Jonathan Edwards
Compass Publishing
Jon Edwards is a teacher and material developer. He has been teaching English for 20 years across the ELT spectrum to learners at a wide range of skill levels and ages, primarily in South Korea. He has worked in ELT material development since 2005 and has developed many series and digital language-learning applications. He travels throughout the world, meeting and training teachers and observing ELT in various environments.
Sessions
Maximum Practice: Getting Your Students Speaking
Speaking skills are becoming critical for students’ success in many academic environments and workplaces, and yet they rarely get the attention they deserve in the classroom. In this session, I’ll be exploring strategies for helping students get the most out of speaking-focused communicative activities and building students confidence and fluency. We’ll talk about practical ways of solving common problems to get students speaking more.
A Paired-Skill Approach to CBI
Content-based instruction has gained popularity in the last few decades as a way to prepare students for English academic environments while building their communication skills. A paired-skill approach to this type of material builds both input and output skills, ensuring that students’ language development is well balanced. In this session, we’ll explore the benefits and challenges of content-based instruction and how to help students build up their language skills step-by-step.