Saratov State University

Faculty of Foreign Languages and Lingvodidactics

Department of English and Intercultural Communication

Department of English for Humanities

English Language Office for the Russian Federation

Information Letter

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to invites you to participate in teacher training workshops. The workshops start on March 16 at 11.00 in Building 12, Assembly Hall (10A, Volskay Street) of Saratov State University. We would be very grateful if you inform us about your participation in advance to prepare enough copies of certificates.

Tel: 22-42-84, 22-38-06

E-mail: delic.site@gmail.com

Presenter: Andy Noonan,

Senior English Language Fellow in Kazan (Embassy of the USA, Moscow)

Workshop: Teaching Culture (11.00 – 12.00)

In this interactive workshop, teachers will experience a culture lesson using a modern American TV show, readily available on the internet, to explore the beliefs and perspectives that underlie cultural phenomena as a vehicle to begin critical discussions aimed at getting to the heart of culture. Two ready-to-use frameworks for teaching culture will be utilized and discussed and teachers will have the opportunity to brainstorm how these tools might be adapted for their own contexts.

Workshop: Collaborative Learning Projects (12.10-13.10)

The presenter will show examples of what his past students have been able to create when working together with English as the medium of communication. From there, teachers will discuss the difference between cooperation and collaboration, the importance of introducing collaborative learning as well as the pitfalls in introducing such an activity. Teachers will have a chance to brainstorm what challenges they may face as well as what sort of projects their own students might enjoy doing, how to manage and assess this type of learning.