Ecological validity of assessment on foundation year
The slides accompanying my BALEAP 2023 talk can be downloaded here. It is often argued that an educational programme, such as a university foundation year, should not focus solely on […]
Impact of direct and indirect written corrective feedback
My IATEFL 2022 presentation is scheduled for Thursday 19 May 2022, 12.45-13.15, at Hilton Lagan Room A. This talk reviews various forms of written corrective feedback (instruction offered in response […]
Human memory systems in language education
My IATEFL 2021 presentation is scheduled for Monday 21 June at 11 am (UK time). In this talk I review what is currently known about how human memory operates and […]
Non-conscious forms of learning
At English Talks 2018 I gave a presentation on the role of consciousness in language education, with specific focus on the non-conscious forms of learning. References Bower, G. H. (2000). […]
The only non-NEST in the village (IATEFL 2018 video)
This talk is a response to Silvana Richardson’s plenary presentation at IATEFL 2016 in Birmingham. Big thanks to everyone who came along! The summary of my talk has been published […]
What is the teacher necessary for? (IATEFL 2017 video)
In this talk, delivered at the IATEFL 2017 conference in Glasgow, I looked at various activities that take place in class, bearing in mind which of these activities could be […]
See you at IATEFL 2017!
Join me at the forthcoming IATEFL conference in Glasgow, where (on Tuesday 4th April 2017) I will give a talk titled “What is the teacher necessary for?“. Bearing in mind the […]
The Best Improvisation Is Prepared Improvisation (IATEFL 2016 Video)
This talk, delivered at IATEFL 2016 Birmingham, is addressed to those of my fellow teachers of English who are anxious to divert from their lesson plans and perceive their teaching […]
See you at IATEFL 2016!
Join me at IATEFL 2016 (on Saturday 16th April, from 11:10 to 11:40 am, in Hall 11b), where I will be giving a talk titled “The best improvisation is prepared improvisation“. The […]
Developing a Pleasant Non-Native Accent (IATEFL 2015 Video)
The principal idea that I aimed to promote in my talk at the IATEFL 2015 conference is that language training needs to be closely integrated with working on the learner’s […]
Dr Sebastian Lesniewski 