On Friday 31st October we'll have a lot of reflection work with ELT expert, Leandro Paladino.
Abstract:
Glocalising the ELT Classroom
How can we make global English teaching materials feel at home in our local classrooms? This workshop will invite you to explore creative, playful ways of adapting coursebooks, activities, and vocabulary to reflect local realities—our students, our contexts, our humour, and our voices. Through hands-on tasks, we will “glocalise” sample ELT materials, reworking them to sound more authentic and relevant without losing communicative purpose or linguistic accuracy. We’ll look at examples of cultural adaptation, lexical localisation, and meaningful personalisation that help students see English as a tool for expressing their world. Come ready to brainstorm, laugh, and experiment—by the end of the session, you’ll walk away with a toolkit of practical techniques and adaptable classroom ideas to make your teaching materials truly yours. Serious pedagogy meets local flavour, with a generous dash of play.
Meet the speaker:
Leandro is a teacher of English Language and Literature from Universidad de La Plata, Argentina, and holds a Master’s Degree in Bilingual Education from the University of Birmingham, UK. He teaches English Language and Discourse Analysis at undergraduate and postgraduate level in various institutions.
Leandro has over 20 years’ experience as a workshop leader and conference presenter, and
has published articles and ELT materials. He is a deputy editor of the EAL Journal, published by NALDIC in the UK, of which he is a director. He is also a Joint Coordinator for IATEFL’s Young Learners and Teenagers Special Interest Group. Leandro is the academic coordinator of Colegio York, a multilingual school in La Plata, Argentina, where he lives.
Coffee break on the house.
Certificates of attendance will be issued.
