Teacher trainings | 2021

Our students often need to take important exams as gateways to future studies and careers. Exams like ZNO, EVI and PTE General and Academic are big steps for them. As teachers we need to prepare them for the exam in the most effective and engaging way possible with the added challenge of doing this both off and online.

In this new series of sessions, we will look at strategies and techniques that we can use in class and online to help our students prepare for high-stakes exams. We will also look at the newcomer to Ukraine, PTE Academic. We will discuss its structure, how it can benefit our students and the best ways to help our students get ready.

Join our sessions to find out:

How to develop students’ listening and reading skills for academic study as well as exams

New techniques for working with typical use of English and reading question types

Which language exams are most suitable for your students

More about PTE Academic and how it can benefit your young adult classes



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Meet PTE Academic in Ukraine!

PTE Academic is a worldwide English language test and the first test based entirely on the use of computer technology. It is trusted by universities, colleges and governments around the world. It is the most unbiased proof of a candidate’s English skills.


Why choose PTE Academic?


Fast

Results typically available within just 48 hours of taking the test.

Fair

Computer-based testing and scoring means you are assessed objectively and consistently.

Recognized

Widely accepted by universities, colleges and governments around the world.

Convenient

Testing is conducted twice a month at an accredited testing center in Kyiv

About PTE Academic





What you will get

 

Numerous ideas

for effective English lessons

Certificate of attendance

with an indication of the 2 academic hours and an individual identification number

Recording

Video recordings of online sessions

 

Teacher trainers

 

Graham Jones

  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • DELTA-qualified teacher;
  • 22 years’ experience teaching and teacher training in 6 countries around the world;
  • Main Course CELTA Tutor and Trainer of new CELTA Trainers;
  • exam preparation specialist (IELTS, Cambridge, PTE);
  • Director at the London School of English (Odesa).

Kris Kirby

  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • DELTA-qualified teacher;
  • exam preparation specialist (PTE, IELTS, FCE);
  • speaker at international conferences (IATEFL Ukraine, ELT Forum);
  • 15+ years of ELT experience in 6 countries.

Kate Lloyd

  • Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Trinity College London;
  • PhD from the University of Liverpool
  • UK Academic Director of London School of English
  • 14 years' English teaching experience in 6 countries
  • Teacher trainer in Ukraine, Vietnam and Thailand

Sam McKean

  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • DELTA-qualified teacher;
  • co-author of Focus on Exams.ua (ZNO preparation resource);
  • 10+ years of ELT experience.

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Organisers

As the exclusive partner in Ukraine of the British publisher Pearson, Dinternal Education has over 20 years of experience, bringing together more than 30 000 clients across the country and hosting 3 500 events for teaching professionals in the last 5 years alone.

Pearson is a global publishing and educational company and a world-leading developer of online platforms for blended and online learning.

With language schools in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv and online learning courses, LSE is a British-owned organisation with 21 years in Ukraine and more than 4000 clients annually.

Speaker: Людмила Сидорчук
  • кваліфікований методист Міжнародного освітньо-методичного центру Dinternal Education;
  • досвідчений викладач англійської мови (кваліфікація CELTA);
  • співавтор серії книг Fly High Ukraine
  • сертифікований екзаменатор міжнародних іспитів Pearson Test of English.
Speaker: Sam McKean
  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • DELTA-qualified teacher;
  • co-author of Focus on Exams.ua (ZNO preparation resource)
  • 10+ years of ELT experience.
Speaker: Hugh Dellar
  • Over twenty-five years’ experience in the field and is the co-founder of the online school and training company Lexical Lab;
  • He has given teacher training and development sessions in over twenty countries including Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Spain, Belarus, Japan and Thailand;
  • He has spoken on such wide-ranging topics as the nature of English as a Lingua Franca, the uses and abuses of corpora, approaches to teaching grammar and vocabulary, and many others;
  • His first methodology book, Teaching Lexically, came out via Delta Publishing in 2016;
  • Co-author of Pearson General English course Roadmap.
Speaker: Hennadiy Bilous
  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • CELTA-, FTBE-qualified teacher;
  • certified Pearson Test of English (PTE) examiner;
  • exam preparation specialist (PTE, EIE);
  • author of Dinternal Educatoin seminars and online teacher training;
  • 10+ years of ELT experience
Speaker: Vaughan Jones
  • Vaughan has been involved in English language teaching, training and materials writing for over 35 years.
  • He has lived and worked in France, Japan and Spain and given workshops to teachers all over the world.
  • He is co-author, with Sue Kay, of various course books including Focus, published by Pearson.
  • He lives near Oxford where he divides his time between materials development, teaching and a hectic family life.
Speaker: Наталія Михненко
  • досвідчений викладач англійської (кваліфікація CELTA);
  • автор й Speaker багатьох семінарів та онлайн тренінгів;
  • екзаменатор міжнародних мовних іспитів PTE.
Speaker: Kris Kirby
  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • DELTA-qualified teacher;
  • exam preparation specialist (PTE, IELTS, FCE);
  • speaker at international conferences (IATEFL Ukraine, ELT Forum);
  • 15+ years of ELT experience in 6 countries.
Speaker: Graham Jones
  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • DELTA-qualified teacher;
  • 22 years’ experience teaching and teacher training in 6 countries around the world;
  • Main Course CELTA Tutor and Trainer of new CELTA Trainers;
  • exam preparation specialist (IELTS, Cambridge, PTE);
  • Director at the London School of English (Odesa).
Speaker: Sue Kay
  • Sue has been working in ELT since the early 80s and has been an author for the last 25 years;
  • With co-author Vaughan Jones she has written various course books including Focus, published by Pearson;
  • Sue is also the co-founder of two innovative companies operating in the ELT publishing industry: ELT Teacher 2 Writer, which publishes books and runs training courses that help teachers and writers perfect their writing skills;
    and ELT Publishing Professionals, a dynamic online directory of freelance professionals with powerful search tools to help publishers find skilled freelancers with the right experience for their projects.
Speaker: Yuliia Kyianets
  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • certified CELTA teacher;
  • certified Pearson Test of English (PTE) examiner;
  • certified Pearson Digital Innovator;
  • exam preparation specialist (IELTS, PTE, EIE);
  • digital resources and interactive platforms expert;
  • Certiport project manager
Speaker: Мар'яна Петречко
  • методист Dinternal Education;
  • кандидат педагогічних наук;
  • досвідчений викладач англійської (кваліфікація CELTA, DELTA Module 1);
  • cпівавтор серії книг Fly High Ukraine;
  • екзаменатор міжнародних мовних іспитів PTE;
  • спікер, Speaker проєкту Dinternal Education LIVE, серії лайв стрімів на Facebook сторінці Dinternal.Education.
Speaker: Olena Mikhodui
  • Dinternal Education academic consultant;
  • ICELT-qualified teacher;
  • certified Pearson Test of English (PTE) examiner;
  • co-author of teacher training program PROTEACH;
  • 15+ years of ELT experience.