MacMillan English Campus

Yesterday was the first day of the LABCI conference so here are some highlights from the MEC delegates over in São Paulo.

From left: John Murray, Susan Holden, Jenny Lovel and Mike Green

Emma Shercliff, Managing Director: ‘It’s been a very stimulating and thought-provoking first day at LABCI. We have

MEC Training Assistant, Steph Earnshaw, writes:

‘For those of you who’d like to know exactly what’s going on at the LABCI conference this year, here’s the programme. On this page you’ll also find the downloadable academic programme where you can see more detailed information about what’s planned. The conference

International House London CELTA training centre 

Week Four

MEC Commissioning Editor and recent CELTA graduate, Jenny Lovel, writes:

‘It’s nearly over. We return from the bank holiday weekend having completed assignment four, a reflection on what we’ve learnt on the course and having had some sleep. Despite the end being

MEC manager for OPTI, Judith Dick, writes:

Judith Dick

‘Hi! I’m Judith from the French speaking part of Switzerland. I manage MEC at OPTI alongside Pierre-Alain who looks after the technical details. We have more than 1000 students and well over half of them are absolute

Week Three

MEC Commissioning Editor and recent CELTA graduate, Jenny Lovel, writes:

‘Week three of the CELTA course is a hot contender for the worst week of my life. I have two assignments due, on Monday and Thursday, and three lessons to plan. Lesson five goes well. The students are lively

Week Two

MEC Commissioning Editor and recent CELTA graduate, Jenny Lovel, writes:

‘I start week two feeling quite tired, having spent the weekend at the IATEFL conference in Aberdeen. In the interview for my CELTA course I was asked if I had any social events planned that would prevent me

IH Campus country fair,

Katowice

Blended learning expert, Pete Sharma, writes:

‘Katowice in Poland was the venue for the second IH Country Fair. The structure of the day involved three different types of training.

Firstly, the input of new knowledge. Participants were new to the Campus, so

Director/DOS IH Pisa, Chris Powell, writes:

Prague

‘You’ve got to be on your toes when you’re facing 130 IH school directors! There’s a miscellaneous mixture of expertise and innovation that’s difficult to beat. So it was with a certain awe and trepidation that I set out to expound

Week One

MEC Commissioning Editor and recent CELTA graduate, Jenny Lovel, writes:

‘Day one of the CELTA course at International House is strangely reminiscent of my first day at school. Perhaps it’s the new stationery I’m carrying, complete with OHP markers in colours I’ll never need (pink) and an impractical

Seville

Blended learning expert, Pete Sharma, writes:

‘The first MEC country fair, at IH Seville, was a hugely enjoyable event. There was a real sense of warmth and camaraderie amongst the participants, from schools across the south of Spain (Seville, Huelva, Cordoba and Malaga) as well as Madrid.

Jane Wright, our sales and marketing manager in Mexico, writes:

‘The British Council conference in Bogota, entitled ‘Technology and ELT’ was a fantastic opportunity for teachers to spark their imaginations on how this process of change can be approached in a positive way. They were able to share ideas

OK so who remembers doing their CELTA? ‘Ahh…’ I hear you say ‘…how could I forget?!’

Well, for those of you who have, or  those of you who would like their memory refreshed in order to get that ‘thank goodness I made it!’ feeling all over again, we are proudly presenting

The 41st IATEFL conference was held in Aberdeen ‘The granite city’

Almost a view from our hotel window!

A large part of the MEC team attended this conference, the group photo on yesterday’s posting was in fact taken in Aberdeen. Steph Earnshaw, our MEC Training Assistant, writes:

“I really enjoyed visiting Aberdeen