Neuro-ELT and Neuro-myths:What Brain Research Shows Us About Learning, Thinking, Memory, and Teaching
Leonie Overbeek
Abstract
Understanding what exactly happens in the brain during the learning process, how memories are formed and how we forget things should be a boon to teachers and students alike.
After all, if we understand what is happening, we can make it better and more efficient. The problem is that over the years, as people have interpreted the findings of neurological research, a number of myths have arisen that are still being perpetuated in teacher training seminars and online blogs, while the actual implications of some findings are dismissed as not practical.
In this talk, the myths and the true findings will be discussed, and participants will have an opportunity to interact with each other and with some of the ideas shared.
Biography
Leonie Overbeek holds qualifications in Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, an M.Phil in Value and Policy Studies (organizational communication) from Stellenbosch University and a TESOL certificate from Boston Language College, where she also taught the TESOL certificate for two years.
She has been teaching at middle school level in South Korea for seven years and feels that she has learned as much from her students as they learned from her. She now teaches elementary school children, and loves every minute. She believes you are never too old to learn, never too young to be denied an opportunity, and never above learning something new.
- There will be a membership drive for anyone who wishes to register or reregister as a member of the Yongin KOTESOL Chapter!
