TTEdSIG - in-person PCE: Effective Language Teacher Education in Today’s ELT

Join the IATEFL Teacher Training and Education Special Interest Group for their 2025 in person Pre-Conference Event on 7 April: Effective Language Teacher Education in Today’s ELT

As our language teaching landscape is ever evolving, the 2025 IATEFL TTEdSIG PCE will explore what constitutes ‘Effective Language Teacher Education in Today’s ELT.’ Modern classrooms look vastly different from those of the past, and contemporary language teacher education practices have evolved alongside them. This year’s PCE will delve into the essentials of both in-service and pre-service teacher education, as well as examining how socio-emotional aspects and the affective turn in linguistics and language education are reshaping our approaches to developing teachers. Participants will have the chance to engage in practical and thought-provoking workshops designed to enhance their understanding of current practices in language teacher education. The event will also provide ample opportunities for networking, reflection, and collaboration with fellow teacher educators.

Speakers more to come-
Jim Fuller:

Jim Fuller is a teacher, teacher educator, manager and blogger based in Spain. His interests lie in language teacher education, task-based language teaching, and Second Language Acquisition. He has been involved in ELT for over a decade, and has completed various development courses such as the Cambridge Delta and Train the Trainer, and is currently completing his MA through NILE, with a focus on teacher education and management within language education. He is one of the joint coordinators of the IATEFL TTEdSIG, and is a regular at international conferences. You can often find him blogging about his experiences within ELT at spongeelt.org.

Clare Hayward:

Clare supports EFL/English teachers to develop their teaching expertise and in her own freelancing business assists teachers how to use Canva for ELT purposes.  She utilises her highly qualified ELT teaching, training and management experience from the last 20+ years and has a proven track record of teacher training and guidance as a Celta Tutor, Trinity CertTESOL & DipTESOL trainer and manager.  She currently works in EAP to keep up with current practice plus works freelancing on projects and material writing (Canva).  Clare is Joint Coordinator for IATEFL TTEdSIG.

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