Presented By Janice Bland

Session Details

Getting children talking in English - easier said than done! We will try out tactics aimed at involving each and every child, generating both the chance - through exciting, creative language input - and motivation - through genuine and challenging questions - to respond in English. The workshop will feature participatory storytelling, choral speaking, ideas for drama and TPR - for interactive and reflective English classes.

About Janice Bland

Born in Greater London, Janice studied English Literature and Drama at the University of Wales in Bangor. Janice initially gathered wide experience in teaching English in Germany in educational institutions from the Volkshochschule to the Kindergarten, with a specialization in primary to lower secondary. She worked in the English Department at Duisburg-Essen University from 2000 - 2007, giving classes on the methodology of language teaching to young learners and on children's and young adult literature. In October 2007 Janice joined the English Department at Hildesheim University. Here she co-ordinates the school internship (Fachpraktikum), a central part of the MEd. in Hildesheim. Other teacher training commitments in Hildesheim include Children's Literature, Language Acquisition, Creative Writing and Drama in Education. Janice has published widely in the field of teaching English to Young Learners, both in academic journals and by developing textbooks and picture books. She has written four collections of plays for schools to date. She is a committee member of IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers, and co-editor of CATS: Children And Teenagers, the publication of the Young Learners and Teenagers Special Interest Group.

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