Herbert Puchta is currently a freelance teacher trainer and full-time EFL writer. He is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He has been researching the practical application of findings from cognitive psychology to the teaching of English as a foreign language for almost two decades. Herbert has co-authored numerous textbooks for the teaching of English as a foreign language as well as a variety of articles and resource books. 
He has two coursebooks for the Scuola Elementare, both co-authored with Günter Gerngross and published with ELI: JOIN IN and STEP BY STEP TO ENGLISH as well as a course for the Scuola dell'Infanzia, OK-LET'S PLAY!

Plenary: Influencing with respect: issues of behaviour and discipline in the foreign language class

Judging from the contents pages of methodology books, issues such as discipline and behaviour do not seem to exist in the foreign language class at all. However, when we talk to teachers we get a very different picture. Many colleagues complain that their students' behaviour in class is making their jobs increasingly difficult. We spoke to teachers throughout the world about student discipline and behaviour and analyse their findings in this talk applying Kieran Egan's theories on education. We also propose a model to enable us to approach these issues as challenges as opposed to problems and explore a number of the options available. Finally, we take a look at suggestions on how to initiate change.

Workshop: NLP in the primary classroom

Have you heard about NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and would like to find out more about it? Have you read about NLP or been to an NLP session or workshop and wondered how you could apply it to your teaching? Are you a primary school teacher and would like to find out how NLP techniques can help you become more resourceful as a person and how NLP-derived ideas can enrich your teaching? If you find yourself nodding your head as you you read, then this workshop is for you. You can expect exciting insights into your own inner world, plus a lot of fun new ideas to enrich your teaching.