Category: Events

It’s obvious that we live in a visual culture – just walk down the street, step onto a train or open a social media website, and you’re bombarded by visual information. But how much are you using visual communication to facilitate learning in your language classroom? And are you teaching your students to communicate visually to better prepare them for working in an international context? Join visual communication expert Sherri Williams of Global Confidence for an interactive workshop where we… Read the rest

This July, we’d like to invite you back to the ‘ELTABB Staff Room,’ an interactive workshop in which Eltabb members bring their own teaching ideas/issues/questions to the table and explore them with others. This time it will be online, due to Corona restrictions, using Zoom and a digital whiteboard, Mural. (For those unfamiliar with these tools, you’ll be welcome to join 15 minutes earlier).  It’s no secret that many freelancers don’t have much contact with other teachers; the Staff Room is… Read the rest

The greatest challenge I’ve faced as a freelance teacher and materials writer has been managing my workload. On the one hand, I need to pay the rent but, on the other hand, I’m no use to anyone if I’m exhausted all the time. Sound familiar?  Striking a balance between these two extremes had proven elusive to me until I started doing some personal development work. In this session, I’d like to introduce you to some techniques I have learned during… Read the rest

This is a hands-on workshop about using problem-solving exercises to develop critical thinking skills and discuss them in English. Problems are engaging, and demand solutions, thus providing considerable fluency practice, as well as opportunities for teachers to react to those errors that impede communication. Talking about thinking is a high-level language activity since the harder the thinking, the harder the listening and speaking. Problems by their very nature misdirect our attention. What tactics are available to avoid cognitive biases, those… Read the rest

For this webinar, all of Germany’s teaching associations have banded together to offer their membership some much-needed support in these uncertain times. Patrick Mustu, a lawyer and language trainer based in Düsseldorf will give a presentation outlining the current situation for freelancers with a specific focus on our industry and your rights as workers. He’ll give an overview of the various financial support packages in place in the different Bundeländer and give guidance on how to apply for them. The… Read the rest

***UPDATE*** Leo’s workshop will be going ahead but with a new time and will also be moved online and delivered via Zoom. The topic has also changed accordingly. When: Sat 25 April 2020, 10-12:30PM ***new time***Where: online via Zoom (see the Ning for the link)Registration: Due to technological limitations, our online events are currently only open to ELTABB and ELTA members. Members can RSVP on the Ning; other ELTA members can email events@eltabb.com Gap-fill exercises, in which learners have to fill in the… 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