Drawing on principles of language learning including use (Nation, 2000, Willis, 2003), retrieval (Nation, 2000), and reflection (Willis, 2003), this talk will present 5 kinds of tools for feeding emergent language forward beyond the moment of highlighting it. These tools don’t require any planning and can be used spontaneously, reactively and flexibly by teachers at all career stages and with a range of levels and learning contexts. They include:

• Boardwork tools

• Impromptu practice tools

• Language recall tools

• Lesson take-away tools

• Lesson summary tools

Free webinar from DipTESOL tutor, Shaun Sweeney. How can we help learners with authentic materials when listening. Unscripted spoken texts cause huge problems for our learners. How can we help them with phonological connected speech features to aid decoding?

Teachers, learners, materials writers and assessment boards often strive for authenticity in language use. Definition of the concept is not trouble-free, but balanced against the alternatives – contrived, artificial language input and use, most practitioners would ally themselves easily with the concept of authenticity. The focus of this workshop will be on two key areas:

In number 3 in our 'Get Dip-Ready' open events we'll be looking at learning opportunities and emerging language. Flexibly adapting lesson plans on-the-go to respond to student output is cited as a key challenge by many candidates on Dip or Delta courses. Let's explore how to react, respond and adapt to the unpredictability of the classroom