FROM PRE-SERVICE INTO IN-SERVICE
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to join the upcoming session for our project
FROM PRE-SERVICE INTO IN-SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONALS-TO-BE
ORGANISERS:
Zielona Gora University, Institute of Modern Languages
Vistula University, Philology and Journalism Department
IATEFL Poland
OBJECTIVES:
- Provide professional development for pre-service TEFL teachers
- Share good teaching practices
- Engage teachers-to-be to share their lesson ideas
The SIXTH online session takes place on
Saturday, June 14th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (CET)
The 2025 TESOL Teacher of the Year
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osman SOLMAZ
Critical Social Media Literacies in ELT: A Multiliteracies Perspective
Summary:
As social media increasingly shapes how learners communicate, developing critical social media literacies has become essential in English language education. This session presents practical, classroom-tested activities rooted in multiliteracies pedagogy (New London Group, 1996), aimed at bridging learners’ digital practices with language learning.
Two case studies illustrate this integration: one involving community-based Instagram narratives inspired by #humansofnewyork, and another task where learners create fictional social media profiles for characters from Dune, engaging with platforms such as Instagram, X, and LinkedIn. These activities promote multimodal composition, narrative awareness, and critical digital engagement.
By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with concrete strategies for designing tasks that align language development with learners’ digital lives, fostering both linguistic proficiency and critical media awareness—key skills for teaching in today’s digitally connected world.
BIO:
Dr. Osman Solmaz is an Associate Professor of English Language Teaching at Dicle University in Türkiye and the 2025 TESOL Teacher of the Year. He is a Fulbright alumnus and holds a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) from the University of Arizona. His academic journey reflects an interdisciplinary approach that blends language education with technology, multilingualism, and sociolinguistics. His research focuses on language teacher education, with particular interests in teaching and learning English as a foreign language, linguistic landscapes, multiliteracies, and the integration of technology into second language learning environments,
- The webinar is intended for students who are majoring in TEFL (pre-service teachers) as well as IATEFL members and friends.
- All the participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
- The event is scheduled to last until approx. 11:15 a.m. (a 60-minute talk will be followed by a short Q&A session).
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JQeJuDj3TGC7LU6ZO__aFg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you.
THE FROM PRE-SERVICE INTO IN-SERVICE
PROJECT COORDINATORS
Dr Urszula Majdańska-Wachowicz, PhD
Zielona Gora University
IATEFL Poland
Mgr Magdalena Kaźmierkiewicz, MA
Vistula University
IATEFL Poland
