Plenary with Amos Paran: Moving in and out of texts: Extensive Reading meets literature
Extensive reading and literature are part of a continuum, a continuum which describes the ways in which we read and, most importantly, enjoy and derive pleasure from what we read. Anyone who reads a novel, a thriller, a detective story, a romance, or any other genre and talks about it to a friend, telling them what they liked or didn’t like about the book has performed an act of literary criticism – even if only a basic one. Our task is to open the gates for our learners to enter a world that they will enjoy. We can then help them develop their critical abilities and their ability to talk about what they have read in general and in detail; in everyday language and the language of literature. In this talk I will discuss tasks that help learners explore the continuum of reading and literary enjoyment, moving in and out of texts.
Choose the session that is right for you:
Primary with Nina Lauder: Bringing language to life through literature
Secondary with Gareth Davies: Using literature: Keeping the text alive
Adult with Nick Cherkas: Teaching with literature and Extensive Reading for adults
Agenda
17:00 BST Plenary with Amos Paran: Moving in and out of texts: Extensive Reading meets literature
18:10 BST Primary with Nina Lauder: Bringing language to life through literature
18:10 BST Secondary with Gareth Davies: Using literature: Keeping the text alive
18:10 BST Adult with Nick Cherkas: Teaching with literature and Extensive Reading for adults
I am Professor of TESOL at the UCL Institute of Education. I started my career as an EFL teacher in secondary schools in Israel and writing EFL coursebooks. Since then I have worked with teachers in many international contexts such as Chile,...
Nina Lauder is a certified Oxford University Teacher Trainer, and an ELT and CLIL expert who has been working in the field of education for decades. She works as a university professor, teacher, consultant and materials writer, and has handled...
Gareth Davies is an author, storyteller, teacher and teacher trainer based in Pontypridd in South Wales. Gareth has been involved in English language teaching since 1995, teaching in the Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain, Japan and the United...
Nick Cherkas is based in Casablanca, Morocco, where he works for Oxford University Press as Area Coordinator for North Africa and Malta. He’s a teacher trainer and ELT specialist with a wide range of experience in diverse sectors. He holds a...
Nathan Blackshaw is the Oxford University Press Educational Consultant for several regions in the north of Italy, working with state schools, private schools and universities. He taught for 13 years in a variety of settings, including the British...