Local Words, Global English:Turning tricky cultural terms into teachable English moments

This hands-on workshop is all about helping your students talk about Czech life in natural English. We’ll explore fun, practical ways to teach tricky cultural words — like štamgast, vánočka, or pomlázka — and turn them into real, everyday vocabulary your learners can actually use. You’ll try out creative activities that make it easier to deal with tricky translations and help students express cultural ideas with confidence. No special tech skills needed — just a curious mind, a love for language, and a wish to make English more meaningful and connected to real life.

Louel Ross Calleja is a teacher at P.AR.K. and has been teaching a wide range of courses for adults (medical English, business English, Cambridge exams preparation courses, conversation, etc.) in Brno since 2008 and has taught students coming from more than 30 countries. He is also a teacher trainer and has done workshops and seminars not only in the Czech Republic but also in Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ireland, and the Philippines. His areas of interests include Dogme, English as a Lingua Franca, native-speakerism, and ESP. He always makes it a point to teach culture in the classroom and has made it his mission to make his students fall in love with learning words. In addition to his ELT qualifications, Louel also has a master’s degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Research (with distinction) from the Free University of Brussels in Belgium.

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