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TESOL Kurdistan Webinar: Sustainability in ELT with Peter Holly
TESOL Kurdistan Webinar: Sustainability in ELT with Peter Holly
Date: March 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM Iraq-Erbil Time
Speaker: Peter Holly (PGCE TEFL, MA TEFL, MBA, Humanitarian and activist, experienced educator and English language trainer, Founder - Litmus Education) - ELT expert with 40+ years of global experience
We need to talk, now – why sustainability is so important in ELT.
Join us for an interactive session exploring how sustainability and ‘green’ ELT issues impact our learners and how we can seamlessly integrate these crucial topics into language teaching.
Gain practical teaching resources
Align your lessons with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Make a real-world impact in your classroom
Register Here: https://forms.gle/EJGE14S93uDxY9Dv8
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87613076657?pwd=bPSk1wgTgbt414HAcjONoKOFUCStgU.1
Meeting ID: 876 1307 6657
Passcode: 946801
Professional Development Session: Flipped Classrooms in EFL: A Pathway to Engagement and Proficiency
Mark your calendars! TESOL-SPAIN and KURDISTAN TESOL continue their exciting webinar series!
Join us for our second session on 15th February with Prof. Dr. Himdad A. Muhammad, Advisory Board Member of TESOL Kurdistan. Don’t miss it!
Flipped Classrooms in EFL: A Pathway to Engagement and Proficiency
15th February
21:00 Erbil Time 19:00 Madrid Time
Registration link: https://forms.gle/5Lfm5gdQB9rrADzB6
@tesol_kurdistan
TESOL-SPAIN
Join us Here:
Join us Here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075382349?pwd=fhnbZmYAgKR43m6iJmOvQXNSraFodb.1
Meeting ID: 810 7538 2349
Passcode: 061256
Professional Development Session: Developing Communicative Competence and Language Proficiency with Texts and Tasks
🗣️ Speaker: Dr. Linh Phung, Founder of Eduling; English Language Specialist (2023), U.S. Department of State
📅 Date: [Wed. 29 January 2025]
🕒 Time: [9:00 pm Iraq Time]
Join us for a transformative session where Dr. Linh Phung will delve into innovative approaches to language learning! This session advocates for prioritizing meaningful, contextualized language use through texts and tasks, while moving away from mechanical exercises that often isolate language from real-world contexts.
Drawing on her extensive research in Task-based Language Teaching and her published works—Spanish Learning Games, Vietnamese Learning Activities, 50 Activities to Enhance English Language Skills for Elementary Students, and the Eduling Speak app—Dr. Phung will demonstrate how task-based and text-based strategies foster language use that is engaging, objective-driven, and transferable to real-life situations.
Highlights of the session:
Discover frameworks and strategies to design effective and engaging classroom activities.
Learn how to maximize meaningful learning through task-based and text-based approaches.
Gain insights into bridging the gap between language exercises and real-world language use.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Linh Phung is a renowned language educator, researcher, and innovator. With over a decade of experience as Director of the English Language Program at Chatham University, she has also led initiatives as an English Language Specialist for the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Phung is the Founder of the Eduling Speak app, which integrates communicative tasks and games to make language learning engaging and effective. Her research has been featured in top journals, and she is the author of several impactful language learning books and children’s literature.
Teaching and Research | Eduling | Dr. Linh Phung
📢 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from a leading expert in the field of language education.
Register now: https://forms.gle/a4UKjediFraH83NZ6
INNOVATE, EDUCATE, COLLABORATE: ATESOL KURDISTAN AND TESOL SPAIN WEBINAR SERIES
INNOVATE, EDUCATE, COLLABORATE: ATESOL KURDISTAN AND TESOL SPAIN WEBINAR SERIES
Mark your calendars!!! TESOL-SPAIN and KURDISTAN TESOL are teaming up to host a series of 4 exciting webinars; The first session kicks off on 11th January, led by Annie Altamirano, TESOL-SPAIN Liaison Officer. Don’t miss it
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“Lifting Poetry Off the Page: Engaging Students Through Verse”
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11th January
Zoom
9:00 PM Iraq Time,
https://bit.ly/TESOL-SPAIN-events
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Abstract: This session explores how poetry can be brought to life in the classroom, helping students connect with language, culture, and social issues in meaningful ways. Using powerful poems such as Originally by Carol Ann Duffy, Neighbours by Benjamin Zephaniah, and The Day War Came by Nicola Davies, participants will discover creative strategies for exploring themes like identity, migration, and empathy. The session includes activities to spark discussion, build critical thinking, and inspire creative outputs such as found poetry, dramatization, and visual representations. Attendees will leave with practical tools to engage students in reading, analysing, and writing poetry, fostering deeper understanding and emotional connections through the power of verse.
Webinar: Creative Writing Techniques for Engaging English Classrooms
Webinar: Creative Writing Techniques for Engaging English Classrooms
We, TESOL Kurdistan, are extremely honored to host Cecilia Woloch, an award-winning American poet, celebrated writer, and EFL teacher in an online interactive workshop.
Title of the Workshop: “Word Games & Love Songs: Creative Writing Exercises to Enrich and Enliven the ESL Classroom”
Date and Time: January 04, 2025. 9:00 PM Erbil Time
Venue: Zoom
Register to be a part of this exceptional experience ASAP. Only 30 spaces available!
Registration link: https://forms.gle/r3sLgr4qS4Ms3css8
Significance of the workshop: This "hands-on" workshop will provide teachers with tools for using creative writing exercises in the ESL classroom to inspire their students to use English in fun, surprising, and uniquely expressive ways. It will also give the teachers an opportunity to explore and share their own creativity in a lively and supportive environment.
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