Guest
In his opening session, “Teaching English online: principles, personal reflections and propositions“, Herbert Puchta will briefly lay out the reasons why the students’ cognitive and emotional engagement in the learning process, their progress, and their sense of ownership of the language they are learning are key principles we have to keep in mind if we want to teach a foreign language successfully. Herbert will then reflect on his experiences so far with teaching a group of nine-year-olds online in the current home-learning situation, and will discuss the possible relevance and applicability of his experiences to working with teenage students. Finally, he will make a number of propositions aimed at enriching the teaching methodology widely used under the current conditions. These propositions could also create a meaningful link between the situation now and future classroom experiences, and help to make those more meaningful and fun to the students. MEET THE CAMBRIDGE DAY 2020 SPEAKERS Dr Herbert Puchta is a writer of course books and resource books. He has been a plenary speaker at numerous international conferences and has conducted workshops and given seminars in more than 50 countries. For almost three decades, he has carried out research into the practical application of findings from cognitive psychology and brain research to the teaching of English as a foreign language. Herbert’s latest course books, are Think 2nd edition (written with Jeff Stranks and Peter Lewis-Jones), Empower and Super Minds 2nd edition. FOOD FOR THOUGHT As a way of continuing to support social actions that reflect the Cambridge University Press Brazil - Food for Thought project, in this edition we will support Ação da Cidadania, an institution founded by Betinho, a Brazilian sociologist and human rights activist. Every R$ 1,00 donated is equivalent to 1 meal and the donation amount is open. Cambridge University Press Brasil invites you to contribute to this project and help other people's lives: PARTNERS Meet the event's partner bookstores: More information:
