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Session 3 |
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Saturday 14:00 – 14:40 |
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A3 |
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Louise Kennedy and Carole Eilertson Introducing 'Up to Speed' |
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Presentation type: |
Commercial, 40 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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On behalf of:
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Cornelsen Verlag |
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Summary |
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We are introducing 'Up to Speed', Cornelsen's new modular C1 business resource with a student-and teacher-friendly approach to 1 to 1 (and small group) training. In this presentation we demonstrate activities from the book, such as topical 'focus questions' which elicit existing levels of knowledge, thought-provoking 'minimal grammar pairs' that make students realize how subtle structural differences can affect meaning, as well as case studies tailored to the 1 to 1 framework which allow students to bring their own expertise to bear on a real-world business conundrum. Throughout our presentation we encourage participants to take an active role by completing mini-tasks and rising to unexpected challenges. |
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Biodata |
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Louise Kennedy from County
Donegal, Ireland, began her EFL career in Germany over 17 years ago and
has been working in that field ever since. Her main interests are
developing ESP materials, designing and evaluating programs as well as
teaching with technology. She works in Hamburg where she is a partner
in Intercom Language Services. |
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B3 |
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Dr Barry Tomalin Europe at Work |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 80 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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Summary |
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EUROPE AT WORK is a major new audio-visual resource for Business English teachers, based on the European Intercultural Workplace Leonardo programme, completed in 2008. It consists of a 14 unit DVD dramatising common intercultural conflicts arising between migrant workers and host country firms and a manual which offers comprehension, exploitation and best practice exercises for use in Diversity and Inclusion workshops. Barry Tomalin demonstrates activities you can use in Business English classes, using extracts from the DVD. |
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Biodata |
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Barry Tomalin is Director of Cultural Training at International House, London and Visiting Lecturer in Inter-Cultural Communication at the University of Westminster. He is Director of the IH Business Cultural Trainers Certificate and co-author of 'Cultural Awareness' (OUP), 'The World's Business Cultures and How to Unlock Them' (Thorogood Publications) and the manual for 'Europe at Work'. In his career he has worked for the ODA in West Africa, the BBC World Service and in management consultancy and has trained in over 60 countries, specialising in cultural awareness programmes for international managers. He lectures at IATEFL and at the London Language Show as well as at corporate functions. |
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C3 |
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Marjorie Rosenberg Teaching Business Vocabulary for Learners to Use |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 80 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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Summary |
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Specialised vocabulary is one of the main differences between Business English and general English classes. As learners may feel overwhelmed by the amount of new vocabulary they are expected to absorb, using a variety of methods can help them to imprint, recycle and move vocabulary from passive to active use. These methods are designed to appeal to diverse learner types and be flexible enough to be implemented in different teaching settings. In this workshop you will try out activities created to make vocabulary learning fun and effective and be encouraged to continue to develop these ideas further when you are back in your own teaching situations. |
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Biodata |
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Marjorie Rosenberg teaches English and Business English at the University of Graz and the University of Applied Sciences Campus 02 in Graz, Austria. She is an active teacher trainer and works with teachers throughout Europe. Marjorie is the author of 'In Business' (CUP) and ELT materials writer for Macmillan and Cornelsen as well as for several Austrian textbook publishers. |
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D3 |
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Erica Williams Find Your Voice as a Presenter |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 80 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Experienced |
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On behalf of:
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Macmillan Education |
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Summary |
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This is an interactive workshop in which we will explore questions about training and coaching presentation skills in English, particularly the issue of learners finding their authentic voice as presenters. We will examine problems and anxieties but also the joys of training for presentations. Please, join us if you are an experienced trainer or teacher and / or have been working with 'Presentations in English - Find Your Voice as a Presenter' (book and DVD, Macmillan). |
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Biodata |
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Erica Williams runs a training and coaching company based in the U.K. and Germany. Her clients come from a wide range of academic and business backgrounds, including international companies in the advertising, telecommunications and chemical industries. Her new book, 'Presentations in English' (Macmillan), is the result of twenty years experience of training and coaching presentation skills. |
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E3 |
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Nick Robinson Adapting self-study ESP materials for the classroom - some practical ideas and approaches |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 40 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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On behalf of:
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Cambridge University Press |
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Summary |
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The 'Professional English in Use' series from Cambridge University Press gives learners the chance to learn and practise the key terms and collocations used in their fields. Although primarily designed as self-study tools, the books can easily be adapted for more communicative use in the classroom. This interactive workshop will look at some practical ideas for using the 'Professional English in Use' titles in class. Although tasks will be based on material from the five existing books - Finance, Law, Medicine, ICT and Marketing - many of the ideas and approaches suggested in the workshop will be of equal use to teachers not using books from the series. |
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Biodata |
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Nick Robinson is a freelance editor, author and trainer based in York, UK. He taught in Barcelona, Spain, specialising in ESP and Business English, and then worked for Cambridge University Press for several years, primarily as an editor on the ESP and Business English lists. He has researched and developed materials for law, medicine, ICT, marketing, finance, nursing and the media. He is the author of the 'Infotech 4th Edition' Online Workbook and co-author of the forthcoming 'face2face Advanced' Teachers Book. He has run teacher training workshops in several European countries. |
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F3 |
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Dr Andrew Frost and Gary Helft English for Legal Professionals |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 80 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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On behalf of:
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Cornelsen Verlag |
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Summary |
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In this workshop we will initially discuss the type of student learning Legal English. Based on our discussion, I will describe the kind of ESP materials trainers and students would certainly benefit from. We will take a look at sections of 'English for Legal Professionals' (Cornelsen Short Course Series). In groups we will examine how this material can be used in practice. |
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G3 |
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Judith Mader What's the best way of testing Business English? How do we decide on a good test? |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 80 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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Summary |
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This workshop will firstly discuss the question of what we mean by Business English and the various terms by which it goes and ultimately the test construct. After a short and simple (I promise!) introduction to test theory we will look at appropriate ways of testing Business English, considering what makes up a good test in general, the importance of the Common European Framework of Reference for teaching Business English, tests currently available as well as what constructing your own test should involve. We will then consider which test may be the best option for individual contexts. I hope to introduce you to the wonderful world of testing and show you how tests can be designed so that teachers and learners alike get something out of them and use them for what they are intended for: assessment, evaluation and to improve language learning in general. |
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Biodata |
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Judith Mader is a member of the strange breed of test-lovers. She comes from the North of England, has degrees from the Universities of Sussex and Birmingham and has lived in Germany for over 25 years. She has worked in many areas of ELT, including full-time as a test developer for telc - The European Language Certificates. She is now a lecturer in Business English at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz with special responsibility for intercultural competence and assessment. |
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H3 |
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Deborah Capras and Meg Engelmann Competition for Web 2.0 |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 80 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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On behalf of:
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Business Spotlight |
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Summary |
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How can you successfully compete with today's language-learning sites? By integrating online technologies more into your teaching and by offering an up-to-date, authentic, tailored blend of activities in the classroom. Move away from coursebooks and discover what kind of blend works best for you and your students. This workshop will look at how to design projects using the 'Business Spotlight' Blend for developing business skills. In particular, we will discuss how to prepare your students for participating in meetings and negotiations using 'Business Spotlight' materials and by exploiting the new 'Business Spotlight' website. Our Blend is tied together for teachers by 'Business Spotlight in the Classroom' combining our full suite of products. |
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Biodata |
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Deborah Capras is Content Manager
for 'Business Spotlight Online' and author of 'Business Spotlight
Plus'. She is a qualified Business English trainer and experienced
teacher trainer. |
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J3 |
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Cindy Hauert Publishers' Panel |
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Presentation type: |
Workshop, 40 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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Summary |
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As more and more Business English materials are shifted on-line, many questions remain - will we still be using traditional printed materials to teach Business English in the future, and if so, what will these materials look like? Is this a paradigm shift, or just a fad? What do the movers and shakers in the Business English publishing world think about 'Globish' and 'ELF'? Will we teachers and trainers have to become (even) more tech-savvy just to be able to survive in a 'virtual classroom'? What if your in-company meeting room doesn't have an interactive whiteboard? Come to the Publishers' Panel and get the insiders' point of view, and take the opportunity of telling them what you think. Moderated by Cindy Hauert. |
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Biodata |
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Cindy Hauert was born in the United States and grew up in Denver, Colorado. After completing a B.A., she joined an executive training programme at Macy's in New York City and became a buyer for the cosmetics department. This business experience proved to be very useful later on in her Business English teaching career. She returned to university in 1980 and after receiving her M.A. in English went to Paris, where she tutored future English teachers at the Sorbonne as well as teaching in-company classes. In Switzerland since 1987, she teaches Business English in-company as a freelancer. She also has a LCCI CertTEB, and is the BESIG Co-ordinator and Treasurer of the English Teachers' Association of Switzerland. |
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K3 |
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Sheila Vine The case for Reflection in Business English |
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Presentation type: |
General Presentation, 40 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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Summary |
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This talk takes the concept of reflection from teacher training and higher education to the realms of Business English. I will briefly discuss reflection as a pedagogical concept and then relate it to in company teaching. Some activities to introduce reflection into the classroom will also be introduced. |
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Biodata |
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Sheila Vine is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer, and online moderator and materials developer, working part-time for the University of Paderborn in Germany. She also works as a freelance Business English teacher and worked in training in various business fields in the U.K., including Accounting, Banking and Credit Management. |
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L3 |
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Magda Pasalic Help your students enhance their Business English for tourism vocabulary |
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Presentation type: |
General Presentation, 40 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Inexperienced |
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Summary |
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In this workshop I would like to share a range of useful vocabulary development activities with colleagues who need to help their students improve the vocabulary required and used in Business English for tourism (e.g. describing accommodation, room/hotel/conference facilities, dealing with complaints, food vocabulary etc.). I will use a hotel and lodging website as a source of Business English for tourism vocabulary as well as different course books used at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Split, Croatia for the course of Business English for tourism. Activities will be suitable for students at pre-intermediate and intermediate level. |
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Biodata |
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Magda Pasalic has been teaching Business English for six years at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Split, Croatia. She has been teaching students in the undergraduate and vocational studies. Besides Business English, her interests include SLA and compiling dictionaries (she is a co-author of English - Croatian Dictionary of Tourism). |
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M3 |
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Robert Dignen 50 Ways To Improve Your Intercultural Communication Skills |
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Presentation type: |
Commercial, 40 minutes |
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Audience type: |
Mixed |
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On behalf of:
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Summertown Publishing |
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Summary |
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Summertown Publishing's series
'50 Ways to...' is designed as self-access learning materials full of
practical tips, tools, techniques and exercises. The series is aimed at
intermediate to advanced students who work internationally and combines
language learning with international communication skills. Bob Dignen
will present Summertown's forthcoming title '50 Ways to improve your
intercultural communication skills' which he co-wrote with James
Chamberlain. The presentation will review briefly the rationale behind
core themes of the book: |
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Biodata |
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Bob Dignen is a director of York Associates. He specialises in intercultural skills programmes and international team seminars which he delivers to clients in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. He is accredited to use The International Profiler (an intercultural profiling tool) and is also an advanced practitioner of TMP (Team Management Profile - an international team profiling tool). As an author, his titles include '50 Ways to improve your international presentation skills' and the forthcoming '50 Ways to improve your intercultural skills' published by Summertown. He is also co-author of 'Developing People Internationally', a multimedia international team training resource. |