Recording, Revising & Revisiting Lexis

Leo Selivan has been involved in ELT for 15 years in various roles: teacher, examiner, teacher trainer, senior teacher, materials writer, e-moderator. He was lucky to start his teaching career with the British Council in Tel Aviv, where, among other things, he was a content writer for the British Council & BBC website TeachingEnglish. Today, Leo is a freelance lecturer in Second Language Acquisition, Language Awareness, ELT methodology and Vocabulary Teaching for both pre-service and in-service teachers. In addition to frequent appearances at international conferences, he has delivered teacher training workshops, and mentored teachers and teacher trainers in Azerbaijan, Armenia, France, Italy and Turkey. He has written for Modern English Teacher, EFL Magazine and the Guardian Education, co- edited the special lexical issue of Humanising Language Teaching (with Hanna Kryszewska) and has just published his first book Lexical Grammar (for the Cambridge Handbooks for Teachers). He runs a blog aptly titled Leoxicon .

It is a hands-on workshop designed for foreign language professionals in Greece - teachers at public and foreign language schools, private lessons teachers, directors of studies, school owners

While most teachers understand the importance of teaching vocabulary in chunks, they often need more practical tools. The purpose of this hands-on workshop is to provide fresh ideas on how to revise and recycle lexical chunks your learners come across. Get ready for a wide variety of activities suitable for different levels, ages and learning styles. No time to plan your lesson? There will be some «last minute» solutions which require a bit of thinking on your feet. And do not forget to bring your scissors – you might have to do some cutting!

Duration: 3 hours
Language of Delivery: English

Included in the fee:

•  Participation in the workshop
•  Certificate of Attendance
•  Coffee Break