The C Group - News

Beliefs, Principles & Practices: A Collection of ELT Articles

2/22/2018

The C Group member Vicky Saumell has published a new book called Beliefs, Principles & Practices: A Collection of ELT Articles.

It is a collection of ELT articles meant as a starting point for discussion and reflection about the author’s favourite ELT topics organised in 3 blocks: Being a teacher, Teaching and Learning, and Integrating Technology. Some ideas appear over and over in different articles, because they reflect the author’s teaching and learning beliefs, principles and practices.

It is available from the link below:

www.smashwords.com/books/view/790076

Translanguaging in the Secondary School - Johncatt Bookshop

2/22/2018

The C Group member Joris Van den Bosch contributed a chapter to the book 'Translanguaging in Secondary School'. His chapter number 9 is called Innovative use of home languages in the multilingual classroom.

The book was written by Patricia Merting with contributions by Peter Daignault (chapter 10) and Professor Jim Cummins (foreword).

It is available on Amazon or via the publisher:

www.johncattbookshop.com/translanguaging-in-the-secondary-school

Alphabet Publishing

2/20/2018

Most of us are familiar with the publications of the major publishers. But there are also some small creative publishers producing original materials which may be of interest to our members. This is just one of them. If you know of similar small publishers in our field, please share the information in the comments below.

Alphabet Publishing 2018 Catalog
File Size:	2328 kb
File Type:	pdf

Her Own Worst Enemy - information sheet
File Size:	204 kb
File Type:	pdf

Hellyer’s Trip - Philip Browse

2/8/2018

Philip’s Prowse’s new book, Hellyer’s Trip, has just been published on Amazon Kindle.

In order to raise awareness and encourage reviews, Philip’s been able to make Hellyer's Trip available for free download for 5 days from today, Wednesday 7 February, for five days on Amazon here: amzn.eu/5vbvVgj
After this it will be available at £2.99 for the e-book and £4.99 for the paperback.

To give you a flavour of the book:

‘Nick Hellyer is an accidental spy. Expelled in disgrace from Cambridge, he’s hurled into the contradictory and vibrant city of Alexandria as Egypt heads towards the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. His double life as a secret agent mirrors the duplicities of his relationships. But when he stumbles on a war-changing secret, who can he trust not to betray or abandon him?’

Call for Chapters

1/27/2018

call for chapters on
Inspirational Stories from English Language Classrooms

Submission deadline: 30 April 2018

Please contact Flora Debora or Willy Renandya if you have any inquiries.

ourstories2018@gmail.com

Call for Papers: Drama in Education Days 2018 with focus on Creativity

1/11/2018

Call for Papers:
Drama in Education Days 2018
July 20th and 21st in Konstanz, Germany

The fourth annual Drama in Education Days will again take place in Konstanz, Germany. The conference focuses on best practice and research in the field of Drama and Theatre in Education (DiE/TiE) specifically in second and foreign language teaching.

We welcome contributions from teachers, scholars, and performers working with drama and theatre in language education at all levels (primary through to tertiary).

The organisers are open to a variety of presentational forms reflecting on best practice or on the dissemination of research findings, including

20-minute paper presentations (+ 10 minutes discussion)
60/90-minute workshops -a presentation and discussion of a performance piece is also possible.

Abstracts may be submitted in German or English (max. 300 words). Please include a brief biography (max. 50 words).

Submission deadline is March 31st, 2018.

Abstracts can be emailed to: eva.goeksel@phzg.ch or sgiebert@htwg-konstanz.de

This year’s conference will focus on creativity. We therefore invite contributions with a focus on (but not limited to) the following topics:

• Integrating music and dance in foreign language teaching and learning

• Drama and theater in/about unexpected places, contexts, topics…

• Using your coursebook creatively

• Creativity and accuracy – mutually exclusive learning goals?

• DiE/TiE in teacher training and professional development, including aspects such as teachers’ personal development, classroom management, advocacy for drama (e.g. towards school administration)

The conference aims to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and of teaching and research experiences.

Date: July 20th and 21st 2018
Place: Konstanz, Germany

Organisers: This annual conference is organised by Dr. Stefanie Giebert (Konstanz University of Applied Sciences) und MA Eva Göksel (Center for Oral Communication, University of Teacher Education Zug, Switzerland).

Note: In addition to best practice and research presentations, the conference will include practical workshops and discussion forums.

Homepage: dramapaedagogik.de

Contact: Dr. Stefanie Giebert
Stefanie.Giebert@htwg-konstanz.de

Hochschule Konstanz
Alfred Wachtel Straße 8, 78462 Konstanz

MA Eva Göksel
eva.goeksel@phzg.ch

Center for Oral Communication
University of Teacher Education Zug
Zugerbergstrasse 3, 6301 Zug, Switzerland
zm.phzg.ch

MATSDA / Shanghai International Studies University Conference 2018

12/3/2017

MATSDA / Shanghai International Studies University Conference 2018
L2 Teacher Development Through Materials Development
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June, 2018

Venue
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), Hongkou Campus,
550 W Dalian Rd., Hongkou District, Shanghai, P.R. China

Plenary Speakers
Rod Ellis Alan Maley Hitomi Masuhara
Dingfang Shu Brian Tomlinson Qiufang Wen

Paper submission
We welcome language teachers, researchers, and educators at all levels around the world to submit proposals of original research or position papers focusing on professional development from:

materials development courses or projects
localisation of materials
institutional materials development
teacher evaluation of materials
teacher adaptation of materials
the teaching of materials
using a teacher’s book designed to enhance professional development

To submit a proposal of about 200-250 words for a forty minute oral presentation or for a poster presentation please contact: Brian Tomlinson at brianjohntomlinson@gmail.com.

Registration times: TBA

Conference times: TBA

Fees (to include coffees each day and lunch on the Sunday):

Students: 100 Euros or 800 RMB (60 Euros or 480 RMB for one day)
MATSDA members and Shanghai International Studies University Staff: 140 Euros or 1100 RMB (85 Euros or 660 RMB for one day)
Non-members: 180 Euros or 1400 RMB (100 Euros or 800 RMB for one day)

MATSDA Membership: Contact Susie Pearson at matsdamembershipsec@nile-elt.com or JOIN ONLINE.

Conference Website: For further information about Booking, Accommodation Enquiries and Payment, please visit the conference page on the SCRELE website. For other conference-related inquiries, contact Lyra Si at screle@shisu.edu.cn.

New book on Creativity

10/28/2017

Here are details of a new book by two members of the C group, Alan Maley and Tamas Kiss.

Note that there is a 20% discount valid till the end of the year. Use the following token on palgrave.com: PM17TWENTY

Click on the image to read all the information.

Creativity Conference 2018

10/28/2017

CREATIVITY CONFERENCE 2018

Ashland, Oregon (Southern Oregon University)

August 3-6th, Keynotes on 4th and 5th.

Ashland: SOU has a great appreciation of creativity and innovation, and the City of Ashland manifests and offers creativity in many ways. There is, for example, the SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, and if you attend the Creativity Conference, you will have group rates and be able to see terrific plays. Live music as well, and river rafting, or visit one of the dozens of quaint local wineries.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Robert Sternberg have agreed to give Keynote addresses, and Michael Mumford, Mark Runco, Marjorie Taylor, and Vlad Glaveanu will also be presenting and/or on panels.

This is just the first notice. A Call for Proposals is being prepared so you can present your own research or creativity methods.

Mark your calendars!

Mark Runco is on the planning committee and will be happy to answer any questions: runcom@sou.edu

World Teacher's Day - British Council events

9/19/2017

Some members of the C Group will be participating in the British Council events to celebrate World Teachers' Day.

On 28 September, Rebeca Duriga, Sue Leather, Linda Ruas, and Malu Sciamarelli will be talking about 'Global issues and creative classroom Teaching'.

On 5 October, Chrysa Papalazarou, Carol Read, Linda Ruas, Malu Sciamarelli, and Adrian Tennant will be debating 'Social Issues in the creative English language classroom, followed by Nik Peachey's webinar ‘Creativity and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’

All the events will look at some tangible and practical ideas from one of the British Council most recent publications ‘Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom’.

Follow the links below and join us!