Comprehensible Input in Ancient Languages Teaching Conference

Building upon last year's successful ancient languages teaching conference here in Cambridge, this year’s conference will focus on increasingly popular pedagogical approaches which use comprehensible input. 

Designed for teachers of ancient languages across both universities and schools, the event aims to deepen our collective understanding of how methods which use comprehensible input can be applied in the ancient languages classroom.

Participants will discuss diverse pedagogical strategies, share practical tips for integrating comprehensible input into existing schemes of work, and collaborate on new ways to enhance language acquisition and advance ancient languages education.

As the popularity of comprehensible input continues to grow in modern language teaching, this event offers a crucial opportunity to learn how to adapt these practices for ancient languages teaching, promoting more engaging and accessible learning experiences for students of all ages.

Provisional Timetable of the Day 

10.00: Tea/Coffee and Welcome

10:45: Introduction: Steven Hunt (Cambridge) 

11:00: Keynote:  Professor Christian Laes (Manchester) 

11:40: Ana Martin (ARLT), Polly Philp (Cambridge), Jude Hedges-Robinson (Cambridge)

12:20: Dr Mair Lloyd (Cambridge, CSCP, and The Open University) and Professor James Robson (The Open University)

13:00: Lunch 

14:00: Teacher Panel Session: The Haileybury experience

14:20 Cressida Ryan (Oxford)

14:40: Eugenia Manolidou (Elliniki Agogi)

15:20: Academic Panel Session (inc. Dr Rosanna Omitowoju (Cambridge))

16:00: Concluding Remarks

Further information about sessions and speakers