Events in Lille





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This workshop will take place at Skema Business School at the K-Center.  There will be signs from the main reception area leading you directly to the room.
 

The workshop will be in two parts:
 
Part 1: The Museum of Social Media: engaging students in reflection on the ethical dimensions of their field of study
In this workshop, participants will visit “The Museum of Social Media”, a class created for student software engineers who study the design and development of Smartphone Apps. 
The class consists of a series of seven highly visual and interactive (but lo-tech) exhibits that students are free to explore at their own pace. Designed to be deliberately attractive to young adult learners (Generation Z), it progressively throws light on the long hidden details of certain Social Media providers’ business practices and warns students of the potential misuse of their personal data. The class produced unusually high levels of engagement and led to discussion and debate as well as several spin-off activities.
 
Part 2: Group Facilitation: in and beyond the classroom
Like coaching, Group Facilitation is becoming a buzzword in business and management, but is not always understood. In this interactive workshop, we explore what Facilitation is, differences from and any overlaps with teaching and how we can use Facilitation principles and techniques to better engage students, to encourage collaborative learning and, in the case of young adult learners, to equip them to be the facilitative leaders of the future. (This is complementary to Ben Hill’s recent workshop  “Managing Monsters” and will provide practical illustrations of activities designed to improve and exploit positive group dynamics while empowering students to become “active learners”.)

Biography:
Michael Ashworth is a Past President of TESOL France. As leader of its BESIG in the 1990s and early 2000s, he organized 30 workshops - leading half of them himself - as well as organizing a “Best of BESIG” day in 2006 bringing together speakers from TESOL and IATEFL from across Europe. In a career spanning four decades, he has worked in the City of London, for a national opera company in the UK, a language school in Paris and, most recently, for a major consulting firm, where he was part of their Global Human Resources Team, specializing in Corporate Values. Currently, he is a trainer in Cultural Diversity at IESEG Business School and gives English classes for student architects and student software developers. His mission has always been to get students to appropriate their own learning. Recently he acquired accreditation in Group Facilitation and is now actively using the principles behind it and Facilitation techniques in the classroom. In terms of content, his main interest currently is the interface between language, culture and ethics.
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelashworthfrance
 
 
If you have any inquiries, don't hesitate to contact either tesol.lille@gmail.com or Gillian Evans at gillianevans@orange.fr
 
This event is free for TESOL France Members.  8 euros for Non-Members. Please bring exact change or payment by cheque. 
 








If you are interested in attending the following workshop, please confirm by filling out the following form (it'll only take you a minute): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzhIoVyDjNCoHRiodw0zXdqPi-KUG5_xJmFht7_DA6V3up0w/viewform?usp=sf_link
 
If you have any inquiries, don't hesitate to contact either tesol.lille@gmail.com or Gillian Evans at gillianevans@orange.fr
 
This event is free for TESOL France Members.  8 euros for Non-Members. Please bring exact change or payment by cheque. 
 



9 February 2019

Managing Monsters: When groups go bad


Time: 10 am - 12:30 pm 
Speaker:  Ben Hill
Venue: SKEMA Business School,  Avenue Willy Brandt, Lille

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Events are FREE to TESOL France members. Please bring your membership card with you. Non-member registration fee: €8. Please bring exact change. If you like, joining TESOL France, €49 (or renewing your membership) will be possible on the day.
 

IMPORTANT:

Before you join or renew,  please be sure to fill out the Members Registration Form on our website, before you come to the workshop.  If you have renewed your membership or signed up as a new member recently and have selected the “Pay by cheque or cash onsite” payment option on the website, we can process your payment and validate your membership at the workshop.

Questions? Write to 'Regions Lille' through the Contact form on our website.  The regional coordinator will reply to your email.
 

 

PAST WORKSHOPS

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21 April 2018

Give us a break:- energisers, brain boosters and breathers

Time: 10 am - 12:30 pm 
Speaker:  Jane Revell
Venue: SKEMA Business School,  Avenue Willy Brandt, Lille

Registration details to follow.
 
 

​12 May 2018


Language Syllabus Design



Time: 10 am - 12:30 pm 
Speaker:  Peter Strutt
Venue: SKEMA Business School,  Avenue Willy Brandt, Lille

Registration details to follow.
 
 

 

 

​16 December 2017

Lille Workshop

  

Time: 10 am - 12 pm 
Speaker:  Wojtek Koszykowski
Venue: SKEMA Business School,  Avenue Willy Brandt, Lille


 
About the Workshop​
Do you sometimes get upset when your students are not enjoying the activities which you prepared for them? Or they prefer to play with their smartphones in class when you want them to focus on the topic? Or perhaps they prefer to chat with each other about something else rather than fully participate in your lesson? If these behavioral issues ring a bell, this session is for you! I would like to share different solutions including analogue and digital techniques to manage your classroom effectively when similar problems arise. You will have a chance to learn a few activities which require little preparation and will turn every lesson into a success. Bring your smartphones or tablets with internet connection and join us for this last workshop of 2017.


About the Speaker
Wojtek always wanted to teach English as a foreign language and finds teaching young adults and adults inspiring and energizing. He holds a M.Sc in Management and is currently working on a PhD in creativity.  Has followed a DELTA course in Strasbourg. After teaching in different countries he moved to Brest in 2010 where he has been in charge of the Language Department in the local Business School. Is interested in creativity in EFL, learner-autonomy and pronunciation. Also works as a photographer, and enjoys hiking.
 
 
 

Lille Workshop

   


7 October 2017


  




Time: 10 am - 12 pm
Speaker:  Andreas Grundvig
Venue: SKEMA Business School, Avenue Willy Brandt, Lille



About the Workshop

Nudge nudge, wink wink: classroom activities introducing indirectness strategies 
  • Developing receptive skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Pronunciation and intonation
  • Pragmatic competence (indirectness & implicature) 
Traditionally, language learning has paid little attention to the difference between what we say and what we mean. Many teachers already recognise the need for a more pragmatic approach to language teaching but practical ideas for the classroom remain few and far between. The workshop begins with a look at mutual cooperation in communicating our ideas and identifies the strategies of indirectness (such as (im)politeness theory) that we use to save face. Participants will be actively encouraged to discuss and reflect on personal examples of where they or their students have failed to understand what was communicated because of the speaker’s implied meaning. They will go away with a collection of new resources aimed at preparing their students for a number of contexts, from everyday social settings to business meetings and rounds of negotiations. Previously delivered at the IATEFL Conference and Exhibition, Harrogate, 2014 

About the Speaker

Andreas is a regular conference speaker and also delivers training days for local Teacher associations. He teaches at the BMK (Media and Communication) School in Hamburg, Germany and manages the Cambridge Assessment Examinations Centre there. He has written teaching guides (which were illustrated by his Lithuanian wife) for Cornelsen’s Basis for Business Series and advised on coursebooks for Cornelsen and Cambridge University Press. He is passionate about pragmatics and the urban linguistic landscape as well as fostering learner autonomy and imaginative learning. Beginning his career in Spain in the 1990s, Andreas has spent over a decade in academic management, in countries as far afield as Portugal, Switzerland, Lithuania, France and Germany. His former students range from aircraft designers, cardiologists and politicians to sixyear olds. His first student ever was a famous songwriter (buy him a beer and he might tell you about this)! Andreas was born in Sweden and grew up and graduated in Suffolk, England. He lives in Germany but also spends much of his time at his second home in Lithuania. 

Previous workshops delivered for:  British Council, Cambridge Assessment, Pilgrims, Spraklärornas Riksförbund Lietuvos anglu kalbos mokytoju asociacija ’LAKMA’ , TESOL Spain, Cornelsen Verlag 



June 10th 2017: Apply This 2

Date: June 10th 2017
Time: 09:30am - 12:00pm
Venue: SKEMA Business School, Lille
Theme: Apply This 2
Speaker: Jeremy Levin


Interested in knowing which tools could help you save time marking exams? Or maybe you just want to know how you can use technology to increase student engagement or even for creative projects?   Come to our next workshop this Saturday which will highlight a handful of useful educational technology tools and applications. 

The workshop will take place at SKEMA Business School in Lille. Once on campus, there will be signs leading you to 'La Fusée', SKEMA's mediatheque, where the workshop will be held. 
 
  
 

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June 24th 2017: English as a Lingua Franca and the ‘native speaker’ debate:    practical classroom ideas for English teachers

Date: June 24th, 2017
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: SKEMA Business School, Lille
Theme: English as a Lingua Franca and the ‘native speaker’ debate: practical classroom ideas for English teachers
Speaker: Marek Kiczkowiak


Marek has already received praise for this workshop in Strasbourg, Lyon, and Grenoble and now he's coming to Lille.  To get a sneak peek on what it'll all be about, listen to our latest podcast interview with Marek.

It is taken for granted that students prefer 'native speaker' teachers. It is also taken for granted that students prefer and should aspire to learn ‘native-like’ English. And as a result, the ‘native speaker’ is seen as not only a better language model, but also a better teacher. However, does this really reflect our students’ language goals and needs?
We won't know until we ask them.
So in this 3-hour session we will discuss:
1.      English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and its implications for ELT;
2.      Raising students’ awareness of the global nature of English;
3.      The myths concerning 'native' and 'non-native speaker’ teachers;
4.      Recruitment policies in ELT vs. the qualities and skills of effective teachers;
5.      Teaching pronunciation and how we can help learners be more intelligible in international settings;
6.      Using non-native speakers as valid models of the English language;
7.      Adapting your course book to suit the ELF perspective

By the end of the session, you will have a better understanding of ELF and its practical implications for ELT. You will learn how to help learners improve their pronunciation and why ‘non-native speakers’ can also be good models of the English language. You will also walk away with an array of ideas and classroom activities aiming to move towards a more lingua franca and international view of the English language. 

Speaker's Bio
Marek is originally from Poland and since doing the CELTA and graduating with a BA degree in English Philology, he has taught English in seven countries in Europe and Latin America. He is currently based in Leuven, Belgium, where he teaches academic English at the local university. He also holds Cambridge DELTA and is working towards a PhD in TESOL at the University of York. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. His research interests are English as a Lingua Franca and native speakerism in ELT. He advocates equal professional opportunities for ‘non-native’ English speaking teachers through TEFL Equity Advocates (www.teflequityadvocates.com), co-authors The TEFL Show podcasts (www.theteflshow.com) and keeps a now sporadically updated blog about ELT at TEFL Reflections (www.teflreflections.wordpress .com). He also gives face-to-face and on-line teacher training sessions about native speakerism and English as a Lingua Franca.  He’s also a keen language learner and is currently learning his 7th, Dutch.
You can find him on Twitter @marekkiczkowiak and @teflequity 
 


March 18th 2017: Speaking Practice in Everyday Teaching

Date: 18 March 2017
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: SKEMA Business School, Lille, Room D404
Theme: Speaking Practice in Everyday Teaching
Speaker: Marta Bujakowska
 
This event is FREE to TESOL France members. Non-member registration fee is 8 euros. Please bring exact change. You can join TESOL France or renew your membership on the day for 49 euros. If you like, joining TESOL France (or renewing your membership) will be possible on the day. If you would like to join, simply fill out the pre-membership form here.
 


Feb 4th 2017: "Having fun teaching English with drama"
with Gillian Evans

Date: 4 February 2017
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Excelangues, 17 rue du Nouveau Siècle, 59000 Lille
Theme: "Having fun teaching English with drama"


After many years of teaching English as a Foreign Language in language schools and companies, I attended a TESOL France workshop (given by Tonya Trappe, for those who know her) in Paris about 6 years ago : using drama techniques in the classroom.
This led me to join two theatre workshop groups, one in English and one in French. The fun and enjoyment I experienced in using my imagination and overcoming my inhibitions convinced me that using some of these techniques with our students is an ideal way to conquer shyness, stimulate creative instincts and build confidence when learning a foreign language.
So I invite you all to share with me some activities and ideas on how we can loosen the tongues and build the confidence of our students in an admosphere both relaxed and non-judgemental.
Your own ideas are very welcome.

  


TESOL France Lille: Oct 15th: "Pedagogy and how to make it work for you"

15 October 2016
"Pedagogy and how to make it work for you"
Facilitated by: Kate Natalizio-Price and Iria Vazquez Marino
Venue: Université Catholique
Time: 10am - 12:30pm

 
This event is FREE to TESOL France members. Non-member registration fee is 8 euros. Please bring exact change. You can join TESOL France or renew your membership on the day for 49 euros. If you like, joining TESOL France (or renewing your membership) will be possible on the day. If you would like to join, simply fill out the pre-membership form here.
 


TESOL France Lille: Multi-Story: My lesson has your narrative with Martin Goosey (British Council Madrid Young Learners, Spain)

Date: May 14th
Time: 2:30 - 5:30 pm.
Venue: VO Bookshop 53 rue du Molinel à 59000 Lille
 
Are your students completely absorbed and participatory? Great classes are clearly structured, but learning to re-imagine your lessons as stories - with beginning-middle-end and built-in problem resolution - quickly engages learners through a completely different motivational dynamic. Here, real results exemplify experimentation with narrative classes from a new teacher training programme. You'll watch video interviews with teachers, see the plans, then try it yourself!
 
 

TESOL France Lille: The case for Principled Creative Teaching with Chaz Pugliese

Date: June 4th
Time and location: TBA
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 in 2010. When he's not teaching, Chaz likes to play the blues on his beloved Gibson guitar.
 
 



TESOL France Lille: Use it or Lose it: Teacher Training and Development. Adult learners

Speaker: Jane Revell
Date: Saturday 19 March, 2016
Time: 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Venue: Excelangues
17 rue du Nouveau Siecle, 59000 Lille
 
Memory is a vital part of learning anything and, essentially, it's a question of practice. Our memory is like a muscle, the more we exercise it, the better it works, and the language classroom is a great place to do just that.
 


TESOL France Lille: Under African Skies

Facilitator: Dennis Davy
Date: February 27th 2016
Time: 14:30 - 17:30
Venue: EDHEC Campus, Roubaix Lille
Room: TBA
 


TESOL France Lille: "Sharing your best listening activities"

Speakers:  Gillian Evans and Jeremy Levin
Date:  3 October 2015

Time: 14:30 - 17:30
Venue: EDHEC Business School
 

TESOL France Lille: "English for Dolphin Trainers - Developing your own ESP materials"
Speaker:  Ros Wright:
Date:  17 October 2015

Time: 14:30 - 15:30
 

TESOL France Lille: "IMPROVISATION – FUN IN THE CLASSROOM"

Date: June 6th.
Time: 2pm - 5:30pm
Venue:  Excelangues (17 rue du Nouveau Siècle, 59000 Lille)

Improvisation – Fun in the Classroom
PETER DYER will be leading the workshop with your participation
 
Peter was born and educated in Australia. He is a professional actor and Drama Teacher and has worked in TV, radio and Theatre.
 
He has worked for Pilgrims Teacher Training in Canterbury, training teachers in Drama Technology. In Europe he continues to teach business and general English, working with teachers and also business clients in English and coaching.
 
An improvisation workshop aimed at providing a safe and judgment free environment when participants get in touch with their imagination and creativity through the use of improvised play. Improvisation is not planning. It allows us to look at our world through different eyes, to take a given situation and develop it in unexpected ways. It enables us to think outside the box.
 


TESOL France Lille Workshop, April 25th


Date: April 25th
Time: 14:00 - 17:00

Further information:

1. Warmers and Fillers (about 60 min) run by Wojtek Koszykowski
A series of fun activities which can be easily adapted to any level and which require little or no preparation. In this dynamic workshop I will share my students' favorite ones and feed you with new ideas.

2. Speaking Techniques (about 90 min) run by Wojtek Koszykowski
Latest coursebooks often claim to be all new and modern. In this session, I would like to demonstrate different speaking techniques used in most recent coursebooks and see how new, modern and attractive they really are. We will discuss different ways of incorporating them in your lessons to foster creativity and communicative skills.
 


TESOL France Lille Workshops, April 11th (please note the date change)


Date: April 11th
Time: 14:30 - 17:30

Further information:
 
Chad Langford - Situations, scenarios and tense maps: revamping your approach to tenses 
An introduction to how our take on the English tense system (Depraetere and Langford, 2012) can be adapted to your learners' needs and reshape your teaching approach.

Michael Markey - Thinking outside the (language) box
Helping learners to become aware of the way they approach language learning: fostering positive attitudes and strategy usage in the classroom.
 


TESOL France Lille - Three Ed Tech Workshops, March 14th


Date: March 14th, 2:30pm
Workshop led by Amber Ogborn and Jeremy Levin
Venue: EDHEC Lille Campus 24 Avenue Gustave Delory, 59057 Roubaix

Further information:

Amber Ogborn - Student-Teacher Management with Social Media
How can teachers connect with learners and establish trust with a generation raised on technology? Here are some suggestions on using social media to get connected and reach students beyond the classroom doors.

Jeremy Levin - Old school vs. New school
Taking a side by side look at different pedagogical practices and seeing when using technology makes sense and when it doesn’t.

Amber Ogborn and Jeremy Levin - Apply This!
A presentation of tried and tested educational technology tools for the classroom. From apps, to PowerPoint games, to practical websites, and more!
Bring your smartphones, pads, laptops, and USB drives!
 
This event is FREE to TESOL France members. Non-member registration fee is 8 euros. Please bring exact change. You can join TESOL France or renew your membership on the day for 49 euros. If you like, joining TESOL France (or renewing your membership) will be possible on the day. If you would like to join, simply fill out the pre-membership form here.
 
 

TESOL France Lille Workshops, April 4th


Date: April 4th, Time: TBA
Workshop led by Chad Langford and Michael Markey
Venue: TBA

Further information:

Chad Langford - Situations, scenarios and tense maps: revamping your approach to tenses 
An introduction to how our take on the English tense system (Depraetere and Langford, 2012) can be adapted to your learners' needs and reshape your teaching approach.

Michael Markey - Thinking outside the (language) box
Helping learners to become aware of the way they approach language learning: fostering positive attitudes and strategy usage in the classroom.

This event is FREE to TESOL France members. Non-member registration fee is 8 euros. Please bring exact change. You can join TESOL France or renew your membership on the day for 49 euros. If you like, joining TESOL France (or renewing your membership) will be possible on the day. If you would like to join, simply fill out the pre-membership form here.
 

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