TEFL del Sur hits Tarifa

May 16, 2012 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

Thanks to all those who attended Saturday’s session in Tarifa.  For those of you who missed out, you can find the handouts from Jill’s session The Wonderful Mistake and our hosts’ session Summer Game Ideas on the MATERIALS page.  Also, thanks to everyone for sharing some excellent ideas on dealing with behaviour with different ages.  For those of you that haven’t yet seen it, Steve O has updated a fabulous video of the day to our facebook page too.

Swap Shop 2012

January 28, 2012 by · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Thanks to everyone who attended last week’s Swap Shop.  The ideas people shared are now available in a Word document on the Materials page, so feel free to download it.

 

The English Bubble

November 11, 2011 by · No Comments · Members' sites

We caught up with one of the creators of English Bubble, Rob Hanley, to get some inside information on the site…

So, tell us a bit about English Bubble…

English Bubble is a newish website, which, while not conquering the world just yet, is moving well and features some useful activities for learners (and teachers looking for a handy fix), including these:

  • browse through an extensive catalogue of music (both good and popular) , presented as lessons
  • take guides from classic or current film and TV clips
  • watch videos, read news articles, listen to interviews
  • learn from our original tutorial videos
  • participate, in our live classes and daily quizzes and chats
  • do our challenges and be corrected
  • network through Facebook and Tuenti in a non-time wasting way, learning while they’re at it.
  • search our grammar and vocabulary databases for specific learning

We have also developed a format where teacher’s can do our “challenge” with their students and we will correct the answers when you send them to learnerbubble@gmail.com and publish your class’s score.  (Rumours that we also wipe the corners of teachers’ mouths after they’ve eaten are as of yet untrue)

And what about the innovative team behind the site?

The creators of English Bubble are Robert Hanley, originally Irish, and Danny Smits, of disreputable background.
Robert has been a teacher in Spain for the past number of years, and gave up a fledgling acting career that was threatening to make waves in Hollywood to focus on English Bubble; while Danny, with whom he met while corrupting the minds of innocent university students in the north of Spain, currently lives in a basement with his laptop, where he cuts his fingernails only occasionally.

Finally, if you were trapped in a bubble and could only take three luxury items with you, what would they be?

Trapped in a bubble, of the Non-English variety, we would need:
: if not a latop, a constant youtube stream, to observe the continued degradation of humanity, to which we strive to contribute.
: a lifetime packet of Riskettos, for both sustenance and finger-licking amusement.
: A diary, titled “Deep thoughts and new ideas”, which would be gradually filled page to page of flick cartoons of cowboys getting stabbed.

They’re always looking for participation and feedback, as well as new ideas, and soon will feature a mailing list to pester you more frequently, but if you would like to get in touch with them now, please send a signal to
theenglishbubble@gmail.com

Thanks for coming!

October 12, 2011 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

Thanks to all of you who were able to make it on Saturday and we hope you found the talks useful.  Michelle’s presentation is now available on the Materials page and there’s also a link to her CLIL site Five Six Seven.  We’ve also added some other new pages to our Members’ Sites list, including Rob’s English Bubble.

Remember, ACEIA is happening in Sevilla on Saturday 12th November – for more details on how to attend if your school isn’t associated, you can check out their website.

The Forum is now up and running too, so please feel free to add any ideas on exam preparation classes, following on from Dani’s workshop.  In a few weeks we’ll take all your comments and put them into a separate download on the Materials page, then add a new topic to be discussed.

If you have any comments or ideas for TEFL del Sur or the blog, please feel free to email us.

Speakers confirmed for next Saturday!

October 2, 2011 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

We now have all three speakers lined up for next Saturday’s event:

Michelle Worgan – Challenging Children: Content in the Primary EFL Classroom

Phil Thompson – Fun With Chunks

Dani Jones – Prepare your Students for Exam Success

Please remember to confirm attendance before Thursday 6th. Then come along for registration at 9.45 for a 10 o’clock start in Plaza Mina, no.15. We’ll be in Active Language, who are on the second floor, next to the Italian ice cream parlour.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Speaker Update for 08.10.11

September 7, 2011 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

Another of the speakers at TEFL del Sur is Phil Thompson, who’ll be doing a session entitled Fun with Chunks.  He’ll be giving a bit of background to the Lexical Approach and sharing some fun ideas to integrate it into your lessons.

Phil has been teaching English since 1992 and is currently a Teacher Trainer at The British Institute in Sevilla.  He has also trained teachers in Active Language and at Sheffield Hallam University and has a special interest in Phonetics and Phonology and teaching lexis.

ACEIA First Time Speaker Award

August 29, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Our congratulations go to Michelle Worgan, winner of the TEFL del Sur ACEIA First Time Speaker Award.  Michelle has been a great supporter of TEFL del Sur since its very beginnings and we look forward to hearing her talk entitled Challenging Children: Content in the Primary EFL Classroom at our next event on October 8th.  The workshop will look at the benefits of introducing content from other areas of the curriculum into the English classroom, showing how we can use experiments, stories and crafts to make our lessons more effective.

Michelle has been teaching English since 1999 and lives in Jerez de la Frontera.  She has a special interest in creating materials for young learners and you can find out more about her and her work on her blog So this is English…

Academic Year 2011-12

August 26, 2011 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

Thanks to all our members last year for your support in TEFL del Sur’s first year. We’re planning on keeping things pretty much the same for the upcoming year, with a few changes to make the association even better.

Membership will again be 30€ per person for the academic year, or 20€ per person, per event.

Our first event will be happening on Saturday 8th October, with three speakers presenting workshops on a range of topics…details to follow.  The event will be held in Active Language’s new premises, located in Plaza Mina, Cádiz.  The school is located on the second floor of no.15, right above the delicious ice cream shop!

If you’re interested in attending, please let us know.

Event 07.05.11

May 11, 2011 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

Thanks to those of you who attended Saturday’s event.  We hope you enjoyed the three talks and picked up some new ideas to use in class.  On the Materials page you can download the handouts from Dan, Ray and T’s workshops.

One Day Like This

May 8, 2011 by · No Comments · TEFL del Sur Events

The video from Saturday’s conference 07/05/11. Enjoy!