14:00-17:00

Location: Cosmopolitan Restaurant & Konferenz, Im Hauptbahnhof 1, 60329 Frankfurt am Main. Lift located opposite platform 4. Parking in Hauptbahnhof Süd Parking Garage, Mannheimerstrasse.

Directions here.

Claire Hart: From the Drawing Board to Worksheet Design: Creating a Course

Personalisation, tailor-made courses and the negotiated syllabus: these are all terms which are bandied around when people talk about course design in ELT, but you may find yourself asking what they mean in reality and how we, as teachers, can reap the benefits they promise. This session will begin by demystifying these terms and examining different approaches to what I would like to call student-centred course design with some practical examples from my teaching experience and the opportunity for participants to comment on and discuss these case studies.

In the second half of the workshop we will look at translating these course designs into lesson ideas and worksheets you can use in class. At this stage, I'll share some tips that I've learned while creating professional-looking worksheets for my blog and for publishers, which can help you look like more of a pro too.

Biographical info: Claire Hart currently delivers in-company business English and ESP courses in Ulm and Neu-Ulm, working in a range of companies from freight forwarders to automobile component manufacturers and baking product suppliers. Claire began teaching EFL eight years ago after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a BA (Hons) in History and then completing an MA in Museum Studies. As much as she loves history and museums, English language teaching proved to be her true passion and she is now a keen advocate of professional development for business English and ESP teachers. In her role as IATEFL BESIG Web and Online Team Coordinator, Claire also organises online professional development opportunities that draw in participants from all over the world. Claire´s other love is ELT materials development and she shares lesson plans and ideas on her Business English Lesson Plans blog: www.businessenglishlessonplans.wordpress.com.

Cost for ELTAF members: EUR 5; non-members: EUR 10
 

For all workshops: In order for us to book the right size room, you need to register by sending a separate email to: events@eltaf.de and pay the workshop fee to the ELTAF account with the Postbank Frankfurt:
ELTAF e.V. Account no. 756 47 600, Bank code: 500 100 60.
State the title of the workshop in the reference line. Your registration is only complete when you have transferred the workshop fee.

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Location: Accadis, Du Pont-Str. 4, 61352 Bad Homburg.

Google Map here.

Written directions here.

Members' Day is a mini-conference featuring ELTAF members as speakers, sharing their knowledge with other members. This year we are featuring a total of 12 presentations covering topics from marketing yourself to using reality TV in the classroom. Registration begins at 9.15 a.m. and will be followed by a greeting from ELTAF's Chair, Liz Jolliffe.

Click here to see the Members' Day 2013 Timetable.

Click here to see the workshop descriptions.

Cost for ELTAF members: EUR 30 for early-bird registration (until June 30), EUR 35 thereafter.  This includes a catered lunch and snacks.

To register, please choose a workshop from each time slot (A, B, and C) and send an e-mail to events@eltaf.de with your name and choice of workshops! (see timetable and descriptions above) 

We can not complete your registration without your workshop selections.

For all workshops: In order for us to book the right size room, you need to register by sending a separate email to: events@eltaf.de and pay the workshop fee to the ELTAF account with the Postbank Frankfurt:
ELTAF e.V. Account no. 756 47 600, Bank code: 500 100 60.
State the title of the workshop in the reference line. Your registration is only complete when you have transferred the workshop fee.

14:00-17:00 with a coffee break

Location: Cosmopolitan Restaurant & Konferenz, Im Hauptbahnhof 1, 60329 Frankfurt am Main. Lift located opposite platform 4. Parking in Hauptbahnhof Süd Parking Garage, Mannheimerstrasse.

Directions here.

Ian Badger: Teaching Communication Skills in Today's Business World

We will look at four main barriers to clear business communication in English, and how working with authentic listening materials can help to overcome them. The main barriers can be identified as: unfamiliar native and non-native accents, jargon and idiomatic language, different cultural practices, and new (and old) technologies. We will also identify some other familiar obstacles!

With specific attention to the main barriers, I will analyse key features of authentic recordings and give practical tips on how to use these to develop strategies to help students understand and be understood in their everyday working lives. We will look at recordings that can be used to help learners with communication skills such as short presentations, conference calls and voicemails. Finally, we will discuss how authentic recordings can be used to raise learners’ awareness of how they might be able to adapt their own language to be understood more clearly in the global workplace.

Join us afterwards for a networking hour!

Ian Badger is a partner in Business and Medical English Services (www.bmes.co.uk). He is based in Bristol, UK but travels widely as a consultant and trainer for international companies helping to improve the effectiveness of their communications. His strong view is that learning to understand English however it is spoken is a core skill in business English.

Ian is the author of Collins English for Business: Listening which was shortlisted for a 2012 British Council ELTON award. The iPad app based on this material won the 2012 David Riley award for innovation in Business English and ESP. He is also author of Collins English for Life: Listening, co-author of the four-level series, English for Business Life and author of Everyday Business English and Everyday Business Writing in the English for Work series.

Cost for ELTAF members: EUR 5; non-members: EUR 10
 

For all workshops: In order for us to book the right size room, you need to register by sending a separate email to: events@eltaf.de and pay the workshop fee to the ELTAF account with the Postbank Frankfurt:
ELTAF e.V. Account no. 756 47 600, Bank code: 500 100 60.
State the title of the workshop in the reference line. Your registration is only complete when you have transferred the workshop fee.

Time: TBD

Location: TBD, Franfurt am Main.

Directions here.

Details to follow soon.

Cost for ELTAF members: TBD; non-members: TBD
 

For all workshops: In order for us to book the right size room, you need to register by sending a separate email to: events@eltaf.de and pay the workshop fee to the ELTAF account with the Postbank Frankfurt:
ELTAF e.V. Account no. 756 47 600, Bank code: 500 100 60.
State the title of the workshop in the reference line. Your registration is only complete when you have transferred the workshop fee.