Happy new year from everyone at LTRF. To bring in the new year, we’re hosting an event with Ben Beaumont from Trinity College London. As always, the event is free to attend and will be on campus at the Institute of Education. Please find full details below.
Time
6-7:30pm, Tuesday 24 January 2023
Location
Room W3.05, UCL IOE, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL (Click here for Google Maps)
Abstract
Trinity College London has been awarding qualifications since 1877, with its first vocational TESOL diploma offered in 1968. With a focus on application of learning to enable communicative skills through assessment, Trinity aims to promote training and assessment which is both personal and authentic. But how successfully does Trinity support teachers with differing professional needs in the variety of TESOL contexts across the globe and what place does research have in the development and creation of its training and assessment processes? This session will explore how our growing understanding of teachers’ needs has influenced the development of Trinity’s approach to TESOL so that it can continue to encourage pedagogical practices relevant to these localised needs. As well as reference to Trinity’s recent and ongoing research, we’ll explore opportunities for future research that links pedagogical theory to teachers’ day-to-day practice.