BRAIN SNACKS: CREATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES
Use short stories and modern movies in learning and teaching English.

Saturday, 14 November 2009
9.00 am - 1.00 pm (followed by lunch at Auntie Nat’s)

Facilitators:
Brian Cracknell
Saabdev Kumar

Fee:
RM80.00 (including tea break and lunch)
* FREE - Latest issue of English Teaching Professional for first 10 registrations.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:
Share information and resources, network, acquire practical tips, communicate ideas and experiences, know current trends and issues and see other perspectives by using short stories and movies.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?
Teachers or trainers who wish to continue professional development in teaching, training and assessing learners.

Individuals interested in improving teaching, training and assessing learning.

Representatives of centres who wish to gather more ideas about teaching, training and assessing learning.

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14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THINKING,
KUALA LUMPUR 2009
Time 2 Act: Thinking and Performing in Project Teams 

Tuesday, 23 June 2009
3.50 pm - 5.20 pm

Facilitator:
Brian Cracknell

14th International Conference on Thinking (14th ICOT)
June 22-26, 2009
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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 GREAT READING AT SPEEDY PACE (GRASP 2)
Reduce time spent reading and processing information. Read, retain, recall more. GRASP it.

GRASP 2 - Saturday, 4 and 11 July 2009
9.00 am - 5.00 pm.

Facilitator:
Brian Cracknell

Course Fee:
GRASP 2: RM 990.00

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE:
To enable individuals as well as those studying for professional qualifications to be more effective in reading, retaining and processing information in English quickly without reducing comprehension.

HOW WILL GRASP HELP ME GET THROUGH MORE? 

5 ‘More’ ways:

• More specific techniques and skills to read, retain and recall information speedily and effectively for work purposes

• More systematic reading for a purpose
• More specific techniques for handling a variety of texts
• More ways to read and analyse ideas/information to produce solutions/responses to materials
• More methods for reading, processing and presenting information

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