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YLTSIG EVO 2014On behalf of IATEFL YLTSIG

Virtual Round Table Web Conference 25-27 April 2014

TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS AND TEENAGERS - a brief report

The team:

Helen Davies (At the time, former YLTSIG committee member, recently re-elected.)

ffinlo Kilner (At the time, former YLTSIG committee member, recently re-elected.)

Dennis Newson (At the time, committee member, now co-coordinator IATEFL YLTSIG.)

With apologies to ffinlo for the font

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Setting up YLTSIG EV0 2014

• What is EVO?

• Who or what is IATEFL YLTSIG?

• 12 outstanding presenters.

• ffinlo’s updated EVO 2012 Wordpress platform.

• The Yahoogroups list:

Statistics Chat logs

• URL of Wordpress YLTSIG EVO 2014 platform containing links to all recordings and part of post-presentation discussions.

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What is EVO?

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Who or what is IATEFL YLTSIG?

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12 outstanding presenters.

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ffinlo’s updated EVO

2012 Wordpress platform.

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The Yahoogroups list:

StatisticsChat logs

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Age group of primary interest[79 respondents from 200 + participants]

Young learners: 3

Teens: 2

Adults 2

YL & T: 11

YL & A: 2

T & A: 3------------------------ALL: 53---------

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Are you a member of TESOL or IATEFL/YLTSIG?

[79 respondents from 200 + participants]

Not members of either: 69

Yes: 4

TESOL: 1

Not yet: 3

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Current position

[79 respondents from 200 + participants]

Teacher: 55

University lecturer: 1

Teacher trainer: 8

Head of Department/Head Teacher: 3

Student: 2

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URL of Wordpress YLTSIG EVO platform containing links to all recordings and part of post-presentation discussions.

www.yltsigevo2014.wordpress.com