Keynote Speakers
Marjorie Rosenberg
taught at the tertiary level for over twenty years in Graz, Austria. She currently works with corporate clients at a local bank, trains teachers and writes materials. Marjorie has written extensively in the field of business English and is the author of ‘Spotlight on learning styles’ and ‘Creating Activities for Different Learner Types. Marjorie is currently the IATEFL Vice President (standing down in Brighton in 2018), having served as President from April 2015 – April 2017 and was the IATEFL BESIG Coordinator from 2009-2015. Learner Styles and Activities for Them Practical and Easy Activities for Business English |
John Silver Regional English Language Officer, USA Keeping Teachers for Life: Effective Observation and Feedback Techniques Would you like assist your colleagues in their professional development? Are you looking for a new way to communicate ideas related to classroom observations? The effective use of observation and feedback techniques can be rewarding for both the observer and observee when done with tact and skill. This plenary will cover the stages of the feedback session, the language of feedback and how to record an observation. Principles are universal for teachers of all levels and disciplines. |
Simon Etherton
English Programmes Manager, British Council Ukraine I have been involved in teaching and teacher education for over 30 years in contexts as diverse as India, Oman, Europe and the South Pacific. I have managed large scale teacher development projects and lectured in higher education. I am currently responsible for teacher development projects in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Areas of professional interest include initial literacy, practitioner research and teacher knowledge Taking responsibility: professional development through action and reflection Evidence suggests that teacher effectiveness is the single most important school variable influencing student achievement – therefore focussing on the continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers is likely to have the biggest impact on the quality of teaching and learning in the English classroom. Effective professional development is not really about attending courses, but rather a range of activities which teachers undertake either by themselves or with colleagues in communities of practice. In this presentation, we will explore what is effective CPD, and what is ineffective. We will also explore a number of different models and activities for your professional development, enabling you to leave the conference not only enthused, but equipped with an action plan of concrete activities to engage in next. |
Guest Speakers
Julie Smith
Gloucestershire,UK STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO READ I am an English teacher and Director of Teaching and Learning at Wyedean School in Gloucestershire. A major aspect of my role is to facilitate lesson study cycles, with the aim of enabling teachers to collaborate in their professional learning. I am also a doctoral student at University of West England: my area of research is focused on teacher expectation and its impact on learners, with the aim of creating a culture of high expectations for all. |
Jessica Gumucio
Fulbright Scholar, USA Talk Moves: How to improve group conversations in the classroom |
I have been teaching English for about 14 years now and I can’t imagine myself doing anything else. This may be because almost everybody in my family was a teacher, therefore I feel really proud and happy as this noble vocation runs in my genes. I really love what I do, and work constantly to help my students achieve their dreams. Being passionate and enthusiastic about what I do, I often ignite with passion teachers around me; my enthusiasm is often very infectious. And I firmly believe in professional development as the only way to success.
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I am an English Coordinator in a school for learning disabilities (LD) in Israel. Such schools implement methodology proposed by the National Association for people with LD and most lessons are computerized. Even so there are only eight students in classes, each of them needs an individual approach because they are people with different personalities. Specific individual programs are composed in accordance with the students’ learning styles in order to develop learning skills, which are necessary for the final exams and their further studies. My presentation is going to be about video- and computerized lessons for LD students.
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I have been teaching English to teenagers for twenty years which makes me quite experienced. I have been interested in the topic of critical thinking for many years, because as s teacher I feel responsible for instilling independence in thinking and developing their Englush language competence.
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Aslıhan Demir has newly graduated from Sakarya University in the field of English language teaching. Currently, she works at Gelişim University as an instructor. She is interested in SLA and WE. Büşra Genç has also newly graduated from Sakarya University in ELT department. She has just started at working at Gökkuşağı Schools as an English langauge teacher. She is interested in LLS, LA, and ELF.
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Svitlana Bulkina,
Kiev, Ukraine Effective Approaches to Teaching Grammar I've been teaching English for over 11 years now and working as a teacher trainer for over 6 years. I strongly believe that practice makes perfect and the only way to learn something is by practicing it and being cognitively involved. As educators, we must practice what we preach and show it by my personal, hopefully successful, example! |
Paula Claudia Ghetu
Braila, Romania Teaching English through drama games I have been teaching English for 18 years and I Have always been interested in using games/drama games in my English classes since they motivate students and make the classes more entertaining. I also taught history and geography in English as part of the bilingual classes where students study the geography and history of Britain and USA. |
LUMINITA MOCANU
Braila, Romania Teaching English through drama games I have been teaching English for 20 years since I graduated the university. I have become a teacher trainer. At my school I am working currently with 11 and 19 year olds who are preparing for exams and who are experiencing problems with the speaking, reading and computer based part of the exam. I am head commissioner of the English department in my school supervising the teachers of English and organizing the department.I am guiding a team of teens(12-16 years old)in the National Speaking contest this year. I have been teaching interdisciplinary for some years now, since I am currently holding an optional class 'Math in English' at high school level. I am a Cambridge speaking examiner. |
Otilia Machedon and Gabriela Virginia Lupea
Galati, Romania Media Kit for Smart Teaching. Using Media Literacy in the EFL class Otilia Machedon started teaching in 1997. She is used to being the facilitator, to asking students to work in groups and tackle problems from multiple aspects. In the end we all come up with more knowledge about the world and English language, not to mention some valuable insights. Gabriela Virginia Lupea Presenting facts and supplying information on whatever the student needs, not only related to my school subject, but in matters concerning life, moral values and personal attitudes towards society and the world are my main targets. |
Mariana Nesteruk
Brody, Ukraine Styles of Painting I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 2003 to secondary students and has been working as a teacher trainer since 2016. I am also a Teaching Excellence and Achievement alumna of 2016 (USA). In 2017 I took part in an educational expedition to Finland to learn about Finnish system of education. Throughout my career I explored a variety of methods and currently have interest in content and language integrated learning. |
Oleg Khaynatskiy
Kyiv, Ukraine Card and Board Games as a fun and easy-to-make tool for practicing speaking skills and grammar constructions. Social Media as a key-important tool in XXI Century teaching Graduated from Kyiv National Linguistic University, and during that period studied in the USA while visiting lectures in Oklahoma and Cleveland State Universities. He worked at KNLU for 6 years as a lecturer and participated in many conferences throughout Ukraine, organized by TESOL, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the Embassy of the Unites States of America and others. He was invited to work for a media company ARS (Russia) as a project manager, where his duty was to deal with foreign performers and to accompany them while they were on sets. Now, Khaynatskiy works for a private language school “Native English School” and Production Company “FILM.UA”(Ukraine). |
Ekaterina Redkina
Russia, Moscow Using fiction in teaching CLIL/ESP at the university level I have been teaching English for more than 10 years now, and it is my true passion. My first education is in psychology, though I have never seen myself as a psychologist, but rather an English teacher. I believe that teaching empowers people to fulfill their dreams, that is why I take my job very seriously. I hold CELTA and DELTA (Modules 1 and 2) and plan to start the MA soon. Being a psychologist and a teacher I can see things differently, which I try to use in my teaching. I work with university students, adults and teenagers mostly. My biggest interest and passion is CLIL, which I believe, is the future of English teaching. |
Valerie Harden
USA, Mobile Alabama, US Peace Corps Active Learning: Promoting Student Engagement After serving as a public-school teacher in Alabama (USA) for more than 25 years, I worked as a teacher-trainer there for a year. Most recently (2015-2017) I worked for two years as a TEFL teacher in Loja Ecuador, where I taught at both a private English institute and a state University. Along with teaching a variety of levels, from early intermediate to FCE-prep, I held workshops on teaching techniques for the staff of both institutions. Currently I am serving as an English Education volunteer with the US Peace Corps, based in Cahul. Here I am privileged to work with the teachers and students of Liceu Teoretic Mihai Eminescu. |
Marc Pilkington
Dijon, France Teaching economics in English and specialised language beyond frontiers and cultures I was a university teacher in English for Specific Purposes (Business English) at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis from 2005 to 2012. I have a lot of experience teaching my subject matter (buisness and economics) directly in English at the university level. |
Beni Combs
U.S.A. San Francisco, California The art of creative writing Conversational English Universities of Connecticut, US and Essex, UK. (2008-10) Peace Corps Moldova (2012-2015) AlC Buiucani (2025-2017) English trainer/coach accent reduction (2017-present) Creative writing competition coach/organizer (2013-2018) |
Francisco Resto
USA Fun Speaking Activities The aim of the presentations is to provide local English teachers with 5 easy, low-prep activities that encourage students to speak in a natural way. These activities can also be used to review material and assess students' progress. By the end of the presentations, participating teachers will have at least 3 new speaking activities they can implement in the classroom. |
Madhavi Latha
India Benefits and Methods of Interdisciplinary Learning |
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Local Speakers
Stella Grama
Chisinau, Moldova Activities to Encourage 21st Century Thinking and Learning in EFL Classes 17 years of teaching experience, with successful implementation of active-learning strategies. By teaching English, I try to create real-life contexts, so that students learn to connect language learning to other life areas, such as Technology, Sciences, History, Arts and Communication Area. |
Maria Ionesi
Donduseni, Moldova Modern Strategies for EFL classes Being an English teacher at school I have to teach my students different topics. Many of them have correlation with history, geography, culture, arts and many other subjects. It's quite impossible to teach just English for itself. Moreover we have different texts for some specific English-speaking countries' celebrations, historical events or famous personalities that aim to introduce some interdissciplinarity in our lessons and way of teaching. In a shell of nut, interdisciplinarity is not a choice for English teachers, it's a style of enriching and approaching the content of lesson to the students of 21st century. |
Emma Matreniuc
Edinet, Moldova Implementing PBL in social activities through interdisciplinary approach Teaching experience is 17 years old being my real vocation. For 13 years I have been lecturer in adult teaching at the Institute of Continuing Education. Presently I am also running an NGO for young people with disabilities and combine both foreign language teaching and the disability issue. Such synergie of occupations has a tight connection to almost all the categories of people, different ages, groups, nationalities and spheres of life. Participation in various social projects contributes to successful integration into teaching interdisciplinary approach, teaching outside the classroom walls, collaboration with various domains and specialists, attracting learners to participate in studying English in terms of globally important themes. On my behalf I am holding and delivering trainings , instructions and constantly take part in professional growth programs. My aspiration for teaching and experience contributes to fulfill global goals and develop values in the work I do and the themes we learn with the students. |
Svetlana Burea Titica
Chisinau, Moldova The Influence of Magic Setting on Students’ Social Development and Language Knowledge Teaching experience 18 years. Research topic “The Development of Communicative Competence in a Foreign Language through the Use of Media Texts”. |
Diana Cretu
Chisinau, Moldova Cambridge English Exams I am the acting Centre Exams Manager, Centre Exams Officer (one of the youngest in the world) and Head of English Department at the Cambridge English authorised exam centre within the Alliance Française de Moldavie. |
Galina Orbu
Ialoveni, Moldova PPT - a tool for motivating students or for getting them bored?! I have been teaching English for 10 years. During all this time my priority was to help students to discover the beauty of English language. Also I was challenged to motivate them to discover the English culture with all its amaizing elements. For me teaching is not just a job but it is a talent which I strive to develop and use it to make the Earth a better place to live. |
Meriacre Aliona
Moldova, Chisinau Combining the 4Cs principles of cross-curricular teaching for a successful CLIL lesson via proverbs, saying and quotes Aliona Meriacre is a University Lecturer in French, English, and Romanian in the Department of Modern Languages, at University „Perspectiva – Int”, scientific magazine editor of “Perspectiva Academica”, member of the Scientific Council, former Head of Department of Methodology, and META member. She has been teaching a wide range of courses for university students (General French and English, Foreign languages for baccalaureate, Business English and French, Cultural communication, Business writing, Communication in foreign languages, Professional vocabulary, French for layers) as well as delivering presentations at national and international conferences, symposia, colloquiums and workshops for professional development. She is the author of a series of publications, training materials, scientific articles on the linguistic study and methodology of teaching foreign languages in the 21st century. Her areas of interests include Linguistic nomination and worldview, modern trends in teaching foreign languages, digital literacy, CLIL and others. Education: • BA Romanian Language, Literature, and Modern Languages; • MA Theory and History of Culture; • PhD candidate of Arts. In addition to her Language qualifications, Aliona also has a BA in Jurisprudence. |
Savanu Valentina
village Varatic, District Riscani, Moldova Developing speaking skills in teaching English I am an English and French teacher at Th Lyceum Varatic, I work for 4 years . In my teaching process I try to focus on my students' needs and interest, their interest in learning is my motivation to go on. |
Olga Zingan
Chisinau, Moldova Professionally oriented reading as a means of fostering the three other key language competences: writing, speaking, listening I have been teaching Engish for Specific Purposes (Business English, English for Architects and Engineers) since 2002. My primary concern as a PhD student reffers to improving English language competence of enginering faculty students through reading professional texts. |
Alina Mardari
Chisinau, Moldova How much of the students' native language should you speak in an EFL class? To emphasize the importance of talking English in the English classroom. This topic has always been a very widely discussed one so it will certainly be a good one to be discussed again. |
Alexandru Covtun
Moldova, Gura Bicului, IPG "Gura Bicului" Haks in teaching English: 100% of your students involvement I'm a teacher of English for already 8 years. |
Lilia Isac
Telenesti , Moldova Encouraging students to write I graduated “Ion Creangă” Pedagogical State University in 2004 and started teaching English language at “Ginta Latina” Lyceum (Chisinau, Moldova). I took my Master’s Degree in Philology - English Language in 2005 and I have been teaching English Language at Negureni Gymnasium, Telenesti since 2007. In 2016 I became teacher trainer and joined META (Moldovan English Teachers’ Association). I deliver international and national workshops for teacher professional development in Moldova. |