The 30th P.A.R.K. Conference
The Changing Face of English Language and Having Fun Teaching It
Kirsty Bowie
KEY WORDSlearning, living language
AGE GROUPSteens, young adults, adults
CEFR LEVELSB1, B2, C1, C2
AUDIENCEmixed
The 30th P.A.R.K. Conference
KEY WORDSlearning, living language
AGE GROUPSteens, young adults, adults
CEFR LEVELSB1, B2, C1, C2
AUDIENCEmixed
This workshop will explore how English language has changed through time with more travel, interconnectivity and the passing of generations. Do people speak standard English today? What do your students already know and use that they haven't learned from classes? Where do they learn it? How does it influence them? Interpreting Emojis, Gen Z, urban slang, media generated phrases and national and regional language expressions. Fun ways to use these in your classroom.
Kirsty is an experienced educator and assessment specialist in primary education and English language teaching and has spent many years teaching, promoting, and presenting both in the UK and across central and eastern Europe. Kirsty has held a leadership role at Sharing One Language since 2016.