The Cambridge Experience Zaragoza 14th March 2015

DAT E
VENUE
R E G I S T R AT I O N
Saturday, 14th
March 2015
Ibercaja Obra Social – Actur
(Salón de Actos)
C/Antón García Abril, 1
50018 Zaragoza
Free outside parking at CC Carrefour
Actur
Please confirm your attendance before
Wednesday, 11th March by contacting
Cambridge University Press at
[email protected], indicating
names of attendees, full details of your
school, and a contact email.
THE
EXPERIENCE
ZARAGOZA 2015
The Cambridge Experience Zaragoza
14th March 2015
Come and join us!
We’ll be having a prize draw, so if you’re lucky
you could win an iPad mini!
T H E TA L KS
09:30-09:50
R E G I S T R AT I O N
09:50-10:00
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
1
10:00-11:00
PHONICS FOR VERY YOUNG LEARNERS
BY KAREN ELLIOTT
Learning the sounds and letters together is a great way to develop children’s English pronunciation and vocabulary skills. In this
talk Karen provides an overview of phonics for very young learners using chants, games and activities. For teachers experienced
and new to phonics alike.
11:00-11:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:45-12:00
W H AT ’ S N E W F RO M C A M B R I D G E ?
F RO M H E A D TO TO E : E D U C AT I N G T H E W H O L E C H I L D
12:00-13:00
In this information age a holistic curriculum is no longer a luxury but a necessity. By building language skills, developing
self-confidence, and providing cross-curricular and real world material, the students are better prepared for their continued
education and adult life. This session will suggest some fun and exciting ways we can incorporate these concepts into our classes.
YO U N G L E A R N E R S TO DAY
13:15-14:15
14:15
BY STUART VINNIE
BY ADRIANA REAL
Planning is very time-consuming; we need to cater for the different learner types, their needs, their learning strategies and their
learning times. We need to create the appropriate learning environment for each learner within the group while the system wants
us to prepare 8 to 11 year-olds for exams. In this workshop, we will try to explore alternatives to practise for the different exam
tasks in the classroom context and respecting each child’s pace and needs in a collaborative environment in the 21st century.
RAFFLE
THE SPEAKERS
1 K A R E N E L L I O T T has taught
English for over 20 years in many different
countries. She is especially interested in
topic, story and thinking-based learning,
encouraging learner autonomy and using
synthetic phonics to develop pronunciation
and literacy skills. Karen teaches at the British
Council Bilbao and writes EFL materials for
Cambridge University Press in the UK and
Spain.
S T U A R T V I N N I E has taught
English since 1996 in the UK, Japan,
Portugal, Thailand and China. In 2008,
he joined Cambridge University Press as
an ELT specialist, and later as the Teacher
Development Manager for Asia, coordinating
and conducting various professional
development activities across the Asia
region. Stuart now lives in Madrid, Spain, and
continues to work for Cambridge University
Press as a Teacher Trainer. He holds the
DELTA and an MA TESOL, specialising in
teacher development amongst non-native
English-speaking teachers.
A D R I A N A R E A L has been a
teacher of English as a Foreign Language
since 1990. She has worked at all levels (from
preschool to adults), and in most contexts
(from bilingual schools to companies). She
holds a Diploma in TEFL from the University
of Reading as well as the RSA COTE and a
Masters in Innovation and Teacher Training.
Adriana is a Cambridge English Speaking
Examiner, Team Leader and member of the
Cambridge English Presenters’ team.

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