In recent years, extensive reading has received a lot of attention as a method which allows learners to understand and absorb language by reading a large amount of comprehensible, interesting material without needing to translate. When running an extensive reading program, using books which are accompanied by audio enhances the learning process by exposing students to a great amount of natural spoken English, providing valuable language input. Project X, a series of readers which comes with downloadable audio. She will look at how extensive reading not only provides input through reading and listening, but also helps to develop speaking and writing skills for output. How about enriching your classes with extensive reading?

We often hear that people remember 20% of what they hear and 70% of what they say and write, but is this true? In this session, after reviewing the benefits of cross-curricular classes for the primary EFL classroom, we will look at the importance of active learning. Using material from Oxford Read and Discover, participants will have a chance to experience the difference between learning information through lecture and learning through activities. Finally, we will assess whether the lecture-based approach or active learning is more effective.

According to the national curriculum for primary schools, students should develop their basic communication ability through "language activities" in which they actually use English to express their thoughts and feelings to each other. In this session, using materials such as the Let's Go series as a base, the presenter will introduce methods to design communication activities (which are essentially the same as the "language activities" mentioned in the national curriculum) which raise students' interest, that is, to engage and motivate them.