Friday 17.30-18.30Opening PlenaryFerradas, Claudia NILE/British CouncilReading across Cultures: Exploring the ‘Contact Zone’One of the central concerns of foreign language learning is how to communicate our changing identities in languages used to express worldviews different from our own. This presentation explores texts written in English in which intercultural encounters are highlighted and proposes activities and resources for the classroom which aim at developing the linguistic repertoire necessary to express our own meanings in English.

Claudia Ferradas is an experienced presenter and ELT author who travels the world as a teacher educator. She has run training sessions and participated in conferences in South America, the Caribbean, the USA, Europe and South East Asia. She holds an MA in Education and Professional Development from the University of East Anglia, UK, and a PhD in English Studies from the University of Nottingham.

Friday 19.00-20.30KeynoteLittlewood, Andrea Hyland Language Centre, MadridUsing Music, Mime and Movement in the Primary ClassroomAs teachers we aim to keep our children engaged and motivated with a variety of tasks that cater for their learning styles. In this session we'll be looking at ways in which music, mime and movement can help us achieve our aims and maximise participation whether we're dealing with skills work, language presentations, pronunciation activities or classroom management.

Andrea Littlewood has been teaching since 1985 and is Head of the Young Learners Department at Hyland Language Centre Madrid. She takes an active part in the school’s teacher development programme and has given talks to teachers in the state and private sector. Andrea has co-authored the first cycle of the Primary course Twister.

Presentations/workshopsBilsborough, Steve OUPThe Story of EnglishIn this workshop we will look at the origins of the language we teach, its ups and downs, its amazing expansion (against all odds) and its current position in the modern world. Through history, geography, sociology, linguistics, religion, literature and science, we will follow the fascinating adventure of English through the ages.

Steve Bilsborough divides his time between materials writing, teacher training, being a musician and gardening! He is currently working at the British Council, Bilbao. Steve has written course books and materials for most of the top ELT publishers. He writes the OUP monthly Ready-to-go materials for ESO, Bachillerato and EEOOII and is co-author of OUP’s new Primary course for Spain, Ace!

Bobb Wolff, Leslie Universidad de La LagunaHelping Students Improve Their Spoken InteractionSpoken interaction is still the weakest skill for many students. How can we help students improve this skill when we have large classes to deal with? In this session we will work with different tools (not only learner strategies) we can use with our students to achieve greater speaking fluency and accuracy, while becoming more autonomous learners.

Leslie Bobb Wolff works with her first year university students to help them improve their spoken interaction at the University of La Laguna more easily and more autonomously. Her research interests include the development of learner autonomy in classrooms, including the use of learner strategies.

Castro, María Antonia & Benítez, Silvia Escuela de Idiomas EbenenRevision and Recycling towards ResponseIn this practical session we intend to provide teachers with useful activities to revise and recycle language. We will try to make teachers aware of the importance of considering not only technology or ready-to-use activities, but also the classroom itself as a source of revision for our daily teaching. All towards the students response!

Mª Antonia Castro is the Director of the Escuelas de Idiomas Ebenen in Torrejón de Ardoz and has over 20 years experience in EFL as well as DaF (German) teaching. She is doing some research on how to change attitudes towards the learning of foreign languages in Spain. She is co-writing materials for promoting communication in EFL and DaF teaching.

Silvia Benítez has been an English and German language teacher at Escuela de Idiomas Ebenen for eleven years. She is currently co-assistant in the direction of the school, and is especially interested in learning processes and psychology applied to language teaching. She is, together with Mª Antonia Castro, writing materials for promoting communication in EFL and DaF teaching.

Coelho, Elizabeth University of TorontoTeaching in the Quadrants: A Framework for Content-based Language InstructionThis workshop is for elementary and secondary school teachers who are teaching content-based or immersion classes in English. Elizabeth will present a framework for planning instruction based on Jim Cummins' four-quadrant model. Workshop participants will see or experience examples of guided reading, key visuals, writing frameworks, word charts, and co-operative learning.

Elizabeth Coelho is a former coordinator for English as a Second Language (ESL) in Toronto, and has also taught teacher education courses at the University of Toronto. Her most recent book, Adding English: a guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms, has become the standard resource for the training of ESL teachers in Canada. For more information: www.multilinguaclassrooms.org

Engquist, Brian Pearson EducationBlended Learning: A Time and Place for Everything!In this session we will focus on Blended Learning and how using new technologies can actually humanize your classes, improve teacher-student relationships, and enable a more active and autonomous style of learning for the 21st Century.

Brian Engquist, a long-time resident of Madrid, has spent the last 20 years actively involved in the world of TEFL. He currently enjoys his role as a teacher trainer at Pearson where he gains particular satisfaction from being able to meet and exchange ideas with teachers from a variety of backgrounds and contexts all around Spain.

Heron, Maria NILEThe Vocab Box: Its Possible Application in CLIL ContextsThis workshop aims to focus on the challenge facing EL teachers: how to ensure taught vocabulary is kept ‘alive’ and moves from understanding to productive use. We will discuss how a simple vocabulary box with different fun activities can help to achieve this objective and how such strategies provide support to content teachers whose vocabulary load is even more challenging.

Maria Heron is a practising teacher and teacher trainer with 30 years experience. Her work has been mainly in the UK, but she has also worked in Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Canada, Argentina, Chile, and Panama. She is CELTA Centre Manager at NILE and a DELTA tutor and materials writer. Her areas of interest are IELTS and the acquisition of vocabulary.

McKenna, Joe EOI, CórdobaGetting into Phrasal VerbsThey're a salient feature of the English language, but for many teachers and learners, phrasal verbs remain a recurring source of difficulty. Participants in this workshop will work through six classroom activities for grounding learners in the recognition and use of phrasal verbs from elementary level on. Handout provided.

Joe McKenna has worked in EFL since 1979 and is based at EOI Córdoba. In 2005-06 he served as vice coordinator in the preparation of the new Basic Level curriculum for Andalucía. His main concern is setting meaning before form and spoken language before written in the classroom. He wrote the Workbooks for the OUP Result general English series.

Redwood, Shawn Colegio Nuestra Señora de Loreto, MadridMaking Meaning and Critical Thinking of Texts Through LiteracyLiteracy is a much needed tool to help students acquire English and to use language appropriate for different situations. In this session, we will be looking at the four resources accessed by literate people, reading short texts and completing literacy activities in small groups. This workshop is of special interest to teachers in high schools, as well as university professors.

Shawn Redwood has been teaching EFL for 8 years. He is an English Instructor at Rey Juan Carlos University, a Teacher Trainer and an English Language Assistant at Nuestro Señora de Loreto School in Madrid. He also worked at CEIP Federico García Lorca, Colegio Espíritu Santo and Colegio San Saturio. Shawn’s principal areas of interest are bilingual and international education.

Rich, Josie & Sintes, Joanne University of Dayton PublishingUsing Technology in the Arts and Crafts ClassArt and ICT can be used in a complementary way – traditional techniques sparked off by the help of ‘new’ technology. This session offers Primary bilingual teachers practical ideas on how to incorporate the IWB, free Internet resources and other useful websites into the arts and crafts class that aid understanding of new concepts and improvement of language skills.

Josie Rich Delgado is an experienced EFL teacher and teacher trainer. She worked for International House for 18 years and then joined the ELT publishing sector as a teacher trainer. She has given training sessions in schools and at conferences around the country, with a particular focus on CLIL. She currently works as an ELT Consultant for University of Dayton Publishing.

Joanne Sintes is an experienced language teacher, having taught English in Spain for the last 20 years at all school levels and In-company (Iberia, Telefonica, Hachette Filipacci, Banco Popular, etc..). Also an experienced trainer, she has recently qualified as an NLP Practioner and Life and Executive Coach. She now works as an ELT Consultant for University of Dayton Publishing.

Santana Heal, James The British Institute, SevilleOnce Upon a Time... Story-telling in TEFLThe aim of this workshop is to demonstrate a range of short, snappy ideas based on story-telling. These activities will show that students at all levels can develop the main skills as well as grammar and vocabulary through stories. Audience participation required.

James Santana Heal is currently working at the British Institute, Seville, having previously taught in the UK, Poland and Indonesia. He has experience with all levels and ages. His interests include encouraging student autonomy and maximising student production. He has a degree in Modern and Contemporary History, a Trinity Certificate and a DELTA and has experience in teacher training and management.

Williams, Stephanie Vicens VivesUsing Web-based Resources in the CLIL ClassroomProviding appropriate support in content and language is essential for successful results in teaching CLIL. This session will explore how the wealth of resources available on the Web can be used to help offer this support and cater for different learning styles. We will analyse how to source, select and adapt appropriate Web-based material for use in the CLIL classroom.

Stephanie Williams graduated in Modern Languages at Portsmouth University in the United Kingdom. She has over 15 years' experience in English teaching, both in the UK and in Spain.

She is also a teacher trainer and is currently working in the languages department of Vicens Vives.

Saturday 09.00-10.30KeynoteStannard, Russell University of WarwickSpeaking Activities Using TechnologyAt the University of Warwick we have been experimenting with a number of tools that can be used to encourage students to do more speaking both inside and outside of the class. This presentation will look at some of these tools and demonstrate different ways that they can be used to get the students to make audio recordings which they can then send to their teachers.

Russell Stannard is a principal teaching fellow at the University of Warwick. He runs www.teachertrainingvideos.com, a website that helps teachers incorporate technology into their teaching. Russell won the Times Higher award for 'Outstanding Initiative in ICT' and the British Council Innovation award. He writes a regular column in the ET professional

Presentations/workshops Bennett, Michael & Moreno Ruiz, Guillermo Colegios Zola, MadridFacing CLIL in a Bilingual Primary CurriculumWe will present materials and methodology for CLIL teaching in a trilingual environment at the primary level. We will display how 'no book' based projects allow us to achieve our objectives in a more efficient and freer manner. There will be time for exchanging ideas and experiences amongst participants so as to foment an enriching learning experience for everybody.

Michael Bennett has been working as a Primary Education teacher for four years in Madrid, Spain. He has worked on developing different materials and ideas for teaching CLIL in the classroom. He also has a circus workshop at his school for children of all ages, where teaching circus arts and magic is done through English.

Guillermo Moreno Ruiz graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid German philology programme, then taught Spanish for five years at different schools in Hamburg, Germany. He has been working for the past four years at Colegio Zola Las Rozas in Madrid where he currently teaches German at secondary level and Science through German at primary level.

Bilsborough, Katherine OUPLend Me Your Ears!In this workshop we’ll try out some classroom activities to help learners develop their listening skills and teachers to exploit the audio resources that come with most course books. We will also look at a few practical ideas to help teachers improve their pronunciation so that their pupils are exposed to good models of English in the classroom.

Katherine Bilsborough has been working as a teacher, trainer and materials writer for over 20 years. She has written course books for top ELT publishers and develops materials for the British Council and BBC websites LearnEnglish and TeachingEnglish. Katherine writes the OUP monthly Ready-to-go materials for ESO, Bachillerato and EEOOII and is co-author of OUP’s new Primary course for Spain, Ace!

Fernández, Raquel EU Cardenal Cisneros/UDP, Alcalá de HenaresTowards a Literacy-friendly CLIL Classroom?This workshop is intended for teachers involved in CLIL projects at Infant and 1st cycle Primary levels who are interested in making their classroom more literacy-friendly. We will explore useful guidelines and effective practical resources to make our pupils more literacy-aware and to integrate literacy tasks into our everyday practice.

Raquel Fernández Fernández is a university lecturer working at the Escuela Universitaria Cardenal Cisneros (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid), where she also coordinates its Bilingual Project. She has been researching bilingual education and CLIL since 2004 and has directed and taught a good number of CLIL teacher training courses. Her latest project is as a course writer for University of Dayton Publishing.

Foreman, Ann British Council, Bilbao & Underwood, Joshua Institute of Education, LondonUsing Social Media and Mobiles for Language LearningSocial media and mobile devices offer new opportunities for personalised and collaborative learning, anytime, anywhere. They can support learner autonomy and connect the classroom and the outside world. Participants will explore how social media and mobiles are being used in language learning and develop plans for using these tools in their own contexts. Bring a smartphone, ideas and workshop attitude.

Ann Foreman is a classroom teacher, teacher trainer, social app developer and Information Communication and Technology Coordinator based at the British Council centre, Bilbao, Spain. She belongs to the British Council’s Global English team, which gives her the opportunity to investigate the role of social media in language teaching and to make regular contributions to its Teaching English Facebook page.

Joshua Underwood researches Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) at London Knowledge Lab and is a TEL design consultant. He was an English Language teacher for more than 10 years. His doctoral research explores the use of mobile phones and social media to support self-directed vocabulary learning and was cited in a keynote presentation at the European Computer Assisted Language Learning conference.

Fraser, Terena Hyland Language Centre, MadridSaving Lives through EnglishWith more focus being put on CLIL in the ESL classroom, teachers are faced with having to become experts in the world around us. As the subject of ‘Health’ appears frequently in course books, why not take the students even further and teach them how to save lives? This workshop focuses on key methods for incorporating this into the classroom.

Terena Fraser is an Assistant Director of Studies for the Young Learner Department in Hyland Language Centre, Madrid. With 8 years experience in teaching swimming lessons and First Aid for the Red Cross before crossing over to the English sector, Terena is especially interested in bringing real life knowledge and skills both to the Young Learner and adult classroom.

George, Coral Synthetic Phonics in Spain/UDPThe Power of PhonicsPower Phonics – a ‘Synthetic Phonics’ programme used to improve comprehension, pronunciation and literacy skills in Infant and Primary Education. This session will demonstrate ways of teaching lively lessons. The DFE in the UK promotes Synthetic Phonics as the way to start reading and writing. This session is of special interest to teachers of young learners.

Coral George qualified as a teacher in Britain, started her career teaching in England, has taught in Egypt and in the Bilingual MEC/British Council Project for eleven years. She has world wide experience training teachers and has been trained by Sue Lloyd, Debbie Hepplewhite and Ruth Miskin. Coral advises schools and Institutions. She also collaborates with Spanish and British Universities.

Griffiths, Mark Trinity College LondonTop 10 Tips for TrinityWant to know how to improve your students’ chances in a spoken English exam? Want to know tips and tricks for helping students pass Trinity spoken GESE exams? Then come to this session, where an experienced Senior Examiner will tell you all about the typical mistakes and quick tricks for passing the GESE spoken exam – in 10 easy tips!

Dr Mark Griffiths is a professional linguist, language consultant and Senior Examiner for Trinity College London with more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of English language education and linguistics research. Mark has examined and trained teachers extensively in Spain and around the world and works with teachers to diagnose problems and offer practical solutions.

Hendra, Leslie Anne CUPEmpower your Learners with Speaking Strategies!Speaking strategies help learners manage cooperative language tasks effectively and handle unpredictable situations when their linguistic ability fails. Usually neglected in coursebooks, strategies include checking understanding, gaining thinking time, managing discussions, etc. This hands-on workshop aims at helping participants create speaking strategies lessons (post-secondary/secondary) and covers selecting appropriate goals and setting natural, high-frequency language in realistic contexts. All experience levels.

Leslie Anne Hendra (MA University of Toronto) spent fifteen years teaching and writing in-house course materials in Japan and four years teaching and training at International House London. Co-author of the adult English course English Unlimited (Cambridge University Press),

she has given presentations across Europe and in Japan on various aspects of English language teaching. She lives in London.

Mauchline, Fiona FreelancePutting the Creative Back in WritingI have no imagination' is a common complaint, the let-out clause for teens and adults alike, but with a gentle nudge and fun activities that unleash a wealth of vocabulary and awake the senses, as well as the imagination, not only will your students enjoy writing creatively, but you'll have something interesting to read. Let the Muse begin to play...

Fiona Mauchline lives in Cáceres in the West of Spain and has been involved in ELT for nearly 25 years. She is a materials writer (courses including Interface for ESO and Motivate for Bachillerato), teacher, teacher trainer, blogger and one of the curators of the #eltpics picture resource for teachers. On Twitter, she is @fionamau

Roland, Chris Freelance (Winner of the Robin de Andrés Speakers’ Grant 2012)Teen-anglesHere I shall try to take us one step closer to the teenage mindset when it comes to class work. We’ll look at activities, angles and approaches to really draw your students in. There will be many examples of student work from my own teens classes, and I’m certain you’ll find plenty of useful ideas to take away.

Chris Roland is a full-time teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer based in Spain. He has taught teenagers of all ages and levels in a variety of settings and countries and is especially interested in the areas of task micro-mechanics, classroom discipline, students’ engagement with text and the way that students and teachers talk to each other.

Vale, David FreelanceOver the CLIL and Far AwayThis workshop demonstrates an innovative literacy-across-the-curriculum approach to CPD for KG/Primary teachers - which integrates teachers of L1, other subjects in L1, and English to young children. Critically, it demonstrates the value(s) of first language literacy in the children's classroom, and the importance to national curricula of local teachers as the creators of their own classroom materials.

David Vale is the author of Teaching Children English, The Cambridge Picture Dictionary, Storyworld, The Language Tree, The Grammar Tree. Since 2008 he directed the ‘Garden of Stories’ project in Dubai, and similar innovative National (V)YL Projects in Vietnam and Oman. These develop a virtuous cycle between PD of teachers and their creation of ‘literacy-across the curriculum’ learning materials.

Saturday 10.45-11.45Keynote

Dellar, Hugh The University of Westminster/Heinle CengageBridging the Culture Gap in the ClassroomCulture in the classroom causes more confusion and conflict that almost anything else. What should we be teaching students about culture? And whose culture should we be focusing on? What does intercultural competence mean? And how do we teach it? I aim to answer all these questions and more!

Hugh Dellar is a teacher and teacher trainer at the University of Westminster. He has been teaching since 1993, predominantly in London, but spent three years in Jakarta, Indonesia. He gives teacher training and development talks all over the world. He is the co-author of the Outcomes and Innovations series and the online teacher development course, Teaching Lexically.

Presentations/workshops Bobb Wolff, Leslie Universidad de La Laguna & Wood Wood, Manuel Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaA Speaking Exam in Selectividad/PAU: How & WhyStudents’ spoken interaction can only be assessed by asking them to speak interactively. The 2008 decree stated this was the objective for introducing an oral component in the university entrance exams. We will look at how our work has evolved, how a speaking component can be included and why we think it is important to include this in this Selectividad/PAU exam.

Leslie Bobb Wolff is a Professor at the University of La Laguna and PAU coordinator there, and has been working with the ULPGC coordinator and Bacchillerato teachers to design the speaking component for the Selectividad/PAU exams. This exam influences how English is taught in Bachillerato, ESO and even primary levels; including interactive speaking is coherent with the objetives of these levels.

Manuel Wood Wood is a Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and PAU coordinator there and has been doing research on oral assessment methods for the last few years. Together with Leslie Bobb, he has designed an oral test for the PAU exams. The test, already approved by the local educational authorities, intends to change obsolete foreign language teaching methods.

Brooks, David Kitasato University, Tokyo, JapanExploring Intercultural Competence through Language Experience in World MusicThis workshop will focus on integrating content-based language tasks, learning strategies, and intercultural competence outcomes by highlighting the unique qualities of music and ethnomusicology as EFL course content. Novice or experienced teachers can breathe new life into language and literature courses or create new content-based classes by capitalizing on the power of music for self-expression and exploring deeper intercultural values.

David Brooks is a permanent resident of Japan, having taught in both international schools and universities there for over 32 years. His background in music, drama, and languages has

shaped his teaching. An associate professor of English at a Japanese medical university, he employs ICT extensively for challenging students to develop intercultural communicative competence.

Donaghy, Kieran UAB Idiomes BarcelonaUsing Short Films Critically and Creatively in the ClassroomPrint literacy will remain a key competence in the future, but it is probable that other kinds of competence such as cineliteracy, the ability to evaluate and analyse visual texts critically, will grow in importance. In this session we will consider how short films can be used critically and creatively by both teachers and students.

Kieran Donaghy has taught in the UK, Italy, Portugal and Spain. He is a teacher and teacher trainer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He holds Master's degrees in TEFL and Business Communication. He is interested in the uses of film, is the co-author of Cineliteracy, and has a successful blog on the use of film (http://film-english.com/).

Foord, Duncan OxfordTEFL, BarcelonaFrom English Teacher to Learning CoachWill our students make faster progress if we coach them more and teach them less? We will look at coaching strategies which can motivate students to learn more effectively during and after class, and there will be practical examples of activities students can do on their own and with other learners.

Duncan Foord is the Director of OxfordTEFL, Barcelona. He has 25 years' experience in language teaching, teacher training and school leadership and management. He is the author of The Developing Teacher (Delta Publishing, 2009) and The Language Teacher's Survival Handbook with Lindsay Clandfield (Its Magazines, 2008).

Lindsay, Diana FreelanceScaffolding Language and Learning in a Primary CLIL ClassroomIn this session we will look at lesson planning for CLIL and see that, with careful analysis of the language demands in a Primary CLIL lesson, the teacher can scaffold both language and learning through carefully chosen language support and methodological techniques so that the Primary CLIL classroom becomes a viable forum for the development of communication, cognition and content.

Diana Lindsay is a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer based in the Basque Country. She has co-authored teaching materials and training courses for CLIL in Primary and Secondary education. Current interests include English-medium subject instruction from Primary to Higher Education and professional standards for teachers.

Mellon, Anne EOI Maria Moliner, AlmansaSomething's Rotten in Castilla La Mancha: EOI Certification Revisited

An analysis of aspects of high stakes, certification exams for EOI's in Castilla la Mancha relating theory to 2011 live test materials. This talk will be of interest to language teachers interested in assessment and evaluation of L2's in a world where personal and intercultural competences are required to deal successfully with CLM's groundbreaking exam format.

Anne Mellon has been teaching EFL on and off for the past 30 years with students of all ages (nursery, primary, secondary). She is currently working as a General English teacher at the EOI Maria Moliner, Almansa in between freelancing as a proofreader and translator.

Musielak, Anna FreelanceBreak the Ice with DramaDrama is being, it is performing, it is simply our everyday life. This workshop is aimed at teachers who would like to look at practical ways to implement drama icebreakers into their lessons. The hands-on session provides the teachers with a variety of fun, moving-around activities that break the ice, loosen students up, get them alert and engaged.

Anna Musielak graduated from the Philology Department of Silesian University with a PhD. She has worked for the military and at schools where she taught British Literature and Culture and as methodology director in a private language school. She is interested in using drama, music and literature in teaching English.

O'Farrell, Roisin ELI, SevilleTime to TalkSpeaking activities with primary age children are difficult to set up, chaotic and quickly collapse into Spanish... or not! In this session we will look at simple routines, activites and procedures for setting up those activities, that provide children with the confidence and motivation to talk to each other in English.

Roisin O'Farrell has been teaching for more than 20 years in different parts of the word. She is currently Children's Co-ordinator at ELI, Sevilla, where she is involved in teacher training and materials development. She is a regular trainer for Macmillan and is co-author of Quest, a Macmillan primary course.

Oxbrow, Gina Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaStrategy Training and Study Skills: A Practical ExperienceThis talk will describe a successful initial experience designing and implementing a course in language learning strategies for first-year Spanish university students beginning their degree in Modern Languages. Based on previous personal research and practical experience, I shall focus on the need for learner training and raising metacognitive awareness, as well as provide practical examples of classroom and out-of-class activities.

Gina Oxbrow teaches English Language, Study Skills and ELT Methodology at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She completed her PhD dissertation in 2003 on the effect of integrated training in indirect learning strategies on writing skills development. Her research

interests include language learning strategies, metacognition, intercultural competence, motivational issues, learner autonomy, and affect in language learning.

Saiz de Lobado, Ester (Winner of the First-time Speakers’ Grant 2012) & Strotmann, Birgit Universidad Europea de MadridImproving Intercultural Competence in the English Language ClassroomThis practical workshop will explore ways of integrating intercultural activities in the English/foreign language classroom. Teachers will participate in experiential activities, including both face-to-face and computer-based interaction, which will be subsequently analysed in order to identify differences in both types of interaction with regard to linguistic as well as meta-linguistic aspects.

Ester Saiz de Lobado holds a BA in Translation & Conference Interpreting and an MA in Intercultural Communication with International Business. An official Translator (Spanish-English and English-Spanish), she is also currently a lecturer in the Translation department at UEM. She is working towards her PhD Thesis on Discourse Analysis. Her research interests include Discourse Analysis, Intercultural Communication and Specialized Translation.

Birgit Strotmann teaches English and German Language and Culture classes in the Translation and Interpreting as well as the Tourism degree. She holds an MA in English Studies and a PhD in Philology from the University of Cologne, Germany. Her research interests include blended learning and intercultural communication.

Suárez, María Luz Universidad de DeustoPlurilingualism, Global Citizenship and the Role of EnglishThe session addresses the role of English as a Lingua Franca in the development of a global citizenship but also faces the challenge of how to make the greatest possible number of EU citizens competent in three or more languages. What do we mean by English as a Lingua Franca? What are the pedagogical implications? Does English as a Lingua Franca affect the development of plurilingualism?

María Luz Suárez is associate professor of Modern Languages at the University of Deusto (Bilbao). Since 2003 she has participated in a number of European projects on multilingualism and plurilingualism as well as issues of identity and citizenship in Europe. She currently directs both the Institute for European Studies and the Centre for Galician Studies at the University of Deusto

Tregenza, Alix British Council, BilbaoWhat Shall We Do in Phonics Today?Are you stuck in a rut, doing the same old activities with phonics every class? Tired of the same old worksheet-based classes? Wanting to do something different but not sure where to start? Well, come along today and have a go at some new activities!

Alix Tregenza was trained as a infant/primary school teacher in the UK, where she taught for 10 years before coming to Spain. She has taught at the British Council Bilbao for the last six years, where she teaches the very young learners. She also works in an ikastola teaching synthetic phonics to 3, 4 and 5-year-olds.

Walker, Robin OUP(Mother-) Tongue Tied?Most teaching is done to monolingual groups by teachers who share the learners' first language. On the surface this would seem to be far from the ideal situation for teaching pronunciation. Or is it? Could it be that there are benefits to working with learners who share the same L1? Is their mother tongue really tying these learners up?

Robin Walker is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer and ELT author. A former Vice-President of TESOL-SPAIN, he is the current editor of Speak Out!, the newsletter of the IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group. He regularly gives talks, courses and workshops on pronunciation teaching and has just published Teaching the Pronunciation of English as a Lingua Franca, a new OUP teacher’s handbook.

Saturday 12.15-13.15PlenaryCrystal, David TESOL-SPAIN/Universidad de DeustoPlurilingualism, Pluridialectism, PluriformityOf course we want to promote co-operation between communities, people, and nations. The crucial question is 'how'? An essential first step is to understand exactly what a 'culturally diverse society' means, in linguistic terms. Just how much of a language is 'culturally distinctive'? How does this distinctiveness actually affect the task of English teaching and learning? And how are English teachers and learners to become aware of it? At a theoretical level, we need a more general notion of pluriformity, which includes pluridialectism as well as plurilingualism. At a practical level, we need an online dictionary of cultural linguistic practice.

David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Bangor, and works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. He received an OBE for services to the English language in 1995. His books include A Little Book of Language, and Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language (2010) and Internet Linguistics: A Student Guide (2011).

Saturday 15.30-16.30KeynoteUruñuela, Borja St. James Language Center, SevilleWe Did It Last Week, Remember?Memory is usually defined as the ability to store and recall past information. At the same time, ability is some kind of power that can be developed. So, how can we help our students increase this power to remember the language they’re learning? I will demonstrate some

activities which make language more memorable and lessons more participative and enjoyable.

Borja Uruñuela is the Head of Education at St. James Language Center, Seville. He is also the President and Head of Training for ACEIA (Association of Language Schools in Andalucia). Borja has written CLIL material for Kid’s Box 1 and 2 (CUP) and for the Busy Bugs Bank 3, 4. 5 and 6 (Macmillan). Borja is a Cambridge speaking examiner.

Presentations/workshops Altamirano, Annie Charles Dickens, MadridAnimal Farm RevisitedTo integrate reading experiences and develop language control, reading should be linked with purposeful communication. One way is integrating the readings done in the English class with subjects across the curriculum. In this session, I will present different tasks used to make students enjoy Orwell’s Animal Farm, relating the reading to the syllabuses of History, Philosophy and Citizenship with students of 2º Bachilerato.

Annie Altamirano holds an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics from the University of London and has been a teacher trainer and lecturer on Methodology since 1993. She has co-authored primary and secondary courses for Latin America, Portugal and Spain and has developed online materials for the Macmillan Online Campus. She is currently doing research on learning difficulties in ELT.

Arenas, Nerea Universidad del País VascoTeaching Oral Expression: Eleanitz ProiektuaIn this talk we will do 3 things: Analyse what aspects of the language take part in the English teaching process, enumerate the existing programmes and methodologies for foreign language teaching, and how oral expression is worked on within these methodologies, and, finally, study how Eleanitz Proiektua works on oral expression in the 2nd cycle of Primary Education.

Nerea Arenas is a student in her last year at the Universidad del País Vasco, which enables her to know about the lastest methodologies. She also works as a primery teacher at Idiomas Bilbao, a language school.

Córdoba, Dina Colegio BaseInteractive Whiteboards in the EFL classroom and the Moodle ProjectAre you sick of dust and chalk? Do you find that you and your students are bored with traditional teaching methods? I am too! This talk will show you examples of lessons using the Interactive Whiteboard as well as using the Moodle platform in schools. This talk will interest secondary teachers who prepare their students for the Cambridge exams.

Dina Córdoba has a degree in English Philology from UCM and has lived most of her life in Australia. She is the Head of the English Department at Colegio Base and has been working

there since 2002. She is also a member of the ICT group which develops new approaches to the use of the Interactive Whiteboard in the classroom.

Fitzpatrick, Liam Express Publishing-edebéDifferentiated LearningWhen it comes to teaching, one size does not fit all. We should take this into consideration, along with our students’ different learning profiles. Differentiated instruction does not change what is taught, but how it is taught. All students work towards the same objectives; the key difference is that they are provided with multiple pathways to learning the same content.

Liam Fitzpatrick has over 15 years experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language. Originally from Ireland, he graduated with a BA in Social Sciences with La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Based in Spain since 1994, he has also completed post-graduate studies in TESOL with Aston University, UK. Liam currently works as an ELT Consultant and Teacher Trainer for Express Publishing.

Gerdes, Teresa Universidad Pontificia Comillas & Pavón, Víctor Universidad de CórdobaPlurilingualism and Constructing Space for L1 in the L2 ClassroomThe concept of plurilingualism has recently made its way into educational circles, especially in the context of CLIL and bilingual education. In this presentation we will explore the educational philosophy of plurilingualism and some of its applications in the classroom namely, the use of the L1 as a strategy for the learning of L2.

Teresa Gerdes teaches at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid in the Grado de Educación infantil y primaria and Máster Universitario en Profesor de ESO y Bachillerato where she teaches CLIL courses. She has been in bilingual education, ESL/EFL, since 1984 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Linguistics at the Universidad Autónoma in Madrid.

Víctor Pavón is a professor at the University of Córdoba. He is a member of the Advisory Committee for Linguistic Policy in Andalusia. He is coordinator of the speciality of English in the Máster Universitario en Profesor de ESO y Bachillerato at the University of Córdoba, and he is also coordinator of the bilingual programme at this university.

Lara Terrero, Clara UABCoursebooksELT Coursebooks and the Elite: Examining Social Representations in ESLThis session analyzes sexism and racism in coursebooks. Following Van Dyke’s Discourse Studies, I will demonstrate how the ideologies of mainstream social groups are reproduced in classroom materials, which may create tensions and conflicts. I suggest that in a heterogeneous society, coursebooks should be coherent with the diverse lifestyles of our learners as well as of those of the target language.

Clara Lara Terrero is a PhD candidate in linguistic communication and multilingual mediation from the PFU. She also holds a Master’s degree in linguistics applied to the teaching of English from the UAB and a Bachelor’s degree in translation and interpretation from the same

university. Her research interests include identities and ESL. She has taught EFL for over 20 years.

Mayne, Sheila University of PennsylvaniaRecognizing and Creating Voice in Student WritingWriting with 'voice' is an esteemed yet enigmatic skill. Not all experts, however, agree that 'voice' has any significance for student writing. Nonetheless, I ask my intermediate and advanced students to consciously look for 'voice' in others' writing and to purposely create 'voice' in their own. I will demonstrate how I teach 'voice', giving its challenges and rewards.

Sheila Mayne teaches in an intensive language program at the University of Pennsylvania. She enjoys teaching multi-skill language classes and has taught university level ESL/EFL in Mexico, the Emirates and California.

McDonald, Annie Freelance'Marking' SpeakingHow can we 'mark' students’ oral production? In this session, we will look at suitable tasks for classroom assessment. We will then look at criteria with which both teacher and students can evaluate speaking. You will leave the session with strategies for creating ‘marking menus’ which are balanced and appropriate for different tasks and levels.

Annie McDonald has worked in ELT for 25+ years, in Turkey, Brazil, the UK and Spain. She holds an MSc from Aston University and is interested in course design, listening, testing and assessment. She co-authored Pen Pictures, a 3-level writing course for young learners, and English Result (2008-2010), a 4-level general English course for adults (OUP), all written with Mark Hancock.

Moliner Bernabé, María OUPPhonics Teaching: A Child's Passport to LiteracyResearch shows that systematic phonics practice results in better reading accuracy among children of all abilities. In this session we will consider the importance of learning to read and reading to learn, simultaneously and continuously, from pre-school onwards. We will also look at strategies for struggling students and ways to implement a systematic approach in the teaching of literacy.

María Moliner Bernabé teaches English Didactics in Pre-primary and Primary Education at the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, where she is also the Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Bilingual Education. Specialising in bilingual teaching, she worked for six years in bilingual schools in Houston (Texas), and for five years as a Linguistic Consultant for the British Council-M.E.C project in Salamanca.

Muñoz, Miguel Ángel EOI Guadalajara/UAHPromoting the Teaching Portfolio as a Development ToolChances are you are keeping a teaching portfolio without realizing it (keeping activities that went well or photos of that trip to London). The idea behind this presentation is to help you

systematize record-keeping and to acquaint you with ready-made teaching portfolios (such as the European Portfolio for Teachers of Languages) that can help you develop as a teacher.

Miguel Muñoz (DELTA, M.A., University of Kansas) has taught in Spain, Morocco and the United States. He currently teaches general English at the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas in Guadalajara.

Reid, Alec British Council, AlcaláNo, not a coursebook gap-fill song again!Quite a lot of language schools are based around a series of books such as Headway or New English File. In Alcalá half of our courses use this book. My workshop will be about how to use the given songs in the course book in a more varied and fun manner.

Alec Reid is a Senior Teacher for the British Council Alcalá. He has taught for twenty years in Colombia, Brazil, Mozambique, Nigeria, and now Spain, and has been with the British Council since 2000.

Rogers, Paul University of Dayton PublishingBuilding Bridges with Little BridgeLittle Bridge is a 6-level interactive course for young learners of English, used in schools and at home. In this presentation the author will illustrate how an English language resource can build bridges between the learner and the English speaking world, between traditional teaching methods and the latest computer technology and can bridge the gap between work and play.

Paul Rogers is an award winning author of children books and language teaching materials. He is an accomplished linguist, has considerable classroom teaching experience and is a lecturer in Education at the University of London. His most recent work, Little Bridge, is used by over 2 million children learning English in more than 20 countries round the world.

Tsaparegkas, John MM Publications/Stanley PublishingIncorporating the Development of Critical Thinking in ELT MaterialsLearning a foreign language entails a lot more than memorizing vocabulary and grammatical rules. It requires one to take risks, show initiative, think creatively and provide solutions. In short, it requires critical thinking skills. In this session we will explore ways of promoting critical thinking in the language classroom in order to help students become successful and autonomous language learners.

John Tsaparegkas holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Essex. He has been a teacher, teacher trainer and ELT consultant for several years and worked with various schools and educational organisations on projects involving teacher training, syllabus design and materials production. He is working for MM Publications as an editor, teacher trainer and educational consultant.

Saturday 17.00-18.00KeynoteHancock, Mark CUPPronunciation as a Listening Skill: Understanding Authentic EnglishPronunciation is just as important for listening as for speaking. In this workshop, we will see how to help learners to understand authentic English by focusing on pronunciation. Specifically, we will look at features of connected speech and accents. Participants will leave with lots of practical ideas of how to help students cope with real spoken English.

Mark Hancock started teaching English in 1984. He has worked in Sudan, Turkey, Brazil and Spain. He has a degree in Teaching English from Aston University. He has published many EFL books, including Pronunciation Games (CUP 1995) and English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate (CUP 2003). A new edition of this book is due out in 2012.

Presentations/workshops Barber, Daniel Oxford TEFL, BarcelonaReader Coaching: Supporting Learners in their Reading LivesMore than ever, written texts form an integral part of learners’ lives, but classroom reading bears little relation to the variety of reading the real world presents us with. This workshop addresses the issues surrounding reading as a skill to promote and encourage and suggests ways we can coach our learners to read more eagerly, with more variety… just more!

Daniel Barber has been teaching English for 17 years in Mexico, the UK and Spain. In that time he has taught all levels and ages, been a teacher trainer at certificate and diploma level, as well as helped manage schools. He lives in Cádiz and is currently a freelance writer. He wants to promote learner coaching over teaching.

Binns, Hamish Saint Louis University, Madrid CampusBring the World to your ClassroomIn this talk we will look at how English has adapted to local cultures around the world and then at some classroom activities based on those cultures. The aim of these interactive activities is to enhance EFL study techniques and language skills while raising the students’ cultural awareness. Activities range from interpreting Aboriginal symbols to arranging a weekend in Nairobi.

Hamish Binns is Coordinator of ESL programs at Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus, but has also worked at a Rudolph Steiner school and in various language academies giving business classes, and runs a yearly English language summer camp in Extremadura. He holds a MA in Human Sciences from Oxford University, is a composer, and plays the spoons.

Frank, Jonathan British Council, MadridTeen Learner Diaries: Supporting and Analyzing NeedsWhy are teenagers in our classrooms? What motivates them? Are they willing to voice their goals? This workshop will look at how learner diaries were implemented to answer these

questions in an action research project at British Council Madrid Young Learners. Drawing on participant experience, it will then identify and suggest ways of developing this tool in other contexts.

Jonny Frank is entering his 6th year as an English teacher and is an Academic Coordinator for Teens at the British Council Madrid Young Learners. His particular interests are teaching and motivating teens. He has presented for the last two years at British Council Madrid’s annual teachers’ conference as well as leading INSET training. He also examines for Cambridge ESOL.

James, Ian Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpeaking OnlineThis talk will present a series of speaking activities using some of the most interesting voice recording applications available on the internet. Emphasis will be put on suggesting appropriate tools for specific tasks, rather than trying to find tasks to suit specific tools.

Ian James has been teaching English in Barcelona since 1988. He has worked for International House and the British Council and currently holds a post at the Servei de Llengües of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He gives talks and workshops on the use of technology in language teaching and hosts a blog called Teflteacher.

Martín, Daniel Helbling LanguagesRepetition, Repetition, Repetition…Did you know that about 80 per cent of what we learn is gone within 24 hours? In this practical talk I will be sharing different techniques and activities that can provide repetition and recycling in the language classroom in creative, contextualised and memorable ways. The focus will be on productive knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and chunks of language.

Daniel Martín has been working in language teaching for 20 years. He is also a teacher trainer and writer. He is author of Activities for Interactive Whiteboards, nominated for the ELTons Awards 2010, and Pop Songs 2 (both with Helbling Languages). His interests include vocabulary acquisition and using new technologies in humanistic ways.

Mulcahy, Fiona St. James Language Center, SevilleGetting it WriteMost of us consider ourselves 'good communicators', yet often we forget about written communication, especially in class. Students often reject writing as boring and uninspiring. This workshop will look at a variety of communicative techniques to get your students writing better and getting their imagination going through stimulating and challenging activities.

Fiona Mulcahy has been teaching English since 2000. She is ADoS in St. James' Language Center in Seville, where she is in charge of internal and external teacher training as well as developing and introducing ICT activities into the school’s curriculum. She holds a DELTA and CTYL (Cambridge Certificate in Teaching Young Learners) and a Trinity Certificate in ICT.

Pollock, Elspeth ELI, Seville

10 Websites and Tools for Teaching KidsHave a look at 10 sites and tools for teaching English to 8-13 year-olds. They've all been tried and tested, and this session includes lots of practical ideas and tips for their use with both large and small groups for fun, entertaining classes.

Elspeth Pollock has been teaching and training for over 20 years and is Director of Studies at ELI, Seville. She holds an MA in Linguistics (TESOL), the Cambridge DELTA and, most recently, the new ICT Trinity Certificate. She is interested in the integration of technology and teaching for all ages and levels of student.

Robinson, Nick English360Making It Relevant: Dogme, the Web and Teaching MaterialsIn 2005, Scott Thornbury laid out the principles of dogme ELT. They describe the classroom as an engaging, interactive space with the learner at its centre, free from the constraints of 'third-party, imported materials'. Can coursebooks and Web materials be part of the dogme classroom? I'd argue yes, especially when personalised and localized. Reference will be made to English360.

Nick Robinson taught in Barcelona, specializing in ESP and Business English. He then joined CUP. He later moved to York to become a freelance author, editor and trainer. He has written several publications for CUP, including Cambridge English for Marketing. He is currently the Publishing Manager of English360.com.

Robinson, Anne University of Cambridge ESOLDistraction in ListeningIn this session, we will consider the factors that can distract and negatively affect the ability to listen and how we can train our students to overcome them and to actively improve their listening skills. We will also consider the deliberate use of distraction in Cambridge ESOL listening tests to test listening comprehension.

Anne Robinson is the Senior Presenter for Cambridge ESOL in Spain. She is the author of Fun for Starters, Movers and Flyers (Cambridge University Press). She is based in Spain and is a regular speaker at international conferences.

Rosquete, Javier Treehouse Proyectos Educativos S.L.Narrowing the Breach in Playing and LearningIn this workshop we present games and activities for language acquisition and learning. Games have always played an important role in our everyday life, providing us with the necessary tools to interact and acquire new skills. Learning to speak a language requires practice and rehearsal, and these are just a few of the things play provides us with.

Javier Rosquete initially got involved in ESL in Venezuela at the Centro Venezolano Americano as an English Instructor in 1991 on the different programs there. Previously Director of the Board of TESOL Venezuela, he is currently involved in helping teachers with the challenges

they encounter in the everyday classroom through the assessment he offers with TreeHouse Proyectos Educativos S.L.

Russo, Liliana Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Simon, Marisa Santa María H.H. MaristasLópez, María José ICN Technologies & Larrea, Ana SEFYSPractical ideas to be Used in the Secondary ClassThe importance of collaborative teaching is gaining momentum, and I would like to show the results of working with a group of students from the master’s course for Secondary school teachers. These teachers were my students, and we had the idea of presenting together thus showing the practical side of what they've learnt.

Liliana Russo has been teaching English as a foreign language for more than 25 years. Nowadays she teaches children from the ages of 3 to university level. At university, she teaches different modules on a master’s Course from Alcalá University (Materials development /Reading and Writing). She also teaches at Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, where she is in charge of methodology on their Master’s course and the Methodology in Grado for Infantil and Primaria.

Marisa Simón studied Translation and Interpreting (English, French and German) at Comillas Pontifical University, where she also did a Master’s to become an English teacher. She is an official English translator and works at the Santa María H.H. Maristas school (Toledo) as a French and English teacher in secondary education.

María José López Magdalena studied Law at the UCM and legal translation. After a Master´s course at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, she taught at a language school (groups from six year old children to adults). She is currently teaching Business English at ICN Technologies.

Ana Larrea was born and raised in the Canary Islands. She studied in Canterbury School from the age of 3 until she finished her Secondary Education accomplishing IGCSEs, AS Levels and A Level. She then decided to move to Madrid in order to finish her degree in Translation and Interpreting and her Master's Degree in Secondary Education in ICADE. She currently works for SEFYS, where she is a teacher and the coordinator of immersion courses.

Steel, Jo Universidad Complutense, Madrid/FreelanceFirst Steps in Your Online Professional DevelopmentMany teachers and trainers, regardless of their experience, are realising the need to use ICT in their teaching, training and professional development. We will look at how to start your professional development online as a springboard to using ICT in your teaching or training. This session is useful for teachers and trainers of all backgrounds with little knowledge of technology.

Jo Steel is a CELTA/freelance Teacher Trainer and a teacher at the CSIM, Universidad Complutense, Madrid. At the moment she is particularly interested in learning how to use new technologies in and out of the classroom, teaching and training online and developing professionally online.

Villafañe, Noelia, Sejas, Gema & Pozo, Elena IES Ángel Corella, MadridIntegrated Teaching Results in Successful Learning: A CLIL ExperienceThis presentation is of special interest to teachers or prospective teachers working in CLIL. Participants will have the opportunity to see how to manage the features of one experience of integrated teaching/learning: identifying the objectives, content, time sequence, methodology, ICT material, coordination sessions and assessment with a cross-curricular approach (Natural Science, Social Studies, English Literature and literacy).

Noelia Villafañe Fraile has been teaching EFL in secondary education and bachillerato for fourteen years. For the last two years she has been working as the head of the English department at a bilingual high school in the Community of Madrid. She has been searching the influence of emotions in CLIL and how to integrate different disciplines in English teaching.

Gema Sejas del Piñal has taught Geography, History and Art in Secondary Education and Bachillerato for 12 years. For the last four years she has taught these subjects through English in two different Secondary schools in the Community of Madrid. Since last year she has taken part in a project preparing Geography and History materials for secondary education.

Elena Pozo Pascual has been teaching science in secondary education for fifteen years. For the last two years she has been working as coordinator and teacher in the bilingual program in a high school in the Community of Madrid. She is interested in the integration of science in cross-curricular teaching.

Saturday 18.15-19.15KeynotesDawes, Julie CUPFacts and CLIL- Join In!This workshop will look at how to introduce CLIL into an ELT classroom, in a fun yet meaningful and practical way. Bring the outside world into your classroom through experiments related to geography, biology and science, and make your lessons memorable. I dare you join me and enjoy yourself; it's for sure your students will!

Julie Dawes started teaching in 1994. She has her own school in the north of Portugal. She has worked for the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Cambridge University Press as a teacher trainer. She also works for other entities training teachers in the field of young learners all over the world, one of these being The National Portuguese Association of Teachers.

Pickard, Sam Burlington BooksAround the English Speaking World in 80 MinutesAs English teachers we pride ourselves on our knowledge of the language but how much do we know about the many and varied cultures that use it? In this humorous but informative talk, we use a quiz style format to take a look at some cultural differences and curiosities from around the English speaking world.

Sam Pickard began his teaching career as a secondary teacher in Birmingham, England in 1990. He moved to Spain in 1994 and gained further experience at infant and primary level. He is now the Training and Product Manager at Burlington Books where he is closely involved in the development of secondary materials.

Presentations/workshops Bonte, Heather Cultivating MindsCo-operative Learning through Music and Games with Genki EnglishDiscover this new method straight from Japan. My experience with students has been extremely effective. The lesson plans overlap each other perfectly allowing us to review previous concepts quickly and introduce new ones. We will then move on to understand the mechanics behind this method, and do lots of classroom activities that require everyone's participation.

Heather Bonte started as a Pre-school and Primary English teacher in France. She has always been passionate about children's literature. After her move to Spain, she set up an English language children's bookshop. She has spent the last few years working with teachers on special lesson plan development, employing her knowledge in native materials stories, games and songs.

Bradshaw, David Colegio Alameda de OsunaTeacher Talk in the Language ClassroomOne of the things which teachers do most often in the classroom is ask questions. In this talk we will examine the situations in which we ask questions, the form of question which teachers use and how such questions shape the discourse in class. This talk is aimed at teachers interested in developing more meaningful communication in the classroom.

David Bradshaw has been teaching in bilingual education for twenty years, and recently has been responsible for the design and development of a bilingual programme in a group of schools in Madrid. His main interests are the teaching of writing in both Primary and Secondary and the preparation of Cambridge exams.

Cardoso, Willy St George International, LondonClassroom Dynamics: Decentralizing = EngagementOne of our greatest quests is finding and understanding the right conditions for learning to take place, isn’t it? Diving into ecological perspectives on language learning, I found a refreshing mindset that helps me deal with classroom management and increase learners’ attention and participation. Practical ideas and activities that promote self- and other-awareness are at the core of this session.

Willy Cardoso is based in London, where he is taking an MA in Education, writing materials and teaching a variety of EFL courses. Willy is an aficionado of complexity thinking in education and has given presentations on the theme at international conferences over the past couple of

years. He writes http://authenticteaching.wordpress.com and is a regular contributor to http://tesoltraining.co.uk/blog.

Elliott, Karen British Council, BilbaoIntegrating Phonics and EFLBased on the alphabetic code, synthetic phonics presents the sound-spelling relationships of English in a systematic and easily understood way. A valuable tool for learning the 44 phonemes of the language, it simplifies the rules of spelling. Phonics is becoming an increasingly popular method for developing good pronunciation and literacy skills at all ages and at all levels of EFL.

Karen Elliott has been teaching English in Spain for over 12 years. She is also a teacher trainer, and currently advises schools on using synthetic phonics in the infants and primary classroom. She is an EFL materials writer for CUP and has recently been writing course book material based on teaching pronunciation through phonics.

Griffiths, Mark Trinity College LondonStop! Think Before you Test!Our primary aim as English teachers is to enable students to communicate flexibly and spontaneously, and we employ tests to measure progress. But not all tests are the same…This talk encourages teachers to stop and scrutinise their chosen communication tests - the ingredients, not just the label. Is your chosen test telling you what you need to know?

Dr Mark Griffiths is a professional linguist, language consultant and Senior Examiner for Trinity College London with more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of English language education and linguistics research. Mark has examined and trained teachers extensively in Spain and around the world and works with teachers to diagnose problems and offer practical solutions.

Lewis, Samantha British Council, Alcalá de HenaresGet Your Teens Talking!How can I support my teenage students during speaking activities? How can I motivate them to communicate? How can I make them feel more confident with the speaking skill? Reflect on the nature of speech and participate in practical activities to find responses to these questions and help your students become more successful at interactive communication in English.

Samantha Lewis has worked in ELT for 17 years. She is a qualified CELTA trainer and has trained primary and secondary school teachers of English in Spain. She has co-authored Interactive, a new course for teenagers with Cambridge University Press. She is currently working for the British Council in Alcalá and studying for an MA at the University of Alcalá.

Moore, Yvonne British Council Somosaguas Teaching CentreOn the Road to Sounding BetterYoung learners enjoy playing with language, perhaps because they do not feel uncomfortable in front of their peers. This session will look at how we can get young learners on the road to

pronouncing lexical items well and go on to show how we as teachers can work on our students sounding more natural through intonation and connected speech.

Yvonne Moore is an experienced primary teacher, who is interested in the way young learners learn and are motivated by different approaches. She is now a Trinity Young Learner and Diploma Tutor, as well as a YL Speaking Examiner.

Moreno Fuentes, Elena EU de Magisterio Sagrada Familia, Jaén & Palacios Maroto, Luisa María Universidad de JaénUntie Your Tongue! Speaking Skills in the FL ClassroomWhenever we try to get our students to participate in the classroom, no excited faces are found around us. We will offer activities to encourage students to use English as a means of communication. A dynamic approach is proposed for acquiring basic speaking skills since we believe that using dynamic exercises is an effective motivator to create 'appropriate pieces of communication'.

Elena Moreno Fuentes is associate Professor at the Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio Sagrada Familia (University of Jaén). She has participated in courses on using ICT in the L2 classroom and published papers on the issue of ICT in teaching. Moreover, she is finishing her postgraduate studies and doing research on the implementation of ICT in the development of L2 Writing.

Luisa Palacios Maroto is an experienced teacher and researcher. She has taken active part in different L2 teaching courses and talks on using ICT in the L2 classroom . An active teacher and great motivator, she is also involved with Cambridge exam preparation. Moreover, she is finishing her postgraduate studies at the University of Jaén on cinema and literature.

Ortega Etcheverry, Ane EUM Begoñako Andra MariOpportunities and Models of CLIL in Primary SchoolThis talk reflects on the theoretical and methodological principles that should inform any decision taken on the integration of content and language. The discussion is illustrated with examples drawn from the experience gained through working with local schools and involves the integration Basque-subject areas, and Basque-Spanish-English-subject areas in the framework of project work and from a discursive perspective. Context: The Basque autonomous community.

Ane Ortega has a degree in Spanish, an MA in Translation Studies and a PhD in English-Spanish Bilingual Discourse in the family. She has worked in the UK for many years, mostly teaching Spanish L2, her last post developing Spanish-L2 courses at the Open University. She has been a member of the Dept. of the Didactics of Language at EUMBAM for the last six years.

Peachey, Nik Bell Educational TrustDigital Tools for Teacher TrainingThis session will look at a range of web-based tools and how they can be used within mainstream teacher training courses to enhance and support teacher development.

Nik Peachey works for Bell Educational Trust and is a freelance consultant, writer and teacher trainer. He has worked on a range of projects from designing online training courses, research and design for digital teaching products, instructional design of web-based and mobile learning products and writing materials to enable teachers to make best use of available technologies.

Spain, Tom British Council, Alcalá de HenaresCreative HomeworkI've been experimenting with homework tasks for some time now. The goal is to try and link the tasks to students' interests and hobbies and in that way to actively encourage learner autonomy. We also have regular sharing and feedback in the classroom. There'll be lots of ideas to try out!

Tom Spain currently designs and teaches courses at the British Council in Alcalá de Henares. He’s fascinated by the areas of motivation and group dynamics and believes the learners themselves are our best resource. He loves finding and/or adapting authentic materials for use with students and is a big fan of technology as a useful tool for helping both ourselves and our learners.

Viana, Marina Escola S/3, PortoCheap and EasyTaking the title of the conference as its theme, this hands-on presentation will start by challenging participants to find out more about Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Basque and English using fruits, vegetables and herbs. This will be followed by a bizarre auction and finally a recipe production. Come and sample the true taste of Plurilingualism with both challenging and enriching activities.

Marina Viana started her career as a classroom teacher 27 years ago. Having taught in a Bragança (Northeast Portugal) secondary school for 24 years, she is now back to her origins in Porto, where the ongoing challenges in the teaching career keep her bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Sunday 09.30-10.30KeynoteGoldstein, Ben FreelanceQuestions of IdentityThis talk looks at how international intelligibility rather than native-speaker imitation will become the benchmark in English language classrooms of the future. We will emphasize the significance of empowering learners to fashion their own voice in a second language and conclude that maintaining a sense of one’s own cultural identity becomes of prime importance in today’s globalized world.

Ben Goldstein has taught English for over twenty years and currently works on The New School’s MATESOL program (New York). He is lead author of the adult coursebook series New

Framework and The Big Picture (Richmond). He has also published Working with Images and English Unlimited Advanced (Cambridge). His interests in ELT include images, intercultural issues, World Englishes and identity.

Presentations/workshops Collins, Helen ELI, SevilleDo you Blog?Do you spend hours searching for online materials only to lose them again? Are you looking for new ideas to engage your students in reading and writing tasks? This talk explores how blogs can be used in the EFL classroom. No knowledge required and lots of examples and practical ideas to get started. Of special interest to teachers of pre-teens and teens.

Helen Collins is a teacher and the ICT Support Trainer at ELI, Seville. Before moving to Seville, she was a qualified IT Systems Engineer and Trainer. Her interests include blogging and using ICT as a teaching tool. Since qualifying as an EFL teacher, she has gained the IHCYL, Blended ICT Teaching with Technology and the DELTA.

Fitzpatrick, Liam Express Publishing-edebé10 Practical Rules for the EFL Primary ClassroomIn this session we shall focus on how to put theory into practice. Using the structure of a standard lesson, we will attempt to define what is considered 'good' practice methodologically and demonstrate how to ground this practically in the world of everyday primary teaching.

Liam Fitzpatrick has over 15 years experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language. Originally from Ireland, he graduated with a BA in Social Sciences with La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Based in Spain since 1994, he has also completed post-graduate studies in TESOL with Aston University, UK. Liam currently works as an ELT Consultant and Teacher Trainer for Express Publishing.

Gavilán, Igor EIH School, EibarThe Challenge of Enjoyable and, Therefore, Effective TeachingHolding your students' attention throughout the lesson is a real challenge but using some of the techniques shown in this session will help considerably. We will study how we can incorporate some enjoyable material, inspirational quotes, proverbs and idioms into our lessons, and so feel ready to face the challenge of teaching professionally, creatively and enjoyably.

Igor Gavilán holds a BA in English and a qualification in Pedagogical Skills from the University of Deusto (Bilbao). He is currently a lecturer and the director of his own school of languages, where he has worked as a teacher for 17 years. He is a Board Member of TESOL-SPAIN, Poster Competition Winner of TESOL-FRANCE 2009 and IATEFL member.

Gerena, Linda York College NYC/Universidad Autónoma, MadridPreparing Bilingual Teachers and Developing Effective Bilingual Programs

This talk is based on the powerful and passionate level of commitment that the educational community in Spain has made to prepare bilingual teachers and develop effective bilingual programs. Therefore, it will be a two-fold presentation: What do bilingual teachers need to know to be effective, and, how can bilingual teachers plan for communicative and interactive classrooms that promote bilingualism?

Dr. Linda Gerena is an Associate Professor (Titulada) of Teacher Education at York College, City University of New York. As recipient of a 2011-2012 Fulbright Scholar Award, she will teach at the Universidad Autónoma in Madrid during the spring 2012 semester. Her professional interests include second language acquisition theory and practice, effective practices in language instruction and bilingual teacher preparation.

Gobel, Gregory British Council Somosaguas Teaching CentreHomework: Can It Be More Interesting?Can homework be more than workbook exercises? Can homework be fun and engaging? Can homework help to link one lesson to the next? Can homework focus on skills work rather than just dry grammar gapfills? This session demonstrates a handful of activities that link homework with classwork in order to help to make homework more interesting and more meaningful.

Gregory Gobel is the Senior Teacher Professional Development at the British Council Somosaguas Teaching Centre near Madrid. He has extensive teacher training experience at certificate level, post-certificate level, diploma level and giving INSETT. He has designed and delivered training courses for teaching both adults and young learners. He is a columnist for the TESOL-Spain newsletter and the IATEFL Voices newsletter.

Guerrini, Michele C. MCG Content and Language NetworkDeveloping Effective CLIL MaterialsYou have the content topic, but what next? How do you go from topic to CLIL material? By focusing on key features of CLIL and using three practical 'tools', participants discover guidelines for developing effective CLIL materials. Participants will apply the guidelines to authentic texts and images drawn from content websites to develop readings, games, graphics and role plays.

Michele C. Guerrini is director of MCG Content and Language Network, which specialises in CLIL materials development and teacher training. She has co-authored a primary EFL/CLIL course, co-edited a volume of CLIL essays, developed Science and Geography courses for Spain, and is currently writing Spanish materials for American high schools. Michele has a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

Hall, Michael UCP Marjon, Plymouth UKEnhancing Learning through Membership of a Community of PracticeThis talk explores the concept of 'community of practice' (CoP) through a research project conducted in a TESL teacher education programme and considers the value of the social dimension in learning. It suggests membership of a CoP for teachers and students can deepen the learning environment and strengthen the capacity of individuals to learn effectively.

Michael Hall is an English language teacher and trainer at the University College Plymouth St Mark and St John (UK). He has also lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Muir, Steven British Council, Alcalá de HenaresTelly LearningIn this workshop we will look at a range of classroom activities inspired by clips from film, TV and YouTube. These activities focus on a variety of language areas and skills and can be easily adapted to use with many other clips. Participants will get a number of teaching ideas to take away and use with their own students.

Steve Muir has worked in ELT for over twenty years. He has taught English to young learners and adults in the UK, Egypt, Hong Kong and Spain. He lives in Madrid and works at the British Council in Alcalá de Henares.

Raynaud, Marianne TESOL-FranceLaughter: The Best Medicine in the ESL ClassroomWe will demonstrate six activities requiring little preparation that bring smiles and laughter into the classroom. You can easily initiate and sustain laughter without being a comedian or showing funny YouTube clips. Teachers will participate as 'students' in pairs or small groups. The idea is to laugh together - not at someone - while training language skills. (Digital worksheets available upon request.)

Marianne Raynaud, author of QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book and TESOL France-Grenoble coordinator, taught 24 years at the Grenoble Institute of Technology elaborating collaborative programs in three engineering schools. Her interactive podcasts QualityTime-ESL, Your English, 5-Minute TOPs are ranked among the top 200 iTunes language courses in many countries worldwide. Marianne writes for ETP, Voices, Share, Teaching Times and www.QualityTime-ESL.com.

Rubio Alcalá, Fernando David Universidad de HuelvaPlan de Educación Plurilingüe de la Universidad de HuelvaLas experiencias de plurilingüismo en la universidad en España son novedosas y llenas de incertidumbres. En esta sesión se expondrá la experiencia que se está llevando a cabo en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Huelva desde 2009, tanto su creación como su desarrollo, incluyendo actitudes de alumnos y profesores, y otros aspectos.

Fernando Rubio es profesor del Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Vicedecano de Relaciones Exteriores y Plurilingüismo de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Huelva. Dirige el Plan de Educación Plurilingüe desde 2009. Ha coautorizado con Víctor Pavón Teachers' concerns and Uncertainties about the Introduction of CLIL programmes (Porta Linguarum 14, 2010), y ha publicado otros artículos sobre AICLE.

Streames, Dominic St Patrick´s English School, San Sebastián

Watkins, Kyra St Patrick´s English School, San SebastiánTalk for WritingThis workshop will look at techniques for getting children to tell and write stories. We will look at activities which build up the learner's confidence step by step, allowing even children with lower abilities to tell simple stories. We will then show various techniques for using this as a basis for writing stories.

Dominic Streames has been teaching children English as a foreign language for 19 years. He has run various courses and workshops for The Basque Government (Garatu), Macmillan Publishers, TESOL Spain and the British Council. Dominic is the creator of the EFL website efltheatreclub.co.uk. He currently works as a primary school teacher at St Patrick's English School in San Sebastián.

Kyra Watkins is a primary school teacher at St. Patrick’s English School, San Sebastián. She taught English as a foreign language in Costa Rica and San Sebastián, Spain for seven years before returning to the UK to train as a primary teacher. She taught for two years in England and now teaches the first and second years of primary in San Sebastián.

Whiteside, Richard Active Language, CádizProfessional Development: Online Networks and Personal Learning EnvironmentsThis talk is aimed at teachers or trainers interested in online professional development. I will present findings from my MA dissertation which focussed on Twitter, but will expand this into a discussion of how building and maintaining a professional network and developing a Personal Learning Environment can enable teachers to learn, seek advice and look for career advancement opportunities online.

Richard Whiteside currently works for Active Language in Cádiz. He has been working in ELT since 2003 and has taught and managed at language academies and summer schools in various countries. In 2011 he completed an MA in Educational Technology and TESOL at the University of Manchester and has a keen interest in the possibilities of online, networked professional development.

Sunday 10.45-11.45KeynoteJones, Ceri FreelanceUnleashing the Power of ImagesFrom digital cameras to mental snapshots, images have the power to stimulate, activate and motivate. They can be springboards, centrepieces or memory hooks. They build bridges with the world outside the classroom. In this hands-on workshop we’ll be exploring how to unleash their power through a series of detailed practical lesson ideas aimed at a range of levels and backgrounds.

Ceri Jones has worked in ELT for over 25 years mainly in Italy, Spain and the UK. She has an MA in TEFL and has contributed to a number of coursebook projects. She is currently interested in exploring the use of images and technology in low-tech classrooms.

Presentations/workshops Ciborowska, Hannah British Council Madrid Young LearnersNeeds Analysis in the Primary ClassroomNeeds analysis is firmly established in ELT, but how can it be adapted successfully to the primary classroom? This session explores needs analysis methods tried and tested from classroom research. We will see how to implement the results and cater for individual learner needs making lessons more successful. Participants will be invited to give opinions and share experiences.

Hannah Ciborowska has been teaching EFL for 5 years and has the Cambridge DELTA. She works at British Council Madrid Young Learners, where she is an off-site school coordinator. In the last few years she has begun presenting at British Council Madrid and TESOL-Spain events and regularly leads in-house training sessions.

DePoy, Cynthia Freelance & Ibáñez Gilabert, Alfredo San Enrique School, ValenciaCollaborative Learning in CLIL Teaching and TrainingThis presentation focuses on collaborative learning in the classroom and within a CLIL training program, providing practical examples, demonstrating the relationship to learners’ autonomy and creativity, generating materials, and working with different English levels in the classroom. It is appropriate for Primary and Secondary teachers, Teacher Trainers and CLIL and English teachers. There will be time for questions from the audience.

Cynthia DePoy has been teaching English for over thirty years. She was an elementary classroom and technology teacher at the American School of Valencia for 16 years, and has been teaching English and CLIL methodology to teachers for the past two years in the Comunitat Valenciana. Her main interests are collaborative learning and using technology in the classroom.

Alfredo Ibáñez Gilabert has been teaching English for over 20 years. He has worked in Secondary public schools in Spain as well as private language schools, and he ran his own language school for some years. During the last four years he has been teaching CLIL methodology courses as a teacher trainer in the PALE program in the Comunitat Valenciana.

Frankel, Wendy UEM Universidad Europea de MadridEvents in English: Dare to Be InnovativeYour school thinks English is important but you are hidden away in a classroom. Dare to be different. Turn your favorite activities into bigger events. Be innovative and enjoy your teaching again. Publicize what you do and make a big splash on campus. Try 3 of my activities today and reach your own conclusions.

Wendy Frankel has been teaching English for almost forty years, primarily at the US Cultural Center/ACHNA and the Universidad Europea de Madrid. She's Associate Director of the UEM LAB English Program. She holds BAs in Spanish and Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, an MA in Bilingual Education from SF State, and a Licenciatura in Hispánicas from the Complutense.

García Laborda, Jesús & Litzler, Mary Frances Universidad de AlcaláPropuestas y realidades para la PAU oralLa presentación muestra los trabajos sobre la nueva PAU y sus tareas orales que está financiando el MEC a través del programa de Estudios y Análisis 2011. Así primero debate el estado de la cuestión y posición de universidades y MEC, después analiza los probables tipos de ítems para el examen y finalmente realiza recomendaciones sobre cómo preparar a los profesores y alumnos.

Jesús García Laborda (U. de Alcalá) (Doctor en Filología inglesa y Doctor CC de la Educación) imparte Morfosintaxis e ESP. Ha dirigido un monográfico sobre PAU en Revista de Educación. Es autor de 200 publicaciones académicas y conferenciante habitual en Europa. Sus intereses son CALL, CALT, ESP. Actualmente investiga en propuestas para la nueva PAU para el MEC y MICINN.

Mary Frances Litzler (Doctora en Filología Inglesa, Universidad de Las Palmas) es profesora Asociada de la Universidad de Alcalá e investigadora del proyecto OPENPAU (MICINN) y coordinadora del proyecto FILILAB (UAH). Cuenta con publicaciones en el área de CALL y formación del profesorado.

Grundtvig, Andreas Cambridge Examinations Centre, HamburgESL Projects: Random Acts in Everyday CreativityThe human brain can remember in more detail and for a longer period of time if emotions are involved in the learning process. This discovery can help us deliver lessons which have the potential to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. We’ll look at how long term projects spark the curiosity of learners, making learning a motivational and memorable experience.

Andreas Grundtvig lives and teaches in Hamburg, Germany where he is the local CambridgeESOL Centre Manager. In his free time, he presents regularly and writes teaching resources. He is passionate about learner autonomy and imaginative learning. Since beginning his career in Algeciras in 1994, Andreas has taught in several countries. His former students range from politicians and cardiologists to six-year olds.

Hadkins, Helen British Council, Madrid AdultsKeeping It Real: Authenticity and Culture in the ClassroomWhat kinds of 'authentic materials' are useful for teenage learners nowadays? This talk will look at a wide range of different types of material, and different types of tasks, with the aims of promoting cultural awareness and of helping students deal with what they will meet outside the classroom. The session will involve some audience participation.

Helen Hadkins has been teaching and teacher training in Madrid for over twenty years. She has worked on many Cambridge CELTA and DELTA courses and is currently teaching and training at the British Council, Madrid Adults Centre. She is the co-author of two series of secondary ELT books published by Cambridge University Press: Tactics (2007) and Interactive (2011/2012).

Higueras, Manuel FreelanceSongs and Storytelling in the English ClassDidactic song and storytelling are the two tools that we will see through a practical application, in which Manuel will explain his methodology in a practical, fun and participatory way.

Manuel Higueras Soler is a foreign language teacher and musician. As a result of the combination of these two facets, Manuel integrates music into his teaching as one of the fundamental pillars creating the project Peter and Jack: English Songs for Kids. He also presents and conducts a TV show created by himself called Peter and Jack: The Floating School.

Hughes, John FreelanceThe Three I’s of Graded Video: Inspire, Inform, IntegrateAuthentic video has the power to inspire learners, but graded video also has the ability to inform learners at different language levels, and it’s easier to integrate into your lessons. In this workshop I’ll illustrate the three i’s by using National Geographic videos and trying out some practical video activities you can use in the classroom tomorrow.

John Hughes has worked in ELT for over 20 years. He trains teachers from all over the world (both face-to-face and online). He has been author and co-author of numerous books and is now working on two new course series using resources from National Geographic magazine.

Kaplan, Nora & Bautista Martín, Santiago Universidad Pontificia de SalamancaMaking the Most of Authentic Texts in Bilingual ClassesAuthentic texts are a useful resource for CLIL classes as they provide genuine models of L2. Participants will have the opportunity to look at different genres, identify their language features and suggest strategies for adapting authentic texts to suit learners’ different ages and linguistic levels. It is of special interest to secondary school EFL and subject teachers in bilingual sections.

Nora Kaplan holds a PhD degree in Discourse Studies and a Master’s degree in English as a Foreign Language (USAL-UCV). She has been teaching English and linguistics for more than 30 years. At present, she is involved in teacher training at the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (UPSA), both for the Postgraduate Bilingual Certification and the BA in English teaching.

Santiago Bautista Martín holds two degrees, in English and Spanish Philology, and is currently finishing two Master's Degrees in Teaching English and Spanish as a Foreign Language. Involved in training primary and secondary school teachers, he is working at Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (UPSA), both for the Postgraduate Bilingual Certification and the BA in English teaching.

Lyon-Jones, Sue esolcourses.comTeaching with Technology: Plan BThis presentation will offer practical suggestions for keeping lessons flowing if the technology fails in the classroom. I will demonstrate some quick fixes for common equipment problems, and we will discuss and evaluate free tools that can be used to create offline activities and explore some teaching unplugged ideas to use when technology based lessons don't turn out as planned.

Sue Lyon-Jones is a freelance ELT materials developer, ESOL tutor and teaching with ICT consultant based in the UK. She publishes and writes the content for the free English lessons and ELT resources site, ESOL Courses (http://www.esolcourses.com). Her current areas of interest include teaching with web based technologies, interactive materials development, educational games, mobile learning, and Dogme ELT.

Marín Serrano, Francisco Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.Error or Lapses: Error Analysis in Students of ESLBased on the compilation of a corpus of written compositions by students of ESL at the Faculty of Education, Salamanca, this study performs an analysis, diagnosis, description and classification of students’ deviance with the aim of helping to improve the learning-teaching process in a Second language.

Francisco Marín has been teaching for the last 9 years at Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Magisterio) at the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. At the present moment he is teaching English Grammar and Phonetics. He also worked for 4 years in USA teaching inside the programme of the International Baccalaureate for students of secondary education.

Rasikova, Silvie Hyland Language Centre, MadridLet's Have Fun: Speaking Activities and Changing PairsDo you feel your students should speak more and/or do you have troubles changing or assigning pairs? In this session we will be looking at different pair-changing techniques, and my favourite speaking activities, most of which require close to zero preparation time.

Silvie Rasikova is currently working in Hyland Language Centre Madrid as an Assistant Director of Studies for the Young Learners Department and a CELTA trainer. She has completed the IH Young Learners’ Course and the DELTA. Silvie is particularly interested in how the element of play motivates students and stimulates their learning.

West, Debbie TESOL-FranceUsing Cultural Activities to Enhance Speaking in the ClassroomThe aim of this presentation is to demonstrate some activities based on traditions and cultural holidays, primarily in the US, (as Debbie is American) but also from other English speaking countries. We will look at how to develop the vocabulary, cultural awareness, role plays, listening skills, ideas for writing, etc.

Debbie West, UC Berkeley grad, raised in a military family, has done almost everything from teaching French to being International Student Advisor in the United States to teaching English in France. She is the Vice President and Workshop Coordinator of TESOL France. Seeing education as more than classroom learning, Debbie has a Total Summer Immersion English Program in California. deb@westlanguage.com

Sunday 12.15-13.15KeynoteDellar, Hugh The University of Westminster/Heinle CengageTranslation: Tackling the TabooFor too long, translation has been taboo in too many classrooms. This blanket ban stems from both native speaker dominance AND a failure to appreciate the many benefits translation can offer, resulting in a deskilling of teachers – particularly non-natives. In this taboo-busting talk, I will explore the uses (and, of course, abuses) of L1 use in class.

Hugh Dellar is a teacher and teacher trainer at the University of Westminster. He has been teaching since 1993, predominantly in London, but spent three years in Jakarta, Indonesia. He gives teacher training and development talks all over the world. He is the co-author of the Outcomes and Innovations series and the online teacher development course, Teaching Lexically.

Presentations/workshops Arcos Sorando, MariCruz Centro de Profesores y Recursos, TeruelResearch: Paintings in EFL and CLIL ContextsDoes the use of paintings influence learners’ attitude towards writing? Do paintings awaken the need to develop the four skills? Are paintings a good resource to teach English and content? Is there a mismatch between CLIL and EFL stimulated written production? Come and see the findings of our research and rationale for the use of paintings in EFL and CLIL contexts.

MariCruz Arcos has taught English for 18 years at EOI Teruel. She has also worked as an associate teacher at the University of Teruel. She designed central exams for the EOIs in Aragón for three years. She is doing a Master's in Teaching English as a Second Language in Multilingual Contexts, and is currently working as an in-service teacher trainer.Ares, Josefina FreelanceIntegrated Activities for AdolescentsIt is always difficult to motivate adolescents and make them participate in the activities we do in the classroom. This session will look at a range of activities which integrate the four skills and maximise opportunities for collaboration and communication. The session requires YOU to participate while enjoying the session and taking away practical ideas for the classroom.

Josefina Ares has been teaching English and training teachers for seventeen years. Her experience comes from teaching all ages and levels at International House around the world.

The last ten years she has been teaching both language and methodology at various teachers' centres around Spain. She is also a freelance speaker and collaborates with MacMillan at a variety of events.

Arpaia, Edith Mary SEK International School Santa IsabelKids Power-up 4 Knowledge: Virtual Comminity WIKI for PrimaryWhen was the last time you had your students doing homework voluntarily? With this project anything is possible! This talk will present Kids Power-up 4 Knowledge (KPUK), a virtual community of inquiry-based learning for upper primary students, using WIKIs, followed by step-by-step instructions on how to help your students create their own virtual community.

Edith Arpaia has been teaching internationally for the past twenty-one years. She has collaborated with Macmillan’s research department and has been published by the Community of Madrid. She is a teacher trainer in phonics, writing and collaborative learning practices. She is currently the Head of Languages at SEK International School Santa Isabel and also teaches at the Camilo José Cela University.

Beale, Adam & Lam, Noreen IH SantanderLearning from Learner DiariesA reflection on the practice of using learner diaries over a broad range of student levels and ages. How can these diaries help to shape a course syllabus, create a more learner-centred teaching environment and build stronger student-teacher relationships? We will discuss ways of incorporating learner diaries into the classroom routine and using them as a source of personal development.

Adam Beale has been teaching for one and a half years at IH Santander. He has been carrying out an action research project based around teaching an intermediate-level adult class without using a coursebook. Using unplugged/Dogme principles, he has documented the trials and tribulations through his blog: fiveagainstone.wordpress.com

Noreen Lam has recently turned her interests towards one-to-one teaching, materials writing and developing a blog for students at IH Santander (ihsantander.blogspot.com). She continues to look for creative ways to show Spanish students how English is relevant to their everyday lives.

Evnitskaya, Natalia Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaLearning about Our Ancestors, Learning about Ourselves in EnglishAn innovative CLIL unit, 'Daily Life in the Upper Palaeolithic', allowed EFL students to find out that ‘prehistoric’ did not mean ‘primitive’. Students carried out cooperative tasks through which they discovered new facts about our ancestors and improved their communicative and social skills and content-related competences. Audience participation is essential as the materials will be demonstrated and used for a discussion.

Natalia Evnitskaya has been teaching English at primary, secondary and tertiary educational levels for 5 years. Currently she works as a teacher educator at the Universitat Autònoma de

Barcelona and participates in designing and implementing CLIL materials in inclusive classrooms. She is also writing her PhD thesis on the interactive co-construction of school science discourse in the CLIL classroom.

Gejo-Santos, M. Isabel & Usobiaga Guisado, Isabel IES Francisco Salinas, SalamancaNew Spaces and Forms of Identity in a Global SocietyWithin the context of a classroom in a High School, exploring and understanding the meaning of identity and culture in a global society. There is a need for teenagers to understand their identities and to develop a sense of belonging in order to educate for diversity and for a wider multi-ethnic/cultural society.

Isabel Gejo-Santos has been teaching Geography and History in the the bilingual Project of the British Council for 7 years and has been teaching for 3 years on the Master’s organised by the University of Salamanca: 'Especialista en docencia en programas bilingues en lengua inglesa en educación infantil, primaria y secundaria'.

Isabel Usobiaga Guisado has been teaching English language in the bilingual Project of the British Council for 5 years and is responsible for coordinating the Project in Salamanca. She has taught at the Language School of Bilbao. She was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2007.

Goosey, Martin British Council, MadridWhy Webwikiblogstream? Online Engagement for Trainers, Teachers and LearnersWhat’s livestreaming? How can you easily start your own TV channel – for free? British Council Spain has utilized various online options for professional development purposes, and here we illustrate the pros and cons of websites, wikis, streaming, and blogs, with practical insights for trainers and teachers. Participants discover, through interactive demonstration, practical applications of online technologies to their own contexts.

Martin Goosey is ATCM Professional Development at British Council Madrid Young Learners, having worked as an ELT teacher, trainer, and administrator in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for 18 years. An experienced conference presenter, he has also run workshops for universities, the British Council, and IATEFL YLT SIG; reviews coursebooks for CUP; and does teacher training for Trinity London.

Holden, David British Council, AlcobendasRound Robins or How to Assess Students’ Speaking EffectivelyHow can we assess our students’ speaking effectively? This session will first of all look at the problems faced when trying to evaluate our students’ speaking and then propose a Round Robin activity as a solution. It will describe what a Round Robin activity is and discuss, with practical examples, how to go about designing and using one in the classroom.

David Holden has worked as a teacher and CELTA teacher trainer in Spain since 1989.He is currently working as a teacher and Senior and Adult Coordinator for the British Council at Alcobendas. His special interests include teacher training and writing assessment and course materials.

Kennedy, Helena Hyland Language Centre, MadridBack to Basics in a Material WorldDo you find that your classes are too teacher-centred? Are you too dependent on materials? In this session we'll look at a new approach to teaching which is materials-light, conversation-driven and learner-centred. There will be practical ideas to use with General English classes of all levels, so come ready to participate!

Helena Kennedy (BA Hons, RSA DELTA) is the current Assistant Director of Studies at Hyland Language Centre. She has been teaching adults, younger learners and Cambridge exam classes there for the past 5 years.

Maglione, Paul English Attack!Motivation Through GamificationMotivation can be a problem in EFL/ESL, particularly for teens and young adults. The profession can learn and adapt strategies and approaches from the growing 'gamification' movement, replacing stress-inducing assessment with healthy challenge and creating motivational mechanisms that transform what seem like learning chores into discovery and self-development opportunities.

Paul Maglione, a US and Italian national, worked in the content, media, entertainment and technology industries at companies ranging from CNN and NBC to iPlay and Vivendi Games Mobile before co-founding Entertainment Learning, based on a vision to bring the power of online entertainment to education. He holds degrees in Economics from Brown University and an MBA from London Business School.

McLoughlin, Gerard IH, BarcelonaSpeaking: Accuracy to FluencyStudents often sound halting as they search for grammar or lexis while speaking. How can we help them develop effective communication strategies? We'll explore ways to help our students sound more natural when speaking, building on accuracy to develop fluency, providing them with useful chunks of language and the importance of listenership in conversation.

Gerard McLoughlin works as a CELTA and DELTA trainer at IH Barcelona. He is co-author of New Generation, a Bacchilerato course (CUP) and Fast Forward, an ESO coursebook (Richmond). He has also written teacher's books and an online teacher development course for The Consultants-E. He is a board member of TESOL-SPAIN responsible for the website and resources and Barcelona area co-ordinator.

Salaberri Ramiro, Sagrario University of Almería & Sánchez Pérez, María del Mar Universidad de AlmeríaCLIL Lesson Planning in Primary Education: A Case StudyThe lack of appropriate teaching materials and lesson planning guidelines in CLIL education has required research on strategies to be implemented in multilingual classrooms. This study

intends to analyze a lesson planning procedure of a CLIL Primary Science lesson and its consequences in the classroom in accordance with a CLIL planning tool offered by Do Coyle (2005): the 4Cs-Framework.

Sagrario Salaberri Ramiro has a PhD in English Philology. She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Almeria (Spain). Her research interests and publications focus on Second Language Acquisition and ELT Methodology, specifically relating to language development and discourse analysis.

María del Mar Sánchez Pérez has an MA in English Studies. She is a Sworn Translator appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is currently working at the Vicerectorate of Internationalization and Cooperation for Development at the University of Almería. She is about to start her doctoral thesis on CLIL in Higher Education.

Sunday 15.00-16.00KeynoteStanley, Graham British Council, BarcelonaGamify Your Classroom!Learn how to make the most of computer games to practise language skills in class and motivate your students to do more at home. We'll be looking at six games, including a fun reward/behaviour management for primary students, an adventure game to encourage reading for homework with pre-teens and a game to encourage discussions with teenagers about social responsibility.

Graham Stanley is a teacher at the British Council Young Learner Centre in Barcelona and coordinator of the IATEFL Learning Technologies Special Interest Group. He has been a teacher for over 16 years and has an MEd In ELT & Educational Technology. He is co-author of the book Digital Play: computer games and language aims (Delta Publishing).

Presentations/workshops Bradshaw, David Colegio Alameda de Osuna, MadridWriting Activities for the Primary ClassroomThis talk aims to present different writing activities which can be used in the Primary classroom, both in groups and individually. Each activity will be explained and ideas for adapting it to different classroom environments will be provided, paying particular attention to the CLIL classroom.

David Bradshaw has been teaching in bilingual education for twenty years, and recently has been responsible for the design and development of a bilingual programme in a group of schools in Madrid. His main interests are the teaching of writing in both Primary and Secondary and the preparation of Cambridge exams.

Dolakova, Sylvie Masaryk University, BrnoProject Topic Book: A Tool to Store and Retrieve Knowledge

Project books enormously increase children’s interest in working with (not only) foreign language and facts. It is a wonderful way of attracting your students to new forms of work with multicultural information, facts, knowledge and manual skills. Participants will be given an opportunity to see a few examples of those project books.

Sylvie Dolakova, MA, is a university lecturer and a freelance teacher trainer from the Czech Republic. She previously taught English at kindergarten and primary level, and has designed many games for teaching English to children aged 4 – 10. Some of her work has been published.

García Alamán, Marta & Diez Velasco, Olga Isabel EOI El Fuero de LogroñoImplementing Intercultural Competence in the Language Classroom: The AIEIn this talk, we aim to show how the intercultural dimension of language can be effortlessly integrated into the classroom by means of the usage of the Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters. Our goal is to make students aware of the fact that there exists an intrinsic connection between a language and its culture that goes well beyond remembering the national festivities.

Marta García Alamán (MA in Applied Linguistics) is the Head of Studies of the EOI El Fuero de Logroño in Haro. She is an oral examiner for Cambridge ESOL and for the Instituto Cervantes. She is also a teacher trainer for the Community of La Rioja and a member of the Council of Europe Pestalozzi programme.

Olga I. Díez Velasco (PhD in Linguistics) teaches English at the EOI El Fuero de Logroño (ext. Haro). She is also an Associate Lecturer at the University of La Rioja. She has published a variety of papers on metaphor and metonymy in English and Spanish. Her current research interests have taken her into CLIL and intercultural issues.

Heyderman, Emma Lacunza-IH San SebastiánGetting Teens to SpeakPlurilingual citizens who can interact at C1 level? How can we achieve this if our teens won’t speak in class? In this practical workshop, the audience will participate in activities which encourage these reluctant learners to speak. This workshop will also consider how the introduction of assessed speaking tasks in our school has led to a greater willingness to speak.

Emma Heyderman has been in EFL since 1989. She is a Director of Studies at Lacunza-IH San Sebastián, where she is very much involved in teacher training. She has run workshops locally and has been a regular speaker at both national and international conferences. She has also written coursebooks, including Complete PET (CUP) and Interface (Macmillan).

Morley, Catherine British Council, Alcalá de HenaresTeaching Advanced Classes: Unplugged and Plugged inHave you ever felt that your Advanced coursebook does not fully meet your students’ needs? In this practical session, I will look at both low and high-tech ways of supplementing the coursebook in order to provide a greater focus on collocation, deal effectively with persistent

L1 interference, and promote greater exposure to authentic English inside and outside the classroom.

Catherine Morley (BA, RSA CELTA & DELTA) has been teaching English to adults and young learners since 2001 and currently works with adults at the British Council in Alcalá de Henares. She is a Cambridge CELTA and ICELT teacher trainer and Cambridge Oral examiner.

Muñoa Barredo, Inma Ikastolen ElkarteaReversing Language Shift through MultilingualismTo those schools aiming at recovering a minority language, the challenge of multilingualism might be especially difficult to meet, since reversing language shift (RLS) is often considered to be incompatible with the multilingual nature of globalised society. In this talk, we will argue that promoting multilingualism within RLS schools can, in fact, benefit the recovery of the minority language itself.

Inma Muñoa Barredo has been working for Ikastolen Elkartea since 2001. She started as a teacher trainer and materials writer and is now the Head of the Language Department of Ikastolen Elkartea.

Palomino, José Manuel Colegio Maravillas/EdelvivesWays of Evaluating Student Learning in CLILThe way we evaluate our students’ learning has a major effect on how we approach that learning. Evaluating both content adquisition and competence in English has become an area in which a variety of opinions can be heard. In this session I will lead you through a variety of evaluation experiences and help clarify this essential element of any teaching programme.

José Manuel Palomino has worked as a bilingual education teacher for 9 years. Author of the successful Edelvives primary coursebooks, My World 3, 4 and 5, he also gives training sessions to teachers on CLIL. He holds a BEd (hon) in English as a foreign language, a degree in Psychology and is currently teaching English and CLIL in a Madrid school.

Roland, Chris Freelance (Winner of the Robin de Andrés Speakers’ Grant 2012) Let's Talk about DisciplineClassroom discipline: What is it? Why do we want it? How do we get it? This is a talk for teachers of primary, secondary and adult classes in both schools and language academies. Come to this talk and I’ll offer you some real, solid answers to these questions and hopefully something that will actually come in useful.

Chris Roland is a full-time teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer based in Spain. He has taught teenagers of all ages and levels in a variety of settings and countries and is especially interested in the areas of task micro-mechanics, classroom discipline, students’ engagement with text and the way that students and teachers talk to each other.

Thurbon, Imogen British Council, University of AlcaláExploiting L1 in the EFL Classroom

Over thirty years ago, Peter Wilburg stated that using students L1 allows us 'to release and transfer the immense charge and reservoir of meaning embedded in the mother tongue to the target language'. My presentation seeks to provide up-to-date and practical examples of how this can be done in the monolingual classroom by an experienced teacher.

Imogen Thurbon (MA Linguistics/EFL, Dip.trans Arabic) has 25 years' teaching experience in both one-to-one and group contexts and has worked in Sudan, London and Spain. She currently teaches English with the British Council at the University of Alcalá. Her special interest is in applying one-to-one approaches to the group class.

Walton, Tom IH, BarcelonaHow to Design Good 21st Century Language Learning TasksDo the tasks we set our language learners really take advantage of what 21st century technology offers and do they actually lead to lots of language learning? In this session, we'll be looking at examples of tasks designed by ordinary teachers, who had only basic knowledge of technology, and how they could be - and were - improved.

Tom Walton still does things he did 30 years ago in class, but he now also has his learners do the same things using some of the new tools that have become available since.As a tutor on online teacher training courses for International House Barcelona, he spends a lot of time designing - and helping design - language learning tasks.

Xerri, Daniel University of MaltaMulticultural Poetry in ELTThis talk explores how teachers can incorporate multicultural poems in their English lessons in order to address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. By engaging with such texts students are able to overcome traditional biases and develop an appreciation of contemporary society’s vibrant cultural variety. At the same time a plurilingual perspective is allowed to enrich English learning.

Daniel Xerri teaches English at the Junior College of the University of Malta. He holds an MA in English Literature and an MEd in Applied Linguistics and is presently reading for a PhD at the University of York.

Sunday 16.15-17.15Closing PlenaryClandfield, Lindsay Macmillan ELTGiving the World a VoiceWhat does world English sound like? The recognition that learners should be exposed to a variety of accents and kinds of English has finally begun. Some have been recommending this for years; it seems now our materials are catching up. This talk looks at the effect that world English is having on contemporary ELT, especially in the area of listening.

Lindsay Clandfield is a teacher, teacher trainer and author living in Elche, Spain. He is the main author of the award-winning course series for adults Global (Macmillan) and series editor for the Delta Teacher Development Series. Lindsay is interested in global English, critical thinking and technology in education. He has addressed teachers in over 25 countries.