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From skills, we move to more specialist areas of Finally, Section 12, Stories for all ages, opens with
teaching, with papers covering aspects of E S P , a symposium paper on using narratives in ELT. As the
Business English (BE), and teaching younger index illustrates, stories pervade language teaching,
learners. Some of the topics covered could equally but specifically here the reader finds both classroom
well apply to other areas of teaching but are grounded approaches with stories, such as Hitomi Masuharas
here through research and project work in the E EE E : Engage, Express, Enjoy, and be Empowered, as
presenters specific fields of work. In the E S P /BE well as ways of incorporating stories into the syllabus,
section, issues discussed include multiple involving learners stories, and indeed using the class
intelligences in engineering (8.3) and English as itself as a story (Alan Maley, Symposium paper 12.1).
a Lingua Franca in Prague (8.4) and Botswana (8.6). Subsequent papers look at using visuals with younger
On home ground, Barbara Skinner (8.1) describes learners (Symposium paper 12.2; Hege Emma
ways of helping international students integrate into Rimmereide 12.3), students collaborating on story
university life in Britain. In terms of encapsulating the projects (Sharon Ahlquist 12.4), and using literature
current range of issues faced when teaching learners for developing sociocultural competency (Jennifer
from 5 to 18 years of age, there is discussion of Schumm Fauster 12.5).
bilingual teaching and plurilingual competencies
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Reference
Pattison, T. 2011. How to Write Successfully for IAT EF L
Conference Selections. Available at http://
iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2011/sessions/2011-04-19/
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(accessed on 11 September 2011).
The reviewer
Rachel Appleby works at ELT E University in
Budapest, Hungary, teaching methodology,
language, cultural studies, and communication skills.
She is also a freelance Business English teacher/
teacher trainer. She is a C ELTA trainer and writes
Business English teaching materials. She is co-author
of International Express Upper Intermediate (third
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