Workshop: Using Authentic Storybooks in the English Language Classroom
September 26th 2009, 3:30 to 5:30pm
Venue: Telecom ParisTech
Presented by Jo Bertrand & Nicky Francis (The Story Seeds)
The Story Seeds: Discovering English through storybooks
This hands-on workshop provides a fresh look at using authentic storybooks with primary children learning English as a Foreign Language.
Many teachers are reluctant to use authentic storybooks. In our workshop we will discover the reasons why they should use them. Then together, we will explore how they can use them.
Jo Bertrand is the educational advisor for British Council language assistants in primary schools worldwide and a senior teacher at the British Council in Paris. She is currently co-writing a course book for primary children learning English.
Nicky Francis is a teacher and teacher trainer at the British Council, Paris. She is currently involved in a storybook project for the British Council network. Together they are the co-founders of The Story Seeds, an association which promotes the use of authentic storybooks in the English language classroom.