2025 Asia Talks with Oxford - Kickstart your Summer with Oxford's Big Read Program!

Welcome to Asia Talks with Oxford! These live online events run throughout the year and are open to anyone interested in English Language Teaching and learning more about Oxford and our products.

In this webinar, our Professional Development Manager, Mark Richard, will introduce fun English reading activities designed to keep young learners motivated during the summer break. Special guest Robert Kim will reveal five innovative ways Oxford Reading Club*, our digital library with hundreds of stories for learners of all ages and levels of English, helps to boost learners’ language skills. Finally, we’ll share everything you need to know about this year's Big Read, including how to enter and information about the evaluation criteria.

Join us to prepare your students for an exciting reading adventure!

* South Korea: Reading &; China: Big Reading Club Online

** The webinar will take place in the East Asia timezone (10am CST~), but we invite teachers from around the globe to sign up and join us live or watch the recording in your own time.
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(10:00-10:40 CST) - From Neuroscience to Pedagogy: The Philosophy Behind Interactive Readers
by Robert Kim

Join this session to explore the pedagogical philosophy and intentional design behind each feature of Oxford Reading Club. Discover how Oxford Reading Club is grounded in an understanding of EFL learners’ psychology and informed by principles of cognitive science to promote natural language acquisition. By unpacking the rationale behind its structure, you will gain insights into how to make the most of Oxford Reading Club in your classroom. We will also introduce new and upcoming features, giving you a glimpse into how Oxford Reading Club can make your lessons even more engaging and effective.
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(10:50-11:50 CST) - From Reading to Language Skills: Classroom Activities
by Mark Richard

Join this session to find out how to incorporate Oxford Reading Club’s 5-Step Reading Process in your lessons to supercharge students’ English language confidence. The presenter will propose reading as a language learning ‘core strength’ and demonstrate activities that maximize the value of graded readers, using them to strengthen and deepen students’ listening, speaking and writing skills. Teachers will also find out how to kickstart their students’ summer reading for 2025!
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(11:50-12:00 CST) - Joint Q&A Session
by Robert Kim & Mark Richard