Pushing Past the Intermediate Plateau by Jim Connolly
Channel: ELT Ireland
Date: 2018-12-24

Language learners sometimes plateau at levels of competence where they can function decently in the language but struggle to move on to the next level. Motivation may wane and enthusiasm for learning may decline. A potential answer to this is a review of the learning strategies that learners can employ. This talk examines some techniques teachers can use to promote more effective learning strategies that may help struggling learners over the hump.

Jim has been working in ELT for over 20 year. In his current role as coordinator of teacher development programmes at Atlantic Language, he designs and delivers courses for teachers of EFL and other subjects, as well as specialised development programmes for academics and researchers. His interests include CLIL, teacher development, learning strategies and EAP.