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49th IATEFL Conference and Exhibition Gail Ellis & Nayr Ibrahim “Teaching Children how to learn’’

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http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2015/session/teaching-children-how-learn Gail Ellis and Nayr Ibrahim both work at the British Council in Paris. Gail Ellis is adviser for Young Learners and Quality. She has more than 30 years teaching experience and her publishing career includes well-read and much-loved books such as   the Primary English Teachers Guide   by Penguin Longman.     Nayr Ibrahim is Head of the Young Learners and Bilingual section. She is multilingual herself and has vast experience of learning and teaching languages. In her PhD she explores the link between trilingualism, triliteracy and identity.   The two ladies spoke on behalf of Delta Publishing as they are co-authors of the book   Teaching Children How to Learn: Plan, Do, Review , which will come out in June 2015. For sample pages and more on the book, you can visit:   http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/titles/methodology/teaching-children-how-to-learn The paper the speakers presented

49th Annual IATEFL Conference and Exhibition Hugh Dellar talks to Nik Peachey

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http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2015/interview/interview-hugh-dellar I will not make a secret of it! I never, ever and I do mean never miss presentations by Hugh Dellar at IATEFL. The reason is that he manages to present in a way that combines the theoretical with the practical in a meaningful way which is entertaining at the same time. In his interview to Nik Peachey, Hugh talks about his new project, using National Geographic photos in teaching as a part of a publishing project, he gives tips about how visual material can be used in class and finally gives us some advice on what to do if we want to become involved in Materials’ Writing.  ‘’Underestimating the power of the pictures.’’ Hugh Dellar mentioned that this new project made him look at pictures from a teacher’s and a writer’s point of view.   He had the courage to admit that before getting involved with this project he had underestimated the strength of the archive, thinking that it hosted very dramatic pictu