MELTA

Melta Annual General Meeting
2024-03-16 16:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Berlin)
On Saturday, March 16, we’ll have the Melta Annual General Meeting! Come and join us and enjoy a chat with your colleagues over coffee and cake. And you could also be lucky and win a prize in the raffle!
The meeting begins officially at 4:30. Refreshments will be served from 4:00!
Just Drop a line to info@melta.de to let us know if you’ll be attending.

Pep up your professional profile: enhance your online impact
2024-02-17 14:00 - 16:00
It is not an easy task for a Business English professional to create and maintain an authentic online presence that presents, and represents, their current identity to potential clients. In
this interactive workshop we will explore the relevant facets of language teacher identity (LTI), consider real clients’ feedback and work through a 30-point checklist so you can refresh
your own professional profile and enhance your online impact.
Maria Szugfil is a business English teacher with over 20 years’ experience, a materials writer and an aspiring author.
Join us on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at 2 p.m. for the online webinar.
Register at https://bit.ly/MS4ELTA

MELTA Christmas party!
2023-12-09 19:00 - 22:00
Join us for our Christmas party, with food and drink, songs and lots of fun. Meet other teachers and celebrate the end of the year!
December 9, from 7pm – In the VHS Arabella Park, Rosenkavalierplatz 16
Register at info@melta.de

Chat GPT webinar with Amanda Momeni
2023-12-09 10:00 - 12:30
Please register at: info@Melta.de
AI is here to stay and rather than steering clear, it is inevitable that we could and should be introducing it into our teaching. In this workshop, we will learn how to use ChatGPT to aid our planning and our courses . We will look at the pros and cons of using AI and focus on classroom activities generated by Chat GPT including different genres of text. Finally the participants will have the chance to play around with creating their own classroom activities using ChatGPT.
Amanda Momeni is an experienced language trainer and CELTA trainer based in Munich. She has co-written a book and co-hosts a blog aimed at CELTA trainees. She has been teaching for over 25 years and is now embracing the new developments that AI brings.

Spicing Up Your Course book
2023-11-11 11:00 - 14:30
Course books provide teachers and learners a secure basis for lessons. However, if both parties are over dependent on their structure and content, lessons may become predictable and lifeless. This practical workshop will offer you the opportunity to engage with ways of using published material with greater variety, energy and depth.
Simon Marshall is a teacher trainer at York St John University. He has worked as an ELT teacher, trainer and academic manager for more than 40 years for various organisations, including Pilgrims, International House and the British Council. Simon is particularly interested in the principled application of Humanistic Approaches to language teaching and teacher development. He is also a keen etymologist and reader of philosophy and psychology.
Please register at info@melta.de
Location: VHS Rosenkavalierplatz 16, U-4 Arabellapark

Assessing Speaking Performance with the new CEFR Framework
2023-10-14 10:00 - 13:00
Free for members of German ELTAs
Register at events@eltabb.com

ELTABB Online Workshop: "Using the new CEFR Framework to Assess Speaking Performance"
2023-09-30 10:00 - 13:00
Unlock the secret to assessing speaking proficiency with the new CEFR
Do you want to empower your students to excel in speaking tasks? Join our dynamic workshop, where we look at the art of assessing speaking performance with the help of the new CEFR.
Many of our students want to enhance their speaking abilities, and as teachers, we often wonder how to effectively evaluate this crucial skill. Beyond vocabulary and accuracy, the CEFR offers a comprehensive toolkit for assessing proficiency.
Click here for more information, and to register

MELTA Beer garden social
2023-07-29 18:00 - 22:00
The annual Melta Beergarden social is coming round again!
Another year older, another year wiser!
But no worries!
The Braunauer Hof is booked – for July 29, @6:00p.m.
Frauenstraße 40, 80469 München – i.e. about 50 steps from Isar-Tor S-Bahn station
As always, please register at info@melta.de

Maximizing the power of real-world content in the language classroom: presenter: Alex Warren
2023-07-01 09:00 - 13:00
Rosenkavalierplatz 16, first floor (in Arabella Park, U4), VHS München Bogenhausen
For language learning to be effective it needs to be meaningful and relevant, allowing students to make connections to their own lives and the world they live in. Thus using real-world content, scenarios and activities in the language classroom is a must for learning to happen. With examples from NGL’s Voices series, in this session we’ll explore how by using National Geographic content – photos, texts, explorers – we can truly bring the world to the classroom and the classroom to life.
Please register for these events at info@melta.de

WEBINAR: WRITING SKILLS FOR NON-JOURNALISTS: TIPS AND TRICKS
2023-06-17 11:00 - 13:00
English teachers and trainers often need to write as part of their job, whether producing materials for learners or articles for publications. But many don’t feel confident about their writing skills.
Based on his experience of more than 25 years as editor-in-chief of Spotlight and Business Spotlight magazines, MELTA member Ian McMaster will go back to some of the basic principles of good writing to provide tips that will be helpful to both teachers and students. Workshop participants are invited to bring along their own tips for better writing.
Ian McMaster is a business communication consultant, author and journalist. He was editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight magazine from 2001 to 2021 and is a former coordinator of IATEFL BESIG. His latest publication (forthcoming, with Bob Dignen) is Trainingsbuch Business English: Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit in internationalen Teams (Haufe)
To register, just send an e-mail to: info@melta.de

Skill Building through Activities for Business English
2023-04-29 14:00 - 18:00
Today, business English, In-company, small group, and one-to-one classes are as diverse as the students themselves. The learning needs and goals of individuals differ and creating lesson plans, using stock materials, and standard coursebooks are no longer enough to achieve a successful outcome. This requires a distinct set of skills, best practices, and strategies to help your students reach their full potential.
This workshop will address the challenges and present activities in negotiating, versatility, and readiness through upskilling your own intuition and improvisation abilities.
Find out how no plan might be the best plan to succeed.
Please register for these events at info@melta.de
Rob Howard is the Online Language Center and Business Language Training Institute owner, EFLtalks founder, a teacher, trainer, coach, writer on business English, entrepreneurship, one-to-one, and online teaching. He is IATEFL Poland vice-president, IATEFL BESIG Joint Coordinator, Gallery Teachers Masterclass presenter, iTDi TOEFL trainer, and Independent Authors & Publishers co-founder.

MELTA AGM
2023-03-25 16:00 - 18:00
This year’s Melta AGM will take place on the
First floor of the Bogenhausen VHS
Rosenkavalierplatz 16, Munich
(U-Bahn: Arabella Park)
at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023, and will be preceded at 2:00 p.m. by an in-person workshop on practical classroom activities conducted by Bethan Stokes and at 3:30 p.m. by a coffee-and-cake session.

5-a-day in action: low prep activities to add to your repertoire.
2023-03-25 14:00 - 15:30
Looking for some inspiration? Bored of your 'go-to' activities? Not got anything
planned for your classes and need a quick fix? You've come to the right place.
In this hands-on workshop you will be presented with a few low to no prep
activities you can easily implement. We will look at how you can adapt them
for your teaching context and come up with extension activities.
Bio:
Bethan Stokes is originally from the UK and has lived in Munich since 2015.
She has over ten years teaching experience in Spain and Germany and an
MA TESOL from the UCL Institute of Education. She now teaches full time at
the University the German Armed Forces in Munich. She enjoys writing
teaching materials and is always open to opportunities to write more.

Shifting Migration Narratives: The Potential of Digital Storytelling as an Educational Tool
2023-03-25 10:00 - 13:00
With Sophia Burton (Migration Matters e.V.)
Join Sophia Burton from Migration Matters for a film screening and
interactive discussion to explore the power of digital storytelling as
a teaching and learning resource to foster nuanced understanding of
migration and belonging issues as well as empathy for migrants.
We’ll examine different facets of migration within educational video,
ranging from migrant stories during the pandemic to integration in
Germany. We’ll also more broadly discuss the formats and
methodologies of digital storytelling (co-)creation.
Free for all ELTA Members!
Register here to attend online:
Zoom Registration
Register here to attend in person:
events@eltabb.com – RSVP on the Ning

St. Patrick's day parade
2023-03-12 12:00 - 15:00
St. Patrick’s day is just round the corner and the Munich parade is back on track after a three year Covid break!
On Sunday, March 12, we’ll be on the march, in our emerald green teachers’ hats (aka mortarboards in the US!).
Details to follow – but probably the usual procedure, starting at 12:00 at Münchener Freiheit.
If you’d like to join the march, let us know so we know who and how many people to expect.
And you’ll be rewarded with a drink, a sandwich, music & dance and great craic!
Drop a quick line to info@melta.de

Munich St. Patrick's Day parade on March 12, 2023
2023-03-04 08:00 - 17:00
After a four-year break – the St. Patrick’s day parade is back on track!
It’ll take place on March 12 – the Sunday before the big day (March 17)!

Melta’s in position 28 of the parade – Meeting point is Feilitzschstraße (and adjoining streets) behind Münchener Freiheit.
We need to meet around 11am to be ready to take off by 11.50.

If you’d like to join us – just drop a line to info@melta.de so we know who and how many to expect!

Guinness, good company and lots of Craic guaranteed, all free of charge!

Attached please find all the information regarding the festivities around St. Patrick’s day

See you there!!

Your Melta committee

So, where next?
2023-02-24 15:00 - 16:30
INSIGHTS GAINED FROM THE BESIG CONFERENCE 2022 AND HOW WE TAKE BUSINESS ENGLISH TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The world is constantly changing and so are our business clients ́ demands.
As teachers and trainers, we need to keep adapting to new clients, to different groups and individuals, to new methodology, to new training tools and so on.
If you want to find out about the prevailing topics of the last BESIG conference, if you wonder whether your BE training is living up to the challenge and if you want to make sure you still meet your clients demands then this session is for you!
Monika Lukas will present some of her personal take-aways of the conference and invite you to reflect on your teaching practices. In the end you shall walk away with more ideas on how to adapt to the changes and provide value for your business clients.
Register here to receive your unique link to the Zoom room.
Please register by midday on Thursday 23rd February to be guaranteed a response.
Monika Lukas works as a freelance Business English Trainer and Communication Coach in the beautiful region of the Allgäu in the South of Germany. During her many years of providing English training (20) she has proven to constantly adapt to the demands, starting with general English, then business English and currently business communication coaching. Teaching business English she discovered that she can support her clients not only by providing the correct English phrases but also working on their soft skills. Thus, she developed a passion for clear and constructive communication strategies and acquired a certification in NLP as well as in Fierce Communication by Susan Scott.

February 11, 2023 : Classroom-based Assessment That Gives Voice and Choice to Learners
2023-02-11 10:00 - 12:00
In this webinar we will look at specific corrective feedback techniques we can use in the classroom. For the first part of the webinar, we will reflect on alternative assessment tools within a critical pedagogy lens. For the second part of the webinar, we will explore QFT (Question Formation Technique) as a framework we can use to both teach and assess our learners in meaningful, learner-centered ways. We will look at a step by step QFT assessment design and then teachers will create their own tasks.
Please register at info@melta.de
The link will go out on Friday evening, February 10.
Bio: Maria (Phd ABD, MA TESOL, DELTA, BA Philosophy) is a teacher, teacher trainer, school owner, author and researcher. She travels around the world for talks and seminars. She runs her own school in Athens, promoting learner-centered pedagogies and teaches as an adjunct professor for 3 universities.

February 4, 2023 : Teacher Wellbeing with Tammy Gregersen
2023-02-04 10:00 - 12:30
Although language teacher wellbeing is multidimensional, its elements are dynamically interconnected with all being necessary for thriving personally and professionally. This presentation will explore finding balance in our minds, bodies, emotions, motivations, relationships and the workplace in the present and the future. Research-based and practical, the concepts and activities presented will equip teachers to make choices from a variety of mediations that are most aligned with their own individual circumstances at home and in the classroom.
Free of charge to members of ELTAF and other German ELTAs. Fee for non-members: EUR 10. To register, please write to events@eltaf.de and state which ELTA you are a member of.

Service of Lessons and Carols
2022-12-21 19:00 - 20:00
Location: Kirche St. Willibrord, Blumenstraße 36, 80331 Munich
Based on the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols celebrated in many churches in England, this service consists of 7 lessons and 7 bible readings telling the Christmas story. The Munich English Choir will be singing at this service.

Christmas Carol Sing
2022-12-18 14:00 - 15:00
Location: Emmauskirche, Laurinplatz, 81545 Munich (Harlaching)
This is a chance to sing both secular and religious Christmas songs. If you’ve got a special crazy Christmas outfit, wear it! This event is organised by the Episcopal Church of the Ascension and features the Church of the Ascension choir and a gospel choir.

MELTA Christmas party
2022-12-10 19:00 - 23:00
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat ….
MELTA Christmas party will take place:
On December 10 (7 p.m. -11 p.m.) – Location: VHS / Stadtbibliothek Saal, Rosenkavalierpl. 16 (Arabella Park)
More details to follow, but do put this much in your diaries!
As usual, we’ll need people to show their talents in co-ordinating some Christmas activities. If you’d like to be active, just contact us at info@melta.de
This coming Saturday, you’re also welcome to join the Inter-Eltas folks for the annual all-day webinar.
You can access the program here, and register here.

Classroom-based assessment that gives voice and choice to learners
2022-11-19 10:00 - 12:00
Presenter: Maria Davou
In this webinar we will look at specific corrective feedback techniques we can use in the classroom. For the first part of the webinar, we will reflect on alternative assessment tools within a critical pedagogy lens. For the second part of the webinar, we will explore QFT (Question Formation Technique) as a framework we can use to both teach and assess our learners in meaningful, learner-centered ways. We will look at a step by step QFT assessment design and then teachers will create their own tasks.
Maria is a teacher, teacher trainer, author, university professor and researcher. She runs a language school in Greece, promoting alternative educational methods. She’s a storyteller and an educational visionary.
Please register at info@melta.de

It ain't what you teach - Teaching Learning Strategies with Rachael Harris, October 15
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:30
The more I teach the more I have realized how important successful learning strategies are for creating successful learners. Before we even think about what vocabulary or grammar we want our students to learn, we need to look at how they will learn. This is even more important for students with learning difficulties. During this workshop we will look at a variety of learning strategies used for skills as well as learning vocabulary, keeping up motivation, dealing with evaluations and using learning journals. Participants will share ideas and methods and come away with concrete strategies to teach in class.
Free of charge to members of ELTAF and other ELTAs. Fee for non-members: EUR 10. To register, please write to events@eltaf.de and state which ELTA you are a member of.

Coaxing Out The Inner Hermit, October 8
2022-10-08 14:00 - 16:00
In the following three talks we will demonstrate that we can take the skills which make us excellent teachers and trainers – such as the ability to engage people, the ability to give clear explanations and the ability to structure content – and to tweak these both to attract the “right” students and to engage in a professional exchange of ideas with global peers. Learn more and register here.

Teaching Languages with Evidence-Based Techniques
2022-10-08 10:00 - 12:30
We know that quite a number of you were disappointed when we had to postpone our online workshop with Russ Mayne last June.
Well, here’s some bit of good news: We now have it scheduled for 08 October from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. And that’s just around the corner from now. Russ will be beaming in from Japan to talk about the evidence-based techniques he would recommend us using when teaching languages.
To register and for more info on the workshop, please click on the following link. Do note that you would have to register again even if you had registered before for the workshop in June.
https://t1p.de/m8fcx
Registration deadline is 4:00 pm, 7th of October.

So, what's new?
2022-07-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom, München, Deutschland

Creative activities for the classroom
2022-07-16 15:00 - 17:30 | Zoom, München, Deutschland
Register: info@melta.de

Transforming grammar through Neurolanguage Coaching conversations
2022-07-16 12:00 - 16:30

Reconnect
2022-06-25 | Zoom, München, Deutschland
