In this session, we will explore one concept specifically discussed in the plenary: context. Through hands-on examples, we will see how information is delivered through a variety of context manipulations in order to shape our understanding of it. From this, we will further discuss ways in which context awareness can be used in a language learning environments to emancipate our learners as they navigate communication outside of L1 (or even in L1).
Biography
Tyson Seburn, author of Academic Reading Circles and Coordinator of IATEFL TDSIG, is an instructor and Assistant Academic Director at the University of Toronto. He holds an MA Educational Technology & TESOL (University of Manchester). His interests focus on exploring teacher development as well as inclusive and critical pedagogy.
