Workshop: Helping our Learners Sing a Better Song: What makes our students grow?
March 14th 2009
2pm to 5pm
Venue: Télécom ParisTech
Led by Chaz Pugliese, Pilgrims
In this session Chaz Pugliese will firstly suggest that students learn more efficiently when they are taught in ways that are meaningful to them. He will then go on to say that when the teachers challenge their students beyond the language, linguistic and intellectual development are likely to occur. And finally Chaz will argue that teachers need creative approaches to arouse their learners’ curiosity and help them sustain attention.
Chaz Pugliese is currently Director of Studies (Teacher Training) at Pilgrims, UK. A regular presenter at international conferences, Chaz has contributed over 60 articles to several ELT publications and has worked with teachers in 25 countries. Chaz’s first book Creative Strategies for Teachers will be published by Delta in 2009. A second one (with Simon Mumford and Mario Rinvolucri) on Teaching Spoken Grammar will be out in 2010. When he’s not teaching, Chaz likes to play the blues on his beloved Gibson guitar.