Date: 16 July 2020
Topic: Creating active homework tasks
Time: 16:00-17:30
Platform: Zoom Webinar
The Basic Education #EmergingEnglish Teacher Survey Response Webinar Series is a programme of 4 dynamic webinars held over two weeks in July 2020; the content is based on findings from the British Council China online teacher survey distributed to Chinese English teachers in late April 2020.
These events were aimed at supporting the immediate needs of teachers who still currently teach online, or who may do so, whilst also supporting a return to classroom teaching and the integration of English teaching practices that are emerging from the experience of teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The webinars included speakers from different contexts who contributed their expertise and insight to supporting local teachers based on identified needs. Each webinar contained 4 key speakers, including at least one from the British Council or IATEFL and two from Chinese contexts, offering practical and theoretical advice that provides new opportunities for experimentation and practice in English teaching.
Our primary audience were Chinese English teachers, and presentations were delivered in English or Chinese dependent on the speaker. Each webinar offered interactive opportunities to ask questions of the speakers based on their presentations.
Detailed schedule of the webinar on 16 July:
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Sessions |
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
Host |
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Host |
16:00-16:05 |
Opening |
British Council representative |
British Council representative
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Guest speaker |
16:05-16:20 |
Creating Active Homework Tasks |
Dr. Thomas Robb, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Sangyo University |
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16:20-16:30 |
Q&A |
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Guest speaker |
16:30-16:45 |
Active Speaking Homework for Elementary and Middle School Students |
Anna Fu, Academic Director
IELTS SMART Learning
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16:45-16:55 |
Q&A |
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Guest speaker |
16:55-17:10 |
Online Homework Makes A Massive Difference |
Xu Jin, Head of the English Department from Shixi Junior High School |
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17:10-17:20 |
Q&A |
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17:20-17:30 |
English Products to Support Self-Access and Blended Learning for Teachers and Learners in China |
Vanessa Dong, Project Manager English Services, British Council |