Oxford Seminar for EOI Teachers in Alicante
Workshop
In this interactive workshop our expert shared his knowledge and experience with us, providing us with tools and techniques for the classroom. Teachers left brimming with new ideas on how to make English learning fun and exciting for advanced students.
How to keep advanced students engaged and motivated
Advanced level students have special needs both in terms of language input and maintaining motivation.
The talk looked at some basic principles for keeping your classes challenging, motivating and fun and avoiding the “Advanced = dry and dull” syndrome.
Our expert
Clive Oxenden has taught English and trained teachers in several different countries. He has co-authored (with Len Peterson) several English textbooks for Secondary schools in Sweden and Holland, including British Literature (Gleerups, Malmo), an anthology of English Literature. For Oxford University Press he has written the best-selling English File series and New English File (with Christina Latham-Koenig). His most recent publications are New English File Beginners (2009) and New English File Advanced (2010).