Webinars

In this webinar, the main speaker- Dr. Nguyen Thu Le Hang will share a couple of applicable approaches to designing effective teaching-learning activities based on the available syllabus and connecting with learners and personalising their learning, in order to achieve the objectives of the lesson and the course, as well as the long-term outcomes of the education programme. The theories introduced to teachers in this talk include Design thinking, Experiential learning cycle, Post-method pedagogy and Personalised learning. These theories accompanied with specific examples will help young teachers be more confident in their syllabus using and lesson designing.

Also in this webinar, the guest speaker-Dr. Le Thi Hong Duyen will share some stories and her teaching experience regarding applying “Empathy”, which has been mentioned in Design Thinking by the main speaker.

Key words: Personalised learning, Design thinking, Experiential learning cycle, Exploring the syllabus 

Good learning materials are keys to success in language classroom. This webinar reviews some principles of evaluating internet resources on five common criteria including authority, objectivity, accuracy, currency and usability. Besides, the webinar helps English teachers to prepare learning materials more effectively by introducing simple free online tools like ED Toefl iBT, Rubistar for Teachers, YouGlish, Lyrics Training, Rewordify, Wordle, Tubequizard etc. and several resourceful TESOL websites through hands-on activities. The webinar is useful for K-12 teachers who are trying to enrich their language classes with interactive, engaging and fun internet-based learning activities.

Drawing on Littlewood’s continuum From focus on forms to focus on meaning (2002, p.322; 2013, p.14), this webinar aims to review and open a discussion on the pedagogy accompanying some of the current curricula in use at secondary ELT in Vietnam. The webinar will start with an analysis of the continuum in relation to CLT and TBLT – the teaching approaches in practice at Vietnamese schools. Variations of curriculum design and class activities will be addressed in this section. In the next two sections, textbooks and lesson plans from the mainstream curricula (i.e. the Tieng Anh series by MOET) and some others in use at private schools will be reviewed against the continuum to examine their focuses and thus, their potential for communicative language learning. Finally, a discussion on variations for implementing the textbooks prescribed in current secondary ELT settings will be open. Ideas and opinions in how to teach communicatively using the textbooks and materials available are welcome from the webinar panel and the audience.

In this webinar, we would like to go through a complete process of conference participation from preparation (selecting a conference, getting acceptance for a conference, finding financial support, arranging accomodation and travel) to on-the-day attendance (presenting a paper, attending a presentation, and networking). We will share information to help you understand the process and some tips that you can take actions for your coming conferences.

The workshop primarily aims to get the participants understand the structure of a conventional abstract; draft proper abstracts, using key information provided; compose abstracts from their own research; and critically analyze, comment, and edit their peers’ abstracts. The workshop serves as a hands-on experience for EFL teachers to formally introduce their classroom practices at academic conferences and early career researchers to be accepted more easily by the academic world.