Materials design

Silent Stories: using pictures in ELT

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Annie McDonald
Event date: 
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 13:30
Venue: 
Braz-TESOL, room 803
Location: 
Rio de Janeiro
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Silent Stories: using pictures in ELT - hancockmcdonald.com/talks/silent-stories-using-pictures-elt

Pictures are like silent stories. Silent because they are non-verbal. Stories, because they are pregnant with content to talk about. For these two reasons alone, they are extremely useful in English language teaching. In this talk, we explain these and more advantages of pictures, as well as demonstrating different activity types for use in the classroom.

  • General
  • Materials design

Language as communication: an action-oriented approach

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 11:30
Venue: 
Fischer Conference
Location: 
Bucharest
Extra info: 
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Language as communication: an action-oriented approach

"I've studied English for X years but I still can't use it". Sound familiar? It's what you get when you present language as a ladder of grammar rules rather than as communicative potential. If learners want to be able to use English,  they need an action-oriented approach to language: developing communicative competences rather than just knowledge of form.

  • General
  • Materials design
  • Syllabus design

How to Get the Most from a Song

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Friday, January 29, 1999 - 19:30
Venue: 
Expolangue
Location: 
Paris
Extra info: 
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How to Get the Most from a Song

Songs have long been popular with language teachers. They demonstrate language in a memorable, motivating way. However, all too often, the exploitation is limited to gap filling. In this workshop, we will look at other ways in which they can be used in the classroom.

  • Materials design

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