Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to our series of webinars

  • 2

    Helping students to B1

    • Destination B1. What's wrong and how can we change things at low levels

    • Links and further reading

    • Discussion board B1
  • 3

    Dealing with Mixed Levels

    • CEFR Levels

    • Underlying issues with complaints about level

    • Working within broader levels and needs (Basic, Independent and proficient).

    • Teaching solutions with mixed levels

    • Why a mixed level might be good

    • Further reading and links

    • Discussion board Mixed Levels
  • 4

    Effective feedback on speaking?

    • Examples of research into feedback (10 mins)

    • The main argument (12 mins)

    • Issues with research into feedback (3 mins)

    • Examples of feedback in research (10 mins)

    • 'Correction' is not just about grammar. It's more complicated (10 mins)

    • Lexical feedback strategies (10 mins)

    • Preparing for feedback (5 mins)

    • Engaging students with shared language (20 mins)

    • Other things to help students use shared language (5 mins)

    • Praise as feedback (3 mins)

    • Feedback on the process ... with language! (12 mins)

    • Further reading and links

    • Discussion board Feedback
  • 5

    Can we really overload students?

    • Why overload is a concern ... especially for lexical teachers

    • Balancing Content and Retention

    • The 5-9 item rule & working memory

    • Setting Learning Expectations

    • How a lexical approach fits the memory process

    • Spaced retrieval and partial learning

    • Avoiding the exam trap

    • Managing student and teacher expectations

    • Aligning Teaching with Memory Principles

    • Further reading and links

    • Discussion board Overload