Songs have been the drive to my becoming a teacher of English. Long has been the road travelled and today, I can’t conceive the idea of teaching without using songs in my lessons. But always trying to go the extra mile. Now songs and videos are my strong suit when teaching.

My idea is to share some ideas on how I use songs and videos with my teenage and adult students, not only to address grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation but also to discuss, reflect, raise awareness, include, empathize, identify, get involved, commit and many other verbs that will help them use their English in a variety of contexts and develop global views on different topics.

What to expect: hands-on activities for you to have a go at during the workshop and hopefully, a trigger for you to design and develop your own activities for your classes.

Gustavo González is Teacher of English, international teacher trainer and presenter, holds a postgraduate teaching degree from the University of Buenos Aires, a Diploma on Neurosciences for Educators.

Gustavo González has been delivering workshops all over Argentina, South, Central and Norht América, Singapore, China and Spain.

Freelance presenter for Oxford University Press, Trinity College London and Buenos Aires Players.

Teacher trainer for the Oxford Teachers' Academy.

Former vice president of APIBA, the Argentine English Teachers' Association, and FAAPI, the National Federation of English Teachers' Associations in Argentina