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Executive Leader / Independent Usborne RepresentativeUsborne Books at Home and School  Presentation “Usborne in the EFL Classroom – A Creative Approach to Learning for Children” Usborne (www.usborne.com) is the leading British publisher of English children’s books, now available to every school and language centre in Lithuania. More and more English teachers are discovering the advantages…

CUP Plenary: “Teaching Humans” We teachers are often puzzled and disappointed when a meticulously-planned lesson flops. Or we feel impatient with our learners when they don’t react the way we think they should: “She never does her homework”; “They think I can’t see them texting under the desk all lesson”; “They say they want more…

PEARSON Plenary: “International Exams for Everyone” Abstract: Pearson has the largest portfolio of ESOL tests in the industry. Seize the opportunity to learn more about PEARSON exams: PTE General, PTE Young Learners, PTE Academic and LCCI and JETSET English Qualifications. The main objective of this presentation will be to put PTE General in the context of…

CUP Workshop “Get ready for the ch-ch-changes to revised Cambridge English: First and Advanced” Abstract: Are you already preparing or thinking of preparing candidates for Cambridge English exams? Then you should find out about the key changes to the revised Cambridge English: First and Advanced exams starting in 2015. We will be looking at those changes as well…

US Embassy / RELO Plenary: “What’s in it for me? A Complete Guide to RELO for Teachers” Abstract: The Budapest-based Regional English Language Office (RELO) for Central and Southeastern Europe and, via the RELO Office, U.S. Embassy Vilnius offer a range of programs and resources for both teachers and learners of American English and culture….

For lunch, we recommend the following restaurants which offer DAY LUNCH and are within a walking distance from the LEU. VERANDA Kęstučio g. 39 / 10 min. walk ŽVĖRYNO SMUKLĖ Pušų g. 7 / Vytauto g. 37 / 10 min. walk GREEN HALL Upės g. 21 / next door to LEU SOYA Konstitucijos pr. 26 / Forum Palace / very close to LEU but also next…

Kaunas Jonas Jablonskis Gymnasium Presentation “Teaching Writing in Secondary Education” In the past decade, writing has become more important than ever, as people spend more and more time communicating via the written word. On the other hand, teaching writing to digital natives at secondary education level has become a real challenge for teachers. Students tend to experiment with written…

Liliane Sakamoto is the Overseas Teachers Course Coordinator at Alpha College of English. She holds an M.Phil in English Language Teaching from Trinity College and has several years experience. In the last year, she has focused on teacher training and development with an emphasis on the use of technology. PLENARY TALK DIGITAL REALIA – Online Communities…

Gretchen KETNER, LCC International University, Lihuania PRESENTATION Values in Action: Using Fiction to Engage with Social Issues Novels and short stories can provide our students with a rich authentic experience of English. And fiction often raises important questions about current issues and ideas. How can reading fiction help our students to identify their own values?…

John CORBETT joined the University of Macau (China) in 2011 and holds a full professorship there; in 2013 he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. He has published widely on intercultural language education, as well as on Scottish literature and the Scots language, literary translation and corpus linguistics. Among his main…