A creative approach to exam preparation

Dr. Luke Prodromou graduated from Bristol University and has an MA in Shakespeare Studies (Birmingham University) a Diploma in Teaching English (Leeds University, with distinction) and a Ph.D (Nottingham University). He is the author of 20 or so coursebooks; he has worked for the British Council, the University of Thessaloniki (Shakespeare Course), the University of Edinburgh (Drama for TEFL), ESADE Barcelona (Drama and Mixed Ability Classes), Pilgrims, Canterbury and NILE, Norwich. His Phd: English as a Lingua Franca: a corpus based approach, was published by Continuum (2010). He is also co-author, with Lindsay Clandfield, of the award-winning teachers’ handbook: Dealing with Difficulties. Luke is a founder member of Disabled Access Friendly Campaign for which he wrote and performed the ‘Wheelchair Sketch’; he now performs as The English Language Theatre - Luke and friends. He has run courses on English literature for state school teachers in Madrid. He teaches part time on the MA TESOL at City College/Sheffield University, Thessaloniki.

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.

 Testing is often used as a short cut to extrinsic motivation – but, I argue, we can make test preparation more a process of intrinsic motivation by making it more creative. I suggest ways of testing which make it consistent with good teaching practice, where motivation addresses the whole person and not just the person-asexam candidate.

Duration: 3 hours
Language of Delivery: English
Included in the fee:
• Participation in the workshop
• Certificate of Attendance
• Coffee Break

- Sunday, 9 February 2020, 11.00-14.00: A creative approach to exam preparation
- Sunday, 9 February 2020, 15.00-18.00: The serious business of humour in the language classroom