Using Student-Generated Activities in class with Tatiana Golechkova
and
Book Discussion (Becoming Fluent)
with Anna Kashcheeva
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
Speakers:
Tatiana Golechkova
(Department Coordinator at New Economic School, Moscow, Skolkovo, CELTA, DELTA, PhD in Cognitive Linguistics)
Anna Kashcheeva
(EFL teacher, CELTA and DELTA trainer, DELTA, MA in TESOL, IHTTC,
MSc in Educational Management from the University of Portsmouth)
Tatiana Golechkova, Ph.D. in Cognitive Linguistics, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Languages at the New Economic School.
She is a Cambridge Delta qualified EFL teacher and teacher-trainer with broad experience in course design, materials development and teaching General English, Exams, English for Academic and Specific purposes, and Soft Skills.
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.
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.
During the second hour with Anna Kashcheeva, we will discuss and share our opinions on 'Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language' by Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz.
