Calling all English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tutors and coordinators.

Join us at our upcoming ESOL Conference on Wednesday 15 May 2024 at the Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. This year’s conference will focus on creative approaches to engage and motivate ESOL students.

Cost: There is no fee for attending this conference.

We will have 5 ESOL guest speakers, plus a choice of 11 ESOL workshops.

Each participant can attend two workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

You can view the full list of speakers and workshops in our ESOL Conference Programme and please select 1 Morning and 1 Afternoon workshop below when you are booking online. There will also be networking opportunities.

List of morning workshops (11.45am to 1pm)

a. Values, beliefs and learner autonomy: Promoting autonomy for all  – Catriona Warren, Lecturer and Programme Leader, Literacy Development Centre, South East Technological University (SETU)

b. Engaging accessible and authentic community resources with your ESOL class: How to facilitate ESOL learners to engage with people working in real world situations in their community. Looking at what is possible and what the real costs and benefits are – Gerard Cullen, ESOL practitioner and Outdoor Instructor, Limerick and Clare ETB

c. Retention of learning after trauma for adult ESOL students – Edel Ni Ghrainne, Adult Literacy and ESOL Tutor, Kilkenny and Carlow ETB

d. Republic of Ireland ESOL strategy: ESOL activism: Where to start? – Reflections from a Northern Ireland perspective – Declan Flanagan, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Tutor

e. AI essentials for teachers: The power of the prompt – Kathy Hanrahan, ESOL and Communications Tutor, Waterford and Wexford ETB

f. Including elements of literacy into ESOL resources: Practical tips for tutors new to ESOL: Using the ‘ESOL Materials Ireland’ website as a springboard. – Angus O’Riordan ESOL Trainer and Psychosocial Coordinator, Spirasi and Peadar Glennon, ESOL Coordinator and Tutor, Dublin Adult Learning Centre (DALC)

List of afternoon workshops (1.45pm to 3.00pm)

g. Working with ESOL students with broken or no education prior to accessing education in Ireland – Damien Rocks, Step Up Programme Co-ordinator and Sara Golding, Migrant Access Programme Coordinator, Youth and Education Service for Refugees and Migrants, City of Dublin ETB

h. Taking care in challenging times – ESOL and social, personal and emotional health – Jillian Frayne, Youthreach Teacher and English as an Additional Language (EAL) support,
City of Dublin ETB.

i. Drama and improvisation with ESOL learners to spark confidence and creativity – Ania Zajko, ESOL Coordinator, South Inner City Adult Education Service, City of Dublin ETB

j. Including elements of literacy into ESOL resources: Practical tips for tutors new to ESOL: Using the ‘ESOL Materials Ireland’ website as a springboard – Angus O’Riordan ESOL Trainer and Psychosocial Coordinator, Spirasi and Peadar Glennon, ESOL Coordinator and Tutor, Dublin Adult Learning Centre (DALC)

k. ChatGPT, Twee and EIGO.AI for ESOL teachers and students: How we use these in the design and delivery of an entry to the workforce course for ESOL learners. And how ChatGPT and Twee are used to plan, design and delivery QQI level 1 Reading and Writing courses – Claudia Belloni, ESOL Tutor, Tipperary ETB and Arthur McKeown, ESOL teacher and trainer, Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre

You can view the full list of speakers and workshops in our ESOL Conference Programme and please select 1 Morning and 1 Afternoon workshop during the online registration.