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While most teachers understand the importance of teaching language in chunks, few actually know how to go about it. The purpose of this practical workshop is to provide ideas on how to enrich your lessons lexically. You will learn how to:  – work with, expand on and review the language that comes up in the course of a lesson;  – get maximum linguistic mileage out of texts;  – pull useful lexis out of videos, even silent ones!  No time to plan… Read the rest

*****We are postponing our Staffroom (which was scheduled for Saturday 14 March 2020) until a later date. With the announcement today of the closing of Berlin schools and all the current uncertainty about how to proceed with our daily lives in general, we’re going to play it safe and will hold it another day, post corona-madness. ****** Please pass the word to anyone you know who was thinking of coming. This March, we’d like to invite you back to the… Read the rest

Join us online to learn about taxes, insurance, and other important German bureaucracy for freelancers in Berlin. In this very special edition of the Red Tape Workshop, we will also cover an overview of financial measures freelancers could try to take during this challenging coronavirus time, as well as a few starting resources for taking your teaching online.  The main content of the workshop will be from 10-12:00, with a Q&A time from 12-13:00 for us to cover questions and work permit info. … Read the rest

In this workshop we will take a look at some basic mnemonic techniques followed by the theory of dual cognition and how it can be applied to learning foreign language vocabulary via Atkinson’s Keyword Method. Participants will have the opportunity to use the method to learn some Russian vocabulary and then work on their own keywords for their learners before engaging in a discussion on how to use them in the classroom. Finally we will take a more general look… Read the rest

We are very proud to announce the 2020 ELTABB AGM meeting and workshop speaker Antonia Clare! *Please RSVP by Fe. 23rd see below* Workshop title: “Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons” How can we be more creative in the classroom, especially when under increasing pressure to meet the demands of standardised curricula and testing?  Does creativity require a small act of defiance or rebellion on the part of the teacher?  This workshop will offer practical ideas to help… Read the rest

This workshop focuses on reflecting the demands of our learners’ professional lives as accurately as possible. We will examine how to gather relevant information; define the appropriate media; create activities and structure the practice sessions; give, gather and learn from feedback. This workshop requires active participation and will provide a range of activities adaptable to individual requirements. Bio: Tanja Murphy-Ilibasic is a Coach & Communications Specialist with 25+ years of experience within the global corporate world, working with leaders, teams and individuals to… Read the rest

Join us at the Spandau Christmas Market on Saturday, December 7th at 18:00 (6:00 P.M.) for a special get-together to spread holiday cheer! Not only is the Spandau Christmas Market set in the charming Altstadt (old town), it also has delicious goodies! We like to meet up monthly as we believe that socializing and networking are as important as going to workshops and conferences. Are you new to ELTABB and would you like to get to know the other members in… Read the rest

Join us at Two Fellas Brewery on Friday, November 1st at 18:00 (6:00 P.M.) for beer dough pizza, drinks, and conversation! We like to meet up monthly as we believe that socializing and networking are as important as going to workshops and conferences. Are you new to ELTABB and would you like to get to know the other members in a more informal environment? Have you been in ELTABB for many years but you can’t seem to find the time to… Read the rest

ELTABB warmly invites all members, former members, associates and supporters to join us for our very special 25th Anniversary celebration on Saturday 23 November 2019, 6:30 to 10:00 pm. It will be at the Aquarium Berlin located next to the Berlin Zoo near the Zoologischer Garten train station. We will have the ground floor to ourselves to explore and take pictures with the tanks of sea creatures! To reserve your place and help with catering, we kindly ask you to… Read the rest

Futurologists have predicted the extinction of minor languages to make way for dominant world languages such as English. But in that process a new family of languages is being created, one of ‘mutually unintelligible Englishes.’ This workshop looks at what is already happening to our linguistic environment, how this affects the language our learners call ‘real’, and the problems created by the word ‘native’. By considering the value of noticing and collecting language from a landscape where English is neither… Read the rest