The first few lessons of a course can really shape how the course will continue. In this workshop, we will look at ways of establishing an agreement with the learners so you are all on the same page. As well as looking briefly at how to create a good classroom atmosphere, we will focus on analysing learners’ needs, helping them establish realistic goals and negotiating this agreement with the learners with the goal of ensuring they continue to attend the lessons.

Zum Semesteranfang zeigen Ihnen ein erfahrener Dozent und die Medienpädagogin der Fremdsprachen, wie Sie Ihren (Online-) Unterricht mit der Lernplattform MVHS-online begleiten können: Welche Kursvorlage kann gewählt werden? Wie schreibt man Mitteilungen an Teilnehmende, postet einen Beitrag in einem Forum oder teilt Dateien? Welche Materialien und Aktivitäten gibt es auf MVHS-online? Zusammen legen wir eine Aktivität an und zeigen Ihnen, wie Sie damit im Kurs arbeiten. So sind Sie gut vorbereitet auf den Kursstart.

In this informal session, we'll look at strategies and advice for dealing with level differences within our classes. Using some recent examples given to us by the English department as a springboard for our discussion, we'll spend time sharing some of our own experiences. Our aim will be to provide some practical and reasonable tips for dealing with criticism, differences of opinion and assessing level suitability for a course. Ideally, you should have experience of teaching higher levels so you can contribute some of your own examples and tips to the session.

Is the native speaker still the ideal model, given that English is now used predominantly by non-native speakers? In this workshop, we’ll share our own teaching experiences and examine how to better equip students for global communication. Together we'll review freely available resources to enhance lessons and embrace a flexible ELF approach, shifting from traditional EFL methods to support diverse, real-world English use.

In this workshop we will look at how to enhance our students' conversational skills and how to provide them with the language and strategies they need to communicate effectively in English. How can we teach them the tools to deal with unexpected situations and language? How can we build their confidence and encourage them to focus on fluency rather than accuracy when speaking? How do we develop active listening and peer interaction? We will also look at how to structure a conversation class well, discuss choosing good materials and topics, and keeping our students engaged in activities. You’ll leave with some new strategies to create dynamic and motivating conversation classes that cater to a range of learners' needs and abilities.