Today I have the pleasure (and the time!) to chat with my colleague Steve Hasler, member of the Cambridge ESOL Presenters Team, who will be delivering the talk Cambridge First for Schools: Speaking at the The Cambridge Experience Barcelona , next Saturday 17th of March at CasaConvalescència UAB Campus.
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| Steve Hasler at the Cambridge Experience Madrid 2011 |
* Steve, why did you decide to go into English language Teaching?
No Damascus road experience and not even any real idea that I would make a career out of it. Back in the 1970s and early 80s Spain was a different place entirely. English Language Teaching chose you if you were “un nativo” and here for any length of time. Then came realization of how little I and almost everyone else at the time knew about the profession, so there was scope aplenty.
Finally, a love of languages in general that ELT would let me pursue while I earned what was a surprisingly respectable salary for the time - all of 200 euro a month!
* What is your talk about?
Cambridge First for Schools: Speaking and how to use the examination to encourage students to talk independently and to get more involved in their own learning process.
* Why do you think teachers will find your talk interesting/useful?
I hope they’ll find it sets off a few ideas that are probably already waiting to be triggered. They should go away with a more positive idea of the examination and be more willing to embrace it not only as an assessment but also a teaching tool.
* What's your all-time top tip for English language teachers?
The more you learn about your students’ mother tongue and culture, they more they will want to learn about yours.
Thanks Steve! As usual, it has been great talking with you!
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