Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat ... And Melta is preparing for its annual Christmas Smash! If you’d like to present or (try out!) a Christmas activity […]
This year’s IATEFL BESIG will take place at Urban Valley Resort and Spa, Trig Wied Ghollieqa, San Gwann, Malta. The conference will begin at 14.00 on Friday, 22 November and […]
Summary After looking at indirect learning strategies in our face -to- face workshop earlier this year, in this webinar we will be delving into direct strategies and looking at ways […]
Summary In this highly practical and interactive session, we’ll explore the why, what and how of storytelling for business and professional purposes. We’ll identify the most effective storytelling technique. And […]
München, Germany
Please note: This in-person event will be preceded at 2:00 p.m. by a meet and greet session with coffee and cake. Summary More and more people work in international […]
Discover how generative AI can revolutionise the way we create customised materials for our learners. Our expert speakers will dive into key questions such as: How can we effectively integrate […]
Online, Webinar Summary This webinar has two parts. Part 1: From conflict to complement A number of controversies in ELT have given rise to hot – sometimes acrimonious – debate: […]
The ICC-Languages is delighted to extend a warm invitation to you for our July webinar. Do not miss it! This is the last webinar before our summer break. Dr Luke […]
Creativity is not only an essential feature of language use but, with the rise of AI, it will be a key skill for employability over the coming decade. With classrooms […]
Munich, Germany
Please note: This in-person event will be preceded at 2:30 p.m by a meet-and-greet session with coffee and cake. Summary In this hands-on workshop we will look at what is meant […]
ELTAU will be holding an update/catching up session on our AI 2 event last month, where you can bring questions or any experiences you would like to share. It will […]
Summary In this online workshop, which was also held at this year’s IATEFL conference in Brighton, participants will explore and try out some interactive techniques to record vocabulary using both […]
München, Germany
Come one, come all to this spring’s hands-on show’n’tell event, where you’ll have an opportunity to meet, socialize and present one or more of your favourite classroom activities! As […]
📍 Online 📅 April 13 🕒 10am
The Melta marchers are no. 47 in the parade. We take off from Münchner Freiheit at 12:00 - so, please be there 15-20 minutes before to get organised! Just Drop […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 - […]
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 […]
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 […]
Free for members of German ELTAs Register at events@eltabb.com
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ́ […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 / […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
Register: info@melta.de
Whether you’re teaching online or in the classroom, speaking to large groups or one to one, how you deliver your message influences your audience’s engagement, interest and understanding. Covering topics […]
The aim of this workshop is to get an insight into the basics of using Canva and a few other software solutions useful for teachers. Creating, editing and collaborating are […]
Whatever age group or type of English you teach, you almost certainly have some students in your group who are perceiving the world in a different way. Some of them […]
Moderator: Larry Henry (ELTAF committee member and university lecturer) Online via Zoom No fee for members of ELTAF or other German ELTAs On May 21 there will be an online […]
Tim Phillips presents: "In recent years a lot of helpful and creative practice has been shared about using images when teaching English. In this webinar I’ll be reviewing the key […]
Moderator: Daniel Payne Online via Zoom No fee for members of ELTAF or other German ELTAs Teachers can share experience on hybrid teaching, meaning lessons involving face-to-face participants and online […]
To register go to https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrf-utrTkoEtWd8Ek3ZmqlHVbWdgl61C2K
Since Wordwall has proven itself to be so useful and so much fun in our classes, we've decided to have another round and do some more exploring under the guidance […]
To register: send an e-mail to events@eltabb.com
An online event by all ELTA associations to promote the spirit of collaboration and good practices. All MELTA members should have received an email with more information. If you're a […]
Video conferencing has made itself indispensable. Many of us, wanting to make working from home a permanent condition, are trying to find secure virtual classrooms with the best teaching platform […]
Again this year, due to popular demand, the 34th IATEFL BESIG annual conference moves online to bring you the best in business English talks, workshops and panels. Our worldwide members […]
In this workshop, we’ll be differentiating between the concepts of an agile mindset and tools that support an agile approach. In particular, we’ll be focussing on micro-structures and facilitation techniques […]
You will gain insight into the personalities of humans and develop an understanding of why individuals behave the way they do. You will enhance your skills in dealing with all […]
OUP author and teacher trainer, Julie Moore, will examine the importance of improving not only the range but also the depth of students' academic word knowledge. We'll also take a […]
We begin with a roundtable moderated by Khanh-Duc Kuttig, followed by two workshops - Nigel Caplan at 15:00 and Dorothy Zemach at 17:00. Click here to find out more and […]
Join HELTA in their celebrations! There is an amazing line up of plenaries, discussion, talk and breakout sessions throughout the day. Click here to find out more and register.
By Tyson Seburn and hosted by ELTABB. Click here to find out more and register.
A workshop with Andreas Grundtvig. For more information and to register, click here.
An ELTAS online event with Rachel Paling. For more information and to register, click here.
A workshop with Chia Suan Chong. For more information and to register, click here.
An ELTA Rhine online workshop with Laura Edwards. For more information and to register, click here.
Change is a constant in so many ways, sometimes predictably, often unexpectedly. All around us, technologies, processes, people, ideas, and methods often change, affecting the way we perform daily tasks […]
An ELTAF / ELTAS workshop with Patricia de Griese. To register and for more info, please click on the following link: https://t1p.de/ym9v
An ELTAF online event with Edit Frater of Trainerversorgung e.V. Both sections of the webinar will be conducted in German. More info on the ELTAF website: https://eltaf.de/events/. Register with events@eltaf.de.
An ELTA Rhine CPD Special. For more information and to register, click here.
HLT is the leading free online magazine for Teachers of English where you’ll find a wealth of ELT articles and ELT resources, lesson ideas, voices, book reviews and articles about […]
"After several decades of creating and publishing pronunciation materials, I’ve hopefully learnt a few tricks of the trade! In this session, I’ll talk you through some of the thought processes […]
Achieving a specified wordcount is a vital skill in various educational and business contexts. Yet many students, teachers and professionals find it challenging to write word-limited texts like abstracts and […]
An exclusive event for members of all ELTA associations across Germany! To learn more and register, click here.
This week, we are going to talk abut open educational resources (OER) and what they mean for us a teachers and materials developers. All of us have used freely available […]
In this interactive workshop, we’ll look at different ways that we can assess our learners’ communication skills and how we can provide more support to all our learners in the […]
Are you teaching in higher education in Germany? If you are, your courses have most likely been moved online for the 3rd semester in this pandemic. You’ve probably been told […]
Writing good comprehension activities is hard, but Sue is ready to help us take on the challenge in this online workshop. She’ll take us through different stages of writing a […]
In this highly interactive workshop, I would like to share insights into the world of leadership development (the challenges leaders face and the training and coaching solutions I typically provide). […]
In our first session, we look at what a lexical way of looking at language involves - and how it differs from a more traditional grammar + words approach. We’ll […]
Global school closures mean that even teachers who have avoided online teaching are being forced to deliver lessons and/or content to their students digitally. In the absence of face-to-face contact, […]
The excitement generated by the arrival of the Communicative Approach all those years ago included attention to activities in which students had a communicative purpose, focused on content rather than […]
Why do we call it “hardware”? Because it’s hard to choose and hard to use, or so it seems sometimes. If you want to make a better impression in your […]
In 1981, Spotlight magazine was founded with the aim of helping German-speaking learners to improve their English via journalistic content that was more up-to-date and entertaining than course books and […]
Being efficient and effective - this is the goal of many teachers. Technology can help, but good organisation is key. When planning or creating lessons, we should ensure we get […]
The role of grammar in overall language proficiency (central or peripheral?), the best way to teach it (e.g. explicitly or implicitly?), and even its very nature (e.g. patterns, structures or […]
At lower levels, it makes sense to teach a core vocabulary based around the most frequent 2000- 3000 words, but beyond that where do we go? Many students develop a […]
Impression management is about how we seek to look and sound good when we interact with other people. Successful communicators know how to do this, and use specific language and […]
Many of us may find it challenging to deal with conflict proactively because we lack fundamental conflict management and resolution skills. Conflict is a natural part of our lives, and, […]
Since language classes have been forced to move online, we’ve been confronted with so many tools claiming to be the one tool you need for your classroom or course. From […]
Born from an article written by Scott Thornbury almost exactly 21 years ago which sparked the emergence of a global, grassroots collective counter-movement against both the prevailing waste and excess […]
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The excitement generated by the arrival of the Communicative Approach all those years ago included attention to activities in which students had a communicative purpose, focused on content rather than […]
Since language classes have been forced to move online, we’ve been confronted with so many tools claiming to be the one tool you need for your classroom or course. From […]
This event will provide a large variety of ideas & tips on how to teach English to young children, as well as an introduction to the Young Learners series and […]
From Klett Sprachen: In cooperation with MELTA we are delighted to invite you to our online workshop "Developing Resilience in our Personal and Professional Life" with Patricia de Griese, on […]
