Welcometothe56th InternationalIATEFLConferenceandExhibition
DearConferenceParticipant, Itisapleasureformetowelcomeyoutothe56thIATEFL Conference,ourannualinternationalkeynoteevent, thisyearinthebeautifulspatownofHarrogate.Once againitisatimetocometogetherandcelebrateour professionanditsadvancesthroughtheworkofour colleagues,sponsors,andcontributors.
Overthenextfewdays,wewillhavethechanceto interactwithlike-mindedcolleagues,learnaboutthelatestdevelopments inthefield,andaccessthemostcutting-edgeeducationalresourcesinthe ELTworld.Additionally,wewillhavethechancetosupportoneanother,as wellasourcolleagueswhocouldnotbehereso,please,takethetimeto stop,meetsomeonenewandreachouttofriendswhoarenotpresent. Thisnetworkingisperhapsthegreatestperkoftheconferencebesidesthe academicprogramme.
IATEFL’sConferenceCommitteeandourHeadOfficeStaffhavetruly outdonethemselvesbyputtingtogetheranimpressiveline-upof plenaries,presentations,postersessionsandotherprofessional developmentactivities.
MakesureyoustopbytheIATEFLstandtolearnaboutthevarious initiativesweareengagedin,andmakesureyoualsovisitthevarious standsofexhibitorsandpartners.Theyarealleagerlywaitingtowelcome ustosharetheirnewdevelopments.Takesometimetobrowsethestands andgetinformationaboutthelatestmaterials,resources,courses,and careeropportunitiesavailabletoyou,whilealsoenjoyingarestorativecup ofteaorcoffee.
Asusual,therewillbeawidevarietyoffunsocialeventsduringthisyear’s conference.Aspartofit,ifyouareinterestedindiscoveringmoreabout Harrogateanditsrichhistory,taketheopportunitytojoineveningevent onTuesday–IntroductiontoHarrogate.
AsanIATEFLmember,yourparticipationintheAnnualGeneralMeetingis important.MakesuretoattendonApril19th soastolearnaboutthemany initiativestheBoardofTrusteeshasbeeninvolvedin.Thisisalsoatimeto haveyourvoiceheardoryourquestionsaboutourAssociationanswered so,please,considerattending.
Also,Iwouldliketoaskyoutolearnmoreaboutand,ifpossible,contribute toIATEFL’scharitableaims.Thisisanimportantwaywefulfilourmission andsupportcolleaguesaroundtheworldwhoareinnovatinginthe profession,so,makesuretostopbytheIATEFLstandtolearnmoreabout this.
Lastly,considertakingamomenttoreflectaboutthedifficultiessomeof ourcolleaguesareexperiencinginpartsoftheworldaffectedbydisasters orconflictsand,ifyoucan,findawaytoreachouttothemsothatthey knowtheyarenotalone.
Iwishyouallawonderfulweek,fulloflearning,camaraderie,andfun.
GabrielDíazMaggioli IATEFLPresidentAnoteaboutphotographyandfilming
IATEFLphotographersandvideographerswillbeinallareasofthevenuetakingphotosofdelegatesandconductingvideointerviews. Ifyoudonotwanttobeincludedinthephotosorvideos,thatisnotaproblem,justletthephotographersandvideographersknow. PhotosandvideostakenattheconferencewillbeusedbyIATEFLforjournalisticandmarketingpurposes,includingonsocialmedia. IATEFL’sprivacypolicycanbefoundonourwebsite: www.iatefl.org/about/key-documents DelegatesarewelcometotaketheirownphotosthroughouttheConference,butpleasebeawarethatfilminginsessionswillnotbe allowedwithoutconsentfrombothIATEFLandthepresenter(s).
AroundtheConference
Youcanfindfullcopiesofthevenuemapsonpages 112-113.
IATEFLAssociates
IATEFLworkswithover100nationaland regionalTeachingAssociationsaround theworldtopromoteprofessional cooperationinEnglishlanguageteaching, andmaintainaninternationalnetworkof supportandcommunication.Comeand findoutmoreabouttheseAssociations andhowyoucangetinvolved.
HarrogateConventionCentre Firstfloor
PosterPresentationArea
Takealookatthisyear’sposter presentationsandseethetimes forwheneachpresenterwillbe availableforquestions.
Cloakroom
Leaveyourcoatorluggagehereduring theconferencedayfor£2peritem.Please note,thecloakroomwillacceptCASH PAYMENTSONLY.Ifyouneedtopayby card,pleasevisittheRegistrationDesk.
Delegatebagsandprogrammes
Collectyourlanyard(sponsoredbyIELTS), Programme(sponsoredbyBritishCouncil) anddelegatebag (sponsoredbyETSTOEFL®) onceyouhaveyourbadge. Thisareawillbeopen whenevertheRegistration Deskisopen.
ChargingZone
Aspacetoplugyourdeviceinifyou needabatteryboost.Ifyouneedan adaptorfortheplugswehavea limitednumberavailableto purchaseattheRegistrationDesk. Youcanalsohireaportablecharger foryourmobilephonefromthe‘Joos’ standneartheRegistrationDesk.
ITNNetworkingZone
Aspacetomeetandmakeconnections, rightattheheartoftheExhibition.
Prayerroom
Aplaceofreflection forpeopleofallfaiths.
Certificates
Alldelegateswillbeableto downloadtheircertificateof attendance(sponsoredby ExpressPublishing)from theirIATEFLDashboardfrom Friday28 April2023.
RegistrationDesk
Pickupyourdelegatebadge (sponsoredbyIELTS)here.Make sureyoutakecareofit,a replacementwillcostyou£10. IATEFLstaffwillbeonhandto answeranyquestionsyoumay have.Itwillbeopenatthe followingtimes:
Monday:0800-1800
TuesdaytoThursday:0800-1730
Friday:0800-1400
InformationDesk
Haveaquestion?Ourstewardsatthe Informationdeskwillbehappyto assistyou.Thedeskwillbeopen any timetheRegistrationDeskisopen.
QuietZone
Stepawayfromthebusynessofthe conferenceforabitofpeace.Weask thatmobilephonesareswitchedto silent,headphonesareusedifyou wanttolistentomusicandyou keepconversationtoaminimum.
Foodanddrink
Youwillfindcateringpointsinthe exhibition.Duringbreaksthereisfree teaandcoffee(sponsoredbyLanguageCert)andatthe lunchbreakyouwillbeabletopurchaseaselectionof hotandcoldmeals.
Firstthinginthemorningyoucanbuyahotdrinkfrom thecateringpointoutsidetheexhibition.Andthereare variousfreewaterstationslocatedaroundthevenue. Pleasenote,allcateringpointsaroundvenuewill acceptCASHLESSPAYMENTSONLY.
SIGinformation
Our16SpecialInterestGroups(SIGs) areakeypartofIATEFLmembershipfindoutmoreabouteachofthemhere.
Exhibition
Findoutmoreaboutwhat’shappening intheexhibitiononpages12-21.
Additionalsessionsandevents
Aswellasafullacademicprogramme(seepages 26-95),wehavearangeofothersessionsandeventstoenhanceyourconference experience.
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Earlymorningsessions-0815-0845
Beprepared
Joinoneofour“Howto…”sessionsandlearnmoreabout IATEFLandtheConference:
Tuesday18April
Howtogiveapresentationataninternationalconference, SandyMillin,Queen’sSuite8.
Wednesday19April
Howtoreflectonresearchtalksatconference,Ernesto VargasGil,Queen’sSuite8.
Thursday20April
HowtowritesuccessfullyforIATEFLConferenceSelections, DeborahBullock,Queen’sSuite8. Howtosubmitaspeakerproposal,MadeleineduVivier, Queen’sSuite7.
Beactive
Getmovingbeforetheconferencedayandspendsome timeexercisinginwhateverwaysuitsyouthebest.For inspiration,goto www.iatefl.org/conference/start-your-day
Bemindful
Starteachmorningbydiscoveringsometheoryand practicesofMindfulness.Thisyear’sinstructor,Adele Winkley,willbeencouragingustoexploreMindfulnessina varietyofwaysincluding:sensingthephysicalbodyandthe energeticbody,awarenessofourenvironment,howitis easytogetdistractedandbringingitalltogether,mindfully. ThesesessionswilltakeplaceeachdayinQueen’sSuite2.
Eveningevents
Taketimeoutattheendoftheconferencedaytorelaxand meetnewpeople.Moreinformationcanbefoundundereach dayofthePresentationssectionofthisProgrammeorat www.iatefl.org/conference/social-programme.
Firsttimersmeet-up
IfthisifyourfirstIATEFLConference,cometotheITN NetworkingZoneintheExhibitionduringtheTuesdaymorning breaktomeetwithotherfirsttimersandlearnmoreaboutthe conference.
MeetthePatron
VisittheITNNetworkingZoneintheExhibitionduringthelunch breaksonTuesdayandThursdayforachancetosayhellotothe IATEFLPatron,DavidCrystal.
Tributesession
Thetributesessionisanopportunitytoremembercolleagues whohavesadlydiedsincethelastconference.Cometosaya fewwordsinsomeone’smemoryortohearaboutcolleagues whoarenolongerwithus.
IATEFL’sAGM
WeinviteallIATEFLmemberstoattendtheIATEFLAnnual GeneralMeeting(AGM)at1300-1400,Wednesday19Aprilin RipleySuite-CrownePlazaHotel.Theagendawillbemade availableourwebsite(youmustbeloggedinasamemberto viewthis): www.iatefl.org/about/key-documents.
HornbyTrust
Wecontinuethetraditionoffeaturingthisyear’sHornby ScholarswithintheConference.Theywillpresent DecentringELT: insightsandexplorations onTuesday28April,1450-1605,in HarewoodSuite2. WewillalsofeaturetwoHornbyalumni, BabitaSharma ChapagainandKuheliMukherjee,andtwoTeachingAssociation representatives,EricEnongeneEkembe(CAMELTA)andElyanora Menglieva(NETRUZ),allsupportedbytheHornbyTrust.Look themupintheIndexofPresenterstofindoutmore.
ExpressPublishing SignatureEvent
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Tuesday18April,1720-1805,HallD
TeachingEnglishthroughdramaisanentertainingand inspiringwaytolearnthelanguage!Acombinationof dramaactivitieswiththeusualteachingmethodscan producefantasticresults!Studentscanusethelanguage effectivelyoutsidetheclassroomiftheyhavepracticed throughdramaactivities!Inthisworkshopwewill experiencetheeffectivenessofdramaactivitiesand analysetheirprocedures,planningandaims.
Speaker: KristyKors
LanguageCertSignature Event
Cultivatingacultureofcarein
ELT-InconversationwithKieranDonaghy
Wednesday19April,1725-1810,Auditorium
Howdoescarelooklikewithinlanguageeducation contexts? Howcanwedevelopaneffective‘vocabularyof care’whenitcomestoteaching? InspiredbyKieran
Donaghy’splenarytalk‘EmbeddingaCultureofEmpathyin ELT’,wehaveinvitedhimtorevisithisideasonthenotionof empathysituatingthemwithinthecontextofcare.Join theLanguagCertTeacherSupportteaminaconversation withKieranDonaghywhichaimstobroadenour perspectivesoncare-focusededucation.
Speakers: KieranDonaghyandSylviaKarastathi
BritishCouncilSignature Event
TheFutureofEnglish:GlobalPerspectives
Thursday20April,1700-1745,HallD
What’sthefutureofEnglish?Inaworldtransformedby momentousglobalevents,what’sthenewrealityforthe world’smostspokenlanguage?Whatdoesthismeanfor thefutureofteachingEnglish?Joinustobeattheforefront oftheconversationandbeamongthefirsttohearthe findingsfromtheBritishCouncil’snewlandmarkbook.
Speaker: MinaPatel
ConferenceScholarships
WecongratulateallourscholarshipwinnersandwelcomethemtoHarrogate. EachyearIATEFLoffersagreatrangeofconference scholarshipstoenableteachers,trainersandotherELTprofessionalstheopportunitytoattendtheIATEFLAnnualConferenceinthe UK.ThesescholarshipsareofferedbyIATEFL,byarangeofIATEFLSpecialInterestGroups,andbyawiderangeofotherscholarship sponsors:institutions,companies,groupsandindividuals.
Wewouldliketosayaverybigthankyoutoallofourscholarshipsponsors. Withoutyourgenerosityandsupport,thesescholarshipswouldnotbepossible.
WiktoriaAllan |Germany IATEFLGillSturtridgeFirstTime SpeakerScholarship
JimFuller |Spain GillianPorterLadousse Scholarship
VickyMargari |Italy IATEFLESPSIGMarkKrzanowski Scholarship
NiveditaMaliniBarua |India IATEFLRayTongueScholarship
MohammadZulfeqarHaider* | Bangladesh GillianPorterLadousse Scholarship
Diana-AndreeaMargaritescu | Romania IATEFLBillLeeScholarship
TriparniBiswas |India IATEFLESPSIGRovingReporter Scholarship
SanjaBožinović |Croatia IATEFLLTSIGDianaEastment RovingReporterScholarship
AnabelBronnimann | Argentina IATEFLLatinAmerica Scholarship
MaryamMasoomehHassani | Iran ELCEastbourneGrahamSmith Scholarship
MarisolHernández |Argentina IATEFLPronSIGClassroom ResearchScholarship
ZhananurKassimova | Kazakhstan TrinityCollegeLondon LanguageExaminations Scholarship
AnjuMoses |SriLanka IATEFLLAMSIGScholarship
ChinhNguyen |Vietnam LexicalLabScholarshipfor lexically-orientatedteachers
OssokoLaureRachelTro Zehia* |Coted'Ivoire AfricaScholarship
DeniceDeogratius |Tanzania AfricaScholarship
JuliaKoifman |Israel IATEFLBESIGFacilitator Scholarship
WingWu |HongKong IATEFLTDSIGEarlyCareer TeacherScholarship
MariaDiakou |Cyprus ExpressPublishingScholarship
AshrafKuhail |Palestine TheSimonGreenallHandsUp ProjectScholarship
OlhaYavorska |Ukraine MacmillanEducation Scholarship
MarinaDolgacheva* |Russia LexicalLabScholarshipfor lexically-orientatedteachers
OlgaKvasova* |Ukraine IATEFLTEASIGScholarship
AleksandraZaparucha | Poland TrinityCollegeLondonTeacher TrainerScholarship
AbigailEkangouoAwanga | Cameroon TheTransformELTScholarship forGlobalChange
LesleyFearn |Italy IATEFLLASIGScholarship
*Winnerdeferredfrom2022
NataliaLarchenko |Italy IELTSMorganTerryMemorial Scholarship
MuniraZaylobidinova | Uzbekistan ELCBrightonRobertO’Neill Scholarship
TaizaLombardi |Brazil IATEFLTDSIGMichaelBerman Scholarship
Applyfora2024scholarship
Thedeadlineforapplicationsis21June2023 Findouthowtoapplyat www.iatefl.org/ scholarships
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Bringareusablewaterbottleforthe waterstationsaroundthevenue ratherthanbuyingbottledwater
Keepyourreusabledelegate bag,providedby ETSTOEFL®, forfutureshoppingtrips
WehaveheldallourConference Committeeplanningmeetings virtuallytoreducetheimpactof internationaltravel
Delegatecertificates,sponsored by ExpressPublishing,arenow providedinadigitalformat ratherthanprintedonsite
Shareyourhandoutsdigitally insteadofprintingthem
Usethedigitalunabridgedversionof theconferenceprogramme, sponsoredby BritishCouncil,onyour smartdeviceorcollectanabridged paperversiononarrivalatthevenue
Useyourreusablecup, providedby Express Publishing,foryourhotdrinks
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YourIATEFLConferenceexperienceisofparamountimportancetousandensuringthatyoueachhavea valuableandenjoyabletime,webelieve,isoneofthekeystooursuccessandlongevity.Wearealways exploringnewwaystoenhanceyourconferenceexperienceandmuchofthiswouldnotbepossiblewithout thesupportofoursponsors.TheinvaluablecontributionstheyoffernotonlyhelptomaketheConference happen,butalsoensureyouhaveamemorableexperience.Wewouldliketoextendaverybigthankyouto eachofoursponsorsfortheirdedicationtoIATEFLandtheConference.
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What’sthefutureofEnglish?Joinusforthegloballaunchofournewlandmark bookonthefutureoftheworld’smostspokenlanguage.
SignatureEvent|Thursday20Aprilat1700-1745
TheFutureofEnglish:GlobalPerspectives
Pop-upPresentation|Wednesday19Aprilat1340-1355
ThefutureofEnglish,haveyoursay!
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SignatureEvent|Tuesday18Aprilat1720-1805
Toactornottoact
Pop-upPresentation|Tuesday18Aprilat1130-1145
4Minds-Learningfortherealworld
LanguageCert,amemberofthePeopleCertGroup,isaninnovativeOfqual recognisedAwardingOrganisationcommittedtodevelopinganddeliveringhighquality,internationallyrecognisedlanguageexamsthatenhance thecareer,educationandlifeopportunitiesofindividualsworldwide.Wehavean ever-growingnumberofuniversitiesandorganisationsinover90countries worldwidewhorecogniseourscoresasevidenceofEnglishlanguageproficiency.
SignatureEvent|Wednesday19Aprilat1725-1810
CultivatingacultureofcareinELT-InconversationwithKieranDonaghy Pop-upPresentation | Thursday20Aprilat1555-1610
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Pop-upPresentation|Tuesday18Aprilat1615-1630
TOEFLFamilyofAssessmentsforLearnersofAllAges
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Pop-upPresentation|Wednesday19Aprilat1140-1155
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ITNEducationproduceauthentic,relevantandmemorablevideoresources forlearnersofallages,foruseintheclassroomandathome.Ourcontent helpsstudentsrelatetheirstudiestotherealworld,wecoverallsubject areas,andarespecialistsinEnglishLanguageTeaching.
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CareerZonePresentationStage|Tuesday18Aprilat1610-1630
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Visitour CareerDevelopmentZone(CDZ) tostartdiscussingyourfuture,andwelcomeallourfirsttimeexhibitorsinour new IntroducingZone(IZ)
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03HelblingEnglish
04CambridgeUniversityPressandAssessment
05BritishCouncil
06MacmillanEducation
07IndependentAuthors&Publishers
08BEBC-BooksforEnglish
09PavilionELTatPavilionPublishing CDZ
10PQSGlobal CDZ
11Ascentis CDZ
12UniversityofBirmingham CDZ
13NationalTaiwanNormalUniversity CDZ
18EliPublishingsrl
19InternationalHouseWorldOrganisation
20Avallain IZ
21LearningResourceNetwork
22UniversityofCentralLancashire
23BridgeEducationGroup
24Glossobooks IZ
25DELTAPublishing
26LanguageFuel IZ
27AvantAssessment IZ
28Flowchase IZ
29UniversityofLeeds IZ
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30FlashAcademy IZ
31ReadingHorizons IZ
32ELAO IZ
33NILE
34LanguageCert
35MultilingualMatters
36ExpressPublishing
37TOEFL
38IELTS
39TEENEAGLE
43GarnetEducation
44DKLearning
45PearsonEnglishLanguageLearning
46BlackCatPublishing
49YorkPress
50GlobalELT
51King'sCollegeLondon
52TeacherPortalbyInternationalHouseLondon
53CanfordPublishing
54Collins
55TrinityCollegeLondon
56MMPublications
57OxfordUniversityPress
58NationalGeographicLearning
UniversityofSheffield CDZ
CVClinic(TheWrightStuff) CDZ
The Exhibition isashowcaseofthelatestresources,servicesandpublicationsfrom internationalcourseproviders,publishers,digitalinnovatorsandmanymore!Itisamuch lovedaspectoftheconferenceandofferstheperfectopportunitytofindoutaboutthe latestELTproductsandservices,andtoconnectwithavarietyoforganisations.
Theexhibitionisalsohometoour CareerDevelopmentZone.Dedicatedtodeveloping yourprofessionalgrowth,itoffersaselectionofinternationalproductandserviceproviders, one-to-oneadvicefromanexperiencedprofessionalatour‘CVClinic’,andcareerfocussed ‘HowTo’sessionsonourCareerZonestage.
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26LanguageFuel www.languagefuel.com
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Pop-uppresentations
ThePop-upPresentationStageisbackagainfor2023,whereyouwillbeabletolistentoavarietyofinterestingshorttalksduringbreak andlunchtimeswhentheexhibitionisopen.Whynotgrabafreecoffee,sponsoredbyLanguageCert,andmakeyourwaytothePopupstagetohearallabouttheseinterestingtopics!
Tuesday18April
1130-1145|ExpressPublishing
4Minds-Learningfortherealworld
4Mindsisanewmulti-levelcoursethatturnslanguagelearningintoanopportunityforlearnerstoexploretheworldandtheir potential.DesignedforteensandyoungadultsofCEFRlevelsA1–C1/C2,itcoversthelatestdevelopmentsandtrendsintechnology, entertainmentandsocialissuestoprovideafreshandexcitingcoursethatlearnerscanrelatetowhilepreparingthemforthereal world,outsideclass.
PresentedbyKristyKors
1315-1330|TrinityCollegeLondon
Assessingthesofterskillsneededforglobalcitizenship
ThisshortsessionwilllookatTrinity’sCommunicationSkillsqualificationwhichoffersauniqueandvaluableframeworkfor programmeswithafocusonleadershipandglobalcitizenship,aswellasin-companylearning.Thepresenterwillprovidean overviewoftheassessmentwhichsupportsthepreparationanddeliveryofeffectivepresentations,authenticexpression, appropriateinteractionswithdifferentaudiences,andtheresearchandanalyticalskillsneededtopresentondifferenttopics. Participantswillleavewithanunderstandingofhowthequalificationcanhelpyoungpeoplebemorecareer-ready,andhelpadults buildconfidenceintheworkplace.
PresentedbyAlisonCastleKane, HeadofBusinessDevelopment,TrinityCollegeLondon
1340-1355|LearnJam
Thepowerofprinciplesforeffectivelearning
Thisshorttalklooksathowasetoflearningdesignprinciplescanactasapowerfullinkbetweenyourorganisationalpurposeand thelearningexperiencesyoucreate.
Youwillseehowprinciplescanhelpyoudeveloplearningexperiencesthataremoreinclusiveandeffective,throughdecisionmakingandlearningdesignthatismoreconsideredandconsistent.
You’llalsohearaboutsomeexamplesofhowwe’vehelpedclients,eitherwithbespokeprinciplesorwithLearnJam’sownLearning DesignPrinciples.
PresentedbyJoSayers
1615-1630|TOEFL
TOEFLFamilyofAssessmentsforLearnersofAllAges
DidyouknowthatTOEFLhasatestforyounglearners?Orthatthere’saversionthatmeasuresbothacademicandfoundational English?TOEFLoffersalotmorethanyoumayrealise.
JoinPeterandSenainthislivelypresentationtolearnhowtheTOEFLFamilyofAssessmentscanprovideyouwithsolutionsforall agesandproficiencies,withthetrustedqualityofTOEFLiBT.Inaddition,detailedscorereportswillpinpointstrengthsand weaknessestohelpguideyouinyourteachinggoals.
PresentedbySenaElibal-İçuz&PeterWesterhuis
Wednesday19April
1140-1155|IELTS
TopTenTipsforIELTSAcademicWritingTask1
Thispop-uppresentationwillworkthroughthekeyelementsofIELTSWritingTask1.Wewillexploretherequirementsofthistaskas describedinthePublicAssessmentCriteriaandwilloffertentoptipsthatwillcovervariousaspectsofthefourmarkingcriteria:Task Response,CoherenceandCohesion,LexicalResource,andGrammaticalRangeandAccuracy.Teacherscanthenusethesetipsto guidetheirstudentsincompletionofthistask.ThesetipsarerelevanttoteachersofalltesttakerswhethertakingIELTSonpaper,on computeroronline.
PresentedbyLouisaDunne&SarahPhilpot
1255-1310|CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment
Kid’sBoxNewGeneration:bigger,brighterandevenbetter
Comeandhearwhythisistheclassiccourseforanewgeneration!Kid’sBoxhashelpedbusyprimaryteachersinspirethousandsof pupilsforsomanyyears.Now,there’sanewgenerationofyounglearners!TheStarfamily,Montythemouse,Mariethedoll,Trevor thetrollandourveryown(hilarious)superheroMaskman,arereadytohelpyoueducateandentertainthem.TheKid’sBoxmagic formulastillhaseverythingteachersandlearnerslove,butnowhasnewingredientsmixedin.Comealongtofindoutwhat’sbigger, brighterandevenbetter.
PresentedbyHelenKenyon
1315-1330|UniversityofBirmingham
StudyingOnlineattheUniversityofBirmingham
TheUniversityrunsfourcourseswhichcanbefollowed100%online,including:
-MAinTESOL
-MAinAppliedLinguistics
-PostgraduateCertificateinTESOL
-PostgraduateCertificateinAppliedLinguistics
Wehave280studentsfollowingthesecoursesbasedin22differentcountries.OurMastersprogrammesarewellknownandhave beenrunningforover25years.Iwillbetalkingaboutthestructureandcontentoftheseprogrammes. Wealsoruntwo12-weekMicro-credentialcourses:
-IntroductiontoTESOLMethodology
-InsightsintoLanguageTeaching
Iamaveryexperiencedacademicwhogivesimpartialadvice.Ifyouareinterestedinstudyingonline,comealong!
1340-1355|BritishCouncil
ThefutureofEnglish,haveyoursay!
JoinusforthislunchbreakenergiseraskingthebigquestionsaboutthefutureoftheEnglishlanguageandwhatitmeansfor teachersandEnglishlanguageteachingworldwide.DelveintotheeightmajorthemesfromtheBritishCouncil’sbrand-new landmarkbook,TheFutureofEnglish:GlobalPerspectivesand,mostimportantly,haveyoursay!We’dlovetohearfromyou.
PresentedbyMinaPatel,leadauthorofTheFutureofEnglish
1535-1550|NationalGeographicLearning
Weuselanguagenotonlytoshareinformationbutalsotobuildrelationships.Teachingtheskillofsocialisingandsmalltalkgoes beyondteachingusefulphrasesandfunctionallanguage.UsingtheT-A-L-Kmnemonic,Chialooksatpracticalwayswecanhelp improveourstudents’socialskillsandbuildbetterrelationshipswhencommunicatinginEnglish.Butinordertoteachsocialising skills,wealsoneedtoputwhatweteachtopracticeourselves.Inthispop-upsession,Chiagivesustipstohelpmakenetworking, socialisingandgettingtoknownewpeopleatthisIATEFLconferenceeasierandmoresuccessful.
PresentedbyChiaSuanChong
Thursday20April
1140-1155|DKLearning
Fromself-studytofrontofclassdiscoverwhyEnglishforEveryoneworksforeveryone.
Over2millionpeopleacrosstheworldarelearningEnglishwithDK’sEnglishforEveryoneseries.Originallyintendedforself-study, thecoursehasbeenpickedupbyteacherswhohaveseenremarkableimprovementwithyoungandadultlearnersalike.We’lltake youthroughtheEfEapproachtolanguagelearning,explaininghowthepedagogydiffersfromatraditionalELTapproachandwhy thisisworkingforthelearnersusingit.
PresentedbyCarolineBoot
1350-1405|TheGlobalApproachLtd
Brain-based,holistic,acceleratedlearning:apracticaldemonstration
Mycareerof50+yearsteachingEnglishhasembracedtraditionalgrammartranslationto‘direct’(situational),communicative (functional-notional),natural,co-operative,task-based,totalphysicalresponse,competency-basedandlexicalapproachesflavouredwithsuggestopedia,thesilentway,multipleintelligencesandNLP.Manyarecomplementaryandcanbeusedeclectically invaryingteachingcontexts.MethodologiesvaryfromPPP,ESA,PRR,toscaffoldingandspirallearning.Moststartfromapremiseof deconstruction.IwilldemonstratehowtheGlobalApproach,basedonourinnateabilitytoengagewithpatternrecognitionrather thanrules,cansupport,integrateandunderpinothermethodologiesinavisuallyanimatedway.
PresentedbyRitaBaker
1555-1610|LanguageCert
BusinessDevelopmentLead-LCEuropeNorth
Theworldweliveinisconstantlychanging,andweneedtonavigatetheevolvingrequirementsofregulationsandconditions,often withverylittlewarning.LanguageCertoffersamulti-purposeEnglishlanguageexam,offeringcandidatesthepeaceofmind knowingregardlessofwhatmayhappenwewillhaveanexamsolutionforthem.Oneexam,threedeliverymethodsincludingSELT forUKVIpurposes.
PresentedbyLesindaLeightley
CareerZoneStage|HowTopresentations
Tuesday18April
1125-1145
“HowtomakeIATEFLMembershipbenefityourprofessionaldevelopment”
Beingoneofthelargestlearningandsharingcommunities,IATEFLoffersawiderangeofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities, bothonlineandface-to-face.ThispresentationwillgiveyouaninsightintowhatIATEFLhastoofferandhowtomakethemostofit. YouwilllearnaboutSpecialInterestGroupsandtheirevents,scholarshipsandIATEFLprojects,webeventsandmore.
PresentedbyRosWright
1310-1330
“Howtobecomeasuccessfulfreelancer”
Areyouafreelancerorplanningtobecomeone?Beyondteaching,whataresomeareasweneedtobeturningourattentionto?In thispresentation,we’llexplorewhat’sinvolvedinbeingasuccessfulfreelancer.We'lllookathowweorganiseourselves,howweget workandhowwekeepwork.
PresentedbyChiaSuanChong
1610-1630
“HowtodevelopasanELTspecialistinEMI”
HowtodevelopskillsandknowledgeasELTspecialistswithindevelopmentsinEnglishMediumandTransnationalEducation? Comealongtofindoutwhatsomeoftherecentdevelopmentsareandhowtofindresourcesforteacherdevelopmentinthose areas.
PresentedbyWillNash
Wednesday19April
1135-1155
“Howtoteachone:one”
Today'sonetooneclassesareasdiverseasthestudentsthemselves.Thelearningneedsandgoalsofindividualsdifferandcreating lessonplans,usingstockmaterials,andstandardcoursebooksarenolongerenoughtomeetlearner'sneeds.Thisrequiresadistinct setofskills,bestpractices,andstrategiestohelpyourstudentachievetheirfullpotential.Findouthownoplanmightbethebest plantosucceed.
PresentedbyRobHoward
1250-1310
“HowtobesuccessfulinanELTinterview”
Congratulations,you’vebeeninvitedtoajobinterview,soyou’vepersuadedyourpotentialemployerthatyouhavetheessential knowledge,skillsandexperienceforthejob.The3As:Appearance,Attitude,andAwarenessofyourinterviewerwillbecriticalfor yoursuccess,andareequallyimportantforface-to-faceandSkypeinterviews.We’llhavealookatthese,andatthedifferentkindsof questionsthatyoumightbeasked.You’llhaveachancetopractise,includingansweringquestionsforbothteachingand managementroles.
PresentedbyCarolineMoore
1315-1345
“HowtowriteCVsthatgetresults”
ThispresentationprovidesablueprintfortheperfectCV.Itincludesasimple,step-by-stepguidewithadviceonhowtopresentyour skillsandexperienceinthebestpossiblewayandalistofdosanddon’tstoavoidalltheclassicmistakes.
PresentedbyPeterPanayotou
1135-1155
“Howtomovefrombeingateachertobecomingateachertrainer”
Transitioningfromteachertoteachertrainercanbeachallenge.InthispresentationIwillsharesomeofmyexperiencesand insights,lookingspecificallyatthequestion,'AmIreadytobeateachertrainer?'aswellashowyoucandeveloptheskillsand knowledgeforthisrole.
1320-1340
"Howtowriteprojectproposalsthatwin”
Thissessionwillbeginbyexaminingbasicissueswithprojectproposalsincluding:specificconsiderationsofthetenderorproposal youareapplyingfor;whatisandisn’tfunded;andtheevaluationcriteria.Wewillthenoverviewthemaincontentofaproposal including,planningprocesses,thepeopleinvolved,budgetingconsiderations,specificorganisationalconcerns,anddissemination. Finally,welookatwhatNOTtodo,andIwillleaveyouwithsome'toptips'totakeaway.
SpecialInterestGroup(SIG)Showcases
IfyouareinterestedinaparticularSIGarea,youhavetheopportunitytofollowatrackofselectedsessionsthroughouttheday.Many oftheSIGswillhostanOpenForumaspartoftheirShowcase.ThisisanopportunityforyoutofindoutmoreabouttheSIG,itsevents andmeetthecommittee.
Don’tforgettolookintheAreasofInterestsectiontoseewhatotherpresentationsrelatedtoyourarea(s)ofinterestaretakingplace.
BusinessEnglish(BESIG)
Tuesday18April|Queen’sSuite2 Coordinators:RobHoward&MariaSzugfil
1.1 1035-1120 Preparinglearners:(B)ELF-orientedandagile inlearningecosystems
Katrin Lichterfeld
1.2 1150-1220 Inclusivityforalltypesoflearnersinbusiness Englishteaching
Julia Koifman
1.3 1235-1305 Machinetranslation:friendorfoeingraded assessment?
Catherine Prewett-Schrempf, LindaSlattery
1.5 1405-1435 Tappingintotranslingualplagiarismamong English-mediumbusinessstudents
HoliAli,SilvioSergioSaleemScatolini& QasimAlwashahi
EnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages (ESOLSIG)
Tuesday18April|Restaurant(King’sSuitefor1.1)
Coordinator:LesleyPainter-Farrell
1.1 1035-1120 King’sSuite Justkeepteaching!Maintainingfocusand wellbeingindisruptedclassrooms
Emily Bryson
1.2 1150-1220 Beyondresilience:facilitatingrefugees' learningandwell-beinginthelanguage classroom
Pamela RogersonRevell
1.3 1235-1305 TheevaluationofaCLILcoursefor16+ newcomers
Declan Flanagan
1.5 1405-1435 Post-pandemicworldELT:teachers perceptionsoftheonline-pivotinNI
Juana Simpson
1.6 1450-1520
1.7 1535-1605
1.8 1635-1705
Corpus-basedgenreanalysisoftheemerging genreofbusinesstweets
KhokhaChaibAinou
Task-basedlearningandcomparativelawin legalEnglishclasses
EloaFigaro
Cover-to-coverisover:revolutionising businessEnglishtrainingwithAgile
David Guerrero
1.9 1720-1805 Assessinginternationalbusiness undergraduates'communicationandcritical thinkingskills
SueAshley
EnglishforSpecificPurposes(ESPSIG)
Wednesday19April|Queen’sSuite1(King’s Suitefor2.2)
Coordinator:CarolineHyde-Simon
2.1 1015-1045 Mediatinginternationalandscientific communicationforEMIcontexts
Bethany Cagnol, Sinead Namur
2.2 1100-1130 King’sSuite Forwhatit’sEarth:incorporating sustainabilityeducationintoEAPclassrooms
Alex Warren
2.4 1200-1245 Usingstand-upcomedytodevelop interculturalcompetence(IC)
Christina Laporda
2.5 1410-1440 EAP,scienceandpublicengagementmeet theUNSustainableGoals
AnilaR. Scott-Monkhouse
2.6 1455-1525 TeachingTRUEsummarywriting
Ann Roemer
2.7 1555-1625 SpeakyourmindviaZoomhappyhours
Flavia Uhlmann
2.8 1640-1710 Mindfulmulti-communication:thesoftskill yourlearnersneed
Vicky Margari
2.9 1725-1810 Asynthesizedapproachtoimprovingwriting feedback
Christopher Gras, Constance Leonard
1.6 1450-1520 Readingliteratureinpublichighschool: experienceswithmulti-levelgroups
Elisa Seerig
1.7 1535-1605 Engagementanduseoftechnology providingnewerastudents'assessment
1.8 1635-1705
Beatriz Meneguetti
ESOLSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum TeachersofEnglishwhoworkwithasylum seekers,refugees,andmigrants
GlobalIssues(GISIG)
Wednesday19April|Queen’sSuite8 Coordinator:RoseAylett
2.1 1015-1045 Language,powerandeducation:five principlesforcriticalpedagogytraining
Rose Aylett
2.2 1100-1130 Linguisticandcontentscaffoldinginthe teachingofglobalissues
Catherine Watson
2.4 1200-1245 Teachingforabetterworld.Sustainable developmentgoalsinELT
Eftychios Kantarakis, Ruby Polygenis
2.5 1410-1440 TeachingEnglishasagloballanguage: changingmindsetsthroughculture
Anna Hearrell, Venice Irving
2.6 1455-1525 “Mywar”:creatingmeaningfulmaterialsfor timesofconflict
Maggie Sokolik, Yaroslava Fedoriv
2.7 1555-1625 AtoolkitforusingUNinternationaldaysin universitytelecollaboration
Will Hutton, Daniela Garcia
2.8 1640-1710 IATEFLGlobalIssuesSpecialInterestGroup OpenForum
Connectingcriticaleducatorstoadvocatefor socialjusticeinELT
2.9 1725-1810 Poetryandeducationforsustainable developmentinlanguageclassrooms
Jason Skeet
InclusivePractices&SpecialEducational Needs(IP&SENSIG)
Wednesday19April|Queen’sSuite7
Coordinators:RachaelHarris&GiovanniLicata
2.1 1015-1045 Everystudentmatters
2.2 1100-1130
2.4 1200-1245
2.5 1410-1440
2.6 1455-1525
2.7 1555-1625
2.8 1640-1710
Rachel Jeffries
WorkingtowardsamoreinclusiveEnglishlanguageclassroom:studentswithADHD
Wiktoria Allan
Diversifyingpronunciationtasks:quick& easyinclusiveextensionsforteachers
Helen Slee
DiversifyingELT:futuredirectionsfor LGBTIQ+inclusion
Thorsten Merse
Spillover:howmanagementstylesspread througheducationalcontexts
Giovanni Licata
Utilizingstudentpotentialofgiftedlearners throughuniversaldesignlearning
Rana Khan
IATEFLInclusivePractices&Special EducationalNeedsSpecialInterestGroup
OpenForum
Wheretonow?MorethanSE
Leadership&Management(LAMSIG) Thursday20April|Queen’sSuite2 Coordinator:GerhardErasmus
3.1
Howdidteachingturnintomanagement?
Kateryna Protsenko 3.2
Missionredefined:BeG.R.A.C.E.(ful)asa leader
Zeynep Oğul
3.3
3.4
Doingtop-downandbottom-upneedsright -meetingeveryone'sneeds
James Fuller
Qualityassuranceinonlineteaching–standards&guidance
Lou McLaughlin 3.6
Motivatingandengagingteachingteamsfor excellentresults
Anju Moses
Myexternalbrainhurts:thesecretsof personalknowledgemanagement
Mike Riley
IATEFLLeadership&ManagementSpecial InterestGroupOpenForum ConnectingELTleadersandmanagersfrom aroundtheworld
2.9 1725-1810
Downsyndrome–excludinglearners becauseofachromosome?
Anette Igel
LearnerAutonomy(LASIG)
Tuesday18April|HarewoodSuite1
Coordinators:LawrieMoore-Walter&GiovannaTassinari
1.1 1035-1120
1.2 1150-1220
1.3 1235-1305
1.5 1405-1435
1.6 1450-1520
Thepowerofpeerfeedbackinspeaking
Ariane Niemeijer
Learnertraining?Designinganacademic preparationcourseforengineeringstudents
Tracie MacKenzie , Iona Dawson
InquiringMinds:voiceandchoiceforour learners
Maria Davou
Usingvlogsforpeerteachingtoincrease Independenceandengagement
Laura Major
IATEFLLearnerAutonomySpecialInterest GroupOpenForum
Exploringanddevelopingpracticesforthe implementationoflearnerautonomy
Beyondprofit:purpose-drivenleadership andstrategyinELT
George Pickering
LearningTechnologies(LTSIG)
Wednesday19April|BramhamSuite(RipleySuite for2.9)
Coordinator:VickySaumell
2.1 1015-1045
2.2 1100-1130
2.4 1200-1245
2.5 1410-1440
creencastfeedback,atooltoimprove speakingskills
Yéssica Aguilera
Validityandthedigitalage:developing teachers’proceduralassessmentliteracy
Philip Horne
Howcantechinformdecisionsinthe classroom?
Olivia Goodman, Marianne Pickles
IATEFLLearningTechnologiesSpecialInterest GroupOpenForum
Inspiringpedagogically-soundapplicationof learningtechnologies
1.7 1535-1605
1.8 1635-1705
1.9 1720-1805
TheEnglishlanguagemakerspace–a creativelearner-centeredlanguagejourney
Carmen Becker,Annika Albrecht
Missionimpossibleorpossible?Navigating learnerautonomyinturbulenttimes
Gamze Sayram
Integratingprofessionalcoaching conversationsintolanguagelearning RachelPaling(EfficientLanguageCoaching GlobalSL)
2.6
2.7
Bestpracticesforonlinecoursedelivery: engagingandsupportinglearners
Maggie deOliveira
“Packedwithtechnology”:pedagogicallydriventechnologyprofessionaldevelopment forlanguageteaching
Zoe Handley 2.8
MinecraftforCLILandglobalissues:the EXCALIBURproject
Letizia Cinganotto, Heike Philp
2.9
Digitalliteraciesinadata-drivenworld
Nicky Hockly
Literature(LitSIG)
Wednesday19April|Queen’sSuite5(Queen’sSuite3 for2.8)
Coordinator:RobHill
2.1 1015-1045 AwaytoadvancementinEFLthrough literatureandpolish
Marija Drazdauskiene
2.2 1100-1130 TeachingEnglishliteraturetoundergraduate classesinIndia:acasestudy
Manoj Chhaya
2.4 1200-1245 EngagingwithShakespeareintheEFL classroom
Conny Loder
2.5 1410-1440 Graphicnovelsintheclassroom
Evelina Miscin
2.6 1455-1525 Fromthepagesofstorybookstomultimodal digitalstorytelling
Maria Diakou
2.7 1555-1625 Developinginterculturalcompetenceswith literarytexts
2.8 1640-1710
Queen’sSuite 3
Barbara Lapornik
Embeddingdemocracyandchoicein readingandliteratureclassrooms
Amos Paran
2.9 1725-1810 IATEFLLiteratureSpecialInterestGroupOpen Forum
ConnectingELT,literature,extensivereading andthearts
Pronunciation(PronSIG)
Tuesday18April|Queen’sSuite7
Coordinators:GemmaArcher&AdamScott
1.1 1035-1120 Pronunciation&acting:becomingmore intelligibleandexpressive
Marisol Hernandez
1.2 1150-1220 Arewepronunciationignorers,entertainers, enthusiasts,and/orteachers?
1.3 1235-1305
AnaPaula BiazonRocha
Doesdifferentiatedpronunciationinstruction forprimary-schoolEFLteacherswork virtually?
Sumanee Pinweha
1.5 1405-1435 Meaningfirst,thensound:optimizing spellinginstruction
Charlotte Bulkeley
1.6 1450-1520 Spokenwordrecognitionforlisteners
Mark Hancock
1.7 1535-1605 Becomingapronunciationteacher–what doesittake?
Kristýna ČervinkováPoesová, Klara Ulicna
1.8 1635-1705 PronunciationSpecialInterestGroup’s2023 Swapshop
1.9 1720-1805 Includingstammersandlispsinthelanguage classroom
AnneMargaret Smith
MaterialsWriting(MaWSIG)
Thursday20April|Queen’sSuite3
Coordinator:HeatherBuchanan
3.1 1015-1045 Accurateorbiased?HowdoELTmaterials dealwithscience?
James Taylor
3.2 1100-1130 DecolonizingELTmaterials:challenging processesofotheringandWestern supremacy
HannaLena Hertzel
3.3 1200-1230 Customreadingandlisteningtestsfrom scratch.Seriously?
Trish Hannigan
3.4 1245-1315 Movingawayfromaone-size-fits-all approachwhenusingprescribedmaterials
Susanna Schwab
3.6 1415-1500 Iamnotataboo:LGBTQIA+intheELT classroom
Peter Fullagar
3.7 1515-1545 IATEFLMaterialsWritingSpecialInterest GroupOpenForum
3.8 1615-1645 ThreemoneymythsthatELTmaterialscould dowithout
Lottie Galpin
3.9 1700-1745 Howtowriteeffectiveandengagingdigital materials
Laura Broadbent, Billie Jago
Research(ReSIG)
Thursday20April|Queen’sSuite5
Coordinator:ErnestoVargasGil
3.1 1015-1045 Englishlanguageteacherscollaboratingin teacherresearchandlovingit
Mark Wyatt, Cemile Buğra
3.2 1100-1130 Howcanwhatteachersreallyfeelhelpthem teachbetter?
Laura Ferroglio
3.3 1200-1230 Veteranteachers’researchengagement: perspectivesfromChina
Meifang Zhuo
3.4 1245-1315 Self-mentoringthroughenhancement mentoringapproachforteacher-research
Seden EraldemirTuyan
3.6 1415-1500 Doingandreporting‘shortstory’analysisfor (teacher)researchers
Gary Barkhuizen
3.7 1515-1545 Howcouldteachersassiststudentsduring thewar?
Larysa Sanotska
3.8 1615-1645 Negotiatingenvironments:makingthemove fromteachertoresearcher
Gareth Scyner
3.9 1700-1745 IATEFLResearchSpecialInterestGroupOpen Forum
ReSIG:pastandcurrentdevelopmentsin teacherresearch
TeacherDevelopment(TDSIG)
Tuesday18April|BrahamSuite(RipleySuitefor 1.6-1.7)
Coordinator:SerkanAras
1.1 1035-1120
1.2 1150-1220
Debunkedteachingmyths,techniquesand practices;thebeforeandafter
Kirsten Holt
Developingprofessionalism,accountability andcollaborationthroughobservations:a post-pandemicperspective
Marcela Cintra
TeacherTrainingandEducation(TTEdSIG)
Tuesday18April|Queen’sSuite3(HallDfor1.1)
Coordinator:BaharGun
1.1 1035-1120 HallD Advancingteachereducationpractices, enablingteacherlearning
Gabriel DiazMaggioli
1.2 1150-1220 HowdoweknowthatCommunitiesof Practicework?
Aysen Güven, Ceren Taş, Elçin Turgut
1.3 1235-1305
1.5 1405-1435
1.6 -
1.7
1450-1605 RipleySuite
1.8 1635-1705
1.9 1720-1805
Dialogicreflectiononcriticalmoments
Richard Chinn
Teacher,areyouthere?Establishingteacher presenceinonlineclasses
Gulcin Cosgun
FlippedCELTAtraining–ariskworthtaking?
Judith Hudson, Melissa Lamb, Adrian Underhill, Connor O'Donoghue, Joanna Stansfield
IATEFLTeacherDevelopmentSpecialInterest
GroupOpenForum
Navigatingfashions,trendsandnewideas: questionsforteachers’development
Graham Hall
Testing,Evaluation& Assessment(TEASIG)
Thursday20April|Queen’sSuite1 Coordinator:MaggiLussiBell(interim)
3.1 1015-1045
3.2 1100-1130
3.3 1200-1230
3.4 1245-1315
3.6 1415-1500
Maintainingtheintegrityofonline assessment
Peter Davidson
Proficiencyexamsandclassroom assessment:friendsorfoes?
Isabela deFreitasVillasBoas
Trainingstudentsindevelopingaratingscale toassesswriting
Olga Kvasova
Aligningassessmentwiththecurriculum throughUnderstandingbyDesignapproach
Zhananur Kassimova
IATEFLTesting,EvaluationandAssessment SpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
Connectingeducationalprofessionals worldwideinlanguagetesting,evaluation andassessment
1.3 1235-1305 IATEFLTeacherTrainingandEducation SpecialInterestGroupOpenForum Developingtheteachertrainersoftodayfor theteachersoftomorrow
1.5 1405-1435 EdTechand TheCELTAcourse:whattrainees needtoknow
Sandy Millin
1.6 1450-1520 Developingteachercognitions:maximising theimpactofin-serviceCPDcourses
Ben Beaumont
1.7 1535-1605 Interculturalawarenessofteachertrainees:a Malaysian-Hungarianvideoexchangeproject Fruzsina Szabo
1.8 1635-1705 Frompreserviceteacherpreparationto inserviceteacherdevelopment:longitudinal research
Kazuyoshi Sato
1.9 1720-1805 CELTAlessonobservations:findingthe positives
Garth Cadden
YoungLearnersand Teenagers(YLTSIG)
Thursday20April|BramhamSuite Coordinator:LauraWilliams
3.1 1015-1045
IATEFLYoungLearners&TeenagersSpecial InterestGroupOpenForum
YoungLearnersinachangingworld: resiliencearoundtheglobe
3.2 1100-1130
Onlineinterculturallink-ups:sparking motivationinlarge,coursebookfocussed classes
Ashraf Kuhail
3.7 1515-1545
3.8 1615-1645
3.9 1700-1745
Preliminarytest-takerperspectivesofahighstakesassessmentconductedonline
Emma Bruce
Unlockingpeerandself-assessmentand feedback
Annie Altamirano
Wheredonovicetestitemwritersgowrong?
Shakeh Manassian
3.3 1200-1230
3.4 1245-1315
Bloom’staxonomyandCLILmaterials development:friendsorfoes?
Denise Santos
LearningEnglishthroughonlinegames:what childrentellus
Annamaria Pinter, Pia Tabali
3.6 1415-1500 ExploringthelanguageoffilmtoteachYLs visualliteracy
Romina Muse
3.7 1515-1545 Activelanguagelearningandactivismin picturebooks
3.8 1615-1645
3.9 1700-1745
Janice Bland
ImprovingteachingqualityinprimaryELTby increasingcognitiveactivation
Joel Guttke
Howtoteachcreativethinkingtoyoung learners
Sarah Smith, Claire Steele
Way s to startyour d a y
Earlymorningsessions-0815-0845
Bemindful
Queen's Suite2Harrogate Convention Centre
Beprepared
Queen's Suite8Harrogate Convention Centre
Mindfulnesssessionone
AdeleWinkley
Introduction:sensingthephysicalbody, andtheenergeticbody.Acknowledging ourphysicalandenergeticboundary. Practice:takingawarenessaroundthe physicalbody,andtheenergeticfeels beyondthephysicalbody,setting ourselvesupforthedayahead.
Howtogiveapresentationatan internationalconference
SandyMillin
Givingapresentationcanbeastressful experience.Thissessionwillgiveyouways oforganisingyourselfbeforeyour presentationandconductingyourself duringyourpresentationtoreducethat stress.Theaimofthesessionistomake yourpresentationamoresatisfying experienceforyouandforyour participants.
SpecialInterestGroupOpenForums
ComeandlearnmoreaboutourSpecialInterestGroups (SIGs)andhowyoucangetinvolved.
1235-1305
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1450-1520
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne PlazaHotel
1635-1705
BramhamSuite-Crowne PlazaHotel
1635-1705
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1635-1705
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
TeacherTraining andEducation (TTEd)SIG
Learner Autonomy(LA) SIG
Teacher Development (TD)SIG
ESOLSIG
Pronunciation (Pron)SIG
IntheITNNetworkingZone
1120-1150
Firsttimersmeet-up
IfyouhavenotattendedanIATEFL Conferencebefore,cometotheNetworking ZoneintheExhibitionduringthemorning break.MeetwithotherfirsttimersandIATEFL Trusteestolearnmoreabouttheconference andmakesomenewfriends!
1305-1405
Signatureevents
1720-1805
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
MeettheIATEFLPatron-DavidCrystal DavidCrystalwillbeinattendanceinthe exhibitionduringthelunchbreak.Ifyou wouldliketosayhelloorhaveaquestionfor David,pleasejoinhimthereforthisgreat opportunity.
Toactornottoact
TeachingEnglishthroughdramaisan entertainingandinspiringwaytolearnthe language!Acombinationofdramaactivities withtheusualteachingmethodscan producefantasticresults!Studentscanuse thelanguageeffectivelyoutsidethe classroomiftheyhavepracticedthrough dramaactivities!Inthisworkshopwewill experiencetheeffectivenessofdrama activitiesandanalysetheirprocedures, planningandaims.
Eveningevents
1930-2030
HarewoodSuite1CrownePlazaHotel
IntroductiontoHarrogate Wewilldiscoverwhyguestshavebeen flockingtotheBeautifulSpatownof Harrogateforhundredsofyears.Exploring thevitalrolethatHarrogateplayedin defeatingtheAxisforcesduringtheSecond WorldWaraswellastalkingaboutwhy Harrogateisstilloneofthemostremarkable cornersofEngland.
1830-1930
HarewoodSuite2CrownePlazaHotel
ESPSIG’s30th BirthdayParty
Enjoyaneveningofcheeseandofcourse birthdaycake.Sitbackandrelax,chatto colleaguesandsharestoriesandmemories fromthepast30years.Itpromisestobea specialeventthatyouwillrememberfora longtimetocome,andonethatwill transportyoubackintime,takingyoufrom thetheconceptionoftheSIGuptothe presentday.Birthdaypresentsnotrequired–yourcompanyisenough.Wealsohavea raffleplanned,givingyoutheopportunityto winagreatselectionofprizes.
TheRegistrationDeskwillbeopen0800-1730
TheExhibitionwillbeopen1100-1730
Plenarysession 0900-1020(Doorsopenat0830)
TheconferencewillbeopenedbyIATEFLPresidentGabrielDiazMaggioli
Englishfortheworkplace-lookingfornewanswers
EvanFrendo
Manyyearsago,sothestorygoes,Einsteinsetatestforhisstudents.Hisassistantpolitelypointedoutthat hehadalreadyusedthesametestthepreviousyear.Einstein’sresponse?Thequestionsmaybethesame, butthisyeartheanswersaredifferent.
Inmanywaysthisissimilartowhathasbeenhappeninginlanguageteachingfortheworldofwork.The basictaskisthesameasithasalwaysbeen,tohelppeoplebecomemoreeffectiveattheirjobs,butthe waywedoithaschangedenormouslyinrecentyearsandiscontinuingtochange.InthistalkIwantto discusssomeofthesechanges.WhatdopeopleintheinternationalworkplaceneedintermsofEnglish communicationskills?Andwhatcanweasteachersdotohelp?
TodothisIwilldipintotheworldofworkandshareinsightsaboutworkplacelanguageteachingfrom manypeoplewhohaveinfluencedmeovertheyears.Iwillrefertoperspectivesfromarangeof researchersandELTprofessionalswhoworkinthefield,but,perhapsmoreimportantly,Iwilldiscusswhat otherstakeholdershavebeensayinganddoing,fromtopdecisionmakersinmultinationalcompanies,to learninganddevelopmentprofessionalsindifferentpartsoftheworld,andtothemanyEnglishlanguage usersintheseorganisationswhosevoicesmaynotbeasloudorinfluential,butwhoselanguagelearning effortsareneverthelessessentialtooverallsuccess.
Myaiminthistalkistohelpusallthinkaboutthechangesthatarehappeninginworkplacelanguage teaching,andhownewanswersareneededifwearetoremainrelevant.Andhopefully,likeEinstein’s students,wemightallbeabletoreflectalittleonwhatthosenewanswersmightbe.
AboutEvan:
Evanisafreelanceteacher,trainerandauthor,specializinginbusinessEnglishandEnglishforspecific purposes,andhasbeenworkinginthisfieldsince1993.Mostofhisexperiencehasbeenwithcorporate clients,althoughhehasalsowrittenseveralcoursebooksformainstreampublishers.Hismethodology booksinclude HowtoTeachBusinessEnglish,(Pearson,2005), NewWaysinTeachingBusinessEnglish, (TESOL,2014),withClariceS.C.Chan,and The6PrinciplesforExemplaryTeachingofEnglishLearners: AcademicandOtherSpecificPurposes,(TESOL,2020),withSherryBlokandRobinBrinksLockwood.Recent projectshaveincludedtrainingandconsultinginthemaritimeindustry,trainingcoursesforbusiness Englishteachers,andin-housematerialsdevelopmentforcorporateclients.HeiscurrentlybasedinBerlin, Germany,buthisworktakeshimtodifferentpartsofEuropeandAsia.Pleasevisitwww.e4b.detofindout moreaboutwhoheisandwhathedoes.
IATEFLConferenceplenarysessionswillberecorded,ratherthanstreamedlive,andshownaspartoftheconferencecoverageon oursocialmediaplatforms,Facebook,LinkedInandYouTube,latereachday.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Session1.1 1035-1120
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience Workshop
TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
TDSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
BE,LA
s,t, e,le
LASIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
LIT,MaW s,t,a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
160audience Workshop LT,YLT
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience Workshop TTEd,YLT
s, e,le ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience Workshop ESOL,GI
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ESOLSIGShowcase
ProdProm
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience Workshop
TTEd
t, e
TTEdSIGShowcase
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience Workshop MD,TTEd
p,s, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience Workshop
GEN
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
BE,TD
s,t,a, e,le
BESIGShowcase
Debunkedteachingmyths,techniquesandpractices;thebeforeandafter
Kirsten Holt (PavilionELTatPavilionPublishing)
Teachingmythsarebeingdebunked,somepracticesareonthewayoutandfamiliartechniquesmay seemarchaicfollowingevidence-basedresearch…butwhatdoesthismeanforourteaching?What happensifyourtrainingwasbasedondebunkedmethodologyorthematerialyoulikeusingisno longervalid?Comealongtofindoutanddiscussthesepracticalissues.
Thepowerofpeerfeedbackinspeaking
Ariane Niemeijer (WindesheimUniversityofAppliedSciences)
BasedonthepeerfeedbackcollectedintheBESIGShowcaselastyear,thisyear’sworkshopprovides hands-onmethodsforpeerfeedbackinspeakinglessons.Inthisworkshop,youwillexperimentwith givingandreceivingpeerfeedback,soyoucandrawuptheperfectrubrictogetherwithyourstudents athome,usingthesuggestionsofyourownpeersinEnglishteaching.
Myths,legendsandthemodernreader
Robert Hill (Freelance,Verona,Italy)
TaketheGreekmythof'CupidandPsyche’:whatdoesithaveincommonwithotherstories?What mightmodernreadersappreciate–orcriticise?Whatnarrative‘gaps’arethereforustofillin?Finally, howcanweuseitwithlearners?Wewillrefertoversionof'CupidandPsyche’fromthe WorldStories seriespublishedbyV&VBooks.
Digitalcollaboration101:tasks fortheface-to-faceandonlineclassroom
Vicky Saumell (Freelance)
Thissessionaimsatintroducingtheconceptofdigitalcollaboration,whichisoneofthedigital literacies’competenciesmentionedincurrentliterature.Thesessionwillfocusonpracticalideasof collaborativetasksforyounglearnersandadults,thetoolstocarrythemout,andtipsformanaging digitalcollaborationbothinfacetofaceandonlineclasses.
Motivatingteenstotalkisachallenge,orisit?
Herbert Puchta (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)
Itcanbeachallengetomotivateteenstocontributemorethanafewwordstoclassroomdiscussion. Weshallbeexploringstrategiesaimedtoshowlearnerswetakethemseriouslyandcanleadtheminto asafeandengaginguseofthenewlanguage.Wewillbesharingnewandoriginalactivitiesalongwith othersfrom ThinkSecondEdition.
Justkeepteaching!Maintainingfocusandwellbeingindisruptedclassrooms
Emily Bryson (NationalGeographicLearning)
Manylearnersattendclasseswhilstfacingdifficultiessuchaswar,displacement,homelessnessor mentalhealthproblems.Thiscanbechallengingforbothteachersandlearners.Givingexamplesfrom NationalGeographicLearning’s‘TeachingthroughCrisis’website,thissessionwillexplorepractical waystosupportlearnerslivingunsettledlives.Itwillalsoprovideideasformaintainingteacher wellbeing.
Advancingteachereducationpractices,enablingteacherlearning
Gabriel DiazMaggioli (InstituteofEducation,UniversidadORTUruguay)
Inthisworkshop,wewillexplorerecentadvancesinthefieldofteachingofteachers,withspecific referencetohowasocioculturalperspectivemayenhancetheworkofteachersofteachers.Bylooking atacontemporaryframeworkforteachertraining/education,wewillexplorespecificframeworksand trainingactivitiestohelpusinnovateourpractices.
Integratingcontentandlanguagelearningthroughcognitivediscoursefunctions
Nina Raud (UniversityofTartu), Olga Orehhova (UniversityofTartu)
Languageincontentandlanguageintegratedlearning(CLIL)isbothameansandanend,presenting challengesforlessonplanning.Theconceptofcognitivediscoursefunctions(CDF)offersaframework tobridgecontentandlanguageacquisition.TheworkshopwilldemonstratehowtouseCDFstoplan lessonsanddeviselearningmaterialstobetterintegratecontentandlanguagelearning.
Yeah,but...No,but...Thereallanguageofopinions
Jon Hird (Freelance/UniversityofOxford)
Thelanguageofopinionsisoftencentraltoalotofspeakingactivitiesintheclassroom.Thispractical workshopfirstrecapsonthemoretraditionalELTapproachtoteaching'opinions'languageandthen takesalookatthe‘real’languageofopinionsandatwayswecanpractisethisintheclassroom.
Preparinglearners:(B)ELF-orientedandagileinlearningecosystems
Katrin Lichterfeld (CommunicationLights)
ManyCEFR-informed(business)Englishpractitionersgivebridgingthegapbetweeneducational contextsandtheworkingworldasthepurposeoftheirwork.Thisworkshopwillshowtheconnection betweenempoweringlearnersasconfidentusersofEnglishasa(Business)LinguaFrancaor(B)ELF, inclusiveteachingpractices(http://enrichproject.eu/the-cpd-course),andbeingagileinlearning ecosystems.
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop
EAP,MaW
s,t,a, e
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Workshop
GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Workshop
LT,TEA
s,t,a, e
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop PRON,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
LAM ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience Workshop
LAM,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
4-colourthinking:developingcriticalitythroughaninteractive,question-basedapproach
Edward deChazal (EMdeChazalConsulting)
FirstintroducedatIATEFL2021,4-ColourThinkingisapracticalandadaptableresourceforapproaching textsandstructuringtasks.Studentsnavigatethroughfourroles:individual(yellow);social(red); linguistic(blue);andtextual(black).Eachroleprovidesarationaleandsuggestedquestionstosupport students’investigationsandlearning.Participantscanadapttheworkshoptaskstotheirspecific teachingcontexts.
Minethegap!Equippingteacherstocapitaliseongap-fillpotential
Maya Hughes (EFBristol)
Thegap-fillisastaplewithinELT,butitspotentialiscommonlyunder-exploited,requiringminimal languageanalysis.Participantsinthisworkshopwilltryoutaseriesoftransferablegap-fillapproaches designedtoenhancelearners’commandofthreeaspectsofvocabularyknowledge:grammatical patterning;collocation;andregister.Songlyricswillprovideanauthentic,engagingcontextforthe exemplificationofthesetechniques.
Putapodcastinyourpedagogicpocket
Elona Manders (HANNijmegenUniversityofAppliedSciences), Jenny Rose (HANUniversityof AppliedSciences)
Podcastsasameansof(formative)assessment.Inthisinteractiveworkshop,wewillsharealittlegem fromourpodcastlibrarymadebyourstudentteachers.Discoverthebenefitsofthisinnovative approachforlearnerstodemonstratetheirknowledgeandskills.Withourblueprintyoucandothe sameandputitinyourpedagogicpocket!
HelpingstudentswithIELTSreading
Melih Duman (HelpingStudentswithIELTSReading)
Haveyoueverheardyourstudentscomplainingandpanickingaboutnotimprovingtheirscoreinthe IELTSreadingpaper?Wanttoknowhowtohelpthem?Then,thisworkshopisforyou!Wearegoingto focusonafewtechniquesonhowtocherry-pickquestionsandimprovereadingsub-skillsbyusing textsfromCambridgepastpapers.
Pronunciation&acting:becomingmoreintelligibleandexpressive
Marisol Hernandez (UMSA-UniversidaddelMuseoSocialArgentino/Freelance)
Thisworkshopinvitesparticipantstoexplorefirsthandhowadaptedactingexercisescanbeintroduced intheEFLpronunciationclassroom.Bytakingabespokeclassbasedonrelaxationexercises,vocal warm-ups,scriptanalysisandreaders’theatre,attendeeswillexperimentwiththisengagingphysical approachthatraisesphonologicalawareness,combinesreadingpracticeandperforming,and enhancesstudents’readingskillsandconfidence.
Harnessinghormones–theroleofmenstrualhealthinleadership
Jennifer Holden (InternationalHouseLanguageCentrePalermo)
Thisworkshopexplorestheroleofwomen’shealthinourlanguageteachingorganisations, investigatinghowraisingawarenessofthemenstrualcycleandmenopausecanbecomeapowerful toolforallleaders,bothmaleandfemale.Wewilllookatpracticalwaystomovetowardsamoreopen dialoguesurroundinghormonalhealthtoenhancebelongingandperformanceinourlearning communities.
Outofthequestion:effectivequestioningforleadersandtrainers
Lucie Cotterill (IHBritishSchoolReggioCalabria)
Gonearethedayswhenleadersandtrainershadtohavealltherightanswers.Now,theymustaskthe rightquestions,modellingcuriosity,topromoteandmaximisedevelopmentofthemselvesandthose theylead/train.Participantswillleavethisworkshopwitharangeofquestionstoaskatkeypointsina teacher’semploymenttoenhanceperformance.
Break 1120-1150
ITNNetworking Zone Firsttimesmeet-up
IfyouhavenotattendedanIATEFLConferencebefore,cometotheNetworkingZoneinthe Exhibitionduringthemorningbreak.MeetwithotherfirsttimersandIATEFLTrusteestolearn moreabouttheconferenceandmakesomenewfriends!
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
Session1.2
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk LAM,TD
a, e
TDSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk EAP,LA
t, e,le
LASIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Talk GEN
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
audience
Developingprofessionalism,accountabilityandcollaborationthroughobservations:apostpandemicperspective
Marcela Cintra (CulturaInglesa)
Thistalkaimsatsharingfindingsfromresearchoncurrent(post-pandemic)CPDapproachesregarding collaborationandobservation,resultsfromaquantitativesurveyinonlineELTcontextsandqualitative datagatheredfrominterviewswithELTprofessionals-teachers,teachereducatorsandmanagers.Time allowing,attendeeswilldiscussfutureperspectivesonteacherdevelopmentintheircontextinlightof thedata.
Learnertraining?Designinganacademicpreparationcourseforengineeringstudents
Tracie MacKenzie (FranklinUniversitySwitzerland), Iona Dawson (SUPSI/FUS)
Whattodowheneducators’perceptionsoflearningskillsmasterydiffersfromlearners’?Thistalktraces thedesignandimplementationofanacademicpreparationcourseforundergraduateengineering students.Itpresentsthestructure,contents,andsolutionsadoptedtopromoteandtoevidenceskills acquisitionwhileovercomingstudentreservationsregardingtherelevanceoftheseskillstothemselves andtheirstudies.
Howtodesignlearningmaterialsforsocialmediaplatforms
Claire Bowes (Freelance)
Howdoyougetlearnerstoengagewithyouronlinecontent?YouTube,Instagram,andTikTokare highlycompetitivelearningspacessowhatcanyoudotodifferentiateyourselfonline?Thistalkwill outlinehowtoapproachcreatingmaterials,interactingwithlearnersthroughsocialmedia, establishinganonlinelearningcommunity,andmyexperiencesofdealingwithasubstantialonline audience.
Forumongrammarteaching
Changingyourgrammarteaching-whyisitsodifficult?
Lilian Rohde (UniversityCollegeCopenhagen)
Teachersfamiliarwithnewgrammarteachingapproches,suchasfunctionalandcontextualized grammarteaching,stillfinditextremelydifficulttochangeclassroompractices.Howcanweexplain dilemmasforteachersinthisarea-andwhatcanyou,asateacher,dotoimplementnewpractices moreeasilyinyourclassroom?
Grammarteachingstrategies:MexicanEFLprimaryteachers’beliefsandpractices
América BustamantePiedragil (UniversidadAutónomaMetropolitana-Iztapalapa)
GrammarteachinginMexico’sprimaryschoolswasinvestigated,throughatriangulationbetween questionnaires,observations,andinterviewstoEFLteachers.Thetalkoutlinesthetypesofstrategies usedtoengageyounglearners,beforecontinuingtoexamineteachers’beliefsaboutgrammarinthe classroom.ThistalkdrawsonfindingsfromaMaster’sdissertationandrecentresearchinthisarea. Grammarteaching:adiscoveryapproachforadvancedlearners
Oystein Heggelund (UniversityofSouth-EasternNorway)
Grammarteachingatuppersecondaryanduniversityleveltendstobefocusedonexplanation (deductive)ratherthanondiscoveryandexploration(inductive).ThistalkarguesformorediscoverybasedgrammarteachingforadvancedlearnersofEnglish.Throughacombinationoftheoryand practicalclassroomtasks,Iwilldemonstratehowstudents’implicitL1andL2grammarknowledgemay bebetterexploited.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Real-worldEnglishlanguagelearninginBangladeshhighereducation
GolamKader Zilany (CentreforLanguageStudies,UniversityofLiberalArtsBangladesh), Md Jamil (LeedsTrinityUniversity)
Inourtalk,weanalysetheevolvingreal-worldlearningconceptsandexploretheirfeasibilityin Bangladeshhighereducation,morespecificallyinEnglishlanguageteaching.Wereportourresearch findingswhichprovidefreshinsightsintoareas,suchaslinksbetweenEnglishlanguageeducationand employability,andpowersofappliedandreal-worldEnglishlanguageeducationinenablinghuman developmentandsocio-economicgrowth.
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk GI,MaW ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk IPSEN,TEA ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Native-speakerisminELTpublishing:towardsanequitablefuture
Penny Hands (Freelance)
Iwillexplorethevariousattitudestotheconceptanduseoftheterms’nativespeaker’and‘non-native speaker’intheELTpublishingindustry.Basedonaseriesofinterviewswithpublishers,editorsand writers,Iwillconsidervariousperspectivesanddrawsometentativeconclusionsastohowtheindustry canmoveforwardinanequitableway.
Makingassessmentsaccessibletotesttakerswithdisabilities
Lucy Gibbs (OxfordUniversityPress), Anoushka Uzum (OxfordUniversityPress)
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk ESOL,TD
t,a, e,le ESOLSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk EAP,TEA
s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk BE,IPSEN s,t,a, e,le BESIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk TD,TTEd p,s, e,le TTEdSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
EAP,TD a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk
EAP,IPSEN
t, le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk
AL,TD
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk PRON,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk GEN t, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk TD,TTEd s,t, e,le
Beyondresilience:facilitatingrefugees'learningandwell-beinginthelanguageclassroom
Pamela RogersonRevell (UniversityofLeicester)
Thistalkexploreshowlanguageteachersandtheirinstitutionscancontributepositivelytothe psychologicalwell-beingandeducationaloutcomesofrefugee-backgroundstudents(RBS)ina Universitysanctuarysetting,drawingonthefieldsofTESOL,refugeestudies,traumapsychologyand positivepsychology.Inparticular,theprojecthighlightsthevalueofpsychologicalawarenessand traumatrainingforteachersworkingwithRBSstudents.
Standardizedtestquestions:fromdesigntoadministration
Liana Berkowitz (ETSGlobal-TOEFL)
Thistalkprovidesasneakpeekintothelarge-scaleassessmentdevelopmentprocessatETSand describesthestepstodesign,develop,andadministernewquestiontypesaimedatassessingdifferent languageproficiencyskillsforvariousdecision-makingpurposes(placement,admission,informing instruction,etc.)usingconcreteexamplesfromtheTOEFL®FamilyofAssessmentstests.
InclusivityforalltypesoflearnersinbusinessEnglishteaching
Julia Koifman (BeitEkshteinhighschool)
ThemainpointofthetalkisteachingbusinessEnglishtoIsraelispecialiststoimprovetheir communicationskills.Generally,Iteachheterogeneousgroups,wherestudents'levelsdifferbetween A2andB1.TeachingbusinessEnglishlessonsissupposedinaccordancewiththecourseprogramfor adultswhomighthavelearningdifferences(LD)andadaptingittotheirindividualneedsand expectations.
HowdoweknowthatCommunitiesofPracticework?
Aysen Güven (BritishCouncilTurkey), Ceren Taş (MinistryofNationalEducationTürkiye), Elçin Turgut (MinistryofNationalEducationTürkiye)
CommunitiesofPractice(CoPs)areusedwidelyasanapproachtoprofessionaldevelopmentforEnglish languageteachers.Despitetheirincreasedpopularity,theimpactofCoPsonteachershasnotbeen lookedatindepth.Inthistalk,wewillsharehowwehaveexploredtheimpactofCoPsonteachers, teaching,andlearning.
Dynamicteachingandlearningthroughcrossculturalexchange
Sanaa Makhlouf (TheAmericanUniversityinCairo)
ThepurposeofthistalkistoallowstudentsinauniversityinCairotocollaboratewithothersina collegeinNewYorkbyengaginginseveralcrossculturalactivities.Focuswillbeonhaving synchronousandasynchronousexchangeofideaswheretheywilldiscusscommonstereotypes, culturalidentityandgenderissueslinkedtotheirsociety.
Roleofhomelanguage(s)indevelopingreadingcomprehensioninEnglish NiveditaMalini Barua (DepartmentofEnglishLanguageTeaching,GauhatiUniversity) Thistalkreportsthefindingsofastudyontheuseofhomelanguage(s)indevelopingreadinginESL contexts.Participantsreadtextswhilediscussingingroupsandmakingnotesintheirhome language(s).Thesummariesthattheywrotebasedontheirnotesrevealedthatcollaborativereading usingthehomelanguage(s)ledtogreaterengagementwiththetext.
Differentiatedinstruction:thebeliefsofHungariansecondaryschoolEnglishteachers
Anna Zolyomi (EötvösLorándUniversity(ELTE))
Theaimofthisstudywastoanalyse28Englishteachers’beliefsandpracticesrelatedtodifferentiated instruction.Basedonthefindings,teachersmainlydifferentiatebasedonreadinesslevelswithout consideringlearnerprofiles.However,itwouldbebeneficialtoprovidelearnersavarietyofinputsand tobeflexibleinimplementingdifferentiationtomaximisethecapacitiesofeachlearner.
Arewepronunciationignorers,entertainers,enthusiasts,and/orteachers?
AnaPaula BiazonRocha (EnglishLanguageTeachingCentre(ELTC,UniversityofSheffield) Inthistalk,wewilldiscusssomedifferentperspectivesthroughwhichmanyteachersapproach pronunciationinstruction.Wewillalsoconsiderwhattendstoworkmoreeffectivelyandwhatmight needmoreadaptationand/orimprovementtovaluepronunciationwithinlanguagelearning.Thus, participantswillhaveachancetoreflectontheirteachingdevelopment,askquestions,andshareideas andexperiences.
PauloFreireandEFL:takinglessonsfromamaster
IanMichael Robinson (UniversityofCalabria)
PauloFreire’sworkcanbereadinmanyways.Thistalkpresentssomeideasfromhisbooksandwritings thatcanbeapplicabletomoderndayEFLteaching.Theaimistoremindusoftherelevancetodayof thisinspirationalpedagogue,especiallyforuniversityandteachertrainingcourses,andtopromote socialjusticeandactivelearningintheclassroom.
WhatlifewidelearningcanaddtotheELTclassroom
Lynn Williams (BernUniversityofTeacherEducation), Karin Müller (PHBern)
Mostpeoplewillbefamiliarwith"lifeLONGlearning"butperhaps"lifeWIDElearning"isnewtoyou? Thisexcitingconceptaskswhatknowledge,skillsandexperienceswecandrawonintheclassroomto promoteindividualisedlearning.ELTprofessionalshaveawealthoftaskswhichlendthemselvestothe lifewidemindsetandinourtalkwewillsharesomefavourites.
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
s,t,a, e,le
TDSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
LA,YLT
ey,p, e,le
LASIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
GI,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience
Talk GEN t, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
Dialogicreflectiononcriticalmoments
Richard Chinn (King'sCollegeLondon&InternationalHouseLondon)
Mostwouldagreethatreflectioniskeytoteacherdevelopmentandtherearemanywaysofreflecting onpractice.Oneeffectivewaytostimulatereflectionistodiscussimportantmomentsthathappenin classwithcolleagues.Thistalkfocusesondialogicreflectionandpresentsteachersandeducatorswith practicalexamplesofhowtostimulatethiskindofreflection.
InquiringMinds:voiceandchoiceforourlearners
Maria Davou (Glossomatheia)
InInquiringMinds(alanguageeducationframeworkbasedonlearnervoiceandchoice,inquiry-based learning,CognitiveDevelopmenttheoryandMontessoripedagogy)learningtakesplacethrough learners'choicesoncontent,languageandresources.Theteacher’sroleistoorganizetheexperiences, providingthelanguage.IMisdesignedforchildren(6-12yearsold)andissupportedbyformativeand summativeassessmenttools.
Engagingeducationalexchanges:exploringtheworldandourselves
Jen MacArthur (U.S.DepartmentofState), Jennifer Uhler (U.S.DepartmentofState)
Educationalexchangetakesmanyforms,includingtimeabroadandcollaborationonline.Thebest exchangesaretwo-directional,includingdevelopmentofnewideasandexplorationofcultures.A successfulexchangestickswithusandcanchangeourviewoftheworldandofourselves.Inthistalk, educatorsandhostinstitutionswilllearnaboutpossibilitiesthroughtheU.S.DepartmentofState.
E-portfolios:assessing21stcenturyskills
LauraLaubacher
IncreasinglyinELT,there’sdemandforemployabilityand21stcenturyskills,likecriticalthinking,digital literacy,self-reflection,collaboration,etc.E-portfoliosareamotivatingwayforstudentstodevelopand showcasetheseskillswhilealsoprovidingameansofassessment.I’llsharepracticaltipsforhowto successfullysetupandmarke-portfolios,sharingstudentexamplesonBulbandPadlet.
Connectingwhatwedowithwhoweare
Rod Bolitho (NILE), Alan Maley (Retired)
550 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
220 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk MD,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk ESOL,YLT
s,a, e,le ESOLSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
IPSEN,MaW
a, le
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk BE,LT
t, e BESIGShowcase
Gettingthemessageacross:mediationintheEFLclassroom
Wecontendthatthepracticesofeffectiveteachersarecloselyrelatedtopersonalqualities.We'llshare someeffectiveteachingactionsbasedonpersonalexperiences,solicitingcontributionsfrom participants.Wewillthenelicitalistofpersonalqualities,followedbytheresultsofasmallinquiryinto memorablepastteachers.Discussionwillfocusonhowteachersmightdevelopeffectivequalities. King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
Jenny Dooley (ExpressPublishing)
Intoday’spluriculturalandplurilingualsociety,educatorsareintegratingmediationintotheirlanguage learningprocess.Whenimplementedeffectively,mediationhelpslearnersandteachersbuild connectionsandimprovecommunicationthroughtheco-constructionofmeaning.Thistalkwillfocus onthepurpose,activities,andstrategiesofmediationaswellasitspracticalapplicationintheEFL classroom.
Howlearninghappenstodayandwhyweshouldcare
Grzegorz Śpiewak (MacmillanEducation)
Ourlearnershaveunquestionablychangedradicallyinrecentyears.Butwhatisitthatweknowfrom currentscienceabouthowlearningactuallyhappens?Howshouldlearningbeadvancedinmodern coursematerialsandteachersupportinitiatives,suchasMacmillan Education’sAdvancingLearning? Aboveall,whatdoesitallmeanforyouasateacher,andforthosenewlearners?
TheevaluationofaCLILcoursefor16+newcomers
Declan Flanagan (NATECLA(IslandofIreland)Branch)
ApilotCLILcoursewasdeliveredandevaluatedfor16+newcomers.Theevaluationshowedsignificant improvementinlearners'productive/receptiveskills,grammaraccuracyandvocabularyrange.In addition,learners'personalandsocialwell-beingsignificantlyimproved,resultingingreatermotivation toachievealevelofEnglish,enablingthemtoaccessmainstreamprovisions.Findingsrecommend greatertrauma-informedESOLCPDprovisionforpractitioners.
Publishingalessonin RaiseUp! –aninclusivematerial
Taíza Lombardi (Freelance)
Havingworkedwitholderlearnersformanyyears,itwasalwayscleartomethatEFLmaterials underrepresentedthisagegroupbyunderminingtheirinterests.Beingabletopublishmyfirstlesson with RaiseUp!–auniquelydiverseandinclusiveself-publishedmaterial–andgivethistalktosharemy experienceisadreamcometrue.
Machinetranslation:friendorfoeingradedassessment?
Catherine Prewett-Schrempf (FHWienderWKW(ViennaUniversityofAppliedSciencesfor Management&Communication)), Linda Slattery (FHWienderWKWVienna)
Withthesuddenswitchto100%onlineteachingduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,wehaveallbeen forcedtoaddresstheissueofopen-bookversusclosed-bookassessmentinourbusinessEnglish courses.Ourtalkwillwalkyouthroughaprojectweimplementedtoexplorethepotentialofusing machinetranslationinanopen-booke-exam.
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
TTEdSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
t, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk
ESP,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk
EAP,TD s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
PRON,TD a, e,le
PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk LAM,TD a, e,le
IATEFLTeacherTrainingandEducationSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
Developingtheteachertrainersoftodayfortheteachersoftomorrow
TheTTEdSIGaimstoserveandrepresenttheinterestsofitsmembersandtoenhancetheir professionaldevelopment.TTEdoffersaninternationalnetworkforteachersandtrainerswhoworkin
•Pre-servicecourses(CELTA,TrinityCertTESOL)
•Undergraduate/graduateELTprogrammes
•In-serviceteachereducation/development
•DELTAorTrinityDipTESOL
MinistryofEducationtrainingcourses
Eightformativeassessmentideasforteachereducation
Gabriela MarcenaroBonsignore (InstitutodeProfesoresArtigas)
Theaimofthistalkistoshareeightformativeassessmentactivitieswhichcanhelpfutureteachers buildprofessionalunderstandingofthekeyconceptsofassessmentforlearning.Theideasaretold usingrealstudents’materials.Thistalkhasatheoreticalandpracticalmodalitywhichwillletthe audiencemakequestions.Ahandoutwillbegiventoallattendees.
Socialpresenceinonlineteaching
Vida Bicman (UniversityofAppliedSciencesCAMPUS02)
Howcanteachersbuildengagement,collaborationandasenseofbelongingtothelearning communitywhenteachingonline?Thistalkwillgiveyoupracticalsuggestionsforcreatingapositive andnurturingonlineenvironmentandexplainwhichstrategiesyoucanapplytoincreasesocial presence,whichcorrelateshighlyandpositivelywithcoursesatisfaction.
FlippedlearninginELTclassroomforundergraduatestudents
Rejina K.C (KathmanduUniversityschoolofeducation)
ThispresentationfocusesontheuseofflippedlearningandteachinginNepaleseELTclasses, particularlyforundergraduates.Therefore,Ishallfocusonhowonecanmaketeachingeffectiveinboth onlineorface-to-facemodesthroughflippedlearning.IshallbesharinghowEnglishlanguageclasses arerunthroughheuristicwaysofflipclassestoovercomevividchallenges.
Doesdifferentiatedpronunciationinstructionforprimary-schoolEFLteachersworkvirtually?
Sumanee Pinweha (ChulalongkornUniversity)
Thisresearchstudyinvestigatestheeffectsofdifferentiatedpronunciationinstructionviaavirtual learningenvironmentonprimary-schoolEFLteachers’EnglishPronunciation.Participantswere30 primary-schoolteachersfromThailand.Datafromapretest,aposttest,andasemi-structuredinterview willberevealed.Pedagogicalimplicationswillbediscussed.Variousteachingandlearningmaterials duringthe12-weekvirtualtrainingwillbedisplayed.
Implementing"waittime"asacriticalinstructionalclassroomtool
Angeliki Apostolidou (DurhamUniversity)
Althoughsilenceintheclassroomcanbedeafeningforteachers,studentsshouldbeallowedtimeto processquestionsandformulatethoughtfulresponsesbeforereceivingteacherfeedback.Thistalk offerspracticaltipsteacherscanemployastohowtoimplementandextend“waittime”tocreatea climateofhighengagementintheclassroomandenhancethestudentlearningexperience.
Shoringupleaderdevelopment:avoidingthe'sink-or-swim'approach
Barbara Craig (MacquarieUniversity), Lynda Yates (MacquarieUniversity)
Learningtoleadofteninvolvessteeplearningcurvesandhighlevelsofstress,culminatingin‘sink-orswim’experiences.However,wesuggestthisneednotbeso.Basedonresearchwhichexploredthe experiencesofsuccessfulELTleaders,wewillpresentdraftguidelinesfordevelopingleadership potential,andinviteparticipantstoconsiderhowthesemightbeusefulintheircontexts.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Lunch 1305-1405
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
ITNNetworking Zone MeettheIATEFLPatron
DavidCrystalwillbeinattendanceintheexhibitionduringthelunchbreak.Ifyouwouldliketosayhelloorhave aquestionforDavid,pleasejoinhimthereforthisgreatopportunity.
Session1.4 1320-1330(PosterPresentationArea)
Poster1 ESOL,RES ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Poster4 GEN a, e,le
Poster7 LA,TD t, e,le
UnderstandingofacculturationwithinaTEFLcontext
Connie Siebold (UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark)
Thisposterwillreflectresearchonthecurrentmeasuresanddefinitionsofacculturationinaninterdisciplinary context.Itwilldetailareviewofliterature,focusingonacculturationconsiderationwithinthefieldandhow historicalconceptsofacculturationareshifting.Theposterwillincludetheresearcher’scurrentframeworkof acculturationasabi-directional,collaborative,anditerativeprocess.
EnglishthroughMexicantraditionsandcustoms
Hilda Alvarez (EscuelaNacionalparaMaestrasdeJardinesdeNiños(ENMJN))
TakingadvantageofMexicanculturetoteachEnglishhasbeenaverysuccessfulpracticeinmyuniversity.Inthe worldonlysomeMexicantraditionsarerecognized,suchastheDayoftheDeath,butthereisatraditionor customforalmosteverydayoftheyearthatstudentsidentifytobuildknowledgeinEnglish.
Learnerprofiles:aholisticapproachtounderstandingthewholelearner
Tanya McCarthy (KyotoUniversity), Matthew Armstrong (KyushuUniversity)
ThisposterexploresthelivedexperienceofthefreshmanEFLstudentastheytransitionedfromhighschoolinto anonlinelearningcontext,specificallychallengesfaced,achievements,andreadinessforautonomouslearning. Takingaholisticapproachtoconstructanewlearnerprofileenabledtheteachertocreateamoreinclusive, learner-centredclassroomandestablishstrongerconnectionsbetweenstudents.
Poster10
HowmorphologicalinstructionimpactedthevocabularyknowledgeofL2adolescents
ThiMinhHuyen Nguyen (UniversityofHuddersfield)
Thisposterwilldiscussfindingsfromaquasi-experimentinvestigatinghowmorphologicalinstructioncould positivelyinfluencethevocabularysizeofVietnameseadolescentsspeakingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.The posteraimsatpromotingcertainmorphologicalinstructionstrategiesinteachingvocabularytoL2adolescents whomaystruggletolearnvocabularyofamultisyllabiclanguagebecausetheyspeakmonosyllabiclanguages suchasVietnamese.
Poster13 TD,YLT ey,p, e,le ProdProm
Poster16 TD,TTEd p,e,le
Kickstartyourteachingmodule
Charles Goodger (FunSongsEducation)
InthispostersessionIwillfocusonhowteacherscanuseoriginalactionsongstopresentandteachnew languagetoyounglearners.MyFunSongsMethodemploystotalphysicalresponsetohelpteachcatchyaction songsonawidevarietyofvocabularyareas.Herethesongbecomesthepresentationvehicleratherthanjusta consolidationactivity.
Failurefromastoicpointofview
LucíaBustamante(Ceibal-CeibalenInglés)
Whetherateacherorastudent,youhavecertainlyencounteredfailureandfrustrationthroughoutyourlearning processandyourteachingpractice.Duringthistalk,drawingfromaspecificcaseof“CeibalenInglés”inUruguay, Iwillexplorewhathappenswhenweadoptanattitudeofresiliencetowardsfailureandultimately,howwecan turnfrustrationintoarewardingexperience.
The Story Garden is a captivating 6-volume course based on the Heart and Mind Approach which promotes emotional learning and welcomes different learning styles.
This short-course series prepares students for the Starters, Movers and Flyers exams. The 4 language skills are developed and practised thoroughly to make students feel confident before taking the exams.
This award-winning series offers Graded Readers with beautiful illustrations, a picture dictionary, activities and an APP to access the multimedia files.
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk EAP,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
TDSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
LA,TTEd t,a, e
LASIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk LT,RES
t, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
160 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience
Talk GEN a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk GEN
a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk EAP,TEA
s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk EAP,ESOL
t,a, e,le
ESOLSIGShowcase
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Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk GI,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Teacher,areyouthere?Establishingteacherpresenceinonlineclasses
Gulcin Cosgun (OzyeginUniversity)
Researchshowsthatsupportinglearnersinthevirtualclassroomthroughteacherpresenceplaysa significantroleintheeffectivenessoftheonlineclassroom.Thistalkexploreskeycomponentsand skillstoestablishteacherpresenceinanonlineclassroom.Italsopresentsarangeofpracticalideasand strategiesfordevelopingone’steachingpresenceinonlinecourses.
Usingvlogsforpeerteachingtoincreaseindependenceandengagement
Laura Major (HemdatAcademicCollege/AchvaAcademicCollege)
Thistalkpresentstheresearch-basedrationaleandthemethodofusingvlogs(videoblogs)for asynchronouspeerteaching,showinghowthismethodologyempowersstudentsasautonomous learners.Theymasteranewdigitalskill,butmoreimportantly,masterthematerialtobepresentedon thevlogandtakeresponsibilityforteachingittopeers,whoalsobenefitfromthemethod.
Fosteringcriticalityandengagementthroughcollaborativeonlineannotation
Catherine Mitsaki (UniversityofNorthampton)
Collaborativeannotationtoolscanenhancedeeplearningandcriticalengagementwithtexts. However,qualityanddepthofengagementappeartovaryandhighlydependonthedegreeof integrationwithinlearningandfeedbackprocesses.ThiscasestudyexploresincludingPerusall,asocial annotationtool,inpedagogicplanninginanMATESOLcontext,itseffectsonlearning,andstudent perceptions.
It’snotonlyaboutpronouns:ourlanguageofex(in)clusion
Tyson Seburn (UniversityofToronto)
Wordsmatter.Wechoosewordswiselytoinstruct,explain,andclarifyinclass.We’realsoamidashiftin awarenessofinclusivepractices,yetourlinguisticapproachcanseemmurkyhere.It’snotonlyabout pronouns,sowhatelse?Together,we’llexplorehowlanguagechoicescanexcludeandhowa pedagogyofbelongingcanflourishthroughothers.
TeachingEnglishonInstagram:whatworks?
Tapsi Chhabra (Freelance), Deepika Vasudevan (Freelance) Instagramhasbecomeapopularplatformforlearning,andEnglishteachersaroundtheworldhave startedusingittobuildalearningaudience.Inthistalk,attendeeswhowishtocreateEnglishlearning contentontheplatformwillbeabletoreflectonandbetterunderstandthetypesofcontentthatserve boththeirbusinessandtheirInstagramaudience.
ThefutureofEnglishforteachers,schoolsandgovernments
Steve Copeland (BritishCouncil), Mike Solly (BritishCouncil)
Thistalkpresentsthefindingstodateofamulti-phaseresearchprojectwhichaimstoidentifykey trendsthatwilldefinetheroleofEnglishasagloballanguageinthefuture.Wewillsharefindingsand discusstheissuesandopportunitiesforcountriesinachievingtheirgoalsfortheuseofEnglishintheir contexts.
Lindblom’stheoryofhyper-andhypo-articulation:implicationsforteachinglistening
Sheila Thorn (TheListeningBusiness)
IshalloutlinehowLindblom’sHandHtheoryexplainswhyformal,read-aloudpublicspeechdiffers greatlyfromspontaneous,informalspeechintermsofspeakerarticulation.Usingauthenticrecordings ofbothtypesofspeech,weshallascertainwhyinformal,spontaneousspeechisparticularly challengingforL2listenersandhowwe,asteachers,cantrainourlearnerstocopewithit.
Summarizeandsynthesize:howtoapproachtasksthattestmediation
Edward Sivell (OxfordUniversityPress), Oliver Bigland (OxfordUniversityPress)
Theabilitytomediateinformationeffectivelyisessentialinbothacademicandprofessionalcontexts, andlearnerswillincreasinglyneedtodemonstratetheseskillsinhigher-levelEnglishtests.This workshopwillengagewithsomenewlistening-into-speakingandreading-into-writingtasksfromthe ‘OxfordTestofEnglish’anddiscusswaysofpreparingstudentsfortaskssuchasthese.
Post-pandemicworldELT:teachersperceptionsoftheonline-pivotinNI
Juana Simpson (Queen'sUniversityBelfast)
Thismultiplecase-studyinvestigatedNorthernIrishESOLandEAPteachers'perceptionsofERTontheir performanceandmotivation,exposingthecontrastbetweenEAPteachers'recognitionofinstitutional supportandESOLpractitioners'senseofinstitutionalsegregation.Findingsadvocatedforintegrative teachingpracticesandanESOLinfrastructureinNorthernIrelandthroughteachers'adaptative pedagogiesinlightofthenegativeimpactofERT.
Exploring'ruralELT'–(how)doesitreallymatter?
Amol Padwad (CELE,Dr.B.R.AmbedkarUniversityDelhi)
ThistalkreportsoncollectiveandcollaborativeresearchbyruralteachersinIndiainto‘ruralELT’. Claimedtobewidelyprevalentandrequiringspecialtreatment,thisphenomenonishardlyresearched oradequatelyunderstood.TogetherwithsomeinsightsandlearningsonruralELT,Iwillshare challengesandconcernsinresearchingruralityinanurban-centricandmetro-normativeresearch world.
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Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
BE,GI
t, e,le BESIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
LT,TTEd a, e
TTEdSIGShowcase ProdProm
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
40 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber LIT,TD s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk LAM,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk
ESP,MD
s,t, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
PRON,RES
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk MD,YLT
p, e
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
TapintotranslingualplagiarismamongEnglish-mediumbusinessstudents
Holi Ali (UniversityofTechnologyandAppliedSciences-RustaqCollegeofEducation), Silvio
SergioSaleem Scatolini (UniversityofTechnologyandAppliedSciences), Qasim Alwashahi (UniversityofTechnologyandAppliedSciences)
Thistalkdrawsonfindingsfromanempiricalstudyintothecopingstrategiesemployedbyteachersto dealwithcross-languageplagiarisminstudents’assignmentsinanOmaniEnglish-mediumbusiness programme.Thetargetaudienceisnoviceandexperiencedteachers,practitioners,andresearchers. Thestudy’sempiricalfindingsandimplicationscaninformplagiarismdetectionpoliciesandresearchin highereducation.
EdTechand TheCELTAcourse:whattraineesneedtoknow
Sandy Millin (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)
Recentyearshaveseenagrowthinbothonlineteachingandtechnologyuseinlanguageeducation, withanimpactontheneedsoftraineeteachers.Thistalkwilladdresswhattraineeteachersneedto know,drawingoncontentfromtheneweditionof TheCELTACourse traineeandtrainerbooks,whichI haveco-authoredwithPeterWatkinsandScottThornbury.
'Literatureisdangerous'-whyuseitforlanguageteaching,then?
Katalin EgriKu-Mesu (UniversityofLeicester)
Thistalkwilllookattheprinciplesthatunderliecreativityandhowunderstandingtheseprinciplescan leadtoanincreasedconfidenceforlanguageteacherstouseliteratureindifferentwaysintheirown classrooms.Attendeeswillworkwithsampleliterarymaterialandwillalsohavetheopportunitytouse literarytextstocreatetheirowntasks.
PositivityforgrumpyELTprofessionals
Simon Cox (Freelance)
AttimestheincreasinglychallengingandcomplexworkofELTprofessionalscanfeelover-powering. Someofusfinditdifficulttoremainhopefulinaworldwhereevenpositivitycanbe‘toxic’.Thistalk followsuponideasI’vediscussedpreviouslytosuggestthatapositiveapproachispossible,butit requiresdeeperthinkingthanwemayhaveimagined.
UsingspecificstudentworkplaceexperiencesinESPlessondesign
Kim VanKoughnett (ROCFriesePoort/NHLStendenUniversityofAppliedSciences/Universityof Groningen)
Whenatriangulatedneedsanalysisisabsentforspecificvocationalcontexts,whatcanateacherdo? Thisdesign-basedstudyattemptedtoidentifystudentlanguageneedsbasedonpost-internship studentsurveysanddiscussions.TheresultswereusedtodevelopvocationalspecifictasksusingTBLT principleswhichsupportedthetypesofEnglishlanguageinteractionsexperiencedbystudentsduring theiron-the-jobtraining.
Meaningfirst,thensound:optimizingspellinginstruction
Charlotte Bulkeley (TeachingAssistantPrograminFrance(TAPIF))
SpellingispresentedaspartoftheEnglishpronunciationsystemwithinfinite“exceptions”to memorize.Thenon-existentone-to-onerelationshipbetweenlettersandsoundsrendersspellingalifelongproblemwithariskoffossilization.Thistalkshareshowtousewordboundariesandmeaning markerstoboostholisticliteracyandcommunicativeconfidenceforallskills,beginnertoadvanced levelESL.
Inspiringinquiries:howtodesignaninquiryprojectforprimary
Michelle Worgan (Freelance)
Areyoureadytointroducealearner-centredapproachbutyou’renotsurewheretostart?Inthistalk,I’ll showyoumyprocessfordesigningstudentinquiriesfortheprimaryclassroom.Usingmyownmodels, I’lldemonstratehowtoplanandsetupyourowninquiryandprovideusefultipsonhowtogetstarted withthisflexible,inclusiveapproach.
Futureperfectcontinuous?TensetimesforteacherassociationsandSIGs
Rob Howard (IndependentAuthors&Publishers/EFLtalks)
Whatisthefutureforteacherassociationsandspecialinterestgroupsnowthateveryonehastheability toofferwebinars,workshops,andcourses?Doassociationsofferenoughtosustainmembership?Will jumpingtooquicklyintohybrideventshelporhinderthesustainabilityofthesevaluablegroups?Isthe modelstillrelevant?
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BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk
MaW,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120audience
LASIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
1450-1605
120audience
Paneldiscussion
Thinkbig:howphilosophycanenrichtheELTclassroom
Paul Davies (Freelance)
PhilosophyisoftenseenastoocomplexandtoodryfortheELTclassroombutinrealityitisneitherof thosethings.Thistalkwilldemonstratehowarangeofphilosophytopicscanbepresentedinan engagingway,andalsohowphilosophicaltechniquesfromWesternandnon-Westerntraditionscan enhancestudents'thinkingskillsandpersonaldevelopment.
IATEFLLearnerAutonomySpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
Exploringanddevelopingpracticesfortheimplementationoflearnerautonomy
JoinLASIGatourOpenForumtoexchangeideasaboutwhatlearnerautonomymeansandhowitis beingexpressedindifferentcontexts.Meettheteamofvolunteers,learnaboutLASIG’soutreach initiatives,andshareyourthoughtsabouthowtheSIGshoulddevelopinthefuture.
HornbyTrustScholars’ presentation DecentringELT:insightsandexplorations
JordanWallaceAnjosdaSilva,AnestinChi,SuyogDixit,YounosDostMohammadi,JeanPaul Dukundane,AzmatullahFazli,ViktoriyaIvanenko,HaneenJadallah,JiaLihLim,DanyPrima Putra,PhyoWaiTun
Inthispresentation,wesharestoriesandreflections,insightsandexplorationsrelatingto'Decentring ELT'(hornby-trust.org.uk/decentring-elt),consideringwhether,andifso,how,ELTneedstobefurther localizedintheGlobalSouthcontextswecomefrom.Basedonourdiscussions,weraisequestionsbut alsoprovideexamplestomakeconcretewhatcanseemanabstractnotion.
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
160 audience
1450-1605
Paneldiscussion
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
TDSIGShowcase
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience
Talk RES,TD
a, e,le
FlippedCELTAtraining–ariskworthtaking?
Judith Hudson (UniversityofHawaiiEnglishLanguageProgram), Melissa Lamb (International HouseLondon), Adrian Underhill (Freelance), Connor O'Donoghue (StaffordHouseLondon), Joanna Stansfield (InternationalHouseLondon)
Since2019we’vebeenturningCELTAonitshead.Inputisdoneathomewhilstcoursehoursfocuson emergingplanningandcontext-relatedteachingconcerns.Trainershavereporteddeeperprocessingof coursecontent,morethoughtfulplanning,increasedconfidencetoexperimentandinsightfulreflection. Thepanelwillsharetheirexperiencescomparedtotraditionalcourse–comeandgiveyourviews.
Criticalreflectionindevelopinginterculturalcompetence
Vicky Bagheri (VirtualEducatorsLtd.)
Increasinglevelsofculturaldiversityrequireasystemstructuredtofacilitateinterculturallearningand developindividualswhoarepreparedtoworkinaculturallydiverseenvironmentandcanmake decisionsandmanagepeoplecognizantofculturaldifferences.Professionalsareincreasinglyrequired toworkindiverse,multiculturalenvironments.Accordingly,skillsininterculturalpracticearea prerequisitetoprofessionalknowledge&competence.
CouldyoubecomeasocialmediaEnglishteacher?
SamuelJohn Williams (BlackCatCideb)
SocialmediahasunlimitedpotentialforELTclassroomsandEnglishteachers.Inthissessionwewill explorehowwecanusesocialmediavideosasavaluablelessonresourcewithBlackCatreaders.You willalsodiscovertheopportunitiesofbecomingasocialmediaEnglishteacher.Areyoureadytomake avideoteachingEnglishonsocialmedia? King'sSuite-Harrogate
Forumonfeedbackonwriting
Implementingpeerfeedbackforwritingtasks
Vahida Berberovic (UTSCollege)
ThisactionresearchprojectfocusedoneffectivelyintegratingpeerfeedbackinanacademicEnglish coursewherestudentswererequiredtoprovidefeedbackonparticularaspectsofapeer’sessay.This talkwillsharemyfindingsonhowtomakepeerfeedbacksuccessfulandwillgivesomepracticaltips onhowtogetstartedusingthisapproach.
Clearminds,fullhearts:effectivefeedbackinonlinewriting
İlkay TuzcuTığlı (OzyeginUniversity)
Researchindicatesthatclarityplaysasignificantroleingivingtextualfeedbackespeciallyinonline writingclasses.Thisresearchseeksananswertotheefficiencyofusingdirectandindirectlanguagein anonlinetextualfeedbackprocess.Italsoexploresinnovativewaystopreventconfusionamong studentsandencouragethemtotakecorrectiveactioninonlinewritingprogress.
Formativeassessmentofwriting:developmentandvalidationofaninstrument
Elaheh Tavakoli (VoldaUniversityCollege)
Thistalkshowsasetofformativeassessmentpracticesforassessingstudents’writinginpre-,while,and post-writingstages.Itisareportontheinitialphaseofamixed-methodsproject:teachers’practiceand students’experienceofFormativeAssessmentofWriting(FAoW).Theinstrumentwasdevelopedafter twotheoreticalmodelsandvalidatedthroughexpertjudgmentsandconfirmatoryfactoranalysis.
Whatistheteacher’sroleinincreasinglyautomatedonlineeducation?
Neenaz Ichaporia (BritishCouncil)
Doesautomationaugmentteachers,displace,orreplacethementirely?Wewillcriticallyapproach theseclaims,consideringvarioustechnologicalinterventionsalongthe‘automationspectrum’suchas artificialintelligence,virtuallearningenvironments,andchatbots.Wewillalsodiscussexamplesofhow humanandnon-humanteachersmightworktogether,andconsidertheneedforteacherstoactively participateintechnologicaldesignanddevelopment.
Restaurant-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk
ESOL,LIT p,s, e,le ESOLSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
IPSEN,YLT ey,p,s, e,le
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk BE,ESP t, e,le BESIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
TTEdSIGShowcase
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Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
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TD,TTEd
t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
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LT,YLT
p, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN
ey,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk PRON
s,t,a, e,le
PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75audience BE,ESP
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
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Readingliteratureinpublichighschool:experienceswithmulti-levelgroups
Elisa Seerig (FederalInstituteofRioGrandedoSul-CampusBentoGonçalves-Brazil)
Literatureisarelevantculturalartifactandengagescriticalthinking.Thisinteractivetalkaimsatsharing experienceswithliteratureintheEALclassroomthathelpscaffoldlanguageandengagestudents, wheretheaudiencewilllearnusefulstepsandtoolstoworkwithlargemulti-levelgroupsinashort time-whichisthecontextofmanyBrazilianregularpublicschools.
ChildvoiceintheEFLclass
Julie Waddington (UniversityofGirona)
TowhatextentischildvoicerecognisedandpromotedinEFLcontexts?Thistalkdrawsonworkfrom generaleducationalresearchtohighlightthebenefitsandchallengesofincorporatingchildvoicein EFL.Resultsfromastudyexploringchildren’sviewsontheuseofvideorecordingsdemonstratehow childvoicecaninformpractice,enhancingchildren’slearninganddevelopment.
Corpus-basedgenreanalysisoftheemerginggenreofbusinesstweets
Khokha ChaibAinou (UniversityofLimerick)
BasedonmyPhDresearch,thistalkwillshowtheapplicationofgenreandmultimediatheorytothe analysisofanemerginggenreinbusinesscommunication.Iwilldelineatethelinguisticandstructural propertiesofL’Oréaltweetswhichentailitsrhetoricalandcommunicativefunctions.Theanalysiswill provideESPteachersofbusinessEnglishwithguidelinesforteachingbusinesstweets.
Developingteachercognitions:maximisingtheimpactofin-serviceCPDcourses
Ben Beaumont (TrinityCollegeLondon)
In-serviceteachereducationcoursesareknowntostrugglefindingabalancebetweenproviding stimulatingprofessionaldevelopmentandsupportthathaslastinginfluenceinteachers’contexts. Throughthelensofteachercognitions,thispresentationexploresthisareaandreportsontheimpact ofin-serviceteachereducationcoursesthatuseTrinity’sCertPTasadevelopmentalassessmenttoolto meetteachers’professionalneeds.
WhoisafraidofteachingEnglish?
Senem Sahin (TheUniversityofAugsburg)
ThistalkintroducesacompletedstudyonforeignlanguageteachinganxietyofprospectiveEnglish teachersinGermany.Wewilldiscusstheirreasonsfpranxiety,preventionstrategies,andexpectations oftheteachingprofessionwhichwillprovideguidanceforvariousstakeholders(e.g.,teachertrainers, fieldpracticummentors)tooptimizetheirconceptstopreparefutureEnglishteachersfortheircareer pathmoreefficiently.
YounglearnersandPadlet:strengtheningbondswhiledevelopinglinguisticskills
Roberta Regua (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo)
ThistalksharesideasonhowtousePadlet–anenhanceddigitalnoticeboard–forhands-onactivities (e.g.drawing,showandtell)withyounglearnersagedeighttoteninhybridclasses(simultaneously face-to-faceandonline),promotingacreativeandinteractivespacewhichcontributestoahigher senseofbelongingandthedevelopmentoflanguage,digitalliteracyandpresentationskills.
Howtobecomeasuccessfulfreelancer(online)fornon-nativespeakerteachers
Assiya Zhangabay (Freelance)
Thistalkisabouthowtobecomesuccessfulfreelanceteacheronlinewithoutspendinganymoneyon promotionalads.Thistalkanswersthequestionssuchas:wheretofindstudentsforanoviceonline teacher;howandwheretostart?Howtomakeonlinelessonsengagingandeffective.Thistalkisbased ontheexperienceofanon-nativespeakingteacher.
Spokenwordrecognitionforlisteners
Mark Hancock (UniversityofChester)
Knowingawordisonething;recognisingitinthecontinuousstreamofspeechissomethingelse.How dolistenersaccomplishthis,andhowcanwehelpourlearnerstoachievethesame?Inthistalk,wewill lookatresearchintospokenwordrecognitionandtryoutsomeclassroomactivitiesfordevelopingthis keyaspectofthelisteningskill.
QuestionandanswersessionrelatingtoEvanFrendo’splenarysession
IfyouattendedEvanFrendo’splenarysessionthismorningon Englishfortheworkplace-lookingfornew answers,youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswillallowparticipantstoaskanyquestions oraddressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyEvanFrendo’stalk.
Videorecordings:atooltoassessspeakinginEFLclasses
María Aguilar (UniversidadTécnicaFedericoSantaMaría), Marisol Castillo (UniversidadTécnica FedericoSantaMaría), Vanessa Fernández (UniversidadTécnicaFedericoSantaMaría)
Teacherslookingforacommunicative-friendlyapproachtodeveloporalproductionabilities,findselfvideorecordingsagoodtooltoimprovethebasicproficiencylevelofuniversitystudentswhoare learningEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Anewspeakingtask-basedactivityguidelinewhichexhibitsa theorical-practicalmodelthatintegratestheteacher-studentinteractionandthestudent’sfeelingsand self-reflectionprocesswillbeshared.
BramhamSuite-Crowne
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Languagecoachingtechniquestoimproveyourteaching
Barnaby Griffiths (BarnabyGriffithsLanguageConsultancy)
LookingbeyondthefieldofELTtowidereducationandlifecoachingmethodscanaddanewand excitingdimensiontoteachingone-to-oneandsmallergroupclasses.Usingshortvideoclipsofwork withprofessionalclientsinSpain,attendeeswillcompleteaseriesoftaskstoidentifypractical languageandcommunicationcoachingtechniquestheycanimplementintheirownteaching.
TheEnglishlanguagemakerspace–acreativelearner-centeredlanguagejourney
Carmen Becker (TechnischeUniversitätBraunschweig), Annika Albrecht (MontessoriFoundation Berlin)
Studentsdifferintheircompetenciesandinterests.However,humanneedsandtendenciesare universalandcanserveasafoundationforthedevelopmentofanEFLclassroomcenteredonthe student’sself.Inourtalk,wepresentaninnovativeproject-bookandshowhowproduct-oriented foreignlanguagelearningcanbethekeytowardsalearner-drivendifferentiation.
Volunteeringispartofbeingasuccessfulteacher
MariaEstelaRibeiroJardim Rondon (Freelance)
Thistalkfocusesonhowteachinginnonprofitorganisationsandtheoutcomeofthisvolunteering experiencemaketeachersimprovetheirsensitivityandadapttheirmethodology.Someideasthat workedanddifficultiesfoundarehighlighted.Teenagersinsituationofsocialvulnerabilityfeelincluded andhappylearningEnglishonline.Enablingthemtocapturethisopportunityisnotonlychallenging butalsorewarding.
AligningaC1-levelintertextualreading-into-writingtaskwiththeCEFR
Nathaniel Owen (OxfordUniversityPress), Colin Finnerty (OxfordUniversityPress)
InthistalkwereportourexperienceinusingthenewHandbookfor AligningLanguageEducationwith theCEFR (2022)toalignanintertextualreading-into-writingtask.Thetaskrequirestesttakerstoread twotextsonthesametopic(atotalof300words)andtosummarisetheinformationintheirownwords (uptoamaximumof100words).
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
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Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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Adaptingmaterialstoteachspeakinginavirtualrealityenvironment
ThuThu Naing (INTOManchester)
Virtualrealitycanenablelearnerstobefullyimmersedinthetargetlanguagecontextandexperience thecultureandlanguage.Inthistalk,IwilltalkabouthowIadaptedanexistingpieceofteaching materialtobeusedinavirtualrealityenvironmentincorporatingtask-basedlanguageteachingand principlesbyseverallinguistsandhowItaughtVRlessons.
Engagementanduseoftechnologyprovidingnewerastudents'assessment
Beatriz Meneguetti (CulturaInglesaMaringá)
Inrecentyearsteachinghadtobereinvented-engagement,technologyandassessment.Anewwayof teaching,butnevertheless,havingstudentsstillastheprotagonistsofthelearningprocess.Usingtasks, projectsleadingtonewformsofassessmentusingsomeGoogleToolscanmakelearnersworkmore collaborativelyanduselanguagelearnedinarealisticcontext.
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience Talk LT,TD ey,p,s,t,a,e
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
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Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Talk RES,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a,
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
40 audience
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Whatconstitutesaneffectiveteacherintoday’snewlandscape?
BeatriceSeguraHarvey(Freelance)
Whathaschangedinteachercompetenciespost-pandemic?Resultsfromastudyexposedhowthe statusquohaschangeddramatically.HowcanwesupportourteachersandELTleadersofthefuture? Thefindingsprovideapictureofwhattomorrowmightlooklikeandwherewecanstarttofosterthe bestopportunitiespresentedbythisvastlychangedELTworld.
Task-basedlearningandcomparativelawinlegalEnglishclasses
Eloa Figaro (EloáFigaroLegal&BusinessEnglish)
Thistalkaimstoaddressthetheoryandpracticeofcombiningtask-basedlearningandthefunctional approachofcomparativelawinlegalEnglishclasses.Adetailedlessonplanwilldemonstrateand exemplifyhowatransdisciplinaryapproachintegratingbothconceptsisefficientinteachingnotonly legalvocabularyandstylebutalsoskillsandgrammar.
Interculturalawarenessofteachertrainees:aMalaysian-Hungarianvideoexchangeproject Fruzsina Szabo (UniversityofDebrecen,Hungary,DepartmentofEnglishLanguagePedagogy) Whatistheroleofinterculturaleducationinpre-serviceteachertraining?Thistalkpresentsthe researchfindingsofaMalaysian-Hungarianuniversityvideoexchangeproject,whereteachertrainees reflectedupontheirownparticipationintheprojectandthechangesintheirinterculturalawareness. Thetalkintroduceshowstudentsimprovedtheirinterculturalknowledge,thuscombiningthetermsof interculturalvalues/communicationandattitude.
IsRabindranathTagorethefirstnon-nativedeveloperofELTmethodology?
Kalyan Chattopadhyay (BankimSardarCollege,UniversityofCalcutta)
RabindranathTagorewroteanumberofprimersforteachingEnglishbetween1904and1909.Iwill presenthowheusedtheminteachingandwhattheyshowedabouthisteachingEnglish.Iwilldiscuss whatwas‘new’aboutthemandhowTagore,anon-nativeuserofEnglish,developedamethodology whichwasaheadofhistime.
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Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
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Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
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Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
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Ensuringpersonalizedteachingandlecturer-studentinteractioninstandardizedcourses
Gabriela Schoekler (UniversityofAppliedSciencesTechnikumWien)
Theincreaseduseofblendedlearningformatsinlanguageteachinggoeshandinhandwithatrend towardsstandardizingcourses.Thistalkpresentsstrategiesenablinglecturerstoworkwithinthe frameworkofthesestandardizedcoursesinsuchawaythatthereisroomforindividualteachingand learningstyles,ensuringpersonalizedteachingaswellaslecturer-studentinteraction.
Promotingchildren'sspeakingskillsandautonomythroughclassroompairwork
Dalia Elhawary (Instruction&CurriculaDepartment,FacultyofEducation,AlexandriaUniversity)
ThistalkreportsonaninnovativeresearchprojectthathelpedprimaryschoolteachersuseSelf DeterminationTheorytopromotelearningtospeakEnglishintheclassrooms.Itoutlineshowteachers usedsimultaneouspairworkactivitieswithattentiontostudents’senseofautonomy,competenceand relatednessandhowthisledtochildrenfeelingleastanxiousandmostautonomoustospeakEnglish.
Becomingapronunciationteacher–whatdoesittake?
Kristýna ČervinkováPoesová (CharlesUniversity,FacultyofEducationinPrague), Klara Ulicna (CharlesUniversity,FacultyofEducationinPrague)
Thistalkpresentsthekeyideasbehindthee-book Becomingapronunciationteacher,primarilywritten forstudentteachers,althoughnoviceEnglishteachersmayfinditusefulfortheirprofessionalgrowth aswell.Specialattentionwillbeputonillustratingwhattheprocessofchoosingandstructuringthe contentforpronunciationclassesinvolvesandhowcomplexittendstobe.
Promotingtutorandparticipantwell-beingononlinecourses
Susi Pearson (NorwichInstituteforLanguageEducation,UK)
Lookingafterthewell-beingoftutorsandparticipantsononlinecoursesisjustasimportantasonfaceto-facecourses,butneedsdifferentconsiderationsandapproaches.Thistalkwillexplorewhatwellbeingmightlooklikeinanonlinecontextandpresenttheresultsofasmall-scaleresearchprojectinto whatonlineparticipantsandteacherssaidtheyneedtopromotetheirwell-being.
EffectofpeertutoringonEnglishlearnerswithhearingimpairments
Josephine Akabogu (UniversityofNigeria,Nsukka)
Pupilswithlanguagehearingimpairmentarefacedwithalotofchallenges.Thesechallengeswill continuetoadverselyaffecttheirsocialadjustmentandacademicachievementsifleftunaddressed. Theobjectiveofthepresentstudywastoinvestigatetheeffectofpeertutoringasasocialadjustment interventionamongEnglishlearnerswithhearingimpairmentinspecialprimaryschoolsinNigeria. Break
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
TDSIGShowcase
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HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
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120 audience
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Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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IATEFLTeacherDevelopmentSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
JoinusforasummaryofTDSIG’spastyearandfutureplans.Moreover,wewanttowrapupwithsome foodforthoughtbyreflectingonthepresentationsinourshowcaseaswetriedtocreateanarrative.
Missionimpossibleorpossible?Navigatinglearnerautonomyinturbulenttimes
Gamze Sayram (MacquarieUniversity)
ThisresearchstudyproposesanintegratedpedagogicalapproachthataimstoencourageESLlearners todeveloptheirself-directedlearningthroughgoalsetting,problemsolving,criticalreflection, encapsulatedinacollaborativedigitalstorytellingresearchprojectwhichinvolvesresearching, analysing,synthesizing,informationandintegratingmultimodaldigitaltoolstocreateameaningful artefact.
Makingtimeforcriticalthinkingactivitiesinthelanguageclassroom
Richard Harrison (CanfordPublishing)
Theimportanceofcriticalthinkingfortertiary-levelstudentsiswidelyacknowledged.However,itis rarelytaughtexplicitly.Theassumptionisthatstudentspickupthinkingskillsalongtheway.Research indicatesthatthisisnotalwaysthecase.Variousmethodsofintroducingthinkingintolanguage programmesarediscussedinthistalkusingexamplesfrom Framework:AcademicWriting and Critical Thinking
Danger-buzzwords!
Adrian Tennant (Freelance)
Ineveryprofession,includingELT,thereis‘shared’terminology.However,isitreallyshared?Inthistalk, we’lllookatsomekeyconceptsthatappeartobeuniversal,butoftenaren’t.Forexample,most teachersclaimtoteach‘communicatively’,butwhatgoesonintheclassroomisoftenverydifferent aroundtheworld.
Specialiseordiversify?That'sthequestion!
Shilpa Pulapaka (Freelance), Fabiana Crispim (Freelance)
COVID-19hasconsiderablytransformedtheworldofELT.Thishasaddedtothechallengesofnewand establishedteachers,especiallywhenmakingdecisionsregardingteachingpathwaysinELT.Looking throughthelensofbothanewteacherandanexperiencedteacher,thistalkwillfocusonour experienceswithspecialisingaswellasdiversifyingourteachingsubjects.
Beyondthenativespeakerparadigm
Hugh Dellar (LexicalLab)
DespitecontinuingnativespeakerisminEFLjobmarkets,definingwhatnativespeakerEnglishactually isremainsincrediblyproblematic.Inthistalk,I’llbesuggestingthatideassuchas‘British’or‘American’ Englisharesimplyconstructsandthattherealityisbothmorecomplicatedandmoreliberating.I’llalso exploresomeoftheclassroomimplicationsofallthis.
Videoconferencingexchanges:fosteringEFLlearners’reflectiveauthenticinteraction
Lena Barrantes (UniversidadNacionalSedeRegionalBrunca)
Inthistalk,Iwillsharehowvideoconferencingexchangesareanopportunitytopromoteauthentic interaction,culturalawarenessandreflectivepracticesastheybringtogetherEnglishlanguagelearners ingeographicallydistantlocations.Followingamodelthatincludesthe5Rframeworkforreflection andlanguage/culturallearningtasks,Iwillsharemyexperiencesimplementingtheseexchangesboth atnationalandinternationallevel.
Givingback.HowprivateELTinstitutesvoluntarilysupportteachersglobally Thom Kiddle (NorwichInstituteForLanguageEducation(NILE))
Achallengeforanyoneintheprivatelanguageeducationsectoristherealisationthattheteachersand studentswhowouldmostbenefitfromourprogrammesarethoseleastabletoaccessthem.Thistalk showcaseshowNILEandotherUK-basedELTorganisationsareaddressingthischallenge,andthe resources,activitiesandsupporttheyareprovidingforfreetoteachersworldwide.
ESOLSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
TeachersofEnglishwhoworkwithasylumseekers,refugees,andmigrants
ThelandscapeoftheESOLfieldhaschangeddramaticallyoverthelastfewyearsasthesurgeinhuman migrationhasaccelerated.ESOLteachersfacemanychallengesintheclassroomconnectedtoforced migration.JoinusinadiscussionabouthowweasESOLteachersmeetthosechallenges,forgeavenues ofprofessionaldevelopmentforourselves,anddevelopmaterialswhichaddressourlearners’needs.
Canstudentsco-createcoursecontent?Astudent-contrivedinternationalconference
Alena Hradilová (MasarykUniversityLanguageCentre)
Thetalkwillintroducethedevelopmentofandstudentfeedbackonamanageableauthentictask (designingandrunninganonlineinternationalconferenceusingtoolsofferedbyTeamsorZoom)that allowstudentstoexperienceacademiccommunicationskillsnaturally,observetheirpeersactively,and discuss andreflecton theirexperience withoutmeeting physically.Thetaskdesigncanbeusedforany academiccontextorcontent.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
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Cover-to-coverisover:revolutionisingbusinessEnglishtrainingwithAgile
David Guerrero (ComasJapan)
ThistalkwilllookathowmosttraditionalapproachestobusinessEnglishcurriculumsstruggleina VUCAworld.RelyingonblendedlearningandusinganAgileapproachprovidescorporateclientsand learnerstheflexibilitytheyneedtohitmilestonesmoreconsistentlyandclearlyunderstandtheir progressovertime,allwhileboostingintrinsicmotivation.
Frompreserviceteacherpreparationtoinserviceteacherdevelopment:longitudinalresearch
Kazuyoshi Sato (NagoyaUniversityofForeignStudies)
Thislongitudinalstudykeepstrackoffivenoviceelementaryschoolteacherswhoreceivedayearlong preserviceteacherpreparationprogrambasedonTBLT(Task-basedlanguageteaching)andrevealhow theytryto“applytheteachingmethodstheyweretrainedtouse”(Farrell,2012)intheirschoolcontexts laterasnoviceteachersforthreeyears.
Assessingpragmaticsthroughscenariosinacademiccontexts
IsabelleGonthier (PSIServices)
ThisstudyexploreshowpragmaticscanbeassessedinanacademicEnglishtest.Variousauthentic scenariosinacademiccontextsweredeveloped.Foreachscenario,acontextstatementandthree talkingpointswereprovided,andtest-takerswereinstructedtorespondappropriately.Basedonthe resultsofapreteststudy,test-takers’responseprofilesandassessmentopportunitiesandchallenges willbediscussed.
CriticalenvironmentaleducationandELT:anecessaryblend
Serrana Muniz (BritishCouncilColombia)
Duringthistalk,Iwilldefineandexplorekeyconceptsregardingcriticalenvironmentaleducation: ecophobia;participatoryperspectives;buildingaglobalunderstandingfromgrounded,localaction; theimportanceofcriticalanalysisofenvironmentalissues,theirrelationwithsocialinequalities.Iwill thenaddresstheneedtoconnectenvironmentaleducationandELTandintroducesomeideasasto how.
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
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Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
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Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience
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Testingmediation:thechallengeofanunorthodoxanswer
Barbora Chovancova (MasarykUniversityLanguageCentre)
Linguisticmediationappearstobeafeasibletesttaskinthefighttocombatonlinecheatingintestsfor B2students.Whenmediating,languageneedstobeadjusted,itcannotbecopiedandpasted.The difficulty,however,comeswhenthetaskistobeevaluated.Suggestionstodealwithunexpected, unorthodox,orimpoliteanswerswillbepresentedanddiscussed.
PronunciationSpecialInterestGroup’s2023Swapshop
PronSIGisbackwithits2023Pronunciationswapshop!Comealongandbringapronunciationteaching tip,technique,orexercisetosharewithotherteachers.Alternatively,justcomeandlistenin;you’re guaranteedtoleavewithnew,creativeandpracticalideastotakebackintoyourownclassroom.
FourcharacteristicsofsuccessfulmusicuseinadultELT
Anja Stumpf (KingsCollegeLondon)
Thistalkisbasedonarecentstudyonmusicinlanguageteaching.Fourcriteriaforsuccessfulmusic applicationwereidentified:relatablecontent,engagement,structure,andpurpose.Basedonteachers’ accountsguidelinesformusicusearepresented.Thetalkwillfeaturetipsonactivitiesandresourcesfor teachingwithmusic.
Upskillinginusingtechnology:whatteacherssayworks
Sundeep Dhillon (UniversityofWarwick)
TheuseoftechnologyinELThasincreasinglybecomeanecessaryelementofateacher’srepertoire. ThistalkwillexplorethewaysinwhichteachersareupskillinginthisareabasedonresearchwithEAP practitioners.RecommendationsforprofessionaldevelopmentsuitableforthewiderELTsectorwillbe providedbasedonwhatteacherssayworksforthem.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
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BramhamSuite-Crowne
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Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience SignatureEvent
Navigatingfashions,trendsandnewideas:questionsforteachers’development
Graham Hall (NorthumbriaUniversity)
HowmightwenavigateourwaythroughallthenewideasandpracticesweencounterinELT?How mightwedecidewhatisorisn’timportantforourownprofessionalpracticeanddevelopment?This workshopwillpresentandexemplify,viaparticipants’discussionoftheirownpractices/contexts,key questionstoaskaswebecome‘selectiveconsumers’ofpedagogicalinnovationinELT.
Integratingprofessionalcoachingconversationsintolanguagelearning
Rachel Paling (EfficientLanguageCoachingGlobalSL)
Theworkshopwillexplorehowacoachingstructure,coachingmodels,professionalcoaching conversationsandInternationalCoachingFederationCoachingcompetencescanbeusedand integratedinthelearningprocesstocreatecoachingconversationstoenhancemotivationand commitment,andtroubleshootquestionssuchasovercomingemotionalblocksandfinding compassionatesolutionstoissues.
IELTSacademicwritingtask1:dealingwithtables
Sarah Philpot (BritishCouncil)
AsanIELTSteacher,Ihavewitnessedmystudents’consternationwhenfacedwithaTask1questionthat involvesatable.Typicalreactionsinclude‘WheredoIstart?”and‘HowcanIpickoutthemaintrends?’In thisinteractiveworkshop,weshalladdressthesetwoquestionsandothers,andworkthrough strategiesandtipsfordealingwithtablequestions.
GeneratingHERstoryofELT
Richard Smith (UniversityofWarwick)
ThisworkshopaddressesthelackofrepresentationofwomeninconventionalhistoriesofEnglish LanguageTeaching(ELT)byinvolvingparticipantsinactivelyinvestigatingthisareaandcollectively beginningtocreateanalternativeaccount.Workshoptaskswillinvolveinvestigatinganumberof notablewomenfromthepast,generatingfurtherquestionsforresearch,andplanningforanongoing collectiveproject.
Thewhat,whyandhowofsocialandemotionallearning
Katherine Stannett (NationalGeographicLearning)
Whatissocialandemotionallearning(SEL),whyisitsorelevantrightnowandhowcanweincorporate itintoourteachingpractice?Inthisworkshop,wewillexplorethedefinitionofSELandsharesome simple,practicalactivitiesfromtheNGLcourse‘NewClose-up’thatcanhelptofosterthesecruciallife skillswithintheEnglishlanguageclassroom.
Thepowerofthepersonal:recipesforteachersandlearners
Julie Wallis (AISLi,ITALY), Tessa Woodward (TheFairList,UK)
Learnersstruggletofocusonandengageinactivitiesandroleplaystheycannotidentifywith.A reliableclassroomresourceisthelearners.Howcanweexploittheirintereststocreateahighly motivated,learner-centredenvironment?Inthisworkshop,wewillsharepractical,inspirationalwaysof teachinglanguagestructures,functions,andlexis,tappingintothepersonalpassionsofourlearners.
ExpressPublishingSignatureEvent
Toactornottoact
KristyKors
TeachingEnglishthroughdramaisanentertainingandinspiringwaytolearnthelanguage!A combinationofdramaactivitieswiththeusualteachingmethodscanproducefantasticresults! Studentscanusethelanguageeffectivelyoutsidetheclassroomiftheyhavepracticedthroughdrama activities!Inthisworkshopwewillexperiencetheeffectivenessofdramaactivitiesandanalysetheir procedures,planningandaims.
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50audience Workshop GEN
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Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience Workshop
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Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
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Recycle,revise,teachandplay
Sanja Raskovic (Globallingua,privatelanguageschool)Teachersoftenlookforthenewideason howtoteachandrevisegrammar,vocabulary,testreadingandlisteningskills.Inthisengaging workshop,Iwillsharemanyfunactivitiesusingrecycledmaterialssuchasbottlecaps,bottles,egg cartons,paperandplasticcups,yoghurtcontainersI’vecomeupwith.It’scheap,childrenlovethem, andtheyareeffective.
ApplyingthescienceofreadingtoEnglishlanguageinstruction
Laura Axtell (ReadingHorizons)
Researchhasprovidedvaluableinformationabouthowthebrainlearnstoreadandthevalueofa structuredliteracyinstructionalapproach.Thisworkshopwillfocusonwhatisknownaboutthescience ofreadinganddyslexia,applicationoftheresearchforteachers,andeffectivemodelsofinstructionfor alllearnersofEnglish.
Assessinginternationalbusinessundergraduates'communicationandcriticalthinkingskills
Sue Ashley (HUUniversityofAppliedSciencesUtrecht)
Sothatinternationalbusinessundergraduatescandeveloptheknowledgeandskillsthattheywill needtofunctioneffectivelyinprofessionallife,Dutchuniversitiesofappliedsciencesbaseinternational businessmoduleson24programmelearningoutcomes(PLOs).ThesePLOsincludebusiness communicationandcriticalthinkingskills.Thisworkshopwilllookathowwecanuserubricstoassess theseskills.
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop
TTEd a, e
TTEdSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
LT
s,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
EAP,TTEd s,t, le ProdProm
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
LIT,YLT p,s, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
IPSEN,PRON ey,p,s,t,a, e,le PronSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop
TD,YLT
p,s, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience Workshop
TD,YLT p,s,t,a, e,le
CELTAlessonobservations:findingthepositives
Garth Cadden (InternationalHouseLondon)
Teachertrainerswillalwayslookforbalancebetweenstrengthsoflessonstheyareobservingandareas fordevelopment.Thisbecomesmorechallengingwhen`keytechniques`areabsent,butpositivescan alwaysbefound.Thisworkshopusescasestudiestoexplorethesepositives,howwecanfocusonthem infeedbackandhelptraineesbuildontheirsuccesses.
Listenwithyoureyesaswellasyourears!
Kristina Urboniene (LAKMA), Diana Galatiltiene (LAKMA)
Inthisdayandageteachersallovertheworldfacedifferentchallenges.Inthisworkshop,wewillshare sometipsonhowtomakelisteningpracticemoreattractiveandjoyfulbothforteachersandtheir students.Theteacherswillbepresentedwithtoolswhichallowthemtousevideosandcreatequizzes basedonwhatstudentsseeandhear.
TBLTapproachintheEAPandtestprepclassroom
Joanna Wrzesinska (ETSTOEFL)
Areyouusingelementsoftask-basedlanguageteachingmoreintuitivelythanpurposefully?This refresherworkshopwilldiscusskeyprinciplesofTBLTandofferguidanceforlessonplanning. ParticipantswillexplorebenefitsofTBLTforstudentsanditsrelevanceforTOEFLiBTtestpreparation.I willalsomakereferencestoanewonlineprofessionaldevelopmentcoursebyETS.
Creatingalessonaroundashortstory
Sharon Ahlquist (KristianstadUniversity)
Astorywhichengagesthelearnerisavaluableclassroomresourceforthedevelopmentofreadingand listening,astartingpointforspeakingandwriting,exposuretogrammarincontext,andasourceof vocabulary.Inthisworkshop,participantswilltryoutanumberoftasksdesignedtopiqueinterest, supportunderstandingandpromotesecondlanguagedevelopment.
Includingstammersandlispsinthelanguageclassroom
AnneMargaret Smith (ELTwell)
StudentswhostammerorlispintheirfirstlanguagewillprobablydosoinEnglish,too.Thissessionfirst examinestheunderlyingcausesofthesespeechcharacteristics(‘dysfluency’/‘misarticulation’).Then, throughsharingtheirownexperiences,anddiscussionofcasestudies,teacherswillexplorewaysto includethesestudents,andempowerthemtospeakEnglishconfidently.
Improvelearners’comprehensionandcollaborationskillsthroughdynamicdictationactivities Servet Corekcioglu (InkasA.S)
Thisisapracticalworkshopshowcasingthepurposefulintegrationofdictationactivitiesinthe classroomtosupportcommunicativeandactivelanguagelearning.Variousadaptableexampleswill demonstratehowteacherscanexploitdifferenttypesofdictationactivities.Participantswillparticipate inandexperiencedictationvariationsdesignedtoimprovevocabularyacquisition,readingand comprehensionskills,memorybuildingandcollaborationskills.
Gen-Z101:engagingthegenerationoftrulydigitalnatives
Georgia Papamichailidou (KaplanInternationalLanguages)
Aswegetolder,ourstudentsgetyounger!Weoftenfeelthatwecan'tconnectwiththisgenerationbut why?Inthisworkshop,wewilldecodetheprofileofourGen-Zlearnersconsideringtheirmindsetand relationshipwithtechnology.WewillexplorehowtheyhavetransformedtheTEFLindustryand understandhowwecandesignrelevantandrelatabletasks.
EveningEvents
1930-2030
HarewoodSuite1CrownePlazaHotel
1830-1930
HarewoodSuite2CrownePlazaHotel
IntroductiontoHarrogate
WewilldiscoverwhyguestshavebeenflockingtotheBeautifulSpatownofHarrogateforhundredsof years.ExploringthevitalrolethatHarrogateplayedindefeatingtheAxisforcesduringtheSecond WorldWaraswellastalkingaboutwhyHarrogateisstilloneofthemostremarkablecornersof England.
ESPSIG’s30th BirthdayParty
Enjoyaneveningofcheeseandofcoursebirthdaycake.Sitbackandrelax,chattocolleaguesand sharestoriesandmemoriesfromthepast30years.Itpromisestobeaspecialeventthatyouwill rememberforalongtimetocome,andonethatwilltransportyoubackintime,takingyoufromthe theconceptionoftheSIGuptothepresentday.Birthdaypresentsnotrequired–yourcompanyis enough.Wealsohavearaffleplanned,givingyoutheopportunitytowinagreatselectionofprizes.
Way s to startyour d a y
Earlymorningsessions-0815-0845
Bemindful
Queen'sSuite
2-Harrogate Convention Centre
Mindfulnesssessiontwo
AdeleWinkley
Introduction:awarenessofourenvironment, whatistrueformemaynotbetruefor someoneelse,stayinginourownseat,oftruth, peaceandnaturalpower.Creating spaciousnessforthedayaheadtounfold. Practice:mindfulness,exercise,two acknowledgefeelingswithinthebody, observingthem,astheyare,acceptanceofour selfinthenow.Discerningbetweenourenergy andothers,energy,closingthemindfulness practicebybeinginrightrelationshipwiththe environmentinwhichwefindourselvestoday.
Beprepared
Queen'sSuite
8-Harrogate Convention Centre
Howtoreflectonresearchtalksat conference
ErnestoVargasGil
Inthissession,wewillexplorehowtomake themostofthetalksandpresentationswe attendduringtheconference.Inparticular,we willfocusonhowtoreflectontheresearchwe hearaboutandconsideritsrelevanceforand connectionstoourownprofessionalcontexts.
SpecialInterestGroupOpenForums
ComeandlearnmoreaboutourSpecialInterestGroups(SIGs) andhowyoucangetinvolved.
1410-1440
BramhamSuite-Crowne PlazaHotel
1640-1710
Queen’sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1640-1710
Queen’sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1725-1810
Queen’sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
Learning Technologies(LT) SIG
InclusivePractices &Special EducationalNeeds (IP&SEN)SIG
GlobalIssues(GI) SIG
Literature(Lit)SIG
IATEFLAnnualGeneralMeeting
1300-1400
Signatureevents
1725-1810
AuditoriumHarrogate ConventionCentre
RipleySuite-CrownePlazaHotel
CultivatingacultureofcareinELT-In conversationwithKieranDonagh
Howdoescarelooklikewithinlanguage educationcontexts?Howcanwe developaneffective‘vocabularyofcare’ whenitcomestoteaching?Inspiredby KieranDonaghy’splenarytalk ‘EmbeddingaCultureofEmpathyinELT’, wehaveinvitedhimtorevisithisideas onthenotionofempathysituating themwithinthecontextofcare.Jointhe LanguagCertTeacherSupportteamina conversationwithKieranDonaghy whichaimstobroadenourperspectives oncare-focusededucation.
Eveningevents
1930-2130
RipleySuiteCrownePlaza Hotel
SharingStories:StoriesSetUsFree
JoinStorytellerDavidHeathfieldandour specialguestco-hostHarryKuchah Kuchahwhowouldlovetoshareastory ortwowithyoufromhisCameroon homelandhereinYorkshirewherehe lives.Feelfreetocomeandlistenand tellfolktales,mythsandlegendsfrom oralculturesaroundtheworldaswellas personalstoriesandanecdotes.Youare invitedtotellyourstoryratherthanread italoud.Hearingeachother'sstoriessets ourhearts,minds,imaginationsandthe wholeworldfree.
"Iamnobird;andnonetensnaresme:I amafreehumanbeingwithan independentwill.”CharlotteBrontë, Yorkshireauthor.
2000-2200
HarewoodSuiteCrownePlaza Hotel
InternationalQuiz
Thepopularquizisbackagain!You’ll needaglobalteam(youcancomealong andjoinoneonthenight!)withdiverse interestsandknowledge,asenseof humourandadesiretomeetnew people,havesomefun,networkand worktogethertoscoremorepointsthan anyotherteam.Music,fun,drinksand nibbles,andthechancetobecrowned quizchampionsofHarrogate2023.
TheRegistrationDeskwillbeopen0800-1730
TheExhibitionwillbeopen0830-1730
Plenarysession 0900-1000(Doorsopenat0830)
Leanonme:storiesofcoaching,mentoringandteacherresilience
DivyaMadhavan
Ofalltheamazingthingsteachersachieveinclassroomsaroundtheworldeveryday,oneofthemost amazingisperhapshowmuchteachersshowup.Evenwhenit'smessy,evenwhenit'sunderpaid,even whenit'sexhausting-weteachershavethisincrediblecapacitytoshowup,tobethere,toensure presence.Withthisconstantandreassuringpresence,weshapelearnersandlearningenvironments within(andsometimesdespite)educationsystems.Teachershavealwaysbeentheheroesofquieter revolutions,suchastoleranceandunderstanding,achievedonlythrougheducation.Andasteachersof theworld'sinternationallanguage,weknowthisrealityoffosteringunderstandingandacceptance throughbettercommunicationalltoowell.Wehavealwaysbeentheoneswhofightthegoodfightthatis education.
So,whoshowsupforteachers?Whenwe'reoverwhelmed,feelundervalued,oraresimplyjusttired:who doweleanon?Howdowefindwaystolookafterteacherscontinuouslyandnotjustinspecificmoments oftraining?Whoseresponsibilityisteacherwell-being?Wheredowestart?Inthistalk,Iwillexplorea coupleofstartingpointsfordevelopingteacherwell-beingandresilience,whicharetheinformaland organicpracticesofcoachingandmentoringthatoccurnaturallyinELTenvironments.Iwillmapouthow coachingandmentoringinitiativescanbeembeddedintoorganisationsandhowtheycantransform interactionsandrelationshipsthroughfiner-tunedperceptionsofself.Throughstoriesofstrongteachers whohavebuiltresilientenvironments,wewillexploretherolesofcoachandmentorandhowtheyfitwith ateacher'sidentity.
AboutDivya:
DivyaistheDirectoroftheDepartmentofLanguagesandCulturesatCentraleSupélec,anengineering schoolinFrance.SheteachescoursesinEnglishandcoachesdebatersforinter-varsitycompetitions.Divya isalsotheFounderandDirectorofUniversitéParis-Saclay’sAcademicWritingCenter,whichprovides publicationssupportandcommunicationstrainingandtoFrance’smostprominentresearch communities.Throughtheseexperiences,shehascometovalueprofessionaldevelopmentthatistruly meaningfulandusefultobusyteacherswhosooftenhaveevenbusierlives.Sheisagraduateofthe universitiesofWarwick,London,andExeterandaFellowoftheRSAwithextensiveexperienceinbuilding languagepolicy,designingcurricula,recruiting,andtrainingteachers.Asshehasjourneyedfromayoung languageassistantover20yearsagotoheadingafacultytoday,DivyahasleanedontheIATEFL communityinsomanyways,atsomanymoments,whichiswhysheissoexcitedtobeapartofthe Harrogateconferencein2023.
IATEFLConferenceplenarysessionswillberecorded,ratherthanstreamedlive,andshownaspartoftheconferencecoverageon oursocialmediaplatforms,Facebook,LinkedInandYouTube,latereachday.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation&
Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Pleasechecknoticeboards orvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations
Session2.1 1015-1045
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk LT,TEA
t,a, e,le
LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
RES,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne PlazaHotel
Screencastfeedback,atooltoimprovespeakingskills
Yéssica Aguilera (UniversidadTécnicaFedericoSantaMaría)
Thistalkwillintroduceaninnovativewaytodeliverfeedbackusingvideocaptureswhereteacherscan commentonstudentsperformancewhenworkingwithoralproductiontasks.Screencastfeedback helpsstudentscorrectmisunderstandings,clarifyandretaininformation.Italsomotivatesthemto improveexistingandfuturework.Teachers'videoswillpromoteamoreencouragingandstudentcenteredlearningenvironment
Teachers4Teachers:conversationsaboutlocalclassroomELTknowledge
Loreto Aliaga (UniversityofLeeds/RICELT)
Thistalkprovidesinsightsonadecentralisingprojectthattakesabottom-updevelopedknowledge approachbyencouragingschoolteacher-researchers,whorarelyhavetheopportunitytoshowcase theirwork,tosharetheiractionresearchprojectsinaPodcastseriesmadebyandforELTteachers.This projectwaspartofHornbyAlumniprojectfund.
Creatingandsustainingalarge-scalecontinuingprofessionaldevelopmentmodel
Fatih Toy (MinistryofNationalEducation,Türkiye), AyşeHande Günaydın (MinistryofNational Education,Türkiye), Ebru Tiryaki (MinistryofNationalEducation,Türkiye)
e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
HowcanwecreateandsustainaContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentmodelfor80,000English languageteachers?Notaneasytask,butdoablethroughonlinesupporttoteachersfacilitating CommunitiesofPractice.WewillanswerthisquestionwithreferencetotheEnglishTogetherProject andshareimplicationsfordesigningonlinesupportmodelsforsimilarlarge-scaleprofessional developmentmodels.
Offeringlearnerchoice
Brian Tomlinson (MATSDA)
Thispresentationwillreporttheresultsofastudyofteachers'viewsontheofferingofchoiceto languagelearnersandoftheirreasonsandsuggestionsfordoingso.Itwillalsoofferthesuggestions (andexamples)oftheexperiencedpresenterforprincipledwaysofofferinglearnerchoiceinthe development,adaptationanduseofmaterials.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
35 audience
Talk GEN p,s,a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk RES,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk BE,TD
t,a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
ESP,MaW
t,a, e ESPSIGShowcase
Leadingyourlearners'orchestraviadifferentiatedinstruction
Nesreen ElNesr (MinistryofEducation)
Differentiatedinstruction(DI)helpstoacceleratetheteaching-learningprocessbypavingthewayfor magnificentorchestrasledbyeducators.Tomeetthediversityoftheirstudents'capabilities, participantsinthisworkshopwillhaveanoverviewofDI'sdefinition,methods,andstrategiestocraft theironesizefitsallactivities.Ofthese,sixactivitiesaretobeappliedtoorchestrateeffectively.
Interestingrecentresearch
Penny Ur (Retired)
OneoftheadvantagesofbeingretiredbutstillinvolvedinELTisthatonehasmoretimetobrowse throughrecentbooksandjournalsinsearchofinterestingresearchstudies.Inthissession,I’llshare someoftheonesI’vefoundonavarietyoftopics,anddiscusswithparticipantsthepossible implicationsforpractice.
UpskillingourselvesbygivingbacktotheELTcommunity
Marjorie Rosenberg (Freelance)
ELTtrainersoftenhavetohelplearnersacquireskillsoutsideournormalrepertoire.Languageteaching isnottheissue,butwemaylackknowledgeofotherworkplaceskills.Onewaytofillthisgapisby volunteeringforateacherassociation.Cometothistalktodiscoverhowtoupskillyourselfwhile helpingtheELTcommunity.
Assessmentforlearningintheevery-dayclassroom
Yordanka Kavalova (OxfordUniversityPress)
Assessmentforlearningisapowerfulclassroomtoolthatusesinformalandformalinputtoidentify gapsandmovelearningforward.Thistalkmapsassessmentforlearningprinciplesontothedaily eventsofthelanguageclassroomandlearningmaterialsfeatures.Itaimstoillustrateitseaseandrange ofimplementationandencourageyoutogiveassessmentforlearningatry.
Throughtheunknown:mentoringinpandemictimes
Maria PoncedeLeón (Ceibal)
PlanCeibalhasplayedakeyroleinthecontinuityofsecondlanguageacquisitionduringthepandemic byteachingEnglishindiverseandchallengingenvironments.Thiswaspossiblethankstothe appropriationoftechnologypreviouslyplacedinUruguayaneducationandtheproposalsteachers adapted,supportedbyaninnovativefigureintheUruguayaneducationalsystem:thementor.
MediatinginternationalandscientificcommunicationforEMIcontexts
Bethany Cagnol (TelecomParis), Sinead Namur (TelecomParis)
Inthistalk,weaddresstheinterculturalandEnglishcommunicationneedsofscientists,specifically engineeringstudents,PhDcandidates,EMIpractitioners,aswellasresearchersinthepublicandprivate industries.Tomeettheseneeds,wehavemergedtwomainpillarsofessentialskillsintoa30-hour ready-madecourse,“MediatingInternationalandScientificCommunication,”whichwillbesharedwith IATEFLparticipants.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
LT,TTEd
p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GEN
s,t, e,le
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN
p,s, le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk LIT a, e LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk
GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
IPSEN,YLT p,s, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GI,TTEd
s,t,a, e GISIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66audience
Talk TTEd,YLT p,e,le
AdventuresinWhatsApp:teachertraininginlow-resourcecentres
Anna Young (BellEducationalServices), Kristina Smith (BellEducationalServices)
ThistalkreportsonourexperienceofcreatingalanguagedevelopmentcourseforEnglishlanguage teachersinhighschoolsinGuineaandhowweusedthematerialsonaneight-weekcoursedelivered mainlyonWhatsApp.ThiswasacollaborativeprojectbetweentheGuineaEnglishTeachers’Cluband twoteachertrainersfromBell,aspartofthePRELIM2project.
TranslanguagingintheEFLclassroom:acasestudy
Cristina ManeaGultekin (SchoolofForeignLanguagesGaziantepUniversity)
Usingtranslanguagingasapedagogicalstrategythatincludesintentionaluseofdifferentlanguagesin theEFLclassroom(Cenoz&Gorter,2011)hasbecomeacommonpractice.Thistalkreportsand exploreshowtranslanguagingstrategieshelplearnerswithmetatalk(talkabouttalk),metacognition (talkaboutthetask),andwriting(Garcia&Wei,2014)inahighereducationcontext.
Bringingenergyintotheyounglearnerclassroom
Diana-Andreea Margaritescu (SmartAcademyofLanguages,Pitesti,Romania)
Farfrombringingnewideasintothefield,theaimofmytalkistohighlightoldtricksthatcansparkthe students’attention.Inthistalk,Iwillbeexploringactivitiessuchasmeditation,music,physical movement,drama,androleplay,thatcanengageandenergizeyounglearnersthroughoutthelesson.
AwaytoadvancementinEFLthroughliteratureandpolish
Marija Drazdauskiene (WszechnicaPolska)
AnadvancementofB2+universityundergraduatesintheirEnglishisprecludedbythemissingintegrity ofsemanticrelationsinEFL.Readingofimaginativeliteraturewithavarietyoftaskswasawayto gainingthelackingaccomplishmentandthefeelforthelanguage.AlanMaley’sideaof“anaesthetics ofELT”(2009,2010)wasamajorresourceinthisapproach.
Designthinking,astickysideuppathtoinnovators
Daniela Sora (PrivateCollegeV.Goldis)
Withthedesignthinkingapproach,studentscandevelopcriticalthinkingandcollaborate,and communicate.Thenextstepisanautonomouslearnerwhodecideshowtheyworkandwhatsolutions theywanttocreatethroughastructuredscaffoldandasetofmindsetsthatallowstudentsto effectivelyapproachchallengeswithcourageandconfidencethroughthesolution-based methodology.
Everystudentmatters
Rachel Jeffries (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)
Howimportantisitthatourstudentsfeelcomfortable,supportedandconnected?Howcanwecreate therightenvironmentforourlearnerswheretheyallhaveopportunitiestosucceedandflourish?In thisworkshop,wewilldiscussthesekeyquestionsandpresentsomepracticalapproachestobest supportourEnglishlearners.
Language,powerandeducation:fiveprinciplesforcriticalpedagogytraining
Rose Aylett (Freelance)
Ifeducationisinextricablylinkedtosocialandmoralresponsibility(Kemmis&Smith,2008),then teachereducationshouldraiseawarenessofhowsocialinequalitiesareperpetuatedthroughthe dominantpowerstructuresinherentwithinexistingteacher-studentrelations,curriculacontent, teachingmaterials,andlanguageitself.Thistalkwillexplorefiveguidingprinciplestoconsiderwhen designingcriticalpedagogytrainingforEnglishteachers.
Fromwordstotext-academicwritinginEFLclassrooms
SorenHattesenBalle(UniversityCollegeAbsalon),MereteOlsen(TeacherEducation,Absalon UniversityCollege),LiseBencard(TybjergPrivatskole,Zealand,Denmark),ChristianGrosen (Stroebyskolen,Zealand,Denmark)
ThistalkisabouthowEFLpupils’academicwritingcompetencecanbedevelopedthrougha systematicfocusonsubject-specificvocabularyandmeaningfultextproduction.Atheory-based discussionandready-to-useactivitiesforEFLteachersareintroduced.Thefocusisonhowtoenable pupilstoengageinacademiccommunicationaboutglobalissueswithpeersacrossbordersnowandin thefuture.
Session2.2 1100-1130
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk LT,TEA
a, e
LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk ESP,TD
t,a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Validityandthedigitalage:developingteachers’proceduralassessmentliteracy
Philip Horne (TrinityCollegeLondon), Ekaterina Stanchovska (TrinityCollegeLondon)
Effectiveassessmentreliesuponprincipledunderstanding(i.e.,aprocedurallevel)oftestingprinciples suchasvalidity.Thisisknownaslanguageassessmentliteracy(LAL).Moreover,theever-evolving natureofdigitalassessmentrequireseducatorstoadaptassessmentandclassroomteachingto computer-baseddelivery.WewillexaminethenatureofLALindigitalcontextsandproposesolutions toaddressingpotentialknowledgegaps.
Teacherreactionstoonlinelessonfeedback-canweimprovethem?
David Bish (EFEducationFirst)
Lessonobservationscanbeanintimidatingexperienceforteachers,andevenmoresothefeedback givenafterwards.Iwillbesharingtheresultsofmyinvestigationsintowhatconcernedonlineteachers, whattheyexpectedandhopedforinlessonobservationfeedbackandhowwehavebeenworkingto addresstheirdesireformoreinclusivefeedback.
Theroadnottakencanbefun:translanguagingforsuccess!
Naziha AliRaza (GeneralCivilAviationAuthorityUAE)
Translanguaginghelpslearnersusetheirfulllinguisticrepertoiretherebyempoweringthemtorealize theirfullpotential.Thepresentersattempttodescribehowtheircollaborativeexperienceof translanguagingwithinamultilingualclassroomincreasedstudentconfidenceandinterestthus leavingparticipantstoconsidertheimplicationsofthisstrategyforimprovededucationalspaces.
Wherearewegoingwithgrammar?
Rita Baker (TheGlobalApproach,LydburyEnglishCentre)
Fromgrammartranslationviastructural,situational,notional-functional(communicative)andlexical approacheswehavearrivedintheageofneuroscienceinformingusthatourbrainsareprogrammed tolearnthroughrecognisingmemorablepatterns.Yetwecontinuetodeconstructtheseintoan overwhelmingnumberofrules-basedgrammarMcNuggets.Iwillillustratethesimplicityand consistencyoftheglobalpatternsofEnglish.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience
Talk LA,TD s,t,a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk EAP,GI
t,a, e,le ESPSIGShowcase ProdProm
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk GEN s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience Talk LA,RES s, e,le
Languagetriptych:atooltoselectandprioritizelanguage
Leticia Moraes (Troika)
Selectinglanguagetobetaughtinclassispartofteachers’lives.This,however,doesnotmeanthisisan easytask.Afterall,howcanwebalancesyllabusandlearners’needs?Thistalkproposestheuseofthe languagetriptych,atoolusedinCLILlessons,tohelpELTteachersselectlanguagetobedealtwithin theirlessons.
Thepsychologyoflearning:buildingconfidenceinEnglishlanguagelearners
Mike Mayor (Pearson)
Learningisacomplexprocess.Asteachers,weneedtounderstandtheroleofemotionsinlearningand howbesttosupportourlearnersontheirjourneytomasterEnglish.Inthistalk,wewillexplorethe psychologyoflanguagelearningandsharewaysinwhichtheGlobalScaleofEnglishresourcescan helpteachersbuildlearnerconfidence.
Forwhatit’sEarth:incorporatingsustainabilityeducationintoEAPclassrooms
Alex Warren (NationalGeographicLearning)
TeachingEnglishisnolongerjustteachingEnglish.Wemustalsopreparestudentswiththeskills, valuesandknowledgetocontributetoaglobalsociety.WithexamplesfromNationalGeographic Learningtitles,inthissessionwe'llexplorehowwecanincorporateeducationforsustainable developmentintoourEAPclasses,andindoingsotrulypreparestudentsfortheirfutures.
OvertTeaching:settingthestageforeffectivefeedbackinspeaking David Byrne (ECEnglish), Mark Heffernan (QueenMaryUniversityofLondon)
Feedbackissomethingmanywouldagreeisimportant.Buthowdoweensurefeedbackisrelevantand focused?Andwhatshouldwedoaboutallthewonderfulstudentoutputthatwedidn’thearwhile monitoring?Inthistalk,wewillgiveyoupracticalideasfromourbook OvertTeaching onhowtosetup anactivitytoenableeffectivefeedback.
Theteachersupportprogram:goingbeyondtheoryandpractice
Ayat AlTawel (TheBritishCouncil,Egypt)
Thistalkintroducesanintegratedmodelofin-serviceteachereducationforteacherswithno/verylittle teachingexperience.Iwillgothroughthecomponentsoftheprogramandsharetestimonialsfrom previousgraduatesoftheprogram.Theaudienceareexpectedtoleavethesessionwithaflexible modelofteachereducationthattheycanadapttotheirowncontexts.
FosteringlearnerautonomyinanELTclassroom
Samúel Lefever (UniversityofIceland)
ThistalkwillpresentfindingsfromtworesearchstudieswhichlookedatlearnerautonomyandselfregulatedlearninginEnglishatlower-secondarylevel.Findingsshowedthatstudents’participationin determininglearningcriteriahelpedthemtosetlearninggoalsandtakeresponsibilityfortheir learning.Bothstudentsandteachersrecognizedtheimportanceoflearnerautonomyforincreasing motivationandself-regulatedlearning.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TTEd a, e,le
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk LIT,TEA ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk
BE,LAM a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk EAP,IPSEN
t, e IP&SENSIGShowcase
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SupportingprofessionalprideinEFLteachers
Astrid Mairitsch (UniversityofGraz,ELTResearchandMethodologyDepartment)
ThistalkreportsonthefindingsfromaglobalsurveyonEFLteacherprofessionalpride.Thedata showedthatpridecancomefromtwomainsources:self-orientedandother-oriented.Wereflectonthe practicalimplicationsofthesefindingsforstrengtheningteacherprideinordertoenhanceteacher wellbeing,motivation,andsenseofagency.
FinishedCELTA.Readytoteach?
Amanda Bailey (AngliaRuskinUniversity), Alastair Douglas (AngliaRuskinUniversity)
Asateachertrainer,haveyoueverwonderedhowwellyouareequippingyourCELTAtraineeswiththe skillsneededtostartanewjob?ThistalkwillsharefeedbackfromDirectorsofStudiesandnewCELTA graduatesaftertheirfirstemployment.Wewillexploretheimplicationsforcoursecontent,designand delivery.
edc|path,adevelopmentjourneyforteachertrainersandeducators
Claudia Caleff (InternationalSchoolEducation)
edc|path-EducationalDevelopmentPath–isamonthlyongoingprojectattheInternationalSchool EducationCompanyinBrazil.Byjoiningthistalk,theaudiencewilllearnhowtheEducational DevelopmentCentreteamhasthoroughlydesignedandperfectedthisconsistenteducationalpathfor teachertrainersandeducatorswhoworkwithbilingualprogrammeteachersinBrazilianprivate schools.
TeachingEnglishliteraturetoundergraduateclassesinIndia:acasestudy
Manoj Chhaya (ShriRamjiRavjiLalanCollege)
Thistalkdiscussesfindingsofamixed-methodexperimentalclassroom-basedstudyonteaching EnglishliteraturetoundergraduatestudentsinKachchhUniversity,India,usingtask-basedinstruction. Thefindingsofthestudysupportthehypothesisthatthereisasignificantdifferencebetweenthose learninginatraditionalclassroomsettingandtheexperimentalgroup.Thefindingsalsocorrelated severallearnerattributeswithacademicachievement.
How(not)tocommunicateintimesofcrises
Choreanne Frei (Freelance)
Restructuringorevenschoolclosuresarestressfulatthebestoftimes.Whataretheteachers’emotional needsinsuchdifficulttimes?Asateacherandformeracademicmanagerinaprivatelanguageschool,I willlookathowtheeventsunfoldedinaspecificcaseandtheimpactthecommunicationstylehadon itsteachers.
WorkingtowardsamoreinclusiveEnglish-languageclassroom:studentswithADHD
Wiktoria Allan (TechnicalUniversityofAppliedSciencesWildau)
Itisreportedthat2.5-5%ofadultshaveattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD)(Ginsbergetal., 2014).Inthistalk,IwillgiveanoverviewofADHDsymptoms,particularlyinuniversitystudents,and givepracticalwaystocreateafairandinclusiveclassroom,whichisbeneficialnotonlyforthosewith anofficialdiagnosis,butforeveryone.
Linguisticandcontentscaffoldingintheteachingofglobalissues
Catherine Watson (UniversityCollegeCopenhagen/KP)
Integratingglobaltopics,suchasissuesfromtheUNglobalgoals,isoftenamotivatingfactorinforeign languageclassesinupperprimaryandlowersecondaryschool.However,itcanpresentbothlinguistic andcognitivechallenges.Thistalkwillshareideasandexamplesofscaffoldingtoprovideoptimal opportunitiesforbothlanguagelearningandincreasedawarenessofimportantsocietalissues.
Togetherisbetter:researcher-practitionercollaboration
Komila Tangirova (UniversityofWarwick)
Achievementsinresearchusuallytakealongtimetoreachday-to-dayteachingpractices.However, collaborationbetweenresearchersandpractitionerscanbeawayofnarrowingthegapbetweenthe two.Thistalkpresentsinsightsfromadoctoralprojectwherethegapisaddressedincollaborative actionresearchbyintroducingcorpuslinguisticstoESPteachingathighereducationinUzbekistan.
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FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
Session2.3 1140-1150(PosterPresentationArea)
Poster2 ESP,GI a, e,le
Co-creatingsustainableteachingviaUN’sSDGs
Helle Damgaard (AarhusSchoolofMarineandTechnicalEngineering)
Thisposterpresentsaresearchstudythatdemonstratestherelevanceofactivatingstudentvoicesinco-creating thelearningspaceusingUN’ssustainabledevelopmentgoals.Thestudyisbasedonadistributedsurvey intendedformarineandtechnicalengineeringstudentsinDenmarkwithfollow-upfocusgroupinterviews,and highlightsofgeneralinterestfortheappliedscienceswillbediscussed.
Poster5 ESP,RES a, e,le
ToKahoot!ornottoKahoot!?
Õie Tähtla (TallinnHealthCareCollege), Elle Sõrmus (TallinnHealthCareCollege)
TheresearchwasconductedatTallinnHealthCareCollegeonlearningapplicationsinuse(Kahoot!;Quizlet,and LearningApps).Theobjectiveistoinvestigatewhethertheseapplicationsimprovelearners´skillsandifstudents findthembeneficial.Theresultsindicatethattoolswithsignificantbenefitfactorontheirperformanceshouldbe usedinthelearningprocess.
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Makingtheimpossiblepossible Jana Jilkova (ICVKH&CharlesUniversityPrague)
Doyourstudentsfeelasslow,behindtheothers,orlowachievers-whetheritistrueornot?Thisposterpresents approachesusedinheterogeneousclassesatasecondaryvocationalschoolallowingthelearnersnotonlyto developtheirEnglishbutalsotodiscoverandusetheirpersonalknowledgeandstrengths.Samplesofstudents' workwillbeshown.
Howtobuildtrustandcooperationamongstudents ElenaPeresada(TrendyEnglish)
Studentsmustfeelsafetyandtrustinourclassroom.However,theconceptsofsafetyandtrustarebasedon students’existingrelationshipsandattitudesinrealworld.Whenstudentsworktogethertheygothroughcertain stagesofgroupdevelopment.Inmytalk,I'lldemonstrateactivitiesforeachstagewhichcanbeeasilyintegrated inELTlessonsforbetterresults.
Holisticeducationisthenewkeytosuccess RoxanaArean(DreamOnELC)
Ourpersonallifeisundoubtedlylinkedtoourprofessionallife.Wenotonlyteachwhatweknowwhenweteach butalsowhatweare.Inthistalk,we’lldiscusshowbothpersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentgohandinhand andhowwecanlookintoourselvesfirsttotrulyimpactonourstudents’lives.
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PlazaHotel
90 audience Workshop
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LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
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160 audience Workshop
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550 audience Workshop GEN s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate
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Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience Workshop
EAP,ESP
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Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
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Howcantechinformdecisionsintheclassroom?
Olivia Goodman (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment), AndreaVinkler (Cambridge UniversityPress&Assessment)
Doyouknowhowtomakethemostoftechnologyinyourteaching?Thisworkshopexploreshow usingtechnologycaninformdecisionsintheclassroom.Drawingonlatestresearch,alongside examplesfrom AdventuresinEnglish and CambridgeOne,togetherwewilldelveintowhattechnologyis mostusefulandhowwecanusethistooptimiseteachingandlearning.
Developingastressmanagementtoolkitwithteensinexamclasses
Anna Hasper (TeacherTrainLtd)
Examsarestressfulatthebestoftimes,however,forsometeenagelearnersstresshinderstheir learningjourneyandimpactstheirtestperformance.Inthisinteractiveworkshop,wewillexplorethe conceptofstressanddiscusshowtosupportlearnersindevelopingastressmanagementtoolkitwith pro-activecopingstrategiestosucceedinexamsandbeyond.
Exploringreasonsandemergentlanguageinlearner-generatedtexts
Danny Norrington-Davies (InternationalHouseLondon)
Afterlearnerstakepartincommunicativetasksanddiscussions,post-taskfeedbackoftenfocuseson sentenceorphraselevellanguage.Inthisworkshop,wewilllookatwaysteacherscanhelplearners reconstructwhattheysaidintolongertexts,andhowthesecanbeusedtoworkwithemergent languageandexplorethereasonswhylearnersareusingspecificforms.
Whatdoyoumeme?Incorporatingmemeticcommunicationintolanguagelearning
Ciarán Lynch (englii)
Whatisameme?Whataretheirrolesincommunication?Howdoteachersusememes'untapped potentialintheclassroomandpreparelearnersfortheiruse?Usingmemescanbeaneffectivewayof teachingvocabularyandgrammarwhileactingassupportstructuresforlearners.Thisworkshop featuresfunpracticaltaskswhichparticipantscanimmediatelyuseinanylearningenvironment.
Teachingreal-worldcommunicationstrategiesthroughmediation
Riccardo Chiappini (DELTAPublishing)
Wewillanalysethemacroandmicroskillsthatmediationtrainingcanprovidelanguagestudents. Usingexamplesfrom‘ActivitiesforMediation’(DELTAPublishing,2021),wewillseehowthethree categoriesofmediationdescribedintheCEFRcanhelpstudentsacquiresocio-culturalaswellas linguisticandparalinguisticcompetences,usefulforthemtobetterfunctioninmultilingualand multiculturalcontexts.
Interculturalizeyourcoursebook!(throughshort,regularlink-upswithinternationalvolunteers)
Nick Bilbrough (TheHandsUpProject)
Localisedcoursebooksusefamiliarcontextstofacilitatelearning.Butareteenagersnecessarily motivatedtotalkinEnglishaboutdailyroutines,theirhomesetcwithpeoplewhosharethesameL1, andwhothey’veknownalltheirlives?UsingvideoedexamplesfromlargeclassesinGaza,let’sexplore howtointerculturalize EnglishforPalestine (andotherlocalcoursebooks) throughonlinelink-ups.
Wecangrowascreativeandengagingstorytellingteachers
David Heathfield (HeathfieldCreativeEnglishCoaching)
Learnerssenseaconnectiontostoriesexchangedwithteachersandclassmatesinacreativeand community-focusedstorytellingclassroom.Thisplayfulworkshopinvitesyoutotakeasteponyour developmentasastorytellingteacherandexperiencethebenefitsofdoinganonlinecoursesuchas ‘CreativeandEngagingStorytellingforTeachers’andonlineandhomestay‘HeathfieldCreativeEnglish Coaching’.
Sixstepstohappinessinyourworkplace
Duncan Foord (OxfordTEFL)
Youwillcomeawaywithsomepracticalideasonhowtodefine,assessanddevelopwellbeingand happinessinyourselfandintheplaceyouwork.Todothiswewillconsiderwhatweunderstandby thesetermswiththehelpofMaslowandevaluatesomeexamplesofwhatmightbeconsidered “wellbeinginitiatives”.
Usingstand-upcomedytodevelopinterculturalcompetence(IC)
Christina Laporda (UniversityofCentralLancashire)
Interculturalcompetence(IC),theabilitytoeffectivelyandappropriatelyinteractwithpeoplefrom differentworldorientations,hasbecomeanimportantlearningoutcomeinrecentyears.Thispractical workshopaimstoexplorehowstand-upcomedycanfacilitatethedevelopmentofIC.Wewillwatch somecomedianstogetherandwilltrytodecidehowsuchmaterialcouldbeembeddedinour teaching.
ApplyingprinciplesofgentledisciplineintheELTclassroom
Zahra Zuhair (BritishCouncil)
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
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Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
40 audience
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Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
60 audience
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LIT s, e,le LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience Workshop TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a,
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
IPSEN,PRON s,a, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
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GI,YLT
p,s,t,a, e,le GISIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience Workshop GEN
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“Thankyouforthemusic”
Yuval Shomron (EnglishTeachersAssociationSwitzerland)
Usingtherecentlyrecognizedskillofvisualizing,wewillseehowvocabulary,slang,andpoeticimages foundinsongscanbelearnedandrememberedusingabalanceofaudio/visual,printedtexts,and homework.Participantswillhaveachancetotrytheseskillsafterviewingshortvideos.Well-known oldiesandup-to-datehitswillbeusedasexamples.
Solovin’it,eh?Let’scontemporariseourEnglish!
Clare Henderson (BellEducationalServices)
Englishpridesitselfonplayfulcreativity,butitisremisstolimitthescopeofcontemporaryEnglishto merelyaninfluxoftrendynewwordsandphrases.Thisworkshopexploressomerecentchangesin bothgrammarandlexis,howcorpus-basedfindingscaninformourteaching,andwhetherstudents needexposuretothistypeoflanguageatall.
EngagingwithShakespeareintheEFLclassroom
Conny Loder (EuropeanSchoolMunich)
ThisworkshopfocusesonactivitiesthathelpEFLlearnerstoapproachShakespeareactivelyand throughmeaningfultasks.Specialfocusissetonliteraryanalysisactivitiesthatareengagingand elevatethinking.LearnersaretherebyencouragedtodiscoverShakespeare’splaysthroughhidden cluesandtherebyturnfromreaders,tocritics,toactors.
SustainingAssociationsofLanguageTeachers(SALT)–keepingELTAsalive Beatrix Price (EötvösLorándUniversity)
ConsciousreflectiononsuccessesandchallengesleadtoimprovementwithinEnglishlanguage teachers’associations.Therefore,betterunderstandingofdifferentformsofCPDprovidedbythese associationsdonotonlyaffecttheirmembers’professionallifebuthelptheseorganisationsstayalive, healthyandprosperous.Membersareinvitedtosharetheirexperienceonspecificcontextsintheir ownassociations.
Diversifyingpronunciationtasks:quick&easyinclusiveextensionsforteachers
Helen Slee (Freelance)
Iwillshowsomecommongapsindiversityandinclusioninreceptive/productivepronunciation activitiesinmainstreamcoursebooks,thendemonstratehowteacherscanexpandanddiversify pronunciationactivities.Wewilllookatactivityandextensionideasbeforeteachersbrainstormideas fortheirowncontextinpairs/groups.
Teachingforabetterworld.SustainabledevelopmentgoalsinELT
Eftychios Kantarakis (NationalGeographicLearning), Ruby Polygenis (FarosLanguageSchool)
WorkingwiththeUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsbringsrealworldcontentandissuesintothe classroom.HowaboutELT?Inthispracticalworkshop,teacherswillbeworkingonactivitiesthatmake languagelearningrelevantandmeaningfulandconsequentlyleadstudentstofindingworld-changing solutionsstartingwiththefutureoftheworldintheirclassroomtoday.
40yearson:threegoldenteachingrules
Roy Cross (RXC(RoyCrossConsultancy)andNILE)
Thisworkshopwillattemptadistillationofthegood,thebad,andtheuglyfrommorethan40years engagementwithEnglishlanguageteachingaroundtheworld.Itwilloutlinethree'goldenrules’ emergingfrommyexperienceandinvitediscussionofwhetherwecanestablishthegeneralprinciples ofgoodteachingandwhetherweshouldeventry.
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
1410-1525
120 audience
Paneldiscussion
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HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
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TD,TTEd
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NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
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35 audience
Talk RES,TD
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Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk GEN
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ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
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HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk GEN s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk YLT
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk EAP,GI
a, e ESPSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
IATEFLLearningTechnologiesSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
Inspiringpedagogically-soundapplicationoflearningtechnologies
JoinourOpenForumtolearnmoreaboutwhatwedoandtotellushowwecanhelpyouinarelaxed informalget-together.
Solidaritythroughautoethnography:reimagininghopethroughtransnationalresearchin Palestine
Anwar Hussein (BirzeitUniversity), Thuy Tu (GeorgeMaysonUniversity), Anita Bright (Portland StateUniversity), Shelley Wong (GeorgeMaysonUniversity)
WhatcanteachereducatorsinTEFLlearnfromandthroughautoethnography?Builtuponafoundation ofdecolonizingmethodologies(Smith,1999),fourauthorsreflectonuniqueexperiencesas transnationalresearchersandhighlightthesignificanceofbi-nationalcollaborationonaK-12EFL teacher-focusedresearchprojectbasedinthePalestinianOccupiedTerritories.
Chameleonicstrategiestosuccessfulmentoring:peer-ledprofessionaldevelopment
Natalia Guzmán (Ceibal-CeibalenInglés)
ThistalkaimstoshedlightonthestrategiesusedbyUruguayanmentorswhenofferingprofessional developmentopportunitiestoteachers.Strategiesgofrommentors’undertakingaprofessional developmentjourney,tocustomizingtheprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiestofiteveryteacher’s particularneeds.Peer-ledprofessionaldevelopmenthelpsteacherstobetheirbetterprofessional selveswhichpositivelyimpactsonstudents’success.
Ed-tech,e-learningandELT:PDperspectivesfromPakistan
Saima Nomaan (UniversityofExeter)
Duetoitsunstableandcontinuallyevolvingeducationpolicies,adevelopingcountrylikePakistan greatlyneedseffectiveeducationaltechnologyandE-learning-relatedteacherprofessional development(E-PD).ThispresentationsharesresearchonE-PDexperiences,provisionsandneedsofa PakistanihighereducationELTfaculty.Participantswilllearnabouttheemergingfuture-orientedE-PD frameworksandbeinvitedtoprovidesuggestionsforinnovativeimprovements.
Readytorollwith Marbles:developingcreativityinyounglearners
Katy Kelly (HelblingELT)
Coursebookscanbepredictableandprescriptive.Althoughtheymaycovereverythingstudentsneed topassexams,creativityisrarelyattheforefront.UsingexamplesfromHelbling’sbrand-new Marbles primaryserieswewillexplorehowkeystrandsofawell-researchedcreativecurriculumcanactivate children'simaginationandbecomeanoutletformorenaturalwaysofthinkingandusinglanguage.
Effectiveonlinematerialsdesign:whatdoestheevidencesay?
Carol Lethaby (UCBerkeleyExtension,SanFrancisco)
Since2020manyteachershavehadtodesigntheirownmaterialsforteachingonline,oftenwithlittle ornoguidanceorsupport.Thistalklooksatresearchintoeffectiveonlineinstructionaldesign,focusing ontheconceptsofcognitiveloadtheoryandmultimedialearning.How(andhowwell)dothese evidence-basedstrategiesapplytoonlineEnglishlanguageteaching?
Whyisfluencythelastthingweteach?
Robert McLarty (PavilionELTatPavilionPublishing)
Itisnoticeablecertainstudentspassexamsandmovetothenextlevelwhilstlackingeverydayfluency. Thisrestrictsthemwhentheyenteracademicstudiesortheworkplace.Howdoesthiscomeabout? Whydoesteachingoftenconcentrateontargetlanguageandskillsleavingfluencytochance?Thistalk addressespossiblereasonsandofferssomesolutionsfrom ModernEnglishTeacher.
EmpoweringyouthsinruralNepal,duringtheCOVIDcrisisandthereafter
Babita SharmaChapagain (IERRC,Nepal)
ThisprojectstrivestomakeasignificantcontributiontoEnglishlearning,throughempoweringEnglish teachers,parentsandlocalyouthsinarusticandremotevillageofArunValleytoimprovetheir extremelypoorliteracyconditions.Thepresentationintendstoexplaintheprojectgoal,shareproject design,anddiscussthelessonslearnedthroughouttheprojectimplementationprocess.
EAP,scienceandpublicengagementmeettheUNSustainableGoals
AnilaR. Scott-Monkhouse (UniversityofParma)
ThistalkdescribesanEAPsessionwhichencompassedthemissionsofuniversity(education,research andpublicengagement)whilecontemplatingtheSDGs.TheactivitieswerecarriedoutwithSTEMPhD studentsandextendedlanguageskillsforsciencetalktothelanguageof(self-)reflectionandcritical thinking.TheexperiencecanleadtoacloserinteractionbetweenEAP,non-linguisticsubjectsand publicengagement.
Reflectingonstudentteacherreflection:broadeningthescope
Kevin Balchin (CanterburyChristChurchUniversity)
ThistalkconsidersstudentteacherreflectiononEnglishlanguageteachertrainingprogrammes.Iwill discussesthedegreetowhichstudentteachersareequippedtoreflecteffectively,thepurpose(s)of reflectionwithinthetrainingprogramme,thedepthandscopeofthereflectionsthattakeplace,and theroleofemotionsinthereflectionprocess.
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
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Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
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GEN ey,p,s,t,a, le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
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60 audience
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Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk PRON ey,t, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk IPSEN p,s,t,a, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
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GI,TD
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Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
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66 audience
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HowtomakeCELTAhybridinputsessionsfullyinteractive
Joelle Finck (ECLondon)
ThispracticaltalkexplainshowwesetuphybridinputsessionsonaCELTAcoursewithface-to-faceand onlinecandidates,ensuringinvolvementandcommunicationbetweenallparticipants.Iwillshowthe ITequipmentneeded(nospecialistknowledgerequired),discusstheadvantagesofthesesessionsand solvingpotentialdifficulties.Thisset-upcanbeappliedtootherhybridteachingsituations.
ALTplanningalesson:changingteachers'mindsettoteachinglexically
Marina Dolgacheva (TeachersTeachTeachers/SkyengOnlineEnglishSchool)
Whilethelexicalapproachisbecomingincreasinglypopular,manyteachersstillfindithardtoputinto practice.Inthistalk,I’llexplorewhythismightbeandintroduceanalternative(ALT)viewoflesson planningwhereAstandsforlexicalawareness,LfocusonthelearnerandemergentlanguageandTthe roleofteachersinallthis.
Graphicnovelsintheclassroom
Evelina Miscin (RITCroatia)
Inarealityinwhichstudentsarequiteunwillingtoread,teachershavetocomeupwithnewideasto motivatethem.Graphicnovelsareanexcellenttooltogetstudentsinterestedinreading.This workshopwillgiveaninsightintoseveralgraphicnovelswhichcanbeusedinclassroomsaswellas accompanyingexercises.
Do’sanddon’tsinyounglearners’pronunciationlessons
Stella Palavecino (InstitutoSuperiorenLenguasVivasJuanRamonFernandez)
Thistalkonamultisensoryteachingofpronunciationtoyounglearnerswillshowsometeachingtipsto favourthewaychildrencanlearn,mostlybasedonthefactthatchildrentendtopickuplanguage soundsinsense-making,playfulenvironments,andincontactwithotherchildren.EFLphonicsstories willcreatememorablelessonsbasedonrealEFLneeds.
DiversifyingELT:futuredirectionsforLGBTIQ+inclusion
Thorsten Merse (UniversitätDuisburg-Essen)
Forsure,theneedforLGBTIQ+inclusionhasbeenlegitimizedandunderstoodthoroughlyincriticalELT discourse.Thereismoreinsecurity,however,astohowthiscommitted‘calltoaction’canbeputinto concreteclassroompracticeinthefuture.Therefore,thistalkoffersmuch-neededexamplesofqueerinformedtaskdesign,textselection,coursebookuseandclassroommethodologies.
TeachingEnglishasagloballanguage:changingmindsetsthroughculture
Anna Hearrell (BridgeEducationGroup), Venice Irving (HappyTeachers,Jamaica)
Thelackoflinguisticdiversityinlearningmaterialsgreatlyunderservesourlearners’needforauthentic languageexposure,leavingthemunderpreparedtouseEnglishasalinguafrancainthe21stcentury. LearnaboutworldEnglishesandhowtheinclusionofculturalawarenessactivitiesanddiverse authenticlanguageintheclassroomcanbroadenstudents’exposuretoEnglishasagloballanguage.
Benefitsandchallengesofcomputer-adaptivetestingforteachersandleaners
Corina Dourda (LanguageCert)
Themainobjectiveofthispresentationistoprovideacomprehensiveoverviewofthedifferenteffects thatCATsmayhaveonexampreparationaswellasonteachingandlearningingeneral.Italso introducesthekeyaspectsofLanguageCertTestofEnglishcomputer-adaptivetest(LTECAT)and focusesonitsmainadvantagesforteachersandlearners.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
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Session2.6
BramhamSuite-Crowne PlazaHotel 90 audience
LT,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne PlazaHotel
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RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
160 audience Talk
Bestpracticesforonlinecoursedelivery:engagingandsupportinglearners
Maggie deOliveira (BridgeEducationGroup)
Onlinelearninggrewrapidlyoverthepastyearsandisheretostay,buthaveyourevisitedyouronline deliverypracticesforcontinualimprovements?It’stimetomoveoutofreactiveandintoproactive onlinecoursedesignanddelivery.Wecancreateeffectiveonlinecoursesandpavealearningpath wherethelearnerissetupforsuccess.
Firstthegrammar,secondthetext:exploringstudent-teachers’materialsdesign Luis Carabantes (QueenMary,UniversityofLondon)
ThistalkreportsthelearningoflanguagematerialsdesignbyagroupofChileanpreserviceteachersof English.Datafromstudent-teachers,teachereducators,andschoolteachershighlightssomeofthe reasonswhydiscretelanguagecontinuestohaveaspearheadingroleinmaterialsdevelopment despitedecadesofcommunicativelanguageteaching,curricularchangeandinnovation,andteacher educationstandards.
Usingstandardizedassessmentstoinformclassroominstructionforyounglearners
Karina Anvarova (ETSGlobal)
Evaluatingstudents’Englishlanguageproficiencyandprovidingdifferentiatedinstructionpose challengesforteachersofyounglearnersinprimaryandlow-secondaryschools.Inthistalk,acase studywillbepresentedonhowtheuseofTOEFL®YoungStudentsSeriesassessmentsprovided teacherswithperformancedataandfeedbacktoinforminstructionandsupportdevelopmentof students'languageskills.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
EMIinEgyptianhighereducation:students'andteachers’perspectives
Amira Salama (NileUniversity)
ThistalkreportsonastudywhichexploreshowEgyptianuniversitystudentsandteacherscopeinan EMIcontext.Theirviewsaboutitseffectivenessandwaystoovercomesomechallengesaresharedand discussedwiththeaudiencetoprovidesometipsfordealingwithEMIchallengesinsimilarcontexts.
Auditorium-Harrogate
Masteringmotivationmechanisms
George Kokolas (ExpressPublishing)
Educatorshavebeentryingtofindthesecrettostudents'motivationforyearsbutthequestionishow manyofthesemechanismsreallywork.Thus,wemayfirstneedtoseehowwecanmotivate“people” insteadofstudents.Teachersalsoneedtobeawareofthe“darksideofmotivation.”ELTactivitieswhich endorsehumanmotivationwillbedemonstrated.
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk MD,MaW ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk EAP
s,t, e,le
ESPSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk RES,TTEd
WomeninELT:wherearewenow?
Heather Buchanan (UniversityofYork), Julie Norton (UniversityofLeicester)
ThistalkreportsonthreeinterviewswithpastandpresentwomenPresidentsofIATEFL,conductedfor ournew,freepodcastseries,ELTLives.Wefocusontheirreflections,experiencesandadviceforwomen inthisprofession.ThetalkcontextualisesthepositionofwomeninELTandinvitesdebateonprogress sofarandwhatstillneedstobedone.
Usingwordhistories,cognates,etymologiesinlanguageteaching
Michael Carrier (Freelance)
Thistalkwilladdresshowtobuildmotivationamonglearnersbybuildingaloveofwordsandlanguage enquiry.TheactivitiesoutlinedwilluseaspectsofEnglishlanguagehistoryincludingcognates, borrowingsfromworldlanguages,etymologies,wordhistoriesandinternationalwordstoaddanew dimensiontolessonsandbuildlearners’loveoflanguageplayandenquiry.
Tracingtheteachers’growththroughoutthejourneyofreflection
Rasha Halat (LebaneseInternationalUniversity)
Howimportantisreflectioninanyteachertrainingprogram,andwillitleadtothedesiredprofessional growth?Iwillsharetheresultsfromacasestudythatlookscriticallyintotheimpactofreflectionon teachers’plansandin-classpractices.Recommendationsonhowtomaximizetheeffectivenessof reflectivepracticeinteachertrainingprogramswillbeshared.
TeachingTRUEsummarywriting
Ann Roemer (UtahStateUniversity)
Thispedagogy-orientedtalkchallengesthewaytextbooksforEAPstudentsinNorthAmericateach summarywriting,eitherignoringitcompletelyorgivingitlittleconsideration.IwillintroduceTRUE summarization(TextReflectingtheUnderlyingEssence),aprocessthatreflectstheunderlyingessence ofatext.Attendeeswillbeencouragedtosharetheirperspectivesonhowtoteachsummarization.
Noticing,asocialpractice?Learningtoobserve,observingtolearn
Cathy Clarkson (KirkleesCollege)
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
LT,TTEd
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Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
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Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk LT,LIT
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
IPSEN,LAM ey,p,s,t,a, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GI,MD a, e,le GISIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk GEN t, e,le
TakingteachertrainingonlineinSriLankaanditsbenefits
Norma Swyngedauw (BritishCouncilColombo)
TheCOVID-19pandemichitSriLankajustastheBritishCouncilwasgoingtolaunchface-to-face teachertrainingnationwideontwopriorityteacherdevelopmentareas.Thistalkwillpresenthowthe ProjectTeammanagedtheswitchtotheunfamiliarmodalityofdistancelearning,andhowtheswitch ledtootherunforeseenbenefitsanddevelopmentofnewskills.
EPIC:howtocreatethebesttrainersintheindustry
Marc Anderson (ComasLLC)
ThistalkwillshowhowalanguagesolutionscompanyinJapanhasimplementedaframeworkto provideEnglishtrainerswithopportunitiesfordevelopmentinordertobethebesttrainersinthe industry.ItwillexaminethekeyelementsforcontinuousgrowthusingtheEPICframeworkandthe astoundingeffectithadonthetrainer’sattitudetopursueexcellence.
Fromthepagesofstorybookstomultimodaldigitalstorytelling
Maria Diakou (CyprusMinistryofEducation,Culture,SportsandYouth/UniversityofNicosia)
Howcanteacherstakeadvantageofdigitalstorytelling,helpingstudentstobeimmersedinliteracyrichonlineenvironments,gettheopportunitytoreadbooksonline,andengageincollaborative projects?Howcanteachersusedigitalbooks,incombinationwithtraditionalstorytelling,toincrease studentmotivationandexposethemto“real”language,havingapositiveeffectontheirmotivation andlearning?
Themultiverseofteacherdevelopment:breakingparadigms
Anatevka Galindo (SystemicBilingual)
Thistalkwillshowyouwaystodevelopadeep-learningmindsetandtonourishmultiversethinkingin self-development.WewilluseBloom’staxonomyverbslikeanalyzing,evaluating,andcreatingtopush fortransformation,changingourviewoftheeducationalprocess.Youarethemostimportantagentin thisprocess.Prepareyourmindforthiskaleidoscopeofdifferentuniverses.
Spillover:howmanagementstylesspreadthrougheducationalcontexts
Giovanni Licata (InternationalHouseAccademiaBritannica)
Allmembersofecosystemsareinterconnectedandinfinitesimallysmallfactorscanclearlyhavea giganticimpact.Thistalkreflectsontheimpactofschoolmanagement’sactionsandchoices.Starting fromexperienceswithinthecontextofalocal-communitylanguageschool,thistalkwillexplorehowa spilloverofwell-beingcanhappen(ornot)tocreateahealthyworkenvironment.
“Mywar”:creatingmeaningfulmaterialsfortimesofconflict
Maggie Sokolik (UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley), Yaroslava Fedoriv (TheNationalUniversityof "Kyiv-MohylaAcademy")
Inresponsetotheongoingwar,aUkrainianuniversityallowedstudentstosubmit"MyWar"video storiesinsteadoftheusualacademicreports.Samplesofthesevideosandsupportingmaterials demonstratehowalternativeassignmentsandresponsivecurriculacanfulfillprogramrequirements whileallowingstudentstoengagecriticallywiththeeventsaroundthem.
Promotinglearnerreflectionandautonomythroughone-to-onedialogues
Jo Mynard (KandaUniversityofInternationalStudies,Japan)
Eachinteractionwithstudents,insideoroutsidetheclassroom,isanopportunitytopromotereflective thinking.Inthispracticalworkshop,welookatthetheoryofreflectioninlanguagelearningandthen seehowitcanbepromotedusingone-to-onedialogues.Dialoguecanbeapowerfultoolforhelping learnerstounderstandthemselvesandtakechargeoftheirlanguagelearning.
Break 1525-1555
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
Session2.7
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk LT,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne PlazaHotel 120 audience Talk GEN
s,a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
“Packedwithtechnology”:pedagogically-driventechnologyprofessionaldevelopmentfor languageteaching
Zoe Handley (TheUniversityofYork)
Wewilldiscussthedevelopmentof“PackedwithTechnology”,apedagogically-driventechnology professionaldevelopmenttrainingprogramwehavedevelopedfortraineeKuwaitiprimaryschool teachersofEnglishasaforeignlanguage(EFL)whichaimstoequipteacherswiththeknowledge requiredtomaketheirowndecisionsaboutwhattechnologiestousewhenandhowintheirteaching.
Whatdoteachersreallywant?Avoice,andmoremoney
Chaz Pugliese (PilgrimsTeacherTraining)
Whateverhashappenedtoteaching?Whyisitthatstaggeringteachersarequittingtheprofession withoutbeingreplaced?Whyisitthatjob-satisfactionisatanalltimelow?Howhavewecometothis? Inthistalk,wewilllookatwhathastriggeredthiscrisis,andwewillconsiderstrategiesthatmighthelp getthingsright.
Grammarwithnohammer.Teachinggrammarlexically Anna Plaksiienko (EnglishStudiobyAnnaPlaksiienko(ESA))
Howtoteachgrammarwithoutmakingyourstudentscringe?Inthistalk,we’lldiscusstheeffective waysofpractisinggrammarnaturallyandmeaningfullythroughcommunication.Theaudiencewillbe promptedtorethinkandreshapetheirgrammarlessonswiththehelpofusefultoolsandactivities whichcanbeeasilyadaptedtofitanyclassroom.
GenerationAlpha:reimaginingsummerschoolfortheteensoftoday
Gary Silcock (DiscoverySummer)
MeetGenerationAlpha:technologicallyimmersed,hyperconnected,andculturallydiverse,anew generationofyounglearnersisinoursummerschools.But,foralltheirrichness,theyarrivefacing technologicaldependency,mentalhealthchallenges,andaninhibitedsenseofcreativity.Howcanwe makesummerschoolsimaginative,socialenvironments?Howcanwebridgethegapbetweendigital isolationandface-to-faceinteraction?
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel 35 audience Talk RES,YLT p, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk GEN p, le ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk EAP,TTEd
t, e
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1555-1710
300 audience
AL,TD
MotivationandattitudevariationinChileanprimaryEnglishlanguagelearners
Maria-Jesus Inostroza (UniversidaddeConcepción-RICELT)
ThistalkexaminesthemotivationandattitudevariationofprimaryEnglishlanguagelearnersfrom threeschoolsinConcepción,Chile.Thisispartofalargerstudythatexploresthelearningexperiences ofthird,fourthandfifthgradersstudyingEnglishatstate-runinstitutions.Thevalidationofchildren’s voicesaspartofthepolicyevaluationprocessisdiscussed.
Areprimarydictionariesstillrelevantforyounglearners?
Maree Airlie (HarperCollinsPublishers)
Inthecourseofthisworkshopwewillbediscussingthecontinuingimportanceandrelevanceof primarydictionariesindevelopingtheskillsandknowledgeofyounglearners.Usingthe Collins COBUILDPrimaryLearner’sDictionary,wewillbelookingatsomepracticalclassroomactivitiesaimedat makingdictionariesfunforpupilsandtheirteachers.
EMIPathfinder-UK-Indonesiadevelopmentprojectforhighereducation
Will Nash (TheUniversityofSheffield,ELTC), Sisilia Halimi (UniversitasIndonesia)
Thetalkpresentstheoutcomesandrecommendationsfroma12-monthBritishCouncilfundedproject todevelopEMIpracticeandcapacityatover25HEinstitutionsfromaroundIndonesia.Ablended programmeforsubjectandEnglishlecturersfocussedonkeyEMIareastocreate50plusmaster trainerstofurthertrainanddisseminateattheirhomeinstitutions.
ELTJournalDebate
Thishousebelievesthattranslanguagingconstitutesafundamentalparadigmshiftforthe teachingofEnglish JasonAnderson,JeanineTreffers-Daller
Theconceptoftranslanguaginghascapturedtheimaginationofmanyacademicsandteachersaspart ofthe‘multilingualturn’ineducation.Forsomeproponents,itquestionsthevalidityofdistinctions betweennamedlanguages,offeringavisionoflanguageusethatrecognisesandvaluesthecomplex waysinwhichmanyofuscombineandmeshresourcesflexiblyfromdifferentnamedlanguagesand othersemioticsystemsinsocialinteraction.Butwhatimplicationsdoesithaveforthelearningof Englishandwhatwedo(orshoulddo)asteachers?Ourtwospeakerswillexploreanddebatethe complexissuesaroundtheconceptoftranslanguagingandtheextenttowhichitconstitutes somethinggenuinelynewthatweneedtorespondtoasteachersorisjust‘oldwineinnewbottles’. Pleasecomealongandjointhedebate.
Restaurant-Harrogate
Creatingcontext-relevantEFLworksheetsforCameroonsecondaryschools:lessonslearnt EricEnongene Ekembe (CAMELTA)
PaucityoflearnermaterialsisacharacteristicfeatureofteachingEnglishinCameroon.Facedwiththis challenge,membersofCAMELTAResearchGroupdecidedtocreatelearnerworksheetsinresponseto this.Thistalkexaminesthetransformativepotentialsoftheprojectandhowitdevelopedlocal expertiseandagencyinCAMELTA.
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
BE,ESP a, e,le
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Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75audience
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Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk GI,LIT ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk RES s,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
IPSEN,LA
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
EAP,GI
t,a, e,le GISIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk GEN a, e,le
SpeakyourmindviaZoomhappyhours
Flavia Uhlmann (CreativeEnglishLearning)
ThistalkaimstoshowanddiscussaninteractiveandcollaborativespeakingactivityonZoomplatform, withonlineBE–ESPintermediateandupper-intermediatestudents.Itmadeitpossibletolinguistically interactBrazilianandPortugueseprofessionalsfromdifferentbusinesssegmentsandpositions,thus enhancingnotonlytheirspeakingskillsbuttheirnetworking.
Secretlivesofconsonantclusters
Jonathan Marks (Freelance)
Consonantclustersareoftenneglected,butimpedelearners’abilitytounderstandandbeunderstood, especiallysinceclustersareoftenreducedinspontaneousspeech,whichalsocontains‘illegal’clusters.I willintroducelegalandillegalclusters,suggestwaysofhelpinglearnersnegotiateclustersinspeaking andlistening,considerimplicationsforELF,andshowhowclusterinstabilitythrowslightonspelling.
QuestionandanswersessionrelatingtoDivyaMadhavan’splenarysession
IfyouattendedDivyaMadhavan’splenarysessionthismorningon Leanonme:storiesofcoaching, mentoringandteacherresilience,youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswillallow participantstoaskanyquestionsoraddressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyDivyaMadhavan’stalk.
EvolutionofEFLteachertrainingprograminaprivateinstitution
Dilorom Mirsaliyeva (GlobalEducationSayram,GESEC)
Creatingteachertraining(TT)programstomeetcustomers’needscanbeathornyissuetomanagein privateinstitutions.However,whenitisdonewithproperreflection,suchattentivenesscanleadto establishinganeffectiveTTacademywithintheschool.ThistalkpresentsalocallycontextualizedTT modelinKazakhstanthatcanbeusefulforothercontexts.
Developinginterculturalcompetenceswithliterarytexts
Barbara Lapornik (LiceoScientificoStatale"FrancePrešeren")
Languageeducationnowadaysdemandsadistinctinterculturalknowledgeandamuchgreater culturalawareness.Thistalkfocusesoncontemporarymulticulturalliterarytextsfromdifferentsettings andbackgroundstoraiseourstudents’culturalsensitivityandcriticalunderstanding.Framedby present-dayinterculturalcompetencemodels,variedin-presenceandonlineclassactivitieswillbe presented.
Teacherattitudestoonlineassessmentinchallengingtimes
Ruby Vurdien (WhiteRoseLanguageSchool)
Inthepresentstudy34languageteachersfromSpainandFinlandcompletedaquestionnaire comprising20questionstogaugetheirviewsontheiruseofdifferentonlinetoolsforassessingtheir students.Theaimwastoexploretheirattitudetoonlineassessment.Thiswasgenerallypositive,the findingsshowingthatthereweremoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.
Utilizingstudentpotentialofgiftedlearnersthroughuniversaldesignlearning
Rana Khan (AlgonquinCollege,Kuwait)
Universaldesignlearningphilosophybelievesthatstudentsarediverseintheirlearningstyleshence needadditionalsupporttoengagewithinformationandexpresslearningintheirdesiredmodeof expression.Thissessionwilldemonstratehoweducatorscandifferentiateourgiftedlearnersbasedon theirassetsandnotdeficits.Usefultipswillbesharedonhowtoempowerthesediverselearners.
AtoolkitforusingUNinternationaldaysinuniversitytelecollaboration
Will Hutton (QueenMaryUniversityofLondon), Daniela Garcia (UNESP-Assis)
TheUnitedNationsusesinternationaldaysasleverstopromoteinternationalawarenessandactionon specificthemes.AseriesofcollaborativevirtualforumsbetweenuniversitystudentsintheUKand BrazilusingUNinternationaldaystopromoteinternationalizationathomealongsideEnglishfor academicpurposeswillbeassessed.Atoolkitforapplyingthisapproachinothercontextswillbe presented.
Studenttutorprogram:supportnetworkforlearningbeyondtheclassroom
CarlosEduardo EulálioMartins (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesa)
LearnaboutaprojectfromanEFLlanguageinstituteinBrazilwhereseniorlearners(CEFRB2)meet withlow-leveladultlearners(A1/A2)forsupportandsharingoflearningstrategies.NamedStudent TutorProgram,theschemehasboostedlearners’motivationonbothsidesandpromotedbetter learning.Leavethetalkwithpracticalideasonlearnertrainingapplicableindifferentcontexts.
Session2.8 1640-1710
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk GI,LT
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
LTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
ESP,MaW
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MinecraftforCLILandglobalissues:theEXCALIBURproject
Letizia Cinganotto (UniversityforForeignersofPerugia,Italy), Heike Philp (let'stalkonlinesprl) EUfundedEXCALIBURproject(2022-2024)exploresMinecrafttoteachSTEMsubjectswithafocuson environmentaleducationindifferentlanguages,accordingtoCLILmethodology.Intheproject studentsfromthedifferentpartnercountrieswillbeengagedbygamebasedimmersiveactivitiesto practiceandimplementdigitalinternationalcooperationinordertofindpossiblesolutionstomajor globalchallenges(SDGs).
Getthemeaning?Makinggrammarexercisesmoreeffective
Bruno Leys (VIVESUniversityofAppliedSciences)
Inthistalk,wewillexplorehowwecanreshapetraditionalgrammarexercisetypes,tohelpstudents noticehowpatternsofEnglishgrammarworkandwhatmeaning(s)theyconvey.Furthermore,thisshift ingrammarpractisetowardsawareness-raisingwithafocusonmeaningfirstshouldleadtobetter practiceandusageoutcomes.
ComeonEinstein!Usinglogicpuzzlestopractiselanguageskills
Pete Westbrook (UniversityofCopenhagen)
Einsteinlogicpuzzlesareidealforusinginthelanguageclassroom,astheycaneasilybetailoredtothe languagetopics,levelandvocabularycoveredonacourseorinalesson.Thisinteractivetalkgoes throughthevariouswaysthesefunandmotivatingpuzzlescanbedesignedandappliedtopractise differentlanguageskillsintheclassroom.
Extensivereading:theroleofmotivation
Sue Leather (SueLeatherAssociates)
HowcanwemotivateschooladministratorstosupportExtensiveReading?Howcanwemotivate teacherstouseit?Andimportantly,howcanwemotivatestudentstomakeuseofitspotentialin languagelearning?Drawingon ExtensiveReading:TheRoleofMotivation (Routledge),thistalklooksat boththeresearchandhowmotivationplaysoutinclassroomactivities.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a,
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk GEN
t,a, e,le
ProdProm
CANCELLED
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk LA,YLT
p, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk BE,ESP
t,a, e ESPSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk TD,TTEd
t,a, e,le
Conceptualizingwellbeing,autonomy,andtrainingprotocolsfornon-nativeEnglish-speaking teachers
Chris White (OitaUniversity)
Neglectingtoprioritiseteacherwellbeingandautonomyhas,andwillcontinuetoleadtoincreased ratesofburnoutintheprofession.ExploringtheopaqueJapaneseeducationalcontext,thisinsightful talkwillexemplifyfeaturesfromCanadianandFinnishmilieustoillustratetheinterconnectednessof thisissueandraiseawarenesstohelptocorrectthisimbalance.
Preparinglearnersfortheworkplace:employabilityskillsandwrittencommunication
Craig Thaine (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)
Thistalkexploreskeyissuesassociatedwiththerelationshipbetweenemployabilityskillsandwritten communicationwithreferencetoTheCambridgeEmployabilitySkillsFramework.Itwillprovide practicalideasfordevelopingHigherEducationlearners’abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywhen writingtoarangeofdifferentaudiencesinaworkplacesetting,drawingontherecentpublication, TeachingandDevelopingWritingSkills
Past,present,future-linkingpeople,ideasandcontexts Susan Holden (SwanCommunication)
Thistalkdescribesthedevelopmentstagesforanongoinginternationalprojecttoproduceadigital resourceillustratingthegrowthofHumanisticLanguageTeaching(HLT).Itshowshowtheproject members,fromavarietyofcountriesandELTcontexts,worktogethertousetheirdifferentexperiences tofeedintothefinalproduct,involvingarangeofteachersandotherpractitioners.
SixThinkingHatsapproachintheprimaryclassroom
Natalia Bagdavadze (BritishCouncilGeorgia)
ThistalkexploresthesignificanceofSixHats’approach,atooltounderstandandexploitdifferenttypes ofthinking.Througharangeofpracticalactivities,thetalkshowshowtheapproachcanhelpprimary learnerstosharpentheircriticalthinking,exploretheirownpotentialbytakinganactiveroleintheir learning,andenhancetheircreativethinking.
Mindfulmulti-communication:thesoftskillyourlearnersneed
Vicky Margari (Freelance/Jump4English)
Multi-communicationisthepracticeofholdingmultipleconversationssimultaneouslyinaneffortto domoreinlesstime.Inourdigitalera,multi-communicationhasbecomethe'newnormal',posing uniquechallengesforlanguagelearners.Thistalkdiscussesthelatestresearchonmindfulmulticommunicationandhowtopracticallyhelpourstudentsdevelopthiscrucialsoftskill.
Practicaltipsandtricks:videoreflectiontoolsinteacherdevelopment
Chris Meoli (MarlboroughPublicSchools)
SeekingtoenhanceyourteacherdevelopmentprogramsuchastheCELTAorDELTA?Thistalkwill showcasestrategiesforusingrecordedlessonstopromotereflectionandcustomizeworkshops. Participantswillseevideofootageoftheseapproachesinactionandwillleavethesessionwithasetof easilyimplementablevideo-based“tools”applicableinalmostanyteachertrainingcourse.
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GI,LIT
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
YLT
s, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk MD,YLT
s, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk TD,TTEd
a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
GISIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk GEN a, e,le
Embeddingdemocracyandchoiceinreadingandliteratureclassrooms
Amos Paran (UCLInstituteofEducation)
IncludingdemocraticeducationintheEFLclassroomlocatesourteachingwithinavaluesapproach andinoppositiontoinstrumentalviewsofEFL.Idiscusswaysinwhichdemocracytheorycanbecome authenticdemocraticpraxisandembeddedatalllevelsofclassroomteaching:providingauthentic choiceforthelearners;ensuringhigherengagementlevels;promotingcriticalthinking;and understandingtheOther.
Whatstudentsthinktheyreallylearn
Kate Smook (MillfieldEnterprises,MillfieldSchool)
Reportwritingissomethingwhichteachersdread,especiallywhentheyneedtobecompletedatthe endofashortcoursesuchasasummerschool.Canwemakethempersonalisedandmeaningful?This presentationwillexplorethebenefitsofusingstudentreflectionasthebasisforwritingreportsfor teenagersattheendoftheirsummerschoolexperience.
Teachingembarrassedteenagerstospeaktheforeignlanguagesustainably Heidrun Lang-Heran (UniversityofGraz)
Inthistalk,IwilloutlineamethodtoshowsecondaryESOLteachershowtogetembarrassedteenagers tospeakspontaneously.Wewillexplorethestagesinvolvedincreatingspeakingtasksineverylesson sothatspeakingbecomesahabit.Inmyownpractice,Ihavesuccessfullyachievedspontaneous, meaningfulspeechwithmylearnerswithinafewmonths.
It’sTEAtime!AspecialblendservingEgyptianteacherswell Hala Ahmed (BritishCouncil)
Teach,Engage,Aspire(TEA)isthenewBritishCouncilprogrammeforEnglishteachersinEgypt,which tookaccountofnewly-identifiedteachers’needsandcountryambitions.Itshowshowblendingfour globalBritishCounciltrainingcomponentsintoapracticaltailoredtrainingcurriculumhelpsteachers improvetheirlanguageskills,integrateenvironmentalissuesintoteachingandbecomemore confidentinfacilitatingteachers’learninggroups.
IATEFLInclusivePractices&SpecialEducationalNeedsSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum Wheretonow?MorethanSE
MostcountriesmakeatleasttokengesturestowardsIPintheireducationprogrammes,butwhatdowe needtomakeourSIGunnecessary?Duringourforum,wewillbediscussingthefutureofInclusive Practicesaroundtheworld.
IATEFLGlobalIssuesSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum ConnectingcriticaleducatorstoadvocateforsocialjusticeinELT
Comealongtomeetourfriendlycommitteemembers,networkwithlike-mindedcriticaleducatorsand findoutmoreaboutongoingGISIGactivitiesandevents.Takepartinourlatest‘Conversationfor Change’-alively,interactive,action-orienteddiscussionaboutthemostpressingglobalsocialjustice issuesfacingELTpractitioners,andtheconcretestepswecantaketoaddressthem.
Learnerperceptionsofemergentlanguageinterventions
Katherine Moynihan (InternationalHouseLondon), Alexey Solovyev (InternationalHouse London)
Inthistalk,wewillexaminesomeoftherelevantliteraturesurroundingemergentlanguageandlookat studentperceptionsofdifferentteachinginterventiontypes.Followingthis,wewillthenproposesome practicalimplicationsforteacherswhenworkingwithemergentlanguageanddiscusssomeofthe waysinwhichemergentlanguagecanandshouldbeincludedincontinuousprofessional development.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Session2.9
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Workshop
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PlazaHotel
120 audience
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TTEd,YLT
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RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Tributesession
Thetributesessionisanopportunitytoremembercolleagueswhohavediedsincethelastconference. Ifyou’velostacolleagueorformercolleague,you’llhaveanopportunitytosayafewwordsintheir memoryand,ifyouwish,tobringalongamemento(book,teachingmaterials,etc.).Oryoumayjust wanttocometothesessiontohearaboutcolleagueswhoarenolongerwithus,andperhapstoadd anymemoriesyoumayhave.
Englishhereandnow:presenceinteaching
Ellen Keates (KeatesActiveEnglish)
Thisworkshopfocusesonteacherpresence.Presencecanberoughlydefinedasbeingfullyinthe moment,withanopenmindtowhatmaypresentitself.Mostofuswillrecognisethis.Whypractice teacherpresence?Doesithaveaddedvaluetoourstudents,tousteachingprofessionals,toeducation asawhole?Comejoinin,exploreandpractice!
TransitionsandbreaksintheYLTclassroom
Niki Joseph (Freelance)
TransitionsintheYLTclassroomcanbeachangeofactivity,paceorfocus.Buthowcanteachersensure thattheattentionandmotivationofYLTsisnotlostwhenmovingfromactivitytoactivity?Inthis workshop,weexploredifferenttypesoftransitionsandbreaks,consideringhowbesttomaximize classroomlearning.
Digitalliteraciesinadata-drivenworld
Nicky Hockly (TCE(TheConsultants-E))
Digitalliteraciesarewidelyacceptedaskeyskillsthatbothteachersandlearnersneedtoacquire.What digitalliteraciescanhelpusnavigateanincreasinglydata-drivenworld,andwheremighttheyhavea placeinthelanguageclassroom?Thistalklooksatsomeofthetheoryunderpinningdigitalliteracies, andalsooutlinespracticalclassroomactivitiesforthelanguageclassroom.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Fiveprinciplesfordesigningrelevantandactionablecourseevaluationsurveys
Kim Beadle (BritishCouncil)
Doyousendfeedbacksurveystolearnersafteracourse?Orteachersaftertraining?Howprincipledis theirdesign?Thisinteractiveworkshopencouragesyoutocastacriticaleyeoversurveysusedinyour context.Wewilllookatsomeresearch-basedprinciplesfordesigningcourseevaluationsurveyswhich offerafreshperspectivetohelpyougatherrelevantandactionablefeedback.
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience SignatureEvent ESOL,TD
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience Workshop BE
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience Workshop GEN
s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience Workshop
YLT
ey,p, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience Workshop
EAP,TTEd
p,s,t,a, e,le
ESPSIGShowcase
LanguageCertSignatureEvent
CultivatingacultureofcareinELT-InconversationwithKieranDonaghy KieranDonaghy,SylviaKarastathi
Howdoescarelooklikewithinlanguageeducationcontexts?Howcanwedevelopaneffective ‘vocabularyofcare’whenitcomestoteaching?InspiredbyKieranDonaghy’splenarytalk‘Embeddinga CultureofEmpathyinELT’,wehaveinvitedhimtorevisithisideasonthenotionofempathysituating themwithinthecontextofcare.JointheLanguagCertTeacherSupportteaminaconversationwith KieranDonaghywhichaimstobroadenourperspectivesoncare-focusededucation.
DebatingthekeyissuesinbusinessEnglishteaching Louis Rogers (DeltaPublishing)
TherangeofcontextsinbusinessEnglishisalmostlimitlessandthisleadstomanychallenges.This workshoppresentskeytopicsforgroupdebatessuchas,thebalancebetweenbusinesssoft-skillsand languageaims,integratingcoursebookswithneedsanalysisandmeasuringandensuringprogress. Participantswillalsohavetheopportunitytoposetheirownquestionsandraiseissuestodiscuss.
Dolearnershavealeveloraspikyprofile?
Rudi Camerer (elc-EuropeanLanguageCompetence), Judith Mader (elc-EuropeanLanguage Competence)
DespitetheusefulnessoftheCEFR(2001&2018),theleveltitleshavecausedmuchmisunderstanding. Languagelearnersarerarelyatonelevel,butdemonstratedifferentlevelsofcompetence,depending oncontextsandneeds.DrawingonexamplesgivenbytheCEFR,wewilldiscussspikyprofilesandhow toputthemtobestuseinteachingandassessment.
Makereducation:anapproachworthadaptingforyounglearners
Caroline Linse (QueensUniversity,Belfast)
Thepurposeofthisworkshopistoexploredifferentaspectsofmakercultureandmakereducationand howtheycanbeadaptedandappliedtoELTclassroomsforyounglearners.Theworkshopwillinclude averybriefoverviewofmakereducationandthemakermovementaswellasopportunitiesfor participantstomakesomethingillustratinganaspectof"making."
Asynthesizedapproachtoimprovingwritingfeedback
Christopher Gras (UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy), Constance Leonard (UnitedStatesAirForce Academy)
ThisworkshopwillequipEnglishlanguageeducatorswithevidence-basedpracticestoimprovewriting feedback.Thiscollaborativesessionhighlightsstrategiestoutilizedirectandindirecttypesoffeedback, correctioncodes,andstrategiestofocuswritingcorrections.Attendeeswillalsobeshownhowto synthesizetheirapproachtofeedbackusingwrittencomments,individualconferences,andaudiobasedrecordings.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop MD,TD
s,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
MD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
TD,YLT
ey,p, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
LitSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
IPSEN,YLT
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
GI,LIT
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le GISIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience Workshop BE,MaW ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
EveningEvents
1930-2130
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
Howcanweaddresscross-culturaldifferencesinourclassroom?
Barbara Roosken (FontysUniversityofAppliedSciences)
ThisworkshopexamineshoweducatorsmayaccommodateculturaldifferencesinanESLcontext. Culturalchallengescanbeovercomethroughincreasedawarenessamongstyourstudentsbymeansof culturallysensitivecommunication.Toinducechangeinourthinkingweshouldfirstbecomeawareof ourownbeliefs.Asetofpracticalactivitiesdesignedtoimplementthisteachingapproachwillbe shared.
Bringyoursyllabusandlet'sgamifyyourclass!
Deborah Healey (Freelance)
Gamification,theuseofgameelementsinnon-gamesettings,isanincreasinglypopulartopicin Englishlanguageeducation.Teachersattendworkshopsandreadbookstobuildaknowledgebase. Thisworkshopwilltakethenextstep–havingyouuseyourownsyllabustocreateagamifiedcourse. You’llusegamemechanics,points,badges,andlevels,andmore.
CreateaneffectivebondbetweenELTandalternativeeducationalapproaches
Cecilia Cabrera (Freelance)
HowmayMontessoriapproach,ReggioEmiliaphilosophyandWaldorfapproachfosterlanguage learning?Theseactivelearningapproacheshavebeenrecoveringrelevanceintheselastyears.Inthis workshop,theparticipantswillexperiencewhyitisrelevanttoincorporatedifferentaspectsofthese approachesintheirlessonsalongwithguidelinesandstrategiesonhowtointegratetheseapproaches successfully.
IATEFLLiteratureSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
ConnectingELT,literature,extensivereadingandthearts
ComeandmeettheLitSIGcommitteeandotherlike-mindedpeopletodiscoverhowtobenefitfrom andgetinvolvedinLitSIG…andenjoyadrinkandnibbles!Thenjoinusforthepresentationofawards topublishersandauthorsofthe2022LanguageLiteratureAwardsfromtheExtensiveReading Foundation.
Downsyndrome–excludinglearnersbecauseofachromosome?
Anette Igel (Freelance)
TeachingEnglishinaninclusiveclassroomcanhaveitschallenges.Whenitcomestolearnersthathave differentcognitiveabilitiesalotofteachersshyaway.Thisverypracticalandhandsonworkshopwill showyouhowtocreatematerialforlearnerswithDownsyndromeandwhyusingmusicanddrama canplayanimportantrolewhenlearningalanguage.
Poetryandeducationforsustainabledevelopmentinlanguageclassrooms
Jason Skeet (NorwichInstituteforLanguageEducation(NILE))
Whatcountsassustainableeducationandwhat(andwho)isitfor?Thisworkshopaddressesthis questionthroughademonstrationandexplorationofproceduresforgeneratingpoetryinalanguage classroom,alongsideanexaminationofwhylanguageteachersmightwanttousebothreadingand writingpoetryasawaytoinvestigatetheecologiesoftheirclassrooms.
Overcomeunhelpfulself-doubttoflourishasanELTfreelancer
Rachael Roberts (EarnLearnThriveLtd)
InmyworkwithfreelanceELTprofessionals(onlineteachers,writers,editors,trainers),Ioftenencounter unhelpfulself-doubtaroundmarketing,pricing,andevensometimesaroundtheirabilities.Inthis workshop,we’lllookatjustwhythiskindofself-doubtissocommon,andI’lltakeyouthroughastep bystepprocesstoovercomeitandflourishasafreelancer.
SharingStories:StoriesSetUsFree
JoinStorytellerDavidHeathfieldandourspecialguestco-hostHarryKuchahKuchahwhowouldlove toshareastoryortwowithyoufromhisCameroonhomelandhereinYorkshirewherehelives.Feel freetocomeandlistenandtellfolktales,mythsandlegendsfromoralculturesaroundtheworldas wellaspersonalstoriesandanecdotes.Youareinvitedtotellyourstoryratherthanreaditaloud. Hearingeachother'sstoriessetsourhearts,minds,imaginationsandthewholeworldfree. "Iamnobird;andnonetensnaresme:Iamafreehumanbeingwithanindependentwill.”Charlotte Brontë,Yorkshireauthor.
DavidHeathfieldisaninternationalstorytellerandtheauthorofStorytellingWithOurStudents.He runsonlineCreativeandEngagingStorytellingforTeacherscourses. www.davidheathfield.co.uk
HarryKuchahKuchahisateachereducatorfromCameroonwhoenjoysplayingdrumsandtelling Africanstoriesfromhisgrandma’srepertoire
2000-2200
HarewoodeSuite-Crowne PlazaHotel
InternationalQuiz
Thepopularquizisbackagain!You’llneedaglobalteam(youcancomealongandjoinoneonthe night!)withdiverseinterestsandknowledge,asenseofhumourandadesiretomeetnewpeople, havesomefun,networkandworktogethertoscoremorepointsthananyotherteam.Music,fun, drinksandnibbles,andthechancetobecrownedquizchampionsofHarrogate2023.
Day3-Thursday20April
Way
Bemindful
Queen'sSuite
2-Harrogate Convention Centre
Mindfulnesssessionthree
AdeleWinkley
Introduction:inourbusylives,itiseasytoget distractedandtoabsorbchaoswhichmakesfor amuddled,mindandbodychemistrythatisina stateofalert.
Practice:anchoringinandremindingoursystem ofpeacewithin;detectingenergyblocks, defences,anddeviationswithintheenergy system.Settingourdayuptoallowflow.
Beprepared
Queen'sSuite
7-Harrogate Convention Centre
Howtosubmitaspeakerproposal
MadeleineduVivier
Inthissession,wewillreviewthecriteriathatare usedtodecideifaconferenceproposalis acceptedfortheIATEFLAnnualConference programme.Wewilldiscusswhatmakesa successfulproposal,bothintermsofthe abstractandthesummary,andhowtoensure thatyourproposalisaccepted.
SpecialInterestGroupOpenForums
ComeandlearnmoreaboutourSpecialInterestGroups (SIGs)andhowyoucangetinvolved.
1012-1045
BramhamSuite-Crowne PlazaHotel
1415-1500
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1515-1545
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1615-1645
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1700-1745
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
YoungLearners& Teenagers(YLT)SIG
Testing,Evaluation &Assessment(TEA)
SIG
MaterialsWriting (MaW)SIG
Leadership& Management (LAM)SIG
Research(Re)SIG
IntheITNNetworkingZone
1305-1405
MeettheIATEFLPatron-DavidCrystal DavidCrystalwillbeinattendanceinthe exhibitionduringthelunchbreak.Ifyou wouldliketosayhelloorhaveaquestion forDavid,pleasejoinhimthereforthis greatopportunity.
Eveningevents
1845-1945
PechaKucha
Queen'sSuite
8-Harrogate Convention Centre
HowtowritesuccessfullyforIATEFL ConferenceSelections
DeborahBullock
AreyoupresentingatIATEFL?Ifso,youmay writeupyoursessionforconsiderationfor IATEFL’sannualConferenceSelections publication.Theeditorwillprovideguidanceby discussingsomeofthecharacteristicsofa successfulpaperandsomeofthereasonsfor non-acceptance.Therewillalsobetimefor questions.
Signatureevents
1700-1745
HallD-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
TheFutureofEnglish:Global Perspectives
What’sthefutureofEnglish?Inaworld transformedbymomentousglobalevents, what’sthenewrealityfortheworld’smost spokenlanguage?Whatdoesthismeanfor thefutureofteachingEnglish?Joinustobe attheforefrontoftheconversationandbe amongthefirsttohearthefindingsfrom theBritishCouncil’snewlandmarkbook.
RipleySuiteCrownePlaza Hotel
Originatingfromtheword“chitchat”,a Japanesetermdescribingthesoundof conversation,weagainofferyouaPecha Kuchaevening.Eachspeakerisalloweda slideshowof20images,eachshownfor 20seconds,givingatotalpresentation timeofsixminutesandfortyseconds beforethenextspeakerisup,keeping presentationsconciseandfast-paced.It promisestobeasexcitingaseverso don’tmissit!
1945-2115
HarewoodSuite
1-CrownePlaza Hotel
MusicNight:“UnitedWeSing!”
Inaworlddivided,themusiciansof IATEFLunite,cometogether,singand makemusic.Songsofprotest,songsof solidarity,songsoflove-actually,any songyouwouldliketosing.Thereare someamazingmusiciansamongour numberandthisisyourchancetobe withusandenjoythemusicaroundyou.
Plenarysession 0900-1000(Doorsopenat0830)
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
Sharingwordsandworlds:ESOLteachersasallies,advocates,andactivists
LesleyPainter-Farrell
ThefieldofESOLteachingisgrowingexponentially,asistheglobalhumanitariancrisisofforced displacementandmigration.ItisacomplicatedcontextthatpresentsESOLteachers,manyofwhomare volunteers,withmultiplechallenges.Theirlearnershavepossiblyleftwar-torncountries,sufferedtrauma, andmadeharrowingjourneystofindsafety.Manyhavehadinterruptionsintheireducationandmaybe havelowliteracyintheirfirstlanguages.TheEnglishlanguageclassroomisoftentheprimaryspacefor themtosharetheirstories,belistenedto,feelwelcomed,andlearnaboutpracticalresourcestheyneedto helpthemsettleintotheirnewhomes.Itisaplacetoaccessandunderstandthenewcountry’sculture whilemakingsenseoftheiridentitiesandfindingtheirvoices.ESOLteachershavetoadoptmanyrolesto addresstheirlearners’multi-dimensionalneedswhichoftenextendfarbeyondsimplyteachingEnglish. Theirworkhasbeencompoundedbythesurgeinthepervasiveanti-immigrantrhetoricmanyofushave witnessedinrecentyears.ESOLteachersaretheirlearners’allies,advocates,andactivists. Inthispresentation,IexploreESOLteachers’myriadrolesandquestionhowweprepareandequipESOL teachersforthischallengingfield.IsuggestthatamultimodalapproachtoESOLclassroompractices, includingculturalresponsiveness,restorativepractices,andresponsivecurriculumswhileusinganassetbased,international-mindednesslens,supportsteachersinnavigatingandaddressingtheirlearners’ linguistic,social,andemotionalneeds.
AboutLesley:
LesleyPainter-Farrell(M.Sc.AstonUniversity,EdDinprogressatBathUniversity)workedasateacherof EnglishasaforeignlanguageinPortugal,Poland,andmanycountriesinAsia.Shebeganteachertraining whenbasedinPolandforInternationalHouse,theSorosFoundation,andLongmanpublications.She movedtoNewYorktoheadateachertrainingdepartmentanddesignedcoursesforteachingyounger learners,teachingusingnewtrends,andlanguagedevelopmentcoursesforteachers.ShealsoranCELTA courses.Duringthistime,shebecameinvolvedintheESOLcontext,volunteeringasateacherto immigrantsandrefugees.WhileworkingontheMATESOLprogramattheNewSchoolUniversityinNew York,sheestablishedtheEnglishOutreachprogram.ThemissionoftheOutreachistoprovidefreeEnglish classestorefugees,immigrants,andmigrantslivinginNewYork.Currently,sheisthecoordinatorofthe TESOLcertificateprogramataStateuniversityinNewYork-WestchesterCommunityCollege-whereshe hasestablishedanotherfreeEnglishprogramforrefugeesandimmigrants.Herresearchfocuseson reflectivepracticeinteaching,internationalmindednessineducation,andasset-basedapproachesto education.HerownpublishedmaterialsforELTincludeTheRolePlayBook,Homework,andLessons Learned:FirstStepsTowardsReflectiveTeachinginELT.Currently,sheisworkingonabookaboutteaching beginnerlanguagelearnersforBloomsburyPresswithGabrielDiazMaggioli.
IATEFLConferenceplenarysessionswillberecorded,ratherthanstreamedlive,andshownaspartoftheconferencecoverageon oursocialmediaplatforms,Facebook,LinkedInandYouTube,latereachday.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Pleasechecknoticeboards orvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations
Session3.1
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
1015-1130
120 audience Forum
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
IATEFLYoungLearners&TeenagersSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
YoungLearnersinachangingworld:resiliencearoundtheglobe
TheSIGwillpresentashortbriefingonrecentactivityandupcomingplansandglobalevents.Thiswill befollowedbyaninteractivepaneldiscussiononthethemeofresilience-acurrent‘hottopic’inthe worldofYLteachingbutaconceptthatmeansmanydifferentthingsinthewiderangeofcontextsour membersworkin.
LearningtolisteninglobalEnglishesera
Hitomi Masuhara (TheUniversityofLiverpool)
Thisresearch-basedtalkreportsthelatestfindingsinourownlisteningresearchattheUniversityof Liverpoolandinsomecurrentlisteningliteratureonphonologicalprocessing.Itexploreswithsome exampleshowourunderstandingofphonologicalandsemanticprocessingduringlisteningmightbe bestreflectedinfutureteachinglisteningmaterialsforlearnersofglobalEnglishes.
ForumononlineCPD
UsingsocialmediaasapowerfulCPDtoolfortrainers
Cecilia Nobre (TheUniversityofWarwick)
Inthisinteractivetalk,whichdrawsfrommyownexperienceofbeingateacherandteachertrainerwho heavilyusessocialmediaasaformofcollaborativeCPD,Iwillsharemyperceptionsofthe developmentalbenefitsofparticipatinginandrunningteachers'groupsandsocialmediaaccounts, includingTwitter,Facebookgroups,LinkedInandInstagram.
DigitalinnovationsforEnglishlanguageteaching
JoannaNewton(BritishCouncil-SouthAfrica), SiphatisiwePatricia Ndlovu (DBEEasternCapeSA)
ThistalkdescribesdigitalinnovationsinELTfromBritishCouncilSouthAfricaandshowstheuseof availableapplicationssuchasWhatsApptodelivermaterialstoteachersinallareas,aswellasthe coursestoprepareforteachingonlineanddevelopingteachers’digitalliteracy.Examplesofhowthe trainingandmaterialshavebeenimplementedandthesuccessesarediscussed.
Teacherdevelopmentindigitalspaces:thefutureoranexception?
Anna Bartosik (GeorgeBrownCollege)
ThistalkpresentsanethnographicstudyobservingELTsinCanadaandTheUnitedKingdomengaging invirtualself-directedteacherdevelopment.Findingsinclude:theimmediacyofcontinuing professionaldevelopmentthatisuniquetoateachingcontext,thebenefitsoflearninganonymously butactivelyonline,andtheopportunitiesfortransformativelearningthatdigitalspacesaffordteachers, inadditiontothechallenges.
ForumonESP/EAPvocabulary
GlossarybuildinginESPscenarios:why,whenandhow
GloriaRegina Sampaio (PontificalCatholicUniversityofSãoPaulo)
Glossarybuildingisavaluabletoolinintra/interlingualESPcontexts,encompassingclarificationof concepts,vocabularyexpansion,refinementandprecisioninoral/writtenexpression,informed decisionsregardingtheuseofspecificjargonsandcorrespondent/equivalentforms,particularlyin translator/interpretertraining.Drawingonourteachingexperienceandlearners’responses,thistalkwill provideamethodologicalpathwayandexamplesofstrategiestoachievesuchpurposes.
Whenlexicalsemanticsmeetslexicography:hitsandmisses
Chinh Nguyen (SchoolofEducation,UniversityofAdelaide,SouthAustralia)
Semi-technicalvocabularycanconfusedESPlearningandteachingasitoftenhasmultiplecontextbasedmeanings,andthissemanticissuehasbeenoverlookedinlexicalresources(e.g.,wordlistsor dictionaries).ThistalkwillpresentonemainstageofanA.S.HornbyDictionaryResearchAward-funded projectthataimstodevelopanon-conventionalresourceofsemi-technicalvocabularythatconsiders theoriesoflexicalsemantics.
EFLlearners’vocabularysizeandstrategies:acasefromUzbekistan
Iroda Saydazimova (WestminsterInternationalUniversityinTashkent)
AchievingmasterlevelinvocabularyusuallyremainsthemostchallengingtaskEFL/ESLlearnersface. ThistalksharesfindingsfromastudyconductedamongUzbekistaniuniversitystudents(n=1847)to determinetheirvocabularysizeandlearningstrategies.Basedonthefindings,wewillintroduce practicalrecommendationsandlearner-friendlystrategiesthatpromotevocabularydevelopmentand engagement.
NewbySuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
35 audience
Talk TTEd a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1015-1130
550 audience
Paneldiscussion
TrainingasaDELTAM2tutor:lessonsobserved,lessonslearned Jacqueline Douglas (NorwichInstituteforLanguageEducation(NILE))
AreyouaCambridgeCELTAtrainerlookingfornewchallenges,perhapsaddingDELTAtoyourroles? ThiswasmeandI’mnowqualifiedtodeliverM2.Hearaboutmyjourney,andreflectionsofothers recently-trained.Mytalkgivespracticalinsightsforwould-betutorsinworkingthroughtheprocessand emergingaconfidentpractitioner.NewM2tutors/prospectivetraineesalsowelcome.
Englishforwhatpurpose?Movingforwardswithengagementandequity
Hanan Khalifa (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment), Chris Sowton (InternationalEducation Consultant), Harry Kuchah (UniversityofLeeds), Dee Rutgers (SheffieldHallamUniversity)
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1015-1130
220 audience Forum
TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Forumonteachers’associationsandCPD
Empoweringteacherassociationprojectsinalow-resourcedchallengingcontext
Isora EnriquezO'Farrill (UCPEnriqueJVarona)
TheAssociationofCubanEducators-ELTSection(APC-ELI)hascommittedtosupportEnglishteachers byundertakingprojectsinitiativesincollaborationwithuniversitiesandBritishCouncilCubaorfunded byIATEFLandHornbyTeacherAssociationProjectAwardSchemes.Theyhavebeencontext-sensitiveto meetteachers´professionalneedsandbuildtheircapacitytoengageactivelyintheELTeducational renewal.
Professionaldevelopmentforteachersinruralareas
Eduardo Escalona (UniversityofGranma/APC-ELI)
TeachersfromruralandmountainareasinGranma,Cubahavedevelopedprofessionallylikenever before.TheAPC-ELI,anditslinkwithIATEFL,havepermittedteachertraineesattheUniversityof Granmatodevelopcommunicativecompetencenotonlyfromtheinteractionwithtrainers,butalso throughtheexchangewithnativespeakers;experiencestheycascadeamongtheirpeers.
ThePalestinianteachers'association:virtuallearningcommunitiesforprofessionaldevelopment
Mohammed Isifan (UNRWA(UnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgency))
Inthistalk,IwillgiveabriefingonPATEFL’sexperienceinmaximizingtheimpactofcommunitiesof practice.Iwillshedlightonasuccessfulprojectrecentlydonetopromoteteachers’confidencein speakingincollaborationwithUKlanguageschoolsundertheumbrellaofthePRELIMproject.This projectwassupportedbymasterclassesgivenbyAdrianUnderhill.
HallD-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk GEN
s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
Restaurant-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk
ESP,MD
t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
LT,TEA
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le TEASIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk LAM ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LAMSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk MD,MaW ey,p,s,t,a, e MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk EAP,LA
t, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk RES
t, e,le
ReSIGShowcase
Redesigninggamesforthe21stcentury
Jill Hadfield (PavilionPublishing)
Inthispracticaltalk,Iwilllookatvariouschallengesinvolvedindesigningandupdatinginteractive materials,focusingprincipallyonthechallengeofdesigningonlineinteractionaswellasclassroom materials.Usingpracticalactivitiesfromthenewlyupdated CommunicationGames titles(Pavilion Publishing,forthcoming),Iwilloutlineaframeworkthatteacherscanusetodeveloponlineinteraction.
‘Englishforfreelancers’:movingbeyondthetraditionalclassroomandworkplace
Runna Badwan (BritishCouncil)
DigitalfreelancingoffersPalestinianyouths,particularlywomen,theopportunitytoearnincome despitethechallengingcontext.However,accessingthoseopportunitiesoftenrequiresstrongEnglish communicationskills.ThistalkwilltakeyouthroughthedesignprocessusedbytheBritishCouncilto createaflexible,ESPcoursethataddressestheneedsofdigitalfreelancersinPalestineandbeyond.
Maintainingtheintegrityofonlineassessment
Peter Davidson (ZayedUniversity)
Studentsareincreasinglytakingonlineclassesandonlineassessments.However,itisveryeasyfor studentstocheat,copy,plagiarize,orgetoutsidehelpduringanonlineassessment.Inthistalk,wewill outlineanumberofstrategiesthatcanbeimplementedtomitigateagainststudentscheatinginan onlineassessment.
Howdidteachingturnintomanagement?
Kateryna Protsenko (Promova.com)
Whetherweworkforschoolsorasprivatelanguageteachers,weoftenfeelthereissome administration,customercareandsalesinvolvedinteaching.Inthistalk,wewilllookintotheabove aspectsofbeinganeducatorandexploresometechniqueswhichhelpmanagethoseprocesses surroundingtheactualteaching.
Accurateorbiased?HowdoELTmaterialsdealwithscience?
James Taylor (Freelance)
Englishteachingmaterialsoftenincludescientificsubjects,buthowgoodajobarewedoingof presentingtheseoftencomplexsubjects?Arewecomfortablehandlingsomeofthemorecontroversial areasofmodernlife?Andmostimportantly,doweofferanaccurateviewofthescientificconsensusto ourstudents?
Teachingreflectiontouniversitystudentstoencourageself-developmentandgrowth
Sophie Farag (TheAmericanUniversityinCairo)
Thistalkdescribesactivitiesusedtoteachreflectionandgoalsettinginaproject-basedcourse.Students engagedinaseriesofgroupactivities,andwerethenassigneddifferenttaskstoreflectontheir performanceandtosetgoalsforpersonalgrowth.Samplereflectiontaskswillbepresented,andthe resultsofastudentself-evaluationsurveywillbeshared.
Englishlanguageteacherscollaboratinginteacherresearchandlovingit
Mark Wyatt (KhalifaUniversity), Cemile Buğra (CukurovaUniversity)
CollaborationcanbeinvaluableinhelpingEnglishlanguageteacherstoconductteacherresearch.Set inafoundationprogrammeuniversitycontextinTurkey,wherecollaborativeresearchtosupport continuingprofessionaldevelopmentisencouraged,ourresearchtellsthestoryoffiveteachers. Interviewdatarevealhowcollaborationhelpedtheteacherstoengagewithresearch,stayontrackand experiencejoyandgrowth.
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Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk GEN a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk MD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk GEN s, e,le
SharingtipsandtricksforA1adultlearnergroupsonline
Tamires deOliveira (SimplificaInglês)
Inthispracticaltalk,Iwilldemonstratehowteacherscansetupmeaningfulpatternsofinteraction, variedfeedbackmomentsandamplifystudents’spokenproduction.Bysharingtools,strategiesand theorybehindfeedback,taskdesignandlessonplanninginonlineclasses,teachersareexpectedto leavethistalkbetterequippedtoboostA1learners’performance.
EmbodiedapproachestoELTprofessionaldevelopment
James Godfrey (InternationalTrainingInstitute,Istanbul)
Thistalkexploresparticipant-led,solutionorientedembodiedapproachestoTeacherDevelopment.It isbasedondiagnosticworkshopsfocusingonhowappliedtheatremethodologycaninformteacher education.Theworkshopsprovideparticipantsexperienceofappliedtheatretechniquesandelicits feedbackontheirpedagogicvalueandefficacyinteachereducationaswellasdevelopingfacilitation andperformativeskills.
Differentstrokes…usingsongstoteachstudentsatvariedlevels
Chris Walklett (UniversityofEssex)
Songscanbeusedinamultitudeofwaystoteachmany(ifnotall)agegroups.Itisthoughsometimes astruggletoaccommodatestudentsatthehigherand,evenmoreso,lowerendofthescales.This interactivetalkwilllookatideasforemployingthisresourceforboth‘basicusers’andstudentsofvery highproficiency.
Positiveattitudesbutpooroutcomes:theELTconundruminThailand
David Hayes (BrockUniversity)
ResearchinThaischoolsshowsstudentsseegreatvalueinlearningEnglish.However,achievement levelsaregenerallypoor,withsignificanturban-ruraldisparity.Inthistalk,Iarguethattoimprove achievementlevels,asthegovernmentdemands,inequityineducationalprovisionandschool resourcingneedstobetackledasmuchasthetraditionalfocusonteachers’languageproficiencyand classroommethodology.
Session3.2 1100-1130
BramhamSuite-Crowne PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk LT,YLT p,s, e,le YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk EAP,GI
a, e,le
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
Onlineinterculturallink-ups:sparkingmotivationinlarge,coursebookfocussedclasses Ashraf Kuhail (MinistryofEducation-EastGazadirectorate)
TheHandsUpProjecthasbeenahugeforceofmotivationforyounglearnersinPalestinetoenhance theirinterculturalcommunicativecompetence.However,thishasgenerallytargetedsmallgroupsof highlymotivatedlearners.Whatifthisauthenticmodelofonlinelink-upsexploresnewgroundinlarge classesfocusingoncoursebooks?Inthistalk,Iwillreportonmyresearchfindings.
Interculturalism:shouldwebedoingmoreinEAP?
Nadia Hards (TheUniversityofNorthampton)
Inthistalk,Iwillpresenttheresultsofapilotstudyexamininghowinternationalstudentsononline pre-sessionalcoursescouldbebettersupportedfromthethreeshocks,whichcanbedescribedas culture,language,andacademicshock.ThiswillbedemonstratedinanEAPcontextwithopportunities fordiscussionattheend.
Asystematicreview:theidentificationofsegmentalMandarin-accentedEnglishfeatures Hongzhi Wang (UniversityofLondon)
Mandarin-accentedEnglishisreceivingmoreattentioninclassrooms,research,anddailylife.Butwhat exactlyarethesegmentalfeaturesofMandarin-accentedEnglish?Thisresearch-basedtalkwill introducehowthefeatureswereidentifiedinacompletedsystematicreview,reportkeyaccented featuresinlaylanguage,discusspotentialfactorsthatcontributetothefeatures,andmaketeaching recommendationsforhigherintelligibility.
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk GEN t,a, e,le
ProdProm
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk AL,YLT p,s,t, e,le
GlobalEnglish:chaos,communicationandtheartofthekludge
Lewis Lansford (NationalGeographicLearning)
Coursebookconversationsgenerallyfeaturecompletesentences,clearturn-taking,andstraightforward communication.Whileusefulforpractisinggrammarandvocabulary,theymaynotpreparelearnersfor therelativechaosofthereal-world.Thatrequiresmasteryofthekludge–aquickfixusingavailable resources.UsingexamplesfromNationalGeographic’s Voices series,thistalkexplorescommunication kludgesandwayslearnerscanusethem.
Lessonsthedynamicbilingualmodelcanteachlanguageteachers
Cássia Venezuela (FaculdadeCulturaInglesa)
Inthistalk,wewillexaminethemaincharacteristicsofthedynamicbilingualmodel,suchasthe fosteringoftransculturalism,howitchallengestheconceptsoffirstandsecondlanguageina globalizedworldandhowitunderstandslanguageblendingaspartofthemetalinguisticdevelopment ofstudents.
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
TTEd,TEA ey,p,s,t,a, e,le TEASIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
LAM,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LAMSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk MD,MaW s, e,le MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk TTEd t, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk RES,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk AL,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk IPSEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk LA s,t,a, e,le
Proficiencyexamsandclassroomassessment:friendsorfoes?
Isabela deFreitasVillasBoas (Troka)
Shouldclassroomassessmentfollowalarge-scaleassessmentframework?Inthistalk,Iwilldiscussthe logicbehindaccountabilityassessment–i.e.,proficiencyexams–andclassroomassessment,and presentaframeworkinwhichbothcancoexistinanELT/CLILprogramwithoutlettinggoofwhat classroomassessmentshouldbe,namely,assessmentforandaslearning.
Missionredefined:BeG.R.A.C.E.(ful)asaleader
Zeynep Oğul (ETSGlobalB.V.Turkey)
ELTprofessionalsarerequiredtoperformmultipletasksinaparallelapproachthroughoutanacademic year.Thistalkwillbeonsometheoryandpracticeabouthowbalancingteachers’workloadwithGRACE principlenotonlydecreasestheworkload,andhencethestresslevel,andenhancesteachers’wellbeingbutalsoleavesroomfornovelteacherdevelopmentexercises.
DecolonizingELTmaterials:challengingprocessesofotheringandWesternsupremacy
HannaLena Hertzel (UniversityofDuisburg-Essen)
Researchhasshownthatteachingmaterialsarepronetoreproducingpostcolonialpowerstructures andknowledgearchives.ELTmaterialsarenoexceptiontothis,whichrequiresteacherstocritically engagewiththeirmaterials.Thus,thistalkexploreskeycharacteristicsofdecolonization,arguesfor theirrelevanceinELT,andpresentsstrategiesteacherscanapplyfordecolonizingtheuseanddesignof materials.
IntegratingtheCertTESOLintouniversitydegreeprogrammes
Helen Thompson (SheffieldHallamUniversity)
InrecentyearsundergraduatecoursesembeddinginitialTESOLteachingqualificationshavegained popularity,andinterestinsimilarprogrammesforTESOLmaster’sstudentshasincreased.Inthistalk,I willconsideralternativewaysCertTESOLcouldbealignedto,orintegratedwithinundergraduateor master’sdegreeprogrammes,thebenefitsandchallengesforstudentsandsupportavailableforcourse providers.
Howcanwhatteachersreallyfeelhelpthemteachbetter?
Laura Ferroglio (Freelance/LancasterUniversity)
InELT,learners’emotionsareavitalpartoflearningandteaching.Whataboutteachers’emotions?Can weusewhatwefeeltobecomebetterteachers,inclassandonline?Inthistalk,wewilllookatwhat researchsaysabouttheroleofteachers’emotionsanddiscusshowtheycanbeusedtotransformdaily practice.
“Let’stalkaboutyourlesson”:genreanalysisoftrainers'feedback
Osama Elbeyaly (TheBritishCouncil)
ThistalkpresentsthefindingsofagenreanalysisstudyinvestigatingEFLteachertrainers’spokenand writtenobservationalfeedbackonEFLin-serviceteacherperformance.Itdescribesstudymethods, summarisesfindings,andsuggestsfutureimplications.Theaudienceareexpectedtobecomeawareof discursiveandlinguisticpatternsutilisedinteachertrainers’feedbackaswellaspracticesoftraining novicetrainers.
MakingPDFteachingresourcesaccessibletousersofassistivetechnology
Andrew Skinner (BritishCouncil)
Iwilloutlinetheimportanceofproducingteachingresourcesaccessibletolearnerswhouseassistive technology(e.g.screenreaders).IwilldemonstratewhatanaccessiblePDF(PortableDigitalFormat)is andgiveanoverviewoftheworkflowtomakeaPDFcomplianttointernationalaccessibilitystandards. Iwilladdresscommonconcerns,suchasbalancingpeople’saccessneedswithcontentsecurity.
Material-lightactivitiestohelpstudentsmonitortheirprogress
Ekaterina Stoliarova (EnglishPath)
Thistalkwilldemonstrateandsuggestsomepractical,material-lightactivitieswhichcanbedonewith yourstudents.Theseactivitiesareaimedatpromotinglearnerautonomyrelatedtounderstandingtheir progress.Theparticipantswillgettheopportunitytotakeadeeperlookintometacognitivestrategiesessentialtoolswhichempowerstudentsandencourageindependence.
Break 1130-1200
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk
MD,YLT
s, e,le
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk GEN
a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
GI,PRON
s,t,a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
160 audience
Talk GEN s,t,a, e,le
CANCELLED
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience
Talk ESP,TTEd
t,a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk GEN t,a, e,le ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
1200-1315
220 audience Forum GEN
t, e,le
Bloom’staxonomyandCLILmaterialsdevelopment:friendsorfoes?
Denise Santos (Freelance)
ThistalkexamineswhetherBloom’staxonomycanprovideausefulrationaleforthedevelopmentof CLILmaterialsforsecondaryschools.Itexploressomestrengthsandweaknessesofthetaxonomyin materialsdevelopment,andalsoconsidershowthetaxonomycanorientdecisionsaboutpedagogical sequence,disciplinaryknowledge,contentandlanguageintegration,andassessment.Theconclusions includeasetofrecommendations.
Thehiddentrauma:empoweringlearnersthroughcoachingconversations
Polina Gordyshevskaya (ETCInternationalCollege)
Whatdoourlearnersactuallymeanbysaying‘Idon’tfeelconfidentenoughwhenIspeakEnglish?’.It signalsthatthereisahiddentraumathatoftenpreventsthemfromspeakingEnglishwithoutfeeling ashamed,miserable,orpathetic.Inthistalk,Iwillsharepracticaltipsthatwillhelpyourstudentswork throughtheirpainandstarttheirself-transformation.
Variationnotdeviation:encouragingtoleranceofEnglishdiversityinELT
Gemma Archer (UniversityofStrathclyde)
Inthistalk,I’llpinpointwhycontinuedadherenceto'nativelikeness'normsareharmingratherthan helpingourstudentsintermsofboththeirperceptionandproductionofEnglish.I'llthensuggest practicalwaysinwhichwecanovercomethis,encouragingstudentstoembracetheirL2identity, acceptratherthanfearunfamiliarEnglishes,andfeelconfidenttospeakout.
Thepragmaticsoficonsandtheiruseinlanguageteaching
Peter Grundy (DurhamUniversity)
Icons(left-andright-facingarrows,basketsymbols,etc.)areanon-linguisticwayofcommunicating meaningincreasinglyusedbothinplaceofandalongsidelanguage,especiallyinsignageanddigital communication.Afterdrawingattentiontothepragmaticpropertiesoficonicrepresentations,I’llinvite discussionaboutthewayswemightuseiconsalongsidelanguagetoenhancelearningandlanguage awareness.
ThemismatchbetweentheoryandpracticeintourismEnglishclassrooms
Amina Merhab (UniversityofLimerick)
IwillinvestigatetherelationshipbetweentheoryandpracticeinteachingandlearningEnglishinthe Algeriantourismandhospitalityindustry.Inaddition,Iwillexplorethegapbetweenfuturehotel receptionists'needsandtheindustryemployees'requirementsbyanalyzingtheeffectivenessofthe currentlanguagepreparationcoursesinAlgerianinstitutions.
MediationintheELTclassroom
Cathy Rogers (DeltaPublishing)
Mediationisarguably,morecomplextodefine,assessandteachthanreceptive,productiveand interactiveskills.Itencompassesvariouscommunicationskillsandisasocial,collaborativevisionof languagethatrecognisesthelearnerasasocialagentandintermediary.Thistalklooksatthenewadult coursefromDeltaPublishing,OnPoint,andpresentsideasforintegratingmediationintolessons.
Forumoninterculturalprojectsinhighereducation
Enhancingundergraduatestudents’interculturalcommunicationthroughvirtualexchange
Jirajittra Higgins (ChulalongkornUniversity)
Virtualexchangeiscommonlyemployedasapedagogicalapproachinforeignlanguageeducation thatinvolvesengagingstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsinonlinecollaborationtasks.This presentationprovidesanoverviewofthestudyonhoweffectivelyvirtualexchangecanenhance undergraduatestudents’competenceintermsofinterculturalcommunicationandEnglishskills. TheimpactofCOILprojectsonlanguagelearningandteaching
Khaleda AlMansoori (AmericanUniversityofRasAlKhaimah)
CollaborativeOnlineInternationalLearning(COIL)isbecominganeducationalapproachinmany highereducationinstitutions.Thistalk,whichisbasedonactualprojectbetweenAURAKandWayne StateUniversity(WYS),willdiscussthestudents’experiences.IwillsharewhatfeaturesIdeemmore importantfordesigningthesetypesofprojectsthatmayleadtosuccessoflearninglanguages. Exploringinterculturalcommunicativecompetencethroughtelecollaboration
Silke Riegler (HAWLandshut,Germany), Hui-ju Tsai (NationalTaipeiUniversity,Taiwan) Ascommunicationmethodsandtoolshaveevolvedandmadevirtualexchangesmoreaccessible, telecommunicationhasbeenusedconstantlyinlanguageclassroomstoprovideculturalcontext. Recentstudieshavefocusedontheeffectivenessofinterculturallearningwithinatelecollaborative setting.Thistalkaimstodiscussstudents’interculturalcommunicativecompetencelevelthrougha telecollaborationprojectamongundergraduatestudentsinTaiwanandGermany.
AreyouteachingtheEnglishlanguageorcommunicationinEnglish?
Ben Knight (OxfordUniversityPress)
ThereisafundamentalshifthappeninginELT–fromstudentsas‘learnersoftheEnglishlanguage’to ‘apprenticeusersofEnglishforinternationalcommunication’.Weseethisininitiativesaround translanguaging,plurilingualism,andbilingualeducation.Thistalkexamineschangesinthecore frameworkofELT–curriculum,assessment,resourcesandtraining–thatwouldenablethis transformationinpractice.
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk
TTEd t, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk TEA t, e,le TEASIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
LAM,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LAMSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk MD,TEA
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk AL,GI
t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk RES,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk GEN s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk PRON s,t,a, le
ProdProm
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk GEN t,a, e,le
Emotionsinpre-serviceteachers’testimonialsabouttheirfutureprofession
Aleksandra Wach (AdamMickiewiczUniversity,Poznań), Anna Broszkiewicz (AdamMickiewicz University,Poznań)
AfterabriefliteraturereviewontheroleofemotionsinL2teachereducation,wewillpresentthe resultsofaqualitativestudyaimingtoinvestigatepre-serviceteachers’emotionsexpressedinwritten testimonialsabouttheirfutureprofession.Wewillconcludewithpracticalideasforembracingthe affectivesideofteacherlearningandforstimulatingpositiveemotionsintrainingcourses.
Trainingstudentsindevelopingaratingscaletoassesswriting
Olga Kvasova (TarasShevchenkoUniversityofKyiv)
Thistalkpresentsadetaileddescriptionofaprocedureoftrainingprospectiveteachersindevelopinga ratingscaleforclassroom-basedassessmentofwriting.Iwillfocusonthestepsofimplementingthe scaledesign,providesamplesofmaterialsofferedasguidelinesaswellasratingscalesdesignedby students.Implicationsfortrainingwillbeofferedintheend.
Doingtop-downandbottom-upneedsright-meetingeveryone'sneeds
James Fuller (SpongeELT/TheNorthStation)
WithinINSETTprogrammes,weoftenmakethedistinctionbetweenbottom-up,i.e.,teachers'needs andwants,andtop-down,i.e.,management'sneedsandwants.Thesetwodistinctionsneednot/ cannotbeseparated.Inthisworkshop,we'lllookatcollectinginformationonbothsetsofneeds,anda numberofwaysinwhichthesecanbebroughttogetherthroughanumberofprocesses.
Customreadingandlisteningtestsfromscratch.Seriously?
Trish Hannigan (CamosunCollege,Victoria,Canada)
Teachersfrequentlyusetestsfromtextbooksandothercommercialsources,butarethesetestsalways thebestoption?FindouthowoneEnglishLanguageDevelopmentdepartmentataCanadiancollege setouttocreateasetoforiginalin-housereadingandlisteningdiagnostictestsusingonlinetools, creativity,andperseverance.
Integrationof21stcenturyskillsintoEFLsyllabus
El-Sadig Ezza (UniversityofKhartoum), Summaya Elhussain (KingAbdulAzizUniversity)
ThisstudyexplorestheattemptsmadebytheeducationalinstitutionsintheMiddleEastandNorth Africa(MENA)tointegrate21stcenturyskillsintoanEFLsyllabusasdocumentedbypublished research.Inotherwords,thisstudyappliesmeta-analysistoanumberofpublishedarticlesby researchersfromtheMENAtoachieveanumberofobjectives.
Veteranteachers’researchengagement:perspectivesfromChina Meifang Zhuo (UniversityofWarwick)
ThistalkwillsharethefindingsofastudyexploringChineseveteranteachers’perspectivesonteacher researchandtheirengagementwithandineducationalresearch.Thistalkisbeneficialforawide audienceinterestedinteacherresearch,includinginstitutionsstrivingtopromoteteacherresearch activitiesamongseasonedteachersandteachereducatorsworkingwithexperiencedteachers.
Authenticallyspeaking:toassesstaskachievementorformandaccuracy?
Kerstin Sandstrom (UniversityofToronto,InternationalFoundationProgram)
Howcanweeffectivelyassessandgivefeedbackonstudentspeaking?Shouldwefocusonspeaking formandaccuracy,oroninteractionalabilityandtaskachievement?Thistalkwillintroduceseveral typesofrecordedspeakingassignmentstoachieveoneobjectiveortheother,andsuggestwaysto giveconstructivefeedbackeffectively.Participantswillenjoysamplerecordings,transcriptsandrubrics.
Makingsenseoftonicstressintheclassroom
Fran Watkins (Sensations)
ThistalkfocusesontonicstressandthetoneunitinEnglish,highlightedascrucialinELFresearchfor intelligibility.Thesessionbridgestheoryandpractice,aimingtomaketheareaaccessibleinpractical termstosecondaryandtertiarylevelteachersinvariedcontexts.Concretestrategieswillbesuggested, someofwhichwillreferencethewebsite"Sensations".
PracticalimplicationsofinclusivepracticesintheELTmainstreamclassroom
Priscila Riffo (UniversityofSouthampton)
ByexploringhowEFLpreserviceteachersdeveloptheirprofessionalidentitiesthroughouttheirlaststagepracticuminChile,thistalkshowsthedifficultiesexperiencedinenactinginclusivepracticesin theELTmainstreamclassroomduetotheInclusionLegislationof2016.Additionally,itofferspractical implicationsforotherELTclassroomsorthetrainingofteacherstopromoteinclusivepractices.
UnderstandingexcessiveL1throughexploratoryAR:interventionandunexpectedopportunities
Andrew Drought (BritishCouncil,Japan)
ThistalklooksatexploratoryactionresearchconductedataJapaneseuniversitytobetterunderstand excessiveL1use.Ioutlineaninterventionwhereteachersco-createdachecklistcontainingpractical actionstomaintainanEnglish-richenvironmentandtheunexpectedopportunitiestoreduceL1 broughtaboutbythesuddenmoveonline.Ifinishbyconsideringtheirapplicabilitytoface-2-face teaching.
Session3.4 1245-1315
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk LT,YLT
p, e,le
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk TD p,s, e,le
CANCELLED
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk GEN
s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
160 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel 35 audience
Talk ESP
t, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk MaW
s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Talk GEN
t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk EAP,RES
s, le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk EAP,TEA
p,s, e,le TEASIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk LAM,LT ey,p,s,t,a, le LAMSIGShowcase
LearningEnglishthroughonlinegames:whatchildrentellus
Annamaria Pinter (UniversityofWarwick), Pia Tabali (BernardoO'HigginsUniversity,Santiago, Chile)
Thistalkwillfocusoninsightsfromchildren(aged8-14years)aboutwhattheylearnfromonline gaminginEnglish.Wecollecteddatainsixcountriesfromover600children.Followingabrief introductiontothestudyandourfindingsacrossallcontexts,wewillpresentcasesofchildrenfrom Chile,IndiaandtheUK.
Empoweringtheteacher:thegrowthfromteachertoan‘expert’
Funda DemirYalçıntaş (BritishCouncilTurkey), Munevver Cesur (MinistryofNationalEducation Türkiye), MerveNuran Sezer (MinistryofNationalEducationTürkiye)
Forrealchangetotakeplace,teachersneedtobeputintothecentreofchange.Especiallywhenit comestocreatingContinuingProfessionalDevelopment(CPD)programmes.Wewillsharestoriesof teacherempowermentandtheconditionsnecessaryforpersonalandprofessionalgrowth.Wewill arguethatonceempowered,teachersbecome‘experts’indesigningandimplementingaCPD programme.
Reintroducingboardgamesasapowerfullearningtool
Irina Nosova (Freelance)
Boardgamesaremainlyusedtodayasareward,orafilleractivity,whereastheirpotentialismuch greater.Inthistalk,aimedatabroadscopeofteachingcontexts(groups/individuallearners,teenagers/ adults),youwillfindouthowtobuildalessonaroundanumberofengagingboardgamespreserving allthequalitiesofagoodlesson.
Grammarrulesandgrammarreasons
Crayton Walker (UniversityofBirmingham)
Weteachthat'some'isusedintheaffirmativeand'any'intheinterrogativeandnegative.Whenwe lookatthecorpuswefindmanyinstanceswhere'some'isusedinaquestione.g.Wouldyoulikesome tea?Inthistalk,Iwillbecomparingtheruleswiththereasonsbehindthemanyexceptionsfoundin commonusage.
ESPcoursedevelopmentforculturalcreativedesignwithdesignthinking
Cheng-Yi Lin (NationalDongHwaUniversity)
Inthisactionresearch,withthedesignthinkingapproach,theteacher-researcherconstructed, reflectedandadjustedalearner-centeredsyllabusforacourse,EnglishforCulturalCreativeDesign.35 interviewedparticipantsindicatedthatprofessionalEnglishvocabularyandpresentationskillswere essentialtostudents.TEDtalksondesignwerethususedaslearningmaterialstomeetbothneeds.
Dowordshavelevels?UnderstandingCEFRlabelsinadictionary
Julie Moore (Freelance)
IsitpossibletosaythatawordisinherentlyA1orB2?Inthistalk,we'lllookatthebenefitsofassigning CEFRlabelstovocabularyandsomeofthepitfallsandfactorstobeawareof.We'llthenexplore practicalwaysthatteachersandmaterialswriterscanusetheCEFRlabelsinthenew COBUILDAdvanced Learner’sDictionary
ElicitedimitationinassessingL2oralproficiency
Arum Perwitasari (ETSGlobal)
WhatisElicitedImitation(EI)andhowcanitbeusedinpreparingforanL2oralproficiencytest?Inthis session,youwillexplorethetheoreticalrationalebehindEI,thedesignandthescoringrubrics.This sessionwillendbylookingattechniquesofEIthatcanbeutilizedinclassrooms,beneficialtoboth teachersandtesttakers.
Whowilllisten?IhaveEnglishphobia
Sajan Chaudhary (ShreeJanataSecondarySchool)
ThistalkhighlightstheanxietyofEnglishamonglowachieverstudentsinaNepaleseEFLsetting. ForeignlanguageanxietyisauniversalphenomenonthatisnotjustfoundinEnglishlanguage classrooms(Kondo,2005;Sila,2010),so,Englishhasbecomeaburdenfortheaveragestudent.It revealssomepracticalmeasurestobridgethegapbetweenlearnersandobjectives.
AligningassessmentwiththecurriculumthroughUnderstandingbyDesignapproach
Zhananur Kassimova (NazarbayevIntellestualschoolofChemistryandBiology)
Teacherstendtofocusonactivitiesandinstructionratherthantheoutcomeoftheirteachingduring theplanningprocess.BackwardplanningknownasUnderstandingbyDesignprioritizesstudent learningandunderstanding.Teacherslearntoidentifynotonlyknowledgeandskillsstudentsneedto learntobesuccessfulinexams,butalsovaluesandideasthathelpstudentsthriveinlife.
Qualityassuranceinonlineteaching–standards&guidance
Lou McLaughlin (Eaquals)
TheEaqualsAccreditationSchemeforOnlineProvidersaddressestheneedforclarityaroundstandards inonlineteachingandlearninginordertodesignaclearpathtowardsthedevelopmentofquality assurancewithinanorganisation.Theschemeprovidesapracticalwayofaddressingthisneedbothfor theinstitution,managementandstakeholders.
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
MD,TTEd
p,s,t, e,le MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk RES,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk EAP,RES
t, e
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GEN
s, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk LA,YLT p,s, e,le
Movingawayfromaone-size-fits-allapproachwhenusingprescribedmaterials
Susanna Schwab (BernUniversityofTeacherEducation/PHBern)
Recentresearchfindingsaboutteachers’useofacompulsorytextbookinSwitzerlandrevealedfew opportunitiestocaterformixed-abilityclassroomswhenthetextbookistreatedasthescript. Professionaldevelopmentcoursesfocusingonmaterialdevelopmentandevaluationare recommendedsothatteachersbecomeawareofaprincipledapproachthattakesindividuallearner needsintoconsideration.
Exploringteachers'resourcesforprofessionallearning:whatreallymatters?
MohammadZulfeqar Haider (MuminunnisaGovt.Women'sCollege)
ThistalkreportsonresearchthatfocusesonBangladeshiEFLteachers’resourcesforprofessional developmentandlearning.Thestudy,throughasurveyof500teachers,exploredtentypesof resourceslocalisedintheindividualteachersaswellasintheirenvironments.Itconcludedthat teacherswithlimitedenvironmentalresourcescangainexcellencebyvirtueoftheirendogenous resources.
Self-mentoringthroughenhancementmentoringapproachforteacher-research
Seden EraldemirTuyan (CagUniversity,FacultyofArtsandSciences)
Thistalkdiscussesthefindingsandsuggestionsbasedonmystudy'self-mentoringthrough enhancementapproachforteacher-research’of16EFLteacherswhoareMAstudentsinanELT program.Datarevealsthatfocusingonparticipants'previoussuccessesbuildstheirconfidence, empowersthem,booststheirmorale,andinstilsasenseofagentivenessthatencouragesthemtotake responsibilityfortheirprofessionaldevelopment.
ExploringELFA-inspiredimplicationsforthedevelopmentofEAPpedagogicalmethods
Lu Liu (King'sCollegeLondon)
Therapidinternationalizationofhighereducationhasgivenrisetosubstantialdebateregarding currentEAPpractices.Inthistalk,IdrawonanELFAframework(Englishasalinguafrancainacademic settings)toexploretheimplicationsforpedagogytoemergefromrecentdoctoralresearch.My objectiveistodevelopatransformativeapproach,particularlyconcerningtheteachingofpragmatic strategies.
HowtointegrateglobalskillsteachingintoregularEFLlessons
Katharina Platzer (UniversityofGraz)
Globalskillsteaching(GST)hasbecomeincreasinglyimportantbutfindingyourwayintoitcanbe difficult.Inthisworkshop,Iwillsharemyinsightsfromalong-termexploratorycasestudyonGST conductedinalowersecondaryEFLclassroom.Iwillprovideteacherswithpracticaltipsonhowto integrateGSTintheEFLclassroomonaday-to-daybasis.
Abeginner’sguidetopodcasting.Threestepstostartrecording
Laura Wilkes (TESOLPop)
Podcastsareagreatwaytoengageandsupportvarioustargetaudiences,fromlanguagestudentsina schooltowork-from-hometeachers.However,oftenthebiggestchallengeinpodcastingisgetting started.Inthistalk,wewilllookatthestepsanddecisionsyouneedtomaketorecordyourfirst episode.
HowdoesaninclusivespiritmaterializeinELT?
Katja Heim (UniversityofDuisburg-Essen)
Thistalkpresentsexploratoryresearchonhowaninclusivespiritofdedicatedinclusiveschoolscanalso betracedwithintheirrespectiveEnglishlanguageteaching.Thefocusoftheresearchisonschools, whichcaterfordiversityalsobymakingroomforchoicesandthusaimtodeveloplearners’autonomy withintheschool’scommunity.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Lunch 1315-1415
ITNNetworking Zone MeettheIATEFLPatron
DavidCrystalwillbeinattendanceintheexhibitionduringthelunchbreak.Ifyouwouldliketosayhelloorhave aquestionforDavid,pleasejoinhimthereforthisgreatopportunity.
FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyLanguageCert
Session3.5 1330-1340(PosterPresentationArea)
Poster3 MD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Poster6 RES p,s,t, e,le
Poster9 AL,RES a,e,le
Theimpactoftext-drivenversuscoursebookmaterialsonEFLstudents
Eman Aldhahri (UniversityofLiverpool/UniversityofJeddah,KSA)
Thisstudycomparedtheeffectoftext-drivenandcoursebookmaterialsonlearners'perceptionsandinteraction inEFLclassrooms.Thestudyadoptedamultiple-methodresearchdesign.Thefindingsofthisstudymight benefitEFL/ESLstakeholdersasthestudyproposesaflexibleandcoherentteachingmodelthatfollowsSLA principlesinitsdevelopment,andaimstopromotelearners’engagementandcommunication.
Exploringtheassessmentliteracyofwritingteachers:asystematicreview
Lee McCallum (CoventryUniversity)
Thisposterpresentsapracticalprojectwhichexploresthewritingassessmentliteracyneedsandskillsofforeign andsecondlanguageteachersviaasystematicliteraturereview.Theposterprovidesanoverviewofthedesign ofthesystematicliteraturereview,itskeyfindingsandthendetailsthekeyimplicationsofthosefindingsfor differentsub-sectorsoftheL2writingcommunity.
Overseasstudents’perspectivesontheeffectofcommunicationstrategies
ZhimingYang(UniversityofLiverpool)
Althoughtherehasbeenagreatdealofcommunicationstrategies(CSs)researchusingquantitativetestsfor provingthe“positive”effectsofCSsonEFLlearners’willingnesstocommunicate(WTC)andforeignlanguage anxiety,languagelearners’perspectivesareworthbeingappreciated.Thisstudyisgoingtoexplore13overseas students’innervoicequalitativelyabouttheirtrueperspectivesontheimpactofCSs.
Poster12 RES
s, e,le
Poster15 EAP,ESP a, e
Pupils'perceptionsofEnglishlearninginaruralarea
Oriana Onate (UniversidaddeLaFrontera)
Theposterpresentspupils'perceptionsoftheEnglishlanguageaspartofaresearchproject(diagnosis)inorder toplananinterventioninaruralschoolwithahighpercentageofindigenouspeople,intheAraucaníaregion, SouthofChile.Teachers,staff,parentsandpupilshaveengagedinasix-year-projecttoimprovethelevelof Englishintheschoolcommunity.
ThewritingjourneyofQataristudentsatTexasA&M
Naqaa Abbas (TexasA&MUniversityQatar)
MyposterwillhighlightthechallengesthattheFoundationEnglishprogramatTexasA&MQatarfacesinserving mainlyQatariengineeringstudentsandworkingwithaSTEMfacultywhohaveaverynarrowviewoftheroleof EAPinengineering.TheposterwillsharefindingsofasurveycirculatedtoaSTEMandLiberalArtsfacultywhich addressestheseissues.
ONLINE ROUNDS
IATEFL Conference 2023
Presentations by the TOEFL® Programme Experts
Tuesday,April18th,2023
Standardized test questions: from design to administration
TBLT approach in the EAP and test prep classroom
Presenter: Liana Berkowitz
Presenter: Joanna Wrzesinska
Come
Booth #37
Wednesday,April19th,2023
Using standardized assessments to inform classroom instruction for young learners
Thursday,April20th,2023
Mission redefined: Be G.R.A.C.E.(ful) as a leader
Elicited imitation in assessing L2 oral proficiency
Presenter: Karina Anvarova
Presenter: Zeynep Oğul
Presenter: Arum Perwitasari Ph.D.
Reimagining teacher-centred professional developmentcan design thinking help?
Friday,April21st,2023
Presenters: Lorraine Sova, Pablo Garcia Gomez
www.ets.org/toefl
Session3.6
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience Workshop
YLT
p,s, e,le
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
RES,TTEd
a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
160 audience Workshop GEN
s,a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience Workshop GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Workshop GI p,s, e,le
ProdProm
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience Workshop
GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience Workshop
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
TEASIGShowcase
ExploringthelanguageoffilmtoteachYLsvisualliteracy
Romina Muse (BritishCouncil,Argentina/PlanCeibalinEnglish)
Filmisapedagogicalresource,whichfrequentlyintegratestheYLsELTcurriculum.Hailedasan alternativetopromoteliteracyskills,ithasnotbeenfullyexploitedtoteachvisualliteracy.Thistalk journeysintoexploringthelanguageoffilm.Participantswilltakeawayideasandstrategiestodevelop lessonplansforteachingvisualliteracyskills.
Usinganexperientialapproachtoin-serviceteachertraining
Mark Saxby (Freelance)
Everwanted(orbeenexpected)toshareyourknowledgewithpeersatanin-serviceworkshop?Or perhapsyouarethinkingaboutmovingintoteachertrainingandwanttoseehowthingscanworkin practice?Inthispracticalworkshop,participantswillbrieflyexaminetop-downandbottom-upmodels ofknowledgetransferbeforetakingpartinsomehands-onexperientialpeertraining!
Vocabularyteaching:whatteachersknow,believeanddoinclass
Leo Selivan (Freelance), Benjamin Naismith (Duolingo)
Howconfidentareyouaboutteachingvocabulary?Doyoufindcertainaspectsofwordknowledge morechallenging?Doyouusethelearners’L1?Thesearesomeofthequestionswesoughtanswersto inarecentsurvey.Beforesharingtheresults,wewillinviteparticipantstoreflectontheirownlexical beliefsandknowledge,potentiallyheighteningtheiroveralllexicalawareness.
Makinglearningvisible:personalisingreadingandlisteningdevelopment
Tom Booth (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment), Chris Edgoose (CambridgeUniversity Press&Assessment)
Inthisworkshop,wewilllookatkeyissueswhichteachersface,includingreliablyunderstanding learners’abilities,andgivingalllearnerstherightlevelofchallenge.We’llshareinsightsintohowweare workingtoaddresstheseissues,withaparticularfocusonreadingandlistening,andwewouldloveto hearyourperspectivesandexperiences.
Silenceandnoise:modesofbeingintheclassroom
Jeremy Harmer (Freelance), Jane Revell (Freelance)
Classroomsareoftennoisyplacesordeadeninglyquiet.True,noisecanstimulatecreativitybutitcan alsosometimesstifleit,whereastherightkindofsilenceusedthoughtfullycanfacilitatedeep processing(cognitiveandemotionalengagement).Wewillexploretheadvantagesanddisadvantages ofboth.Maybeithassomethingtodowithindividualpreferences?(Examplesfrom AmericanJetstream 2ndedition)
Englishforasustainablefuture
DaVida Alston (NationalGeographicLearning)
Asourglobalcommunitycontinuestogrowandchangeacrossinternationalschools,itisimperative thatEducatorsdevelopinstructionalpracticeswhichpromoteglobalcitizenship,sustainability,social emotionallearning,andstudentinquiry.NationalGeographicLearningResources, Lift and ReachHigher willbeusedtoprovideadeeperunderstandingofhowEducatorsmayusecontentbasedresourcesto promoteglobalperspectives.
Whatnow?
Thom Jones (ExpressPublishing)
TherapidadvancesofArtificialIntelligenceandmachinelearningcouldsoonmakelanguagelearning redundant.Instantinterpretationappsareincreasinglyaccurate,ubiquitousandcheap–whybother learningonelanguagewhenyourphonecanspeakthemall?AswemovetolearningINEnglishand awayfromlearningEnglish…whatisourpedagogicalcompass?
Workingwithfunctionalgrammar–whyandhow?
Susanne Jacobsen (CopenhagenUniversityCollege)
Teachinglanguageincontext:Englishlanguageteachersarerequiredtoteachgrammarincontext,but manycoursematerialsapproachgrammarascompletelydetachedfromthecontentinfocus.This workshopprovidesexamplesofhowtosetupcontextsformeaningfulcommunication,combiningthe teachingofcontentwiththeteachingoflanguage.
IATEFLTesting,EvaluationandAssessmentSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
Connectingeducationalprofessionalsworldwideinlanguagetesting,evaluationand assessment
TheTEASIGOpenForumisaninformaleventopentoeveryone,bothmembersandguests.Comeand joinustomeettheCommittee,findoutwhatwedoandwhatweoffer.Thisisanexcellentopportunity tomeetotherTEASIGmembersandTEApractitioners,andhaveyoursayinshapingtheSIG.Welook forwardtoseeingyouthere!
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
LAM,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
LAMSIGShowcase
Motivatingandengagingteachingteamsforexcellentresults
Anju Moses (BritishCouncil,SriLanka)
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop
IPSEN,MaW
s,t,a, e,le
MaWSIGShowcase ProdProm
CANCELLED
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
TD,TTEd
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Workshop RES,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
GEN
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
MD,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
CANCELLED
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience
Workshop
GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Iamnotataboo:LGBTQIA+intheELTclassroom
Peter Fullagar (Freelance)
ThereareLGBTQIA+studentsandteachers,sowhyaren’twerepresentedinmaterials?Thisinteractive workshopguidesteachersandmaterialswritersthroughgeneratingideasforincludingimproved representationinmaterialsandinclass.Usingthespeaker’sExistenceseriesofresources,thesession willexplorewhyandhowwecanbemoreinclusiveofrainbowidentities.
Eccentricwaystoteach(foreignlanguages)
Richard Palmer (LanguageAccelerator)
Aswegrapplewithlearningandmotivationlossbyteachersandstudents,therearestrategiesto overcomethis–keepinglearnersmotivatedwhileprogressing.Acompilationofeccentrictipsand trickstomaketeachingandlearningmorepleasant,engagingbutespeciallyeccentricwillbeprovided; toupdateyourpedagogicaltoolkitfor21stcenturylearning–leavingyouequippedtomakeyour teachingmemorable!
Doingandreporting‘shortstory’analysisfor(teacher)researchers
Gary Barkhuizen (UniversityofAuckland)
Shortstoriesareexcerptsofdatasystematicallyanalysedforcontentandcontexttomakesenseof languageteachingandlearningexperiences.Inthisworkshop,participantswillanalysesampleshort storiesandwillconsidertheapplicabilityoftheapproachtotheirownteachingandresearch.Howto reporttheoutcomesoftheanalysis(e.g.indissertations)willalsobecovered.
Theuseofstorytellingasamotivationtechnique
Natassa Stylianou (StylianouEducation)
Teachersofforeignlanguageswillbeabletoadoptaspecifictechniquethroughthemethodof storytellinginordertoraisetheirlearners’motivationtowardstheirsubject.Bytheendofthe workshop,teacherswillworkonhowtostimulatevisuallearningoflearners,andembedlearnersin contextual,engagingandeffectivelearning.
Timetoreconsiderthepowerofsocialmedia
Karen Waterston (BritishCouncil), Marcus Morgan (BritishCouncil)
Inthepast,youmighthavebeenputoffusingsocialmediainyourteachingbutwe'llshowyouhowto identifywhatmakesagoodpostandhelpyoutocreateyourownengagingandmeaningfulcontent. We’llshareourownexperienceofmanagingthelargestglobalteachercommunitysoyoucanenjoyall thatsocialmediaoffers.
Englishispuzzling:combiningELApuzzlestocreate“EscapeRooms”
Katherine Neginskiy (InternationalWomen'sResourceCenter)
Puzzleshaveshowntodevelopvocabulary,spelling,criticalthinkingskills,grammarandretentionin languagelearners.Jointhisworkshoptolearnaboutthebenefitsofpuzzles,whattypesofpuzzles work,onlinetoolsforbuildingcustompuzzles,examplesofthemesforELA“EscapeRooms”inbothinperson,synchronousonline,asynchronousteaching,andtoreceiveanexampleEscapeRoompacket.
LowcostresourcesforESOLteacherstobrainstormideas
Thomas LeSeelleur (NateclaIOIBranch)
TheworkshopisaimedatESOLteachersandvolunteerstogenerateideasthroughcollectivegroup brainstormingonhowtousecheap,practical,adaptableteachingresourcesinlowtechorresourced centres.Highlyinteractivethroughoutwithparticipantssharingsuggestionsandbuildingahuge repertoireofteachingandlearningideasthatwillbesharedafteronpadlet.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk GI,YLT
p,s, e,le
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
EAP,TD
s, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
160 audience
e,le
CANCELLED
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
35 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
t,a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
p,s,t,a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience Talk GI,MD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk
GI,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
Activelanguagelearningandactivisminpicturebooks
Janice Bland (NordUniversity)
Supportingchildagency,autonomyandactivismwithexcellentmaterialscanbeanimportantpartof languageeducation.Iwillintroducehowtopicsofenvironmentalandsocialjusticecanbeincludedin theyounglearnerclassroomwithpicturebooksonamazingchildren: Malala’sMagicPencil, SixDots:A StoryofYoungLouisBraille, GretaandtheGiants and WeareWaterProtectors.
Academicskillsteachinginfoundationcourses;ESAPandcross-curricularapproaches
ClareGabrielle Anderson (Freelance)
Thistalkfocusesonfoundationstudents'needtounderstandacademicconventions,researchskillsand thegenreofacademicwritingexpected,andtheunderlyingreasonsforsomestudents'lackof engagementinthisarea.Subjectteacherstoocanbeambivalent,whileacceptingtheimportanceof theseskills.Someresearchissummarised.
Gettingoutofourbrains:distributedcognitioninELT
Sarn Rich (CanterburyChristChurchUniversity)
Distributed/extendedcognitionisawaytounderstandthinkingandlearningasspreadingdynamically throughourbodies,throughobjects,throughinteractionswithotherpeopleandwiththewider environment.WewilllookatpracticalwaystoapplytheseideasinELTformoreeffectivelanguage learning,finishingwithadistributed-cognitionescape-roomactivitythatdemandssharedproblem solving,teamworkandcommunication.
NationalELTreform:learningfromtheUnitedStatesofMexico
John Knagg (TransformELT), Liliana Sánchez (BritishCouncilMexico)
In2009,theMexicangovernmentlaunchedaprogrammetotransformlearningandteachingof Englishinpublicschools,startingatprimarylevels.The33stateshaveverydifferentrealities.In2022, weresearchedhowtheprogrammeevolvedinfourstates.Wepresentataxonomyofpoliticaland educationaltensionsthatpolicy-makersnavigate,highlightinglearningforlarge-scalereformglobally.
EnglishlanguageteachertrainingformultilingualregionsinChina
Ping Zhang (ZhongnanUniversityofEconomicsandLaw)
Recentdevelopmentinmultilingualismandmultilingualeducationhashighlightedtheimportanceof trainingqualifiedmultilingualteacherstosupportthestudentstoachieveadditivetrilingualism. Adoptingacasestudyapproach,thisresearchevaluateslanguageteachertrainingprogrammesin multilingualregioninChina,anddiscussestheminthelightofwiderpedagogicalimplicationsfor multilingualteachertraininginChinaandothercountries.
Meaningfulandimpactfultraining?Evaluatingself-directedPD
Neil Ainsworth (OxfordUniversityPress)
Engaginginmeaningfulandimpactfulprofessionaldevelopmentcanleadtoincreasedmotivation, greaterjobsatisfaction,andhigherqualityteaching.HowcanwetellifthePDwedoismeaningfuland impactful?Thistalkexploreswhataself-directedPDevaluationframework,‘Self-directedprofessional developmentinELT’(OUP),mightlooklikeandwhetherexistingevaluationmodelscanteachus anything.
Let’stalkaboutit...(Developingthespeakingskill)
Tery Lemanis (HamiltonHousePublishers)
Evenafteryearsoflearning,speakingseemstobethemostchallengingintermsofachievingfluency. Inthistalk,wewillanalyzewhatwedowhenspeakinganddiscussthehurdleslearnersencounterthat impacttheirabilitytodeveloptheirspeaking,thedifferencesbetweengrammarandusage,the competencesrequired,andtheissuesarisingfromlanguageandpragmatictransfer.
PromotinginterculturalityinELTthroughculturaldiversity
Amina Douidi (MacmillanEducation)
Representingtheworld’sculturaldiversityinmaterialsisafirststeptocreatingaspaceforintercultural learningintheclassroom.ByreviewinghowculturesandidentitieshavebeenportrayedinELTinthe pastfewyears,thistalkshedsanewlightonpracticalwaysteachersandmaterialwriterscanpromote interculturalitybyaddressinginequityinrepresentingculturaldiversity.
Bi-directionaldecolonialityinteachingEnglish:aLao-Germancooperationproject Isabel Martin (UniversityofEducationKarlsruhe)
Abi-directionalteachingandlearningprojectbetweentheUniversityofEducationKarlsruhe (Germany)andsevenLaoinstitutionsofeducationwhichstartedin2015ledtoanexplorationof hithertounnoticedbinariesinEnglishlanguageeducationandthentoself-criticalprocessesofbidirectionaldecoloniality,followingMignolo'stostepsofde-linkingandengagingdecolonialoptions (2018:115,125).
Preliminarytest-takerperspectivesofahigh-stakesassessmentconductedonline Emma Bruce (BritishCouncil)
IELTSOnline(IOL),thenewestmemberoftheIELTSportfolio,promotesaccessibilityfortest-takers previouslyreliantonattendingtestcentres.Inthistalk,Iwillsharepreliminaryfindingsfromthetesttakerstrandofourvalidationresearch.Ireporttest-takerperceptionsoftakingahigh-stakestestat home,attitudestowardsremoteproctoringandbeliefsabouttheimpactonperformance.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
LAM
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LAMSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
CANCELLED
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk
EAP,RES
t, e,le ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
BE,IPSEN a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66audience
Talk GEN a,e,le
Myexternalbrainhurts:thesecretsofpersonalknowledgemanagement
Mike Riley (NILE)
Asoverloadedacademicmanagers,wouldn’tasecondbrainbeuseful?Appsandevenpenandpaper canhelpusbuildanexternalone.Guidedbyhistory'snote-takersandcurrentthoughtleaders,we explorethefundamentalsofnote-takingandpersonalknowledgemanagement:creating,engaging withandstoringnotesinwaysthatreducestress,savetimeandmakeusbettermanagers.
IATEFLMaterialsWritingSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
TheMaWSIGOpenForumprovidesanopportunitytomeettheMaWSIGcommittee,learnaboutour activitiesandfutureplans,andfindouthowyoucanbecomeinvolved.Whetheryouwritefor publicationorforyourownclasses,comealongandmeetotherwritersandpublishingprofessionals. Everyoneiswelcome–youdon’tneedtobeaMaWSIGmembertoattend.
Trainingevaluationmodelsandthevalueofdemonstratingeffectiveness
Malamatenia Gatsou (EFTeachOnline)
Wheredoestrainingevaluationbegin;whatdoesitentail;whyshouldweevendoit?Joinmeinthis talktodiscusstheprocessofevaluatingtrainingresourcestodemonstratelearningandprogressin trainees’knowledge,skillsandbehaviours.Wewillfocusononlinetrainingusingrealexamplesfrom trainingresourcesIdevelopedanddeliveredtothousandsofteachersworldwide.
Howcouldteachersassiststudentsduringthewar?
Larysa Sanotska (IvanFrankoNationalUniversityofLviv)
Thistalkisbasedonresearchaboutuniversitystudents’attitudetostudyingEnglishduringthewar.It includestheanalysisofthequalitativesurveydatacollectedfromtheuniversitystudentsfromthevast areaofUkraineandrepresentstheiropinionsaboutthewaystheyaretaught,aswellastheir expectationsforthescopeandcontentsoftheirteachers’assistance.
StudentperceptionsofsuccessandfailureinEFLlearning
Pawel Sobkowiak (AdamMickiewiczUniversity,Poland)
Thispresentationreportsonresearchonwhatfactors(causalattributions)EFLlearnersascribetotheir achievement.Theauthorwilldiscusshowparticipantsconceptualizedthenotionofsuccessandselfassessedtheirlinguisticaptitudesandpersonalprogress,andtheirimpactonstudents’selfperception asun/successfulandin/competent.Implicationsforlearnertrainingandteacherinterventionsinthe classroomwillbeconsidered.
POET-AbeaconforteachersofEnglishinWestBengal
Kuheli Mukherjee (DepartmentofSchoolEducation,GovernmentofWestBengal)
ThistalkfocusesonPOET,aCommunityofPractice(COP)ofEnglishlanguageteachersfromIndia,and itsimpactonthepracticeandprofessionaldevelopmentofitsmembersduringandaftertheCOVID pandemic.ThetalkwillattempttoidentifytheimportantrolethatCOPscanplayinthemainstream teachereducationsystemofIndiaandsimilarcontexts.
Balancinginterculturalcommunicationsinsingle-languageorganisations Gerard Lysaght (Freelance)
Multinationalorganisationsfacemanychallengestoensureclearandeffectivecommunicationswith employeesandcustomersfromdifferentcultures,aswellasthosewhospeakdifferentlanguages.This presentationwillexaminehowcompaniescanbeststructureEnglish-languageandother communicationswithinternalandexternalaudiencesandwillshareexamplesofsuccessfulpractices fromleadingglobalorganisations.
Vocabulary,islessmore?
ChrisWatts(DufferinPeelCatholicDSB)
Howdoesastudentacquirevocabularyandmoreimportantly,howdoesateacherexposeittoa student?Thistalkwilluseacombinationofpracticalandtheoreticalapproachestohelpastudentand teachercoexistinthisminefield.Whetheritisalowleveloradvancedclass,simplifyingandinstilling confidenceiscriticaltosuccessfulvocabularyacquisition.
Break 1545-1615
Session3.8
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk TD,YLT
p, e,le
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
ESOL,IPSEN
a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
LT,TTEd
p,s,t, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
ImprovingteachingqualityinprimaryELTbyincreasingcognitiveactivation
Joel Guttke (Duisburg-EssenUniversity)
Cognitiveactivationhasbeenrepeatedlyidentifiedasakeyfactorpredictingstudentachievement–especiallyinresearchintoSTEMsubjects.Suchfindings,however,aredifficulttotransfertotheprimary ELTcontext.ThistalkproposesaworkingdefinitionofcognitiveactivationinELT,appliesittoarangeof tasksandclassroomsituations,andpresentsteachingstrategiesforitsimplementation.
LGBTwho?-lackofLGBTQIArepresentationinTEFLcoursebooks
Kamila Niedzwiedzka (StGilesLondonCentral)
ThelackofLGBTQAIrepresentationinEFLcoursebooksandteachingmaterialsisasevereproblem. Whyitisstillhappeningandwhyitiscrucialtostartactionsagainstthisongoingtrend.Whatweteachersandwriterscandoaboutitandmoreimportantly,howouractionsmightaffectlanguage learningprocesses.
NarrativesandbloggingasprofessionaldevelopmenttoolsforEFLteachers
Cynthia James (UniversityofCambridge)
ThistalkwilldiscusshowagroupofMalaysianEFLteachersusesabloggingplatformtoshare narrativesoftechnology-enhancedlanguageactivitiesintheclassroom.Bypresentingsummariesof threeselectedblogpostsandtheteachers’personalreflections,Ihopetosharesomeinsightsonthe potentialsofnarrativesandbloggingastoolsforself-directedprofessionaldevelopment.
Communityofinquiry:theheartofcollaborativelearning
Noha Khafagi (TheAmericanUniversityinCairo(AUC))
Iwillshowhowthecommunityofinquiry(CoI)techniqueappliedinanacademicEnglishfortheliberal artscoursehelpsstudentsusemeaningfulproblem-solvingstrategiestoenhancetheir communication,criticalthinkingandcriticalreadingskills.Thistechniquerequirestargetedmaterial selection,theteacher’sexpertiseinconveyingthematerialsandthelearner’scognitivepresence.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
Independentlearningplansinhighereducation:metacognitioninESPclasses
Stella GiorgouTzampazi (UniversityofBedfordshire)
Learningskillsthatenablelearnerstobeself-directedlearnersareessentialtoimprovingeducationin the21stcentury.L2studentscanusetheindependentlearningplanandpersonallearningand thinkingskillsformintheirESPclassesinHigherEducationtotracktheirlearningprogressanddevelop agrowthmindset. Auditorium-Harrogate
Evaluatingtheimpactoftheflippedclassroomapproachinpractice
Graeme Harrison (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)
IwillpresentfindingsfromresearchintotheimpactofusingtheFlippedClassroomApproach(FCA)in ahighereducationELTsetting.Areasinvestigatedwerestudentandteacherengagement,andhow welltheFCAsupportedlanguagelearning.Thefocuswillbeonwhatworked,whatdidn’t,andhowthis approachcanbeusedmosteffectivelytosupportstudentlearning.
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
CANCELLED
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300audience
Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk TD,TTEd a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk TD,TEA
p,s,a, le TEASIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
LAMSIGShowcase
Apictureisworthathousandwords
Jennifer Lowe (LancasterUniversity)
Inthistalk,wewillseehowtheuseofimagesandschematicrepresentationscanhelpstudents dramaticallyincreasethesizeoftheirvocabularyandimprovetheirlanguageskillsinafunandcreative way.Equippedwithpenandpaper,wewillplaywithourimagination,pinningdownthedistinctive featuresofwords,phrasalverbsandmuchmore.
DoesthefutureofELTincludeTA,TAGsandCoPs?
Wendy Arnold (ELTConsultants)
Thistalksharesthree‘new’and‘old’terminologies,theirmeaningandrelevanceinELTwithpossible insightsintothefutureofteacherdevelopment.Therationale,meaninganddifferencebetweenTA, TAGsandCoPswillbeexplored,aswellashowtheymaybeprovingtobeaneffectivewaytoimprove teacherscontinuingprofessionaldevelopment(CPD)andstudents’learningoutcomes.
Whatisamix-modeCELTAanddoesitwork?
Varinder Unlu (StaffordHouseLondon)
CELTAhasbeenchangingandevolvingovertheyearstomeettheneedsoftrainees.FromF2F,fully online,flipped,part-timetraineesreallydohaveachoice.Howaboutmixmode–aCELTAthatispart onlineandpartFacetoFace?Doesitwork?Joinmetodiscusswhatthebenefitsareofdoingitthisway.
Unlockingpeerandself-assessmentandfeedback
Annie Altamirano (TESOL-SPAIN)
Whenaskedtoassesseachother’swork,ortheirown,andprovidefeedback,studentsoftencomeup withcommentssuchas,‘It’snice’,‘It’sinteresting’,whichcanbequitedisheartening.Iwillexplainhowto makepeerandself-assessmentandfeedbackformative,enrichingexperiences.Iwillthenoffersome ideasforimplementationovertime.
IATEFLLeadership&ManagementSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum ConnectingELTleadersandmanagersfromaroundtheworld
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GI,MD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate ConventionCentre 40audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk RES,TD a, le ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ThreemoneymythsthatELTmaterialscoulddowithout
Lottie Galpin (Freelance)
Inthistalk,I'llbeexploringthreestereotypes,ormyths,aboutmoneythatpublishedELTmaterialstend toperpetuate.Usingmyownmaterials,I'llexaminewhatthesestereotypesareandwhytheyare damaging.I'llalsosuggesthowwecanbetterrepresentarangeofsocioeconomicexperiencesinorder tobetterrepresenttherealityofallourlearners.
CreatingaPDmodelforEnglishlanguageteachersinPalestine
Silvia NassarMustaklem (UniversityofExeter)
ThecurrentlyavailableprofessionaldevelopmentprogrammesinPalestinedon'tcatertoEFLteachers’ needsordeveloptheirlearning.Thisstudyaimstocreateanappropriateprofessionaldevelopment modelforteachersofEnglishasaforeignlanguageinPalestine.Theproposedmodelisbasedon teachers’needsandinterests,guidedbytheirparticipationandinvolvement,andsupportedby globallysuccessfulmodels.
Negotiatingenvironments:makingthemovefromteachertoresearcher
Gareth Scyner (BINE-BeneméritoInstitutoNormaldelEstado"Gral.JuanCrisóstomoBonilla") Doyouwanttomovebeyondtheclassroomandinvesttimetoresearchyourfield?Isfindingtheright momentdifficultbecauseofyourworkandpersonalcircumstances?Thistalkprovidesan autobiographicalaccountofhownegotiatingyourprofessionalandprivatecontextcanprovidethe necessaryimpetustomakethemovefromELTteachertoresearcher.
MeasuringknowledgeofadolescentanxietyamongChileanteachers
JavieraJara(UniversidaddeLaFrontera)
Itisessentialforteacherstobeawareoftheproblemsthatcommonlyafflictsecondandforeign languagelearners,suchasanxiety,sothattheycanrecognise,manageandpreventtheseproblems. Therefore,thepurposeofthisresearchistodevelopatesttomeasureteachers'knowledgeof adolescentanxietyintheChileaneducationalcontext.
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
ESOL,TTEd
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66audience
Talk
TD,TTEd t,e,le
MysignaturepedagogyafterCOVID-19inNepaleseELTclassrooms
KrishnaKumari Upadhayaya (KathmanduUniversitySchoolofEducation)
AfterCOVID-19,Iemployedreflectivewritingstrategieswhileinstructingmixed-levelNepaleseEFL students.I'lltalkaboutmypersonalexperiencewiththisinthistalk.Asapracticaltoolforgranting studentscontrolovertheirlearning,Iwilldiscussafewusefultacticsingeneral,theirimpactonthe NepaleseEFLlearningcontextinparticular,andsomeencouragingfindingsatlast.
QuestionandanswersessionrelatingtoLesleyPainter-Farrell’splenarysession
IfyouattendedLesleyPainter-Farrell’splenarysessionthismorningonon Sharingwordsandworlds: ESOLteachersasallies,advocates,andactivists,youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswill allowparticipantstoaskanyquestionsoraddressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyLesleyPainterFarrell’stalk.
ExploratorypracticeasameansofprofessionaldevelopmentinIndonesia
JunjunMuhamadRamdani(TheUniversityofNewSouthWales)
Inthistalk,IwillpresenthowuniversityEnglishlanguageteachersimplementedexploratorypracticein responsetothedrivefortechnology-enhancedlanguageeducationduringthepandemic.Iwillexplore theimpedimentsfourteachersexperiencedwithintegratingtechnology-enhancedpedagogical practices,andtheirresponsestothoseconcernsbyundertakingexploratorypracticeandcollaborative inquirywiththeirstudentstoimprovetheironlineteaching.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience Workshop
TD,YLT
p,s, e,le
YLTSIGShowcase
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
AL,TD
a, e
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
160 audience Workshop GI,TTEd
s,t, e
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
35 audience Workshop GEN
a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550 audience Workshop GEN s,t,a, e,le
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience Workshop GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
SignatureEvent
GI,RES
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
50 audience Workshop GEN
s, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
audience Workshop
Howtoteachcreativethinkingtoyounglearners
Sarah Smith (eltonix), Claire Steele (eltonix)
Tomany,‘creativity’meansthecompletefreedomtoexpressoneself,evokingimagesoftalented musiciansandartists.However,everyonecanbecreative,andeveryteacher(newandexperienced)can nurturecreativityinthelanguageclassroom.Inthispracticalworkshop,wedemonstrateanapproach whichencouragescreativethinkingintheyounglearnerclassroombyexploringthreefacetsof creativity.
Motivatinglearnersbymakinglearningrelevanttoliving
Caterina Skiniotou (Freelance)
Theaimsofthisworkshoparetoengageparticipantsindiscussionontheimportanceofarticulating learner-friendlylessonobjectives,identifythefeaturesofsuchobjectivesandprovideanefficienttool fortheirevaluation.Participantswillbeinvitedtocontributetheirviewsfromexperienceandclassroom researchandsharetheirreflectionsinthefinalstageoftheworkshop.
Capturingandshapinglearnercontributionsintheonlineclassroom
Lauren Perkins (BritishCouncil-EnglishOnline), James Bukowski (BritishCouncil)
Inthispracticalworkshop,wewilllookathowteachersgiveimmediatelanguage-focusedfeedbackto learnersduringsynchronousclasses.Usingvideos,transcriptsandscreenshotsofonlineclassroom interaction,wewillexplorehowteacherseffectivelyscaffold,upgradeandrecastwhatlearnerssayat themomentofspeakingandreflectonhowwecanusethesetechniquesinourownteaching contexts.
Makingsustainabilityamindset
Margit Szesztay (ELTEUniversity,Budapest)
HowtobringtheissuesofenvironmentaldegradationandclimatechangeintotheELTclassroomin freshandengagingways?IwillsharemyexperienceofbuildinganA-Zofkeyconceptsandtermsasa long-termproject.Participantswillhaveachancetosharetheirideasfordevelopingsustainabilityasa mindset,ratherthanatopictocover.
EasyaccesstoinclusivepracticesusingtheUDLguidelines
Petra Harder (Helmut-Schmidt-University)
Thisinspiringworkshopwillprovideparticipantswithampleopportunitytoshareideasonhowto incorporateinclusivepracticeseasilyandmotivationally.TheUniversalDesignforLearning(UDL) guidelineswillserveasastructuredandhighlyaccessiblebasisforthisand,drawingonthepresenter´s experiencesfromwithinauniversitycontext,participantswillbeequippedwithmanyeasy-to-apply ideas.
Task-basedlearningandgrammar:fivewaysoflettinglearnerschoose
Jane Willis (Freelance)
Weexaminetheopportunitiesatask-basedframeworkoffersforlearnerstochooselanguageitemsto focuson.Howcanadultsandteenagersbenefitfromstudyingrecordingsoftheirteachersummarising whattheysaidduringtheirtask?Participantswilltryouttheseprocessesanddiscusshowtoapply themtotheircontexts.Examplesoflearnerchoiceswillbegivenandanalysed.
Learn,grow,flourish:self-directedprofessionaldevelopmentandwellbeing
Sarah Mercer (UniversityofGraz/OxfordUniversityPress)
Inthisworkshop,weexploretheconceptofself-directedprofessionaldevelopment.Weexaminethe importanceofteachersbeingabletodirecttheirownlearningandgrowthaswelltheconnections betweenthis,teacheragency,andtheirsenseofprofessionalwellbeing.Wewillcriticallydiscuss opportunitiesandobstaclestoself-directedprofessionaldevelopmentandshareideasforaction.
BritishCouncilSignatureEvent
TheFutureofEnglish:GlobalPerspectives
MinaPatel
What’sthefutureofEnglish?Inaworldtransformedbymomentousglobalevents,what’sthenew realityfortheworld’smostspokenlanguage?WhatdoesthismeanforthefutureofteachingEnglish? Joinustobeattheforefrontoftheconversationandbeamongthefirsttohearthefindingsfromthe BritishCouncil’snewlandmarkbook.
Teachingvocabularywithrevisionanddeepprocessingactivities
Urs Kalberer (SekundarschuleLandquartSwitzerland)
Fartoooftenteachersexpecttheirlearnerstolearnandacquirenewvocabularyitemsindependently, i.e.ashomework.Formanyteenagelearners,thisisaskingtoomuch.Thetwomostrelevantfactorsin theteachingofvocabularyaredeepprocessingandrevision.Intheworkshop,bothtypesofactivities willbepresentedandtriedout.
Wheredonovicetestitemwritersgowrong?
Shakeh Manassian (PSIServices(UK)Ltd)
Whennewitemwritersbegindevelopingreadingorlisteningtestitems,theyoftenconcentrateon whatiseasiest:testingofvocabulary.Thisleadstoanarrowerfocusthanneededandignorestheneed toassessotheraspectsofcomprehension.Thisworkshopwillshareexamplesofnewlywrittenitems, exploreissuesanddiscusshowtestitemscanbeimproved.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
LAM
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le LAMSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
MaW,TD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
MaWSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
LT p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60audience
ReSIGShowcase
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate ConventionCentre 40 audience Workshopwithrestricted
Beyondprofit:purpose-drivenleadershipandstrategyinELT
George Pickering (GeorgePickeringConsultancy)
Inadditiontoseekingprofit,manyorganisationshaveadoptedamorebalancedstakeholder-based approachtostrategythatincorporatesstaffwellbeingandengagement,andwidersocialand environmentalimpact.Thisworkshopwilldiscussresearchintotheextenttowhichlanguageteaching organisationshavefollowedthisgeneraltrendandparticipantswillreviewaseven-stepprocessfor movingstrategicallyinthisdirection.
Howtowriteeffectiveandengagingdigitalmaterials
Laura Broadbent (otterelt), Billie Jago (otterelt)
Howcanmaterialsaddressthechallengesofdigital,remoteandself-studyenvironments?Inthis interactiveworkshop,weguideyouthroughtheprocessofadaptingaprintcoursebooklessonintoan interactivedigitalversion.Participantslookatwaystoensuredigitalmaterialsteach,engageand supportalllearnersandwilltakeawaypracticalideastouseintheirownresources.
Virtualrealityforlanguagelearners
Richard Twigg (MediterraneanTraining)
VirtualRealityisnolongerthefuture.It'shereanditissaidthatin10yearsitwillbewhattheInternetis today.Studieshaveshownthatlearningis40%moreeffectiveinVRthanintherealclassroom.Whynot combinethetwoandhavethebestofbothworlds.Cometothisworkshoptodiscovermore.
IATEFLResearchSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum
ReSIG:pastandcurrentdevelopmentsinteacherresearch
WeinviteyoutomeetReSIGCommitteemembersandlearnmoreabouttheSIG'smainobjectives, activities,plannedeventsandpublications.Wewillopenthesessionbytalkingabouttheactivities developedbytheSIGin2022/23,followedbyanopenplenarywheretheaudiencewillbewelcomedto expresstheirviewsandcontributetoplanningtheSIG'sfutureactivities.
Improvisation.WheredoIstart?Withone-liners
Amanda Croft (Freelance)
Whyuseimprovisationinthelanguagelearningenvironment?Whilelotsoflanguagecanbetaught andlearnt,yourlearnerswillconstantlyfindthemselvesinsituationstheydidnotplan.Inthis workshop,Iwilloffersomewarm-upgamesthatgetyourlearnersintherightphysicalandmental spacetoactspontaneouslywiththelanguagetheyalreadyhave.
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
PRON a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop GEN
s,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience Workshop
EAP,ESP
s,t,a, e,le
EveningEvents
1845-1945
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
Addressingspeakinghabitstoinstilself-confidenceandimproveintelligibility
Marieke vanderMeer (TheEnglishPronunciationCoach-TheNetherlands)
AlotofourstudentsperceivetheirEnglishpronunciationaspoorandfeelprofoundlyinsecureaboutit. Inanattempttohidetheirembarrassment,theymayspeakverysoftly,speakextremelyfastorwithout anybreaks.Thisworkshopwilldemonstrateinhands-on,impactfulandfunwayshowadoptingnew speakinghabitswillhelpthembecomemoreconfidentandintelligiblespeakers.
Mediationandlanguagingthroughtranslationtasks
Stephen Parsons (StGilesInternationalLondonCentral)
Translationasteachingtoolhascomeinandoutoffashionoverthelastcentury.Thisworkshopwill touchuponthishistory,andarguethatnowmorethanevertranslationtaskscanandshouldbeusedin theELTclassroom,inparticulartostimulatelanguagingthroughmediation.Boththetheoretical underpinningandpracticalapplicationofthiswillbedemonstrated.
Improvingreadingskillsthroughguidedtextanalysis
Lisa Nazarenko (UniversityofAppliedSciencesTechnikumWien)
Mytertiarystudentsdon’thavedifficultyunderstandingvocabulary,grammarorsentencestructure whenreadingtexts.Butoftentheymissfeaturesthatindicatetone/attitude,purpose,audience, intertextualityorculturalbackground.Thiskeepsthemfrombeingeffectivereaders.Isharemy approachofguidingstudentsinaformoftextanalysis.Participantswilltrythisapproachwithatext provided.
PechaKucha
Originatingfromtheword“chitchat”,aJapanesetermdescribingthesoundofconversation,we againofferyouaPechaKuchaevening.Eachspeakerisallowedaslideshowof20images,each shownfor20seconds,givingatotalpresentationtimeofsixminutesandfortysecondsbefore thenextspeakerisup,keepingpresentationsconciseandfast-paced.Itpromisestobeas excitingaseversodon’tmissit!
1945-2115
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne PlazaHotel
MusicNight:“UnitedWeSing!”
Inaworlddivided,themusiciansofIATEFLunite,cometogether,singandmakemusic.Songsof protest,songsofsolidarity,songsoflove-actually,anysongyouwouldliketosing.Thereare someamazingmusiciansamongournumberandthisisyourchancetobewithusandenjoythe musicaroundyou.
Way
Bemindful
Queen's Suite2Harrogate Convention Centre
Mindfulnesssessionfour AdeleWinkley
Introduction:bringingitalltogether, mindfully.Wehavecoveredafewkey areasintermsofenergeticandmindful well-beingaswegoaboutdailylife.Let’s reviewtheseandthenintegratethemall togetherinonesitting.It’smindfulness magic;timetoallowourinnateabilitiesto bringourdayintogreateralignment. Practice:scanningthebody,discerning whatismyenergywhatisnotmyenergy. Acceptance.Generatingawarenessofour physicalbodyandenergeticbody.What doIneedtoday?Settingtheintentionto allowthemind,bodyandspirittoworkin symphonythroughouttheday,anchoring inacentrepointofpeacetoreturntoat anystageintheday.
AuditoriumHarrogate Convention Centre
Race,popularcultureandESLinapost-George Floydmoment AwadIbrahim
Seefulldetailsonpage95.
Plenarysession 0900-1000(Doorsopenat0830)
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
TranslanguagingandteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage
OfeliaGarcía
HowdoestranslanguagingtheoryshiftourperspectiveontheEnglishlanguage?Whatdoesthisthen meanforthinkingofhowEFLstudentsbecomebilingualindifferentsocioculturalcontexts?Whatarethe pedagogicalimplicationsofunderstandingbilingualism/multilingualismfromatranslanguaging perspective?
ThispresentationshowcasestwoEFLteacherswhohavedevelopedwhatwecallatranslanguagingjuntos stance.OneoftheteachersisfromaLatinAmericancountry;theotherisfromaEuropeancountry.We discussthedifferentnationalsociolinguisticandsocioeconomic/politicalcontexts,theideologiesof policymakers,students,andteachers,andhowtheseimpactthetake-upoftranslanguagingtheory amongeducatorswhoteachEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Wedescribehowthetwoteachersinourcase studieshaveshiftedtheirinstructionaldesignasaresultofdevelopingatranslanguagingstance,aswell asthedevelopmentofsocioculturalconsciousnessofthepowerfulrolethatEnglishhashadinthehistory ofcolonialismandglobalization,anditsrelationshiptotheirlocalcontext.Wediscusshowtheopeningup oftranslanguagingspaceswithinEFLinstructionenablesstudentstoactinEnglishwithoutgivinguptheir identities,knowledgesystemsandculturalandlinguisticpractices.Asaresult,theybecomemore engagedwithEnglishlearning.Weendbysummarizingideologicalandpedagogicalprinciplesthatmust operatetoopenuptranslanguagingspacesinEFLinstruction,andtoensurethatEnglishteachingis cognitively,aswellassocially,just.
AboutOfelia:
OfeliaGarcíaisProfessorEmeritainthePh.D.programsinUrbanEducationandLatinAmerican,Iberian andLatinoCulturesatTheGraduateCenteroftheCityUniversityofNewYork.Garcíahaspublishedwidely intheareasofbilingualism/multilingualismandbilingualeducation,languageeducation,language policy,andsociologyoflanguage.TheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociationhasawardedhertwo LifetimeResearchAchievementAwards–DistinguishedContributionstoSocialContextsinEducation (2019)andBilingualEducation(2017),aswellasSecondLanguageAcquisitionLeadershipthrough ResearchAward(2019).In2022shereceivedtheAssociationofDepartmentsofForeignLanguages’(ADFL) AwardforDistinguishedServicetotheProfessionfromtheModernLanguageAssociation.Sheisa memberoftheU.S.NationalAcademyofEducation.Formore,visitwww.ofeliagarcia.org.
IATEFLConferenceplenarysessionswillberecorded,ratherthanstreamedlive,andshownaspartoftheconferencecoverageon oursocialmediaplatforms,Facebook,LinkedInandYouTube,latereachday.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
PRON =Pronunciation
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
a =adultteaching
Pleasechecknoticeboards orvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
p,s,a, e,le
ProdProm
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk
GI,TTEd
t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne PlazaHotel
120 audience
Talk LT,MD
p,s,a, e,le ProdProm
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
160 audience
Talk LT s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
35 audience
Talk IPSEN
s, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate ConventionCentre
550
Breakingthecurseofknowledge:whatnewteachersactuallyneed!
William Morrow (InternationalHouseLondon), Marie Willoughby (InternationalHouseLondon)
Thecurseofknowledge:themoreexperiencewehaveinafield,themorechallengingitistorelateto newcomers.IHLondonhavestartedanonlineteacherdevelopmentcommunity(TeacherPortal)to helpusidentifyandaddressrealteacherneeds,usingengagementanalyticsincommunity,course contentandresources.Comeanddiscoverwhatteachersreallywanttodevelop.
Internationallanguageteachersstudyingabroad:aframeworkforpractice
Steve Marshall (SimonFraserUniversity)
IpresentaframeworkforEnglishlanguageteachersstudyingabroad,drawingoninterviewswith universityEnglishteachersfromfourSoutheastAsiancountrieswhocompletedgraduatestudiesin Canada.Interviewstookplaceinhomecountriesseveralyearspost-program.Ishowthechallenges thatteachersfacedwhenapplyingnewknowledgeinhomecountriesandthebenefitsthat internationalgraduatestudiescanbring.
Deliveringunique,compellingdigitalprogrammes,withoutthecomplexity
Ian Johnstone (AvallainAG)
Nowmorethanever,institutionsneedtodevelopeffectiveanddistinctivedigitalprogrammes.In Avallain’s20yearsastheleadingtechnologyprovidertoELTpublishers,we'veexperiencedallthe opportunitiesandthepitfallsofdeliveringgreatdigitallearning.Inthistalk,Iwillexplainhowweare nowbringingthisexperienceandtechnologydirectlytoinstitutions,withoutthecomplexity.
Transformingtextingfromdistractiontoempowerment
Paige Poole (PangeaChat)
Thistalkwilldemonstratehowtotransformtextmessagingfromadistractionintoatoolof empowermentforhighschoolanduniversitylevelEnglishlearners.Iwillpresentasetofpractical strategiesforusing‘PangeaChat’toincreasestudentengagementandon-tasklearning,raise conversationalskills,increasestudent’sabilitytorecognizeandcorrecterrors,andpromote interculturalinteractions.
Transferringpassionfortechnologytofemaleteachersofmycommunity
Abigail EkangouoAwanga (CAMELTA)
ThistalkstellsthestoryofaCameroonianfemaleteacherwhoispassionateabouteducational technologyandwhoorganizesworkshopsforfemaleteachersinhercommunity,helpingthemacquire basicdigitalskillstohelpthemlearn,teachandmanagecommunitiesofpractice.
Thinkingskillsandmindsetsforyounglearnersustainabledevelopmenteducation
Ellen Setterfield (NationalGeographicLearning)
HowdoweexploretheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalswithouryounglearnersinage-appropriate ways?WithexamplesfromseriesbyNationalGeographicLearningwe’llconsidermindsetsand thinkingskillsthatwillbeusefulaswestrivetocreateabetterworld,andsharepracticalwayswecan fostertheseinourschools,inourlearners,andinourselves.
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience Talk GEN s, e,le
HallD-Harrogate
Integratingmachinetranslationinthelowersecondaryclassroom
Brigitte Reber (PHBern)
InaSwissresearchproject,astrategytrainingforusingmachinetranslation(MT)wasdevelopedand testedinfivelowersecondaryclasses.Inthetalk,thestrategytrainingwhichwasintegratedinexisting coursematerialswillbepresented,anditslearningpotentialsandchallengesfromtheperspectivesof learnerswillbediscussed.
EncouragingindependenceintheacademicEnglishlanguageclassroomwithLextutor Patrick McMahon (UniversityofPlymouth)
Canyousay‘bigneed’oristhereabetterwordtouse?Is‘whatismore’moreorlesscommonin academicwritingthan‘moreover’?Inthissession,IwillshowhowIusetheconcordancetoolonthe Lextutorwebsitetoenablestudentstoanswertheirownlanguagequeriesandtobuildtheir independentstudyskills.
Restaurant-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk ESP,TEA
t, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk RES
Teachingandevaluatingspeakingintheengineeringclassroom
Divya John (SriSivasubramaniyaNadarCollegeofEngineering(SSN),Chennai)
Thistalkinvestigatesthedifficultiesinassessingspeakingforengineeringundergraduates,triestofind solutionstoaddresstheproblemusingtechnology,andrecommendsaclassroom-basedassessment. Thestudydealswiththeadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingtechnologyintheclassroomtoassess speakingandarrivesataviablesolutionthatcanbeimplementedwithoutmuchdifficulty.
TeacherresearchersandmentorsofUzbekistan:NETRUZprojectresults
Elyanora Menglieva (NETRUZ)
Inthistalk,IwillsharethesuccessfuloutcomesofanewlyestablishednetworkofEFLteacherresearchersinUzbekistan:NETRUZ,usingthevoicesofteacher-researchersandtheirmentors.Iwilltalk abouthowNETRUZmanagedtobringuniversityandschoolteachersandresearcherstogether throughmentoringandtrainingteacher-researcherstoexplore,experimentandreflectontheir classroompractices.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GEN s, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk
LA,MD a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk ESOL,TTEd s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk PRON,RES
t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talk MD,TEA ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Effectivelanguageteachingrevisited
Peter Hohwiller (PaderbornUniversity)
15yearsaftertheglobalsuccessofHattie'sresearch,itmightbetimetolookagainatwhatverifiably worksintheEFLclassroom.Inthistalk,wewillthereforefocus,amongotherissues,onselfverbalisationasameansofpromotingspeakingskills,peer-teachinganditseffectonreading comprehension,andworkedexamplesandtheireffectsonwritinginEnglish.
GivingbacktotheELTprofession:acollaborativeendeavour
Jennifer SchummFauster (UniversityofGraz), Ulla Fuerstenberg (UniversityofGraz)
Inthistalk,wewillpresenthoweditingapracticalELTresourcebookwithcontributionswhichwere writtencollaborativelybyteachers,teachereducatorsandpractitionerresearchersworkinginAustria providedtheopportunitytogivebacktothelanguageteachingprofession.Wewillreflectonhow workingonthisvolumehasenhancedtheprofessionaldevelopmentofourcontributorsandourselves.
Helpingbusystudentslearnregularlywithstudynewsletters
Katerina Lanickova (Freelance)
Manyofourbusyadultlearnerscomplainthattheydon'thaveenoughtimetostudybetweenlessons. Inthistalk,I'mgoingtoproposeasolutiontotacklethisproblembysendingourstudentsregular studynewsletters.Comealongtothistalktofindoutaboutbasicconsiderations,toolsaswellastipson startingyourownnewsletterproject.
Backtothestart:fromteachertotrainertoteacher
CaroleAnne Robinson (NILENorwichInstituteforLanguageEducation)
Thisyear,Ihavereturnedtoteachingbeginners,somethingIhadn’tdoneforaround25years.The UkrainianrefugeesI’mteachinghaveprovidedmewithmoreCPDthanIcouldhaveimaginedandin thistalkIwillsharewithyousomeofthechallengesandhighlights,tipsandadviceIhavelearntfrom goingbacktobasics.
I'mnotinitforthemoney!
Ola Kowalska (BusinessCoachforTeachers)
Inmytalk,IwilldiscussreasonswhyfreelanceEFLprofessionalsmake(too)littleandwhymoneyis suchataboointheindustry.Iwillshowyouadifferentperspectiveandequipyouwithsomeuseful techniquesthatwillallowyoutodevelopabetterrelationshipwithmoneyandhelpyoutakechargeof yourownfinancialsituation.
Learningfromstudents’andteachers’experienceofclassroompronunciationteaching
Adam Scott (SensationsEnglish/UniversityofBrighton/IATEFLPronSIG)
Limitedteachertrainingandreluctancetoengagewithpronunciationinclasshasleftstudentsand teachersuncertainandunguided.Traditionalapproachesmaynotaddresslearners’goalsandneeds, andintelligibility-focusedpronunciationinstructionwhichsupportsallfourskillsisredefiningeffective approaches.Thistalksummarisesaqualitativestudyintoteacherandstudentperceptionsofcurrent practice,exploringimplicationsforclassroompractice.
Pickingupwhereweleftoff:whichclassroomphrasals?
Eric Nicaise (HELHaTeachertraining/UCLouvain)
Arguably,theEnglish-languageclassroomisthesettingwhereteachersaregoingtoneedlotsof phrasalverbs,especiallywhentheygiveinstructions:I’dlikeyoutobreakintopairs.Throughacorpus exploration,thistalkwilllookattheteachers’useofphrasalverbsandwillconsiderhowteacherscan helplearnersincorporatephrasalverbsintotheirownspeech.
Developinginstitutionallisteningtests
Michael Fields (UniversityofDelawareEnglishLanguageInstitute)
Thispractice-focusedtalkdetailstheprocessofdevelopingasuiteoflisteningtestsinalargepublic university:fromwritingtextanditems,torecordingsoundfiles,throughpilotingthetests,runningan itemanalysis,andtheneditingtocreatefinalforms.Inadditiontothecomplextechnicalchallenges, theroleofcollaborationwithallstakeholderswillbeexamined.
Key toabbreviations used in theConferenceProgramme
AL =AppliedLinguistics
BE =BusinessEnglish
EAP =EnglishforAcademicPurposes
ESOL=EnglishforSpeakersofOther
Languages
ESP =EnglishforSpecificPurposes
GEN =General
GI =GlobalIssues
IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN
LA =LearnerAutonomy
LAM =Leadership&Management
LIT =Literature
LT =LearningTechnologies
MaW =MaterialsWriting
MD =MaterialsDevelopment
RES =Research
TD =TeacherDevelopment
TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education
YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers
le =less-experiencedaudience
e =experiencedaudience
ey =earlyyears
p =primaryteaching
s =secondaryteaching
t =tertiaryteaching
PRON =Pronunciation
ProdProm =Thissessionincludes productpromotion
a =adultteaching Pleasechecknoticeboards
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Workshop GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop
p, e,le EAP,TEA
s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120 audience Workshop GEN
s,t,a, e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
160 audience
Workshop PRON,TD
s,t,a, e,le ProdProm
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Workshop TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Workshop GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate ConventionCentre
64 audience Workshop
LA,YLT
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN
s,t,a, e,le
ProdProm
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Workshop GEN
s,t,a, e,le
Newestwaysofusingvideoinlanguagelearning
Adam Salkeld (DigitalLearningAssociates), Hannah Morris (Busuu)
Onlinecontentculturebringsnewoptionsforhandlingvideo’sgrowingroleinELTpedagogy.Forthis session,languageplatformBusuujoinsforceswithELTvideocatalogueproviderReadytoRunand togetherwithcontentcreatorstheyexploredifferentwaystousethismostpowerfulmedium.
TransferringskillsandstrategiesacrosstheIELTSpapers
Louisa Dunne (BritishCouncilFrance)
WhenpreparingstudentsforIELTS,highlightingthelinksbetweenthedifferentskillsandtaskscanhelp studentstotransferskillsandstrategiesbetweenthedifferentpapers.Thispracticalworkshopwill discusssomeofthelinksbetweendifferentsectionsofthedifferentpapersandshowcasesome classroomactivitieswhichcanbeusedforintegratedpreparationfortheIELTStest.
Sizedoesn'tmatter-implicationsof'littlewords'incontext
Andreas Grundtvig (DELTAPublishing)
Inoureffortstobuildourlearners’lexicalresource,littlewords–the,so,but,we,mightetc–areoften takentooeasilyforgrantedtowarrantclassattention.Inthisworkshop,wewillconsiderthe implicatureofsuchwordsandshareactivities,fromresourcessuchasin EnglishisContext (DELTA Publishing)andclozetestsinEnglishassessment.
Tenwaystointegratemorepronunciationintoyourlessonsseamlessly
Gerhard Erasmus (InspiredCPD)
Commonlyinteachertrainingcoursesthefocustendstobeonphonologicalfeaturesratherthan lookingatwayspronunciationcanbeincorporatedintolessonsnaturallyorviewedasintegraltoany grammar,vocabularyorskills-basedactivity.Inthisdynamicworkshop,wewillwalkyouthroughten simplestepsfrom ETpediaPronunciation thatwillrevolutioniseyourapproachtoteaching pronunciation!
ChooseyourownPDadventure
Mark Richard (OxfordUniversityPress)
Youhavecometoaforkintheroad.Whichpathaheadwillyouchoose?It’seasytoloseprofessional developmentdirection.Thissessionoutlinesthreewaystoidentifyyourdevelopmentpurpose,then sharesasimplesystemforassessingPDactivitiesandplottingthepathwaythatbestfitsyourneeds, purposesandcapacities.
Thefutureisbright:activitiesfordevelopingsustainabilityskills
Helen Allen (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)
Howcanweequiplearnerswiththeskillsrequiredtomakeadifference?Inthisinteractiveworkshop, we’llsharepracticalideasforbringingsustainabilityintotheELTclassroom.Togetherwe’llexploreways tohelplearnersdevelopanddemonstratetheskillsthey’llneedtolivemoresustainably,become responsiblecitizens,andinnovateforpositivechange.
BuildingculturalawarenessintheEFLclassroomthroughcriticalincidents
Kirsten Waechter (TailoredTrainings)
Manyofourlearnersneedtocommunicatewithpeopleacrosscultures.TeachingEnglishasaforeign languagemeansteachingmorethanalanguage,buthowcanwehelpourlearnersbuildcultural awareness?Usingcriticalincidents,thisinteractiveworkshopdemonstrateshowwecanbuildandraise culturalawareness.Participantswillhavetheopportunitytoanalyseandcreatetheirownincidents.
Makingprogressvisibleintheprimaryclassroom
Ruth Horsfall (BritishCouncil)
Byinvolvingourprimaryagedstudentsinthelearningprocess,wehelpthemtodevelopanawareness ofwhatandhowtheyarelearningandtobecomemoreautonomous.Thisworkshopwilllookatthe importanceofdoingthis,demonstratestrategiestomakestudentsawareoftheirprogressandgive examplesofhowtomakeprogressmorevisibletoall.
Developingcreativityandcriticalthinkinginyourclass
Kasia Warszynska (EVTeacherTraining)
TimetoTALK!Experienceitfirst-handandbecomemystudentsforthedurationoftheworkshop.We'll bepracticingcreativityandcriticalthinkingwithmy“LandThatJob!”game.We'lldiscussvariousjobs andapplyforoneinanedutainingmanner!Letmehelpyouteach21stCenturyskills(CriticalThinking, Creativity,Collaboration,Communication)andhavefunintheprocess.
TeachingEnglishtoadvancedlearners(C1/2):achallengeoropportunity?
Hanna Kryszewska (PilgrimsTeacherTraining)
Anadvancedclasshaveseenalotandexperienceddifferentapproaches;theywillhavebeentaughtby variousteachersandfromallsortsofbooks.Theyarereasonablyeffectivelanguageusers,sohowcan wekeepthemmotivated,excited,surprised,andpushthemtowardsrealmasteryoflanguageuse.The workshoplooksatpracticalideasandhowbreakingruleshelps.
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience Workshop
ESOL,YLT ey,p, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75audience Workshop
TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience Workshop
LIT,YLT s, e,le
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience Workshop
LT,MD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Teacherperceptionsofmultilingualism:challengingunconsciousbias
Melike BulutAlbaba (SheffieldHallamUniversity)
Despitethegrowingdiscourseonmultilingualturnsinlanguageteaching,monolingualnative speakerismisstillthedominantviewinlanguageteachereducation.Inthisworkshop,wewillnotonly haveanoverviewofthemultilingualismliteraturebutalsofindoutyourmultilingualismlimits(ifany) viaamagazinequizstylequestionnaire.Wewillexploreunconsciousbiasthroughdiscussionswith peers.
Migrantandrefugeebackgroundchildren’slanguagelearningacrossthecurriculum
Jonathan FeitosaFerreira (UniversityofBritishColumbia), Lucas Veras (EfficiencyConsultoriaem Ingles)
Thisworkshoppresentsaninquiry-basedELTapproachthataddressesthelinguisticand socioemotionalneedsofyounglearnersfrommigrantandrefugeebackgroundsincontent-area classrooms.Experiencedandless-experiencededucatorsareinvitedtodesigninterdisciplinary thematicunitsonsociallyrelevanttopicsanddiscusstheaffordancesandchallengesofinterweaving languageandcontent-areaknowledgewithdiverseyounglearnersinvariousteachingsettings.
TheCLILWheelasateacherandteachertrainingtool
Aleksandra Zaparucha (Freelance/CLILMatters)
TheCLILWheel,whichcombinesthetraditional4CsofCLILwith10CLILparameters,isapracticaltool allCLILteachertrainersandteachersmayfindreallyuseful.Toputittoatest,joinmeforthisworkshop offeringahands-onhistoryCLILlessonsequencewiththeCLILWheelinthebackdrop.
MakingShakespeareexcitingforteenagers
Abbie Moore (HelloDrama)
“Shakespeare’ssoboring”thestudentscried!Well,notanymore.Youwillleavethisactiveworkshop withatoolkitofaccessibleandplayfuldramaexercisesthatyoucanusewhenworkingona Shakespeareplayatyourschool.Youwillexperiencetheexercisesfirst-hand.Afterall,whyshouldthe teenshaveallthefun?
UsingthedesigncycleintheEnglishlanguageclassroom
Kimberly Chopin (UniversityCollegeCopenhagen)
Althoughprimarilyassociatedwiththebusinessandtechnologysectors,designthinkingandthe designcyclearerelevanttoeducationatalllevelsandacrosssubjects.Thisworkshopwillmake connectionsbetweenthedesigncycleandtheEnglishlanguageclassroom.Participantswilltryaminidesignactivity,andconsiderpossiblewaystobringdesignintotheirownteachingsituations.
Lunch 1145-1245
Session4.3
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HarewoodSuite1-Crowne
PlazaHotel
1245-1400
120 audience Forum
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Post-pandemicEnglishlanguageteacherdevelopment
Rhian Webb (UniversityofSouthWales)
ResearchwhichexploredthedevelopmentofEnglishlanguageteachers’beliefs,roles,practices,and feelingsaboutonlineteachingnow,post-pandemic,willbepresented.Aliteraturereviewwill substantiateteachers’lockdownexperiences.Then,anoutlineofresearchundertakenwithteachers globally,whichincludesIATEFLBelfast2022participantswillbepresentedtogetherwiththequalitative andquantitativeresearchfindings.
Forumonmentoring
Reversingmentor-menteerelationshipsinTEFL:Amentor’sreflections
Niki Christodoulou (UniversityofNicosia,Cyprus)
Mentoringrelationshipsinlanguageteachereducationcanbeintentionallycreatedanddeveloped withtheaimtohelpteachersgrowpersonallyandprofessionally.Typically,however,mentoringhas entailedconnotationsofaunidirectionalrelationshipbetweenamentorandmentees.Inthistalk,I discussanEFLmentor’sreflectionsinaresearchstudywhereareciprocalmentoringrelationship carriednopowerdifferentials.
Oneforall…allforone!Empoweringteachersthroughmentoring
Soultana Livarda (Freelance)
AccordingtoGardinerandWeisling(2020),mentoringis‘complexandimportantworkthatcanhavea long-lastingimpactonbothteacherandstudentlearning’.Mentorscanhelpteachersworktogether towardsacommongoalandtrulygrowthroughouttheircareer.Mentoringcanalsobechallengingas notallpeopleareopentoviewingmentoringasadevelopmentalprocess.
Students’educabilitypotential:theroleofteachersandmentors
Mauricio Pérez (Ceibal-CeibalenInglés)
Thistalkexplorestheconceptofeducability,asconceptualisedbyPhilippeMeirieu(1997),andthe impactclassroomteacherscanhaveontheirstudents.CasestudiesfromUruguay’sCeibalenInglés programmeshowhowmentorsareofutmostimportanceinthequesttofosterthispedagogicalgoal, makingmentorshipapowerfultooltoempowerteachersandbyextension,students.
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
Supportinganddevelopingteachers’employabilityskills
Nicholas Northall (TheUniversityofSheffield)
Teachertrainingprogrammesrightlyfocusondevelopingteachingskillsandunderstandingof learning.However,dosuchprogrammeshelpteacherstoreflectonandarticulatelessobviousskills suchaswell-being,resilienceandworkingwithothers?Thistalksuggestshowteachereducatorscan aidteacherstoreflectonandarticulatesuchtransferableskillstofindthejobopportunitiestheyreally deserve.
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
Hotel
160 audience
Talk ESP,GI s,t, e,le
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza Hotel
35 audience
Talk EAP,LT a, e,le
Auditorium-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
550 audience
Talk TD,YLT
ey,p, e,le
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
525 audience
Talk BE,TD a, le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience
Howtogetteenagersattentionandkeepit!
Clodagh Twomey (MaxYourClass)
Thispresentationaddressesmanyofthechallengesfacedbyteachersinvocationaleducation(VE), principallymotivationandconcentration.Thistalkgivespracticaladviceonhowtodesigntaskbased learning(TBL)activitiestobemoremeaningfultostudents.Keytothisapproachistheuseofgame basedlearningandgamificationforsomeseriousfun!
Translationtechnologyinhighereducation–afriendorfoe?
Hatem Essa (SurUniversityofTechnologyandAppliedSciences)
ThistalkreportsonfindingsfromaqualitativestudyinanOmaniuniversity.Theaimwastoexplore students’experiencesandattitudestowardstheuseoftranslationtechnologiesforlearning.The intendedaudiencesareuniversityandTESOLteachers.Theimplicationsofthestudyareintendedto helpenhancethepositiveaspectsofthepracticeandminimizethepotentialnegativesides.
Classroommanagement101forpre-primaryELT
Fannie Daou (ExpressPublishing)
Aneffectiveclassroommanagementplaniskeytoestablishingtheexpectationsandbehavioursofour students.Thisbecomesevenmorecrucialwhentakingintoaccounttheaddedsocial,linguistic,and emotionalfoundationsneededinpre-primaryELT.Thistalkwillexploreavarietyoftechniquesand strategiesthatcanhelppavethewaytoeffectiveandenjoyablepre-primarylanguageinstruction.
WhatdoesittaketobeabusinessEnglishtrainer?
Ben Dobbs (DistanceCert), Michelle Hunter (DistanceCert)
Thistalkwillclarifythecompetencesrequiredfromanyoneaimingtomakethemoveintobusiness Englishtrainingandwhoiscuriousastowhattheyneedinordertoperformeffectivelyinthisfield.This willincludeconsiderationofbusinessknowledge,trainingskills,functions,managingthetrainingcycle, grammarandvocabularyforbusiness,andmuchmore.
Reimaginingteacher-centeredprofessionaldevelopment-candesignthinkinghelp?
Pablo GarciaGomez (EducationalTestingService)
Restaurant-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
50 audience
Talk
EAP,IPSEN
t, e
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
64 audience
Talk
TTEd
a, e,le
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
EAP,LT
t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75audience
Talk LIT,TEA
s,e,le
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
42 audience
Talk BE,ESP t, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk
LT,TTEd
p,s,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43audience
Talk
AL,MaW
s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk TTEd,TEA
a, e,le
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk LA,MD
s,t,a, e,le
CANCELLED
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
66 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
LT,MD
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
ThefutureofteachingEnglishlanguagetothehearingimpaired
MarthaAda Onjewu (KadunaPolytechnic,Nigeria), Mairo Ipadeola (KadunaPolytechnic,Nigeria)
ThehearingimpairedalsoneedtomastertheEnglishlanguagebothforeducationaladvancementand employment.However,inNigeria,thesituationofmostofthemhavingnoadequatesignlanguage backgroundwithotherissuesishighlydetrimentaltotheiracquisitionofEnglishlanguage.Hence,the veryurgentneedtolookintothechallengesforenhancedEnglishlanguageteachingandlearning.
“Teachinggrown-ups":buildingconfidenceinyoungorinexperiencedtrainees
Laura Khaddi (YorkStJohnUniversity)
YoungtraineesconstituteasubstantialproportionofthecohortatmanyCeltacentres.Thesetrainees mayhavelimitedlifeexperienceandcanfindtheprospectofteachingadultsolderthanthemselves extremelydaunting.Overrecentcourses,tutorstrialledtheeffectivenessofvariousconfidencebuildingtechniques;thistalkconsidersourfindingsandsuggestswaystheycanbeappliedmore widely.
Howcananapp-basedacademicEnglishcoursehelpEAPlearners?
Mahtab Chadry (Busuu)
Almosteverystudentinyourclassroomhasatleastonelanguagelearningappinstalledontheir phones.ThistalkwilldemonstratehowEAPteacherscanexploitlearningtechnologiestohelplearners developacademicEnglishskills,varythelearningexperienceforgreatermotivationandencourage learnerautonomyandcommunityparticipationwithexamplesfromBusuu’sAcademicEnglishselfstudycourse.
Studentassessmentanduseoffeedbackreceived:anupdatedstudy
IsabelPiñeiroSorondo(CamiloJoséCelaUniversity)
Aresearchproject(2020-2021)usingthecycleofcollaborativeinvestigation,withafocusonstudents´ appraisalofformativefeedback,wascarriedoutinaUruguayanSecondarybilingualschool.Itinvolved 29studentsofEnglishlanguage(B2level),literatureandrobotics.Theaudience´stakeawayisgetting acquaintedwithstudents´voicesonthislargelyunexploredissueinLatinAmerica.
AreBangladeshiemployerscompromisingwithEnglishlanguageproficiency?
MohammadGolam Mohiuddin (GreenUniversityofBangladesh)
InBangladesh,Englishlanguageproficiencyisconsideredaprerequisiteforbetteremployment. However,researchfindingsshowadecliningtrendofthequalityofEnglisheducationhere.Thistalk exploresiftheemployersarecurrentlycompromisingwiththeperceivedlowstandardsofEnglish whilerecruitingtheirstaff.Thefindingsshowtheneedforaddressingaccuracyandapplicationsin Englisheducation.
Empoweringthemarginalizedfemaleteachers:anoverviewofsustainableproject
Motikala SubbaDewan (NepalEnglishLanguageTeachers'Association(NELTA)), Bikas Rimal Communityschools'femaleteachersinthewesternpartofNepalhavebeendeprivedofaccesstoICT andprofessionalopportunities.TheIATEFLprojectisinstrumentaltoprovidebasicdigitalknowledge andpreparefemaleleadersfortheircommunity.Thispresentationsharestherealityofwomen's sustainabletransformationandempowermentwhichisrelevantoothercontexts.
SEQ-CORP:ateachingsequenceandmaterialsbasedoncorpusprinciples
Andréa GeroldodosSantos (Mastery)
ThistalkaimsatdescribingaproposaltodesignmaterialforteachingEnglishandateachingsequence relyingonCorpusLinguisticsprinciples.Bothmaterialsandthesequencemayhelpincreaselearners’ interestinresearchingandworkingautonomously.Iwillalsodemonstratehowthismaterial,andthis sequencemaybeputintopracticebyprovidingpracticalexamplesusedintheclassroom.
Howtogivemeaningfulfeedbackwhilsttestingspeakingskills?
Ievgeniia Kaskova (EducationFirst)
Feedbackisanessentialpartofeverylearningprocess.Oftenwithoutknowing,teachersgauge learners’speakingperformancedifferentlyprovidingimprecisefeedbackbasedontheirexperienceor intuition.Thistalkwillfocusonkeyprinciplesofhowformativefeedbackshouldbeprovidedand outlineitsframeworksobothteachersandstudentscanbenefitfromit.
Enhancingstudentmotivationthroughvisualizationandvisionbuildingactivities
Thomas Keller (UniversidaddelasAméricas,Chile)
SomestudentscanfindthemselvesinanEnglishclassroomnotbecauseofintrinsicinterestbut becauseofcurriculardecisions.Consequently,teacherscanfacethechallengeofteachingdisinterested students.ThistalkwillshowhowteacherscanuseZoltanDörnyei’sproposalforusingvision-building strategiesintheclassroomtoenhancestudentmotivation.
Teachingjustfourlanguageskills?Missedthemostimportantfifth!
Harisimran Sandhu (Freelance)
Withtheproliferationofdigitaltechnology,teachershavemorecreativeopportunitiestoincorporate videosinsidetheclassroomasadeparturefromtraditionallargelytext-boundlanguageeducation.In additiontointegratingallfourlanguageskillsinourvideolessons,thissessionfocusesonhowwe couldincludeculture—thecriticalfifthskill—usingroleplayandsimulationoutsidetheclassroom.
BramhamSuite-Crowne
PlazaHotel
90 audience
Talk ESOL,RES
s, e,le
HarewoodSuite2-Crowne
PlazaHotel
120audience Talk GEN
s,t,a,e,le
RipleySuite-CrownePlaza
160 audience
Benefitsoffacilitatinggrowthlanguagemindsetsinsecondarystudents
Claudia TapiaCastillo (UniversityofEssex)
Inthisresearch,secondarystudentsfromChileparticipatedin12onlinesessionstopromotegrowth languagemindsets.Resultsshowedthesessionssuccessfullypromotedgrowthmindsetsandincreased L2motivation.Thisstudy’sfindingsofferguidancetofosteringgrowthlanguagemindsetsinthe classroomstofacilitatelearners’developmentofagrowthlanguagemindset,L2motivationand, ultimately,languagelearningimprovement.
Designingengaging,meaningfulandreflectiveonlinetasksinteacher-educationcourses MarcosPolifemi(FaculdadeCulturaInglesa)
Learnhow,insteadoftraditionalapproaches,activeknowledgemakingconcepts(AMINA,2017),such asengagingstudentsintheirlearningbyhavingthemworkonmeaningfulactivities,andthinking reflexivelyabouttheirknowledgeprocesses,wereappliedtotheinstructionaldesign,deliveryand mediationofanonlinespecializationcourseforEnglishteachers,resultingintheirdeep,criticaland situatedparticipationandlearning.
ERTatanEAPprogramme:howdidtheteacherscope?
KarlaKerlley deLimaGuedes (UniversityofSouthampton
ThistalkfocusesonpresentingtheexperiencesofnoviceonlineEAPteachersandtheimpactof EmergencyRemoteTeachingontheirworkandwell-beingbyexaminingthekindofsupportthey received,howtheycopedwithanddevelopedtheironlineteaching,whatkindofsupporttheylacked, andhowthishadanimpactonthemandtheironlineteachingexperiences.
NewbySuite-CrownePlaza
ANIE,aneclecticapprroachforefficientEAPteachinginDRC
Raymond Sangabau (UniversitédeKinshasa,RDC)
ThistalkdiscussestheANIEmodel.ItfocusesonthecombinationofstepsontheAwareness,Needs analysis,InteractivityandEvaluationcontinuumknownastheANIEapproachandhowthisteaching strategybenefitslearnersofEnglishforacademicpurposesinDRCsuchaschangingtheirperception fromnegativetopositive.
King'sSuite-Harrogate ConventionCentre
220 audience
Talk GI,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
HallD-Harrogate ConventionCentre
300 audience Talk LA,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Restaurant-Harrogate ConventionCentre
Counteringdisinformationwithdigitalliteracy
Pamela Johnson (U.S.StateDepartmentEnglishLanguagePrograms)
Englishlanguageteacherswhointegratedigitalliteracyintotheirinstructioncanslowthespreadof disinformationandimprovelearneroutcomes.Thistalkwillexaminedigitalliteracyforteachersand strategiesforteachingdigitalliteracytostudentsofallages.Participantswilldiscussverifying informationsources,theconnectionbetweenourbehaviorsandtheonlinecontentwesee,and professionaldevelopment.
"Managing"students:usingbusinesstechniquestore-imaginethestudent-teacherrelationship
Alex Fayle (Well&WillLanguageAcademy)
Theterm“classroommanagement”bringsupimagesofchildrenrunningaroundwildandteenagers pointedlyignoringtheteacher.Whatifitdidn’thavetobethatway?Whatifclassroommanagement meanthelpingstudentsachievetheclassroomobjectives?Takingapagefrombusinessmanagement, thistalkoffersconcretetipsonhowtobringstudentstogethertoworkasateam.
Coachingstyleneedsanalysistotransformone-to-oneteachingandlearning
Elena Kozhevnikova (Freelance)
Inthistalk,thespeakerwillsharepracticalcoachingandmethodologicaldevelopmentsinneeds analysisareaforindividuals,thathavebeendesignedtoenhanceeffectivenessinlanguagestudying processforbothELTpractitionersandlearners.Theneedsanalysisincludesthreestagesofthorough researchintolearners’background,settingupcongruentgoalsaswellastakingintoaccounttheir learningstyles.
Queen'sSuite1-Harrogate
EFLteacherprofessionalidentityinshort-termteachereducationcourses
Awad Alhassan (DhofarUniversity)
Thispresentationreportsonfindingsfromanon-goingresearchprojectonEnglishasaforeign language(EFL)teacherprofessionalidentity.ThetargetaudienceincludesnoviceandexperiencedEFL practitioners,EFLresearchers,EFLteachereducators,andteachertrainingmaterials’designersand developers.IwillengagewiththeaudienceinthediscussionofthestudyimplicationsforEFL continuingprofessionaldevelopment.
Queen'sSuite2-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite3-Harrogate ConventionCentre
75audience
Talk
TTEd
s,e,le
Developingatrainingprogramtopromotenon-specialistEFLteachers’self-efficacy Shoichi Matsumura (RyukokuUniversity), Julian Chapple (RyukokuUniversity)
Thisstudyaimstoevaluatetheeffectivenessofanin-servicetrainingprogramdesignedtofacilitate non-specialistEFLteachers’self-efficacyforusingEnglishintheclassroom.Theparticipantswere72 teachersservinginJapan’spublicprimaryschools.Theresultsofarepeated-measuresANOVAalong withfollow-upinterviewssuggestthefactorsthatmaycontributetomaintainingtheirself-efficacy increasedthroughthetraining.
GlobalEnglishintheELTclassroom:thelinguisticlandscape ChristinaEgger(UniversityofGraz)
Theuseofthelinguisticlandscape(LL)hasshowngreatpotentialforlanguagelearningpurposes.ELT studentteachersmaynotyethavetheexpertisetoexploitthisresourcefortheirteaching.Thistalkwill discusswhethertheywereabletodetectEnglishintheirenvironmentandsuccessfullyintegrateitinto languagetasksforasecondaryschoolinAustria(CEFRA2).
Queen'sSuite4-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
40 audience
Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber
GEN
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite5-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
60 audience
Talk
TD,TTEd
ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite6-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
43 audience
Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le
Queen'sSuite7-Harrogate
ConventionCentre
75audience AL
CANCELLED
Queen'sSuite8-Harrogate
IntegratingSixThinkingHatsintoplanningargumentativewritinginEFL
Chang Liu (NewcastleUniveristy,UK)
ThistalkwillsharefindingsfrommyPhDstudy,whichexploredhowSixThinkingHatshelpedto provideadialogicspaceforEFLlearnerstoexperienceandcollaborativelygenerateideasfrommultiple perspectivesatpre-writingstage.Theresultssuggestpositiveimpactonstudentslearningtoplan argumentativewriting,whichenablesustoseetheprocessofgeneratingideasinaction.
Aboatontheriver:teacherautonomyandprofessionaldevelopment
Mandana ArfaKaboodvand (UniversityofEswatini)
Drawingupondatagatheredfromasmall-scalestudy,Iwilldemonstratethattocapitalizeon professionaldevelopment,teachersshouldbelievethattheyhavesomeautonomytodecidehowto bothpracticeintheirclassesandprofessionallydevelop.Iwillthensuggestwaysteacherscanreach autonomy,focusingontherolesoftheirbeliefsandreflectiveness,schoolcultureandteacher communities.
Theprofitmotive:timetoproblematisecapitalisminELT?
Steve Brown (UniversityoftheWestofScotland)
Whilethemeritsofcapitalismasasystemofglobalgovernancefaceincreasingscrutiny,capitalist principlesremainhighlyprevalentinELT,withprofit-orientatedorganisationsheavilyinfluencingour teachingpractice,materialscontentandassessment.Thistalkquestionstheroleoftheprofitmotivein ELT,exploresitsnegativeimpact,andcallsforare-assessmentofprioritieswithinourprofession.
QuestionandanswersessionrelatingtoOfeliaGarcía’splenarysession
IfyouattendedOfeliaGarcía’splenarysessionthismorningon TranslanguagingandteachingEnglishas aforeignlanguage,youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswillallowparticipantstoaskany questionsoraddressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyOfeliaGarcía’stalk.
Familyengagementandyounglearnersagencyinremotelearning
Lenora Haranaka (CulturaInglesa)
Teachingyounglearners(7-12y.o.)remotelycanbemoreeffectivewhenfamiliesareactivelyinvolved inthelearningprocess.MainlyinEFLcontexts,familyengagementcombinedwithteachersupportcan helpYLsgraduallydevelopagencyandengageintheirremotelearning.Inthistalk,Iwillsharechoices, toolsandpracticaltipsfromasuccessfulprojectIcarriedout.
Queen'sSuite9-Harrogate ConventionCentre
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Languagecomplexityininterculturalcommunication-acasestudy
Shan An (TeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity)
ThispaperinvestigatedaChinese-speakingEnglishlearner'semailexchangeswithanAmericanpeer byanalyzingtheparticipants’lexicalandsyntacticcomplexityandqualitativelyanalysestoexplore possiblemotivationsoftheobservedfluctuationsinlanguageuse.Theresultsportrayedthe dynamicityoflearnerlanguageandsuggestthatthespeaker'schangeofidentityandmotivation, besidesotherpossibilities,impactedtheinteraction.
Plenarysession 1415-1515
AuditoriumHarrogateConvention Centre
Race,popularcultureandESLinapost-GeorgeFloydmoment AwadIbrahim
Dopeopleknowthatraceworkslikealanguage?Thefirstpartofthispresentationisananswertothis question,whereIshowtheoreticallyhowraceworksexactlylikealanguage,withitsownsyntax, morphologyandphonology.Racespeaks,Iamarguing,itspeaksusasmuchaswespeakit.Thesecond partofmypresentationistolinktheseargumentstopopcultureandinturnlinkthetwo(raceandpop culture)tothenicefieldofESL.Itishightime,Iwillconclude,thatweengageraceandpopcultureinour ESLclassrooms,andIwillofferaconcreteunitplanthatdoesexactlythat.Comeandseehowpopculture, namelyHip-Hop,canbeengagedinanESLclassroom.WORD!
AboutAwad:
AwadIbrahimistheAirCanadaProfessorinAnti-RacismattheFacultyofEducation,UniversityofOttawa. Heisacurriculumtheoristwithspecialinterestinanti-racismandsocialjustice,youthculture,hip-hop, diasporicandcontinentalAfricanidentities,andappliedlinguistics.Hismostrecentbooksinclude, NuancesofBlacknessintheCanadianacademy:Teaching,learning,andresearchingwhileBlack(2002,coeditedwithTamariKitossa,MalindaSmithandHandelWright)andDisruptivelearningnarrative framework:Analyzingrace,powerandprivilegeinpost-secondaryinternationalservicelearning(2022,coeditedwithManuSharmaandAndrewAllen).
IATEFLConferenceplenarysessionswillberecorded,ratherthanstreamedlive,andshownaspartoftheconferencecoverageon oursocialmediaplatforms,Facebook,LinkedInandYouTube.
AreasofInterest
BusinessEnglish(BE)
EnglishforSpecificPurposes(ESP)
InclusivePractices&SEN(IPSEN)continued
LearnerAutonomy(LA)
Leadership&Management(LAM)
MaterialsWriting(MaW)
TeacherDevelopment(TD)
TeacherDevelopment(TD)continued
TeacherTraining&Education(TTEd)
TeacherTraining&Education(TTEd)continued
YoungLearners&Teenagers(YLT)
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IndexofPresenters
Who’swhoattheIATEFLConference
IATEFLTrustees
ConferenceCommittee
GabrielDiazMaggioli
ChristopherGraham
SarahMount
RosWright
ScholarshipCommittee
ChristianLudwig
BenBeaumont
NoraNemethTartsay
AmosParan
AdrianTennant
IATEFL Conference
DeborahBullock
Voices Editor
TaniaPattison(outgoing)
DerekPhilip-Xu(incoming)
IATEFL’SAmbassadors
IATEFLAmbassadorsbuildawarenessofwhatweare, whatwedo,andthebenefitsofworkingwith,or joiningIATEFL.Theyarechosenbasedontheir passion,theircommitmenttotheAssociation,and theirexistinglinksandnetworkswithintheprofession.
SpecialInterestGroup(SIG) Coordinators
BusinessEnglish
RobHoward
MariaSzugfil
ES(O)LSIG
LesleyPainter-Farrell
EnglishforSpecific Purposes
CarolineHyde-Simon
GlobalIssues
RoseAylett
InclusivePractices& SpecialEducational Needs
RachaelHarris
GiovanniLicata
LearnerAutonomy
GiovannaTassinari
LawrieMoore-Walter
Leadership& Management
GerhardErasmus
Literature
RobHill
Learning Technologies
VickySaumell
MaterialsWriting
HeatherBuchanan
Pronunciation
GemmaArcher
AdamScott
Research
ErnestoVargasGil
Teacher
Development
SerkanAras
TeacherTrainingand Education
BaharGun
Testing,Evaluation& Assessment
MaggiLussiBell (interim)
YoungLearners& Teenagers
LauraMcWilliams
Thisinformationiscorrectasof1March 2023.Foracompleteanduptodatelistof who’swhoinIATEFL,pleasevisit: www.iatefl.org/about/whos-who-iatefl
MinecraftforCLILand globalissues:the…LCinganotto,HPhilp
Englishhereandnow:presenceinteachingEKeates
Getthemeaning?Makinggrammar…BLeys
Whatdoteachersreallywant?Avoice,and…CPugliese
ComeonEinstein! Usinglogicpuzzlesto…PWestbrook
Grammarwithno hammer.Teaching…APlaksiienko
Digitalliteraciesinadata-drivenworld NHockly
Extensivereading:theroleofmotivation SLeather
GenerationAlpha:reimaginingsummer…GSilcock
Fiveprinciplesfordesigningrelevant…KBeadle
Conceptualizingwellbeing,autonomy…CWhite
Motivationandattitude variationinChilean… M-JInostroza
LanguageCertSignatureEvent:CultivatingacultureofcareinELT…
Preparinglearnersfortheworkplace…CThaine
Areprimarydictionariesstillrelevantfor… MAirlie
DebatingthekeyissuesinbusinessEnglish…LRogers
Past,present,future-linkingpeople,ideas…SHolden
EMIPathfinder-UK- Indonesia… WNash,SHalimi
Dolearnershavealevel oraspikyprofile?RCamerer,JMader
ELTJournalDebate:Thishousebelievesthat translanguagingconstitutesafundamentalparadigmshiftfortheteachingofEnglish
Makereducation:an approachworth…CLinse
SixThinkingHatsapproachinthe…NBagdavadze
Creatingcontext-relevantEFL…
Asynthesizedapproachtoimprovingwriting…CGras,CLeonard
Bringyoursyllabusandlet'sgamifyyourclass!DHealey
Createaneffective bondbetweenELT… CCabrera
IATEFLLiteratureSIG OpenForum
Downsyndrome–excludinglearners…AIgel
Poetryandeducationforsustainable… JSkeet
Overcomeunhelpfulself-doubttoflourish… RRoberts
EEEkembe
SpeakyourmindviaZoomhappyhoursFUhlmann
Practicaltipsandtricks:videoreflectiontools…
Embeddingdemocracyandchoiceinreading…AParan
Q&AsessionrelatingtoDivyaMadhavan’splenarysession
Whatstudentsthink theyreallylearnKSmook
EvolutionofEFLteacher trainingprogramina… DMirsaliyeva
Bestpracticesforonlinecoursedelivery…MdeOliveira
IATEFLLearningTechnologiesSIGOpen
Solidaritythroughautoethnography:reimagininghopethroughtransnationalresearchinPalestineAHusseinetal
Firstthegrammar,secondthetext:… LCarabantes
Chameleonicstrategiestosuccessful… NGuzmán
Usingstandardizedassessmentsto… KAnvarova
EMIinEgyptianhighereducation:students'… ASalama
Ed-tech,e-learningandELT:PDperspectives…SNomaan
Masteringmotivationmechanisms GKokolas
ReadytorollwithMarbles:developing…KKelly
WomeninELT:where arewenow?
HBuchanan,JNorton
Effectiveonline materialsdesign…CLethaby
Usingwordhistories,cognates…MCarrier
Whyisfluencythelastthingweteach?RMcLarty
Tracingtheteachers’growththroughout…RHalat
EmpoweringyouthsinruralNepal,during…BSChapagain
EAP,scienceandpublicengagementmeet…ARScott-Monkhouse TeachingTRUEsummarywritingARoemer
Noticing,asocialpractice?Learningto...CClarkson
Reflectingonstudentteacherreflection…
TakingteachertrainingonlineinSriLanka… NSwyngedauw
HowtomakeCELTA hybridinputsessions…JFinck
Teachingembarrassedteenagerstospeak…HLang-Heran
Developinginterculturalcompetenceswith… BLapornik
EPIC:howtocreatethe besttrainersinthe… MAnderson
ALTplanningalesson:changingteachers'…MDolgacheva
Fromthepagesofstorybooksto…MDiakou
Graphicnovelsintheclassroom EMiscin
It’sTEAtime!Aspecialblendserving…HAhmed
Teacherattitudesto onlineassessmentin… RVurdien
Themultiverseof teacherdevelopment…AGalindo
Do’sanddon’tsin younglearners’…SPalavecino
IATEFLInclusivePractices &SpecialEducationalNeedsSIGOpenForum
Utilizingstudentpotentialofgifted…RKhan
IATEFLGlobalIssuesSIG
Studenttutorprogram:supportnetworkfor…CEEulálioMartins Learnerperceptionsofemergentlanguage…KMoynihan,ASolovyev
Spillover:howmanagementstyles…GLicata
DiversifyingELT:futuredirectionsfor… TMerse
“Mywar”:creatingmeaningfulmaterials…MSokolik,YFedoriv
TeachingEnglishasagloballanguage…AHearrell,VIrving
Benefitsandchallengesofcomputer…CDourda Promotinglearnerreflectionand… JMynard
Developingastressmanagement…AHasper
Exploringreasonsandemergentlanguage…DNorrington-Davies
Whatdoyoumeme?Incorporating…CLynch
Teachingreal-worldcommunication… RChiappini
Interculturalizeyourcoursebook… NBilbrough
Wecangrowascreativeand… DHeathfield
SixstepstohappinessinyourworkplaceDFoord
Usingstand-upcomedytodevelop…CLaporda
Applyingprinciplesofgentledisciplinein…ZZuhair
“Thankyouforthemusic” YShomron
Solovin’it,eh?Let’s contemporariseour…CHenderson
EngagingwithShakespeareinthe…CLoder
SustainingAssociationsofLanguageTeachers…BPrice
Diversifyingpronunciationtasks…HSlee
Teachingforabetterworld.Sustainable… EKantarakis,RPolygenis
40yearson:threegoldenteachingrulesRCross
Theroadnottakencan befun… NAliRaza
Creatingandsustainingalarge-scale…FToyetal
Wherearewegoingwithgrammar?RBaker
OfferinglearnerchoiceBTomlinson
Ripley Suite
Languagetriptych:atooltoselectand… LMoraes
Leadingyourlearners'orchestravia… NElNesr
Newby Suite
Thepsychologyoflearning:building…MMayor
Interestingrecentresearch
Auditorium
Forwhatit’sEarth: incorporating…AWarren
OvertTeaching :settingthestageforeffective…DByrne,MHeffernan
Theteachersupportprogram:going…AAlTawel
FosteringlearnerautonomyinanELT…SLefever
SupportingprofessionalprideinEFLteachers AMairitsch
FinishedCELTA.Readytoteach? ABailey,ADouglas
edc|path,adevelopmentjourney…CCaleff
TeachingEnglishliteratureto… MChhaya
How(not)to communicatein… CFrei
Workingtowardsamoreinclusive… WAllan
Linguisticandcontentscaffoldinginthe…CWatson
Togetherisbetter:researcher… KTangirova
PUr
King’sSuite Upskillingourselvesbygivingbacktothe…MRosenberg
Assessmentforlearningintheevery-day…YKavalova
HallD
Restaurant Throughtheunknown:mentoringin…MPoncedeLeón
Mediatinginternationalandscientific… BCagnol,SNamur
Queen’s Suite1
Adventuresin WhatsApp:teacher…AYoung,KSmith
Queen’s Suite2
TranslanguagingintheEFLclassroom:acase… CManeaGultekin
Queen’s Suite3
Bringingenergyintotheyounglearner…D-AMargaritescu
Queen’s Suite4
AwaytoadvancementinEFLthrough…MDrazdauskiene
Queen’s Suite5
HarrogateConventionCentre
Designthinking,astickysideuppathto…DSora
Queen’s Suite6
EverystudentmattersRJeffries
Queen’s Suite7
Language,powerandeducation:five… RAylett
Queen’s Suite8
Fromwordstotext- academicwritingin…SHBalleetal
Queen’s Suite9
Howtoteachcreative thinkingtoyoung…SSmith,CSteele
ImprovingteachingqualityinprimaryELT…JGuttke
Activelanguagelearningandactivism…JBland
ExploringthelanguageoffilmtoteachYLs… RMuse
Motivatinglearnersbymakinglearning…CSkiniotou
LGBTwho?-lackof LGBTQIA… KNiedzwiedzka
Academicskillsteachinginfoundation… CGAnderson
Usinganexperientialapproachtoin-service… MSaxby
Capturingandshapinglearnercontributions… LPerkins,JBukowski
Narrativesandbloggingasprofessional…CJames
Makingsustainabilityamindset MSzesztay
Communityofinquiry:theheartof… NKhafagi
Easyaccesstoinclusivepracticesusingthe…PHarder
Independentlearningplansinhigher…SGiorgouTzampazi
Task-basedlearningandgrammar:fiveways…JWillis
Evaluatingtheimpactoftheflipped…GHarrison
Learn,grow,flourish:self-directed… SMercer
Apictureisworthathousandwords JLowe
BritishCouncilSignatureEvent:TheFutureof English:Global…
DoesthefutureofELT includeTA,TAGsand…WArnold
Teachingvocabularywithrevisionand… UKalberer
Whatisamix-mode CELTAanddoesitwork? VUnlu
Wheredonovicetest itemwritersgowrong?SManassian
Unlockingpeerandself-assessmentand… AAltamirano
Beyondprofit:purpose-drivenleadership…GPickering
IATEFLLeadership&ManagementSIGOpenForum
Howtowriteeffective andengagingdigital…LBroadbent,BJago
ThreemoneymythsthatELTmaterials… LGalpin
VirtualrealityforlanguagelearnersRTwigg
CreatingaPDmodelforEnglishlanguage…SNassarMustaklem
IATEFLResearchSIG OpenForum
Negotiatingenvironments:making… GScyner
FreeteaandcoffeeintheExhibitionsponsoredbyLanguageCert
Break|1545-1615
Improvisation.WheredoIstart?With… ACroft
Measuringknowledgeofadolescentanxiety…JJara
Addressingspeakinghabitstoinstil… MvanderMeer
MysignaturepedagogyafterCOVID-19in… KKUpadhayaya
Mediationand
languagingthrough…SParsons
Q&AsessionrelatingtoLesleyPainter-Farrell’splenarysession
Improvingreadingskillsthroughguidedtext…LNazarenko
Exploratorypracticeasameansof… JMRamdani
Gettingoutofourbrains:distributed… SRich
Vocabularyteaching:whatteachersknow… LSelivan,BNaismith
NationalELTreform: learningfromthe…JKnagg,LSánchez
Makinglearningvisible:personalisingreading…TBooth,CEdgoose
Englishlanguageteachertrainingfor…PZhang
Meaningfulandimpactfultraining?…NAinsworth
Silenceandnoise: modesofbeinginthe…JHarmer,JRevell
Let’stalkaboutit... (Developingthe…TLemanis
Englishforasustainablefuture DAlston
PromotinginterculturalityinELT…ADouidi
Whatnow? TJones
Workingwithfunctionalgrammar–whyand…SJacobsen Bi-directional decolonialityin…IMartin
Preliminarytest-takerperspectivesofa…EBruce
IATEFLTesting,EvaluationandAssessmentSIG OpenForum
Myexternalbrainhurts:thesecretsof… MRiley
Motivatingandengagingteaching…AMoses
IATEFLMaterialsWritingSIGOpenForum
Iamnotataboo: LGBTQIA+intheELT… PFullagar
Trainingevaluationmodelsandthevalue… MGatsou
Eccentricwaystoteach(foreignlanguages)RPalmer
Howcouldteachers assiststudentsduring…LSanotska
Doingandreporting‘shortstory’analysis…GBarkhuizen
FreeteaandcoffeeintheExhibitionsponsoredbyLanguageCert
3.5-Posterpresentations-1330-1340(seepage76)
Lunch|1315-1415
Studentperceptionsofsuccessandfailurein… PSobkowiak
Theuseofstorytellingasamotivation… NStylianou
POET-Abeaconfor teachersofEnglishin…KMukherjee
Timetoreconsiderthe powerofsocialmediaKWaterston,MMorgan
Balancinginterculturalcommunicationsin… GLysaght
Englishispuzzling:combiningELA…KNeginskiy
Vocabulary,islessmore? CWatts
Lowcostresourcesfor ESOLteachersto… TLeSeelleur
LearningEnglishthroughonline…APinter,PTabali
Bloom’staxonomyandCLILmaterials… DSantos
Onlineinterculturallink- ups:sparking…AKuhail
IATEFLYoungLearners&TeenagersSIGOpenForum
Bramham Suite
Empoweringtheteacher:thegrowth…FDemirYalçıntaşetal
Thehiddentrauma: empoweringlearners…PGordyshevskaya
Reintroducingboardgamesasapowerful…INosova
Variationnotdeviation: encouraging…GArcher
Grammarrulesand grammarreasonsCWalker
Thepragmaticsoficonsandtheirusein… PGrundy
ESPcoursedevelopmentforcultural… C-YLin
Themismatchbetween theoryandpractice…AMerhab
Dowordshavelevels? UnderstandingCEFR…JMoore
MediationintheELT classroom CRogers
ForumoninterculturalprojectsinhighereducationJHiggins,KAlMansoori,SRiegler&HTsai
Elicitedimitationin assessingL2oral…APerwitasari
AreyouteachingtheEnglishlanguageor…BKnight
Whowilllisten?Ihave EnglishphobiaSChaudhary
Emotionsinpre-serviceteachers’testimonials… AWach,ABroszkiewicz
Aligningassessmentwiththecurriculum… ZKassimova
Trainingstudentsindevelopingarating…OKvasova
Qualityassuranceinonlineteaching…LMcLaughlin
Doingtop-downandbottom-upneeds…JFuller
Movingawayfromaone-size-fits-all… SSchwab
Customreadingandlisteningtestsfrom…THannigan
Exploringteachers'resourcesfor… MZHaider
Integrationof21stcenturyskillsintoEFL…E-SEzza,SElhussain
Self-mentoringthroughenhancement… SEraldemirTuyan
Veteranteachers’ researchengagement…MZhuo
FreeteaandcoffeeintheExhibitionsponsoredbyLanguageCert
ExploringELFA-inspiredimplicationsforthe…LLiu
Authenticallyspeaking:toassesstask… KSandstrom
Howtointegrateglobalskillsteachinginto…KPlatzer
Makingsenseoftonicstressintheclassroom FWatkins
Abeginner’sguidetopodcasting.Three…LWilkes
Practicalimplicationsofinclusivepracticesin…PRiffo
Howdoesaninclusive spiritmaterializeinELT?KHeim
UnderstandingexcessiveL1through…ADrought
Interculturalism:should webedoingmorein…NHards
LearningtolisteninglobalEnglisheseraHMasuhara
Harewood Suite1
ForumononlineCPD CNobre,JNewton&SPNdlovu,ABartosik
Harewood Suite2
ForumonESP/EAPvocabularyGRSampaio,CNguyen,ISaydazimova
Ripley Suite
Asystematicreview:theidentificationof… HWang
TrainingasaDELTAM2tutor:lessons…
JDouglas
Newby Suite
Englishforwhatpurpose?MovingforwardswithengagementandequityHKhalifaetal
Auditorium
Forumonteachers’associationsandCPD IEnriquezO'Farrill,EEscalona,MIsifan
King’sSuite
GlobalEnglish:chaos,communicationand… LLansford
Redesigninggamesforthe21stcenturyJHadfield
HallD
Lessonsthedynamicbilingualmodelcan…CVenezuela
Restaurant ‘Englishforfreelancers’:movingbeyondthe…RBadwan
Proficiencyexamsandclassroom… IdeFreitasVillasBoas
Maintainingtheintegrityofonline…PDavidson
Queen’s Suite1
Missionredefined:Be G.R.A.C.E.(ful)asa…ZOğul
Howdidteachingturnintomanagement?KProtsenko
Queen’s Suite2
DecolonizingELTmaterials… HLHertzel
Accurateorbiased?
HowdoELTmaterials… JTaylor
Queen’s Suite3
IntegratingtheCertTESOLinto… HThompson
Teachingreflectiontouniversitystudentsto…SFarag
Queen’s Suite4
Howcanwhatteachers reallyfeelhelpthem…LFerroglio
Englishlanguageteacherscollaborating… MWyatt,CBuğra
Queen’s Suite5
“Let’stalkaboutyourlesson”:genre…OElbeyaly
SharingtipsandtricksforA1adultlearner… TdeOliveira
Queen’s Suite6
MakingPDFteachingresourcesaccessible… ASkinner
EmbodiedapproachestoELTprofessional…JGodfrey
Queen’s Suite7
Differentstrokes… usingsongstoteach…CWalklett
Queen’s Suite8
Material-lightactivitiestohelpstudents…EStoliarova
Positiveattitudesbut pooroutcomes:the…DHayes
Queen’s Suite9
Benefitsoffacilitatinggrowthlanguage…CTapiaCastillo
Post-pandemicEnglishlanguageteacher…RWebb
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Designingengaging,meaningfuland…MPolifemi
Supportinganddevelopingteachers’…NNorthall
ERTatanEAP
programme:howdid…KKdeLimaGuedes
Howtogetteenagersattentionandkeepit!CTwomey
ANIE,aneclecticapprroachfor…RSangabau
Translationtechnologyinhighereducation…HEssa
Classroom management101for…FDaou
Counteringdisinformationwith… PJohnson
Whatdoesittaketobe abusinessEnglish…BDobbs,MHunter
"Managing"students:usingbusiness…AFayle
Reimaginingteacher-centeredprofessionalPGarciaGomez
Coachingstyleneedsanalysistotransform…EKozhevnikova
ThefutureofteachingEnglishlanguageto… MAOnjewu,MIpadeola
EFLteacherprofessionalidentityinshort-term…AAlhassan
“Teachinggrown-ups":buildingconfidence…LKhaddi
Developingatrainingprogramtopromote…SMatsumura,JChapple
Howcananapp-basedacademicEnglish…MChadry
GlobalEnglishintheELTclassroom:the… CEgger
Studentassessment anduseoffeedback… IPiñeiroSorondo
IntegratingSixThinkingHatsintoplanning…CLiu
AreBangladeshiemployers…MGMohiuddin
Aboatontheriver: teacherautonomy…MArfaKaboodvand
Empoweringthemarginalizedfemale…MSubbaDewan,BRimal
FreeteaandcoffeeintheExhibitionsponsoredbyLanguageCert
Lunch|1145-1245
Theprofitmotive:timetoproblematise…SBrown
SEQ-CORP:ateachingsequenceand…AGeroldodosSantos
Q&AsessionrelatingtoOfeliaGarcía’splenarysession
Howtogivemeaningfulfeedbackwhilst… IKaskova
Familyengagementandyounglearners…LHaranaka
Enhancingstudentmotivationthrough…TKeller
Languagecomplexityinintercultural… SAn
Teachingjustfourlanguageskills?…HSandhu
Newestwaysofusingvideoinlanguage…ASalkeld,HMorris
Transferringskillsandstrategiesacrossthe…LDunne
Internationallanguageteachersstudying…SMarshall
Harewood Suite1
Sizedoesn'tmatter- implicationsof'little…AGrundtvig
Deliveringunique,compellingdigital…IJohnstone
Harewood Suite2
Tenwaystointegratemorepronunciation…GErasmus
Transformingtextingfromdistractionto… PPoole
Ripley Suite
Transferingpassionfortechnologytofemale…AEkangouoAwanga
Newby Suite
ChooseyourownPDadventure MRichard
Thefutureisbright:activitiesfor… HAllen
BuildingculturalawarenessintheEFL… KWaechter
Makingprogressvisibleintheprimary…RHorsfall
Developingcreativityandcriticalthinking…KWarszynska
TeachingEnglishtoadvancedlearners… HKryszewska
Teacherperceptionsofmultilingualism…MBulutAlbaba
Migrantandrefugeebackground… JFeitosaFerreira,LVeras
Thinkingskillsandmindsetsforyoung…ESetterfield
Auditorium
Integratingmachinetranslationinthe… BReber
King’sSuite
Encouragingindependenceinthe…PMcMahon
Teachingandevaluatingspeaking…DJohn
Teacherresearchersand mentorsofUzbekistan… EMenglieva
HallD
EffectivelanguageteachingrevisitedPHohwiller
Restaurant
GivingbacktotheELT…JSchummFauster,UFuerstenberg
Queen’s Suite1
Queen’s Suite2
Queen’s Suite3
Helpingbusystudentslearnregularlywith…KLanickova
Queen’s Suite4
Backtothestart:from teachertotrainerto… CARobinson
Queen’s Suite5
HarrogateConventionCentre
I'mnotinitforthe money!OKowalska
Queen’s Suite6
TheCLILWheelasa teacherandteacher… AZaparucha
Learningfromstudents’andteachers’… AScott
Queen’s Suite7
MakingShakespeareexcitingforteenagersAMoore
Pickingupwhereweleftoff:which… ENicaise
Queen’s Suite8
UsingthedesigncycleintheEnglish…KChopin
DevelopinginstitutionallisteningtestsMFields
Queen’s Suite9
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AbbreviationsattheIATEFLConference
ThesearesomeabbreviationsthatyoumayseeorhearatanIATEFLConferenceandwhattheystandfor. YoucanfindacompletelistofabbreviationsusedbyIATEFLat: www.iatefl.org/about-iatefl/key-documents
a ThepresentationfocusesonAdultTeaching
AGM AnnualGeneralMeeting
AL AppliedLinguistics
BE BusinessEnglish
CAE CertificateinAdvancedEnglish
CALL ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning
CEFR CommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference
CELTA CertificateinEnglishLanguageTeachingtoAdults
CLIL ContentandLanguageIntegratedLearning
ConfCom ConferenceCommittee
CPD ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment
CPE CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish
DELTA DiplomainEnglishLanguageTeachingtoAdults
DigiCom DigitalCommittee
e ThepresentationisforanExperiencedAudience
E4W EnglishforWork
EAL EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage
EAP EnglishforAcademicPurposes
EFB EnglishForBusiness
EFL EnglishasaForeignLanguage
EGP EnglishforGeneralPurposes
ELF EnglishasaLinguaFranca
ELT EnglishLanguageTeaching
ESL EnglishasaSecondLanguage
ESOL EnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages
ESP EnglishforSpecificPurposes
ey ThepresentationfocusesonEarlyYearsTeaching
EYL EnglishforYoungLearners
FCE FirstCertificateinEnglish
FD FuturedirectionsinELT
FE FurtherEducation
GEN General
GI GlobalIssues
HE HigherEducation
IBT InternetBasedTest
ICT InformationandCommunicationTechnology
IELTS InternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem
INSETT In-ServiceTeacherTraining
IPSEN InclusivePractices&SpecialEducationalNeeds
L1 FirstLanguage
L2 SecondLanguage
LA LearnerAutonomy
LAM Leadership&Management
le Thepresentationisforaless-experiencedaudience
LGBT Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,andTransgender
LIT Literature
LMS LearningManagementSystem
LT LearningTechnologies
LTO LanguageTeachingOrganisation
MALL MobileAssistedLanguageLearning
MaW MaterialsWriting
MD MaterialsDevelopment
MMCom MembershipandMarketingCommittee
MoEs MinistriesofEducation
MOOC MassiveOpenOnlineCourse
NEST NativeEnglish-SpeakingTeachers
NGO Non-GovernmentalOrganisation
NNEST Non-NativeEnglish-SpeakingTeacher
NNS Non-NativeSpeaker
NQT NewlyQualifiedTeacher
p ThepresentationfocusesonPrimaryTeaching
PLN ProfessionalLearningNetwork
PRON Pronunciation
PubsCom PublicationsCommittee
RES Research
s ThepresentationfocusesonSecondaryTeaching
SEN SpecialEducationalNeeds
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What’s the future of the world’s most spoken language?
Join us at sessions and events for the first international launch of the British Council’s new landmark book, The Future of English: Global Perspectives.
Have your say at the British Council stand, Exhibition Hall, Stand 5.
The Future of English for teachers, schools and governments
Tuesday 18 April, 14.05 – 14.35, Auditorium
Global book launch and evening reception
Tuesday 18 April, 18.15 – 19.30, Doubletree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel and Spa
Have your say! pop-up
Wednesday 19 April, 13.40 – 13.55, Exhibition Hall, Pop-up stage
The British Council Signature Event
Thursday 20 April, 17.00 – 17.45, Hall D
www.britishcouncil.org/future-of-english