WELCOME WORD FROM THE META PRESIDENT

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to welcome you at META 5th Annual conference “TEACHING

ENGLISH FOR LIFE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM”. Although we are still young
as Association, we have managed to accomplish a lot. English teachers – members of
our Association benefit from continuous professional development trainings and
schools, which are run every autumn, spring and summer. They are constantly
updating their skills working online with experts from all over the world, thanks to
META Webinars and contributions from mind-like teachers on the globe. Active
members also take part in different contests where they can demonstrate their
performances and share their success stories with the colleagues and community as
well as attend conferences abroad as our delegates.
Moreover, META runs a discussion club for students in Chisinau, facilitates projects
where students play the core role managing them, and supports youth through
creating opportunities for them to improve their public speaking skills, creative
thinking, leadership qualities and soft skills.
This year conference was intended to show how life skills can be taught across the
curriculum and how important it is to collaborate for both teachers and students in
the modern world. I hope our team of speakers who represent 12 countries will
manage during these 2 days to:
 Share their ideas how to combine different subjects during English lessons and
how it is possible to team teach with another teacher;
 Explore hands-on multidisciplinary activities that enhance various skills in
learners;
 Prove that students may learn in an exciting way and improve their
performance level through interdisciplinary education and much more.

Enjoy the conference, learn, collaborate, explore!

Sincerely,
Irina Pomazanovschi,
META President
 2018 META Conference for English Teachers
Teaching English for LIFE ACROSS the CURRICULUM

7 May
14:00 REGISTRATION AND WELCOMING COFFEE
14:30 Opening Ceremony
Plenary Meeting (RED ROOM)
15:00 – 15:40
Keynote speaker: Marjorie Rosenberg, Graz, Austria. LEARNER STYLES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEM.
DEMO LESSONS AND MINI-WORKSHOPS RESEARCH – ORIENTED PRESENTATION

STYLES OF PAINTING FUN SPEAKING DEVELOPING SPEAKING IMPLEMENTING PBL IN PROFESSIONALLY ORIENTED READING AS A
Mariana Nesteruk ACTIVITIES FOR ESL SKILLS IN AN EFL CLASS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES MEANS OF FOSTERING THE THREE OTHER KEY
Brody, Ukraine STUDENTS (PART 1) Savanu Valentina village THROUGH LANGUAGE COMPETENCES: WRITING, SPEAKING,
Francisco Resto Varatic, Moldova INTERDESCIPLINARY LISTENING
LONDON ROOM USA APPROACH Olga Zingan
15:50 – 16:30
40 min
BLUE ROOM Emma Matreniuc, Edinet, Chisinau, Moldova
NEW YORK ROOM Moldova
TEACHING ECONOMICS IN ENGLISH AND
RED ROOM 1 SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE BEYOND FRONTIERS
AND CULTURES
Marc Pilkington
Dijon, France
RED ROOM 2
RESEARCH-ORIENTED
MINI WORKSHOP MINI WORKSHOP DEMO-LESSON PANEL DISCUSSION
PRESENTATIONS

COMPUTERIZED LESSONS AS CARD AND BOARD MODERN STRATEGIES TEACHING FOR CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EXAMS
A WAY OF OVERCOMING GAMES AS A FUN AND FOR EFL CLASSES INTERNATIONAL EXAMS Diana Cretu
LEARNING DISABILITIES EASY-TO-MAKE TOOL Maria Ionesi Ludmila Godea Chisinau, Moldova
Julia Koifman Hadera, Israel FOR PRACTICING Donduseni, Moldova Chisinau, Moldova
16:40 – 17:20 SPEAKING SKILLS AND THE ART OF CREATIVE WRITING
40 min GRAMMAR BLUE ROOM RED ROOM 1 Beni Combs
THE INFLUENCE OF MAGIC CONSTRUCTIONS San Francisco, USA
SETTING ON STUDENTS’ Oleg Khaynatskiy
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND Kyiv, Ukraine RED ROOM 2
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
Burea Titica Svetlana Chisinau, NEW YORK ROOM
Moldova
LONDON ROOM
Plenary Meeting
17:30 – 18:10
Keynote speaker: John Silver, RELO, USA. KEEPING TEACHERS FOR LIFE: EFFECTIVE OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK
18:10 – 19:00 WELCOMING STAND-UP PARTY
 8 May
10:00 – 11:00 Guided tour in History Museum
WORKSHOPS
EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING ENGLISH TALK MOVES: HOW TO COMBINING THE 4CS PRINCIPLES PPP - A TOOL FOR MOTIVATING STUDENTS
TEACHING GRAMMAR THROUGH DRAMA IMPROVE GROUP OF CROSS-CURRICULAR TEACHING OR FOR GETTING THEM BORED?!
Svitlana Bulkina Kiev, Ukraine GAMES CONVERSATIONS IN THE FOR A SUCCESSFUL CLIL LESSON Galina Orbu
12:30-13:50
80 min Ghetu Paula Claudia CLASSROOM VIA PROVERBS, SAYINGS AND Ialoveni, Moldova
BLUE ROOM and Mocanu Luminita Jessica Gumucio QUOTATIONS RED ROOM 2
Braila, Romania. USA (Fulbright Scholar) Meriacre Aliona
NEW YORK ROOM LONDON ROOM Chisinau, Moldova
RED ROOM 1
14.00-15.00 LUNCH
PANEL DISCUSSIONS WORKSHOPS
FOSTERING CRITICAL THINKING IN TEACHING ENGLISH
TO TEENAGERS MEDIA KIT FOR SMART ENCOURAGING STUDENTS ACTIVE LEARNING: PRACTICAL AND EASY
Olena Urazova Odesa, Ukraine TEACHING. USING MEDIA TO WRITE PROMOTING STUDENT ACTIVITIES FOR
LITERACY IN THE EFL CLASS Lilia Isac ENGAGEMENT BUSINESS ENGLISH
ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE 21ST CENTURY THINKING
AND LEARNING IN EFL CLASSES Otilia, Machedon and Gabriela Telenesti, Moldova Valerie Harden Marjorie Rosenberg
Stella Grama Chisinau, Moldova Virginia Lupea USA, Mobile Alabama, US Graz, Austria
15.00-16.20
Galati, Romania NEW YORK ROOM Peace Corps Volunteer
80 min
OLD TRICKS" -ARE GREAT BRICKS” RED ROOM 2 and
Maria Sosnovskaya Odessa, Ukraine Ecaterina Camenschi
Cahul, Moldova
HAKS IN TEACHING ENGLISH: 100% STUDENTS'
ENVOLVEMENT
BLUE ROOM
Alexandru Covtun
Gura Bicului, Moldova
RED ROOM 1
RESEARCH-ORIENTED
DEMO - LESSON MINI WORKSHOP ONLINE SESSIONS
PRESENTATIONS

USING FICTION IN TEACHING FUN SPEAKING ACTIVITIES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AS A KEY- HOW MUCH OF THE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO
CLIL/ESP AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL ESL STUDENTS (PART 2) IMPORTANT TOOL IN XXI STUDENTS’ NATIVE READ
Ekaterina Redkina – Moscow, Russia Francisco Resto CENTURY TEACHING LANGUAGE SHOULD YOU Julie Smith
16.30-17.10
40 min USA Oleg Khaynatskiy SPEAK IN AN EFL CLASS Gloucestershire,UK
RAISING CULTURAL AWARENESS Kyiv, Ukraine Alina Mardari
THROUGH VARIED ACTIVITIES LONDON ROOM Chisinau, Moldova BENEFITS AND METHODS OF
Aslıhan Demir, Büşra Genç Turkey BLUE ROOM RED ROOM 1 INTERDISCIPLINARY
LEARNING
NEW YORK ROOM Madhavi Latha, India
RED ROOM 2
Plenary session (RED ROOM)
17:20 – 18:00 Keynote speaker: Simon Etherton, British Council Ukraine. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTION AND REFLECTION.
40 min CLOSING CEREMONY – FINAL RAFFLE
STAND UP PARTY