Are your learners real-world ready? How the global skills-based economy will be impacting your curricula. – a webinar by Marianna Goral

Dear Colleagues,

IATEFL Poland and Marianna Goral, Product Manager for AAT,

have the pleasure to invite you to the webinar:

“Are your learners real-world ready? How the global skills-based economy will be impacting your curricula.”

which will take place on Wednesday, 09th of October 2024, from 20.30 to 21.30 CET.

Summary:

Changes to work and a global imperative for upskilling is seeing a shift in learner profiles and greater ties between education and work. English is often the lingua franca of business and is becoming a global requirement for all sectors of industry at all levels in organisations. This trend has precipitated an on-going rise in industry-specific English language courses and alongside this a focus on developing practical skills for the workplace.

As more employers look for ‘all-round’ employees who can combine technical expertise and soft skills, continual work-related curricula with integrated work and learning components are a critical design feature of any English language lesson.

Developing learners who are real-world ready means preparing them to use English effectively and confidently not just inside the classroom but helping them develop key skills, knowledge and behaviours for the workplace.

This presentation will explore the extent to which employment is driving the future of English language learning and how teachers can prepare for this on-going global shift.

During the webinar all participants will be provided with a certificate of participation, which they will be able to download.

IATEFL Poland members have priority of registration for this webinar.

Do not delay. The number of participants is limited.

Professional profile

Marianna Goral

Bio

Marianna is currently a Product Manager at the Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) London, where she leads on product development for the B2B market. Prior to this, she worked as a Curriculum Development Manager at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London where she led on developing the online life-long learning offer. Marianna was an English as a Foreign Language Teacher (EFL) and English for Academic Purposes Lecturer (EAP) for more than 19 years. She is also an Educational Consultant, a Researcher, a Teacher Trainer, International English Language Testing System Examiner, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Author of academic articles and a book contributor. Her career has taken her across the globe where she has worked in Vietnam, Austria, Norway, Turkey and Italy. Marianna started her teaching journey at Berlitz, Poland training C-Suite mangers for companies like Cussons, Bosch and Volkswagen. She then moved to London and worked for various British Council Accredited Schools as a EFL Teacher. In 2009 she became an English for Academic Purposes Lecturer. As well as designing and delivering EAP modules, Marianna focused on Exploratory Practice research. Over the past 7 years, she has presented her project findings at a variety of international conferences and contributing articles to academic journals on the subject. Alongside her colleagues Marianna was awarded best British educational research and scholarly work in education by the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Committee in 2016 for Exploratory Practice research work. Marianna shares her research journey in a book publication titled: ‘Exploratory Practice for Continuing Professional Development’ publish by Palgrave Macmillan.

Welcome!

On behalf of IATEFL Poland

Webinar organisers:

Anna Rogalewicz-Gałucka Chief Administrative Officer office@iatefl.org.pl

Lucyna Wilinkiewicz-Górniak Kraków Region Representative Webinars’ Coordinator lucyna.wilinkiewicz@gmail.com