Paul Stanton
About
Paul Stanton is an English Language Educator with RMIT University in Hanoi. He is also a Teacher Trainer with over 17 years’ experience of teaching in Vietnam within academic institutions and private language centers. He holds an MA in TESOL and Second Language Acquisition, a Cambridge DELTA as well as a CELTA. He has presented at many conferences and workshops within Vietnam and at CamTesol. He is fluent in the Vietnamese language. His passion is comic books and showing how they can be a perfect tool for language learning and improving reading skills through reading for pleasure.Sessions
All Levels I Want to Read: My Journey of Learning Vietnamese by Reading for Pleasure. more
Students often see reading course books and test papers as a chore, lacking enthusiasm. Having developed a love for extensive reading by learning Vietnamese through Manga and novels, I have gained valuable insights into the process. This workshop begins with a 30-minute interactive presentation as attendees discover my own extensive reading journey through hands-on activities. A 60-minute practical session follows, where participants will learn how to help students select engaging readers, like Manga, based on the students’ interests. Then, work in groups to design follow-up activities using online tools and create questions to spark students’ curiosity for further reading. Participants will then connect these activities to their own teaching contexts and curriculums. 15-minute group discussions/peer feedback with questions concludes the workshop. Participants will learn how to uncover student interests, construct engaging questions that instill a genuine love of reading back into their classrooms, and integrating these into their curriculums.