write a wide range of ready-to-publish language exercises for all learner types
develop publishable activity sequences, textbook pages, and worksheets
edit and proofread your language materials in line with current publishing standards
cooperate and liaise with leading content editors
network with leading publishers, local and international
build your personal brand as an author
a unique, award-winning programme concept
an international team of best-selling EFL authors and mentors
academic partnerships with ELT Teacher 2 Writer and Independent Authors & Publishers Group
a unique, award-winning programme
concept
an international team of best-selling EFL authors and
mentors
academic partnerships with ELT Teacher 2 Writer
and Independent Authors & Publishers Group
maximum impact: all our sessions are live – we really want you to interact with our authors, editors, and other course participants, on our lively online chat forums and break-out rooms
maximum comfort: you can take part in all sessions straight from your favourite desk or armchair, and you’ll have unlimited access to all session recordings – for life!
maximum support: you’ll take advantage of individual, fully personalized feedback on each and every task, assignment and draft; you’ll enjoy the safe, supporting environment of a small, closed community of our course participants
maximum benefit: you’ll see your own work develop from an early draft to a publishable piece, through closely monitored redrafting –we’ll be with you every step of the way
Session 1:
SATURDAY MAR 23 2024
10:00 AM. – 02.00 P.M.
Tomasz Sztyber
How to get started (and not to get lost) in designing ELT materials
What YOU’ll learn:
what kind of author you are – and why this matters for your writing career
how to successfully design a language task (lexical, grammatical, skills-based)
how to look for common but persistent editing mistakes in various teaching materials
how to avoid most common kinds of author’s mistakes when developing your early draft
how to proofread your own materials, using current editing standards
walk the author’s walk!
→ do a task assigned by Tomasz after this session – and get his personalized comments & suggestions for improvement
→ Share your work with other Academy members in a closed, exclusive online space – and enjoy their supportive feedback
Session 2:
FRIDAY APR 05 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Marta Rosińska
How to write materials that challenge & promote accuracy
What YOU’ll learn:
how to strike a great balance between accuracy and fluency in your ELT activities and exercises
how to develop tasks which promote accuracy and precision over fluency
how to challenge learners and stimulate them through the choice of tasks and types of input
how to create tasks which push learners to deep-process the language
walk the author’s walk!
→ do a task assigned by Marta after this session – and get his personalized comments & suggestions for improvement
→ Share your work with other Academy members in a closed, exclusive online space – and enjoy their supportive feedback
Session 3:
FRIDAY APR 12 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Tomasz Sztyber
How to write flawless sequences of tasks
What YOU’ll learn:
what it takes to move beyond a single good task – and design a great worksheet or coursebook page
how to develop a publishable sequence of effective, well-linked activities
how to spot common mistakes in appropriate sequencing of various teaching materials
what to look for to achieve a high level of coherence and cohesion of a piece of teaching material
how to avoid common problems with the flow of a sequence tasks
walk the author’s walk!
→ do a task assigned by Tomasz after this session – and get his personalized comments & suggestions for improvement
→ Share your work with other Academy members in a closed, exclusive online space – and enjoy their supportive feedback
Session 4:
TUESDAY APR 23 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Sue Kay
How to write excellent reading & listening activities
What YOU’ll learn:
why reading and listening activities are a real challenge to an author
what key mistakes you need to avoid when designing such activities
where to seek inspiration, how to do author’s research, and which sources are most valuable
how to deal with copyright issues when sourcing and adapting external material
whose reading and listening activities are truly outstanding – and worth modelling yours upon
walk the author’s walk!
→ Write an activity sample using Sue’s guidelines – and get her personalized comments & suggestions for improvement
→ Share your work with other Academy members in a closed, exclusive online space – and enjoy their supportive feedback
Session 5:
thursday Apr 25 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Karolina Kotorowicz–Jasińska
How to combine linguistic and cognitive skills in task design
What YOU’ll learn:
how to incorporate higher order thinking skills into language tasks
how to construct language activities that develop thinking skills
how to make students make effort by means of appropriate task design
how to design language activities that support retention and retrieval
Session 6:
MONDAY MAY 06 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Tomasz Sztyber
How to write materials that truly stand out – and please your editor!
What YOU’ll learn:
what your key strengths are as an author, based on our analysis of your drafts developed to-date
where your potential problem areas are – and how to work on them effectively
how to enhance your materials by applying some tricks of the trade – selected from leading EFL authors
how to liaise with your editor to work out your final, ready-to-publish draft
walk the author’s walk!
→ do a task assigned by Tomasz after this session – and get his personalized comments & suggestions for improvement
→ Share your work with other Academy members in a closed, exclusive online space – and enjoy their supportive feedback
Session 7:
thursday may 09 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M
Russell Stannard
How to set up, build up and monetise your YouTube channel
What YOU’ll learn:
How to decide what it is you want to make videos on
What software to use
How the process works and what YouTube is looking for
How to maximise the search engine optimisation of your YouTube video
Strategies for generating an income, including running courses, affiliate programmes, partnerships etc.
Session 8:
WEDNESDAY may 15 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Sue Kay
How to write excellent speaking & writing activities
What YOU’ll learn:
Sue’s magic formula for a great activity which fosters learners’ productive skills
what it means to set your students up to succeed in their speaking or writing
how to ensure your activities come with clear aims, scaffolding, staging, and models
where to search for great input when designing speaking or writing activities
what key mistakes you need to avoid when designing productive activities
walk the author’s walk!
→ do a task assigned by Sue after this session – and get her personalized comments & suggestions for improvement
Session 9:
Thursday may 23 2024
06:30 P.M. – 08.30 P.M.
Anna Lech
How not to suffer (too much) as a young on-line author
What YOU’ll learn:
how writing for online platforms differs from preparing paper-based materials
how to prepare materials that facilitate learning online
the technicalities of preparing online materials
what to do and what not to do when working with IT specialists
how to manage your time and survive as a novice ELT author
Session 10:
SATURDAY JUN 08 2024
10:00 AM. – 01.00 P.M.
Grzegorz Śpiewak
How to present and promote your materials
What YOU’ll learn:
why you need to avoid the ‘curse of knowledge’ when you present your materials
how to design effective, engaging, visually attractive presentations
what you can do to make your materials look great on a slide, a blog post or in an article
how to make the most of modern presentation software: hidden gems, tricks of the presenter’s trade
how to promote your materials – and build your personal brand – through key professional & social media channels
Session 11:
SATURDAY JUN 08 2024
01:15 p.M. – 02.15 P.M.
Surprise guests
How to build your brand an monetise your new author skills
What YOU’ll learn:
how to start building your professional network as an author
how to successfully pitch your writing project to publishers
how to win project applications
Marta Rosińska
E: marta@e-dos.org
T: 501 037 652
Grzegorz Śpiewak
E: grzegorz@e-dos.org
T: 663 556 677
Marta Rosińska
E: marta@e-dos.org
T: 501 037 652
Grzegorz Śpiewak
E: grzegorz@e-dos.org
T: 663 556 677
You know what they say: the early bird catches… the best deal!
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early bird course fee |
by FEB 25 | 3450 PLN (or: 790 Euro) |
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regular course fee |
from FEB 26 | 3850 PLN (or: 880 Euro) |
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