Forum - May 30th, 2009

How Do Teachers Develop Themselves?

• Why are we teachers?
• What made us choose this career among others?
• Are we satisfied with our jobs or not?
• How do teachers develop themselves?

The answers to these questions will be discussed at the next English Teachers' Forum.

Venue: Al-Alalameya Center (see map below)

Date: Saturday, 30th May 2009

Time: 10:00 a.m

For additional information:

• Mobile: 092-640-8174
• Tel: 021-477 23 66
• E-mail:alalameya_tc@yahoo.com

English Teachers' Forum - 25 April 2009

Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm

Venue: The Petroleum Institute (PTQI), Seyahia ( Gergarish )

Presenter: Chris Redston

Chris Redston is the co-author of face2face, the best-selling general English course for adults from Cambridge University Press. He has worked in ELT for over twenty years, teaching in Turkey, Argentina and the UK for International House. He has also run teacher-training courses in Italy and the UK, and is an experienced author of adult course materials. He has travelled extensively, visiting over forty countries, and currently lives in London.

• Get the Perfect Start with face2face or Getting Started with face2face

How can we help starter and elementary students acquire the core language and skills they need to communicate successfully in today's world? Chris Redston, co-author of face2face, discusses how teachers can help lower-level students to develop effective strategies for successful language learning. He also introduces the new Starter level of face2face and explains how the innovative key features of this best-selling course have been adapted to meet the needs of beginner-level students.

• Which words don't we listen to?

Listening is probably the hardest skill for students to master, and teachers are often unsure how to help their students improve their listening in the classroom. Chris Redston, co-author of face2face, explores the underlying reasons why listening to natural spoken English is so problematic, then discusses practical ways in which teachers can really help students get better at listening. There will be a particular focus on lower-level students

March 2009 - Forum

Here are some images of March's English Teachers' Forum that was hosted by ALETC. Special thanks to Marietta Forrest for her wonderful workshop 'Communicative Reading & Writing Activities'.

Laila Arif, Marietta Forrest and Hana Gusbi

More images of the event can be found here: March 2009 workshop

English Teachers' Forum - 28 March 2009

Communicative Reading & Writing Activities

Teacher trainer, Marietta Forrest, who has a six month fellowship at Alfateh University, will present a free workshop for teachers on how to integrate communicative reading and writing activities into their lessons.

Please bring a successful reading or writing activity that you use with your students to share with the other participants.

• Date: Saturday, March 28th 2009
• Time: 10am to 12pm
• Place: American Libyan English Training Center (ALETC) – Benashur, Tripoli, Libya

ELTEX Conference 2009

This year we have some great international presenters at ELTEX Conference 2009.

The Conference will be held at AlFatah University in the Language Lab.

The Conference is from 16-18th March beginning at 2pm every day in Tripoli and 19th March in Benghazi.

Please be aware that the timetable could change depending upon circumstances and it is recommendedthat you arrive early to ensure a place in the workshops and Plenaries.

Download the timetable here: Provisional Timetable ELTEX 2009

See the map below (click on the image for an enlargement).

English Teachers' Forum - 28 February 2009

The Cultural Affairs Department of the U.S. Embassy of Libya will host the English Teachers' Forum for the month of February. English Language Instructor, Dr. Ruth Petzold, will conduct a workshop titled:

A Good Use of Time

Dr. Ruth Petzold is the Regional English Language Officer (RELO) for North Africa. She is based in Rabat and covers Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. The mission of the RELO consists in working with local educational institutions to improve the teaching of English as a foreign language in the private and public sectors.

Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: Alshati Language and Training Center - map: http://www.altc-ly.com/contactus.html

January 2009 - Forum