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ATEL Nationwide Workshops

November 2011

Workshops Registration Form / Schedule

Workshops Abstracts

The Candidates for the ATEL Executive Committee Elections

PowerPoint à Communicative Learner-Centered Grammar –Peter Lucantoni

Dear Principal,

Dear Colleague,

ATEL sincerely greets you and wishes you a successful academic year.

Since the aim is professional development to improve the teacher’s performance, ATEL decided to launch a new series of regional workshops for English language educators at all levels in Lebanon.

Seven regional workshops will be offered this year, two of them are parallel.

ATEL workshops are FREE of charge a) for ATEL members when showing their 2011 membership, and b) for those who become members during the workshop by paying 25,000L.L.

Non-members will be charged 15,000L.L. per workshop.

You are kindly requested to fill in the registration form below. The registration form should be mailed maximum 3 WORKING days prior to the workshop.

You can mail your forms to: ATEL P.O.Box: 90-1479, Jdeidet-El-Metn,

Or Fax it to: 01-490226, Or email to: atel_lb@hotmail.com

Administrators and coordinators are most welcome to attend.

Certificates of attendance will be distributed immediately after each workshop.

For more information, please contact 03- 329979 or 03-728473

Best regards,

ATEL Executive Committee

Workshops Registration Form ATEL

Date	Time	Location	Topic	Trainer
Thursday, Nov. 3	3:30 – 6:30	Evangelical School -Saida	A. Integrating Skills in the Classroom	Peter Lucantoni
			C. Projects and Portfolios: Promoting Practical and purposeful language learning within and beyond the ELT Classroom	Andrew Johnson
Friday, Nov. 4	3:30 – 6:30	Kamel Jaber Center Nabatieh	A. Integrating Skills in the Classroom	Peter Lucantoni
			C. Projects and Portfolios: Promoting Practical and purposeful language learning within and beyond the ELT Classroom	Andrew Johnson
Saturday, Nov. 5	8:30 – 12:30	SS.CC. Bauchrieh	B. Communicative Learner-Centered Grammar	Peter Lucantoni
			C. Projects and Portfolios: Promoting Practical and purposeful language learning within and beyond the ELT Classroom	Andrew Johnson
Thursday, Nov. 10	3:30 – 6:30	Amphitheatre A, USJ, Damascus Road - Beirut Campus	A. Integrating Skills in the Classroom	Peter Lucantoni
Friday, Nov. 11	3:00 – 6:00	National Library - Chouf	A. Integrating Skills in the Classroom	Peter Lucantoni
		SS.CC. Rassieh – Zahle’	C. Projects and Portfolios: Promoting Practical and purposeful language learning within and beyond the ELT Classroom	Andrew Johnson
Saturday, Nov. 12	8:30 – 12:30	Sainte Therese - Amyoun	B. Communicative Learner-Centered Grammar	Peter Lucantoni
			C. Projects and Portfolios: Promoting Practical and purposeful language learning within and beyond the ELT Classroom	Andrew Johnson

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Workshops Abstracts

A, Integrating Skills in the Classroom- By Peter Lucantoni

Abstract

This workshop will begin with an overview of what the different language skills are, and look at the various sub-skills which language users need to use when faced with different communication situations. Teachers will consider what integrating language skills in the classroom actually means in practical terms, and look at alternatives to this approach. There will be an opportunity to think about the advantages and disadvantages for everyone involved of both an integrated skills approach to teaching and learning, and other approaches. Finally, teachers will have the chance to put into practice their thoughts by outlining an integrated skills lesson.

B. Communicative Learner-Centered Grammar- By Peter Lucantoni

Abstract

‘Teaching grammar’ has become something of a negative phrase in this age of communicative language teaching, but what is the place of grammar today? David Nunan (1991) says ‘grammar enables us to “mean”’, so how important is it? This workshop will discuss the importance of grammar, and discuss ways in which we can make our teaching of grammar more effective. Furthermore, we will look at some fun, communicative learner-centred grammar activities.

For the workshops during the week, he will be delivering a session on Group Work, abstract below:

This workshop considers the importance of group work in terms of communicative language teaching, and also discusses some of the reasons why teachers may shy away from group work activities, particularly in monolingual, monocultural contexts. Different group work activities will be discussed, and there will be opportunities for teachers to try out various tasks, including jigsaw activities, all of which involve working in groups.

C. Projects and portfolios: promoting practical and purposeful language learning within and beyond the ELT classroom

By Andrew Johnson

Objective: for groups of teachers to prepare project and / or portfolio work during the seminar that they will try out with their students during the current school term

· A series of interactive seminars to be held at school venues around Lebanon on 5, 10, 11, 12, 14 & 15 November 2011

· Materials and examples to be provided, to cater for both teachers who teach English as a 1st foreign language and those who teach English as a 2nd foreign language

· Materials and examples to be provided to cater for teachers of all levels, from KG to Grade 12

· Participants will be invited to share anecdotes about relevant teaching experiences with one another, and may bring along relevant examples to share with colleagues if they wish

· The seminars will vary in detail according to the requirements of particular groups of participants, but they will all broadly follow this outline:

1. Examples from several different grade levels from KG to Grade 12

2. Sharing ideas and experiences

3. Group work: participants who teach the same or similar grade levels work together in groups of 3-5 to prepare portfolio and/or project work to try out with their students during the current school term

4. Group presentations, each followed by questions, comments and discussion

5. Reflections on the seminar and closing discussion

The Candidates for the ATEL Executive Committee Elections:

- Rene Karam

- Micheal Hajj

- Khalil Daoud

- Sobhi Rahme

- Fadi Chakhtoura

- Josianne Khalife

- Hanadi Mirza

- Rabiaa Daou

- Minerva Salemeh