Running Impactful Conversation Clubs: Practical Strategies for Confident Communication
Elizabeth Basok
Summary
This session offers a practical roadmap for teachers looking to start or improve English conversation clubs. Based on the presenter’s experience running online clubs with Ukrainian learners, it covers key elements of effective club design: structure, topics, group dynamics, and balancing fluency with spontaneity. Participants will leave with ready-to-use formats, creative activity ideas, and strategies for encouraging participation and managing mixed-level groups. Whether you’re teaching teens or adults, online or in person, this talk will help you create conversation clubs that are engaging, sustainable, and genuinely useful for language development.
Biodata
Elizabeth Basok is a former Virtual Educator Fellow in Ukraine, Peace Corps Ukraine Volunteer, and English Language Fellow in Poland at the University of Warmia and Mazury. She has also taught at The Ohio State University and specializes in learner-centered, practical approaches to English language instruction.
Presentation Details
Type of presentation: Talk
The presentation is for: General audience
The presentation focuses on: Various
The session is: Practical solutions presentation / exchange of practical ideas
Category: Effective Ways of Developing General Language Skills
Presentation is commercial: No
Speaking on behalf of a publisher, examination board, or commercial organisation? No
Scheduled for
Date: Friday, 2025-09-19, 13:20 - 13:50
Place: 104