EAQUALS SIP Workshop
The 6th Sabancı Foundation Philantropy Seminar
The 6th Sabancı Foundation Philantrophy Seminar
The sixth of the “Sabanci Foundation Philanthropy Seminars” under the theme of “Philanthropy for Education: Innovations and Opportunities” was held on December 10, 2012 at Sabancı Center "Haci Ömer Conference Hall" with the attendance of Chairman of Sabanci Foundation Board of Trustees, Ms. Güler Sabancı; General Manager of Sabancı Foundation, Ms.
Forum on Curricular Issues
ADAM SIMPSON AND JONATHAN SMITH ATTENDED THE SIXTH FORUM ON CURRICULAR ISSUES AT ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY 13TH & 14TH DECEMBER 2012
SEIRD 3, December 5-7, 2012
The Oxford Professional Development Course, School Effectiveness and Improvement through Research and Development (SEIRD) designed and directed by Dr. Deniz Kurtoğlu Eken was held at TED University in Ankara on December 5-6-7, 2012. The third SEIRD event was attended by 26 preparatory school managers/directors from 18 different universities in Turkey.
The 10th EALTA Conference
The 10th EALTA Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 23rd-26th May 2013
The annual conference of the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) represents a major event in the calendar of the language testing community of Europe and beyond. Held in a different European city each year, it invariably attracts around 250 participants from over 30 countries in Europe, America and the Middle East.
The 1st British Council Turkey Story Sharing Web Conference
The 1st British Council Turkey Story Sharing Web Conference
by Adam Simpson
For teachers conversations are crucial
FOR TEACHERS CONVERSATIONS ARE CRUCIAL
Jacqueline Einer, the Director of Sabanci University School of Langauges, reviews "Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high"
The 1st International Conference on Outliers in ELT: Making the Most out of Today's Opportunities
The 1st International Conference on Outliers in ELT: Making the Most out of Today's Opportunities
Adam Simpson's write up of the conference
Highlights of BALEAP 2013
Reyhan Salatacı Ok- Highlights of BALEAP 2013
The BALEAP Bieannial conference was held in Nottingham this year. I did a presentation on short answer responses and explained what they are and how we teach them. I also summarised the feedback I had collected from both teachers and students. I also attended some interesting sessions. Here are some highlights of the ones I attended.