TESOL SPAIN
ANNUAL CONVENTION, BILBAO, 9 – 11 MARCH 2012
Back to Basics in a Material World –
Sunday 11th March, 12:15 – 13:15, Room 016
Do you find that your classes are too teacher-centred? Are you too dependent on materials? In this session
we'll look at a new approach to teaching which is materials-light, conversation-driven and learner-centred.
There will be practical ideas to use with General English classes of all levels so come ready to participate!
Helena Kennedy
ados@hylandmadrid.com
Helena Kennedy (BA Hons, RSA DELTA) is the current Assistant Director of Studies at Hyland Language
Centre. She has been teaching younger learners, adults and exam classes there for the past 5 years. She has
taught in the UK, Austria and Spain. Helena is particularly interested in the way Dogme can be used to make
the classroom less dependent on materials and more focused on communication.
HYLAND LANGUAGE CENT RE, MADRID
25 YEARS OF QUALITY LANGUAGE TEACHING AN D TRAINING
Hyland Language Centre was founded in 1985 and is a leading private language academy in Madrid,
located near Plaza Colón.
The school is at the cutting edge of language teaching methodology and over the last 25 years many of our
directors of studies, trainers and teachers have written some well-known ELT course books and material for
many different publishers including Richmond, Macmillan Heinemann, Oxford University Press and McGraw
Hill. A few examples include: Ceri Jones (Straightforward, Inside Out), Andrea Littlewood (Twister), David
Spencer (Macmillan Secondary Course, Gateway), Peter Jeffrey (Framework), Simon Betterton (Platform),
Alison Blair (Twister, English With Ellie, Galaxy, Sciences 1 for the schools’ bilingual project) and Peter
Moore (Cutting Edge).
Hyland has been running a continuous teacher training programme for 25 years, combining practical
workshops with methodology seminars aimed at English teachers working in schools, companies and private
academies. Hyland is an official training centre for the University of Cambridge CELTA and runs training
courses in public and private education.
Teachers, who must have an international teaching qualification (CELTA/Trinity TESOL), choose to work at
Hyland because they are looking for a professional environment with ongoing support, excellent resources, a
real opportunity for continuous development, career progression and grants for further study. Although
over 40 teachers work and train with Hyland each year, we remain true to our philosophy of "big but little"
with a friendly, personal atmosphere.
Hyland has classes in the academy in Serrano, in companies and public authorities, offers extracurricular
classes for infants, primary and secondary children in prestigious local schools and organises language courses
and summer camps in Spain and abroad (including Comenius grants). We are also an exam specialist,
providing expert exam training for all Younger Learner Tests, KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, ILEC, IELTS and
TOEFL, and many of our team are official Cambridge oral examiners. We also work with teachers in a
number of local schools to prepare them for the habilitación lingüística.
TESOL SPAIN
ANNUAL CONVENTION, BILBAO, 9 – 11 MARCH 2012
Using music, mime and movement in the primary classroom
Friday 9th March, 19:00 – 20:30, Auditorio
As teachers we aim to keep our children engaged and motivated with a variety of tasks that cater for their
learning styles. In this session we'll be looking at ways in which music, mime and movement can help us
achieve our aims and maximise participation whether we're dealing with skills work, language presentations,
pronunciation activities or classroom management.
Andrea Littlewood
yls@hylandmadrid.com
Andrea Littlewood has been teaching since 1985 and is Head of the Young Learners Department at Hyland
Language Centre Madrid. She takes an active part in the school’s teacher development programme and has
given talks to teachers in the state and private sector. Andrea has co authored the first cycle of the Primary
course Twister.
Saving Lives Through English
Saturday 10th March, 9:00 – 10:30, Room 008
With more focus being put on CLIL in the ESL classroom, teachers are faced with having to become experts
in the world around us. As the subject of ‘Health’ appears frequently in course books, why not take the
students even further and teach them how to save lives? This workshop focuses on key methods for
incorporating this into the classroom.
Terena Fraser
ylados@hylandmadrid.com
Terena Fraser is an Assistant Director of Studies for the Young Learner Department in Hyland Language
Centre, Madrid. With 8 years experience in teaching swimming lessons and First Aid for the Red Cross
before crossing over to the English sector, Terena is especially interested in bringing real life knowledge and
skills both to the Young Learner and adult classroom.
Speaking Activities and Changing Pairs the Easy Way
Sunday11th March, 10:45 – 11:45, Room 201
Do you feel your students should speak more and/ or do you have troubles changing/ assigning pairs? In this
session we will be looking at different changing pairs techniques and my favourite speaking activities, most of
which require close to zero preparation time.
Silvie Rasikova
silvie@hylandmadrid.com
Silvie Rasikova is currently working in Hyland Language Centre Madrid as an Assistant Director of Studies for
the Young Learners Department. She is also a CELTA trainer. Silvie started teaching in 2001 and has worked
in the Czech Republic, the UK and Spain. She has completed the IH Young Learners’ Course and the DELTA.
Silvie is particularly interested in how the element of play motivates students and stimulates their learning.
TESOL SPAIN
ANNUAL CONVENTION, BILBAO, 9 – 11 MARCH 2012
Back to Basics In A Material World – Helena Kennedy
Dogme 95 to Dogme ELT
Must be shot on location i.e. no other sets
brought in
It refuses expensive and spectacular special
effects
There are no post-production modifications
or other technical gimmicks
The director mustn’t be credited
It must not be classified by genre
Learning takes place in the here-and-now
Use only the resources that are in the
classroom
No pre-recorded listening material should
be introduced in to the class
Teaching should centre on the students
The focus is on emergent language, not
prescribed language
Further ‘Dogme’ related resources:
Teaching Unplugged
scottthornbury.wordpress.com
thornburyscott.com/tu/sources.htm
freeeslmaterials.com/dogme.html
web.archive.org/web/20080430104505/http://www.dogme95.dk/dogme-films/filmlist.asp
youtube.com/watch?v=d8nR72S7MxI