Teaching Advanced Students-Beyond the Coursebook - With Sergio Pantoja

What happens when the coursebook is finished, and your students are at an advanced level? This 3-hour interactive workshop will help you tackle the challenges of teaching advanced learners after they've mastered the basics. We’ll explore how to identify their real needs, what to teach next, and how to use authentic materials effectively to keep them engaged and progressing. Together, we'll discover practical strategies to build fluency, autonomy, and real-world language skills beyond the textbook.

Key Issues We’ll Tackle:

✅ Why advanced students plateau and how to overcome it.

✅ Moving beyond the coursebook: using real-world materials to boost language acquisition.

✅ Expanding lexical range and developing more nuanced, sophisticated language.

✅ Encouraging fluency and autonomy through meaningful, practical content.

✅ Promoting critical thinking and cultural awareness with authentic materials.

Date: 22/03/2025
Time: 14:00 – 17:00 (BR)

Grammar for Impact: Moving Beyond Rules to Real-World Application

Grammar for Impact: Moving Beyond Rules to Real-World Application is a hands-on workshop designed for English teachers who want to bridge the gap between textbook grammar and natural language use. Instead of seeing grammar as rigid or optional, we’ll explore how rules can be adapted for clarity, fluency, and real-world effectiveness. Expect interactive activities, real-life examples, and classroom-ready techniques to help your students use grammar with confidence.

Key Issues We’ll Tackle:

✅ How do we blend traditional grammar rules with the way English is actually used?

✅ When should students stick to the rules, and when should they adapt?

✅ How does grammar shift across different contexts, audiences, and registers?

✅ How can we teach grammar in a way that enhances fluency rather than restricting it?

✅ What practical classroom activities help students develop grammar flexibility?

Date: 26/04/2025
Time: 14:00 – 17:00 (BR)

Intonation, Stress, and Rhythm: The Music of English

Intonation, Stress, and Rhythm: The Music of English is a highly interactive workshop designed for teachers who want to help students sound more natural and expressive in English. We’ll explore how intonation conveys meaning, stress clarifies speech, and rhythm shapes fluency—all through practical, engaging techniques and activities that can be used immediately in the classroom.

Key Issues We’ll Tackle:

✅ Why do some learners sound flat or robotic when they speak?

✅ How can we make pronunciation practice more dynamic?

✅ How do intonation, stress, and rhythm affect clarity, emotion, and fluency?

✅ What are some creative, movement-based, and musical ways to teach prosody?

✅ How can we help students develop better listening and pronunciation skills?

Date: 31/05/2025
Time: 14:00 – 17:00 (BR)