The next speaker in our Language and Linguistics Research Seminar series is our colleague Dr. Bill Guariento.
The talk’s title is ‘Supporting English Language Teaching students online in Gaza’
Bill will be telling us about his project supporting students in Gaza with online teaching.
Bill says:
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‘I’ve been teaching my Level 4 (first year BA) module Introduction the TESOL Classroom this semester and in parallel teaching the same course to 25 students from the Islamic University of Gaza, via Zoom, making use of the ‘HopeHub’ initiative in Gaza: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/remote-worker-gaza-palestine-israel-war
As it says in the module description, this module “introduces some of the key concepts and approaches in the English Language Teaching field. Through a combination of tutor-led input, discussion and reflection upon your own learning experiences, you will develop an understanding of what ‘good learning and teaching’ might be and how teaching may vary with learners of varying levels of English. You will learn about the different factors, internal and external, that influence language teaching and learning in the classroom. ‘Internal factors’ include individual differences such as age, aptitude, learner motivation, anxiety, and learning strategies; factors which are ‘external’ to the learner include the teacher, syllabus, teaching methodology, coursebook and so forth. Over the course of the module, you will therefore explore the complexity inherent in an ELT classroom.”
The students in Gaza, all female, are remarkable people.
I will tell you about our progress to date and our plans to end the courses with a joint session in early December.
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Time: 12noon to 1pm, Wednesday 13 November 2024
Place: Lipman 033, City Campus, Northumbria University
Also online: email Billy Clark to join online: billy.clark@northumbria.ac.uk
Directions and campus map: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-campuses/newcastle-city-campus
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