August 8th and 9th saw the first BELTA and TESL Toronto joint Online Conference. For more information, see:
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Our final plenary speaker was Leo Selivan. Leo has been involved in ELT in various roles: teacher, senior teacher, examiner, materials writer and e-moderator. He currently lectures in second language acquisition and pedagogy to pre- and in-service teachers. He has written for the British Council – BBC website Teaching English, Modern English Teacher and The Guardian Education.
In From Grammatical Mistakes to Lexical Opportunities, Leo will look at how when marking ESL students’ writing teachers are naturally drawn to mistakes in grammar. However, very often a grammar mistake masks a gap in learners’ vocabulary knowledge. He will explore how error correction can be given a more lexical focus and how a more integrated approach to reading and vocabulary can stimulate better lexical production in writing.
