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Teacher Training Workshops (Spring 2012)

 Istanbul University Language Center Teacher Academy

You are invited to participate in foreign language teacher training workshops offered by the The Language Center at Istanbul University. These workshops are provided specifically for pre-service teachers of English, but all foreign language teachers are welcome to participate.

Each 1,5 – hour workshop engages participants in examining practices from the perspective of current insights from foreign and second language learning and teaching research. Each workshop includes hands-on activities and collaboration that represents and models good pedagogy for classroom language teaching. Instruction and activities will focus on the teaching of English as a foreign Language.

The workshops are designed and led by teacher trainers and pedagogy experts at the Istanbul University. Additional workshops on a variety of topics can be arranged if desired.

Current Schedule:    Saturdays 2:00-3:30 p.m.

 March 17     Who the bloody hell is the cooperating teacher

(Oğuz Cincioğlu, PhD)

 March 24     Foreign language strategies in the learning process

(Tuncer Can, PhD)

 March 31     To task or not to task:  this is the question

(Devrim Günay, PhD Candidate)

 April 7         Constructing tasks/activities for pragmatics focused curriculum

(Esra Özdemir, PhD)

 April 14       Current approaches to the teaching of writing

(Gülay Kıray, PhD)

 April 21       Description of sequencing of grammar learning activities

(Assist. Prof. İrfan Bulut)

 April 28       Constructivist approach in foreign language learning

(Tuncer Can, PhD)

 May 5           Language Club

(Oğuz Cincioğlu, PhD)

 May 12         Emerging technologies in language education

(Assist. Prof. Ramazan Zengin)

Please note that the workshops are free of charge and the number will be limited to 16 participants only. To participate, please contact tcan@istanbul.edu.tr

 Venue:  İstanbul Üniversitesi Dil Merkezi Tophane Şubesi

Kemeraltı Cad. No: 29 (Tophane Tramvay Durağı)

Phone: 0212 2436729 – 0533 6254082

www.istanbul.edu.tr/dilmer