English Language Webinars

Trinity organises events and various webinar series throughout the year. Most Trinity-organised events are free, but may require advance registration.

Developing Critical Thinking in the ELT Classroom

This webinar explored how classroom resources and activities can be adapted and extended to foster critical thinking skills in our students in the English language classroom, enabling them to use English in a more meaningful way.

During the webinar, the presenter explored:

  • Intro
  • What is critical thinking?
  • Why is it important and why teach it?
  • Resources & activities
  • Teaching tips

 

Summary

Critical thinking is a key 21st-century skill, much needed for university study, the world of work, and for navigating the world around us. The language classroom is an ideal setting for the exploration and development of such a skill. In this webinar, we explored how classroom resources and activities can be adapted and extended in order to foster critical thinking skills in our students, enabling them to use English in a more meaningful way and develop their second language competencies. Through this process, teachers may even find that they further develop their own critical thinking.

 

About the presenter

Kera Gustafson has worked in ELT for over 20 years. She is passionate about developing 21st skills in the language classroom and challenging both teenage and adult learners to think outside the box. Kera has worked as a teacher and teacher trainer in both Italy and the UK, and holds a DELTA and MA TESOL. She is Vice Principal at Elac Study Vacations and is a Trinity College London examiner.

 

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About the Transformative Teachers Webinar Series

The Transformative Teachers webinar series is aimed at English language teaching professionals who would like to participate in regular development opportunities.

See all Transformative Teacher Webinars, and find out more about the series at:

learn.trinitycollege.co.uk/TTW

 

 

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Tue 6 June, 3:00PM (UK time)
Trinity's Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) are one-to-one, face-to-face assessments of English language speaking and listening skills with a Trinity examiner, who encourages the candidate to evidence their skills through prompts and authentic interactive dialogue. The GESE exam is a popular choice in peak periods, as well as for part-time learners, and for optional conversation classes year-round.
GESE: Preparing for the Topic Phase
Wed 7 June, 3:00PM (UK time)
Trinity's Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) are one-to-one, face-to-face assessments of English language speaking and listening skills with a Trinity examiner, who encourages the candidate to evidence their skills through prompts and authentic interactive dialogue. The GESE exam is a popular choice in peak periods, as well as for part-time learners, and for optional conversation classes year-round.
GESE: Practising for the Interactive Phase
Thu 8 June, 3:00PM (UK time)
Trinity's Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) are one-to-one, face-to-face assessments of English language speaking and listening skills with a Trinity examiner, who encourages the candidate to evidence their skills through prompts and authentic interactive dialogue. The GESE exam is a popular choice in peak periods, as well as for part-time learners, and for optional conversation classes year-round.
The 8th Future of English Language Teaching Conference (Online)
Sat 10 June, 8:45AM (UK time)
The 8th annual, free online Future of English Language Teaching Conference includes key plenaries by Claudia Ferradas and Chris Roland alongside various breakout sessions.
Building sustainability into ELT – are we doing enough?
Wed 21 June, 4:00PM (UK time)
The negative environmental impact of the global ELT community and the opportunities we have in climate change education have been moving up our agenda in recent years. But are the many initiatives that we are putting into place enough to make any real difference? This webinar will look at some of the issues.
Building Linguistic Bridges in the ELT classroom: Cross linguistic mediation activities to support inclusion and social development
Wed 19 July, 4:00PM (UK time)
This webinar will look at specific strategies to support young learners of English who come from poor and vulnerable backgrounds. Teaching strategies and example activities will be drawn from the speakers own experience of working in a deprived area in Buenos Aires.

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