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International House Mataró Teacher Development Forums

Get Talking, with Simon Gillow

June 2006

For Primary: Thursday June 1, 6.15pm | For Secondary: Thursday June 8, 6.15pm

The session

Getting young learners to speak in English is not easy. Lack of language, low-motivation and having to deal with a high number of learners of mixed abilities means that even the most experienced teacher can have problems setting up and managing oral activities.

In our first practical session Simon will demonstrate a range of classroom tasks and teaching techniques designed to help you be successful with speaking activities in the classroom.

Biodata

Simon Gillow (right) qualified as a middle school teacher in 1992. He has worked in many primary and secondary schools in England, Holland, Israel, Lebanon and Spain.

Simon is also a RSA/Cambridge teacher trainer, based at IH Barcelona. Simon has given numerous seminars workshops and training courses in Spain and the Middle East, training teachers for work in primary and secondary schools. At IH Barcelona he is currently involved with writing online courses as well as training teachers for 'oposiciones'.

More recently he has been working as an author and assessor for publishing companies. He is co-author of a new ESO course. He has lived in Mataro for seven years, with his wife and three small children.