On Friday, March 17, a group of teachers from Kaunas, Garliava, Akademija, Babtai, Vilnius, Mažeikiai and Trakai met at Kaunas Jonas Jablonskis Gymnasium for a practical seminar organized by LAKMA and led by a LAKMA board member, teacher expert of English, Saulius Skučas. The seminar “Meaningful Teaching and Learning of a Foreign Language: Integrating Fiction” was meant for teachers of English working with high school students and focused on ways to integrate fictional texts (poetry, prose and drama) in English language classes. The participants were able to share their insights as well as see examples of lessons, worksheets, texts and videos that could be used by English teachers in their everyday work. The focus was placed on discussing the four aspects of language use (language reception, production, mediation and interaction) through the use of a wide variety of literary texts. The teachers also received a pack of more than ten ready-made lessons to be used in their classes, which hopefully will help the students to appreciate literature while learning English.
