School Day PRAGUE
Cambridge English Language Assessment and Cambridge University Press are happy to invite Primary School Teachers from State and Private Language Schools to Cambridge English School Day Prague
Saturday, 23 November 2013 Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni Prague Vinohradskรก 157-a 130 20 Prague 3 Participation is free of charge. Register at www.cambridge.org/elt/cz. Novinky a seminรกล e. Each participant will receive a confirmation of attendance and will be included in a raffle consisting of valuable prizes. The exclusive distributor ILC Czechoslovakia will be displaying our latest titles during the conference. There will be a 20% discount offer on all purchases made on the day.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
10.00–10.30 Registration 10.30–11.00 Olga Stankova and Arek Jaworski Welcome | Complete solution for primary schools
11.00–12.00 Barbara Szybowska Cambridge English Language Assessment ‘Play me a story!’ – using multimedia in teaching young learners. Nowadays, in our lives dominated by technology, everything is digital, accessible, downloadable. Not only are children surrounded by 3D films, games and countless images, they can also watch any cartoon they want when they feel like it. What is more, they have audio books… As a result, more and more frequently, instead of ‘tell me a story’, we hear ‘show me a story’ or ‘play me a story’. In this presentation participants will have a chance to see how to use both traditional and internet based resources in the classroom in a practical way in order to develop young learners’ skills and prepare them for Cambridge English Young Learners and Cambridge English Key for Schools.
12.00–12.30 Coffee break
12.30–13.30 Herbert Puchta Cambridge University Press The Power of Emotional Engagement in teaching children and young teens. For many years, the standard beliefs and assumptions of our western culture about successful language learning have been that the main challenges, particularly those of memory, are cognitive ones. However, recent findings in cognitive sciences clearly indicate that the brain is ‘an organ of emotion’. In this session, Herbert will look at the key role of emotional engagement in the learning process of children and young teenagers and discuss a number of practical implications for the classroom.
13.30–14.00 Raffle
CONFERENCE MATERIALS Conference participants will receive Cambridge English Starters Word List Picture Book
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS herbert puchta holds a Ph.D. in ELT Pedagogy. For several years, he was Professor of English at the Teacher Training University in Graz, Austria. He has been a plenary speaker at numerous international conferences and has conducted workshops and given seminars in more than 50 countries. He is a Past President and International Ambassador for IATEFL (the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language). For almost three decades, Herbert has done research into the practical application of findings from cognitive psychology and brain research to the teaching of English as a foreign language. Herbert has co-authored numerous course books as well as articles and resource books. His latest resource books, all published with CUP, are Teaching Young Learners to Think, Grammar Songs and Raps, and Get on Stage! His latest course books are Super Minds for primary students and More! 2nd edition for young teens. barbara szybowska – a graduate of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow; an experienced teacher, Cambridge English Language Assessment examiner and presenter. She teaches nearly all age groups, levels and course types as she loves new challenges and is always eager to share her experience. Her professional focus is on motivating learners, especially the young ones and raising their interest in the language. She loves travelling, climbing and telling jokes about blondes. olga staňková – Cambridge University Press Sales Manager for the Czech Rep and Slovakia. Olga holds Masters Degree in English and French language teaching and has been working for Cambridge University Press since 1994.
arek jaworski works as Development Manager at Cambridge English Language Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge English develops the world’s most valuable range of English qualifications which are recognised by over 13.500 institutions in 130 countries in the world. Arek MA at English Philology from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. He also studied ELT methodology and didactics at University of East Finland in Joensuu. He has over twelve years of experience in working within the compulsory education sector and language certification. Arek has worked for Cambridge English Language Assessment in different roles for seven years and he is now in charge of the examination centre network and strategy in eight countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Arek is also a Cambridge English centre inspector.
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HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE Transportation information 1. coming by car Fro m t h e n o r t h (Dresd en / Tep lic e, E55) • follow E 55 to Prague, go further in direction to „centrum“ (centre) • go along the main street „V Holešovičkách“ and continue down „Argentiská street“ • turn right to „Wilsonova street“ and • follow the signs „Hotel Dorint Don Giovanni Praha“ (on your left you will go past the Main Railway Station and The State Opera House) • turn left right behind The State Opera House in direction to „Vinohrady“ and go straight on for about 2 km • Hotel Dorint will be right in front of you, the main entrance is located on the left side Fro m t h e S ou t h (Vien n a/ Br n o E 50 , E55, E65) • • • •
go along the main street (Magistrála) in direction to the centre („Centrum“) go along „Brněnská street“, past the administrative buildings on your right continue straight on – „5. Května street“ in direction to centre, over the bridge follow the signs „Hotel Dorint Don Giovanni Praha“ – in direction to the centre of Prague • turn right at the junction right behind the National Museum (on your left), you will be at „Vinohradská street“ • go along the „Vinohradská street“ for about 2 km and the hotel will be right in front of you Please note that there is no parking possible right at the hotel. The parking spaces across the main junction opposite the hotel are the only available parking. Please, use the places there.
2. coming by train/bus The Main Railway Station in Prague • • • •
Take the underground (metro) – line C, red line – in direction to Háje. Go one stop and get off at Museum. Change lines for line A (green line) in direction to Depo Hostivař. Go 4 stops to station Želivského. The hotel is right in front of the exit from the underground.
Please note that the underground tickets should be purchased in the yellow machines in the underground area before you enter the ticket zone. The standard price is 32 CZK for a one ride.