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SIGs (Special Interest Groups)• Business English• Cross-Cultural• Drama & Literature• English for Specific Purposes• Immersion/CLIL• Learning Technologies• Materials Writers • Research • Swiss Cantonal Teacher & Teacher Educator• Teacher Training and Development• Testing, Examinations & Assessment• Young Learners & Teens

Saturday 7th September 2019 • International School of Berne

PRESENTERS :Beaven • Black • Blanco-IoannouBlatsioti • Chan • Clandfield • JostFordham • Göksel • Hoyt • HughesKabosch • Kaufher • KokWilliams Leppich • Rennie • ShutlerSimpson • Todeschini • Wake • Walkley

Lindsay Clandfield

P R O G R A M M E A N D I N V I T A T I O N 2 0 1 9

ETAS Professional Development Dayw i t h S p e c i a l I n t e r e s t G r o u p s

Dr. Briony Beaven

Publisher: English Teachers Association, Switzerland (ETAS)Graphic Design: Ron Sumners, Sumners Graphics, BaarPrinter: Online Printers

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ETAS Professional Development Day 2019 International School of Berne

ETAS ISSUES4 ETAS Executive Committee and Organisation

4 SIGs and SIG Coordinators

5 Timetable

7 Welcome

8 Plenary

9 Sponsors

10 Workshop presenters and descriptions

16 Speakers’ biodata

18 Book Exhibitors

INDEX OF ADVERTISERSKlett und Balmer Verlag 6Flying Teachers 9Swiss Exams GmbH 18TLC International House Zurich-Baden 20

CONTENTS

ETAS ADMINISTRATION (Office and Library)

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ETASExecutive Committee and OrganisationPRESIDENT g Sue Wood g [email protected] PRESIDENT AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT CHAIR g Jayne Kyte g [email protected] COORDINATOR AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR

g Antoinette Breutel-O’Donoghue g [email protected] EVENTS CHAIR g Choreanne Frei g [email protected] CHAIR g Helena Lustenberger g [email protected] SECRETARY g Laura Kennedy g [email protected] DEVELOPMENT CHAIR g Jayne Kyte g [email protected] g Florian Gantenbein g [email protected] CHAIR g Ben Hoyt g [email protected]

SIGs (Special Interest Groups)and SIG CoordinatorsBusiness English (BESIG) g Markus Jürgen Dietz g [email protected] (CC SIG) g Angela Mercado g [email protected] & Literature (DL SIG) g Eva Göksel g [email protected] for Specific Purposes (ESP SIG) g Choreanne Frei g [email protected]/CLIL (ICSIG) g Peach Richmond g [email protected] Technologies (L Tech SIG) g Erika Gonçalves Fauchère g [email protected] Writers SIG (MaWSIG) g VacantResearch (RSIG) g VacantSwiss Cantonal Teacher & Teacher Educator (SCT&TE SIG) g Eva Göksel g [email protected] Training & Development (TTD SIG) g Nancie Gantenbein g [email protected], Examinations & Assessment (TEA SIG) g VacantYoung Learners & Teens (YL&Teens SIG) g Rachael Harris g [email protected]

2019 Organising Committee Alice Knöpfel g Sponsoring & PromotionJayne Kyte g ETAS Teacher Development ChairDon Paul g Program editorHelena Lustenberger g Proof readerAnnegret Richmond g ETAS AdministratorDawn Wenger g Book Exhibition

Thanks to the SIG heads who provided speakers for the programme.

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TimetableInternational School of Berne08:30 – 09:15 Registration, Coffee / Tea; Book Exhibition09:15 – 09:20 Welcome and Announcements09:20 – 10:15 Plenary – Lindsay Clandfield10:15 – 10:45 Coffee / Tea / Juice / Croissants / Book exhibition10:45 – 12.00 Workshop Session A (75 mins)12:00 – 13:15 Lunch / Book Exhibition13:15 – 14:15 Workshop Session B (60 mins)14:30 – 15:30 Workshop Session C (60 mins)15:30 – 16:30 Book Exhibition / Dessert Buffet16:30 – 17:25 Closing Plenary – Dr. Briony Beaven17:30 – Closing and Goodbye

Goodbye until the ETAS Conference and AGM on 18th January 2019 in Zug!

ETAS Professional Development Day 2019

Saturday 7th September 2019


Welcome to the ETAS Professional Development Day 2019in BerneDear ETAS Members, Guests and Presenters,

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to this year’s Professional Development Day, we hope that you are as interested in this year’s programme as we are. We are very happy tohave secured the International School of Bern’s state of the art building for our building andthank them for accommodating all our needs.

This year we are delighted to welcome two internationally known plenary speakers. LindsayClandfield has spoken many times at ETAS, in fact, his first-ever plenary was at an ETASconference! Lindsay’s plenary on the development of writing skills is sure to be of interest to all of us, as we struggle to motivate our students to write. NILE have kindly sponsored Dr Briony Beaven who will be speaking at ETAS for the first time, and I would like to welcomeher warmly to this event. I am sure that Briony’s workshop and plenary will be both thought-provoking and motivating.

With a selection of 24 workshops on a wide range of topics, I am sure that there will beworkshops to tempt everyone. We have many first-time ETAS presenters and it is reallypositive to see so many Switzerland-based presenters in the programme this year. If you are thinking of trying your hand at presenting a workshop, please look out for the Call forPapers for the Conference in January or the PD Day in 2020, we would love to hear from you.Last year we received some really useful feedback after the event, so we will be repeating the procedure again this year. At the end of the day, you will receive an email asking forfeedback on the event. We really do look forward to reading your feedback and aim forcontinual improvement of our events. Please don’t be shy, your feedback can be totallyanonymous, but please be assured, we read all your comments and discuss them with theteam at our next meeting. Thank you in advance!

Finally, I would like to say a huge thank you to all our sponsors, without you, we would nothave an event. We are very grateful for your support in sponsoring speakers and especiallytaking part in the book exhibition, which is an integral part of our event. Thank you from us all!

All that remains is for me to wish you all a wonderful day of fruitful professional development and quality time spentwith old friends and new.

Best wishes,Jayne KyteTeacher Development Chair/Vice President


What’s happening to writing?Communicative approaches to language teaching have put much value on oral skills. Classrooms around the world have, over the past thirty years,devoted more and more time in class to speaking, which is generally seen as a good thing. Writing, however, has remained relatively unchanged. Oftenassigned for homework, or in the form of longer pieces of writing (the composition, the essay, the business letter) this skill has just not seemed as interesting as speaking. However, due totechnological developments, we are all writing now a lot more than we used to. In some cases, we write more to people than we talk to them. In this talk, I’ll explore the new writing, and look atactivities and tools that help students practice writing in new and enjoyable ways.

Biography:Lindsay Clandfield is an award-winning writer, teacher, teacher trainer and international speaker in the fieldof English language teaching. He has written more than ten coursebooks and is the main author of thenew young adult course Studio (Helbling Languages). His other courses include Global and Straightforward(Macmillan). Lindsay is the series editor of the Delta Teacher Development books and has co-writtenvarious methodology books for teachers, notably Dealing with Difficulties and Teaching Online(Delta Publishing). His most recent methodology book was Interaction Online (CUP) which he co-wrote with Jill Hadfield. Lindsay is also the creative force behind various web projects including thepopular blog Six Things, the e-publishing collective The Round and the sci-fi/adventure materials websiteExtreme Language Teaching. You can find out more about him at his website www.lindsayclandfield.com.

Sponsor: ETAS

Plenary Speakers


Opening plenary Lindsay Clandfield

Our life paths in the ELT professionIt is generally recognised that good teachers are lifelong learners. How long isthe working life of an English language teacher and how long will it be in thefuture? Life expectancy has increased, the term ‘of working age’ has a newmeaning and the resulting changes in career patterns will affect younger aswell as older ELT teachers. How can we make the most of the exciting new opportunities that are becoming available? This talk will acquaint you with current developments and help you to foster professional self-sustainability in an uncertain but dynamic world.

Biography:Dr Briony Beaven is a language teaching consultant, teacher trainer, and materials writer. She taughtEnglish in a British secondary state school (PGCE and QTS) for several years before moving intoteaching EFL, later becoming the DoS in a large adult education institute. As a NILE Affiliate TeacherTrainer, she has worked with teachers in many countries around the world and currently supervisesstudents on the NILE MA course. Briony is a Cambridge Teaching Awards DELTA tutor, assessor, andmoderator. She has served as the Coordinator of the Teacher Trainers’ and Educators’ Special InterestGroup of IATEFL and was Editor of IATEFL Conference Selections for five years. She has presented atmany international conferences and has written coursebooks for Oxford University Press and forCornelsen Verlag, materials for teacher training and trainer training courses, and articles in professionaljournals. Her ELT qualifications include the UCLES Dip. TEFL and a Doctorate of Education in TEFL.

Sponsor: NILE

Closing plenary Dr. Briony Beaven

We are pleased to announce that the following companies are generous sponsors of the ETAS PD Day 2019 at the time of going to print. We are extremely grateful for their continuing support of our national events, without which our events would not be possible. On behalf of the Executive Committee and ETAS members, thank you all.

If you would like to see your company’s name on this list for future events, please contact Alice at [email protected]. These are our generous sponsors.An updated list will be provided at the event.

Speaker SponsorsNILE

ETAS

Teachin’eu

Pearson Schweiz AG

Hilderstone College

Ahead with English

University of Lausanne

Linguista Sprachaufenthalte

Cambridge University Press

National Geographic Learning

Express Publishing

Programme AdvertisersExpress Publishing

Flying Teachers

Klett und Balmer Verlag

Swiss Exams GmbH

TLC International House Zurich-Baden

Leaflet AdvertisersExpress Publishing

Flying Teachers

Goal Testing

Swiss Exams

The New York Times


Sponsors (at the time of publication)

Conference Sponsors(at the time of going to print)

Fruit: TLC International House Zurich-Baden

Water: academia Sprach - und Lernzentrum

Coffee/tea: Swiss Exams

Notepads: National Geographic Learning

Pens/pencils/lanyards: Express Publishing

Bags: Oxford University Press

SATURDAY, 7th September 2019

Workshops: Session A(10:45 – 12:00)

A1Dr Briony BeavenSuccessful English teaching and learning with older learnersSIG: TTD;Sponsor: NILE

The concept of lifelong learning is one of thefactors that has led to “older learners” becoming abuzzword in English language teaching. Learning alanguage can keep seniors socially connected andimprove their self-confidence. However, teachingthis age group presents us with challenges.Cognitive and physiological changes as well asdifferent attitudes to learning, different behaviouralpatterns and issues of motivation require languageteachers to develop new skills to succeed withseniors. In this workshop, we will consider our ownattitudes to older learners, investigate ageingprocesses and explore some appropriate teacherstrategies for maximising senior learning.

A2Dina Blanco-IoannouBurnout to Brilliance. The What, Why and How to keep your flame burning in ELT. SIG: TTD; SCT & TESponsor: Independent

Teacher burnout is increasing and it’s aninternational epidemic (Rankin 2016). Question isare you burning out? Not sure? Want to find out?Then this workshop is for you. Based on PositivePsychology and Wellbeing interventions and toolssupported by research, this workshop introducesyou to strategies to help you take steps in goingfrom Burnout to Brilliance. The What, the Why andthe How of burnout is explored and through anexperiential approach you will leave the workshopwith practical tools to apply in your own life. I believe that burnout happens for a reason. My mission is to explore the positive effects ofburnout as a catalyst for change and to helpteachers go from burnout to brilliance.

A3Jasper KokDiscover “My Languages, A Multilingual Portfolio”SIG: YL & Teens; CC; SCT & TE; TE & ASponsor: Teachin’eu

My Languages appeals to all four C’s of21st-century education and can be used in a variety of ways. And above all, it’s fun.This very practical portfolio supportschildren (8-14) while learning English andmakes them aware of their multilingualskills. It is a hands-on portfolio that travels with the child for a couple of years.It functions as a constantly changingdocument that portrays the child’slanguage learning progress in a creativeway. Other aims of the portfolio are tostimulate a creative thought process andmake children aware and reflect on theirmultilingual abilities. It encouragesspontaneous language learning and helpsto create mutual understanding. The endresult is a personalized, artistic collectionof evidence of learning.

A4Andrew WalkleyMapping out a route to meet students’ goals SIG: TTD; SCT & TESponsor: Pearson Schweiz AG

School curricula are increasingly based on global objectives based on ‘can-do’statements. While this is a positivedevelopment in bringing learning andclassroom practice closer to students’needs, it is often more difficult to plan for than lessons focused on teaching agrammar rule or set of vocabulary. In thistalk we will look at the options that a can-do statement can present and how we might work backwards to consider what language support students may need.I will illustrate the talk with an examplefrom Roadmap B1+ and the GSE teacher Toolkit.

Workshop presenters and


descriptionsA5Will RennieFraming Communication SIG: TTD; YL & Teens; I & CLILSponsor: Independent

Given the challenging nature of many teachingcontexts, it is often difficult to look beyondstudents’ immediate classroom production tothe practical application of their language. Toaddress this, at Edinburgh School of Englishwe have developed a syllabus of ‘frameworks’to support teachers and help learners developconfidence and essential communicativeskills. These frameworks outline stages whichstudents can complete to effectively do this.They are flexible enough to be used with avariety of material, and provide a path forteachers to follow to maintain a focus onlinguistic as well as essential soft skills.In this talk, I will explain how we havedeveloped frameworks and give participantsthe chance to work hands-on to develop one themselves.

A6Lynn Williams LeppichSeeing the individual in that sea of faces:how I make individualisation workSIG: TTD; SCT & TE;Sponsor: Independent

In this interactive talk, I will present my take on the challenges and opportunitiesconnected with heterogeneity, differentiationand individualisation in the ELT classroom. I will share sample teaching materials whichactively seek to address and appeal toindividuals learning in a whole-class settingand explain the rationale behind my targeted‘tweaks’ to selected tasks. I will report on how my students themselves seedifferentiated instruction and how asking for and responding to their feedback hashelped me know when, how, and how far toadapt my classroom tasks. And, in the nameof individualisation, audience questions about specific scenarios and challenges will, of course, be welcome.

A7Amy Diederich Jost Cracking (Correcting) Academic WritingSIG: ESP; T & A; SCT & TESponsor: Independent

More and more students need to produceacademic papers, which we English teachersare asked to proofread or correct.Additionally, even our beloved ETAS Journalrequires most submissions to have anacademic aspect to them. If you areunfamiliar with such writing and would either like to learn the basics for your owncreative work or to assist family, friends andstudents with theirs, this is your chance.Furthermore, if you would like to volunteer as a proofreader for our Journal, your timespent in this workshop will be well spent.Bring a pen and let’s get started!

A8Lee ShutlerStealing ideas from “Silent Way”SIG: I & CLIL; YL & Teens; TTDSponsor: Hilderstone College

This workshop will look at activities that have their routes in the so-called Silent Wayapproach to language learning. There will bea brief overview of the theory and context ofthe approach but most of the session will be looking at activities that can enrich thelesson and put the student very much at the centre of the learning event.While I do not advocate a whole course being delivered in the Silent Way, a number of authors have “played with” the ideas and created some useful and imaginativeactivities. It is these we will pursue. The session will be anything but silent!


Workshops: Session B(13:15 – 14:15)

B1Lindsay ClandfieldSix reasons to love the diversity of lists SIG: TTDSponsor: ETAS

I love lists, and I think I’m not alone in this.To-do lists, top ten lists, shopping lists, best-of lists, worst-of lists, lists areeverywhere – particularly so in theinformation age. In this lively and practicaltalk, we’ll look at the popularity of lists andthe different genres of lists. We’ll examinethe linguistic features of lists. We’ll go oversome of the most important lists in our field. And we’ll cover some practical activitiesyou can do with lists in the languageclassroom. Think we can get through that list in our session?

B2Ben HoytExcel for ELTSIG: LT; SCT & TE; TTD; TE & ASponsor: Independent

This practical workshop will give anintroduction to a number of simple waysMicrosoft Excel can be used during yourlesson prep and administration time. Do youcalculate marks? Do you need to list thingsin alphabetical order? Do you have lots ofnames and email addresses to manage? Do you have handouts or exam documentsthat need slight changes every time you print them? Do you need to track billing andexpenses for your business? All of thesethings (and many more) can be handledeasily with Excel. Bring your laptop and dothe exercises with the group or just watchand try them at home later. Everything will beavailable on the website after the conference.

B3Hazel Simpson and Sarah HughesTeaching Young Learners Using AuthenticMaterials - a hands on workshopSIG: YL & Teens; Sponsor: Ahead with English

Hazel and Sarah would like to run a hands-onworkshop on teaching young learners Englishin a fun and engaging way, using originallesson plans that are based on popularchildren’s books. Lesson plans includecrafts, songs, rhymes and games.

B4Eva GökselThe Hockey Sweater: Language and Culture Through DramaSIG: CC; D&L; SCT & TE; TTD; YL & TeensSponsor: Independent

The process drama “The Hockey Sweater”was developed at the University of TeacherEducation Zug, with the aim of introducingstudent teachers to drama in education as a holistic teaching approach. It showcasesvarious drama conventions such as teacher-in-role, hot-seating, and still-imagesas well as by introducing cultural andhistorical content by way of famous Canadianchildren’s book. The Hockey Sweater processdrama explores small-town life in ruralCanada in 1946, examining the themes ofice hockey, of fitting in, and of English-Frenchrivalries. The drama lesson is aimed atprimary school teachers and learners, but the techniques used can be adapted to allages and levels. Step into a fictional worldfor an hour of holistic learning and take a few new ideas home to try with your class.



B5Sylvia Goetze WakeDeveloping your use of student peer-to-peer feedback in the classroomSIG:BE; ESP, LTSponsor: University of Lausanne

In this workshop, we will experiment with andexplore ways to use peer feedback in thelanguage classroom. Key questions willcentre on how student-to-student feedbackcan build a variety of skills, what these skillsare, and how students themselves perceivepeer feedback activities. If participants areinterested, a brief look at using online toolsfor feedback will be included.

B6Jason ChanHow to Motivate Asian English LearnersSIG: TTD; CC; BE;Sponsor: Independent

The purpose of the proposed workshop is to raise the participants’ awareness ofdifferences in classroom behaviour of Asian learners and their counterparts. The workshop would also try to explain thereasons for which these differences exist, i.e. cultural upbringing and educationalsystem. Different motivation techniques willalso be presented and discussed to helpworkshop participants in dealing with variousAsian learning styles. The informationpresented during the workshop would bederived from the presenter’s own experiencewith Asian English learners, in addition tofeedback and input from the workshopparticipants. Workshop participants areexpected to actively engage in role-plays and brainstorming to devise plans andstrategies in situations involving unfamiliarAsian learning attitudes.

B7Spencer FordhamThe Future Success of your studentspowered by STEAMSIG: SCT & TE; I & CLIL; TTD; R;Sponsor: Linguista Sprachaufenthalte

A must-see workshop where you will beintroduced to the award-winning programmeFuture Success. This innovative programmehas been designed to focus on theemployability skills required by employersaround the world. There will be a specificfocus on why Swiss teachers and studentsneed to be engaged in programmes designedaround the passion and interests of studentsfrom an interdisciplinary perspective wherestudents are empowered by their interests inSTEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Arts, Mathematics) as they look to furthertheir studies and build their confidencethrough collaborative learning.

B8Iva KaboschGoing digital with Testbank: Cambridgeexams and IELTS preparation InstitutionSIG: TE & A; TDD; LT; SCT & TESponsor: Cambridge University Press

If you prepare your students for CambridgeEnglish exams or IELTS tests and you wish to know more about personalised practice,this interactive workshop is going to walk you through the process of computer-basedtesting both from the student’s and teacher’s perspective. Testbank is a uniquedigital tool from Cambridge University Pressdesigned to help students practise in realexam conditions. It contains official practicetests for Cambridge English exams offeringstudents a flexible opportunity to practiseReading, Writing, Listening and Speakingskills either on their own or with theirteacher’s supervision.


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Workshops: Session C(14:30 – 15:30)

C1Andrew WalkleyRepeat after me. I will revise what I have taught every lesson!SIG: TTDSponsor: Pearson Schweiz AG

Repetition and memorization seems to have become a rather outmoded aspect ofeducation, but in this workshop I will argueyou that it is an essential part of languagelearning and needs to be a central part of our method and planning, but also within that we need to also consider how we candeepen students understanding. I will show a number of activities that involve repetitionand revision covering different aspects ofteaching and learning, that you can apply in a variety of classes.

C2Tim BlackDigitising the coursebook for the secondary level II classroomSIG: SCT & TE; TTD; LTSponsor: Independent

Has IT in the classroom reached tippingpoint? To which I argued yes. I now wish to show in this workshop a practicaldemonstration of ways to digitalise yourcoursebook for the classroom. For mydemonstration, I will be using New Gold First 2018 and participants can BYOD.The course book can be presented andinteracted with digitally using tools such as:PowerPoint, scanning, inserting, hyperlinking,snipping, mp3, and more. For studentinteraction, we will look at downloading andsharing files, digital pens, OneNote and pdfediting. Finally, for homework and studentadministration, we will look at the LearningManagement System (LMS) which comeswith the coursebook.

C3David Kaufher and Ben HoytOpen Forum: What are the needs of teachers as workers?SIG: BE; ESP; TTDSponsor: Independent

This will be neither a workshop nor apresentation but an open group discussionabout the employment needs of Englishteachers in Switzerland. English teachers,especially freelancers or those working forprivate schools, face unique challenges intheir professional careers. What are yours? A report will be written to summarise thetalking points of the forum and recommendfurther actions, if any.

C4Lee ShutlerMaking questionnaires stretch studentsSIG: TTD; I & CLIL; YL & TeenSponsor: Hilderstone College

There are often questionnaires incoursebooks, or we, as teachers, invent our own. However, they are often presented,and then performed in a fairly flat way. This workshop will explore and share ideas to make the questionnaire more dynamic – increation, execution and participation. Mostimportantly, we will share ideas on what wedo after the students have completed theexercise. Be prepared to participate!



C5Amy Diederich JostField Notes from the Jungle - 6 Months of Teaching in ThailandSIG: TTD; CC; Sponsor: Independent

Take a load off, sit back, and relax as I share my experiences of teaching andliving in Thailand with you. My visualpresentation outlines personal,professional, and cultural field notes taken during my post as an English teacherin Southeast Asia from October 2018 toMarch 2019. An “experienced” teacher, I worked alongside young professionalswith whom I shared some surprisingsimilarities, in addition to our expecteddifferences. So my talk offers somethingfor everyone. Come and learn what it’s likeout there in the jungle at the moment whiletaking a virtual trip with me in the process.

C6Beverly TodeschiniClassroom Quizzes and surveysSIG: LT; Sponsor: Independent

Whether students raise their hands toanswer questions or use mobile devices,the use of quizzes and surveys to elicit and assess students prior and currentknowledge is common practice in ourclassrooms. PLICKERS, a low-techapplication, might provide an alternative to your current practice. PLICKERS allowsone to create quizzes and surveys whichwill stimulate your students’ participationand motivation from primary to highereducation. After a brief demonstration,participants will create quizzes together on various themes and test out theapplication. Please BYOD.

C7Alex WarrenKeeping it Real – the benefits of real-world content in the ELT classroom SIG: BE; I & CLIL; TTD; CC; LTSponsor: National Geographic Learning

As educational theorist John Dewey oncenoted, “Education is not a preparation for life;education is life itself.” Therefore, if you wantyour English – or any subject for that matter –lessons to be effective, engaging, motivating,then having real world, authentic and relevantcontent is absolutely vital. In this interactivesession we’ll look at the benefits that usingreal world, global content has on the learningprocess and how using appropriate texts,images, and video content, we can developtasks that arm students with the necessaryskills to be successful outside, as well asinside, the classroom.

C8Athena BlatsiotiThe sounds and shapes of words. Teaching reading effectivelySIG: TTD; SCT & TE; I & CLIL; YL & TeensSponsor: Express Publishing

In this session, we will discuss how to help young learners start reading English. The most logical approach is to follow a highlystructured system, starting with the mostcommon sounds before moving on to thoseless frequent. We will also stress theimportance of getting learners to activelyengage, through various activities thatencourage “looking with intent”.


descriptions

Dr Briony Beaven is a language teaching consultant, teacher trainer, and materials writer. She taught English in a British secondary state school (PGCE and QTS) for several years beforemoving into teaching EFL, later becoming the DoS in a large adult education institute. As a NILEAffiliate Teacher Trainer, she has worked with teachers in many countries around the world, andcurrently supervises students on the NILE MA course.

Tim Black has been a full-time teacher since 1993 and worked as a DoS for IH Zurich but nowworks as a state teacher for the canton of Luzern, trainer for PH Luzern and Bern, examiner forCambridge and inspector for EAQUALS.

Dina Blanco-Ioannou works as a teacher educator at the PH FHNW (SEKI). Founder of Lessons-in-Self, she is at her happiest sharing her life’s journey, by inspiring and empoweringothers to becoming the person they are destined to be through her transformational Educationfor Life programmes.

Athena Blatsioti started teaching English while studying for the CELTYL and the DELTA Course.She also studied European Culture with an emphasis on intercultural communication andeLearning. She joined Express Publishing 15 years ago and also trained as a Cambridge Oral Examiner.

Jason Chan has been engaged in the area of TEFL for 15 years. Currently he is an adjunctinstructor of English at local higher education institutions in Germany. Always up for newchallenges, he is currently pursuing his Ed.D with the University of Glasgow.

Lindsay Clandfield is an award-winning writer, teacher, teacher trainer, and international speakerin the field of English language teaching. He has written more than ten coursebooks forlanguage learners and is the co-author of various methodology books for teachers. You can find out more about him at his website www.lindsayclandfield.com

Amy Diederich Jost is an American active ETAS member who has lived and taught English in five countries. She has been living in Switzerland for two decades where she currently teachesadults, teens, Business English in firms, and Legal English. She has a Master’s in adulteducation, a Bachelor’s in Linguistics, the CELTA, the SVEB 1, and has published two coursebooks on Legal English.

Spencer Fordham is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Capital School of English inBournemouth. Spencer has worked in International Education for 24 years. He sits on the main board of Directors at English UK, the national Association of English LanguageProviders in the UK.

Eva Göksel is a research assistant at the University of Teacher Education Zug and a PhDcandidate at the University of Zurich, focusing on Drama in Education in teacher education. She coordinates the ETAS Drama and Literature Special Interest Group and co-organises the“Drama in Education Days”: www.dramapaedagogik.de

Sylvia Goetze Wake teaches English for general, exam and academic purposes at the Universityof Lausanne, but also has experience with Business English. Her current interests includeintercultural communication, the use of Moodle® tools for enhanced collaboration andautonomy, and developing peer feedback as both a language and a life skill.

Speakers’ biodata



Ben Hoyt With an MA TESL/TEFL, more than ten years of teaching experience, and over 25 yearsof experience as a software learner and user, Ben is passionate about identifying routines andapplying whatever tools are at hand to make working and teaching easier.

Sarah Hughes has many years of experience teaching young learners English. She is currently a YL teacher at Ahead with English in Therwil, Canton Basel.

Iva Kabosch works as an ELT adviser for Cambridge University Press in Switzerland. Beforejoining CUP she worked as an ESL teacher for several years in Switzerland and abroad, including the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, and the Middle East. She holds a Master’s degree in English Language and Literature.

David Kaufher is a freelance English trainer in Bern, volunteers for the ETAS Journal andorganises the teachers’ group, ELT Springboard. He’s also a father, music lover, and runner.

Jasper Kok is the co-author of the portfolio “My Languages” (also translated into German),together with Rosemary Smeets-Cowan. Jasper is managing director of 11 primary schools, has a broad international network, owns an educational advice company (Teachin’ EU)and coordinated successful Erasmus+ applications. He holds an MA degree in Educational Leadership.

Lynn Williams Leppich is a teacher of upper-secondary English language and literature of 15years’ experience. She also coaches teachers at the PH FHNW in Muttenz. Lynn is particularlyinterested in issues of assessment and testing, differentiated instruction, and literature andculture in the EFL classroom.

Will Rennie began teaching in 2011, moving from Madrid to Munich and back to Scotland. As Academic Manager of Edinburgh School of English, he has drawn on all of his experience to contribute to a syllabus which focuses on communicative confidence and the soft skills thatare essential to effective communication.

Lee Shutler is Principal of Hilderstone College and has taught, trained and written in Italy, Japan,Korea, The UK, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Malaysia among others. He holds the DTEFLA from Milan and an MA TESOL from Christ Church, Canterbury. In his freetime he is stupid enough to run marathons.

Hazel Simpson has many years of experience teaching young learners English. She is currently a YL teacher at Ahead with English in Therwil, Canton Basel.

Beverley Todeschini holds an MEd in TESOL & MA in Digital Technology Communication &Education, teaches at the HES-SO Valais Wallis and has a special interest in increasing studentengagement through the use of digital technologies.

Andrew Walkley is a teacher, trainer and materials writer with Lexical Lab and runs a yearlysummer school in London for teachers. He is the co-author of Roadmap B1+ and B2+, Pearson’snew coursebook series. He has also written coursebooks for NGL and the methodology bookTeaching Lexically (Delta).

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Express PublishingLiberty HouseGreenham Business ParkNewburyGB – Berkshire RG19 6HWwww.expresspublishing.co.uk

Helbling Languages Helbling Verlag AGAemmenmattstrasse 43CH – 3123 Belpwww.helblinglanguages.ch

Linguista SprachaufenthaltePetersgraben 33CH – 4051 BaselLinguista SprachaufenthalteUntertor 39CH – 8400 Winterthurwww.linguista.ch

National Geographic LearningCheriton House, North WayAndoverGB – Hampshire SP10 5BEwww.ngl.cengage.com/elt

Oxford University Press OELT LtdHauptstrasse 53CH – 4127 Birsfeldenhttps://elt.oup.com

Pearson Schweiz AGChollerstrasse 37CH – 6300 Zugwww.pearson.ch

Swiss ExamsZürcherstrasse 46CH – 8400 Winterthurwww.swiss-exams.ch

The New York Times (Zurich) GmbHSchulstrasse 37CH – 8050 Zürichwww.nytimes.com

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