Teacher Training

“Thanks prof. Kavanagh for your teacher training held in CTP EDA Città di Castello, Perugia. I had never heard before any of my colleagues saying thanks for being invited there. They did not even want to leave the room. And in this period of high crisis at school, such an experience gives us the right push to go on believing in our job and in what we do for our students with much difficulty every day.
Thank you very much Fergal, we are waiting for you whenever you want.”
Prof.ssa Silvia Locchi, Centro Territoriale Permanente per l’Educazione degli Adulti,Città di Castello (PG)

Using Music to Enhance Language Learning

10 February 2010 Reggio Emilia – LEND

26 June 2009 Berlin, Germany – St. George’s Bookstore

4 April 2009 Cardiff, UK – IATEFL Conference – Read presentation

3 March 2009 Perugia – Scuola Media “G. Carducci – S. Purgotti”

2 March 2009 Città di Castello (PG) – CTP

19 February 2009 Rome – Scuola Media “Alberto Sordi”

8 January 2009 – Universidad de Huelva, Spain

18 December 2008 – Padulle (BO)

13 November 2008 – Roma – TESOL National Conference

6 November 2008 – Castellammare di Stabia – CRT

1 October 2008 – Campobasso – Giornata Europea della Lingue

28 August 2008 LEND Conference, Portonovo (AN)

5 April 2008 Naples – ANILS Conference

28 March 2008 – Cosenza

Rap Rhythm and Rhyme – Tune Into English for Kids!

Children love music and singing, so let’s exploit this natural enthusiasm by using nursery rhymes, chants and songs to help them learn as they perform. This workshop will look at original pop songs as sung by English-speaking children.

4 November 2008 – Castellammare di Stabia – CRT

30 November 2007 Roma – TESOL National Conference

24 April 2007 Castellammare di Stabia – CRT

27 February 2007 Caserta – Neuroscience and foreign language learning

Press Play and Tune Into English!

It is no accident that the word “play” refers to both music and games – both engage students on an emotional level, involving them completely. Pop songs are a very powerful and motivating teaching tool, while games and quizzes challenge students, allowing them to use English for real purposes and clear goals. This talk looks at combining the two teaching tools, through an interactive musical quiz.

20 November 2007 Naples – Nuovi traguardi nella didattica delle lingue straniere

19 November 2007 Nola – C.R.T.

7 March 2007 Milan – The British Council

27 February 2007 Caserta – Neuroscience and foreign language learning
Read Conference Proceedings

7 February 2007 Bologna – LEND

6 December 2006 Sondrio – LEND

4 December 2006 Milan – British Council Regional Conference

3 November 2006 Naples – TESOL National Conference

27 October 2006 Cagliari – LEND

Tune Into English

One of the best ways to involve students in the learning process is to use music and song. We show how they fix vocabulary and structures into long-term memory and look at practical examples that you can use in your classroom.

22 April 2006 Zilina, Slovakia

3 April 2006 Cosenza

31 March 2006 Catania

23 November 2005 Rome – TESOL National Conference

3 March 2005 Sorrento – British Council National Conference

17 December 2003 Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE) – The Langauage Centre

14 December 2002 Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE) – The Language Centre

2002 Benevento

2001 Naples – British Council Regional Conference; Castellammare di Stabia (NA)

2000 Benevento, Pomigliano d’Arco (NA)

1999 Brindisi, Frosinone, L’Aquila, Matera, Naples