Presented By Henry James Robinson

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Henry James Robinson

Drama and diversity in ELT

The exploration of issues of culture and diversity opens up opportunities to develop the intercultural skills necessary for effective language learning and teaching. Based on a project begun in Sri Lanka to address the need for more appropriate teaching styles and materials, this workshop explores how drama can widen and enrich language use – making learning more dynamic and relevant.

About Henry James Robinson

Henry Robinson MA (Applied Linguistics and ELT), MBA (Educational Managment) LCTL Dip TESOL

Henry is from Nottingham, where he studied drama at Nottingham University.  Some years later he moved from the Arts into work as an ESOL teacher, before completing his TESOL Diploma and becoming a full time free lance teacher in Poland and Russia and Turkey.  Later in 2000, he joined the British Council and has worked for the BC in Venezuela, Egypt, Senegal, Hungary and now Sri Lanka.   Henry maintained his interest in Drama and the Arts, using drama as a language teaching tool.  He published articles in the use of drama in ELT for the BBC / British Council (2005) and for the IATEFL SIG magazine in 2006:

  http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/using-drama-texts-classroom

Henry's plans are to move into ELT management and continue developing his ideas through his education and teacher training work and through publishing.

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