From module to modular: why less is more. – 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,
which will take place on Wednesday, 06.03.2024, Wednesday, between 20.30 and 21.30 CET.
Your registration will be made via Zoom platform.
This webinar is titled:
“From module to modular: why less is more.”
Summary:
Content heavy modules with lecture-based delivery styles are still the dominant form of teaching in many educational institutions (Bligh, 2000), therefore keeping students engaged through the learning process can prove challenging. To adapt to changes in the patterns of learner engagement brought on by digital lifestyles and instant communication technologies, the teacher-practitioner adopted a bite-sized learning strategy to her classroom practice while following Allwright’s (2002) principled framework of Exploratory Practice. This presentation explores the effectiveness of this bite-sized lecture pedagogy on the learning outcomes for a Business English Module in a higher education institution in the UK and explores why this methodology resulted in significant improvements in the assessed learning outcomes. The talk goes on to provide a detailed account of the qualitative feedback with a particular focus on how this approach had impacted the classroom ‘quality of life’ for both learners and teacher – a core principle of the Exploratory Practice framework.
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
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:
Lucyna Wilinkiewicz-Górniak
Webinars’ Coordinator
Kraków Region Representative
