Workshops for English Language Professionals

Updated on: Wednesday, June 15, 2011

ETS, the creator of the TOEFL® test, announced on June 7 that complimentary Propell™ workshops for the TOEFL iBT® test will be held in Mumbai, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam and Delhi during the month of June. The informative sessions provide hands-on teaching strategies for English language professionals at the university level in preparing students for the TOEFL iBT test.

The workshops offer concrete techniques and activities for English language instructors to use in the classroom to build an engaging TOEFL iBT curriculum to effectively prepare students for test day. The one-day sessions, led by Phallis Vaughter, a senior TOEFL iBT expert from ETS's headquarters in Princeton, will include a comprehensive overview of the TOEFL iBT test, a detailed review of the scoring guidelines for the Writing and Speaking sections of the TOEFL iBT test, practice scoring sample test-taker responses and an engaging discussion on practical applications to guide classroom instruction.

The full-day workshops will be available to English teachers on:

·          June 22 in Mumbai at The Concord II, The Ramada Plaza Palm Grove,

·          June 24 in Bangalore at The Chancery Pavilion,

·          June 28 in Visakhapatnam at The Park, and

·          June 30 in Delhi at The Dome, The Taj Ambassador.

"The Propell workshops offer an exclusive opportunity for English language professionals in India to review the TOEFL iBT test first-hand with a leading TOEFL expert," commented Teresa Sanchez-Lazer, ED of the TOEFL Program. "For the second year in a row we are delighted to offer the interactive forums free-of-charge for teachers to glean effective learning strategies and to share best practices in classroom instruction."

Each conference participant will receive a workshop manual and a certificate of attendance. More information regarding the upcoming Propell workshops can be obtained by contacting Geraldine DeBrass-Ee by phone at 09379915371 or via email at [email protected]. Additional information regarding the TOEFL test is available at www.TOEFLgoanywhere.org.

Workshops for English Language Professionals

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