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The profile of the language teacher has considerably evolved in the last years as a result of crucial advances in society. At the same time, global issues have pushed professionals to keep up with many changes that are here to stay.

How do we, as language teachers, choose and manage the breadth of topics, methods and approaches and decide what and how to teach/assess in semesters that are typically around 10 to 11 weeks long? How do we design our curricula and what is the rationale behind our choices? How do we ensure that our assessment is meaningful and has purpose?

Our workshops will offer a forum for language teaching colleagues across Higher Education to come together and discuss ideas which may lead to the creation of working groups. 

Purposeful assessment

Date: Thursday 22 May 2025

Time: To be confirmed

Venue: Online

Fee: £10 (free of charge to University of Nottingham staff)

Keynote speaker: To be confirmed

About the workshop

Back to basics 3: purposeful assessment - what and how we assess

The department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Nottingham organises a series of workshops entitled Back to Basics in Language Teaching and Learning. Our third event focuses on assessment and will take place on 22 May 2025.

The session will start with an invited keynote speaker who will present on assessment, followed by discussion in groups about key points raised by the speaker. Afterwards there will be time dedicated to reflect on and discuss what and how we currently assess in our respective institutions and how we might design future assessment to enhance its purpose.

SAVE THE DATE! More information and programme will be available in due course.

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How we teach workshop

Date: Wednesday 17 April 2024

Time: 9.30am to 1pm

Venue: Online using Teams

Fee: £10

Keynote speaker: Dr Marion Grein, University of Mainz

Download keynote speech abstract and Marion's biography

About the workshop

The workshop will invite delegates to reflect on:

  • Methodologies and approaches
  • Language learning strategies
  • The role of teachers and learners

Programme

The day will start with an invited keynote speaker who will present on challenges, and approaches to modern foreign language teaching. This will be followed by a question and answer session and reflections in groups on specific key points developed during the talk and on delegates’ own practice. The session will conclude with a workshop to put into practice ideas discussed during the morning.

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This event is now closed.

What to teach workshop

Date: Wednesday 17 January 2024

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: University Park, University of Nottingham

Fee: £20

Keynote speaker: Dr Leticia Yulita, Professor, University of East Anglia, UK

Download keynote speech abstract and Leticia's biography

About the workshop

The workshop will invite delegates to reflect on:  

  • Content and topics currently taught 
  • Curriculum design 
  • The role of grammar
  • (Co)creation of learning materials 
  • Accessibility, inclusivity and gender-fair language  
  • Decolonization of the curriculum 
  • Language variation  
  • Employability skills through language learning
  • CLIL and interdisciplinarity 

Programme

The day will start with an invited keynote speaker who will present on curriculum design, followed by a discussion in groups about specific key points developed during the previous session. Afterwards, there will be time dedicated to the delegates’ presentations on 'WHAT’ they teach, based on a proforma that we will send in due course with the aim of sharing best practice and new ideas. The afternoon session will continue with a workshop, led by the keynote speaker. Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided.

This event is now closed.


Contact us

If you have any queries plase email LTL@nottingham.ac.uk