Three Cs of Quality Writing
with Anna Kashcheeva & Tatiana Golechkova
and
Language Awareness for Teachers
with Danilo Ribeiro
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Moscow
CheckPoint, room ‘Amsterdam’ (Myasnitskaya Ulitsa, 17 building 2)
Speakers:
Anna Kashcheeva
(EFL teacher, CELTA and DELTA trainer, DELTA, MA in TESOL, IHTTC,
MSc in Educational Management from the University of Portsmouth)
Tatiana Golechkova
(Department Coordinator at New Economic School, Moscow, Skolkovo, CELTA, DELTA, PhD in Cognitive Linguistics)
Danilo Ribeiro
(B.A. in Translation and Interpreting, CPE, IH CAM, CELTA, ICELT, DELTA)
Anna Kashcheeva is a freelance CELTA and Delta trainer. She previously worked as a teacher and an Assistant Director of Studies at BKC IH Moscow. She is also involved in delivering a wide range of online and offline training courses including TKT, CELTA & DELTA preparation, IH CAM, IHCTYL, IHC121 as well as designing more tailored courses for different educational establishments.
Being a MSc student in Educational Leadership and Management at School of Education and Sociology of the University of Portsmouth, Anna conducted social science research on identifying freelance teachers’ needs and evaluating the sustainability of a teacher-mentor learning community, which helped her come up with some ideas for developing this community.
Her areas of special interest include strategies for effective written and oral communication, genre features of English texts, and learner autonomy. She has presented and run workshops at several national and international conferences, including NATE, IATEFL, BALEAP, IEEE ICET.
He teaches proficiency exams for teachers and students and is interested in LDT and discourse for exam teaching.
In this session, we will discuss challenges related to advanced writing that many of our students face when writing for academic, business and exam purposes. We will consider the following questions: Are the English writing conventions different from (for example) the Russian ones? Does complex mean complicated? What makes the writer appear more knowledgeable and competent? What ensures a positive effect on the reader?
By evaluating and editing samples of writing, we will identify and practise linguistic strategies that can enhance the quality of writing. These life hacks will help us and our students boost their writing skills.
The gigantic elephant in the room: Language Awareness for Teachers
We love new methodologies and techniques! We can’t get enough of technology in class! However, very little is said about one of the most gigantic elephants in the room: OUR ENGLISH!
In this interactive talk, you will be prompted to reflect on your language use and how it impacts your practice, and together, we will look into (free-of-charge) tools to help you become more prepared and confident about your language and how our learners benefit from a language-aware teacher. This talk is aimed at NNS (non-native speakers), but anyone is more than welcome to join our discussion.
