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TellTale: Telling Tales in the Classroom 9 Mar (2.30pm – 5.30pm) Telltale: 11 Stories, an anthology of eleven Singaporean stories, may appear to be a diverse, even disparate, collection but in these wide-ranging tales of exploration and discovery, the self is not just positioned chronologically and geographically but also within a narrative. This workshop seeks to help participants discover how narrative can be used to locate identity. But to do so, teachers themselves must become a teller of tales – reliving personal experiences and inviting others to relive a slice of their lives. Join Dennis Yeo (author of Telltale 11 Stories: A Study Companion) as he explores the issues and mindsets that have shaped Telltale and its portrayal of who we are – both as individuals and as a society – and how we can help students understand it all better. Telltale: 11 Stories is an ‘O’ Level text. Speaker Biography Dennis Yeo (Singapore) In a teaching career spanning more than 20 years, Dennis has taught at primary schools, secondary schools and junior colleges. His past positions include Subject Head (Literature), Head of Department (Pastoral Care & Career Guidance) and Vice-Principal of Pioneer Junior College. He is currently with the English Language and Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. He strongly believes that Literature is integral to an appreciation of life and that the study of Literature should be promoted among students.
Creating Creative Writing Workshops for 29 Feb (2.30pm – 5.30pm) Interested to learn how you can help your students write more creatively? Is your school interested in setting up creative writing workshops? Let award-winning children’s writer James Roy show you how you can do it. An instructor and guide who has conducted writing workshops across Australia and internationally, and who teaches at several writers’ centres, James knows the ins and outs of ‘workshopping’ creative writing for students. Speaker Biography James Roy (Australia) Arguably one of Australia’s leading authors for young people, James is a popular visitor to schools and festivals throughout the country and internationally, where he conducts author talks and creative writing workshops. His works, including novels, short story collections and chapter books, span from his first novel Almost Wednesday (1996) to the award-winning Town (2007). James lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney with his wife and two daughters. |
Going Local. How to Use Texts by 2 Mar (2.30pm – 5.30pm) This eye-opening session will show how rich texts, from a variety of Singapore literary classics and the works of other writers present at Words Go Round 2012, can be used to teach language skills. The facilitators will demonstrate the inductive approach with strategies including noticing and reformulation to develop appreciation of the effects of language. Participants will discover how they can adapt prose and poetry for the performance of Readers’ Theatre and how this can be used as an assessment tool. Join us as we discover how to help our students acquire English Language skills with ease. Recommended for Secondary School teachers. Speaker Biographies Phil McConnell (UK/Singapore) Phil came to Singapore in 1991 after teaching in the UK for 17 years, where he had served variously as Discipline Master, Head of Department, Head of Faculty and Head of Sixth Form. After three years as acting HOD at Chung Cheng High School (Main), he moved to Anderson Junior College as Subject Head for Literature in 1994, and then, in 1998 to Raffles Junior College, where he was in charge of the Raffles Humanities Scholarship Programme. He was appointed as Master Teacher for Literature in 2008 and is currently attached to the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS). Vimala Alexander (Singapore) Vimala is an English Language Master Teacher with the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS). Formerly a Head of Department/EL at an independent and then an autonomous school, she has taught English Language and Literature to students in upper secondary classes for 30 years. She has authored several English and Literature supplementary texts and non-fiction children’s books. Co-organised with the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS) |
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