tesol arabia 2011 schedule20feb2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011Venue 10:00-10:45 11:00-11:45 12:00-12:45 1:00-1:45 2:00-2:45 3:00-3:45 4:00-4:45

DeiraBallroomSalon A(300)

OpeningCeremony

PlenaryLanguage Focused Tasks: Their

Multiple Roles and Contributions toClassroom SLA

Teresa Pica

Featured SpeakerResearching Critical Issues in

Language EducationSalah Troudi

TAE SIG - Featured SpeakerCurrent and Historical

Perspectives on LanguageTesting

Barry O'Sullivan

LI SIG - Featured SpeakerFrom Entertainment to Education: TheRole of Computer Games in Language

TeachingHayo Reinders

Featured WorkshopLanguage Focused Tasks: A Workshop on their Development and

Implementation for Communicative and Content-BasedSecond/Foreign Language Classrooms

Teresa Pica

PlenaryRethinking Genre Theory

for English LanguageTeaching

John FlowerdewDeiraBallroomSalon B(300)

100 Students! Web 2.0 to theRescue!Sutton

Native vs. Nonnative Teachers’Reflective Behavior

Akbari, Coombe

Increasing Reading FluencyAnderson

Dubai Debate 1Objectivity of International Exams

Gkitsaki, O’Sullivan, Smythe, Salem

Salon VII(100)

Getting Published in TESOLArabia Publications

Gobert, Woll, Al-Hamly, Gunn,Coombe

Experiential Learning -Language, Culture, and

BehaviourHatherley-Greene

Teacher Development Through aCommunity of PracticeDonaghue, Gkitsaki

Teaching Using Metaphors: Driving the Point HomePathare

Palms I(30)

Students Talking TogetherThrough Book Clubs

Engin

Learners’ Attitudes towardsHedging in Academic Materials

Fathi

Language Advising: Students’Perspectives and Expectations

Takahashi

The Art and Science of Vocabulary InstructionMorrow

Palms II(40)

Motivating Students by LearningSkills Through English

March, March

Supplementing the Curriculum:Teacher Perspectives and

PracticesMiller, Ginosyan

Collective Intellect in the LanguageClassroom

Pellerine, Pearson

Teacher Appraisal Observations: the Possibilities andImpossibilities

Howard

Palms III(40)

Optimizing Extensive Readingvia Moodle in ELT

Sarıgül

Attitudes to AlternativeAssessment in Higher Education

Hanini Dhaouadi

The Ability to Rate Lexis in WritingRuegg

Texts and Contexts: Where Reading Takes UsHill

Zabeel Room(50)

The Efficacy of TeachingVocabulary Explicitly

Spring, Davidson, Atkinson

Sounds: Avenues for LanguageLearningWaters

Differentiated Instruction – The Futureof Teaching

Dolci, Davidson

The Merits and De-Merits of Merit PayDavidson, Dowswell

Baniyas(40)

English Classrooms'Technology Use: Audio Theatre

ProjectsAli

Challenges and Limitations ofFostering Learner Independence

Philips

Using Toastmasters to Empower EFLStudents

Kalt, Sung

Dynamic Assessment: A Panacea for Students` FailuresPishghadam

Jumeirah(40)

Assessing Individual & GroupPresentations

Ali

Social Software: Platforms forEffective Language Learning

Nalakath, Kohnke

Rethinking : Putting Theories intoPractice

Langcay, Tancio

Devising Self-Assessment Tools for EAP/ESLEsnawy

Salon I(40)

Educational Change in AbuDhabi: Challenges and

SuccessesBerry, Paul, Saad, Al Ali

Vocabulary Teaching and ArabLearnersKandil

Rethinking Collocation Dictionaries:For Teachers or Students?

McGee

Strategy Use in Academic WritingTiru, Ross

Salon II(40)

EFL Reading ComprehensionThrough Art: Insightful

ConnectionAlbaiz

Depicting Washback Effects onLearners’ Perspectives

Estaji

The Relevance of Cohesion toParagraphing

Wells

Promoting Autonomy through Genre Analysis and ConcordanceMitchell, Al Hashamia

Salon III(40)

Innovative MaterialsShowcase

Oil and Gas - A Brand NewCourse

Robert McLartyOUP


Q Skills for Success: ThinkCritically, Succeed Academically

Shoun CrowleyOUP

Innovative Materials Showcase"You Can't Ask That!": An Insight into

the Exacting Nature of Questions on anIELTS Test

Geoffrey CrewesIELTS Australia

Innovative Materials ShowcasePremier Skills - Language Play on the Football Pitch

Nora Al-SabahBritish Council

VIP Lounge(40)

Listening: Music in theClassroom

Klassen

Cooking Tasty EnjoyableActivities Using News Articles

Aboulmaaty

Dubai Discussion 1Integrating Content and Language

King

Advances in Brain Science – Implications for TeachersMadsen, Durham, Southby

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PlenaryRethinking Language

Awareness - A(Meta)Pragmatic Perspective

Peter Grundy

LLLA SIG - FeaturedSpeakers

Teaching Literature in aMeaningful Context

Nadia Badr El Din/SherineGalal

YL SIG - FeaturedSpeaker

Best Practices for TEYLJoan Shin

Featured SpeakerTeachers as “Intrapreneurs”: Reviving theAttitudes, Approaches and Perspectives

of an Endangered SpeciesJohn Meewella

Featured SpeakerEAP Grammar: Moving

from Tense Focus toSyntax FocusTerry Phillips

Annual General MeetingLed by TESOL Arabia

President SufianAbu-Rmaileh (Deira

Ballroom)

Poster Sessions

LM SIG - Featured SpeakerBuilding a Community of

LeadersChuck Sandy

PlenaryThe Quest for Equilibrium:

Teaching English, Global Forcesand Cultural and Linguistic

Identities

Salah TroudiDeiraBallroomSalon B(300)

K-12 Creating a ReadingCulture

Le Seelleur

Rethinking Teacher andStudent Roles and

PerspectivesHertenstein, Chu

Dubai Debate 2English as a Medium of Instruction in the

Arab WorldGrundy, Burns, Al-Hamly, Gobert

Secrets to a Fun ESLClassroom

Lone

Champion Teachers Set HighAcademic Expectations

McClane, Klein

Salon VII(100)

Getting Published in the ELTPublishing Industry

Woll, Al-Hamly, Gobert

Comparing Faculty andStudent Learning Styles

Lemke-Westcott, Johnson,Nouh, Khan, El Agami

Introducing Academic Writing UsingStudent Produced Videos

Carey

CALL in TraditionalEnglish LanguageTeaching SettingsGkitsaki, Alabbad

Is TESOL Ready for NewMedia Writing?

Towndrow

Palms I(30)

Real Writers Don't WriteParagraphs

Palmer

Plagiarism: A More TolerantOutlook

Mishriki, Demian

Content Management Systems forEnglish Language Educators

Fayed

Ten Highly EffectiveStrategies for Vocabulary

AcquisitionMustafa

Spelling Spell-ingBowen

Palms II(40)

FL Learners and Anxiety:Teachers' Challenges Ahead

Ezzi

Remedial Tutoring duringthe University Preparatory

YearMalik

Interactive Whiteboards on the Cheapwith WiiMcCoy

Innovation in PostGraduate Education:Blended Paradigms

Dougherty, Butler, Hyde

Rethinking Written CorrectiveFeedback

Ostrowska, Kiburz

Palms III(40)

Word Analysis: Effective Toolfor Vocabulary Development

Jarad

UAE Educational Policy andGlobalizationJendli, Miled

Innovate Using Educational Technologyand Your Beliefs

Yates

Rethinking- CriticalThinking Classroom: Why

and How?Holi

Rethinking Teacher Persona:Authority/Attitude Issues of

FeedbackElsayed

Zabeel Room(50)

Effects of Student-ProvidedMaterials on Reading

ComprehensionSoltanian, Sadeghi

StrengtheningCommunicative Activities:

Tips for Task DesignBrown, Burns

Influence of Culture on Communication inEnglish

Hingston

Overcoming LD Barriers inthe Language Classroom

Denhart

Charity Begins in the ESLClassroom

Abu-Hassan

Baniyas(40)

CLIL and English-MediumScience Education

Kelly

Encouraging Autonomy in aStudent Driven Classroom

Knowling, Cozens

Why Emirati Students Don’t Finish HighSchool

Doll

Encouraging IntensiveEnglish: A Winning

Combo!Llonch

Common Principles inAssigning Homework in EFL

Jabr

Jumeirah(40)

Interpersonal Intelligence andImproving Students’

Speaking SkillsOdeh

Investigating the LeadershipBehaviours of School

PrincipalsFlahive

Learning Through Writing for GulfMedical Students

Weber

ELT Teachers'Understanding of Critical

Language TeachingOuld-Hende

Rethinking VocabularyInstruction: What Research

SaysEl-Dakhs

Salon I(40)

Rethinking TeachingSpeaking in an EFL Context

Jamshidnejad

Are Researched EssaysWorth the Hassle?

Kershaw

After TOEFL: EAP for AdvancedMatriculated Students

Busl, Askildson, Creech

Rethinking Word Cards inVocabulary Learning

Mallek Bahloul, Riordan

Electronic Flash Cards:Modeling Design for Students

Dodigovic, Murphy

Salon II(40)

Developing an In-ServiceCourse for Senior Teachers

Al Jardani

Addressing EnglishLanguage Anxiety of Arab

learnersEl Samaty

Utilizing Literary Texts to Enhance QualityEducation

Khawaja, Al-Alami

What Do You Hear from aDidjareedoo?

Niles

Overcoming Errors in theIELTS Speaking Test

Fryatt

Salon III(40)

Bean Speaks: Popular MediaUse in Education

Phillips

Assessing GraduateStudents’ Writing Skills

Parker

Practical Alternative AssessmentMethods in Foundation Programmes

Burns

Folktales and Fables:Rethinking Reading

MotivationMieske

Podcast Project for FosteringLearner Autonomy

AL Shizawi

VIP Lounge(40)

Engaging Students inLearning High Frequency

VocabularyNostas, MurrayWright

Developing EffectiveReading Material for All

LevelsHamade

The Work of the Writing CenterLefort, Murray, McHarg, Nebel

Observation andFeedback for Positive

ChangeCruikshanks

Dubai Discussion 2English Proficiency vs. World

Knowledge for HigherEducationGuefrachi


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Saturday, March 12, 2011Venue 9:00-9:45 10:00-10:45 11:00-11:45 12:00-12:45 1:00-1:45 2:00-2:45 3:00-3:45 3:45-4:00


PlenaryRethinking English

Language Teaching:Focusing on Learner

Output

Ali Shehadeh

Featured SpeakerGenre and Pedagogy

John Flowerdew

YL SIGESL Literacy Development forYoung Learners: What Should

the Teacher Know?Helen Emery

Featured SpeakerI'm a Writer and Proud of It

Peter Grundy

ESP - Featured SpeakerEnhancing Discursive Processes and

Products: Research-Based Descriptions ofProfessional Communicative Competencies

Winnie Cheng

READ SIG - FeaturedSpeaker

Understanding ReadingFluency

Neil Anderson

Closing PlenaryRethinking Language Teacher

Education: Recent Developments,Current Trends and Future

Perspectives

Anne Burns

Closing CeremonyLed by Conference

Co-Chairs

Sufian Abu-Rmaileh,Mashael Al-Hamly & Ali

ShehadehDeiraBallroomSalon B(300)

Online LearningInnovations, RethinkingClassroom Practices

Bray

Inspiring ESL Students towardCritical Thinking

Schneider

Creating Learner-CentredClassrooms in Universities

Silver

ELT, What Next?McBeath

Honey Catches More Fliesthan Vinegar

Al Noursi

Salon VII(100)

Rethinking CreativeWriting through Blogging

Velica

Developing Databases andWebsites for ELT

Battenburg

Empowering Change fromWithin

Kampman, Elkhatib, Rassim

Learner Independence through CollaborativeResearch

Brooke, Christopher, Alkuwari, Aden,Souyah, Ibrahim, Johnson

Expanding LearningThrough Out-of-Class

ProjectsGuo

Palms I(30)

We Need to Talk More!Carpenter

Reading Workshop: CreatingLifelong Readers

Al-Shargabi

Using Learner TrainingMaterials with Young

LearnersAzaza

Collaborative Teaching of LexicalCollocations

Tavakol, Zarei

Mainstream ESL: Progressand Assessment

Finnemore

Palms II(40)

Bilingual Education: TheBest of Both Worlds?

Gallagher

Are Observers Friends orFoes?Anwar

Understanding L2 CognitionUsing Digital Ergodic Text

Ahmad

Teacher-Modeled Independent LanguageLearning

McCollum

Alternate Views of EnglishGrammar II

Moore

Palms III(40)

Critical Discourse Analysisand ELT Materials

Tayebipour

Task-Based Activities ImproveIranian EFL Learners' Speaking

Weisi

Corpora and WritingCompetence of EFL

LearnersAl-Juboori

Role-Play: When Reality Comes into PlayAl Saidi

Using Interactive Games toDefeat Grammar Monotony

Youman

ZabeelRoom(50)

The Use of Porfolios forBalanced Assessment

Walter

Capturing CLIL in EAP atUniversity

Kapur

Language Teachers’Involvement in Curriculum

DevelopmentRakhshan, Vahedi

Kermanshahi

Creating Class Websites in the EFLClassroomRutherford

Rethinking Our Borders:Cross-Disciplinary

CollaborationsArnesen

Baniyas(40)

Students’ Expectations ofan ESL Writing Course

Ismail

Helping Students MeetExpectations on Writing

AssignmentsChristopher

Reflective Teaching: A Steptoward Professional

DevelopmentYassaei

Teaching Reading with a Bi-LiteracyCurriculum

Swanborough-Nilson, Kinuthia

Teachers’ Emotions andEducational Reforms:

What’s Missing?Abou-Assali

Jumeirah(40)

Motivating Learners to UseEfficient Referencing

TechniquesKaibilira

Using Activities to RaiseInterest Among Students

Shenkarow

Cognate Awareness andBeliefs about Language

LearningCakir, Gulseker Solak

Gulf Culture and English TeachingHudson

Novel Writing forConfidence andSelf-ExpressionNickle, Nickle

Salon I(40)

Learning Off the WallNelson

Evaluating and ImprovingTeacher-Made Assessments

Randall

Video Clips in the ESOLClassroom

Russo

Communication Strategies and Willingnessto Communicate

Haghi

Screencasting to SupportDeveloping Writers

Stieglitz

Salon II(40)

Games and Activities:Low-Tech Works Too

Hill

7 Effective Habits for YoungLearners

Caplen-Spence

Do Workshops Work?Trainer’s/Trainees’ Dairy

StudyFrank, Khamidullina,

Gilmetdinova

IELTS: Paving the Way for Academic StudyO'Connell

Public Speaking for ELTTeacher Education

Perlman

Salon III(40)


How Language CourseAccreditation Benefits An

InstitutionKen CollinsEAQUALS


Meeting the ManyRequirements of IELTS

Mary SprattExpress Publishing


Digital Readers: Reading inthe Digital Age

Robert HillBlack Cat Publishing

Innovative Materials ShowcaseLearn English Professionals - Help Reach

Your Professional AspirationsStephen Monteith & Caroline Cameron

British Council

Asynchronous Discussion:The Beating Heart of

BlackboardMolhim

VIP Lounge Dubai Discussion 3Academic Qualifications

Story Bridge to Language andLiteracy

Common Approaches inCLIL: Activating Students'

Differences in Motivational Constructs ofUAE Students

Analysing Teacher Beliefsfor Language Teacher


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(40) vs. Years of ExperienceGobert Ghosn Learning

Al Quraan, Al Nowihi Alsheikh, Yahia DevelopmentEllis

IT Village (in 550 Meeting Room)

Thursday, March 10, 201112:00-1:30 2:00-2:45 3:00-3:45

BeginnerIntegrating Filmmaking into Teaching and Learning

Bahloul

IntermediateDigital Storytelling: Possibilities for ELLs’ Literacy Skills

Bruess

BeginnerYou & YouTube - Accessible Lectures 24/7

Lau, Lau

Friday, March 11, 201110:00-11:30 12:00-12:45 1:00-1:45 3:00-3:45

IntermediateCollaborative Writing Using Delicious and Google Docs

Stevens

BeginnerELT Material Development Using YouTube

Athanasiou, Hadjiconstantinou

IntermediateUsing Wikis to Analyze Texts

Painter-Farrell

BeginnerIntegrating Technology into the EFL Classroom

Wiens

Saturday, March 12, 201110:00-11:30 12:00-1:30 2:00-3:30

IntermediateTeaching Grammar with Movie Segments

Azevedo

BeginnerConcordancing: Practical Uses of Corpora in ELT

Ebrahimi

BeginnerEffectively Using Web-Based Resources in ELT

Busheha


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