2017 April | Workshops in Kaunas and Šiauliai “Teaching and Assessing Register Awareness in Writing”

SEMINARS in KAUNAS and ŠIAULIAI

Teaching and Assessing Register Awareness in Writing 

Presenter: Dr Rita Juknevičienė20 April – Kaunas Jonas Jablonskis Gymnasium27 April – Šiauliai Didžvario GymnasiumTime: 13:00-18:00

Fee: 15 eur for LAKMA members / 30 eur for non-members
Registration CLOSED
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The aim of the seminar is to discusss approaches to the teaching and assessing of register awareness in writing. The discussion will focus on text genres covered by the foreign language examination syllabus in Lithuania, namely: letter, paragraph and essay. The participants will revisit the criterion of register in the assessment of written tasks of the English examination and do a range of activities. They will learn to identify informal and semi-formal register in written texts and enhance their understanding of register in written learner language.

PROGRAMME

13.00 – 13.15  Registration
13.15 – 15.15  PART ONE  
15.15 – 15.45  Coffee (offered by LAKMA)
15.45 – 17.45  PART TWO
17.45 – 18.00  Closing / Certificates