All levels Practice-based Short Session (20 minutes)
A MOOC to share about how to teach via ER
The Extensive Reading Foundation (ERF) has created a wide array of resources, and houses and publicizes resources created by others. This presentation reports on one of these ERF resources: the ER-MOOC (https://er-mooc.org). The MOOC is a course that engages educators in thinking about major aspects of Extensive Reading Approach. Those who register and complete the course receive an official certificate of completion from the Extensive Reading Foundation. The course was facilitated by Helene Demirci and Tom Robb, with help from many other contributors. It consists of 13 modules on topics such as “getting started with extensive reading,” tracking and assessing students’ reading,” and “introduction to websites for extensive reading and listening.” To help educators complete the course, 13 weekly 50-minute sessions are held online, one for each module in the MOOC. Five people from five different countries who participated in these sessions will share about the MOOC and the sessions.
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George enjoys freelancing in paid and volunteer capacities He believes that ER can be part of the foundation for student-centered education and citizen-centered society. His most recent book, co-edited with Graham Crookes, is Becoming Community-Centered Educators (Springer).
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I have been teaching since 2000, I have mostly taught English at tertiary level. I have also served in many leading roles. I received my BA from Anadolu University in English Language Teaching (ELT), my MA from İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and my PhD in ELT from Dokuz Eylül University. My MA thesis was on motivation, and my dissertation was on critical literacy. My research interests include applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, critical thinking, creative thinking, motivation, and grit in foreign language learning.
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A secondary school teacher and an enthusiastic ER practitioner. Recently been involved in e-flipbooks, by students for students. The e-poster for the flipbooks: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/912cc87a99.html
