a network for English Language Teaching Professionals
Speaker Talks 2024
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10th Annual Conference
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Speaker Slides 2023
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9th Annual Conference on Back to A Future
SATURDAY CLOSING PLENARY
by Julia Aliverti
Embracing Change. The Heart of the Matter
SUNDAY PLENARY
by Aoife Hurley
Nurturing and Developing Multilingual Skills in the Early Years
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Bringing Critical Thinking into the Classroom by Behzad Baghery (1)
From Teacher to Instructional Designer by Ben Dobbs (2)
Post Observation Feedback: A New Approach by Abeer Okaz (3)
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Revisited: Language Learning Anxiety & L1 as a Classroom Tool by Alyson Greville (4)
Beyond the Error Correction Slot: Making Emergent Language our Target by Emma Meade-Flynn (5)
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Tell us a story… Getting Creative with Storytelling by Alan Hall (7)
A Framework for Manager CPD - Practical Uses & Implications by Lou McLaughlin (8)
Finding your Voice – teaching pronunciation in a global world by Alex Warren (Sponsored Speaker: Cengage) (9)
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Live, Learn and Teach into a Brighter Future by Michelle Hunter (10)
Write Out of the Textbook by Dalia Ashraf (11)
Training Today’s Teens for Tomorrow: Employability Skills in your Classroom by Rob Howard (12)
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English Language Students Want Native English Teachers! Do they? by Caitlin Nolan (13)
Virtual Reality in the Classroom by Anna Maroutian (14)
Differentiated Lesson Planning for Mixed-ability Classes by Sara Magdi (15)
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Using Audio Books in Class by Mahinour Ragheb (16)
Developing Oral Skills: Challenges & Benefits of Impromptu vs Prepared Speeches by Debbie West (17)
Teaching Negotiation Skills by Ben Dobbs (18)
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Keeping it Real: Authentic Listening Lessons by Shaun Sweeney (19)
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Let’s Get Appy with Videos! by Daragh McMunn (20)
Social and Emotional learning in the ELT classroom by Jo Krousso - Sponsored Speaker: Macmillan (21)
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Integrating Social Media for Developing EFL Learners’ Intercultural Communicative Competence by Souad Bailich (22)
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Leaving Space: Equality in the Classroom by Jeremy R Saunders (25)
Things we Have to Accept as Teachers by Erin O’Byrne (26)
But the Future Never Comes by Joan McDermott and Dr Kerry Gallagher (27)
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Speaker Slides 2022
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8th Annual Conference on A New Beginning?
OPENING PLENARY
by Michelle Hunter
New Beginnings: regulating the emotional fallout of starting again
SATURDAY CLOSING PLENARY
by Fiona Bonke
My pandemic; a journey from flying airplanes to COVID testing
SUNDAY PLENARY
by Debbie West
The power of storytelling to understand ourselves and each other
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Alternative assessment before and after the emergency online instruction by Iosif Gidiotis
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Effective Feedback for Language Learners/Giving Effective Feedback by Dalia Ashraf
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Becoming corpus literate: An EFL Practitioner's story by Cathryn Bennett
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The Power to Act by Abeer Okaz
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Voices and Connections by Rory Ruddock (Sponsored speaker: Cengage NGL)
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Creative and practical ideas for teaching culture in the EFL classroom by Ivana Štiglec
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How we can overcome native speakerism in ELT by Meri Maroutian
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Rethinking your teaching practices by Meritxell Blanco Colino
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From Teaching to Publishing by Ben Dobbs
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The gap between exam perception and achievement by Peter Lahiff
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2022 - User friendly, tangible grammar? by Ilona Šostroneková
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Planning for the perfect outcome by Joe Brennan
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Revisiting Speaking Activities to encourage Students by Debbie West
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Effective Early Language Learning by Sylvie Dolakova
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Unite ELT - past, present and future by Anne Dunne & Colette Godkin (Sponsored Speaker: Unite)
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Off script: helping students decode authentic speech by Shaun Sweeney
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Mental Health in the Teaching World by Alan Hall
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Teaching with the brain in mind by Urszula Kropaczewska (IATEFL Poland)
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Libraries Ireland: Access, Apps and Online Services by Ian Aherne
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Student-Created Topic Books – tools to keep, store and retrieve knowledge by Sylvie Dolakova & Ilona Šostroneková
Speaker Slides 2021
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7th Annual Conference on Teaching in the New Normal
SATURDAY PLENARY
by Anna Nunan
Teacher Education and Preparing teachers for a dynamic teaching environment
SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Reading and Writing in the technology enhanced ELT classroom. A new challenge. by Maria Karageorgou
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Social Media in the Online Classroom by Órla Ní Shéaghdha
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Tools of the year by Abeer Ali Okaz
How to maximize students'' speaking opportunities in online classes by Dalia Ashraf Elsayed
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Brazilian public education in 2020: managers', teachers', and families' perspective by Yuri Wenceslau Fioravante
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Exploiting the online environment for pronunciation practice by Gemma Archer
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Material Development in ESP: English for Special Purposes by Carolina Cunha
From Honeymoon to Expert: Exploring Intercultural Awareness by Michelle Daly
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Student engagement and collaborative learning in an online EAP reading and writing course by Dr. Stergiani Kostopoulou
From static to interactive; is hyperdoc the answer? by Maria Zaheer
Hybrid Learning in Action by Chris Farrell
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Moving from study to the application of language skills in projects by Debbie West
Barriers, adaptations and future of education in the New Normal by Muhammad Amir Saeed
Providing learning and development for all staff – the Bitesize approach by Liam Brown
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Managing Differentiation in Mixed Ability Classes by David Byrne & Mark Hefferman
The Gamification of Online Lessons by Richard Neylon & Question Bomb Game
Student Support in a Time of Pandemic by Ekaterina Gaydova
Why and how to use short fiction in the ESL classroom by Amanda McGeer
Neurolanguage Coaching: A No-Brainer in the New Normal Classroom by Nurdan Colleran
The Human Touch in a Touchless World by Nada Awad
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ESOL for Adult Absolute Beginners – English Language Teaching’s Holy Grail? by Arthur McKeown
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Working with Refugee and Migrant Learners on Zoom by Sara Camplisson & Heather Lindsay
The Hidden Challenges of the Trinity ISE exam by Claire Ryan
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Developing Learner Autonomy through Projects by Nayara Bernardes
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Exciting Experiments, or how to interweave Science into language teaching by Aleksandra Zaparucha
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The birth of the English Language Students' Union of Ireland by Fiachra Ó Luain
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Re-imagining ELT for Chinese students in the New Normal by Joan McDermott
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‘To be or not to be...’: Teacher Agency in 2021 by Ben Beaumont - Sponsored Speaker: TCL
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Teachers’ Views on their Work by Anne Dunne - Sponsored Speaker: UtU
Speaker Slides 2020
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6th Annual Conference on Big Ideas and their Impact in ELT
OPENING PLENARY
by T.J. O’Ceallaigh
Revolutionising English Language Teaching Through Content And Language Integration
SATURDAY PLENARY
by David Marsh
20 Years of ELT: Fusing New Methodologies (Integration / CLIL / Innovative Learning Environments)
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Feedback Delivery in Teacher Training Courses by Mara Temi​
Promoting Intercultural Competency in the ELT classroom by Fernanda Stocche Barbosa
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Bringing Mindfulness to Class by Laia del Barrio​
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Teaching Reading in ESL Classrooms by Nada Awad​
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Language Immersion Advantages and Challenges by Debbie West
The Classroom Around Us: Utilising Place in Language Learning by Rebecca White
Fostering Academic Language Learner Autonomy in EAP Writing by Stergiani Kostopoulou
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Story-Based CLIL for Little Learners (4 - 10 years old) by Sylvie Doláková & Ilona Sostronekova
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Ideas on using Irish History with Teenage EL learners by Tony Penston
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Activating the Passive Voice by Kessia Morais Lima
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T for writing – is it? by Abeer Okaz
Making Project-Based Learning Work with Technology by Felipe Ronchi Fogo & Claire Ryan
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Using and Assessing Learning Outcomes by Chris Farrell
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EAP in the General English Classroom by Laurie Myers
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Using Emotional Intelligence to Improve Behaviour and Learning by Alan Hall​
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BIG IDEAS for ESOL for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Arthur McKeown & Claudia Belloni ​
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Empathy and ELT – is it Time to Reconsider how we Think about Each Other? by Conor O'Reilly
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Everything EFL Live Podcast by Erin O'Byrne & ​Shane Callaghan
Using Google Classroom in the Classroom by Lydia O’Donnell & Jane Langley​
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English for Dyslexic Children by Ilona Sostronekova​
“Crystal Methodology”: Unlocking for Advanced Students, and for Ourselves, the Short-and Long-Term Benefits of Authentic Literary Texts by Sean Ruane
Self-Perceptions of ELT Teachers in ELT Schools in Ireland by Deborah Tobin
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Challenges, Strategies and Solutions in less Resourced ESL Classroom by Faisal Naseer
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Leadership Strand The developing manager
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Supporting Newly Qualified Teachers by Liam Tyrrell​
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The Developing Manager - Managing Change in your Organisation by Louise Guyett
Promoting Healthy Conflict to Foster Creativity by Ian Brangan & Aidan O’Shea ​
Responding to Moments of Truth - Tips for Delivering Customer Satisfaction by Nadine Early
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Speaker Slides 2019
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5th Annual Conference on Why we do what we do in ELT
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Use it or Lose it: how to activate professional knowledge by Kirsten Holt
Awaydays - whole teams explore, share, learn, resolve and plan by Liam Brown
Linguistic creativity - a tool for encouraging VL autonomy & lifelong learning by Visnja Fara
Brexit and the Impacts on English language learning in Ireland by Conor O’Reilly
Developing leaders and leadership through language training by Ben Dobbs
The developing manager: the role of reflection by Louise Guyett
Mentoring in teacher development by Chris Farrell
Blended Learning in ELT: Making it work by Pete Sharma
Using culture to engage learners by Sahand Razavi
Developing school-based CPD of ELT through Action Research by Venny Karolina
Experiencing Language - English through drama technique and methodology by Anna Kadzik-Bartoszewska; Charlie Hughes
Does learning lexical bundles increase fluency in writing? by Cathryn Bennett
Diving into the local experience by Susan Holden
Spilling the tea about LGBTQI+ in ELT by Angelos Bollas
Engaging with the English profile - A CPD programme by Gerard O’Hanlon
Are you in the right job? by Rachael Fionda
Understanding and working with adult students with different learning needs by Mara Antonella Toranza Temi
Make it QRacked! Using QR codes in the ESL classroom by Marzia Marcelli
Why do we use peer feedback in the EAP classroom? by Penny Tzanni
TBLT- An effective tool for language teaching by Faisal Naseer
Do pronunciation models matter? Reflections from Irish & Scottish classrooms by Gemma Archer
Reading a text: snore no more! by Oksana Dzyuban
Making connections - Using film in the language classroom by Eva Buyuksimkesyan
Listening skills (top-down or bottom-up): which one do students prefer? by Bárbara Hernandes
CELTA uncovered. The subtle art of unlearning by Ian Brangan
A crash course in cultural literacy for the ELT instructor by Doaa Baker
Who we are is how we teach by Liam Tyrrell
Why managers need PD too by Paula Castro
Spicing up the Business English classroom by Marjorie Rosenberg
Speaker Slides 2018
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Joint Teacher Development Event with IATEFL TDSIG
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PLENARY SESSIONS
Building a 21st Century Learning Organisation by Sarah Mount
The ABC of Teacher Development by Maureen McGarvey
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
Lights, Camera, Action! How Digital Videos Can Enhance Teacher Development by Cecilia Nobre
Developing Teachers’ and Managers’ Coaching Skills by Ben Dobbs
SHORT TALKS
Developing ELT Teachers use of Online Learner Corpora by Gerard O’Hanlon
Using Critical Incidents to Reframe Post-Observation Feedback by Radhika Iyer-O’Sullivan
Fostering Intercultural Harmony in the ELT Classroom by Doaa Baker
In Service Training for Informal Assessment of Speaking by Roomana Khan
What do we see when we observe? by Liam Tyrrell
Ideas into Practice – Making CPD Relevant and Accessible for Teachers by Robert Hanley
A Users Guide to Institutional CPD by Gavin Redden
Helping Novice Teachers Handle the Pronunciation Problem Starting with -ED by Mary Shepherd
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Creativity, Critical Thinking and Communication for Greater Training Outcomes by Ben Dobbs
Improving Communication of Young Learner Progress by Shay Coyne
EAP in Ireland - Where can we go? by Steven Bruce
Dictating your way to more beneficial outcomes by Ciaran Murphy
From rules to reasons and other little tweaks by Danny Norrington-Davies
Noticing outcomes through student reflection by Aileen Donegan
Negotiating the transition from IELTS to EAP by Alex Runchman
Teacher Burnout in ELT by Chris Farrell
Representation of Norwegian English in the public: An attitude study by Christina Løkslett
Project-based learning — Reflective practice, constraints and learner outcomes by Adam O Regan, David Morgan, Matthew Watson
Using the Lexical Approach to outline and develop areas of pronunciation by Brian Duignan
Learner Perceptions of Corpora and Data-Driven Learning by Cathryn Bennett
Affect for better effect by Angelos Bollas
Low resource, high quality : Designing a zero-materials ESOL course by Jane Seely
Shifting from EAP to an Academic Literacies approach by Jessica Garska, Aoife Ni Mhurchu
Textpolitation: Getting more from a text by David Byrne, Mark Heffernan
Using corpora in ESL classrooms by Abeer Okaz
Facebook, Edmodo, or your own personal blog? by Keith Murdiff
Modality in course books - room for change? by Gerard O’Hanlon
The Challenge of Chunks by Frances Eales (Sponsored by Pearson)
Introduction to the Irish Research Scheme for Teaching by Chris Farrell
How to Create a School that Learns by Adrian Underhill
Professional Development: Opportunities and Attitudes in Ireland by Liam Tyrrell
Nuclear Stress- can it improve Intelligibility? by Isobel Burke, Stephen Bruce, & Stephen Easley-Walsh
The Autistic Classroom: Classroom management for teachers of ASD learners by Damian Cunniffe
Pre-reading: Is there another way? by Tony Penston
Building teacher’s assessment literacy through structured video CPD by Ben Beaumont
Implementing Self-Regulated Strategies to Sustain Learning by Sharifa Al’Adawi
Helping Students Understand the Intercultural Mindset by Debbie West
Fighting Fossilisation with strategy training by Laura Edwards
Embracing our Non-Native Speaking Community by Anna Maroutian