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IATEFL Conference 2016 - Day 2

Thursday 14 April

ELTJ Signature Event

This house believes that teacher training is a waste of time

Many people assume that a training course is an important - even essential - preparation for professional English language teaching. But does training really help....or is it just a waste of time and money? Should we call a halt to teacher training?

The two speakers with the opposed views were

the fabulous Peter Grundy and the pretty shy Penny Ur

Chair: Graham Hall

I really enjoyed the debate, listening to the two extraordinary and outstanding teachers giving their opposed arguments to the ever lasting question is the teacher training a waste of time or not

Penny Ur is one of my favourite persons from the ELT world and

Peter Grundy with his way of presenting the ideas and his special laugh, from this point on is

the number one in my ELT world

IATEFL Conference 2016 - Day 1

Wednesday 13 April

Jim Scrivener

The naive teacher walks into a classroom

"I have a suspicion that much guidance for teachers tends to obscure more than it illuminates. I will suggest that training could be improved by initially only exploring some very simple, basic ideas. For example, in a listening lesson, get them to listen as much as possible. Help them (push them) towards understanding more."

In his wonderful talk Jim explains that being a teacher comes from the heart not from the insitutional titles and asks the teachers to think for themselves -

Are you a complicator or a simplifier?

A wonderful teacher in his wonderful speech explains that being a great teacher and still remain naive in the hearth and eager to learn and help others is not something beyond us but within us