Invited Workshops

Process writing in EFL workshop - David Wayne Rumptz held at Abu Dhabi University Al Ain, UAE on May 21st, 2011

Cambridge University workshop " Managing Your class" held at Al Hosn University in Abu Dhabi 

TESOL Arabia Al Ain Chapter workshop, "Leadership and Teacher Effectiveness " held at the United Arab Emirates University Al Ain, March 5th, 2011

TESOL Arabia Sharjah Chapter PD event, "Read Along With Me " held at the American University of Sharjah, January 8th, 2010

Assessing IELTS Writing tasks workshop- Philip Orgill held at the Institute of Applied Technology in Al Ain on January 2nd, 2011

TESOL Arabia Sharjah Chapter December event, "The World Inside an EFL Class" held at the American University of Sharjah, December 4th, 2010

TESOL Arabia Al Ain Chapter workshop, "Assessing Writing" held at the United Arab Emirates University Al Ain, October 13th, 2010

ELT professionals workshop "Teaching Grammar : Where are we now? " - Jim Scrivener  held at the British Council on December 7th, 2009

TESOL Arabia Sharjah Chapter November event, "Declarations of Independence" held at the American University of Sharjah, November 7th, 2009

ELT professionals workshop "Bringing it Alive! A workshop on Storytelling Techniques" - Alec Williams held at the British Council on October 26th, 2009

TESOL Arabia Sharjah Chapter November event, "For Your EFL Considerations" held at the American University of Sharjah, November 29th, 2008

Independent Learning Research Event " What's New in Independent Learning? Ideas, Innovations, Implications, Applications" held at HCT Abu Dhabi Men's college on 12 April, 2008

TESOL Arabia Sharjah Chapter February event, "Reflecting on Teaching" held at the American University of Sharjah, February 9th, 2008

"Independent Learning Center Visit" at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 21st February 2008 from 2:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m.

"Vocabulary Teaching Practical Strategies", - Ann Marie and Raja Bahloul- The American University of Sharjah 9th of February 2008 from 11:00 to 11:45

"Developing quality professional development, In-service training for teachers ", - Marie Philpott, Nord Anglia - The American University of Sharjah 9th of February 2008from 10:00 to 10:45

"Making Language Classes more Meaningful", - Helen Maffini, Nord Anglia - The American University of Sharjah 9th of February 2008 from 9:00 to 9:45

"Guidelines for Vocabulary Teaching and Learning ", - Diane Schmitt, a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, at the Petroleum Institute from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in Abu Dhabi 2008

"Tools for Teachers: Have you got IELTS Covered ?", - Gary Anderson, International Teacher Trainer, at the University of Wollongong, Knowledge Village in Dubai, 9th December 2008, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

"Spontaneous and Collaborative Storytelling and Dramatising Course", - David Heatherfield - held at Magrudy's Resource Center 27th of November 2007

“How to Reduce Test Anxiety”, - Ahmed Al Sadawi - at Al Mereejib Secondary School for Girls 24th of November, 2007 from 11:30 am to 12:30

“Teaching Debate and Public Speaking Skills”, - Patrick Berting - at Al Mereejib Secondary School for Girls 24th of November, 2007 from 10:00 am to 11:00

“Independent Learning Centers in Action”, - Nora Ni Neachtain- at Dubai Men’s College UAE 2nd of November, 2007 from 9:45 am to 10:45

“Fundamentals of Independent Learning Centers Planning”, - Heather Baba - at Dubai Men’s College UAE 2nd of November, 2007 from 11:00 am to 12:15

“Independent Learning Centers in Action”, - Nora Ni Neachtain- at Dubai Men’s College UAE 2nd of November, 2007 from 9:45 am to 10:45

“Technology Issues & Virtual Learning Environments”, - Basel Badran - at Dubai Men’s College UAE 2nd of November, 2007 from 1:15 am to 2:00

“Independent Learning Centers Activities & Non-traditional Materials”, - Jane Al Hashemi - at Dubai Men’s College UAE 2nd of November, 2007 from 2:15 am to 2:45

“CALL & Internet Activities”, - Phil Cozens - at Dubai Men’s College UAE 2nd of November, 2007 from 2:45 am to 3:15

“An Activity that worked in my Classroom”, - workshop - at UAE University October 27 , 2007 from 10:00 am to 1:00

"Words! Words! Words! Tried and True Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary" Dr. Kathy Jongsma & Dr. Gene Jongsma- at IAT Abu Dhabi UAE 12 May 2007 From 11.30 am to 12:30 am

"Promoting Student Involvement in the Writing Process", - Phil Cozens & Jeff Knowling- at IAT Abu Dhabi UAE 12 May 2007 From 10.00 am to 11:00 am

"Going More Communicative" , - Mukhtar Al Trabelsi- UAE University, Al Ain, UAE 28 April 2007 From 10.00 am to 12:00 am

"Better Blogging Thru' Social Networking" , - Vance Stevens- TTTT Five at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 21 April 2007 from 10:45 to 12:45

Tactile Tasks and Technical Tips Five", at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 21 April 2007 from 9 am to 1 pm.

"Funder standing and Phonics: Putting Pedagogy into Practice" Peter Holly-HCT Al Ain Women's March 12th, 2007 from 6.45 to 8.15 p.m.

"Developing Writing Skills in the KET/PET Classroom" Wayne Trotman -HCT Al Ain Women's March 12th, 2007 from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m.

"Developing Thinking Skills through Cooperative Activities" UAE University, Saturday 10th February, 2007

" Tech For Teachers " Randy Gonzales- UAE University, Saturday 9th September 2006 from 12.00 to 1.30 p.m.

"Reflecting Online: Visible professional development" Edward Chaffin- UAE University, Saturday 9th September 2006 from 10.00 to 11.30 p.m.

"But What Do We Mean By Grammar?" Michael Lewis- The Petroleum Institute, Sunday 4th June 2006 from 4.30 to 6.00 p.m.

"Independent Learning Center Visit" at UAE University, Al Ain on Wednesday May 3rd 2006 from 2 p.m to 4:30 p.m.

"iBT (Next Generation) TOEFL Preparation Workshop" held at AMIDEAST in Abu Dhabi 2nd of May 2006 from 9 am to 5 p.m.

“Teacher Language & Effective Classroom Management” Tony Gurr- the Institute of Applied Technology in Al Ain, 30th April, 2006 (3:15 to 4:30 p.m.)

"Delivering Extended/Extensive Listening Through Moodle" , - Jeff Knowling- TTTT Four at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 20 April 2006

"Tactile Tasks and Technical Tips Four", at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 20 April 2006

"Speaking and Writing Banding Workshop" - Paul Edmunds & Tracie Hawes -the Institute of Applied Technology PD Unit in Al Ain on Thursday 13th April, 2006 from 9.30-3.00

"Solving Problems with English" - Mabel S Lahlou- 2nd ESP Regional Forum held in Al Ain, Thursday April 6, 2006 from 11.45 to 12.45 p.m.

"Teaching Imperatives" - Neil Mc Beath- 2nd ESP Regional Forum held in Al Ain, Thursday April 6, 2006 from 10.30 to 11.30 a.m.

“The Vocabulary of Conversation” - Professor Michael McCarthy- The British Council in Dubai, Tuesday March 28th, 2006 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

“English as it is really used” - Professor Ron Carter- The British Council in Dubai, Tuesday March 28th, 2006 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

“The Teaching Knowledge Test” - Melanie Williams - The British Council in Dubai, Sunday March 26th, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

“Corpus developments & ELT course books” by Professor Michael McCarthy, The British Council in Dubai, Sunday March 26th, 2006 from 5:45 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

“What’s new in Cambridge Assessment” - Craig McWilliam- The British Council in Dubai, Sunday March 26th, 2006 from 4:30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

"From Corpus to coursebook –Real English for real success" -Gary Anderson- The British Council in Dubai, Sunday February 26th, 2006 from 7:45 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

"Affective & effective teaching ( – & learning )– for mixed-ability classes with Messages" -Gary Anderson- The British Council in Dubai Sunday February 26th, 2006 from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

"Developing Your Own 'Learning Perspective' " - Tony Gurr- the Institute of Applied Technology in Al Ain , Tuesday 21st February, 2006 (3:15 to 4:30 p.m.)

"Style Vs Style the Teacher Student Dilemma" - Ahmed Taha- the Institute of Applied Technology PD Unit in Al Ain , Saturday 18th February, 2006 (3:15 to 4:00 p.m.)

"Starting Skills in English" - Terry Phillips - the Institute of Applied Technology in Dubai, Sunday 12th February, 2006 (2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m)

"Responding Effectively to Students’ Writing" –Peter Davidson - the British Council, Abu Dhabi Thursday 8th December, 2005 (11:30 to 1:00)

"Using Error Analysis for Better Language Achievement"-Amr El Zarka , The British Council, Abu Dhabi Thursday 8th December, 2005 (10:00 to 11:30)

"The Learner Independence Coordinators' Forum" at the British Council, Dubai, on Wed., Dec 7th 2005 from 2 - 4 pm

"Challenges with the Four Skills" organized by TESOL Arabia Al Ain Chapter Thursday, November 10th, 2005 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.

"Teaching Core Content in ESL Courses" by Dr. Brian Bielenberg at the Institute of Applied Technology in Al Ain , 19th October 2005 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.

"Reading Activities for the EFL Classroom" by Lori Brandin. UAE University Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.

"Platoon: a functional course book for absolute and false beginners of English" by: Michael Hartley & Alan Glyn Thomas. HCT WC in Abu Dhabi, Thursday 22nd September, 2005(11.00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.)

"In the Beginning was the Word: Word recognition research and its implications for Arab learners of English" by Dr. Mick Randall. HCT WC in Abu Dhabi Thursday 22nd September, 2005. (10.00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)

"Learner Independence: The Challenge of the New Technologies" at the Petroleum Institute by Dr Barbara Sinclair Monday 30th, May 2005

"Tactile Tasks and Technical Tips Events", at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, the 14th of April 2005

"EFL Writing & Error Correction" by Dr. Sadiq Midraj (Research SIG) Zayed University , 17th of March, 2005

"Making the Most of your Materials" by Colin Toms (TE SIG) Zayed University, 17th of March, 2005

"10 conditions for successful Language Teaching by Prof. Jack Richards Abu Dhabi ,March 2005

"Developing L2 Reading Materials" by Prof. Jack Richards Abu Dhabi, March 2005

"Helping Teachers Improve: the theory and practice of providing advice" by Dr Mick Randall, Acting Dean of the British University, Abu Dhabi, December, 2004

"Interactive Grammar: Teaching & Learning for Body and Mind" by: Anderson’s 4 pm – 5.30 at the British Council Abu Dhabi, November 2004

"Tools for Teachers, or Fitting Round Pegs Into Square Holes" by: Gary Anderson’s 11.00 am -12.30 at Al Mawaheb Model School, November 2004

"Getting Students to Engage in Extensive Reading Using Student Created Quizzes" by: Peter Davidson, Phil Cozens at HCT, in Abu Dhabi

"Tools Used to Create Online Communities of Learner- and Teacher-Collaborators", A demonstration and workshop by Vance Stevens.Thursday, April 22, 2004, 10:00 to 12:00 at the PI , Abu Dhabi (6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. GMT)

"Learning Challenges through Games, Abu Dhabi Chapter Meeting, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi Thursday 23rd September,2004 09:45-11:45 am Speakers: Annie Roberts, HCT &Grace Bryan, HCT

"Tactile Tasks and Technical Tips Events", at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, on the 8th of April 2004

"Current Trends in Language Assessment", Ajman University of Science and Technology Faculty of Foreign Languages and Translation Approach Seminar . Sat. 24th April 2004.19.00 – 21.30 p.m. at The Cultural Foundation – Abu Dhabi

"The Challenges of Involving Teacher in the Assessment Process", By: Dr Christine Coombe

"The Choice of RP or American Accent in EFL Learners' Pronunciation Assessment" , By: Mrs. Mona Alhamdani

"Facts about CATs" By: Shorouk Nour El-Din

"Teaching Autonomy: Exploring the Paradox" by Kevin Bodwell February 12th 2004, Abu Dhabi (HCT WC)

"Independent Learning Centers from Plans to Practice" at HCT Ras Al Khyma Women’s college February, 12 , 2003

"Language Across Curriculum" by Dr. Christine Davidson on Wednesday, October 22nd 2003, Abu Dhabi (HCT WC)

"The Impact of High-Stakes, Standardized Testing on Teaching and Learning" by Christine Coombe Tuesday, October 23, 2003

"Tactile Tasks and Technical Tips Events", at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 24 April 2003