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 […]
Category Archives: IATEFL talks
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Study Skills: Teaching Learners How To Learn (IATEFL 2014 video)
While Lexical Approach (Lewis 1993) and the meme Demand High are slowly but surely changing the mindsets of teachers with regard to what learning a language involves and how languages should […]
The Precious First Minutes Of Your Lesson (IATEFL 2013 video)
It’s three minutes to nine. Students walk into the classroom, find their seats, play with their mobile phones. Nine o’clock. The teacher checks the attendance, then clears the whiteboard. He’s […]
