Available Conference Topics

• Crossover Skills That Work:
  Presentation and practice session that includes techniques used in all phases of Literacy Missions. A fun and interactive workshop.

  Target Audience: All Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Required Time: 1.5 - 3 hours
  
  

• Some Fun Stuff:
  Making English fun as well as work. Application of all the oral pronunciation rules. The session uses limericks, tongue twisters, and lots of tricks. It is a fun session!

  Target Audience: All Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• Practical Use of Top Down Pronunciation:
  Just how do I use the theory in a really practical way? See how to use simple or difficult material to make your lesson full of all the ESL any lesson could use. We all remember Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, right?

  Target Audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• 12 Conversational Musts:
  Can't get your student to talk or explain? Try systematically working on the 12 necessary tasks for competency while teaching them to dialogue. It's a different look at conversational English.

  Target Audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• Exercise Your Idiom:
  Teaching idioms is fun and gives the native English teacher or volunteer an insight into her own language. In this session we'll look at idioms from the Bible to current business expressions. Tips on teaching and finding them are included.

  Target Audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: Intermediate to advanced
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• Keeping English Class in Any Bible Lesson:
  With some quick guidelines, almost anyone can transform a Bible lesson into a vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and comprehension lesson. Let's do it!

  Target Audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• A Primer on Business English:
  Workers need success in their jobs. This session offers helps and tips on how to improve English and confidence that will help all workers.

  Target Audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students targeted: Intermediate to advanced
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• Important People in the New Testament:
  Students need the scenario into which the Bible stories fit. "Who is this man named Peter?," they ask. These lessons are templates that help your students learn in a deeper way.

  Target Audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students targeted: High beginner to advanced
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• Vocabulary and Vocabulary Expansion:
  Two things Intermediate and all levels above that ALWAYS need include vocabulary and pronunciation. This session focuses on ways to find and teach better vocabulary. And do you know how to take a word and expand it in all its parts? Let's do it.

  Target Audience: All teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Required Time: 1 hour
  
  

• Emotional Intelligence:
  A high IQ is not a guarantee of success; life also requires a high EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient). An understanding of EQ, and its four elements will help you to teach, and will provide tools to eliminate negative attitude. The creator side of your student's EQ can be developed and maintained. This presentation provides an understanding of EQ and some teaching techniques for everyone.

  Target Audience: Everyone
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Required Time: 2 hours
  
  

• Conversational Ballgames:
  If Conversational English is like playing tennis, why do so many internationals roll a bowling ball? Let's compare conversation styles from around the world so we can teach our own conversation style more successfully. This session is a combination of culture and speaking skills.

  Target audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes
  Equipment needed: None
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Bible Verse Chants:
  We can teach English using Bible verses. The word of God can be put into the heart of the student while we are remaining true to the promise of teaching English. Teacher notes on pronunciation and grammar are included. Good for an opening assembly.

  Target audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes - a booklet with sample verses
  Bible Verse Chants books are available from Amazon.com for $15.00 each.
  Equipment needed: None
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Getting Serious About Top-Down Bottom-Up Pronunciation:
  Teaching single sounds alone (bottom-up) won't help the students speak English well. You must teach sound units as well (top-down). This session shows how teaching our language can be fun and effective.

  Target audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes - A booklet and a workbook
  Equipment needed: none
  Time required: Minimum of 2 hours. (Can be stretched)
  
  

• Improving Spoken English Using the Comics:
  Comics have a lot to teach. Those cut from the paper are up to date and teach idioms, vocabulary and life situations. It can add zip to any class.

  Target audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: Yes - a booklet
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: Minimum of 1 hour (Can be stretched)
  
  

• Teaching ESL on a Shoestring Budget:
  Even with a minimal budget or no money at all, many ESL needs can be met with realia found around the house. Examples include: appointments, colors, clothing and sizes, directions, etc.

  Target audience: ESL Teachers
  Level of students targeted: Beginner and low intermediate
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: none
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Four Levels of Beginner:
  What should I be teaching my students? This helps the teacher know what is needed. It includes vocabulary and grammar suggestions.

  Target audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students Beginner and low intermediate
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: none
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Using Music, Chants, and Rhythm:
  Music and chanting help with pronunciation, vocabulary, cultural understanding, speaking and listening.

  Target audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students targeted: All
  Handouts: yes, plus 2 Carolyn Allen CDs
  Equipment needed: Projector, CD player
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Thinking Inside the Box or the Bag:
  Using a box or a large envelope, place the items needed to teach survival skills with beginner and intermediate students. Make your own theme boxes.

  Target audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students Beginner and low intermediate
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Using the Lipson Method:
  Just what is it and how can it be used? Explanation and examples.

  Target audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students targeted: All (for fluent, it is a "talking" method.
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: 1 to 3 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• CPR for Directors:
  Helping directors stay on task in their calling. If time, will include a Q and A and sharing time.

  Target audience: Program Directors
  Level of students targeted: (not applicable)
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: 1 to 2.5 hours
  
  

• Cross-Culture 101-Just a Taste:
  An overview of many of the aspects of cross-culture.

  Target audience: Everyone
  Level of students targeted: (not applicable)
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours
  
  

• Using English Lessons From the Bible: Book of Mark:
  Explanation of the text, tricks for teaching, overview of Lipson Method, using chants and oral tricks from the text.

  Target audience: ESL teachers
  Level of students targeted: Beginner to intermediate
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: 1 to 1.5 hours (Can be expanded or compressed)
  
  

• Committed to Learn, Serve and Grow: The HOW Part:
  Helping committed students is not as easy as it sounds. Just what do we need to fulfill the task we have committed ourselves to? It's all about adusting and choosing the way to teach. We'll be learning some essential skills.

  Target audience: Everyone
  Level of students targeted: (not applicable)
  Handouts: yes
  Equipment needed: Projector
  Time required: 1 hour