SNAPSHOTS OF LEARNING – Refective tools to notice and nurture emergent language with Lewis Jaquest
2026-03-21 14:00 - 17:15 (Europe/Berlin)
Click here to watch the podcast episode ‘The Power of Emergent Language in the ELT Classroom | Lewis Jaquest’
Working responsively with emergent language can feel challenging or even overwhelming when teachers want to be both credible and confident in the moment. Snapshots of Learning presents teachers with a set of practical, sustainable reflective tools designed to help them notice and nurture emergent language more effectively. Drawing on insights from the first beta run of the Emergent Language Toolkit course, this workshop introduces simple but powerful strategies and tools that support real-time decision-making and foster sustainable learning. Participants will explore a range of interactive, easy-to-adapt activities including reflective warmers, micro-review cycles and tracking tools that make learner language visible and give teachers clear next steps for developing it. By the end of the workshop, teachers will leave with a suite of ready-to-use reflective tools that boost confidence, support reactive teaching and help learners take charge of their own progress.

Saturday 21 March 14:00 – 17:15 on Zoom
Free for members of ELTAU or other German ELTA
30€ for external guests
Register here by 10 March 2026

About the speaker

Lewis Jaquest has worked in ELT since 2007 and now runs wordsmithery.elt, where he helps teachers become more credible, confident and sustainable in the way they work with emergent language. His approach blends practical tips, creative tools and reflective strategies that support real-time noticing and responsive teaching.
Following his IATEFL 2025 presentation on the Emergent Language Toolkit, Lewis has just completed the first beta run of the accompanying teacher course, guiding a cohort of experienced teachers through frameworks and hands-on practices for working creatively with learner language.
He also writes The Creative Business, a monthly newsletter for teachers exploring reflective tools for noticing and nurturing emergent language and ways to build sustainable, confidence-rich teaching habits.

It’s the Melta AGM and Melta needs you!
2026-03-21 16:00 - 19:00
March 21, 2026
It’s the Melta AGM and Melta needs you!
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Where: Rosenkavalierplatz 16 / U-Bahn 4, Arabella Park
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When: 4:00 p.m.
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Doors open at 3:20 p.m. for coffee, cake, meeting, greeting and catching up!
AGM begins at 4:00 p.m. – there are many important things to be discussed!
Let us know if you’re coming by sending an e-mail to info@melta.de
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P.S. Melta won’t be marching in the St. Patrick’s day parade this year, we’re taking a break!
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But, no worries, we’ll be back next year!
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See you all there – at the AGM!
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Your Melta committee
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Site-seeing: sharing our go-to digital tools
2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:30
Informal online event with Paula Rodrigues to look around and try out some educational sites for activity planning. Itinerary:
• Guided tour: Paula will show us around two sites, and demo example activities that she’s created using them. https://eltcation.com/ and https://learningapps.org/
• Independent exploring: all of us can try them out for ourselves
• Travellers’ tips: ideas share of any similar sites which we can recommend to each other
Tuesday April 28th 19:00 – 20:30 (you’re welcome to come even if you need to leave earlier)
Register HERE. Then you will receive the link to the Zoom call by email Free for members of any German ELTA. Guests welcome by agreement.

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