Second Annual Conference of the Association of Scholars and Ex- scholars
“Motivation” Presenter: Angela Llanas
(October 5th, 2006)

As part of the activities of the Association of Scholars and Ex-Scholars, The Anglo Mexican Foundation , organized the 2nd Annual Conference of the Association on the 5th October 2006. The conference was presented by Angela Llanas in The Aula Magna in Antonio Caso and focused on the topic of : The ‘M’ word in Teaching.

This conference was attended by more than 60 scholars and ex-scholars as well as English teachers from the Anglo. Angela demonstrated a by means of a series of lively and entertaining activities and techniques, how teachers can get their students attention and encourage them to learn English. By using these enjoyable activities students will be encouraged to participate and use the target language. In this way, they will be motivated to learn English almost “without noticing” that this is happening.

Angela’s presentation was not only entertaining and informative but also encouraged teachers to participate in the activities. As a result, the teachers had fun but were also able to understand the importance of mixing humor and teaching methodology in order to their students learn English more effectively. Angela used different activities such as games, songs and disguises to present a range of techniques that can be employed to motivate students from primary to high school levels.

The presentation was a total success and provided all the teachers who attended with a series of techniques which they can use to motivate their students and help them to improve their mastery of English.