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Alex Green (BA Joint Honours French & Italian, Cert. TEFL, currently finalising MA Management of Language Learning) taught foreign languages for 16 years. She is the author of a series of Grammar & Skills books, and a certified oral examiner for the University of Cambridge & Michigan. She has been the Academic Development Manager at EUROGNOSI for 5 years.

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AUTHENTIC MATERIALS Alex Green & Gill Mackie : PART I: JUST VOTE SKYPE & H 12.00-12.15 COFFEE BREAK

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AUTHENTIC MATERIALS Alex Green & Gill Mackie : PART II: MARY GLASGOW & POPCORN READERS E-BLOCKS LITTLE BRIDGE FCE ONLINE TOUCHSTONE 14.00-15.00 LUNCH BREAK

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AN LESSON IN PRACTICE Alex Green After a brief reiteration of the Learn Method, the Communicative Approach and the importance of classroom observations, three ingredients in the recipe for success, teachers will have the opportunity to watch a typical 50-minute lesson. In pairs, they will then assess the teachers teaching skills and a group discussion will ensue, during which teachers will express their opinions.

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Alex Green (BA Joint Honours French & Italian, Cert. TEFL, currently finalising MA Management of Language Learning) taught foreign languages for 16 years. She is the author of a series of Grammar & Skills books, and a certified oral examiner for the University of Cambridge & Michigan. She has been the Academic Development Manager at EUROGNOSI for 5 years. Gill Mackie (B.Ed, Dip. TEFL) taught English as a foreign language for 11 years before moving to publishing, where she was an author and Editorial Manager at New Editions for eight years. She has been Academic Director at EUROGNOSI since December 2007.

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DYSLEXIA FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (DysTEFL) Gill Mackie This seminar, the first in a series to be conducted throughout the school year, is based on a training course (DysTEFL) developed by seven partners from Poland, Hungary, the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria for teachers of English as a foreign language. The DysTEFL project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This session includes a brief introduction to the nature of dyslexia and specific learning difficulties associated with dyslexia, provides hands-on tasks on the effect of dyslexia on foreign language learning, describes the kinds of accommodations which can be offered to dyslexic learners in the foreign language classroom and suggests teaching techniques which can improve learning. 13:00-14:00 LUNCH BREAK

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A-Z OF VERY YOUNG LEARNERS WORKSHOP Gill Mackie Comprehensive and engaging as ELT books for very young learners may be, it is the teacher who truly brings learning to life in the classroom. This is especially true of teachers of very young learners. During this workshop we will investigate suitable activities, approaches and techniques which take into account the key characteristics, needs and strengths of very young learners in our continuing effort to provide the best possible learning experience to EUROGNOSI students.

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Gill Mackie (B.Ed, Dip. TEFL) taught English as a foreign language for 11 years before moving to publishing, where she was an author and Editorial Manager at New Editions for eight years. She has been Academic Director at EUROGNOSI since December 2007.

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ADULT LEARNERS Alex Green During this seminar, there will be an introduction to the concept andragogical vs pedagogical learning and principles for teaching adult learners will be presented. There will be emphasis on skill integration in the EFL classroom and suggestions on how to teach adults via task-based learning, which, according to recent research, motivates adult learners as it enables them to use the language in a communicative and real-life context. 12:00-12:15 COFFEE BREAK ONLINE MATERIALS Gill Mackie This presentation demonstrates some of the features of the online resources included in the EUROGNOSI syllabus at exam levels and gives suggestions on how these can be best exploited both in class and at home: CAMLA ECCE RESULT ONLINE SKILLS PRACTICE EDM1 MYGRAMMARLAB EDC2, ED2, EDC3 & ED3 PROFICIENCY MASTERCLASS ONLINE SKILLS AND LANGUAGE PRACTICE EDC3 & ED3

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13:30-14:30 LUNCH BREAK 14:3017:30 ELEMENTARY LEARNERS WORKSHOP Alex Green The main objective of this workshop is to provide teachers with an insight into the thinking skills areas concerning elementary learners. Teaching tips on motivation, classroom management and the teachers role in the communicative classroom shall be presented and emphasis will be placed on skill integration. A workshop will follow, during which teachers will be invited to demonstrate the techniques mentioned, when teaching in an EUROGNOSI classroom using the books Hot Shots 13. EK1-EK3 WORKSHOP 20122013

Alex Green (BA Joint Honours French & Italian, Cert. TEFL, currently finalising MA Management of Language Learning) taught foreign languages for 16 years. She is the author of a series of Grammar & Skills books, and a certified oral examiner for the University of Cambridge & Michigan. She has been the Academic Development Manager at EUROGNOSI for 5 years. Gill Mackie (B.Ed, Dip. TEFL) taught English as a foreign language for 11 years before moving to publishing, where she was an author and Editorial Manager at New Editions for eight years. She has been Academic Director at EUROGNOSI since December 2007.

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Theres something new coming to EUROGNOSI Gill Mackie This seminar is divided into two parts: 1. A short presentation on the difference between the new PREMIUM, STANDARD and VALUE courses. 2. A presentation of GLOBAL EDUCATION, the new innovative short cross-curricular/content-based course for Premium EK1-EK3 students. During the course, students complete a variety of tasks (Webquests, projects, surveys, questionnaires, blogs, etc) in English with the use of specific materials and resources. The teachers role is to guide students, to help them improve their work with questions or by guiding them to specific materials and resources. 12:00-12:15 COFFEE BREAK SCHOOL PORTAL T SchoolPortal , , , . : , , , , , , , , 14:00-15:00 LUNCH BREAK

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Gill Mackie (B.Ed, Dip. TEFL) taught English as a foreign language for 11 years before moving to publishing, where she was an author and Editorial Manager at New Editions for eight years. She has been Academic Director at EUROGNOSI since December 2007. Yiannis Hatzis (MSc International Financial Management) has been working for EUROGNOSI SA for the last eight years. He has had a number of positions such as Business Developer and EuroLab Manager and is currently responsible for EUROGNOSIs management information system, VertiSchool.

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