Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to join us

on Saturday November 15th, 2008 at 9 a.m.
at the Teacher Training College in Wrocław (NKJO)
room 118
ul. Skarbowców 8a, 53-025 Wrocław


for a series of 3 workshops (6 hours)

by Judit Fehér

1/ Speaking Aids
In this workshop, we will do speaking activities aided by little things such as small objects, colours, pictures, post-it notes or the walls of the classroom. We will discuss how these small things may help learners to express their thoughts and feelings and what different uses they can be put to. Topics will range from primary to secondary and from beginners to intermediate with exercise types easily adaptability to different ages and levels.


2/ Increasing Individual Involvement in a Large Class
Most studying takes place in a group. Learning, however, happens in the individual, whose involvement in the learning process is the most crucial condition of their learning. If studying takes place in a large class, there is an increased danger of losing some of the students in the learning process at any given time. One way to minimise this is to organise classroom activities carefully, making sure that some sort of individual participation in the process will be needed from all the learners. In this workshop, I would like to show you some techniques in constructing and organising activities for maximum individual involvement. Each activity template will be demonstrated by concrete examples.


3/ Co-operation in a Large Class
The ability to co-operate is a key competence for anyone who plans to join the workforce of the 21st century. Co-operation is also essential for language learning since it makes communication in the classroom meaningful and purposeful. People co-operate most naturally in smaller groups but groups do not get functional only by assigning people to participate in them. There are co-operative skills group members need to have before they can contribute to group work activities to their full potential. In this workshop, I would like to give you tips on introducing group work into your classes: what steps to take, what co-operative skills to get your learners to practise and how.

Judit Fehér is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer based in Budapest, Hungary. She has taught language courses, teacher training courses, and gave workshops and talks in several institutions and conferences in Hungary and abroad. She is a contributor to Language Activities for Teenagers (2003) Cambridge, UK: CUP; co-author of Creative Resources (2003) Atlanta, USA: IAL with Bonnie Tsai and author of Your Exam Success (2008) Budapest, Hungary: NTK, a course book and workbook for 12th graders. Form 2004 to 2007, Judit participated in a Hungarian Ministry of Education, EU-funded project writing skill-based, task-based teaching materials for grades 7 to 12 (Creative Communication). Judit is also a Pilgrims (Canterbury, UK) trainer and represents Pilgrims in Hungary.


The workshops are free for IATEFL members.
The registration fee for non-IATEFL members is 20 PLN.

All teachers wishing to join IATEFL Poland are required to pay the annual membership fee, which is 75 PLN for the year 2009, membership of one of the SIGs included. The membership fee can be paid at the meeting .

All the workshop participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Some refreshments will be provided.
The event is scheduled to last until approximately 2.30 p.m.

Please confirm your attendance by e-mail agn.mirowska@kn.pl or joanna.leszkiewicz@pwr.wroc.pl
by November 13th at the latest.


We are looking forward to seeing you at the workshop!



Joanna Leszkiewicz Agnieszka Mirowska Magdalena Konopko
Wrocław Region Coordinator Teacher Training SIG Coordinator Head of the Teacher Training College


http://www.iatefl.org.pl