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Daniel Xerri is an experienced speaker

Teachers as Thinking Beings: The Value of Reflection​

​Plenary talk, BBELT Conference, 19 February 2021

English for 21st Century Skills

Invited workshop, Slovak Chamber of English Language Teachers Webinars, 26 November 2020 & 9 January 2021
Invited talk with Ms Sophia Mavridi, Express Publishing in North Macedonia, 28 November 2020

English for 21st Century Skills: A Showcase

Invited talk with Ms Sophia Mavridi, Express Publishing book launch, 25 September 2020

Making the Most of the Multicultural Classroom through Multimodal Resources

Plenary talk, TESOL-Spain Convention, Salamanca, 6-8 March 2020

Poets' Perspectives on Poetry Education

Keynote, Poetry in Education Conference, University of Gothenburg, 5-6 December 2019

Teachers as Thinking Beings: The Value of Reflection

Plenary talk, IATEFL-Hungary Conference, Budapest, 4-5 October 2019

How to Research Your Classroom: Practices and Identity

Invited workshop, IATEFL-Hungary Conference, Budapest, 4-5 October 2019

Constructing a Corpus for a National Framework of Learner Competence in English in Bilingual/Multilingual Malta

Poster presentation with Dr Odette Vassallo, Dr Sarah Grech, Ms Larissa Jonk and Ms Stefania Pace, International Corpus Linguistics Conference, Cardiff, 22-26 July 2019

Assessing Teacher Discourse in a Spoken Proficiency Test

Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Ms Larissa Jonk, CELP Conference, Malta, 15 June 2019
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Ms Larissa Jonk, EALTA Conference, Dublin, 31 May - 2 June 2019
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 2-5 April 2019

​Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy

Plenary talk, ELTRIA Conference, Barcelona, 26-27 April 2019

​​How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference

Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 2-5 April 2019

Learning to Do Teacher Research through Fieldwork

Panel presentation, TESOL International Convention, Atlanta, 12-15 March 2019

A TESOL Practicum in Malta

Panel presentation, TESOL International Convention, Atlanta, 12-15 March 2019

How to Research Your Classroom: Practices and Identity

Plenary workshop, HELTA English for Academic Purposes Day, Hamburg, 9 February 2019

Making the Most of the Multicultural Classroom through Multimodal Resources

Plenary talk, CyTEA Conference, Nicosia, 8-9 December 2018
Plenary talk, Image Conference, Athens, 6-7 October 2018

​It’s a Many Splendored Thing: Reconceptualising Teacher Creativity

Plenary talk, TESOL France Colloquim, Paris, 16-18 November 2018
Plenary talk, ELTAM Conference, Struga, 19-21 October 2018

Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy

Talk, TEERM Conference, Malta, 8-9 June 2018
Plenary talk, ELTA Conference, Belgrade, 11-12 May 2018
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 10-13 April 2018
Talk, TESOL International Convention, Chicago, 27-30 March 2018 
Plenary talk, ETAS Conference, Zofingen, 20-21 January 2018

​How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference

Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 10-13 April 2018

Promoting a Culture of Professional Learning in Schools

Plenary talk, Eaquals Training for Excellence, Malta, 17-18 November 2017

How to Find Answers to Your Questions

Pre-conference seminar with Prof Sarah Mercer, BESIG Conference, Malta, 10-12 November 2017

Testing Pre-service Teachers’ Spoken English Proficiency: Design, Washback and Impact

Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Dr Sarah Grech, ALTE Conference, Bologna, 3-5 May 2017

How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference

Talk, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 4-7 April 2017

It’s a Many Splendored Thing: Reconceptualising Teacher Creativity

Talk, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 4-7 April 2017
Invited talk, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, 9-11 March 2017

Reflecting on Research

Research Literacy Development Course, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, 8 March 2017

Myriad Views on Creativity

IATEFL Webinar, 3 December 2016

Promoting Creativity through Teacher Education and Development

Talk, Nile@21 Conference, Norwich, 12-14 August 2016
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Birmingham, 13-16 April 2016

Poetry in American Culture: Contemporary Poets' Perspectives

Paper, PCA/ACA Conference, Seattle, 22-25 March 2016

Creativity in ELT

Opening address, 4th ELT Malta Conference, ELT Council, Malta, 22-25 October 2015

Poetry Teaching in Malta: The Interplay between Teachers' Beliefs and Practices

Paper, BERA Conference, Queens University, Belfast, 15-17 September 2015
Talk with Ms Stephanie Xerri Agius, IFTE Conference, Fordham University, New York, 6-9 July 2015

The Teaching of Poetry Writing in Australia: Poets’ Perspectives

Paper, Great Writing Conference, Imperial College, London, 20-21 June 2015

Teacher-designed High Stakes Testing: Washback and Impact

Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, EALTA Conference, University of Copenhagen, 28-31 May 2015
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, AEA-Europe Conference, Tallinn, 6-8 November 2014

Developing Teacher Language Awareness

Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Conference, Manchester, 11-14 April 2015

A Shared Research Journey

Poster presentation with Ms Stephanie Xerri Agius, IATEFL Research SIG PCE, Manchester, 10 April 2015

Developing Teacher Language Awareness in a Bilingual Context

Paper, International Conference on Bilingualism, University of Malta, 23-25 March 2015

The Learning ELT Professional

Opening address, 3rd ELT Malta Conference, EFL Monitoring Board, Malta, 24-26 October 2014

Teachers’ and Students’ Beliefs about Wilfred Owen’s War Poetry

Paper, English Association Conference, Wadham College, University of Oxford, 5-7 September 2014

Poetry and Multimodality

Seminar, Poetry Imaginarium Seminar Series, University of Sydney, 18 June 2014

Teachers' Use of Social Networking Sites for Continuing Professional Development

Paper, Faculty of Education CPD, University of Malta, 14 May 2014

Teaching English in a Multilingual Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities

Paper, Centre for English Language Proficiency Symposium, University of Malta, 8 May 2014

Teacher Involvement in High Stakes Testing: Designing and Implementing an English Speaking Examination

Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, ALTE Conference, Paris, 10-11 April 2014
Paper, AEA-Europe Conference, Sorbonne, Paris, 7-9 November 2013

Implementing Teacher Portfolios for Professional Development

Talk with Ms Caroline Campbell, IATEFL Conference, Harrogate, 2-5 April 2014

Enhancing Teachers' Research Engagement through Learner Corpora Analysis

Poster presentation with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Research SIG PCE, Harrogate, 1 April 2014

Poetry Writing in the A Level English Curriculum in Malta

Paper, NAWE Conference, York, 15-17 November 2013

Inspiring Teachers

Opening address, 2nd ELT Malta Conference, EFL Monitoring Board, Malta, 6-7 September 2013

Action Research in ELT — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo

Enhancing Language Teaching Materials and Pedagogy

Opening address, LACS Regional Event, Malta, 5 September 2013

Action Research in Language Teaching — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo

PLN: Teachers’ Use of Social Media for Professional Development

Paper, NATE Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, 28-30 June 2013

Paper, FLTAL Conference, Sarajevo, 3-5 May 2013

Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 8-12 April 2013

Talk, TESOL Greece Convention, Athens, 30-31 March 2013

Harnessing the Power of Poetry in ELT

Workshop, ELTForum.sk Conference, Bratislava, 7-8 June 2013 ­­―Interview

Workshop, iSTEK ELT Conference, Istanbul, 27-28 April 2013 ― Interview

Workshop, ETAS AGM and Convention, Sierre/Siders, 26-27 January 2013

Jungle Path Teaching? Assessing the Value of Dogme ELT

Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 10 November 2012

Raising Standards in the EFL Industry: Malta as a Case Study

Talk, ICEF Workshop, Berlin, 28-30 October 2012

Video Interview 1
Video Interview 2

PLN: Exploiting the Power of Social Media in ELT

Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 17-18 September 2012

A Vision for ELT in Malta

Opening address, 1st ELT Malta Conference, Old University, 14-15 September 2012 ― Conference Video

Teachers' Beliefs and Literature Teaching: The Case of Poetry

Paper, The Institution of Literature Conference, University of Gottingen, 30 August-1 September 2012

To Study or to Read? Students' and Teachers' Attitudes towards Poetry

Paper, UKLA International Conference, University of Leicester, 6-8 July 2012

The Dying Art? Exploring the Cachet of Poetry amongst A-level Students and Teachers

Paper, NATE Conference, York, 29 June-1 July 2012

Supporting Teachers' Access to CPD

Talk, FIPLV World Congress, Helsinki, 8-9 June 2012

Encouraging Extensive Reading: The Teacher’s Role

Talk and Convenor, The Creation of a Culture of Reading Symposium, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19-23 March 2012

Poetry on the Glasgow Subway: Encouraging Students to Write

Talk, LMCS Pre-Conference Event, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19-23 March 2012

Multicultural Poetry in ELT

Talk, TESOL Spain National Convention, University of Deusto, Bilbao, 9-11 March 2012

Video Interview

Shared Writing via Contemporary Poetry

Poster Presentation, ESRC Poetry Matters Seminar Series, University of Leicester, 12-13 September 2011 & 21 January 2012

Workshop, LMCS SIG Contemporary Poetry Weekend Conference, British Council, London, 6-7 November 2010

Empowering Professionals through Language Teacher Associations

Talk, ECML Conference, Graz, 29 September-1 October 2011

The Multimodal Approach to Using Poetry in ELT

Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 15-19 April 2011

Teaching English through Literature

Seminar, NATE Conference, Leicestershire, 9-11 July 2010

Poetry as a Language Teaching Resource

Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 3 July 2010

Literature as a Resource in the Language Teaching Classroom

Talk, NBR/STIL Seminar, Reykjavik, 18-19 June 2010

Teaching and Assessing Writing

Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 18 & 22-23 September 2009

Let’s Make Them Speak: Increasing Students’ Talk Time

Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 4 July 2009

Teaching Practical Criticism

Workshop, INSET for post secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 24-26 June 2009

Using Literature in the EFL Classroom

Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 4 April 2009

Teaching Literature

Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 7-9 July 2008
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