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Past TESOL France Spring Day
Spring Day is a one-day conference where the format tends to veer away from the traditional colloquium or national conference format. The themes tend to be more specific than our longer conference and it attracts a more intimate number of delegates.
Scroll down and take a look at all the different themes, formats and venues we have hosted over the years!
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Looking for fresh ideas to spark creativity and innovation in your English teaching?
TESOL France invites you to Spring Day 2025 in Paris! Join us for a dynamic day filled with engaging talks, interactive workshops, and inspiring discussions that will challenge the way we think about language teaching. This year’s theme, Spring Out of the Box, is all about exploring new approaches and pushing beyond the ordinary.
Expect thought-provoking sessions led by educators from across France, offering diverse perspectives on topics such as:
Using Technology to Create a Flourishing Classroom
Innovative Project-Based Approaches
Reinventing Classroom Dynamics
Unlocking Learning with Desk Escape Rooms
Transforming Traditional Teaching into Engaging Learning Experiences
Using Technology to Create a Flourishing Classroom Innovative Project-Based Approaches Reinventing Classroom Dynamics Unlocking Learning with Desk Escape Rooms Transforming Traditional Teaching into Engaging Learning ExperiencesYou will have the opportunity to raise stimulating questions, challenge traditional approaches, and gain valuable insights to refine your teaching - leaving with actionable strategies you can implement right away.
This year, we’re excited to gather face-to-face at a new venue, offering a full day of presentations, discussions, and networking. To keep the conversations going, we encourage participants to join small lunch groups outside the venue.
And as we continue to intrigue you... consider sharing your ideas, innovation and curiosity at our November Colloquium ( or encourage someone you know to give it a go).
We hope to bring you new ideas, technology, challenges but we also need you to join in with us.
SPRING DAY
Educator Exchange: Tips and Insights
Date: Saturday, 25th of May
Time: 9:00 AM- 6:00 PM
Venue: Ageca, 177 rue de Charonne 75011 PARIS
TESOL France invites you to attend this year’s Spring Day 2024 in Paris (11eme). Come and listen to captivating topics, exciting developments in English language education in France and share your insights with colleagues.
12 speakers X 12 minutes. Invited speakers from our teaching community here in France will present their topics of interest in line with a TEDEd-style talk format. Speakers will be grouped together in sessions (4 talks per session). Following each session, there will be a brief discussion time to exchange thoughts.
We are excited to invite you to gather for a day of talks and interactive discussions where you will have the opportunity to share and ask questions. We hope you will have questions about many of the topics that will be presented:
12 speakers X 12 minutes. Invited speakers from our teaching community here in France will present their topics of interest in line with a TEDEd-style talk format. Speakers will be grouped together in sessions (4 talks per session). Following each session, there will be a brief discussion time to exchange thoughts.
We are excited to invite you to gather for a day of talks and interactive discussions where you will have the opportunity to share and ask questions. We hope you will have questions about many of the topics that will be presented:
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
Networking resources for entrepreneurs
Career Development
the bilingual and multilingual classroom
Developing fluency meaningfully
Boosting confidence
Bringing real-world activities into the classroom
Games to encourage speaking
Talks will be divided into three sessions and then followed by smaller facilitated discussion groups.
Our presenters are coming from different perspectives of the topics which we hope will peak your interest and allow you to discover what is happening as well as how to navigate within the trends and changes upcoming.
We will BE FACE-TO-FACE in a new venue for us: Ageca, 177 rue de Charonne 75011 Paris for a full day of presentations, discussion and networking. We would like to continue the group interaction by having people join small groups for lunch outside of the venue.
We will BE FACE-TO-FACE in a new venue for us: Ageca, 177 rue de Charonne 75011 Paris for a full day of presentations, discussion and networking. We would like to continue the group interaction by having people join small groups for lunch outside of the venue.
About the talks:
Session A
The New Inclusive Teacher for the Future of Education / Soad Louissi
Despite the growing number of students diagnosed with psychological and learning disabilities, only 37% of students disclose their disability because of the continued stigma. How can educators encourage students to disclose their disabilities, putting in place the appropriate accommodations to promote the growth and development of each student so that they can reach their full potential?
Teaching Teenagers, Don't Be a Teacher, Be a Student! / Victor Sakanwi
Teaching teenagers can be challenging for a multitude of reasons, one of which is a certain heightened resistance to being told what to do. As an ESL teacher, creating and maintaining that perfect balance between allowing students to freely express themselves while also establishing structure and order in the classroom, is a tall task. The secret to this symbiosis is to go undercover! Undercover Teaching allows you to establish order from the inside where classroom management and order becomes the concern of the group rather than that of the teacher alone.
How a Cooperative Could Make You and Your Business Happier / Diane Tisdall
Many self-employed English teachers struggle to find financial security, decent working conditions, and business development support. I run my business through Appuy Compétences, a cooperative training centre. In my talk, I’ll share how a cooperative works, how I fit into that and how you too can work from a position of strength and stability in a community of like-minded people.
Career development after teaching / Jessica Etridge
What can you do when you want to step back from teaching but still want to be involved in the pedagogical process? Materials writing? E-learning designer? Project management? Training manager? Our experience as educators equips us to fulfill all of these training roles and more both inside AND outside of ELT.
Storytelling as a Method to Jump-Start Students’ Oral Expression / Sonyth Huber
Have you ever faced a group of students, or a single student, with a low level and thought: "There has GOT to be a better way!" If this sounds familiar, here's a quick overview of a method that I've developed in my 20+ years of teamwork with my students. Boost their oral and written expression skills as well as their self-confidence and set out together on a journey to conquer a mutual foe: their belief that they are "nul en anglais".
Session B
Out-of-class Practice: The Key to Fluency / Jason Levine
Developing any skill requires meaningful repetition. We take this for granted when we\learn to ride a bike, do aerobics, or play a musical instrument. Yet we often overlook it when it comes to learning a language. To use English with confidence, students need extensive and engaging practice. Without it, they are less prepared and motivated to do activities in class. This talk focuses on ways to inspire students to practice English independently and offers suggestions for doing out-of-class practice with songs, games, and videos.
How Feedback Feeds / Damian Corcoran
Appropriate feedback at the right time has a huge impact on student progress and offering “food for thought” fosters student autonomy. How can we ensure that feedback gets heard? How can we give constructive feedback which is objective? What areas do we give feedback on? How do we prioritise? In this talk I will answer these and more questions while giving examples of successful outcomes from clearly focused feedback.
The Science of Mindfulness and Wellbeing / Shannon Griffin
Envision your learners attentive and engaged within the first five minutes of each class. Imagine that those same five minutes are the gateway to your students discovering how they learn best, and then harnessing those tools to enhance their progress. Allow me to introduce you to the Science of Mindfulness and Wellbeing.
AI in EdTech – a Painfully Rapid ‘Parallel’ Learning Curve / Tim Lorkin
It has been both amusing and scary to see the parallel learning curve to address the challenges of AI applied to all: Suppliers, Students, and Institutions themselves - viewed from the inside. The talk will focus on this learning curve, along with some suggested (independent) ‘Edtech’resources, which you were impatient for last year.
Session C
Tips and Insights in the Bilingual and Multilingual Classroom / Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
How do you balance home, school and study languages in the classroom? Should you clearly separate each language, allow mixing, translations or use of a student’s home language in your classroom? A brief look at some of the issues and how we can support and celebrate language diversity in our classrooms.
Expanding Boundaries : How to Bring the Real-World Into your University Language Classroom / Larnell Perrin-Smith
In this talk, we delve into the transformative power that comes from building our university ESL classes around real-world activities. By bridging the gap between language as a subject and its practical application in life, we ESL teachers can take advantage of our unique perspective to foster holistic growth and spark lasting curiosity in our students. Together we'll examine ways to harness our passions, creativity and life experiences to expand the boundaries of our student's minds beyond classroom walls.
Games in the Classroom / Alex Donnez
As a passionate advocate for interactive and engaging learning experiences, I’d love to show you how I incorporate table-top games into my classrooms. Drawing from my love for games, I have adapted the rules to facilitate both one-on-one classes and small group dynamics. By leveraging the inherent fun and competitiveness of these games, I aim to foster collaboration, storytelling, and problem-solving skills among students. Join me as I explore the potential of merging leisure and language learning.
Please feel free to download the Spring Day 2024 packet that includes the schedule, talk descriptions, and speaker bios.
Date: Saturday, 27th of May
Time: 8:30 AM- 6:00 PM
Venue: Association Adele Picot, 39 rue Notre Dame des Champs, 75006 Paris
FEATURED Presenters:
David Bradshaw - Cambridge University Press and Assessment;
Tim Lorkin - Former Engineer Human Interface;
Dobrina Ramphort - Legal Council;
Julie Cutelli - Learning Specialist at the International School of Paris;
Marc Verger - Director of Development ISQQualification, Qualiopi auditor
Rachel Marie Paling - CEO of Efficient Language Coaching and creator of Neurolanguage Coaching® and Neuroheart Education®
Terry Small - President Terry Small Learning Center
We are delighted to announce that we will be meeting FACE-TO-FACE for SPRING DAY 2023. We are excited to invite you to gather for a day of presentations and interactive discussions where you will have the opportunity to share and ask questions. We hope you will be stimulated and have questions about the topics that will be introduced:
We will BE FACE-TO-FACE in a new venue for us Association Adele Picot, 39 rue Notre Dame des Champs, 75006 Paris for a full day of presentations, discussion, up-to date research and roundtable discussions. We would like to continue the group interaction by having people join small groups for lunch outside of the venue.
This event is free for TESOL France members and €30 for non-members. We encourage you to register online to facilitate administrative needs of the association.
To register as a non-member, payment details will be given after you submit this form.
To become a member or renew your membership, please fill out the online membership form before the event here: http://www.tesol-france.org/en/membership.html.
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON Thursday May 25th 2023 at midnight. PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE THIS DATE.
Rachel Marie Paling - CEO of Efficient Language Coaching and creator of Neurolanguage Coaching® and Neuroheart Education®
Terry Small - President Terry Small Learning Center
We are delighted to announce that we will be meeting FACE-TO-FACE for SPRING DAY 2023. We are excited to invite you to gather for a day of presentations and interactive discussions where you will have the opportunity to share and ask questions. We hope you will be stimulated and have questions about the topics that will be introduced:
- ChatGpt/AI and it effects on educatio
- The brain in the learning process and impact of AI
- Navigating the French work environment for language teaching and training (all environments)
We will BE FACE-TO-FACE in a new venue for us Association Adele Picot, 39 rue Notre Dame des Champs, 75006 Paris for a full day of presentations, discussion, up-to date research and roundtable discussions. We would like to continue the group interaction by having people join small groups for lunch outside of the venue.
This event is free for TESOL France members and €30 for non-members. We encourage you to register online to facilitate administrative needs of the association.
To register as a non-member, payment details will be given after you submit this form.
To become a member or renew your membership, please fill out the online membership form before the event here: http://www.tesol-france.org/en/membership.html.
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON Thursday May 25th 2023 at midnight. PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE THIS DATE.
TESOL France Spring Day 2023 Speakers
Much of the day will be devoted to AI and how it is affecting education, our jobs and society as a whole. Our panel of speakers will discuss the topic from different angles to help us understand what it is, how we can use it in our practices and what we need to watch out for.
ChatGPT & AI – David Bradshaw and Timothy Lorkin
David Bradshaw LinkedIn
David has worked for Cambridge University Press and Assessment for almost nine years, currently in the role of Senior Assessment Services and Recognition Manager for West Europe, Iberia and Italy. He has delivered numerous presentations around Spain and the rest of Europe. His interests include assessing writing and speaking and the use of technology in ELT in language testing.
Timothy Lorkin LinkedIn
Timothy is a Business Aware Engineer & Lecturer, with extensive experience in “Disruptive Technology”. From engineering and research in the automobile industry, to innovation in France as researcher at HEC Paris, to refrigeration, Timothy is now Lecturer in Engineering in /& English at French “Grande Ecoles”.Timothy co-organised a first conference on the then New 'OECD AI Principles' with the OECD, in 2020. Today his focus is on AI & Ethics (GPTProf): Objective evaluation of ChatGPT in University Language teaching.
He suggests watching the ARTE program on Kubrick about 2001 - a Space Odyssey, the explanations & fears shared then about HAL, are very pertinent today.
AI, the Brain & Education – Rachel Marie Paling & Terry Small
Rachel Marie Paling LinkedIn
Rachel is the CEO of Efficient Language Coaching and creator of Neurolanguage Coaching® and Neuroheart Education®. Rachel started teaching English as a Foreign Language to adults over 35 years ago. After studying Law and Human Rights and Democratization, she combined her teaching experience, specialisation in business English and legal knowledge to language coach top executives across Europe. She developed herself as a professional life coach and language coach, and in 2012 created the new method and approach for language learning called Neurolanguage Coaching®, one of the first ICF CCE accredited programmes for language teachers worldwide. She is a professionally trained coach with the ICF PCC Coaching Credential and also holds an MA in Applied Neuroscience and a Master in Neuroeducation and Neuropsychology.
Terry Small website
Terry Small, B.Ed., M.A., is a master teacher and Canada's leading learning skills specialist. He is the author of the Brain Bulletin with over 34,000 subscribers worldwide.Terry has presented on the brain for over 33 years to organizations around the world. His knowledge, warmth, humour and dynamic presentation style have made him a much sought-after speaker at workshops and conferences.
Terry's wealth of teaching experience and extensive involvement in applied neuroscience make him an outstanding resource of the business and educational communities. He resides in Vancouver, Canada, where he is a frequent lecturer at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.
Navigating the French work environment for language teaching and training (all environments)
Dobrina Ramphort
Legal Counsel - Magma Trace
Associate Professor Toulouse Business school
Having been a teacher for many years within various institutions and corporations, Dobrina perfectly understands the challenges language trainers face whatever the level or structure they intervene in.
She has seen many trainers encountering difficulties, misundersanding or suffering from inequalities due to lack of information provided by schools, private companies, universities and other training centers in terms of work conditions and labour rights.
She is grateful to TESOL France for organising regular workshops allowing language trainers to share their legal issues, and for giving her the opportunity to support TESOL members to be better informed and prepared in case of labour contract negotiations.
Associate Professor Toulouse Business school
Having been a teacher for many years within various institutions and corporations, Dobrina perfectly understands the challenges language trainers face whatever the level or structure they intervene in.
She has seen many trainers encountering difficulties, misundersanding or suffering from inequalities due to lack of information provided by schools, private companies, universities and other training centers in terms of work conditions and labour rights.
She is grateful to TESOL France for organising regular workshops allowing language trainers to share their legal issues, and for giving her the opportunity to support TESOL members to be better informed and prepared in case of labour contract negotiations.
Julie Cutelli
Learning Specialist at the International School of ParisJulie Cutelli has been working in English as a teacher, counsellor, and art therapist in France for the past twenty years. She is currently a Learning Specialist at the International School of Paris, working with young learners who have learning differences and who are also English language learners. She has taught English as a Foreign Language at the British Council, the American School of Paris, and at the Italian School of Paris, using story books and art to help lessons come alive for students. In recent years, she has worked with the United States State Department as a virtual educator to provide teacher training to teachers online in India and Kenya. Finally, she has worked as a school guidance counsellor and privately as an art therapist in her private practice. She has studied in the US, the UK and in France, and earned degrees in art therapy, special education, social work and international education. She loves using creativity to help young people develop their fullest potential.
Marc Verger
Marc is Director of Development for ISQ Certification and President of ISQ Expertises.
He has spent his entire career working for training service providers contributing to the development of skills in the sectors of language, intercultural and language, intercultural and management training. His experience includes training and many years as director at Berlitz France and CEO of Telelangue SAS (Berlitz Corp).
As a Qualiopi auditor, he has audited many training service providers, from independent trainers to the largest training and/or educational groups, covering all categories of standard and multi-site structures. He will provide an overview of Qualopi that concerns all training companies, independent trainers, including service providers.
He has spent his entire career working for training service providers contributing to the development of skills in the sectors of language, intercultural and language, intercultural and management training. His experience includes training and many years as director at Berlitz France and CEO of Telelangue SAS (Berlitz Corp).
As a Qualiopi auditor, he has audited many training service providers, from independent trainers to the largest training and/or educational groups, covering all categories of standard and multi-site structures. He will provide an overview of Qualopi that concerns all training companies, independent trainers, including service providers.
Registration is now open for TESOL France Spring Day
In person, open to members and non-members
Register here: https://lnkd.in/etzhUCtB
Spring Day 2023 Schedule
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TESOL France Spring Day 2022
Date: Saturday, 4th June 2022
Time: 9:00 AM- 7:00 PM
Venue: Telecom Paris face to face Palaiseau (19 place Marguerite Perey, Palaiseau) AND a limited zoom online option for those at a distance
Registration: https://forms.gle/nGgCtjSG478x7kwC8
To reserve a parking spot for the day at Palaiseau, please fill out this form.
Look at preliminary program below for FEATURED Speakers.
We are delighted to announce that we will be meeting FACE-TO-FACE for SPRING DAY 2022. We have the honor inviting an array of people from different parts of the globe as speakers, workshop facilitators and roundtable members for this day.We will be taking a look at the different demands of teaching English integrated in academic and specific purposes (EAP, ESP, CLIL and EMI). As ENGLISH is more and more of a demanded skill for people in many areas, including our schools and businesses, we as educators are being asked to integrate our English teaching into specific areas for specific audiences and contexts (starting with initiating young learners, to helping in business situations, fine tuning the skills of higher level students, incorporating communication skills content areas, as well as instructing students in International/European sections etc...).
We will BE FACE-TO-FACE in the new Telecom Paris, at 19 place Marguerite Perey, Palaiseau for a full day of exchanges, workshops, up-to date research and roundtable discussions.
This event is free for TESOL France members and €30 for non-members. Lunch contribution €5. An online option is available on a sliding payment scale for a donation of between €5-50.
To become a member or renew your membership, please fill out the online membership form before the event here: http://www.tesol-france.org/en/membership.html
If you want to continue to register as a non-member, payment details will be given after you submit this form.
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ONMonday 30 May 2022
EXTENDED to Thursday 2 June at midnight.
There will also be a small business showcase at lunchtime.
****Please note that for security reasons, distance/hybrid Zoom access will be limited to official registrants through this form. To access the event, be sure your screen name matches the details you provide at registration.
Registration: https://forms.gle/nGgCtjSG478x7kwC8Time: 9:00 AM- 7:00 PM
Venue: Telecom Paris face to face Palaiseau (19 place Marguerite Perey, Palaiseau) AND a limited zoom online option for those at a distance
Registration: https://forms.gle/nGgCtjSG478x7kwC8
To reserve a parking spot for the day at Palaiseau, please fill out this form.
Look at preliminary program below for FEATURED Speakers.
We are delighted to announce that we will be meeting FACE-TO-FACE for SPRING DAY 2022. We have the honor inviting an array of people from different parts of the globe as speakers, workshop facilitators and roundtable members for this day.We will be taking a look at the different demands of teaching English integrated in academic and specific purposes (EAP, ESP, CLIL and EMI). As ENGLISH is more and more of a demanded skill for people in many areas, including our schools and businesses, we as educators are being asked to integrate our English teaching into specific areas for specific audiences and contexts (starting with initiating young learners, to helping in business situations, fine tuning the skills of higher level students, incorporating communication skills content areas, as well as instructing students in International/European sections etc...).
We will BE FACE-TO-FACE in the new Telecom Paris, at 19 place Marguerite Perey, Palaiseau for a full day of exchanges, workshops, up-to date research and roundtable discussions.
This event is free for TESOL France members and €30 for non-members. Lunch contribution €5. An online option is available on a sliding payment scale for a donation of between €5-50.
To become a member or renew your membership, please fill out the online membership form before the event here: http://www.tesol-france.org/en/membership.html
If you want to continue to register as a non-member, payment details will be given after you submit this form.
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON
EXTENDED to Thursday 2 June at midnight.
There will also be a small business showcase at lunchtime.
****Please note that for security reasons, distance/hybrid Zoom access will be limited to official registrants through this form. To access the event, be sure your screen name matches the details you provide at registration.
Click here for Transport information to Telecom Paris Palaiseau campus.
If you are coming by car, you will need to enter your information in this form.
Spring Day Program
Register here!
Join us on Saturday, June 6th, for a unique collaborative online event!
Registration here: https://forms.gle/QYvnssKU1EHr9EcJ6
Members get priority access!
In addition to having a high quality plenary speaker, we'll be getting together to share great activities in the classroom as well as discussing best pedagogical practices. See the poster below for more details.
Hope to see you there!
TESOL France Team
Mary Shepard Wong is a two-time Fulbright Scholar (The Chinese University Hong Kong 2012-2013; Yangon University 2015-2016) and Principal Investigator of two grants commissioned by the Hong Kong Government Education Bureau to evaluate the Native English Teacher Schemes in Hong Kong’s primary and secondary schools (2015-2017). She has conducted over 100 presentations and has several publications including three edited books, two with Routledge and a third under contract with Multilingual Matters. She also has published an ESL textbook with Cambridge University Press. She has developed and led four study abroad programs in Thailand and Myanmar. Her publications and research includes the rights of Non-native English language speaking teachers, Peace building in education, gender inequality in education, reform in teacher education in Myanmar, and exploring the intersections of spirituality / religion and English language teaching. She holds a doctorate in International & Intercultural Education (University of Southern California), master degrees in East Asian Languages and Cultures (University of California at Los Angeles) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Azusa Pacific University). She is Professor in the Global Studies, Sociology & TESOL department at Azusa Pacific University in southern California, where she directs the field-based TESOL program. She has taught ESL and been in teacher education for over three decades in the U.S., China, Thailand, and Myanmar. She and her husband live in Pasadena, CA and have two grown children.
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TESOL France Spring Day 2019
THE NEXT GENERATION?
There’s lot of talk about Gen X, Y, Z and Alpha, but what exactly does that mean for English language teaching? Spring Day 2019 will look at themes related to learning for the new generations, with a focus on practical activities.
This year's Spring Day plenary speaker will be Awad Ibrahim.
To register for Spring Day 2019 as a delegate, please fill out the registration form here.
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Saturday, May 18th
Spring Day 2019 Schedule
Spring Day 2019 Schedule
Workshop descriptions below.
About the Plenary
What’s Beyoncé got to do with it? : A Bottom-Up Applied Linguistics and the Challenge of Teaching Generation Z ESL in a Post-Media Era
Be it Hip-Hop or R & B, be it rock or pop music, be it Harry Potter or The Titanic. My aim in this presentation is to argue that these are not only media of entertainment but also extremely significant pedagogical tools that can enhance our English as a second language (ESL) teaching and learning. In fact, I am contending, our ESL students are no longer learning their English in our ESL classrooms. If this is the case, what are the pedagogical implications of this situation on what we teach and how we teach it? Basically, what are we currently doing in our ESL classrooms and what should we be doing? Interactively framed and empirically based, the presentation is an answer to these questions. Bring your own questions and let us have a conversation. WORD!
Awad Ibrahim is an award-winning author and a Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa. He is a Curriculum Theorist with special interest in applied linguistics, cultural studies, Hip-Hop, youth and Black popular culture, philosophy and sociology of education, social justice, diasporic and continental African identities, and ethnography. He has researched and published widely in these areas. He obtained his PhD from OISE, the University of Toronto, and has been with the Faculty of Education of the University of Ottawa since 2007. Before that, he was in the United States where he taught in Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Internationally, he has ongoing projects in Morocco, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and the United States. His current projects include an ethnography of an inner-city high school in Ottawa and another project on the daily struggle of ‘becoming citizen’ in Canada. He has more than a 100 publications and among his books, Provoking Curriculum Studies: Strong Poetry and the Arts of the Possible in Education; The Education of African Canadian Children: Critical Perspectives; The rhizome of Blackness: A critical ethnography of Hip-Hop culture, language, identity and the politics of becoming; Critical Youth studies: A reader; Global linguistic flows: Hip-Hop cultures, youth identities and the politics of language. For his high school students, he is known as Dr. Dre.---------------------------------- Watch Awad's teaser about his talk-----------------------------------
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Workshops
Workshop descriptions in alphabetical order by presenter’s name.
Ed Bell - A classroom guide to social media, series and smartphones
More and more people are becoming half-smartphone, as the technological revolution advances. And while an older generation may remember the time when life was organised without the internet or a cellular device, an entire culture has been brought about among the younger generation. Based on my own experience as a ‘young’ teacher, I will look at how social media can influence learning approaches. I will then present ways in which television series can be actively worked into a classroom for optimal results, before concluding with a list of my favourite smartphone applications and how you can use them.
Leila Ben Said - Creating a culture of Peace in the classroom
Conflict Resolution is a part of everyday life. As educators, we notice in our daily conatct with the students that they lack the skills to resolve conflicts fairly. Creating a culture of Peace in the classroom revolves around enhancing, fostering and improving social and conflict resolution skills for high school students. This workshop is a combination of suggested strategies for teachers as well as for students to turn conflict into a positive experience for everyone involved,. It's about creating a caring school atmosphere, promoting problem-solving skills, teaching values and life skills that go beyond school.
Sylvia Breiburd - Think Generationally to Reach Gen Z
Target Audience: primary and secondary school teachers, heads of department
This presentation aims at profiling generational mindsets and introducing and characterizing a ‘Z-friendly’ teaching style. Attendees will be led to recognize their own generational barriers and the “Do’s”, the “Don’ts” and the “Maybes” of their current practices. Participants’ take-away will include a tool-kit of ideas to engage Z students (and their parents), avoid resistance and facilitate learning.
Filippo Silva (Pearsons) - The Present Future of Pearson Digital Solutions
Is technology changing the way we teach, as well as the way we learn? Are digital teaching and digital learning going in the same direction? Are teachers and learners equipped with equivalent material?
As a trustful companion for teachers and learners all around the World, Pearson is more and more involved in new blended learning solutions, following the evolution of our lives and habits, without losing sight of how we really teach, every day, in our classrooms.
During this presentation, we will approach how teachers and learners can share the same tools, with different uses, but aiming at the same goals: an outstanding success. Smartphone apps, online training platforms, learning management systems, English tests, and the Global Scale of English: Pearson provides teachers and learners with the most advanced technologies, empowering the way they reach their objectives. All these tools are far more than a great showcase: they are useful, and mostly freely accessible. And thus, they can be used in a lot of concrete, practical ways.
The purpose of this presentation is to give all information about the possibilities of our digital tools, providing realistic examples, case studies and every-day applications. Thus, we will try to answer not only the question: “in what way can we use technology?”, but above all “why should we use technology”, together with learners.Irina Ustinova - Cooperative Teaching: Vibrant Strategy for a Brave New Generation
How is co-teaching an effective and vibrant strategy for a new generation of English Language Learners? Different models of co-teaching, such as One teaching, one observe, Parallel teaching, Team teaching, Station teaching, Alternative teaching, etc. will be explored in an interactive format. Young generation of students benefit when teachers share ideas, work cooperatively, and create a digital learning environment. By experiencing co-teaching techniques, participants will be able to implement co-teaching plan for the digital generation classroom.
Samia Wardane - Empathy in EFL Contact Zones
Empathy is a peace life soft skill necessary to create a positive classroom culture and a strong class community that nurtures trust and connectedness instead of bullying and other negative behaviors that have invaded our school environments. Our students in class today are tomorrow’s leaders. Can you imagine leaders who fail to understand the needs of their people? This workshop comprises threes Hands-on activities that help nurture empathy in classes. Activity one is an interactive reading comprehension entitled Sadako: A Story of Hope. The second activity is entitled The Story behind Shoes. Activity 3 is Poem writing from pictures that describe the suffering of some people.
Brett Yokom - Reimagining ESL Education as Enterprise
For decades, language instructors have maintained a classroom model that places traditional concepts of pedagogy above all else. Generational shifts, financial concerns, political uncertainty and technological advances are combining in ways that should cause attendees to evaluate the risk of continuing with the status quo. The presenter will explore our profession’s level of preparedness in the face of unprecedented disruption from technological innovations like big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence. It is becoming clear that a more entrepreneurial approach to language and communication education could put educators and students on a different and more successful future path.
Edward Bell, originally from Blackburn, Lancashire, studied Latin and French at the University of Oxford, graduating in 2014 and obtained his CELTA qualification in 2015. He has worked in private education, setting up his own tutoring services in Paris and developing the RQ methodology (Repetitive Questioning). Since October 2017, he has been teaching at Télécom ParisTech as vacataire teacher and put on the school’s very first Christmas pantomime. Since January of this year, he has been teaching at the Institut Villebon George Charpak, an innovative pedagogy unit linked to Paris-Sud.
Leila Ben Said Ben Yahmed is a senior English teacher who has been teaching since 1996 ( Ministry of Education , Tunisia). She was a regional teacher trainer and pedagogical advisor. From 2004 to 2017 she’s participated in different conferences and training programs in various countries around the world and obtained professional certificates From Boston College; Roger Williams university Rhode Island /New York , The American university Cairo, Universidad De Castilla, Spain . She has conducted several workshops on Civic Engagement , Peace education , conflict resolution and soft skills in Egypt , Morocco, Tunisia and Japan . She gave a speech on Peace Education at the World conference against the atomic Bomb weapons in Hiroshima , Japan in 2016 during her participation in the Oleander Initiative Program and was a Peace project advisor for teachers from the MENA region and the U.S in Japan in 2017. She is also member of TESOL Tunisia / TEARN and a trainer for PCT (Peace Citizenship Tolerance)leaders with The Tunisian Association Help Me Learn.
Silvia Breiburd is an EFL teacher and researcher on generational theory with wide experience in primary and secondary teaching and managerial positions. In the light of new understandings, Silvia has authored numerous articles and blog posts addressing all school stakeholders on how to adjust teaching and learning to the changing educational paradigm. An international conference speaker, Silvia advocates generational-friendly sustainable leadership, teacher empowerment through action research and 21st-century education.
Filippo Silva has been working in the publishing industry for almost ten years, since he completed his theses in both Milan and Paris universities. He taught comparative literature, Italian and French in Formation Continue and Higher Education. Enthusiast for languages and teaching from a very early age, he is currently invested in developing Pearson's ELT tools in France.
Irina P. Ustinova is a Professor of the Department of English, Southeast Missouri State University, USA. She teaches courses on Foundation of Linguistics, Research Methods in TESOL, Developing Intercultural Awareness and Competence, Practicum in TESOL. Dr. Ustinova published more than 30 articles and wrote three chapters for the book English in Russia: History, Functions, and Features.
Samia Wardane is a passionate teacher of English in Casablanca, Morocco. She is a fourth year doctoral student at the faculty of letters and human sciences Ben Msik, Casablanca. She is the president of the Association of Moroccan Alumni (AMA) which is twelve years old. She has participated in ELT events in Morocco and overseas. She took part in Oleander Initiative Pilot program in August, 2016 in Hiroshima, Japan and was the academic adviser for the same program in August 2018. She believes that her richness lies in sharing new learnings and practices.
Brett Yokom is an instructor in both UC Berkeley Extension's International (Business) Diploma Program and the Humanities and Languages Program. Fortunate to have lived overseas and traveled extensively, he understands firsthand what it is like to be an adult language learner in a new country and culture. Having worked in Silicon Valley and the startup world for almost two decades, he’s now able to combine his business knowledge, intercultural communication experience and language instruction skills in his work as an educator. His areas of expertise include business communications, communication-related to the tech start-up eco-system, professional communication for NNS, Adult/Academic ESL, and Business English.
TESOL France Spring Day 2018
Learning is Fun! Create, Learn, Share, Participate!
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Time: 9.00am - 7pm
Venue: Télécom ParisTech
46 rue Vergniaud, 75013 Paris
Map: For directions click here.Registration deadline: June 5th, 2018
Not only are we excited about our plenary, but we are also looking forward to a great selection of talks from a wide array of speakers. Confirmed speakers include Graham Stanley, Bethany Cagnol, Daniel Kelly, Michael Harlow, Peter Wiley, Emma Herrod, and Matt Ledding. Talks will be conducted like interactive workshops and will offer delegates the opportunity to engage as a student (learner). The various talks will look at different methods to encourage learning through fun activities, integrating humor, gamification, quizzes and trivia, debating and technology.
Themes for this interesting event will include:
- gamification
- integrating escape games and quizzes
- storytelling
- video, skype
- unusual and quirky ideas for the classroom
Plenary speaker:
Jamie Keddie
Listen to Jamie's podcast with TESOL France's Jeremy Levin!
Learn more about Jamie Keddie:
Author of the Month interview
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Free for TESOL France members.
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Non members registration fee is €30
€5 contribution for lunch will be asked at the door.
ONLY cash or check payments will be accepted.
TESOL France Spring Day 2017 in Toulouse!
Teaching the Mosaic: Inclusive practice and Special Learning Differences (SpLDs)
Date: Saturday, 20th May 2017
Time: 9.00am - 5.30pm
Venue: Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
Address: 7 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31000 Toulouse
Map: For directions click here
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Plenary speakers:
Judit Kormos
Professor in Second Language Acquisition, Lancaster University
Yves Henri Robillard
Co-founder of The New World Lyceum,
Alternative Education
Other speakers:
Alison Heal
English and dyslexia teacher in Lyon
Gerard McLoughlin
EFL Teacher Trainer and writer
Rachael Harris
IPSEN (Inclusive practice and special educational needs)
SIG newsletter editor (IATEFL)
Co-Coordinator ETAS, Geneva region
Topics will include:
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How SpLDs affect language learning
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Classroom tasks to identify difficulties
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Teaching young learners with dyslexia and SpLDs
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How learners with SpLDs are supported in France ... and more
Free for TESOL France members.
Non members registration fee is €30
€5 contribution for lunch will be asked at the door.
ONLY cash or check payments will be accepted.
**** Book your housing EARLY! This weekend coincides with the Airexpo 2017.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
TESOL France Spring Day 2017 in Paris!
Here's Looking at you teacher! Where are you heading?
Date: June 11th 2016.
Time: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Venue: Telecom ParisTech. 49 rue Verginaud, 75013 Paris.
Register online for this event by clicking here.
Registration fees:
This event is FREE to TESOL France members, speakers and stand representatives only.
Exceptionally, €4 donation is requested for lunch.
Non-member registration fee: €30. Please bring exact change.
Please bring a photo ID to present at the venue entrance.
Moderators:
Duncan Foord and Andrew Nye
Representatives: Syndicat de Formateurs Consultants Indépendants (SYCFI)
This event is FREE to TESOL France members, speakers and stand representatives only.
Exceptionally, €4 donation is requested for lunch.
Non-member registration fee: €30. Please bring exact change.
Please bring a photo ID to present at the venue entrance.
Moderators:
Duncan Foord and Andrew Nye
Representatives: Syndicat de Formateurs Consultants Indépendants (SYCFI)
Programme
8.00 – 9.00 Registration
9.00-9.45 Introduction to the day by Duncan Foord
9.45-10.30 Intro to the Cambridge Teaching Framework by Andrew Nye
10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee break
11.00-11.45 Workshop session 1
11.50-12.35 Workshop session 2
12.35- 13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.15 Workshop session 3
14.20 – 15.00 Language Quiz
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 -16.15 SYCFI presentation
16.15 –17.00 Making a Development Plan and Round Up
9.00-9.45 Introduction to the day by Duncan Foord
9.45-10.30 Intro to the Cambridge Teaching Framework by Andrew Nye
10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee break
11.00-11.45 Workshop session 1
11.50-12.35 Workshop session 2
12.35- 13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.15 Workshop session 3
14.20 – 15.00 Language Quiz
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 -16.15 SYCFI presentation
16.15 –17.00 Making a Development Plan and Round Up
Workshops
Each workshop will make reference to the descriptors in the Cambridge Teaching Framework and all the workshops will run in parallel during each workshop session, so attendees will be able to attend 3 of the 4 workshops listed below
- Getting feedback, do you really do this? Workshop led by Duncan Foord
- Understanding Assessment: Six questions all teachers should ask. Workshop led by Evelina Galaczi
- From Learning to Teaching. Workshop led by Andrew Nye
- How effective is your lesson planning? Workshop led by Jane Ryder & Alina Brooks
- Digging into Classroom Management Workshop led by Jane Ryder & Alina Brooks
Click on the programme below to view the pdf version online.
Listen to our very first TESOL France Podcast:
An interview with Duncan Foord (Spring Day Speaker)
Information about the Spring Day
How long has it been since you spent time evaluating yourself as a teacher? Come to our TESOL France one-day conference, on Saturday, June 11th at Telecom ParisTech entirely dedicated to answering the question “How good a teacher am I?”
Hands-on workshops, quizzes, presentations and open space Q&A sessions - all of these plus the Cambridge English Teaching Framework, a very useful tool we'll be using to structure our answers to this question. Are you a Foundation, Developing, Proficient or Expert teacher? How are you going to move forward from where you are right now?
We'll be helping you chart a path and we'll also be giving you practical assistance in making sure you have access to the tools needed to defend yourself in this new environment of France and the réforme. An important part of the legislation on formation professionnelle taking effect this year requires language schools, independents, and freelancers in general, to justify that they are 'good' teachers before they will be able to have access to funding, notably through the OPCAs. We will be welcoming SYCFI, the Syndicat de Consultants-Formateurs Indépendents to our Spring Day to help us understand how this is going to play out and how their quality label will help us.
Our moderator for the day will be Duncan Foord, author of the very popular book The Developing Teacher (DELTA publications) and long-time teacher trainer working for Trinity in Barcelona. Duncan will be joined by Andrew Nye from Cambridge English and together they will guide us through this fascinating day. We often feel we have a pretty good working appreciation of our skills as teachers but we rarely take the time to back-up these self-assessments with reliable criteria and consequently we're unable to present ourselves confidently when pushed for justification.
At TESOL France we believe that ultimately it is in our interest as teachers to shape up and take a long hard look at ourselves. We can only benefit from the process. Not only will we be better able to chart our professional development into the future, but we'll feel more in control of our careers and less at the mercy of outside elements which seem to be having an ever greater impact on our access to work. France may not seem a great place to be teaching in this year but, hey, let's make it work for us. You may be pleasantly surprised at the bulletin you hand in to yourself at the end of the conference.
Speaker Bios:
Duncan Foord
Duncan Foord is the Director of OxfordTEFL, Barcelona. He has 30 years experience in language teaching, teacher training and school leadership and management. He is the author of “From English Teacher to Learner Coach” (with Dan Barber, The Round 2014) The Developing Teacher (Delta Publishing, 2009) and The Language Teachers Survival Handbook with Lindsay Clandfield (Its Magazines, 2008).
Andrew Nye
Andrew Nye is Assistant Director Digital & New Product Development in Cambridge English, where he focuses much of his time on the area of teacher professional development. Before joining the organisation he worked in English Language Teaching for 12 years as a teacher, teacher trainer and academic manager.
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Evelina Galaczi.
Evelina is Principal Research Manager at Cambridge English and leads research on speaking assessment. She has published in assessment journals and academic volumes, including publications in Language Assessment Quarterly, Applied Linguistics, and Examining Speaking (CUP).
Alina Brooks.
CELTA & DELTA trainer at The ELT Hub and Jane Ryder, CELTA trainer and owner of The ELT Hub.
Speaker Bios:
Duncan Foord
Duncan Foord is the Director of OxfordTEFL, Barcelona. He has 30 years experience in language teaching, teacher training and school leadership and management. He is the author of “From English Teacher to Learner Coach” (with Dan Barber, The Round 2014) The Developing Teacher (Delta Publishing, 2009) and The Language Teachers Survival Handbook with Lindsay Clandfield (Its Magazines, 2008).
Andrew Nye
Andrew Nye is Assistant Director Digital & New Product Development in Cambridge English, where he focuses much of his time on the area of teacher professional development. Before joining the organisation he worked in English Language Teaching for 12 years as a teacher, teacher trainer and academic manager.
Also :
Evelina Galaczi.
Evelina is Principal Research Manager at Cambridge English and leads research on speaking assessment. She has published in assessment journals and academic volumes, including publications in Language Assessment Quarterly, Applied Linguistics, and Examining Speaking (CUP).
Alina Brooks.
CELTA & DELTA trainer at The ELT Hub and Jane Ryder, CELTA trainer and owner of The ELT Hub.
Annual colloquium
20/11/2026 to 22/11/2026
Online registration now available!
Paris