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Conference Presentations and Workshops

  • Strategies for Successful Speaking Classes. BC TEAL, Vancouver, BC, Apr. 2019.

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  • Writing EAP Speaking Materials: Ten Principles. IATEFL, Liverpool, UK, Apr. 2019.

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  • Troubleshooting in the EAP Speaking Class. Pearson ELT workshop. St. Catharines, ON, Nov. 2018.

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  • Teach Your Students to Think Critically. Webinar for Pearson ELT Canada, Oct. 2018.

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  • Effective Worksheets for EAP Reading Classes. IATEFL Materials Writing Special Interest Group conference, Oxford, UK, Jun. 2018.

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  • Critical Reading: English for Academic Purposes. Invited workshop. College Ahuntsic, Montreal, Canada, Mar. 2018.

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  • Beyond Teaching: How to Get into Materials Writing and Editing. TESL Toronto, Toronto, ON, May 2016.

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  • Write Your Own ESAP Materials. IATEFL ESP SIG PCE, Birmingham, UK, April 2016.

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  • Critical Reading for College and University Students. Webinar for Pearson ELT USA, Oct. 2015

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  • Questions Critical Readers Ask. TESL Canada, Lake Louise, AB, Oct. 2015.

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  • Towards the Critical Review. BC TEAL, Vancouver, BC, May 2015.

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  • Critical Reading Skills for College and University Students. TESOL, Toronto, ON, Mar. 2015.

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  • ESL in the Workplace  (panel member). Peterborough Partnership Council, Peterborough, ON, June 2014.

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  • Write Your Own EAP Materials.TESL Toronto, Toronto, ON, May 2014.

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  • Critical Reading for EAP. Ken Lackman and Associates seminar series, Toronto, ON, Nov. 2013.

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  • A Postsecondary Perspective on EAP in Ontario (panel member). TESL Ontario, Toronto, ON, Oct. 2013.

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  • Make the Move to EAP. Ken Lackman and Associates seminar series, Toronto, ON, Sept. 2013.

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  • A Systematic Approach to Teaching Critical Reading. IATEFL ESP SIG PCE, Liverpool, UK, April 2013.

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  • Working with Academic Articles: Encouraging Critical Analysis. TESL Ontario, Toronto, ON, Nov. 2012.

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  • Supplementary Activities for ESAP Business Classes. IATEFL ESP SIG PCE, Glasgow, UK, Mar. 2012.

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  • Think Critically, Respond Fluently! TESL Canada, Halifax, NS, Apr. 2011.

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  • Swapshop on Critical Reading Activities for EAP Students. IATEFL, Brighton, UK, Apr. 2011.

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  • Creating Critical Reading Materials for EAP Students. TESL Toronto, Toronto, ON, May 2010.

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  • Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Plagiarism. Instructional Development Centre, Trent University, Jan. 2009.

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  • Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Plagiarism (high school version). Lakefield College School, Lakefield, ON, Nov. 2008.

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  • Culture in the Second-Language Writing Classroom. TESL Ontario, Toronto, ON, Nov. 2008.

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  • Writing across Cultures (symposium convenor). IATEFL, Exeter, UK, Apr. 2008.

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  • Strategic Competence in Vocabulary Learning among EAP Students. TESL Ontario, Toronto, ON, Nov. 2007.

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  • Critical Reading Activities for EAP Students. TESL Ontario, Toronto, ON, Nov. 2005.

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  • Teaching Academic Culture to EAP Students. IATEFL, Cardiff, UK, Apr. 2005.

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  • Working with ESL Students: Challenges and Strategies. Instructional Development Centre, Trent University, Feb. 2003. 
     

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What Participants Are Saying...

 

This session was amazing and beyond what I expected. Tania also teaches the same sector (university - bridge students) so she clearly understands their needs. She gave us amazing ideas, and I found the workshop to be interesting, engaging and most of all, relevant.

 

 

Amazing. Best one of the day. Clear, organized, appropriately named for her audience, not disappointed in any way!

 

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One of the best presentations I have ever attended anytime, anywhere. The presenter demonstrated that thorough preparation, solid knowledge, a warm, flexible but professional approach to delivery, a communicative task-based activity, and an obvious passionate commitment to teaching results in participants walking out saying "I'm on a high"!! Thank you so much. Please repeat the presentation next year! 

 

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The materials and opportunities to work together were very helpful in terms of giving me ideas of what kinds of tasks to provide with academic articles. 

 

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The presenter was very engaging and encouraged a lot of participation. The materials she provided were varied in terms of topic and made for interesting discussion. This presentation was definitely enjoyable, informative and worthwhile.

 

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Tania Pattison was excellent - I got a lot out of her workshop/presentation - lots of good advice, and she also shared lots of good examples from her own experience getting into the writing and editing industry.

 

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As a freelance writer and editor with some experience, hoping to get more, this was extremely helpful. A lot of links and info was shared--much of it in a handout. This was easier than having to find it online somewhere.

 

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