Featured Session - International Conference 2016
The Demands of the 2020 Job Market, Transferable Skills, and ELT
The competitive working environments demand our learners to be prepared for many skills that are significantly beyond accurate use of English and ICT skills. This workshop will focus on the transferable skills, which a new work environment will demand of our learners. By cultivating these skills, our learners can gain an advantage in the next generation job market. The session will open a platform to discuss and reflect on to what extent English classes, teaching materials, activities, and assignments serve our learners and other stakeholders. It also promises to give some food for thought to practicing teachers, curriculum developers, digital or print material producers, assessment specialists, and heads of departments.
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Invited Second Session
Timeless Interplay Between Learners, Teachers, and Learning
Learning is a complex process and the learners' previous experiences, immediate values, and perceptions on their future selves have a huge impact on the expected outcome. Ultimately, it is the learners' responsibility to learn. The educator's role in the learning process is vital though; teachers may impede or enhance learning depending on their practices, perceptions, and beliefs.
This session is going to introduce the participants to some research-based learning dynamics both from the learners' and the teachers' perspectives, allow them to discuss these considering ELT, and hopefully offer food for thought in our endeavors.
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Biographical Sketch
Burcu Tezcan-Unal has been teaching EFL and training nationally and internationally for many years. She holds a TESOL MSc from Aston University. After working as an EFL teacher, trainer, and academic coordinator at Istanbul Bilgi University for ten years, Burcu moved to Dubai in 2013 to work in the Academic Bridge Program at Zayed University in the UAE. She is a member of the IATEFL TTEd-SIG (Teacher Training and Education Special Interest Group) responsible for membership and publicity. She is also a doctoral student studying "leadership in higher education" at the University of Liverpool.
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Resources on the Web: Burcu Tezcan-Unal
Personal Blog: Burcu's Teaching and Learning Zone
http://btezcan.edublogs.org/
Video Interview: 5th Bilgi ELT Conference 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf0xHLWR7AI
Video Interview: IATEFL 2011
https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2011/interview/interview-burcu-tezcan-...
See Burcu's introductory video for KOTESOL 2016 immediately below.
Burcu Tezcan-Unal's participation in the 2016 Korea TESOL International Conference is sponsored in part by the IATEFL Teacher Training and Education Special Interest Group (TTEd SIG).
See the full list of Major Speakers at the KOTESOL International Conference at https://koreatesol.org/ic2016/Major-Speakers
