English Language Teaching Conference
Friday 17 - Saturday 18 January 2020
Prospero House, London
The ELT Conference is a one-stop event for ELT practitioners and their managers. The two-day event includes expert speakers, materials providers and the chance to connect with contacts old and new over great food and an evening reception.
Many thanks to support from Trinity College London and drinks reception sponsor Macmillan Education.
The programme
Previously known as the Academic Conference, the event welcomes around 300 delegates for inspiring plenaries and over 30 elective sessions. Delegates can explore a variety of topics, such as mental health, technology in the classroom and developing an excellent teaching team for inspections.
Friday is designed for academic managers, directors of studies, curriculum managers and others involved in course development. Saturday's programme is designed for classroom practitioners.
We are excited to welcome Countdown host Susie Dent again in 2020 for more fascinating musings on the English language.
Academic leadership | Friday 17 January
Classroom practice | Saturday 18 January
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Registration |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Welcome and opening plenary |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Break |
| 11:30 - 12:20 |
Restorative practices with Georgina Patterson |
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Creative ideas for the exam classroom with Paul Abbot |
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Insights in the psychology of the language teacher and learner with Alex Thorpe |
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Teaching (not testing) listening skills: focus on decoding with Sarka Pigott |
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Personalising adult language learning with Daniel Bradshaw |
| 12:30 - 13:20 |
The IELTS "short-course": some design considerations with Louisa Dunne |
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No word is an island: the importance of word partnerships with Alex Warren |
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Textpoitation with David Byrne and Mark Heffernan |
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Further sessions TBC... |
| 13:20 - 14:20 |
Lunch and poster presentations |
| 14:20 - 14:50 |
Zooming in and out: facilitating language learning for children in refugee camps through video conferencing with Nick Bilbrough |
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The certificate for practicing teachers: supporting contextualised, plurilingual CPD with Ben Beaumont |
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Mediating communication with Stephen Parsons |
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Teaching as gradual disappearance with Johnny Day |
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Two birds, one stone: preparing for the OET with Ros Wright |
| 15:00 - 15:40 |
No game no gain: using games in high level exam classes with Aida Sahutoglu |
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Developing materials for specialist young learners courses: my experience of becoming a specialist with Magdalena Salawa |
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Toward a more responsible and sustainable school with Ricky Anderson |
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Further sessions TBC... |
| 15:40 - 16:00 |
Break |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
TBC |
| 16:30 - 17:30 |
Licking language into shape: learning English through etymology with Susie Dent |
| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Networking reception sponsored by Macmillan Education |
Prices and booking
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Member
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Non-member
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| Friday (academic management) |
£200 |
£250 |
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Saturday (classroom practice)
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£120 |
£150 |
Sponsorship and exhibition
Publishers, examination boards and other suppliers of related products and services are invited to sponsor or exhibit at the ELT Conference.
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Corporate member
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Non-member
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| 3x2 exhibition space + one representative |
£960 |
£1,200 |
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Additional representative
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£256 |
£320 |
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Event programme advert
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£196 |
£245 |
What do delegates think?
"I found it inspiring" - Sara Vaghefian, University of the Arts
"I really enjoyed it and found everything useful. The focus on mental health was really interesting and there were some really good ideas to take back." - Jo Kroussaniotakis, Wimbledon School of English
"I've come for about eight years. I enjoy it, I learn a lot, it's a really good day for reflecting." - John Watson, Into Manchester
