About the webinar
The webinar will start by looking at what oral confidence entails and the common barriers to oral confidence. Moving forward, the psychological strategies for overcoming the barriers will be explored. Also, the webinar will discuss the pedagogical strategies for helping learners build oral confidence gradually. Finally, the webinar will present real-life testimonials of some classroom-tested strategies. By the end of the webinar, participants will take away hands-on strategies/techniques to empower their students to speak confidently in the classroom.
About the speaker
Ezinne Chima is a passionate language educator and teacher educator from Nigeria with over ten years of experience. She holds a Master's Degree in English. She is a member of ELTAN and currently, the coordinator of ELTAN, Ebonyi State Chapter. Her flare for supporting teacher professional development has spurred her into inspiring and mentoring teachers, guiding them through identifying professional development action plans to meet the 21st century ELT needs. She has facilitated teacher training programmes both physically and virtually for teachers in her context and English Connects Sub-Saharan Africa Telegram group.
Date recorded
Saturday 14 June 2025