Herbert Puchta

Videos & Podcasts

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2010. Ways of Leading into a Text: Herbert Puchta (Teaching Teenagers Tip #1).

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2010. Getting Students to Listen in a More Focused Way: Herbert Puchta (Teaching Teenagers Tip #2).

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2010. Getting Students to Stick to English During the Lessons: Herbert Puchta (Teaching Teenagers Tip #3).

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2010. Error Correction in Speaking - The Fun Way: Herbert Puchta (Teaching Teenagers Tip #4).

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2010. How to Involve Students in Setting Up Their Own Ground Rules: Herbert Puchta.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2010. Making Students Aware of Different Intelligences: Herbert Puchta (Teaching Teenagers Tip #6).

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2014. Teaching Adult Learners with Herbert Puchta.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2014. Herbert Puchta - Emotional Engagement for Adult Students.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2015. Teaching Pre-School Children - The Importance of Stories.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2015. Helping Teens to Think Beyond Language: Critical Thinking, Values and Self-esteem.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2015. Teaching Pre-School Children - The Importance of Stories.

ETAS 2016. ETAS Interview with Herbert Puchta.

Cambridge English Teacher. 2016. The Importance of Values in Teaching English to Teens.

Swiss Exams - Experts in Exam Management. 2016. 12th Cambridge English Spring Seminar 2-3 April.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2017 - Herbert Puchta - Positive Psychology in Action.

Hwa Tai ELT. 2018. Cambridge Day (Taipei) - Dr. Herbert Puchta (Part 1). Hwa Tai ELT.

Hwa Tai ELT. 2018. Cambridge Day (Taipei) - Dr. Herbert Puchta (Part 2). Hwa Tai ELT.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2019. Preparing Young Learners and Teenagers for Tomorrow's World.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2019. Motivating Teenage ELT Students While Studying Abroad.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2020. How To Teach Children Online And Overcome The Physical Distance With Herbert Puchta.

AISLi Associazione Italiana Scuole di Lingue. 2020. Back To The Classroom After Teaching English Online. Webinar.

Helbling English. 2021. Psychology In Practice - with Sarah Mercer & Herbert Puchta. Webinar.

English with Cambridge. 2022. How To Encourage Thinking Outside The Box.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2022. Herbert Puchta's 5 Things To Know About Teaching.

Helbling English. 2022. Teaching English To Very Young Learners. Webinar.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2022. Herbert Puchta's 5 Things To Know About Developing Thinking Skills in ELT.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2022. Herbert Puchta's 5 Things To Know About Teaching Your Teens Reading And Listening Skills.

Cambridge University Press ELT. 2022. Herbert Puchta's 5 Things To Know About Developing Vital Life Skills In Teens.

Helbling English. 2021. Teaching Grammar Creatively Second Edition. Webinar

Podcasts

2019-2020. Cambridge University Press and Assessment. Cambridge Life Competencies For Teens. 9 episodes. (source)

Herbert Puchta

Recommended books

Teaching Languages to Young Learners

Lynne Cameron

2001. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (source)

This book offers valuable insights into the principles of child-centred teaching and what happens when it is applied in classrooms .

Teaching Young Language Learners. Second edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Annamaria Pinter

2017. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (source)

The author provides an accessible, comprehensible overview of the issues surrounding the teaching of young learners.

The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners

Sue Garton, Fiona Copland (eds.)

2018. London: Routledge. (source)

The Routledge Handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the current state of teaching English to primary children – includes background research and practical advice.

Teacher Wellbeing

Sarah Mercer, Tammy Gregersen

2020. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (source)

Learner well-being is now a well-researched and written about topic in teaching English to all age groups. In this book, Sarah and Tammy look at the other, no less important, side of the coin – teacher wellbeing.

Carol Read’s 101 Tips for Teaching Primary Children

Carol Read

2020. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (source)

A wealth of very useful tips on the methodology of teaching English to children aged 6 – 12.

Place in HLT

Herbert Puchta’s valid and most crucial contributions to humanism in language teaching revolve around the way in which he has applied his professional interest in cognitive psychology, brain research and linguistics to the reality of language classrooms, as well as developing and giving teachers creative tools for to activate learners’ minds and hearts in the process of learning. His teaching ideas and materials help to involve the whole person in the act of learning by playing on one’s innate creativity, emotions and motivation. His inspirational publications and webinars on fostering creativity, self-respect and motivation in language learners across all age groups have been appreciated by teachers all over the world.

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