We want to support educators with practical guides, professional development, and how-to information that will help empower you and your students to stay motivated and engaged with teaching and learning.
The Third International ELT Marathon is for:
- experienced school teachers
- fresh out of university teaching training programs teachers
- heads of language schools
- English Language coaches
- ELT coordinators
- parents and the students themselves
We all share a common goal - we want our students to succeed. We know YOU:
- care not just about education but about your students’ education
- know the lasting impact you can have on your students
- want to become a role model
- commit yourself to teaching
- want your students to succeed and you are committed to helping them achieve their goals
- care about your students’ happiness, well-being and life beyond the classroom
Through the Teacher’s Voice Marathon, teachers from all over the world have the opportunity to learn from their colleagues across the globe by participating actively in 20 sessions delivered by ELT leading trainers, theorists, practising teachers, materials developers.
We invite you to join our Third International Marathon for English language teachers, teacher trainers and educators from around the globe to share best practices, and answer questions in real-time. Join the marathon and connect with the like-minded colleagues across the globe. Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results. Register NOW!
Through Teacher’s Voice Marathon, teachers from all over the world have the opportunity to learn from their colleagues across the globe by participating actively in 20 sessions delivered by ELT leading trainers, theorists, practising teachers, materials developers.
Hugh Dellar
1:00 - 1:35
FIVE LESSONS I'VE LEARNED FROM MY STUDENTS
Hugh Dellar is a London-based teacher, coursebook writer and teacher trainer. He has over 25 years’ experience in the English Language Teaching field.
Hugh Dellar is a co-founder of Lexical Lab. It is a platform for teachers who are interested in a lexical approach to teaching. You can find different resources, publications and forthcoming courses there.
Hugh Dellar has co-authored two five-level General English courses – Outcomes, Perspectives (includes talks from TED) and Innovations, published by National Geographic Learning. Moreover, “Innovations” was nominated for ESU award and two ELTons.
George Raptopoulos
1:40 - 2:05
A GUIDE TO STUDYING FOR DIFFICULT COURSES
George has been active in teaching English as a Foreign Language since 1981. and has taught across the board and to all ages in many institutions in Greece. He has also served as a supply teacher in primary education in the UK and served in various positions in summer centres in the UK. He holds a Bed in English Language and Literature from Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, CELTA and DELTA and he has Qualified Teacher Status in the UK. He is a founding member of TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece. At present, he is Director of Studies at the Thessaloniki branch of Real Education, a major private language school organisation in Greece.
Gulnara Gurbanova
2:10 - 2:35
FEEDBACK AS A PART OF ASSESSMENT
Gulnara (KS2 Coordinator and Teacher Trainer at Oxbridge Academy of Baku, Azerbaijan) is experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, English as a Second Language (ESL), Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, and Editing. Strong professional graduated from International Business School. She is a primary teacher (English, Science, Social Studies, PSHE, Art) and trainer with over 28 years of experience. Gulnara Gurbanova also is a Youth Camp leader and counselor (children and adults). She used to work with PYP(IB), Cambridge (IGCSE) and Pearson (EDEXEL) curriculums.
Paul Robertson
2:40 - 3:05
ACADEMIC SLA RESEARCH IN THE TESOL WORLD REVIEWED
Paul Robertson is the founder of the Asian EFL group of academic journals that commenced in 1999 and are now leading research journals into second language acquisition theory and teaching with over 750 academics on his boards. He began a career in TESOL teaching in 1993 before moving into academia in 1999. He is currently opening more SLA journals in partnership with universities in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia as well as a suite of new websites dedicated to SLA and especially the future of AI in the classroom. Later this year he will open the TESOL App (TAP) dedicated to the global teaching profession where research and findings by teachers and academics can be instantly published
Victoria Besarab
3:10 - 3:35
EMPHASIS ON EMPATHY: NON-OBVIOUS WAYS TO BUILD RAPPORT
Victoria Besarab is an avid CELTA-certified freelance English teacher based in Poland. Having worked with various age groups in Ukraine and Poland, she now teaches General English to groups and one-to-one students. Victoria blogs about her two main passions: methodology and lexical journal. She also conducts webinars for teachers of other languages, which are aimed at equipping the teachers with practical tools to make their lessons more communicative.
Pinar Sekmen
3:40 - 4:05
THE DIGITAL MELTING POT
Pınar Sekmen - ESOL Teacher & Teacher Trainer. She has been teaching English for 20+ years and teaching Turkish to the speakers of other languages for 10 years. She is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature. She holds her certificates of TESOL and Pedagogy and has been working in the fields of Translation Studies and Teacher Training Programs. Having worked as an ESOL teacher in various private schools and universities in Turkey, her interests include professional development, project-based learning, education technologies and creative thinking. She is currently a Cambridge Speaking Examiner, a freelance IELTS instructor and a teacher trainer besides being a lifelong learner.
Inna Piankovska
4:10 - 4:35
POETRY FOR LEARNING AND REFLECTION
Inna Piankovska is a self-employed online tutor of English and a teacher blogger. After working as a university instructor for 16 years she went on to pursue her own professional dreams. Today she teaches adults, conducts webinars for colleagues, and speaks at various events for teachers.
She is the founder of the "Talking Teachers Club" project which seeks to bring ESL/EFL teachers together and help them reflect on things that matter in a friendly and non-judgemental atmosphere
Zhanbyrbay Kagazbayev
4:40 - 5:05
BEING A UNIVERSITY TEACHER WITH STRONG TIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Zhanbyrbay has been teaching English to pre-service teachers for 40 years. He also taught English in a general education school. He had got grants and did summer courses in Great Britain (1994, 1997) Zhanbyrbay participated in TESOL Convention (Canada, Vancouver) in 2000. His interests include professional development, pedagogical technologies and critical thinking. He is currently a University Lecturer on English Language Methodology, being a lifelong “student” at the same time, and speaks at various events relating to education and upbringing for teachers, parents, school students.
Tyler Scharf
5:10 - 5:35
DISCOVERING&FACILITATING LEARNER MOTIVATION
Tyler Scharf is a teacher, trainer & motivational coach based in Istanbul. Born in Canada, he went exploring the world at the age of 21. Throughout the years he had the chance to work in Russia, India and Turkey, where he got his full Delta and was working as a Celta tutor.
He found that even talented teachers can be vulnerable in their practice and need motivational support rather than more courses on methodology. So now he is the owner of an online language school, Sharp English, that specializes in empowering teachers and learners to gain a clearer sense of self and develop confidence in their practice and learning.
Neli Kukhaleishvili
5:40 - 6:05
WAYS OF ADDING YOUR OWN TOUCH TO COURSEBOOKS
Neli Kukhaleishvili has been in ELT world since time immemorial. She used to work for different educational institutions in Georgia, such as Sokhumi State University and Batumi State University. She is Head of Academic Development and Training and one of co- founders of INT English language and Training Centre, Batumi, Georgia. Neli is an approved British Council and ETAG (English Teachers’ Association of Georgia ) teacher trainer and ETAG Batumi Head . She is a teacher trainer of 7 ETAG training courses and a course designer of MELT (Modern English Language Methodology) Currently, she is providing workshops and webinars for the teachers of the region. Her line is promoting continuing teacher development, encouraging teachers to join it and diverting students from rote- learning.
Samad Samadov
6:10 - 6:35
TTT: TEACHING THROUGH TESTS
Samad Samadov is a teacher, teacher trainer, International IELTS Intrcutor and international conference speaker.
Samad Samadov is the founder of SR Teaching&Learning, an international teacher professional development centre for teachers and educators with official representatives in more than 13 countries.
He is the designer of the top-ranked IELTS Instructor course, a course which enables teachers to work with IELTS candidates successfully.
Sonia Cooke
6:10 - 6:35
ESL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: TWEAKS FOR DURING THE PANDEMIC
Sonia has worked in ELT for over 12 years as an English teacher, drama practitioner and more recently as a teacher trainer, working both with
adults and children in EFL classrooms, Moroccan primary schools as well as in business settings. She has a BA hons in Foreign Languages and an MA in International Development & Education. Sonia moved to Morocco from Manchester over a decade ago and has been working with adults, children and young people promoting personal development & English language learning through activities, events, workshops, training sessions, clubs and classrooms. Sonia has also been working with a branch of an International Drama Academy for the past 7 years and has recently launched the franchise in Mohammedia.
Jamie Keddie
7:10 - 7:35
THE TEACHER AS A STORYTELLER
Jamie Keddie is a teacher, storyteller, international conference speaker, and British Council ELTon award winner, Oxford University Press author of Images (2009) and Bringing Online Video into the Classroom (2014)
Jamie is the founder of Lessonstream, an international community for teachers and educators
He is the developer of Videotelling, a technique which combines traditional oral storytelling with narratives from online videos
Alastair Grant
7:40 - 8:05
Where Do We Go From Here? From 'Response Pedagogy' to Post-Pandemic Education
Alastair Grant is an experienced English Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Academic Director, ELT author and public speaker. He is Head of English at Colegio Nuevo de Las Lomas in Buenos Aires and a teacher trainer for both International House Montevideo and International House Lima, where he runs the Cambridge Delta 1 teacher-training course. He works as a consultant on the profesorado de inglés at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional in Buenos Aires, where has lectured on both Discourse Analysis and Methodology. He has also been Director of Studies at International House Montevideo, at International House San Isidro and at Colegio San Luis in Victoria, Buenos Aires.
Register for The Third International Teacher's Voice Marathon, where educators from across the globe share the latest insights, strategies and lessons learned from their own journeys.
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