IATEFL 2024 International Conference and Exhibition Programme

Welcometothe57th IATEFLInternationalConference&Exhibition

DearConferenceDelegate,

Welcometothe57thIATEFLInternational Conference!We'rethrilledtobebackinvibrant Brighton,readytocelebrateourprofessionand learntogether.Thisconferenceisyour opportunitytodevelopyourself,network, discoverthelatestELTinnovations,andsupport yourfellowteachersaroundtheworld.

IATEFL’sConferenceCommitteeandourHead OfficeStaffhaveworkedtirelesslyformonthstoputtogetherafantastic lineupofsessionsandprofessionaldevelopmentactivities.Pleasetakea momentduringtheconferencetolearnhowyoucancontributeto IATEFL'scharitablemission.Yoursupportmakesahugedifferencefor teachersworldwide.IATEFL'scharitableworkisvitaltoourmissionof supportingEnglishlanguageteachersgloballysopleaseconsider contributingtotheseefforts.Yoursupportempowersinnovationand progressinourprofessionworldwide.Tolearnmoreabouthowyoucan contribute,visitthemainIATEFLstandandtalktotheIATEFLTrustees, ourPatron,anddedicatedvolunteers.

Ofcourse,don'tmisstheamazingresourcesandopportunitiesoffered byourexhibitorsandpartners.Wehaveafantasticexhibitionforyou whereyoucanbrowsethelatestELTresources,courses,materialsand careeropportunities-withplentyofcoffeeandrefreshmentstofuel yourexploration.

Iwouldliketothankalloursponsorsfortheirgenerouscontributions. YoucanfindoutmoreabouteachofthemwithintheConference SponsorssectionofthisProgramme.

We’vealsogotafun-filledsocialcalendar.JointheIntroductionto BrightononTuesday,competeintheInternationalQuizandDynamic DuetsonWednesday,andletlooseatSharingStoriesandLipSyncBattle onThursday.ParticipationintheAnnualGeneralMeetingonWednesday 17ApriliscrucialforallIATEFLmembers.Thisisyouropportunityto contributeyourinsightsandhelpshapethefutureofIATEFL.

Anoteaboutphotographyand filming

IATEFLphotographersandvideographerswillbein allareasofthevenuetakingphotosofdelegates andconductingvideointerviews.Ifyoudonot wanttobeincludedinthephotosorvideos,thatis notaproblem,justletthephotographersand videographersknow.

Photosandvideostakenattheconferenceon behlafofIATEFLwillbeusedbyIATEFLfor journalisticandmarketingpurposes,includingon socialmedia.IATEFL’sprivacypolicycanbefound onourwebsite: www.iatefl.org/about/keydocuments.

Delegatesarewelcometotaketheirownphotos throughouttheConference,butpleasebeaware thatfilminginsessionswillnotbeallowedwithout consentfrombothIATEFLandthepresenter(s).

Finally,aswegathertolearnandconnect,let'sextendourthoughtsand supporttocolleaguesworldwidewhofaceimmensechallengesdueto conflictordisasters.Ourprofessionisaglobalcommunity,andtheir resilienceremindsusoftheimportanceofsolidarity.Ifpossible,please considerwaystoreachoutwithmessagesofencouragementorsupport –whetherthroughdonations,advocacy,orsimplylettingthemknow theyarenotalone.Youractionsmakeadifference.

Iwishyouallawonderfulweekoflearning,sharing,andcaring.

AleksandraPopovskiGolubovikj IATEFLPresident

GeneralInformation

RegistrationandInformationDesk

Thisiswhereyoucancheck-intocollectyourdelegatebadge (sponsoredby IELTS)ifyouhavebookedonlineinadvance,or youcanbookandpayonsitebyvisitingthefinanceteamhere. Makesureyoutakecareofyourdelegatebadgeandbringit withyoueveryday.Youwon’tbeabletoentersessionswithout itandareplacementwillcostyou £10

Onceyouhaveyourdelegatebadge,youwillbeabletocollect yourlanyard(sponsoredby IELTS),ConferenceProgramme (sponsoredby BritishCouncil)anddelegatebag(sponsoredby ExpressPublishing)here.

IATEFLstaffandstewardswillalsobeon handtoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.

Thedeskwillbeopenatthefollowing times:

Monday:0745-1800

TuesdaytoThursday:0800-1730

Friday:0800-1400

IATEFL’sAGM

WeinviteallIATEFLmemberstoattendtheIATEFLAnnual GeneralMeeting(AGM)at1300-1400,Wednesday17Aprilin Skyline.Theagendawillbemadeavailableonourwebsite(you mustbeloggedinasamembertoviewthis): www.iatefl.org/ about/key-documents

Foodanddrink

Youwillfindcateringpointsintheexhibition.Duringbreaks thereisfreeteaandcoffeeandatthelunchbreakyouwillbe abletopurchaseaselectionofhotandcoldmeals. Youcanalsopurchasefoodanddrinkthroughoutthedayfrom theCafeneartheRegistrationandInformationDesk.Thereare alsovariousfreewaterstationslocatedaroundthevenue.Please noteyoucannotpayatthecateringoutletsusingcash,onlyby card.

Certificates

Alldelegateswillbeemailedtheircertificateof attendance(sponsoredby ETSGlobal)aftertheconference. Pleasenote,thiscouldtakeuptotwoweekstoarriveinyour inbox.

Cloakroom

IATEFLStand

Duringbreakandlunchtimes,therewillbeanopportunityfor youtogatherattheIATEFLstandwithlike-minded professionals:

AMbreak Lunch PMbreak

Tuesday Firsttime delegates

Leaveyourcoatorluggageherefor£2peritem.Pleasenote,the cloakroomwillacceptCASHPAYMENTSONLY.Youcanpayby cardforthecloakroomattheRegistrationDesk.

QuietZone

Stepawayfromthebusynessoftheconferenceforabitofpeace inWestBar.Weaskthatmobilephonesareswitchedtosilent, headphonesareusedifyouwanttolistentomusicandyou keepconversationtoaminimum.

Prayerroom

Locatedinroom7,thisisaplaceofreflectionforpeopleofall faithsandnone.

PosterPresentations

Takealookatthisyear’sposterpresentationsinEastBar.Each presenterwillbeavailableforquestionsduringtwo10minute slots,thetimeswillbeondisplaywiththeposters.

Tributesession

Thetributesessionisanopportunitytoremembercolleagues whohavesadlypassedawaysincethelastconference.Cometo sayafewwordsinsomeone’smemoryortohearabout colleagueswhoarenolongerwithus.Itwilltakeplaceon Wednesday17April,1730-1815,inMeetingRoom3.

Managers, directors, academic leaders

Wednesday Teachertrainers

Thursday One-to-oneand onlineteachers

MeettheIATEFL Scholarship Committee

Nationaland Regional Teaching Associations

Friday Freelancers

HornbyTrust

Primaryand secondary schoolteachers

MeettheIATEFL Patron

Materialswriters, proofreaders, editors, publishers

MeettheIATEFL Voices editor

Universityand Collegelecturers

Wecontinuethetraditionoffeaturingthisyear’sHornby ScholarswithintheConference.Theywillpresent Teacher developmentinGlobalSouthcontexts:constraintsand affordances onTuesday16April,1405-1520,inSkyline. TheHornbyTrusthavealsosupportedthefollowingindividuals tocomeandpresentattheconference: Laurent Ahishakiye, Cândida Arlindo,JulesChamprien FadidacandNino Nijaradze. LookthemupintheIndexofPresenterstofindoutmore.

Eveningevents

Taketimeoutattheendoftheconference daytorelaxandmeetnewpeopleat eventsinoursocialprogramme,sponsoredby BritishCouncil Moreinformationabouteachoftheseeventscanbefound undereachdayofthe‘Presentations’sectionofthisProgramme. Delegateswillneedtousethe SyndicateEntrance toaccess theseevents.

Tuesday

IntroductiontoBrighton|1930-2030

Wednesday

DynamicDuets|1830-1930

BritishCouncilDrinksReception|1930-2000 InternationalQuiz|2000-2200

Thursday SharingStories|1830-2000

Lip-SyncBattle|2000-2130

Wehaveusedrecycledcardboardsignagefordelegate informationwhereappropriate/possible.Thisisalso reusedforfutureeventswhereverpossible.

Ourdelegatebagsaresourcedwithenvironmental credentials,andreusability,inmindtoavoidthembeing single-useitems.

Delegatecertificatesaresentdigitally,youcanchooseto printyoursoutifyouwish,orstoreitdigitally.

TheprogrammehasbeenprintedinBrightontoreduce unnecessarytransportation.

Newthisyear Wehaveaskeddelegateswhetherthey requireaprintedversionoftheprogrammeatthepoint ofbookingtocutdownonoverorderingprinted programmesandminimisingwastage.

Manyexhibitoroffersfordelegatesareprovidedthrough aQRcodeonacombined‘memberofferleaflet’,toavoid unnecessaryprinting.

Newthisyear TheBrightonCentrehasa‘zerotolandfill’ policyforanywastegeneratedbytheconference.

Newthisyear AllenergyusedattheBrightonCentre comesfromrenewablesources.

Wepromotetheuseofpublictransportandcarsharesas waysfordelegatestotraveltoandfromtheconference.

Weencouragespeakerstosharetheirhandoutsand PowerPointsonline,ratherthanprintingoutlotsofcopies inordertogivetodelegates.

Youareinvitedtobringyourownwaterbottleandrefillit fromthefreewaterfountainsaroundthevenue.

Wehaverequestedthatthecateringprovidersoffera rangeofoptionsfordelegates,includingwhitemeat,fish, vegetarianandveganoptions,butavoidingredmeatdue toitshighercarbonimpact.

Newthisyear Anyexcessfoodispassedontolocal homelesscharities.

Findoutmoreat www.iatefl.org/conference/sustainability

English Language Centre Brighton Robert O’Neill

Ngwa Bichearline Cameroon

English Language Centre Eastbourne Graham Smith

Irene Rahmaniar Indonesia

Gillian Porter Ladousse

Nelson Arditto Spain

László Hajba Hungary Anila R. Scott-Monkhouse Italy

IATEFL ESPSIG Roving Reporter

Lone Bendixen Goulani Iraq

IATEFL Gill Sturtridge First Time Speaker Rudra Bahadur Thapa Nepal

IATEFL LAMSIG

Emma Gowing Spain

IATEFL Latin America Claudia Boni Brazil

IATEFL LTSIG Diana Eastment Roving Reporter Elis Kakoulli Constantinou Cyprus

IATEFL PronSIG Classroom Research Xian Wang China

IATEFL Ray Tongue

Kuheli Mukherjee India

IATEFL ReSIG

Marisol Guzman Cova Mexico

IATEFL TDSIG Early Career Teacher Didar Moldazhanov Kazakhstan

IATEFL TDSIG Michael Berman

Maryam Mirshahnasab Iran

IATEFL TEASIG

Myleni Ishida Brazil

IELTS Morgan Terry Memorial

Rory Reyes-Cobar Australia

Lexical Lab Scholarship for lexically-orientated teachers

Sérgio Silva Brazil

The LitSIG & Creativity Group Scholarship Oleksandra Avramenko Ukraine

TOEFL

Anne Haggerson United States

Trinity College London Language Examinations

Shaun Sweeney Ireland

Trinity College London Teacher Trainer

Belen Albarracin Argentina

Africa*

Denice Deogratius Tanzania

English Language Centre Eastbourne Graham Smith*

Maryam Masoomeh Hassani Iran

IATEFL TDSIG Early Career Teacher*

Wing Wu Hong Kong

Macmillan Education*

Olha Yavorska Ukraine

*Scholarship deferred from a previous year

IELTS Morgan Terry Memorial*

Chi Anestin Lum Cameroon

The world’s most trusted English test

IELTS at IATEFL 2024

Visit us at stand #4 in the exhibition hall.

Get an IELTS teaching pack, including updated band score descriptor resources.

Join our informative sessions for valuable IELTS tips and advice.

Celebrate the winner of this year’s Morgan Terry Memorial IATEFL scholarship.

MeettheIATEFLBrighton2024sponsors

YourIATEFLconferenceexperienceisofparamountimportancetous,webelieveensuringthatyoueachhavea valuableandenjoyabletimeisoneofthekeystooursuccessandlongevity.Wearealwaysexploringnewwaysto enhancetheconferenceandmuchofthiswouldnotbepossiblewithoutthesupportofoursponsors.Theinvaluable contributionstheyoffernotonlyhelptomaketheconferencehappen,butalsoensureyouhaveamemorabletime.We wouldliketoextendaverybigthankyoutoeachofoursponsorsfortheirdedicationtoIATEFLandtheConference.

Goldsponsor

Signatureevent:

Wednesday17|1645-1815|Syndicate2

ThefutureofEnglishintheageofAI

Pop-upPresentation:

Tuesday16|1615-1630

Therighttestattherighttime:howAIcan enhanceyounglearners’success

Findthemonstand27

What’sthefutureofEnglishintheageofAI?

AtIATEFL2023,welaunchedTheFutureofEnglish:GlobalPerspectives.Join ustoexploretherapidevolutionwithinayear.Delveintohow1,300+ teachersin118countriesuseandfeelaboutAIandexperienceournewAIdrivenexamyounglearnerswillactuallyenjoy!

Wewarmlyinviteyoutooursignatureevent,Wednesday,16.45,followedbya receptionandquiz.

DiscovermoreaboutELT’sAIrevolutionatStand27.

Visit https://futureofenglish.britishcouncil.org/iatefl formore.

Goldsponsor

Goldsponsor

Signatureevent:

Friday19|1105-1150|Syndicate1

Thepowerofone–supportingtheself, communityandplanet

Pop-upPresentation:

Thursday18|1140-1155

Developyourteachingcareerwith Cambridge

Signatureevent:

Tuesday16|1720-1805|Syndicate1

Teachinginthepastorteachinginthe present?

Pop-upPresentation:

Tuesday16|11130-1145

4Minds:learningfortherealworld

Findthemonstand40

Signatureevent:

Thursday18|1205-1250|Syndicate1

Assessmentandlearningforthedigitalage

Pop-upPresentation:

Wednesday17|1315-1330

PavethewaytoEnglishproficiencywith LanguageCertESOLforSchools!

Findthemonstand20

Togetherwithteachersandourpartners,we’reheretoengageandinspire millionsofpeoplethroughouttheirlearningjourney,allowingthemto confidentlyprovetheirskills,openingupopportunitiesacrosstheworld. Overthecomingweek,wehavelotsofexcitingtalksandeventshappening whicharedetailedinyourdelegatebaginsert.AsGoldSponsor,welook forwardtosupportingyourprofessionaldevelopmentandsharingour expertiseonworld-leadingintegratedlearningandassessment.

ExpressPublishingwasestablishedin1988.After3decadesofoperation, theyhavesuccessfullybridgedthegapbetweenmethodology,technology andeducation.Thecompanyhasbeengrowingsteadilyandtodayexportsin 109countries,hasformednumerousstrategicpartnershipsand30ministerial adoptions.Bycombiningmoderntechnologyandtraditionalteaching methods,expresspublishingstrivestobeinnovativeeverystepofthe learningjourney.

LanguageCert,amemberofthePeopleCertGroup,isaninnovativeOfqual recognisedAwardingOrganisationcommittedtodevelopinganddelivering high-quality,internationallyrecognisedlanguageexamsthatenhance thecareer,educationandlifeopportunitiesofindividualsworldwide. Anever-growingnumberofuniversitiesandorganisationsinover90 countriesworldwiderecogniseLanguageCertscoresasevidenceofEnglish languageproficiency.

Goldsponsor

Silversponsor

Silversponsor

Pop-upPresentation: Friday19|1155-121

Thehigh-stakesEnglishtestthat disruptedanindustry

Findthemonstand1

Pop-upPresentation: Thursday18|1535-1550

TOEFL®MasteryChallenge

Findthemonstand2

TheDuolingoEnglishTestisdesignedtoradicallyimproveEnglishlanguage proficiencyassessmentfortesttakersandscorerecipientsalike,byproviding atestingexperiencethatisaccessiblewhileremainingaccurateandsecure. ThetestleveragesAItopersonaliseitselfinreal-timetoeverytesttaker, holdinginontheirproficiencymorequickly,precisely,andsecurelythan traditionsfixed-formtests.Visit englishtest.duolingo.com/research tolearn moreabouttheresearchbehindthetest.

ETSGlobal,aproudsponsorof2024IATEFLConferenceinBrighton,provides awiderangeoflanguageassessmentsincludingtheTOEFL®Familyof Assessments:TOEFLPrimary®,TOEFLJunior®,TOEFLiTP®,andTOEFLiBT®

TheTOEFLFamilyofAssessmentsistrustedworldwidetomeasurestudents' skillsateverystageoftheirEnglish-languagelearning.

JoinpresentationsbytheTOEFLprogramexperts: www.etsglobal.org/eg/en/ landing-page/iatefl

Silversponsor

Pop-upPresentation:

Wednesday17|1140-1155

AnoverviewoftheupdatedIELTSWriting bandscoredescriptorsandassessment criteria

Findthemonstand4

Silversponsor

Pop-upPresentation: Wednesday17|1255-1310

OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced:tastertour &takeawaytips

Findthemonstand56

IELTSistheworld’smosttrustedEnglishlanguagetestforhighereducation andglobalmigration.JoinourELTexpertsatIATEFLtolearntipsand strategiesforyourIELTSclassroom.Plus,visitusourstandtoaccessfreeIELTS teachingresources,celebrateourIATEFLscholarshipwinner,andmuchmore!

AtOxfordUniversityPress,weareproudtobeattheheartoftheEnglish languagelearningcommunity.

ThisyearoursponsoredtalkscoversubjectsrangingfromAItoAssessment. Comeandconnectwithusandothers,onourexhibitionstandandthe adjacentnetworkingzone.Bringyourlunch,yourcoffee,yourideas…we’ll onlyaskyoutoshareyourideas!

Ifyouareinterestedinsponsoringatour2025 ConferenceinEdinburgh,we’dlovetohearfrom you.Sendusanemailatsponsorship@iatefl.orgto beoneofthefirsttohearaboutouropportunities.

Bronzesponsor

Bronzesponsor

Learn, share, inspire!

50 years mm educational group

Innovative ELT books and e-learning material that work for EVERYONE!

Explore the world of MM Publications at stand 39

The

isashowcaseofthelatestresources,servicesandpublicationsfrom internationalcourseproviders,publishers,digitalinnovatorsandmanymore!Itisamuchloved aspectoftheconferenceandofferstheperfectopportunitytofindoutaboutthelatestELT productsandservices,andtoconnectwithavarietyoforganisations.

WithintheExhibitionyouwillfindthe IntroducingZone,featuringfirsttimeexhibitors,andthe CareerDevelopmentZone,featuringexhibitorswhocanhelpyoutakethenextstepinyour career.TherewillalsobeourPop-upPresenationstagewhereyoucanhearindustryexperts givingshortpresentationsaboutthelatestproductsandservices.

We’repleasedtohavesomanyofoursponsorsexhibitingwithusthisyear,you’llseethose exhibitorsmarkedin red.

JoinourglobalcommunityofELTprofessionals

teachers • trainers • managers • materialwriters • trainees

freelancers • researchers • lecturers • universities • languageschools

stateschools • trainingcolleges • publishers • ministriesofeducation

Discoverourrangeofmembershiptypesandfindthe rightoneforyouat:www.iatefl.org/membership

Pop-upPresentationsStage

ThePop-upPresentationStageisbackagainfor2024,whereyouwillbeabletolistentoavarietyofinterestingshorttalksinthe morningsandduringbreaktimes.Forthefirsttimeever,ourearlymorning‘Howto…’sessionswilltakeplaceonthisstage.Eachof thesesessionsareanopportunityforyoutogrowyourselfprofessionally.AswellasthesemomentsofCPD,wehaveanumberof companiesandorganisationswhowanttoshowcasetoyoutheirproductsandservices.Whynotgrabafreehotdrinkfromthe ExhibitionandmakeyourwaytothePop-upPresentationStagetohearallabouttheseinterestingtopics!

Tuesday16

0835-0855 HowtomovefrombeingateachertobecomingateachertrainerwithMatthewEllman

Transitioningfromteachertoteachertrainercanbeachallenge.InthispresentationIwillsharesomeexperiencesand insightsasatrainerandtrainingmanager,lookingatthreequestions:'AmIreadytobeateachertrainer?',‘Howdoes trainingdifferfromteaching?’and‘HowdoIgetstarted?’

1130-1145 ExpressPublishing

4Minds:learningfortherealworld

4Minds isanewmulti-levelcoursethatturnslanguagelearningintoanopportunityforlearnerstoexploretheworld andtheirpotential.DesignedforlearnersofCEFRlevelsA1–C1/C2,itcoversthelatestdevelopmentsandtrendsin technology,entertainmentandsocialissueswhilepreparinglearnersfortherealworld,outsideclass.Theseries includeslifeskillsandpresentationskillssections,STEAMactivitiesandthemedunitspractisingall21stcenturyskills includingresearchandmediationactivities.

Speaker:JennyDooley-PresidentofExpressPublishing

1315-1330 UniversityofBirmingham

StudyingforaMasterscourseonline

TheUniversityofBirminghamrunsfourpostgraduatecourseswhichcanbefollowed100%online,including: -MAinTESOL

-MAinAppliedLinguistics

-PostgraduateCertificateinTESOL

-PostgraduateCertificateinAppliedLinguistics

Wehave210studentsfollowingthesecoursesbasedin22differentcountries.OurMastersprogrammesarewell knownandhavebeenrunningforover25years.Iwillbetalkingaboutthestructureandcontentoftheseonline Mastersprogrammes.

Ifyouareinterestedinstudyingonline,comealong!

Speaker:DrCraytonWalker

Tuesday16 continued

1340-1355 TrinityCollegeLondon

Friendorfoe?AIinELT

WhiletheimpactofnewlyavailableAItoolsisclear,therehasbeenlittledataonwhetherteachersareusingAI,what they’reusingitforandhowmuchit’strusted.TrinityCollegeLondoncommissionedaYouGovsurveyof1,000teachers intheUKtoanswerthesequestions.

Findoutwhattheysaid,alongsidedetailsofourexcitinginnovations,includingthenewapp, SkillUp!,whichuses generativeAItocreateapersonalisedlearningpathforyounglearners,anAIlessonplanninggenerator,andsome excitingupdatestoourEnglishlanguageassessmentsthatutilisethelatestdevelopmentsintechnology.

Speaker:MartinOetegenn-LanguageandTESOLManager,TrinityCollegeLondon

1615-1630 BritishCouncil

Therighttestattherighttime:howAIcanenhanceyounglearners’success

Joinusforagame-changingpop-uponourcutting-edge PrimaryEnglishLanguageTest,poweredbyAI.Takeafew briefmomentsinyourafternoonbreaktoinstantlyboostyourknowledgeofprogressivetestingmethodologiesand howAIisredefiningEnglishlanguageassessmentworldwide.AnIATEFL2024mustsee.

Speakers:SimonaOrsingherandRadosvetaValkova

Wednesday17

0835-0855

HowtowriteCVsthatgetresultswithPeterPanayotou

ThispresentationprovidesablueprintfortheperfectCV.Itincludesasimple,step-by-stepguidewithadviceonhow topresentyourskillsandexperienceinthebestpossiblewayandalistofdosanddon’tstoavoidalltheclassic mistakes.

1140-1155 IELTS

AnoverviewoftheupdatedIELTSWritingbandscoredescriptorsandassessmentcriteria

Thisinteractivesessionwilllookatwhathaschangedrecentlyinthebandscoredescriptorsandassessmentcriteriafor IELTSWritingTask1andWritingTask2.Wewillhighlightthechangesthatteachersshouldbeawareof,andlookathow themarkingcriteriacanbeausefultoolforusasteachersintheclassroomguidingourstudentsintheirpreparation fortheIELTSWritingTest,andasatoolforthestudentsthemselvestoself-assess.

Speakers:LouisaDunneandSarahPhilpot

1255-1310

OxfordUniversityPress

OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced:tastertour&takeawaytips

Swingbyforatastertourofthe OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced,anewB2toC1Englishlanguageproficiencytest.In thispop-upsessionwe’llbreakthetestintobite-sizedpieces,introducingthetestformatandhighlightingour innovativewaysofassessingintegratedskillsandmediation,bothidentifiedasessentialacademicandprofessional competenciesinthe CEFRCompanion volume.We’llfinishthesessionwithsometastytake-awaytipswhichwillhelp youprepareyourstudentsforsuccessinthe OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced…andbeyond.

Speaker:GailPasque

1315-1330

LanguageCert

PavethewaytoEnglishproficiencywith LanguageCertESOLforSchools! LanguageCertispavingthewaytoEnglishproficiencywithexamscateringforeverytesttakerneed.Discoverournew ESOLsinglelevelexams,fromA1toB2,withtestcontentappropriateforschoolagestudents.

Speaker:LiamVint-LanguageCertPortfolioDirector

1340-1355

NationalGeographicLearning

Fivewaystomakeyourschoolgreener

Joinsustainabilityexpertandenthusiast,CharlotteEllis,togetfivequickideastoimproveyourschool’simpactonthe environment,yourcommunityandyourstudents.Comealongandreceiveafreedesktopgarden!

Speaker:CharlotteEllis

1535-1550 ETSGlobal

TOEFL®MasteryChallenge

Areyoureadytounlockthesecretsofthe TOEFLiBT® testandexploretheentire TOEFL®FamilyofAssessments?Joinus forourexcitingTOEFLquiz,wherewe’llputyourknowledgetothetest,andyourexpertisecouldopenthedoorto greatprizes!Comeplaywithus,testyourTOEFLknowledgeanddiscoverwhatsetsyouapart.Don'tmissoutonthis excitingopportunity,jointhefun!

Speakers:CelestinaCardozMauryandMartaZaninelli

Thursday18

0835-0855

HowtobeasustainableteacherwithChristopherGraham

Thissessionrevolvesaroundtenpracticalthingsthatyou,yesyou,candotobeamoresustainableteacher.Fiveof theserelatetoreducingthenegativeimpactsyouandyourinstitutionhaveontheenvironment,andfiverelateto classroominitiatives.That’stwominutesperpoint-bringsomecoffee!

Thursday18 continued

1140-1155 CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment

DevelopyourteachingcareerwithCambridge

TakingatraditionallinearviewoftheEnglishlanguageteacher’scareer,wewillbeginbypresentingthevarious CambridgeTeachingQualifications whichcanatdifferentstageshelptofacilitatethisjourneyandtodevelop professionalexpertise.

Lookingtohighlightanarrayofpre-andpost-DELTAprofessionalopportunities,wewillthendiscussdifferentELT careerpathways,makingbriefreferencetosomeofthosecurrentlyenjoyedbysomereal-lifeindustrycolleagues. Finally,wewillsignpostasamplerangeofresourceswhichCambridgeproducestosupportteachersintheirday-todayworkandtheirongoingprofessionaldevelopment.

Speakers:RoryRuddockandJoelCutting

1255-1310 Pearson

Digitalassessment:turninglanguagelearningchallengesintoteachingsuccess

JoinusinexploringthepositiveshiftinutilisingdigitalassessmenttoolsforEnglishlanguageteaching.LearnfirsthandfromPearson'sGrantKemptononhowthesetoolshaveevolved,makinglanguageteachers'liveseasierand enablingthemtofocusonteachingproactively.Discoverhowyoucanplacenewstudentsattherightlevelfast,and howyoucanquicklyandeasilyevaluateyourstudents,soyoucandomoreofwhatyouwanttodo—teach!

Speaker:GrantKempton-Director,GTMInitiatives,Pearson

1325-1340

HowtobecomeasuccessfulfreelancerwithChiaSuanChong

Inthispresentation,we’lllookatwhat’sinvolvedinbeingasuccessfulfreelancer.We’llcoverthesethreekeyareas:

1)Organisationaldetails-budgeting&finances,flexibleschedule,security;

2)Howtogetwork-self-marketing&professionalisingyourself;

3)Howtokeepwork-qualitycontrol,referralsandsolidadmin.

1510-1525

LanguageMate

LanguageMate:empoweringteachingandlearningwithAI

Joinustoexplorehowcutting-edgeAIisempoweringlanguageeducators.

LanguageMate isapioneeringAI-drivenplatformpartneringwitheducationalinstitutionstoempowerteachersand enhancestudents'conversationalskillsacrossvariouslanguages.OurinnovativeAItechnologyenablesteachersto significantlyreducetheirworkloads,allowingthemtoteachmoreefficiently.Weofferaunique,immersivelearning experiencebyallowingstudentstoread,write,listen,andspeakinengaging,real-worldscenarios.Thispersonalised approachboostsstudents'confidenceandacceleratestheirjourneytowardsfluency.

DiscoverhowyourinstitutioncanreduceteacherworkloadandteachmoreusingAItechnology!

Speakers:AlexanderNeepandLauraHerrmann

Friday19

0835-0855 HowtobesuccessfulinanELTinterviewwith CarolineMoore

Congratulations,you’vebeeninvitedtoajob interview,soyou’vepersuadedyourpotential employerthatyouhavetheessentialknowledge, skillsandexperienceforthejob.ThethreeAs: Appearance,Attitude,andAwarenessofyour interviewerwillbecriticalforyoursuccess,andare equallyimportantforface-to-faceandonline interviews.We’llhavealookatthese,andatthe differentkindsofquestionsthatyoumightbe asked.You’llhaveachancetopractise,including answeringquestionsforbothteachingand managementroles.

1155-1210

DuolingoEnglishTest

Thehigh-stakesEnglishtestthatdisruptedan industry

Jointhis15-minutepowersessiononallthings DET.Fromcomputeradaptivetesting,toAIassistedhumaninvigilation,bringyourquestions andfindouthowtheDETisradicallyexpanding accesstohighstakesEnglishproficiencytesting forstudentsallaroundtheworld.

SpecialInterestGroup(SIG)Showcases

IfyouareinterestedinaparticularSIGarea,youhavetheopportunitytofollowatrackofselectedsessionsthroughouttheday.Many oftheSIGswillhostanOpenForumaspartoftheirShowcase.ThisisanopportunityforyoutofindoutmoreabouttheSIG,itsevents andmeetthecommittee.

Don’tforgettolookintheAreasofInterestsectiontoseewhatotherpresentationsrelatedtoyourarea(s)ofinterestaretakingplace.

BusinessEnglish(BESIG)

Wednesday17April|Syndicate3

Coordinators:MarjorieRosenberg&SarahPlochl

2.1 1020-1050 Effectivebusinesscommunication:linking grammarandmeaning SilkeRiegler

2.2 1105-1135 Falsebeginnersadultlearnersandbusiness Englishwriting

ChoreanneFrei

2.3 1205-1250 HowtogetclientsasafreelanceEnglish languageteacher

2.4 1415-1445

RachaelRoberts

Gamifyingemployabilityskillstraining: projectscavengerhunt

BirteHorn

2.5 1500-1530 Beyondfluency:unleashingthepowerof masteryforadvancedlearners

AnnaPlaksiienko

2.6 1600-1630 Analysingunmetneeds:business communicationcompetenciesrequiredin multinationalcompanies

RadekSwiecinski

2.7 1645-1715 Guidingtomorrow'sprofessionals:nurturing studentsforsuccess

BethanyCagnol

2.8 1730-1815 Workingininternationalteams:whatcanwe dobetter?

IanMcMaster

EnglishforSpecificPurposes(ESPSIG)

Thursday18April|MeetingRoom5/Syndicate1

Coordinator:CarolineHyde-Simon

3.1 1020-1050 ExploringtheAIfrontier:transformingprewritingandpost-writinginEAP FatimahMahmood,AlysAvalosRivera

3.2 1105-1135

3.3 1205-1250

3.4 1350-1420

Assessinglogicalityandexpressionqualityin ESPessaywriting

GloriaReginaSampaio

Fosteringcriticalthinkinginbachelor studentswithblendedlearning

JakabKaufmann,CarolineHyde-Simon

DebatinggendergapissuesintheSTEMEAP class

AnilaR.Scott-Monkhouse

3.5 1435-1505 EnglishforeconomicsinThaiHE:teaching ESPorEMI

PimsiriTaylor

3.6 1535-1605 UsinginsightsfromresearchtoinformESP teaching

ClariceSCChan

3.7 1620-1650 AIredefiningEAPwritingassessment

FatmaMerveBaykan

3.8 1705-1750

Syndicate1 Teachingacademicreadingskills

DorothyZemach

EnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages (ESOLSIG)

Wednesday17April|MeetingRoom5/Syndicate1 Coordinators:DeclanFlanagan&ViviBairami

2.1 1020-1050 Motivatingadultsinlanguagelearning environments:sparkingenthusiasmfor learning

LeoTzampazis

2.2 1105-1135 Teachingbeginnerclasses-awoven approach

ElizaWinnert

2.3 1205-1250 A2toB2insixmonths,impossible?Yes,we can

UmaTadema

2.4 1415-1445 Empoweringcurriculumdesign:insights fromfemalerefugees'ESOLexperiences

HollyDono

2.5 1500-1530 Syndicate1 TheimpactofL1literacyonEnglishliteracy development

LesleyPainter-Farrell

2.6 1600-1630 Facilitatingimmigrants’Finnishlanguage learninginavocationalcollege

RezvanZonoubi

2.7 1645-1715 TrinityCert(T)ESOL:teachertrainingandthe universityascommunitycitizen

LauraWalker,ElenaGandini,MuradAlhamwi

2.8 1730-1815 Empoweringmigrantlearners:insightsto translanguagingintheclassroom

JosianneBlock

GlobalIssues(GISIG)

Thursday18April|Syndicate4

Coordinators:NickBilbrough&RajaaJasser

3.1 1020-1050 Listentounderstand-asimplestrategyin complicatedcircumstances

NataliiaKrynska

3.2 1105-1135 Thelanguageofmentalwell-being:positive psychologyinadultclasses

AndreeaPulpea

3.3 1205-1250 EmbracingcontroversyintheEFLclassroom RitaDivéki

3.4 1350-1420 Voicesofteachers:anantiracistviewof teachingyounglearners

ClaudiaColladeAmorim

3.5 1435-1505 Englishforinterfaithdialogue:nurturing understandingandbridgingdivides

HalaAhmed,AmiraMakhlouf

3.6 1535-1605 Authenticmaterials,learnervoices,teacher emotionsandcriticalincidents

AdamScott

3.7 1620-1650 IATEFLGlobalIssuesSpecialInterestGroup OpenForum

GlobalissuesinELT–What?Andhow?

3.8 1705-1750 Talkingtolearn:negotiationofmeaningin onlineinterculturallink-ups

NickBilbrough,RajaaAbuJasser,Ashraf Kuhail

InclusivePractices&SpecialEducational Needs(IP&SENSIG)

Thursday18April|Syndicate2/MeetingRoom1A

Coordinators:RachaelHarris&GiovanniLicata

3.1 1020-1050

Syndicate2

3.2 1105-1135

Syndicate2

3.3 1205-1250

Syndicate2

3.4 1350-1420

Meeting Room1A

3.5 1435-1505

Meeting Room1A

3.6 1535-1605

Meeting Room1A

3.7 1620-1650

Meeting Room1A

3.8 1705-1750

Meeting Room1A

Dyslexia’sless-famouscousin:developmental languagedisorder(DLD)

AnneMargaretSmith

Stopincludingus!Argumentsagainst inclusionandfordiversity

SarahSmith,SeaSteele

Universaldesignforlearningintheprimary classroom

AnetteIgel

IATEFLInclusivePractices&Special EducationalNeedsSpecialInterestGroup OpenForum AIandInclusion;anunlikelymix?

Tootriggeringtoteach?Addressing 'sensitive'topicsinELTmaterials LottieGalpin

Traumainformedteachingpracticesinadult ESLclassrooms

RubaKallab

IFosteringinclusivityinELLclassrooms assessment:howtoachieveit?

ArumPerwitasari

Tearthelabeloffthelearner

GiovanniLicata

LearnerAutonomy(LASIG)

Wednesday17April|Syndicate1/MeetingRoom1A Coordinators:LawrieMoore&GiovannaTassinari

2.1 1020-1050

Syndicate1

2.2 1105-1135

Syndicate1

2.3 1205-1250

Syndicate1

2.4 1415-1445

Meeting Room1A

2.5 1500-1530

Meeting Room1A

2.6 1600-1630

Meeting Room1A

2.7 + 2.8

1645-1815

Meeting Room1A

Whyshouldwemakespaceforthe discussionoflearning?

DavidByrne,MarkHeffernan

Theteacher'sroleinusingAIforautonomous learning

MarkSmith

Teachingdirectlearningstrategies:how, whatandwhy

RachaelHarris

STEAM-basededucation

KonstantinaKaramouta

Interactivetargetlanguageuseatbeginner’s level

AnjaBurkert

Usinggamifiedlearningenvironmentsto fosterstudentengagement LászlóHajba

IATEFLLearnerAutonomySpecialInterest GroupOpenForum

Featuresoflearnerautonomy:practical examplesandhands-onactivities

Leadership&Management(LAMSIG)

Tuesday16April|MeetingRoom5/Syndicate2

Coordinator:JoshRound&BarbaraCraig

1.1 1035-1120 Practicalstepstowardteacherwellbeing throughmindfulmanagement

EmmaGowing

1.2 1150-1220 Engagingteachersinsocialmediacontent creationforschoolmarketing

GinaRodriguez

1.3 1235-1305 Syndicate2 Presidentialprecedents:leadershiplessons fromtheWhiteHouse

MikeRiley

1.4 1405-1435 Schoolleaders’experiencesofburnout: causes,effectsandsolutions

DanielXerri

1.5 1450-1520 Whatexactlyisthepointofabudget? AndyHockley

1.6 1535-1605 IATEFLLeadership&ManagementSpecial InterestGroupOpenForum

ConnectingELTleadersandmanagers aroundtheworld

1.7 1635-1705 Movingtothemiddle:helpingmiddle leadersthrive

BarbaraCraig,SandraPitronaci

1.8 1720-1805 Thefirst30daysasanewELTmanager

GeorgiaPapamichailidou

LearningTechnologies(LTSIG)

Thursday18April|Empress

Coordinator:MariaDiakou

3.1 1020-1050 Digitallearning:withorwithoutateacher? BrigitaSeguis

3.2 1105-1135 Focusingonthebasicsinaneraofdigital innovations

SusanaGalante

3.3 1205-1250 Enhancingteachingandlearningthrough AI–learnedwisdomrecipes

KirstenHolt

3.4 1350-1420 Lessonslearnedfrom10+yearsof videoconferencing

GrahamStanley

3.5 1435-1505 Makingremotenessclose:human connectionsatthecentre

SerranaMuniz

3.6 1535-1605 UsingGenAIinteachereducationtobenefit trainersandtrainees

LindsayWarwick

3.7 1620-1650 AIinELT:thegood,thebadandtheweird NickyHockly

3.8 1705-1750 Teachingone-to-oneclassesonline: principlesforbestpractice

LaurenPerkins

Literature(LitSIG)

Thursday18April|MeetingRoom3

Coordinator:GerhardFinster

3.1 1020-1050 PoetryintheEFLclassroom

PeterHohwiller

3.2 1105-1135 Literaryexplorationassourceof empowermentforreadingassessment

MartaZaninelli

3.3 1205-1250 Educationforsustainabledevelopment:a literarywindowontheworld LynnWilliams,KarinMüller

3.4 1350-1420 TeachingEnglishthroughliterature JuliaKoifman

3.5 1435-1505 Developingcreativityusingliteratureinthe EFLclassroom

KyokoKuze

3.6 1535-1605 “Atomic”readinghabits:aneurosciencepoweredapproachforGenerationZ ArmandaStroia

3.7 1620-1650 Enhancinglanguagelearningthrough literatureandbookclubs

MadelineLorenz

3.8 1705-1750 IATEFLLiteratureSpecialInterestGroupOpen Forum Lookingback–Lookingahead

MaterialsWriting(MaWSIG)

Tuesday16April|Syndicate4

Coordinator:HeatherBuchanan

1.1 1035-1120 Ateacher’sdream:adaptingteaching materialslikemagic!

AlyssaFrancis,PabloGarciaGomez

1.2 1150-1220 AreELTmaterialswritersbornormade?

JohnHughes,KatherineBilsborough

1.3 1235-1305 Introducingacompetencyframeworkfor languagelearningmaterialswriting SandyMillin

1.4 1405-1435 Representationisgoodrepresentation?! QueerperspectivesinGermanELT

AlbertBiel

1.5 1450-1520 Coursedesignandmaterialsforolderadults MarinaGonzalez

1.6 1535-1605 Howsustainableissustainabilityinprimary EFLcourseware?

AndrewJohnStarling

1.7 1635-1705 Fromwhiteboardtodashboard:howtoget yourcoursesonline

CiaránLynch

1.8 1720-1805 IATEFLMaterialsWritingSpecialInterest GroupOpenForum Inspirationsinmaterialswriting

Pronunciation(PronSIG)

Wednesday17April|Syndicate4/MeetingRoom3

Coordinators:GemmaArcher&AdamScott

2.1 1020-1050

Syndicate4

2.2 1105-1135

TeachingEnglishpronunciationforaglobal world:activitiesforintelligibility

GemmaArcher,RobinWalker

Syndicate4 IATEFLPronciationsSpecialInterestGroup OpenForum

PronSIG’sinteractivepronunciationclinic: comewithquestions,leavewithanswers!

2.4 1415-1445

Meeting Room3

2.5 1500-1530

Meeting Room3

2.6 1600-1630

Meeting Room3

2.7 1645-1715

Meeting Room3

Dotraditionalpronunciationteaching techniquesactuallyworkonimproving intelligibility?

HongzhiWang

TheimpactofEnglishaccentvariationson Chineselearners

XianWang

Understandingpronunciationlearning strategiesforwordstressthroughdiary reflections

IvanaDuckinoska-Mihajlovska

L2teachers'professionaltrajectorieswith pronunciationteaching:a10-yearstudy

MichaelBurri

Research(ReSIG)

Tuesday16April|MeetingRoom1B

Coordinator:ErnestoVargasGil

1.1 1035-1120 Neverthetwainshallmeet?Aresearcherteachercollaborationproject

JessicaMackay

1.2 1150-1220 TheviabilityofblendedELTcoursesinpostCovid/post-warSyria

RasheedAbdulHadi

1.3 1235-1305 Tacklingsocialinequalityonetaskatatime JessicaKnuth

1.4 1405-1435 Creativepracticesandautonomousidentities empoweringpre-serviceteachers

MarisolGuzmanCova

1.5 1450-1520 “Walkintheirshoes”:Englishasa“distant” language

IsabelMartin

1.6 1535-1605 Supportingnon-permanentELTINSET trainersinIndia

KalyanChattopadhyay

1.7 1635-1705 IATEFLResearchSpecialInterestGroupOpen Forum Empoweringeducators:navigatingthepostCovidlandscapethroughteacherresearch

1.8 1720-1805 Researchdataanalysis:ahands-on(and jargon-free!)workshop

PaulaRebolledo

TeacherDevelopment(TDSIG)

Wedensday17April|Pavilion/Charlotte Coordinator:JamesTaylor&CeciliaLemos

2.1 1020-1050

InquirywithanI:centringtheteacherin teacherdevelopment

MichelleWorgan

2.2 1105-1135 Theroleofexperienceinteacheridentity construction

VanessaMcDonagh

2.3 1205-1250 Let'stalkaboutsocialemotional competencesfortheclassroom

AnnaHasper

2.4 1415-1445 Video-enhancedteachertraining:guides, networks,andconversa�ons

CeciliaNobre

2.5 1500-1530 Reflectiveteaching-ignitinginnovation, collaborationandgrowth

TamiresdeOliveira

2.6 1600-1630 Stimulusanddiscussion-widening participationinteacherdevelopment

CliveShaw

2.7 1645-1715

Charlotte Improvingtheeffectivenessofprofessional development:Lessonsfrom30,000teachers

SimonBorg

2.8 1730-1815 IATEFLTeacherDevelopmentSpecialInterest GroupOpenForum

TeacherTrainingandEducation(TTEdSIG)

Wedensday17April|MeetingRoom1B/Syndicate1 Coordinator:BaharGun&ClareHayward

2.1 1020-1050 Thewayforwardisglobalcollaborationin ELT

BelenAlbarracin

2.2 1105-1135 Near-peermentoringforin-serviceteachers’ professionaldevelopment

IreneRahmaniar

2.3 1205-1250 Take5–airingandsharingtopissueson CELTA

JacquelineDouglas

2.4 1415-1445 UsingAItoassistscaffoldingreflective practiceinteachereducation

ElenaOncevskaAger

2.5 1500-1530 IATEFLTeacherTraining&EducationSpecial InterestGroupOpenFoum

TTEdSIG–acommunityforteacher educatorsaroundtheglobe

2.6 1600-1630 Syndicate1 Thecasebookmethodforlanguageteacher educationandprofessionaldevelopment

GaryBarkhuizen

2.7 1645-1715 Non-permanentin-serviceteachereducators: identityexperiencesfromthemargin

KuheliMukherjee

Testing,Evaluation&Assessment (TEASIG)

Tuesday16April|MeetingRoom10

Coordinator:MariaDavou&MaggiLussiBell

1.2 1150-1220 Buildingupaspeakingrubric:whatadeal! MaríaAguilar

1.3 1235-1305 RethinkingL2oralassessments:themissing listeningcomponent

LeylaKaratay

1.4 1405-1435 Teacherbeliefs,professionaldevelopment, languageassessmentliteracy:joiningthe dots

1.5 1450-1520

1.6 1535-1605

1.7 1635-1705

1.8 1720-1805

MinaPatel

Howcanwehelpstudentscopewith computer-adaptivetesting?

MyleniIshida

ChatGPTandassessment:thistimeit’s personal ShaunSweeney

Arguingthecaseforthe(oral)defence

MichaelKing

IATEFLTesting,Evaluation&Assessment

SpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

YoungLearnersand Teenagers(YLTSIG)

Tuesday16April|MeetingRoom1A Coordinator:LauraWilliams

1.1 1035-1120 IATEFLYoungLeanersandTeenagersSpecial InterestGroupOpenForum

WhatmakesanexpertYLteacher?:Findout withYLTSIG

1.2 1150-1220

Notchildrennoradults:understanding teenagers'learningprocess

LeticiaMoraes

1.3 1235-1305 Booststudents’learningbyembracing neuroplasticityinyourclassroom!

FaridZaiter

1.4 1405-1435 Usingchildren’sliteratureinEFLclassrooms (childrenaged3-6)

DianaCojocnean

1.5 1450-1520 Primaryschoolclassroompractices:what doescontext-appropriatereallymean?

SueGarton

1.6 1535-1605 Encouragingmeaningfulpeerfeedback amongprimarystudentsusingsuccess criteria

QuỳnhMaiNgọcLê

1.7 1635-1705 ForeignlanguageanxietyinChileanprimary Englishlanguagelearners

Maria-JesusInostroza

1.8 1720-1805 Identitymapping:anactofidentifyingwith English

VinitaAbichandani,JoanKangShin

#iatefl2024

We’llbebroadcastingliveeachdayonIATEFL'sFacebook, LinkedInandYouTubechannelswithinterviews,discussion, chat,debate,andviewsbehindthescenes!

Day1

SpecialInterestGroupOpenForums

ComeandlearnmoreaboutourSpecialInterestGroups(SIGs) andhowyoucangetinvolved.

0900-1015

MeetingRoom1A YoungLearners& Teenagers(YLT)SIG

1535-1605

MeetingRoom5 Leadership& Management(LAM)SIG

1635-1705

MeetingRoom1B Research(Re)SIG

1720-1805

Syndicate4

1720-1805

MeetingRoom10

MaterialsWriting(MaW) SIG

Testing,Evaluation& Assessment(TEA)SIG

OnthePop-upPresentationStage

0835-0855

1130-1145

1315-1330

1340-1355

1615-1630

Howtomovefrombeingateachertobecominga teachertrainerwithMatthewEllman

ExpressPublishing

4Minds:learningfortherealworld

UniversityofBirmingham

StudyingforaMasterscourseonline

TrinityCollegeLondon

Friendorfoe?AIinELT

BritishCouncil

Therighttestattherighttime:howAIcan enhanceyounglearners’success

OntheIATEFLStand

ComealongtotheIATEFLStandduringbreaktimesand lunchtimestomeetwithlike-mindedELTprofessionals.Ifyou feelyoufitintoanyofthecategorieslistedbelow,we’dloveto meetyouthere!

1120-1150 Firsttimers

1305-1405 Managers,directorsandacademicleaders

1605-1635

Primaryandsecondaryschoolteachers

Anddon’tmissthischancetomeetIATEFL’snew Patron,JanBlake,ontheIATEFLstandduring theafternoonbreak, 1605-1635

JanBlakeisastoryteller,consultant,mentor& plenaryspeakerwhohasbeenperforming world-widesince1986.BorninManchester,UK toJamaicanparents,Janspecialisesinfolktales andmythsfromtheCaribbean,WestAfrica, NorthAfrica,andtheArabregions.

Mindfulnesssession

SponsoredbyDuolingoEnglishTest 0815-0845|Skyline

Maketheperfectstarttoyourconferencedaywith amindfulnesssessionledbyalocalpractitioner.

SignatureEvent

ExpressPublishing

Teachinginthepastorteachingin thepresent?

1720-1805|Syndicate1

Whatexactlydoesitmeantobeateacherinthe21stcentury? Howdoyouknowwhetheryouhaveembracedtheskills requiredtoeducatestudentsinthemodernworld?Areyou armedwitheasilyaccessibletoolsandmeaningfulactivitiesto boostlearners'confidenceandfacilitateeffective communication,avitalskillforstudentgrowthandlearning?

Speaker:JennyDooley

EveningEvent

IntroductiontoBrighton

HostedbyBrightonWalks 1930-2030|Syndicate2

Agentlepromenadeorawalkonthewildside?Youdecideon thisfascinatingvirtualwalkdiscoveringBrighton'spastand present,famous,infamousandincredulous!

Fromasleepyfishingvillagetothefirstseasidesparesort resultingintheescapadesofheadyRegencytimes,through Victoriansandpiers,modsandrockersandqueers!

KeithWaterhousesaid"Brightonlookslikethekindofplacethat iscontinuouslyhelpingthepolicewithitsenquiries"....why? comeandfindout!

TypesofConferencesession

Plenaries

Achanceforallconference delegatestojointogetherto listentoworldclassexperts. Eachplenarywillhavea questionandanswersession laterthesameday.

SignatureEvents

Ashowcaseofexpertiseand state-of-the-artthinkinginan arearelevanttothehost organisation.

Talks

A30-minutesessionrelating totheoryandpractice.

Workshops

A45-minuteinteractive sessionwithaudience participation.

Forums

A75-minutesessionmadeup ofthreetalksonarelated topic.

Panels

A75-minutesessionwhere fourorfivepeoplepresent theirviewsonatopic.

LightningTalks

A45-minutesessionwhere 8-10speakershavethree minutestopresenttheir ideas.

Posters

Avisualdisplayofanareaof researchortheoryand practice.

SIGOpenForums

Anopportunitytogetto knowaSIGbetter.

Plenarysession

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

0900-1015(doorsopenat0830)

TheAIfactor:havewefigureditoutyet?

VickySaumell

Tuesday16

ThedevelopmentofAIhasbecomeahugechallenge.Predictionsaboundabouthowitwillaffectnot justELT,buttheworldingeneral.Afterawholeyearoffast-movingadvancesinAIdevelopmentand availabletoolsforavarietyofuseswithintheELTfield,wearestillworkingoutwhatitmeansforus.We havebeenlearningwhatitisandwhatwecanuseitfor,fromlessonplanningtoimagecreationand automatedlanguagelearning.Butthereismore!Wehavealsobeentryingtoelucidateitspositiveand negativeaspects,thoughitisallquitesubjective.Reducingateacher’sworkload,markinglearners’ work,planningamarketingcampaigncanbeplacedindifferentpartsofthepositive-negative continuum.WhatseemsapparentisthatitischangingtheELTlandscape.Buthow?Whatarethe implicationsfordifferentstakeholdersinthelanguagelearningindustry?Andhowarewecopingwith thechallengesitposes?BecomingawareofAI’sfunctioningsothatwecandetectbiasesandwork togethertowardsanethicaluseofAIseemstobealogicalpathway,whichwewillexploretogetherin thistalk.

AboutVicky:

VickySaumellisateacher,trainer,materialswriterandpresenter.SheholdsadegreeinSpanish-English LiteraryandTechnicalTranslation,aDiplomaintheTheoryandMethodologyofTESOLandadegreein EducationalTechnology.Shehasworkedasawriterandtrainerformajorpublishers,especiallyinthe areasofproject-basedlearningandthemeaningfuluseofdigitaltechnologiesforlanguagelearning andtheirimpact.ShehasbeentheIATEFLLTSIGCoordinatorandamemberofIATEFLPublications Committee.ShecurrentlyteachesatprimaryandsecondarylevelschoolsinBuenosAires,Argentina,as wellascontinuingherfreelancework.

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

Session1.1

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500 audience

Workshop

EAP

t,a, e,le

ProdProm

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop TD,TTEd a, e,le

1035-1120

UtilizingvisiblethinkingroutinesintheEAPclassroom

Alex Warren (NationalGeographicLearning)

Tuesday16

Criticalthinkingisakeyacademicskill,butitcanbetrickytoincorporateintoclasses.However,it doesn’tneedtobe.WithexamplesfromNationalGeographicLearning’s Pathways series,this workshopwillshowhowwecanincorporatevisiblethinkingroutinesintolessonstonotonlydevelop ourstudents’cognitiveskills,buttoalsostimulatemeaningfuldiscussioninvolvingallstudents.

What’sitmean:it’sdifferent,spokengrammar?

Jon Hird (Freelance/UniversityofOxford)

ThegrammarofspokenEnglishisinanumberofwaysdifferentfromthegrammarofwrittenEnglish, whichisthegrammarthatlearnersaregenerallytaught.Thissessionconsiderssomekeyfeaturesof spokengrammarandexploreshowwecanintroducethisintoourteachingtohelpourlearnersbetter understandanduseit.

CreatingpuzzlesforELTescaperoomsandtreasurehunts

Sarn Rich (CanterburyChristChurchUniversity)

Youknowthatescaperoomsandtreasurehuntsaremotivating,andcanexercisestudents’ imaginations,lateralthinkingandcommunicationskills-butareyoudauntedbythoughtsofsetting oneup?Comealong,andwe’llcreatepuzzles,trythemoutoneachother,andcollectideastoputto usewithourclasses–itshouldbefun!

Usingvideoforteacherdevelopment

Laurence Howells (Freelance)

Thisworkshopwillexploreinnovativewaysofusingvideoofrealclassesforteacherdevelopment.It willdrawonworkdoneinFrance,Japanandonlinecombiningfootageofexperiencedteachersat workwiththeircriticalselfreflectionandtestimonyfromthestudents.Thesevideosuniquely document:actualclassroomincidents,teachersinternalthoughtprocesses,andstudent’sreflections ontheevents.

Session1.1

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop

MD,TTEd s,t,a, e,le MaWSIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

Workshop

BE,ESP a, e

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

OpenForum YLTSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Workshop

RES

ey,p,s,t,a, e ReSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre

80 audience

Workshop

IPSEN,MD

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

Workshop

GEN a, e,le

MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

AL,TTEd p,s,a, e,le

MeetingRoom5-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Workshop

LAM

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

LAMSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom6-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

GEN t,e,le

Ateacher’sdream:adaptingteachingmaterialslikemagic!

Alyssa Francis (EducationalTestingService), Pablo GarciaGomez (EducationalTestingService) Englishlanguageteachersareoftenfacedwiththechallengeofaligningpre-designedlearning materialswiththeirstudents'uniqueneedsandinterests.Joinustoexperiencefirsthandsomequick andeffectivestrategiesfortakingonthischallenge.Participantswillworktogethertoidentifygapsin learningmaterialsandcreatehuman-andAI-generatedmodificationsthatwillsuccessfullyfillthe gaps.

Englishforartists–betweenESP,self-expressionandcontrol

Sarah Plochl (EDGYCoaching)

Logistics,banking,IT–mostcareerscomewithasupplyofbespokeESPmaterials.Butwhataboutthe creativeprofessions?Isdevisingacurriculumpossibleandadvisableforartistsandothercreatives,or aretheirneedssimplytoowildandindividual?Aworkshopwithcasestudiesandroomforcreative explorationattheboundariesofELT,coaching,andartisticpractices.

IATEFLYoungLeanersandTeenagersSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

WhatmakesanexpertYLteacher?:FindoutwithYLTSIG

EveryoneiswelcometotheYLTSIGOpenForum:comeandfindoutabouttheworkoftheSIGinthe lastyear,andalsowhatiscomingupnext!Thesessionalsofeaturesaninteractivepaneldiscussion entitled‘WhatmakesanexpertYLteacher?’,lookingattraining,qualificationsandexperience.Welook forwardtohearingyourviewsonthetopic!

Neverthetwainshallmeet?Aresearcher-teachercollaborationproject

Jessica Mackay (Escolad'IdiomesModerns,UniversityofBarcelona)

ThispresentationdescribesasuccessfulcollaborationbetweenresearchersandEFLteachersatthe languageschooloftheUniversityofBarcelona,aimedatmaximizinglearners’out-of-classexposureto thetargetlanguage.Wewilllookattheactivitiesdone,summariseresultsanddiscussimplicationsfor reducingtheresearch-practicedividebyhighlightingthebenefitsforallinvolved:researchers, teachersand,especially,learners.

IntegratinggenderresponsivepedagogyintotheELTclassroom

Julia Stanton (BritishCouncil)

‘HowcanIgetmoreofmyfemalelearnerstoparticipateinclass?HowcanIencouragemaleand femalelearnerstoworktogether?Thisworkshopaimstoanswerthesequestionsbyintroducing teacherstopracticalactivitiesandmaterialsfromtheBritishCouncil’s TeachingEnglish wesbite,which willenablethemtointegrategender-responsivepedagogyintotheirclassrooms.

Consciouslistening:yogatechniquestoboostconfidence,memoryandlistening

Daniel Studholme (ECLondon)

Feelingrelaxedandhavingconfidenceiskeytolanguagelearning.Butthisiscounter-intuitivewhen learningalanguagetakesstudentsoutoftheircomfortzone.Thissessionwilllookathowthe applicationoftheoriesandpracticebehindyogacanbeappliedtoclassroomactivitiestobetter students’listening,memory,confidenceandrisk-taking.

Movingbeyondthegrammarrulebookwithametaphor-ledpedagogy

Sally Zacharias (UniversityofGlasgow)

Thisworkshopwillintroducealanguageawarenesspedagogythatwasdevelopedforacohortofpreandin-serviceTESOLteachersonaone-yearMaster’sprogramme.Usingtheconceptsofembodiment andmetaphorparticipantswillbeabletoexplorefeaturesofEnglishgrammarthroughaseriesof hands-onactivitiesinvolvingdrawing,animationandmime.Therewillbetimeforquestions.

Practicalstepstowardteacherwellbeingthroughmindfulmanagement

Emma Gowing (MidletonSchool)- WinneroftheIATEFLLAMSIGScholarship

TeacherwellbeinghasbeenahottopicinELTinrecentyears,whilstatthesametimeEnglishteaching, particularlyintheprivatesector,isincreasinglyprecariousanddepreciatedinvalueasaprofession. Thistalkseekstooutlinesomepracticalwaysinwhichmanagersandadministratorscanpositively impactteacherwellbeingintheirlanguageteachingorganisation.

Designthinkingprojectstodeveloplanguageandproblem-solvingskills

Sophie Farag (TheAmericanUniversityinCairo)

Session1.1

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50 audience

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MeetingRoom9-Brighton

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70 audience

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MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

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TD ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

Office11-BrightonCentre 40 audience

Workshop

PRON,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

80 audience

TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a,e

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

80 audience

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LA p,s,t,a, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

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Empress-TheGrandHotel 250 audience

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Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel 250 audience

Workshop BE a, e,le

ProdProm

Reachoutandthey'llbethere:'new'phrasalverbs

Clare Henderson (BellCambridge)

Chefs‘fryoff’theironionsandsuspects‘lawyerup’.‘Reachout’hashadameaningchange.Whether youknowthemasphrasal-ormulti-wordverbs,thisworkshopwillintroduceyoutosomenewer coinagesandsomehard-workingparticles.Wewillconsiderwherenewphrasalverbscomefromand howteachersmighthelplearnersarriveatmeaning.

Shapingteachingandlearningthroughqualityassuranceobservations

Phaedra McCallum (BellEducationalServicesLimited)

Howcanwebestsupportteachersinactingontheareasforimprovementordevelopmentidentified duringlessonobservations?ByanalysingacasestudyofanobservedEFLlesson,participantswill identifyareasforimprovementandagreeonanimpactfulfollow-upactionplanwhichcanhelp observersandteachersworkcollaborativelytoimproveteaching,leadingtoimprovedlearning.

CheckingunderstandingintheELTclassroom:notjustCCQs

Vera O'Connor (SpeakUpLondon)

ThereareavarietyofsituationsinELTwhenteachersneedtochecklearners’understanding,fromthe meaningoftargetgrammartotaskinstructionsorteacher’sfeedback.Checkingunderstandinghasno “one-size-fits-all”solutionandtakesaconsciousefforttodevelop.Thisworkshopwillofferteachers11 waystocheckunderstandingandwillcreateopportunitiestodiscusstheirapplicationwithpeers.

InterdisciplinaritywhenanalysingStandardSouthernBritishEnglish(SSBE)pronunciation

Chris Kunz (AngliaExaminationsSyndicate,England)

SSBEisbecomingincreasinglyprominentamongmanyspeakers.However,pronunciationisoftenthe mostchallengingskillforstudents,and,equally,teachingpronunciationmayalsobecurtailedby manyteachers.Therefore,weshouldalsoexploitinterdisciplinaryfieldssuchascorpuslinguisticsand interpersonalcommunication.Thissessionwillhelpteachersguidestudentstowardssignificant pronunciationimprovements,leadingtomoresuccessfuloverallcommunication.

Embrace,empower,evaluate:trainingteachersonnewtechnologiesasynchronously Malamatenia Gatsou (EFTeachOnline)

Overthelastthreeyears,youhaveprobablyhadtoassimilatenewtechnologiesinyourteaching,and possiblytrainotherteachersonit—thefutureislookingevenmoreground-breaking.Inthis workshop,youwillexploreandexperimentwithkeybestpracticesofdevelopingeffectiveteacher trainingonnewtechnologiesinanasynchronousformat.

Enhancingself-regulatedlearningthroughtheintegrationofprojectsandportfolios

Ashkon Djalili (BSCEducation)

Throughdiscussionandinteractiveactivities,thisworkshopwillexplorehowweuseprojectsand portfoliosintheEFLclassroomtobooststudentconfidenceandmotivation,makingthemmore effectivelearnersandusersofEnglish.Usingcorecompetenciescoveringlanguageand21stcentury skills,wewilldiscoverhowstudentsarebetterabletoreflectandseetheirlearningcometolife.

Languageteachingasacraft

Duncan Foord (OxfordTEFL)

Isyourteachingrootedinscience(provenfactsaboutlearning)orcraft(developedskillsandintuition) andwhatimplicationsdoesthathaveforyouandyourstudents?Iwillsuggestthatacraft-based approachiscurrentlyunderused,yetessentialforELTprofessionalstocreatevalueforstudents,stay aheadofAIandcompeteeffectivelywithotherlanguagelearningoptions.

STEAMupyourCLILlessons

Natalia Liashko (ExpressPublishingUkraine)

Knowingthattoday’slearnersarerequiredtobeflexible,creativeandinnovative,putsteachersinto thepositionofnewapproachesimplementationsuchasCLILandSTEAM.Thesetwotermsare sometimesconfusedbecausetheyarestronglyinterconnected.Duringthisworkshopwearegoingto investigatethemthroughpracticeanddecidehowwecanturnourCLILlessonsintoSTEAMones.

BusinessEnglishactivitiesandtherealworldofourlearners

Marjorie Rosenberg (Freelance)

BusinessEnglishlearnersneedlanguageskillswhichhelpthemtocarryouttheirjobs.Thisworkshop willintroduceavarietyofeasy-to-implementclassroomactivitiesfrom 50WaystoTeachBusiness English (WayzgoosePress)onlanguage,businessandcommunicationskillsandaccompaniedby‘realworld’follow-upideaswhichlearnerscanapplydirectlytotheirworksituations.

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition

IATEFLStand Firsttimers’meetup

IfyouhavenotattendedanIATEFLConferencebefore,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetwithother firsttimersandIATEFLTrusteestolearnmoreabouttheconferenceandmakesomenewfriends!

Pop-upPresentationStage 1130-1145

ExpressPublishing

4Minds:learningfortherealworld

4Minds isanewmulti-levelcoursethatturnslanguagelearningintoanopportunityforlearnersto exploretheworldandtheirpotential.DesignedforlearnersofCEFRlevelsA1–C1/C2,itcoversthe latestdevelopmentsandtrendsintechnology,entertainmentandsocialissueswhilepreparing learnersfortherealworld,outsideclass.Theseriesincludeslifeskillsandpresentationskillssections, STEAMactivitiesandthemedunitspractisingall21stcenturyskillsincludingresearchandmediation activities.

Speaker:JennyDooley-PresidentofExpressPublishing

Eastbar-BrightonCentre Posterpresentations

TheposterpresentationscanbefoundinEastBar,onthefirstflooroftheBrightonCentre.Eachposter willbeondisplayforthedurationoftheconferenceandeachpresenterwillbeavailabletoanswer yourquestionsatthebreaktimesoftheirallocatedday.Herearetheposterpresenterswhoyoucan meetonDay1:

Poster1

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PerformanceandperceptionsofEFLfreshmenincomputeriseddynamicassessment

Can Jin (UniversityofCambridge)

ThisposterexplorestheperformanceandperceptionsofEFLfreshmenparticipatinginapedagogical programoncomputeriseddynamicassessmentofEnglishinferentialreading.Thefindingsmight benefitbothpractitionersandstakeholdersasthispedagogicalprogramalignseffectivelywithlargescaleEFLclassroomsindiagnosingwhilesimultaneouslypromotingstudents’learningpotentialfora morecomprehensiveandfairerassessmentoftheirlanguageperformance.

Innovationsandco-teachinginNepaleseEFLcontext

Gokul GhimireSharma (JohnDeweyHSSchoolNepal), RadhaKrishna Humagain (RoomtoRead, Nepal)

Teachersareresearcherswhosolveclassroomproblemsandfindtheirremedies.Teachingprofession hasbeenunderagreatthreatintheNepaleseaswellasworldcontext.Thisposterpresentation focusesonhowwecancreateinnovationsinco-teachingandlearning.Itsharesresearchedteaching methodologiesandresourcestodeveloptargetlanguage.

Poster7 ESP,RES t, e,le

Poster10

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EnglishcompetenceamongAustrianuniversityentrants

Désirée Verdonk (UniversityofAppliedSciencesWr.Neustadt)

ThisposterreportsonalongitudinalstudytrackingtheEnglishcompetenceamongAustrianfirst-year businessstudentsbetween2011-2021.Basedonasampleof1311subjects,aregressionanalysis revealstherelativeimpactofthefollowingfactorsonstudents'Englishcompetence:therecent introductionofastandardisedAustrianschool-leavingexam,thetypeofsecondaryschoolattended, andtheselectivenessoftheinstitution.

ThechallengesofEnglishlanguageassistantsandCLIL

Berenice Rocha (UniversidaddeJaén)

ThisdoctoralstudyanalyzestheEnglishlanguageassistantprogramsinMadrid’sbilingualsecondary schools.Itaimstouncoverthedifficultiesthatlanguageassistants,teachers,andbilingualprogram coordinatorsfacewhentheprogramisimplementedinCLILsettings.Theresultswillpavethewayfor animprovementplanincludingtrainingandprofessionaldevelopmenttools.

In-serviceandpre-serviceteachers'challengesinvulnerableareas

Oriana Onate (UniversidaddelaFrontera)

Resultsfromsurveysandinterviewstoin-serviceandpre-serviceteachersaboutthedifficultiesthey encounterintheclassroomwhentheyteachEnglishasaforeignlanguageinlessfavourable environments.Thisresearchisdonetogatherinformationabouttheteachingprofessionworkplaceas wellaspreparefutureteachersfordifficultworkingconditionsthatgobeyondEnglishlanguage proficiency.

Poster16

LA,YLT s, e,le

Howpeer-grouplearningmotivatesandempowersadolescentlearners

Rustom Mody (BritishCouncilSouthAsia,EnglishProgrammes)

Thisposterpresentationwillaimtooutlinehowthepeer-groupmodeofdeliveryhasbeenusedin SouthAsia(Bangladesh,Nepal,PakistanandSriLanka)toimproveEnglishanddigitalskillsamong adolescentgirlsinlow-incomeandmarginalisedcontexts.Itillustratestheprocess,withexamples fromtheBritishCouncil’sEnglishandDigitalforGirls’Educationproject.

Session1.2 1150-1220

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500 audience

Talk GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Forum

1150-1305

ESOL,TTEd a, e,le

ESOL,IPSEN p, e,le

GI,TD p,s, e,le

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

ProdProm

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

MD,MaW ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MaWSIGShowcase

ProdProm

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

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EAP,TEA a, e

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre 60 audience

Talk

YLT s, e,le

YLTSIGShowcase

ELT-relatedcontroversies:fromconflicttocomplement Penny Ur (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)

AnumberofcontroversiesinELThavegivenrisetohotdebate:forexample,whethertoteach grammarexplicitlyornot.Thistalkwilldiscussaselectionofsuchapparentlyopposingpositionsand explorehowtheymightbereconciledorcombinedinaprincipledandadaptableapproachto effectiveELTandthedesignofteachercourses.

ForumonempoweringthroughEnglish:refugeenarrativesandinclusion

HowlearningEnglishbuildsresilience:refugees’stories

Gwyneth James (UniversityofHertfordshire), Paulina Clarke-vanPelt Howmuchdowereallyknowaboutourstudents?Whetherweteachrefugeesornot,howmuchdo wereallyknowabouttheirexperiences?Inthistalk,ouraimisforustolistentostoriesofrefugees livingintheUKandtogethersharehowthesestoriescanbeusedtofostergreaterunderstanding anddiversityinourclassrooms.

Englishteachingstrategiestochildrenatinternallydisplacedpeople'scamps

MarthaAda Onjewu (KadunaPolytechnic,Kaduna), Chinelo Nwokolo(FederalUniversityof PetroleumResourceEffu)

Englishlanguagelearningistoorelevanttobedeprivedtochildrenininternallydisplacedpeople's campsinNigeria.Themeagerprovisionbygovernmentexcludestheeducationofsuchchildren exceptthroughindividualorotherinterventions.Basedonthedesireoftheschoolagechildreninthe campstostudy,weevolvedsomeEnglishlanguageteachingstrategiesalongsidecounselling.

GamifiedEnglisheducationtopromoteinclusion/integrationintheEU

Canan Aktug (UKLAACADEMYLanguageSchools)

Inthistalk,IwillintroducetheErasmus+Projectcalled GamifiedValuesEducationforFosteringMigrant IntegrationatSchools.IwillcoverhowschoolsfromvariousEuropeancountriescollaboratedto supporttheirEnglishteacherstohelpimmigrantchildrensucceedacademicallyinadiverse, multilingualclassroomandintegrateintotheEUcommunity.

Englishforacriticalmind:languagepedagogyforsocialjustice

Alessia Cogo (ELTJournal)

CriticallanguagepedagogyinvitesteacherstoconsiderteachingEnglish(andotherlanguages)for socialjustice.Itencouragespractitionerstopursuedemocraticvaluesintheirclassrooms.Itsees Englishasdiverseandmultilingualandstimulatesreflectionandaction.Thistalklooksatthenew book EnglishforaCriticalMind andpresentsactivitiesforintegratingtheseideasintolessons.

OxfordTeachers’Academy:discoverthejoysofonlineprofessionaldevelopment

Ed Dudley (OxfordUniversityPress)

Ifyou’relookingforinspirationinyourteaching–somethingtoputaspringinyourstepasyouenter theclassroom–thencometofindoutwhat OxfordTeachers’AcademyProfessionalDevelopment onlinecoursescandoforyou.OurUniversityofOxford-endorsedonlinePDcoursesareopento teachersworldwide,whetherself-fundedorsupportedbytheirinstitution.

AreELTmaterialswritersbornormade?

John Hughes (WritingELTMaterials), Katherine Bilsborough (WritingELTMaterialsLtd)

Despitematerialswritingbeingakeyteachingskill,fewteacherseverreceiveanyformaltraining.In thistalk,weassessthechallengesthatteachersfaceanddefinetheskillstheyneedtodevelop.We alsosuggestwaysinwhichtrainersandmentorsmightsupportthisdevelopmentbydrawingonour ownexperiencesofrunningacourseinwritingELTmaterials.

Tailoringassessmentofanauthenticlecturecomprehensionpre-sessionaltask

Mark Carver (UniversityofStAndrews)

Followinganeedsanalysisof2022pre-sessionalstudents,PSE2023pilotedanauthenticlecture comprehensiontask.Evaluationusingtranscriptionanalysis,classicaltesttheory,andmultifaceted Raschmeasurementidentifiedlecturecomprehensionasakeypredictoroftestscores,butalso limitedvaliditywhenmarkingona20-pointscale.Weoutlinechangesfor2024,includingtask redesignandnewassessmentcriteria.

Notchildrennoradults:understandingteenagers'learningprocess

Leticia Moraes (Troika)

Teachingteenagersisoftenseenasachallenge.Muchofthisperceptionseemstostemfromtheway adolescentstudentsaretaught,leadingtounpredictablereactionsand,oftentimes,conflict.Thistalk willexploresomecharacteristicsofteenagers,theirimplicationsintheclassroom,andhowwecan addressthemtofosteramoreeffectiveandrelaxedlearningprocess.

Session1.2

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre 60 audience

Talk

GI,RES a, e,le

ReSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre 80 audience

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MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre 80 audience

Forum

1150-1305

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MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk AL,LT ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom5-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber

LAM ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

LAMSIGShowcase

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MeetingRoom6-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk

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1150-1220 continued Tuesday16

TheviabilityofblendedELTcoursesinpost-Covid/post-warSyria

Rasheed AbdulHadi (ELTDepartment,DamascusUniversity,Syria)

Inlightofthefactthatblendedorhybridlearningisbecoming"thenewnormal"ineducational institutionsallaroundtheworld,particularlyinthewakeofCovid-19,manylanguageschoolsinSyria haverecentlyadoptedthismode.ThistalkwillexamineblendedEFLlearning'seffectivenessand viabilityinSyria'spost-warandCovid-19environmentsbasedonresearchstudyfindings.

“Athousandlittles”:helpinghigherlevellearnerstracktheirprogress

Katherine Roberts (LondonSchoolofEnglish)

Oncealanguagelearnerattainsupperintermediatelevelandhigher,theyoftenfeelthattheyhave stoppedprogressing.Thiscanleadtoalossofmotivationanddemoralisation.Thistalkwillexamine classroomandothertechniqueswithwhichtheycancontinuetotracktheirimprovement.Howcan theycontinuetobechallenged,andchallengethemselves,toimprovefurther?

Forumonenhancingwritingviabalancedfeedback,screencastingandpeer-review

Howteachersachievecoursegoalsandrespondtolearners’needs

Andrew Scott (TheUniversityofQueensland)

Howdoteachersachievecoursegoalswhilesimultaneouslyrespondingtolearners’needs?Thistalk willreportonacompletedstudythatinvestigatedhowexperiencedteachersselect,sequenceand givefeedbacktolearnersontheirwritingtoeitherprioritisethesyllabusorthelearners.Adiscussion willthenfocusonhowteachersmightachievesuchabalanceintheirownclassrooms.

Screencastingtoincreasetheeffectivenessoffeedbackinwrittentasks

Meritxell BlancoColino (InstitucióMontserratSCCL)

Haveyoueverwonderedhowyoucangetthemostoutofyourfeedbacktohelpstudentsimprove theirwritingskills?Thissessionaimstopresenthowscreencastingtoolscanbeausefulsourceof feedbackforwritingtasks.ThispresentationwillbebasedonmyMaster’sthesisproject,andIwill presentboththeoreticalandpracticalexamples

Howdoespeer-reviewingimpactstudentwritingabilities?

Noriko Kurihara (NagoyaUniversityofCommerceandBusiness)

Thepresentstudyisbasedontheresultofthecomparisonbetweenthepeer-reviewinggroupandthe word-learninggroup,wherethepeer-reviewinggroupshowedsignificantimprovement.Further investigationofstudents’interactionsinthepeerreviewandinterviewdata,theirdraftsandrevision revealedthattheimpactofpeer-reviewingrelatedtotherelationshipbetweenpeersandstudents’ attitudestowardpeerreview.

AIdivideinELT:tipstonarrowit

Mohammad Etedali (JoutsenoCollege)

Artificialintelligence(AI)isadvancingsofastthatithasbecomethesourceofgrowingconcernover thedividethatitcreatesamongusers,includinglanguageteachers.Inthecourseofthispresentation, wewilltrytoaddressthisconcern,discussaframework,andsharesometipstonarrowtheAIdivide.

Engagingteachersinsocialmediacontentcreationforschoolmarketing

Gina Rodriguez (GRSchoolMarketing)

Inthisdynamicpresentation,I'llexplorethekeyrolelanguageteachersplayinsupportingtheschool's marketingbycapturingcompellingmomentsthroughphotosandvideos.Joinmetodiscover actionablestrategiestohelpyouinspireteacherstobecomecontentcontributorsforanenhanced school'ssocialmediapresence.Learnwhyteacherinvolvementiskeyformarketingsuccess.

RevisitingESPintransdisciplinaryenvironments:theRESPITEproject

Elis KakoulliConstantinou (CyprusUniversityofTechnology)- WinneroftheIATEFLLTSIGDiana EastmentRovingReporterScholarship

ThispresentationfocusesontheRevisitingEnglishforSpecificPurposesinTransdisciplinary Environments(RESPITE)projectdevelopedattheCyprusUniversityofTechnology.Theproject involvestheadoptionofatransdisciplinaryapproachtotheteachingoftwoEnglishforSpecific Purposes(ESP)coursesandtheenrichmentoftheircurriculawithmaterialsandtoolsaimingat upgradingandenhancingstudents’learningexperience.

MeetingRoom8-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber

RES t, e,le

Theimpactofindividualdifferencesonstudyabroadexperiences

Pawel Sobkowiak (AdamMickiewiczUniversity,Poznań,Poland)

Iwillanalyzetowhatextentindividualfactors,suchasself-efficacyandculturalintelligence(CQ),are reliableantecedentsofindividuals’culturaladaptation.Thedatacomesfromacasestudywiththe Erasmus+schemeparticipants.Students’sojournexperienceswillbediscussedandimplications concerninghowtohelpstudentsreapthemostbenefitsfromsojournswillbeconsidered.

MeetingRoom9-Brighton Centre

70 audience Forum

1150-1305

GEN a, e,le

LIT,YLT ey,s,p,s, e,le

GI,LIT s,a, e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

TD,TEA t,a, e,le

TEASIGShowcase

Office11-BrightonCentre 40 audience

Talk GEN s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

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Forumonusingliteraturecreativelyindiverseteachingenvironments

Bringingadulthighschoolcommunitytogether:aninterdisciplinaryShakespeareproject Lucía Bustamante (CeibalenInglés)

Theplay Hamlet byWilliamShakespearehascreatedanengagingeducationalcontextinHighSchool Number17,Uruguay.Bybeingpartoftheproject'ShakespeareFestival;’thisplayhasempowered adultbeginnerstudentsfromvulnerablebackgroundstoexperiencethelanguagefirst-hand.Iwill showhowmotivatingShakespeare'splayscanbeinEFLclassrooms.

UnlockingShakespeare'smagic:openingmindsofyoungreaders Marjory DondadeOliveira (ColégioCatamarã)

ThispresentationdelvesintoaprojectledbyaBrazilianteacherandcoordinator,addressingthe importanttaskofengagingchildrenandadolescentswiththeworksofShakespeare.Thestudy exploreseffectivestrategiesandtheirpotentialapplicabilityforeducatorsworldwideseekingto enhanceliteraryengagement,turningreluctantreadersintopassionatebooklovers.

Literature,interculturalityandglobalcitizenshipeducationthroughyoungcharacters’voices Barbara Lapornik (LiceoScientificoStatale"FrancePrešeren")

Thispresentationfocusesonusingcontemporaryandpost-colonialfictioninEnglishforadultsand youngadultstoimplementinterculturalcommunicativecompetenceandglobalcitizenship education,consideredwithinlanguagepedagogyandpractice.Meaningfultexts,takenfromthe selectednovelsandhighlightingyoungheroines'andheroes'challenges,willbefollowedbycreative studentactivities.

Buildingupaspeakingrubric:whatadeal!

María Aguilar (UniversidadTécnicaFedericoSantaMaría)

Teachersareconstantlylookingforguidelinestoevaluatespeakingperformance.Duringthisprocess, differenttypesofrubricssuitablefororalproductiontaskshavebeencontrastedandcompared.Inour talk,wewillshowtheaudiencetheresultsofouranalysisofrubricsusedtoassessspeaking performancetofacilitateandsupporttheprocessofbuildingrubrics.

Stakeholders’viewsofteachingEnglishasaninternationallanguage

MandanaArfaKaboodvand(UniversityofEswatini),SaidaAkbarova(WestminsterInternational UniversityinTashkent)

Inourtalk,wearguethatutilisingEnglishasaninternationallanguageintheclassisnotalways straightforward.Totakeadvantageoftheconcept,educatorsshouldconsiderstudents’needs,job markets’demandsandpedagogicalpracticality.Torestourcase,wedrawondatacollectedfrom studentsinvariousnon-English-speakingregions,internationalemployers,non-nativeEnglish instructorsandpersonalexperience.

ExploringtheCELTAteachingpracticumonanMATESOL

Richard Chinn (King'sCollegeLondon&InternationalHouseLondon), Joe Fagan (King'sCollege London)

Thistalkfocusesontheinitialfindingsofaresearchprojectwhichaimedtoexploretheimpactofa combinedMATESOL/CELTAprogrammeonnoviceteachers'beliefstowardslanguagelearningand teaching.Thistalkaimstoprovideattendeeswithinsightsandideasformaximisingtheimpactofthe teacherpracticumonMAprogrammes.

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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Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 80 audience

Forum

1150-1305

TD t, e,le

TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

TD t,a, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience Forum 1150-1305

EAP,LT s,t,a, e,le

LT ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

LT s,t,a, e,le

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

Paneldiscussion

1150-1305

TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk

LAM,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e

Forumonreflectivepractice

TeachermotivationandteacherreflectioninEFLcontext

Birsen Tutunis (IstanbulKulturUniversity)

ThisstudyaimedtoexploretherelationshipbetweenteachermotivationandteacherreflectioninEFL context.Adescriptivedesignwasusedtoexplore(1)thecorrelationbetweenteachermotivationand reflection,(2)teachers’levelsofreflectionandteachingexperienceand,(3)teachers’levelsof reflectionandtheireducationalbackground.Theresultsindicatedamoderatepositivecorrelation betweenmotivationandreflection.

Reflectivepracticeasaprofessionaldevelopmenttool

Anestin Chi (GovernmentTechnicalCollege,Ndimi)- WinneroftheIELTSMorganTerryMemorial Scholarship

Thissessionbrieflydiscussesthetheoreticalfoundationsofreflectivepractice,exploresreflective processesandhighlightsarangeoftoolsandpracticalstrategiesforengaginginreflectivepractice.It alsoexaminessomechallengesthatpractitionersmightfacewithimplementingreflectivepracticein theircontextsandexploresstrategiestoovercomethechallenges.

ProfessionaldevelopmentofEnglishteachersthroughreflectivepractice

ShivRam Pandey (GraminAdarshaMultipleCampus,Tarkeshwor,TU.,Nepal)

Reflectivepracticehasbecomeakeydrivingforceandanincreasinglyinfluentialreferentinthe professionaldevelopmentofteachers.Itisaruminative,meditative,reflective,creativeandcritical processtogrowasaprofessional.Itisteacherinitiatedandteacherdirected.Reflectivepracticeand professionaldevelopmentshouldgotogetherifateacherwantstobeaneffectiveone.

ForumonAIinEnglishlanguageeducation:opportunitiesandchallenges

AIinteachingEnglish-athreatoropportunity?

Evelina Miscin (RITCroatia)

ThistalkexplorestheintegrationofAI,specifically ChatGPT,inlanguageeducation.Ithighlights ChatGPT'spotentialasalanguagepracticepartner,tutor,andresourcetool.Thetalkcoverstheshort theoryofAI,itsroleinlanguageclassroomsandofferspracticalapplicationsof ChatGPT toenhance languageproficiencyandengagement.

ExploringEnglishlanguageteachingthrough ChatGPT'sSWOTlens

Ezgi SelcukArican (MayaSchools)

Inthistalk,myprimarygoalistocarefullydissectthestrengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and potentialthreatsofintegrating ChatGPT intomodernEnglisheducation.Bycloselyanalyzingits uniquecapabilitiesandinherentchallenges,attendeeswillgainacomprehensiveunderstandingof howgenerativeAIcaneaseandsignificantlyenrichEnglishlanguageteaching.

Unveiling ChatGPT impactonelevatingEnglishreadingproficiency

Sudsuang Yutdhana (DepartmentofEnglish,ThefacultyofHumanities,NaresuanUniversity, Thailand)

Thisresearchstudyinvestigatestheeffectivenessofusing ChatGPT toenhanceEnglishreadingskills. Thestudyemploysaquantitativeapproach,involvingadiversegroupofEnglishlanguagelearners withvaryingproficiencylevels.Thefindingsprovideinsightsintotheeffectivenessof ChatGPT in improvingEnglishreadingskillsincludingreadingcomprehensionandvocabularyacquisition. Learners'perceptionsof ChatGPT arealsoexplored.

Teacheragencyacrossglobalcontexts:drivers,challenges,andopportunities

Silvana Dushku (UniversityofCentralFlorida), Undraa Enkhtaivan (TheNational Universityof Mongolia),LoretteBassoung(UniversityInstituteofGulfofGuinea)

Thispaneldiscussionreportsonthefindingsofalarge-scaleresearchstudyconductedinAfrica,Asia, LatinAmerica,andtheUnitedStatesonthepost-pandemicEnglishteacherrolesasagentsofchange. Itinvitesadiscussionofcontext-relevantdrivers,constraints,andprofessionalopportunitiesfor effectiveteacheragencydevelopmentandimplementation.

Usingbigdatatopromoteequalityinmassiveteacherdevelopment

Alessandra Moura (BritishCouncil)

IwilldemonstratehowbigdatawascollectedbytheBritishCouncilinBrazilandanalysedtorefine teacherdevelopmentoffers,especiallyMOOCs,makingthemattractivetoanaudienceofover170,000 people.Iwillsharepracticalexamplesofdatasetsthatteachereducators,managersandleaderscan usetopromoteequalityonteacherdevelopmentactivitiesandcommunicationcampaigns.

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Walkinginsomeoneelse'sshoes:teachersandstudentstogether

Jeremy Harmer (Freelance)

Tuesday16

Oftenteachersdothingsandstudentshavetoacceptit,becausethat'sthewayitis.Butthebest educatorsseethingsfromtheirstudents'pointofview.It'sdifficult,though.Wearenotthem.Often there'sabigdistance.Sohowcanweascertaintheirpointofview?Whatdoesanddoesn'twork?Do WEneedtochange?

ForumonempoweringthroughEnglish:refugeenarrativesandinclusion continued

Presidentialprecedents:leadershiplessonsfromtheWhiteHouse Mike Riley (NILE)

AsAmericansgotothepollstoelecttheirpresident,weaskifthereareleadershiplessonswe,as academicmanagers,canlearnfrompastoccupantsoftheWhiteHouse.Wewillexplorethe behavioursthatcontributetoeffectiveleadership,decision-makingskillsrequiredinacrisisandthe valuesweshouldembrace(andavoid)tobuildsuccessfulteams.

We'veallbeenthere!

Robert McLarty (PavilionELTatPavilionPublishing)

Podcasts,conferences,articles;allgoodwaysoflearningthecraftofteaching.Oneresourcewhichhas alwayshelpedme,andisoftenoverlooked,isthestaffroom.Thewisevoiceinthecorner,thehonest friend,thecolleaguewhohasfacedyourissueanddealtwithit.ThetalkcoverstipsI’vebeengiven andothersfromPavilion’s ETpedia series.

Introducingacompetencyframeworkforlanguagelearningmaterialswriting

Sandy Millin (ELTPlaybook/TakeYourTimeDelta/Freelance)

Acompetencyframeworksetsouttheknowledge,skillsandabilitiesneededtodoajobsuccessfully. FrameworksexistforELTteachers,trainersandmanagers,butnotformaterialswriting.Inspiredby DeniseSantos’IATEFL2022talk,IcreatedoneformyMAdissertation.Iwillsharewhatitis,howI createdit,andhowyoucanuseit.

Wheretostart?Designingshortcoursesforcorporateclients.

Karina Zew (BridgeEducationGroup), Samantha Yates (Pearson)

Whencorporatecustomersinvestinlanguagetrainingfortheiremployees,theywanttoseeresultsas quicklyaspossible.Howdoyoudesignaneffectivecurriculumwhenthereisnotimetocompletea fulllevelofacoursebook?ThispresentationshowcasesasolutiondevelopedbyBridgeEducation GroupusingtheGlobalScaleofEnglish.

Booststudents’learningbyembracingneuroplasticityinyourclassroom!

Farid Zaiter (BritishCouncilBahrain)

Everponderedhowtoturnyourdisengaged,unfocusedYLsintoclasssuperheroes?Joinmytalkto unlockyourstudents'cognitivepotential,makinglearningabreezeforYLs.Discoversimplein-class tricksandvaluableneuroplasticitystrategieswhichwillleadtoabrain-friendlyenvironment,ensuring moreengaging,memorablelessons,andsuperchargingyourteachingtoboostlearningpotential.

Tacklingsocialinequalityonetaskatatime

Jessica Knuth (UniversityofSiegen)

Recentadvancesinsocialjusticeeducationhaveincreasedtherepresentationofgender,race,and sexualorientationinELTtextbooks.However,theabsenceofdiversesocialclassrepresentationand exclusionarytaskdesigncanisolatechildrenfromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.Thispresentationaims toraiseawarenessofthisissueandprovidestrategiestoenhancetaskinclusivity,fosteringdiverse perspectivesandequitablelearningopportunities.

Empoweringlanguageteachers:China-UKpeermicro-teachinglessonstudycollaboration Jeff Stanford (UniversityofLeicester), Pamela RogersonRevell (UniversityofLeicester)

DiscovertheoutcomesofacollaborativeresearchprojectunitingaUKuniversitywiththreeChinese institutions.ThisinvestigationdelvesintotheefficacyofPeer-MicroteachingLessonStudy(PMLS)in enhancingtheprofessionalknowledgeandskillsofpre-serviceEnglishteachers.Additionally,it assessestheimpactofPMLSonparticipants'confidenceandtheirdevelopmentofaprofessional identity.

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Dointernationalstudents’digitalandacademicskillsmeetuniversityexpectations?

Julie Humble (UniversityofWolverhampton)

Thistalkwillprovideopportunitiestodiscussthetitlequestion,bysharingideasandexperiencesfrom withinourUKcontext.Themainaimistosuggesteffectivestrategiesforidentifyingandrecognising, atanearlystageoftheinternationalstudentjourney,theneedforappropriatesupportwithbasic digitalskillsandacademicliteracy,inordertoimproveourstudentoutcomes.

WhatifIfail?Buildingresilienceinthereflectiveclassroom

Tanya Livarda (Freelance)

Nowadays,itisquitecommonthatourstudentsareafraidofcommunicating,collaborating,andeven learning.Duringthisinteractivetalk,wearegoingtoreflectonwhatresilienceis,howitislinkedwith reflectivepracticesandwithcreatingautonomouslearners,aswellaspracticalexamplesofhowto buildresilienceinaconstantlytransformativeworld.

SlovenianELFpronunciationofDončić,TrumpandŽižek

Mojca Belak (UniversityofLjubljana)

Thistalkwillfocusontwopoints:howSlovenianspeakersadaptEnglishpronunciationtomakeit morecomfortableforthem,andwhytheychoosetouseELFpronunciation.Isitbecauseofnational pride,fashion,linguisticincompetenceorsomethingelseentirely?WhataboutteachersofEnglishshouldatleastourpronunciationbemorelikeanL1speaker?

Brain-basededucation:amindsetchanger

Sofia Iakovidou ('LondonCalling'LanguageSchool)

Wewilljustifythepresenceofbrain-basededucationasanindispensablepartoflanguagelearning andwewilldemonstratehowEFLteacherscaneffectivelyintegrateitintotheirteachingofB2-C1level ofESLstudents.Groundedinthepowerofwords,wewillrevealhowtoteachlifeskillsandbuild autonomouslearners.

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RethinkingL2oralassessments:themissinglisteningcomponent

Leyla Karatay (IowaStateUniversity)

Inthistalk,Iwillpresentastudythatidentifiesthelearningneedsandtargetskillsofuniversity-level L2studentstodevelopamoreintegratedoralassessmentratingscalebyincorporatingsurveys, interviews,anddocumentanalysis.Thestudyaimstobridgethegapbetweenlisteningandspeaking skillsinoralassessments,thusofferingimplicationsforbothlanguagetestingandteaching.

Localisationforbestpractice

Jeremy Beacock (BritishCouncil)

Localisation,adaptinglessonsforspecificlocalcontexts,isapowerfultoolforencouragingautonomy, personalisation,andmotivation,andgivingcommunicativeopportunity.Wewilldiscusshow localisationforlessondevelopmentincorporatesmultipleelementsofcontemporarybestpractice, andIwilloutlineexamplesandtechniquesdrawnfromYLclasses,IELTSteaching,andgeneraladults toshowitsapplicabilityacrossmanycontexts.

TeachingaboutEnglish:itsIndoEuropeanrootsinUkraineandCaucasus

Michael Carrier (HighdaleLearning)

HowcanteachersmotivateadvancedstudentstolearnEnglish?Thistalksuggestsengagingstudents inlearning*about*thelanguage,usingthehistoryanddevelopmentofthelanguageitselfasa classroomtopicforreadingandproductiveskills,inadditiontoeverydaytopics.Thetalkuses storytellingapproachestolookatthehistoryofthelanguage,itsroots,andwordstories.

Forumonreflectivepractice continued

ForumonAIinEnglishlanguageeducation:opportunitiesandchallenges continued

Teacheragencyacrossglobalcontexts:drivers,challenges,andopportunities continued

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Introducingafree-to-accessgeneralEnglishe-textbookbasedontheSDGs

Sue Robbins (UniversityofSussexUK)

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DevelopYourEnglish isaninteractivecoursebookpublishedonthePressBooksplatformine-book, EPUBandPDFformats.ItisbasedontheUnitedNationsSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)and aimedatstudentsatB2levelaimingtoachieveC1ontheCEFR.This'open'textbookcarriesaCC-BYNDlicenceandiscompletelyfreetoaccessanduse.

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Ifyouareamanager,directororacademicmanger,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetother professionalsandmakesomeconnections.

UniversityofBirmingham StudyingforaMasterscourseonline

TheUniversityofBirminghamrunsfourpostgraduatecourseswhichcanbefollowed100%online, including:

-MAinTESOL

-MAinAppliedLinguistics

-PostgraduateCertificateinTESOL

-PostgraduateCertificateinAppliedLinguistics

Wehave210studentsfollowingthesecoursesbasedin22differentcountries.OurMasters programmesarewellknownandhavebeenrunningforover25years.Iwillbetalkingaboutthe structureandcontentoftheseonlineMastersprogrammes.

Ifyouareinterestedinstudyingonline,comealong!

Speaker:DrCraytonWalker

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TrinityCollegeLondon Friendorfoe?AIinELT

WhiletheimpactofnewlyavailableAItoolsisclear,therehasbeenlittledataonwhetherteachersare usingAI,whatthey’reusingitforandhowmuchit’strusted.TrinityCollegeLondoncommissioneda YouGovsurveyof1,000teachersintheUKtoanswerthesequestions.

Findoutwhattheysaid,alongsidedetailsofourexcitinginnovations,includingthenewapp, SkillUp!, whichusesgenerativeAItocreateapersonalisedlearningpathforyounglearners,anAIlesson planninggenerator,andsomeexcitingupdatestoourEnglishlanguageassessmentsthatutilisethe latestdevelopmentsintechnology.

Speaker:MartinOetegenn-LanguageandTESOLManager,TrinityCollegeLondon

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ELTteachertrainingatacrossroads:wherenow?

Judith Hudson (UniversityofHawai'i,Hawai'iEnglishLanguageProgram(HELP)), Gabriel Diaz Maggioli (UniversidadORTUruguay), Jason Anderson (UniversityofWarwick), Ben Beaumont (TrinityCollegeLondon)

Towhatextentis‘initial’ELTteachertraining(internationalandnationalprogrammes)relevant,useful andappropriateforthechangingdemographicofteachersinincreasinglyprecarioustimes?This panelwilldiscussteachertraininginapost-Covidworld,includingitscurrentstateandpotential futuredirectionsgivenrecentinnovations(onsite,online,hybridandflippedcourses).Comealong andshareyourviews.

Liftingthelidonengaging,effectivevideoandaudioresources

Colette Thomson (FootstepProductions/SensationsEnglish)

Flexible,well-supported,learner-centredaudioandvideocontentraisesinterest,enhancesinputand improveslearningoutcomes.Identifyingelementswhichgeneratelearnerengagementandscaffold meaningful,personalisedlanguagedevelopmentiskeybothtoproducingandexploitingthese powerfulresources.We’llexploreresources,courseapproachesandteachingtechniquesthatharness theirpotential,includingcasestudiesfromtheBBC,nationalbroadcastersandSensationsEnglish.

ELF,ELF-awareness,ELTcourseware:insightsfromateachereducationcourse

Natasha Tsantila (Deree-TheAmericanCollegeofGreece&HellenicOpenUniversity), Anastasia Georgountzou (NKUA)

Inthistalk,wepresentathree-phaseELF-awareteachereducationcourse,samplesoftheELF-aware lessonsthatresultedfromteachers’engagementwiththeteacher-educationcourse,andwereport practitioners’feedbackontheiroveralleducationalexperience.Implicationsofthiscourseonteacher educationandmaterialsadaptationsinmulticulturalclassroomcontextsareoffered.

Session1.4 1405-1435

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Empoweringeducationalcommunitiesthroughcollaboration:amultifacetedproject Mauricio Pérez (CeibalenInglés)

Inthissession,IwillhighlightthecrucialroleofcollaborationwithinCeibalenInglés,featuringthe MakeItHappen project.Thisprojectisfoundedontheprinciplesofcollaborationandcooperation, withaprimarymissiontoempowereducationalcommunitiesdedicatedtoenhancingtheprospects ofstudentsfromunderservedbackgrounds.

EnglishwithoutBorders

Carolina Cruz (BritishCouncil,Colombia)

EnglishwithoutBorders aimstosupportlocalauthoritiesintheirgoaltoenhanceEnglishproficiencyin Colombia,byimplementinganafterschoolhome-basedvideoconferencingapproachwithless privilegedstudents.Throughthislarge-scaleprojectweareprovidingstudentswithaninclusiveand high-qualityteachingopportunity,sotheycanhavefourtofivehoursofextraEnglishlearningper week.

ECORadio:ajourneytoempowerruralColombiathroughELT

David Vallejo (BritishCouncil,Colombia)

Explore ECORadio,acollaborativeeffortbetweentheBritishCouncilandColombia’sMinistryof Education.WeharnessthepowerofradiotofacilitateEnglishlanguagelearning,withdedicated programmesforprimaryandsecondarystudents.Discoverhowthislow-techsolutionistransforming educationinruralareas,empoweringteachers,andinspiringstudentswhileofferingascalablemodel forgloballanguagelearninginitiatives.

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Representationisgoodrepresentation?!QueerperspectivesinGermanELT

Albert Biel (UniversityDuisburg-Essen)

ResearchhasshownthatqueeridentitieshavelongbeenrenderedinvisibleintheELTclassroom. However,thingsarechanginginGermany.Thistalkexploreswaystoincludequeeridentitiesand deconstructheteronormativity,takesacriticallookatexamplesfrompublishedmaterialsusedin GermanELTclassrooms,anddiscusseswhatimpactfulinclusionofsexualandgenderdiversitycan looklike.

HornbyTrustScholars’presentation

TeacherdevelopmentinGlobalSouthcontexts:constraintsandaffordances

SumaiyaAkhter,EhsanArnaout,MerveDemir,JawidJafari,DansonMbaabuKimathi,Leonardo MarinhoDiasLima,KhánhHằngPham,YiviriRasifatuTombir,MaryamSadatSakaki

Therearemanyconstraintsoncontinuingprofessionaldevelopment(CPD)inGlobalSouthcontexts, rangingfromlackofofficialprovisionoreveninstitutionaldiscouragementofPDtoconnectivityand financialissues.However,ourindividualstories–ofteninvolvingcollaborationwithothersandusesof technology–showthattransformativePDispossible.Fromthese,though,whatimplicationscanbe drawn?WeendwithsomesuggestionsforenhancingPDinourandotherGlobalSouthcontexts.

Usingchildren’sliteratureinEFLclassrooms(childrenaged3-6)

Diana Cojocnean (ImagiNationEarlyYearsCentre)

HowcanEFLteachersusechildren’sliteraturetoteachEnglishinaworldwhereyounglearnersare moreconnectedtodigitalcontentthantoliterature?Thispracticaltalkwillshowyouhowtodesign enjoyablestory-basedactivitiesforveryyounglearners,usingbothliteratureandaplay-based learningapproachthatinspireschildrentoloveliteratureandlearnEnglish.

Creativepracticesandautonomousidentitiesempoweringpre-serviceteachers

Marisol GuzmanCova (BenemeritaUniversidadAutonomadePuebla,LanguagesUniversity, Mexico)- WinneroftheIATEFLReSIGScholarship

Thispresentationhighlightsthisempiricalresearchonpre-serviceteacherswhopossessan autonomousidentityindiverseeducationalcontexts.Itemphasizesthesignificanceofcreative practicesthatempowerteachersinapplyingcriticalthinking.Attendeeswilllearncreativestrategies todevelopcapacitiesforadaptation,improvisation,creativeuseoftechnology,agency,empathy, willingness,andmotivation.

Thepsychologyofsecondlanguagepronunciationlearning/teaching

Piers Messum (PronunciationScienceLtd)

LearninghowtopronounceanL2ismorecomplicatedthanlearningothermotorskills:theactions involvedareinvisible,andthereisextensiveinterferencefromL1pronunciationinbothproduction andperception.Nowonderstudentsstruggle!Butclearthinking(1)aboutthedifficultiesinvolvedand (2)abouthowskillsarelearntsuccessfully,pointstohowwecanteachbetter.

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ForumondecolonialthinkingandpracticeinELT

Englishlanguageteachingandthecolonialmatrixofpower

Katalin EgriKu-Mesu (UniversityofLeicester)

Iwillconsiderhowthecolonialmatrixofpowerandthesociologyofabsenceshaveshaped developmentsinELTfromthemonolingualbiasandprimacyofthenativespeakertotheownershipof English,themultilingualturnandteachingEnglishasaninternationallanguage.Iwillcritically appraisecounter-hegemonicinitiativessuchasdecentringELTanddecentringwhitenessinELT.

Exploringbi-directionaldecolonialityinELTinGermanyandCameroon

Eric Ekembe (HigherTeacherTraining(ENS)CollegeYaounde)

Thispaperderivesfromabi-directionaldecolonialtandemteachinginGermanyandCameroonto exploretheextenttowhichELTcurriculaandclassroompracticescommittodecoloniality.Iblend criticalcontentanalysiswithethnographicevidencefromthetwocontextstoexplorethe sustainabilityofbi-directionaldecolonialagenda.Evidencetendstocomplicatethelinkbetween decolonialactionandsystemsconstruction.

Honouringourroots:indigenizingthecurriculuminWesternCanada

Susan Abrill (UniversityOfVictoriaELC)

Inthepast,visitingEFLstudentswouldcometoVancouverIsland,Canada,foritsnaturalbeautybut leavewithoutanyknowledgeofitsindigenousculture.Iwillbrieflydescribethehistoricalcontextfor reconciliationandindigenization.ThenIwillshowexamplesofwaysIhaveshiftedthefocusof activitiesandassignmentstoreflectindigenousideas,traditions,andvalues.

Engagingteachereducatorsacrossschoolsystems

Emilio Abularach (BritishCouncil), Sérgio MonteirodaSilva (BritishCouncil)

Teachereducatorslinkpolicymakerstoclassrooms.Theyenactnewguidelinessetforthbylegislation. Throughthistalk,wewillillustratehowteachereducatorsfacilitatenewpolicies’reachintoELT classrooms.Wewillraisethediscussionabouthowateachingeducationcareerisproductivetoapply publicpolicywheremattersmost:classrooms.

Schoolleaders’experiencesofburnout:causes,effectsandsolutions

Daniel Xerri (UniversityofMalta)

BurnoutaffectsthephysicalandmentalwellbeingofschoolleadersworkingindifferentELTcontexts aroundtheworld.BasedontheresultsofastudyconductedinMalta’sprivateELTsector,thistalks shedslightonwhatcausesburnoutinschoolleaders,howtheyareimpactedbyit,andwhatpractical measurescanbeadoptedtoaddresstheproblem.

LaunchingDEIinlanguageteaching:thetiming’sneverright

Lukasz Pakula (choices®globalgmbH)

Inthistalk,IsketchouttheDEIagendaforthelanguageindustry.Drawingonmyacademicresearch andbusinessexpertise,Iputforwardnotionsandideaswhichmaycontributetofosteringamore inclusivelearningenvironment.Iwrap-upwithacallforunificationofDEIresearchinpursuitofa powerfulpoliticalmessageglobally.

NewperspectivesteachingthroughPan-Africanbookandfilm Camilla Heath (IVKOSchool,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands)

LearningaboutAfricanculturalheritagesthroughliteraryandfilmedsourcesgivesanextradimension todifferentperspectives.GiventhewealthofliteraturethathasemergedfromtheAfricancontinentin thelasttwentyyears,theTEFLliteraryclassroomcanbefurtherdevelopedinaseriesofthoughtful lessonmodulesthatincludecultureandhistory.

IELTSvsuniversity:foodforthoughtonstudentlearningjourneys

Amy Coryat (UWEBristol)

Thistalkisaimedatdelegatesworkingwithfutureorcurrentuniversitystudents,inIELTS(orsimilar), pre-sessionalorin-sessionalcontexts.Itwillhighlightchallengesstudentsmayfaceatuniversity, allowingyoutothinkabouthowtohelpthem.WewillshareourexperienceandresearchatUWE Bristolfollowinginternationalstudentsthroughtheirpre-sessionalcourseandpostgraduatestudies.

Teacherbeliefs,professionaldevelopment,languageassessmentliteracy:joiningthedots Mina Patel (BritishCouncil)

IwillsharefindingsofastudyaboutEnglishlanguageteacherbeliefs,professionaldevelopmentand theroleoflanguageassessmentliteracywithinthis.Thestudyproblematiseslanguageassessment literacyasaseparate,namedareaofteacherdevelopment,arguingthatthisveryisolationisan obstacletoteacherswantingtoengagewithitasaconceptandintheirprofessionaldevelopment.

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LurkingisNOTcheating:developingwritingcompetencesinEFLclassrooms

SorenHattesen Balle (UniversityCollegeAbsalon), Merete Olsen (TeacherEducation,Absalon UniversityCollege), Christian Grosen (Stroebyskolen,Zealand,Denmark)

ThistalkisabouthowEFLpupils’writingcompetencescanbedevelopedthroughafocusonlurkingthatis,whenpupils“spyon”eachother’stextproduction.Atheory-baseddiscussionandready-to-use activitiesforEFLteachersareintroduced.ThefocusisonhowlurkingfacilitatesthescaffoldingofEFL pupils’writingprocessesandtheiruseofvarioustexttypes.

Forumonpre-andnewundergraduatestudents

Firstyearstudentsandtheirfaculty'sperceptionsaboutuniversitylife

Amal Farhat (QatarUniversity)

Thestudyexploreshowfirstyearstudentsperceivetheiruniversityexperiences:universitylife, learning,attitudes,andmotivation;andhowthefacultyperceivetheirstudents’experiences.These perceptionswillbecomparedtoidentifyanydiscrepanciesbetweenthetwogroups.Thiscanbeused asabasefordevisingprogramsthatareinlinewiththeneedsofstudents.

Developingbelonging:howESLteachersimpactstudentpersistence

Mariam Mostafa (UniversityofRhodeIsland)

Inthispresentation,wewillshedlightonthecrucialroleESLteachersplayinshapingthesenseof belongingamongfirst-yearstudentsandinfluencingtheirpersistenceinpost-secondaryeducation. We’llexploreeffectivestrategiesandofferinsightsintofosteringaninclusiveenvironmentthat extendsbeyondtheclassroom.ThissessionwillprovideactionableapproachesforESLteachersto empowerstudents.

Nerve-rackingyetvaluable:exploringstudents’experienceswithahigh-impactpractice

Blerta Mustafa (UniversityofPrishtina), Yllkë Paçarizi (UniversityofPrishtina)

TheaimofthistalkistosharetheexperiencesofEFLundergraduatestudentsinKosovo,whoforthe firsttimeembarkedonaHIPscollaborativeresearchexperience.Byembracinganunconventional pedagogicalapproachthatrequiredactiveengagementthroughweeklytasksandcollective accountability,studentsnavigatedajourneyoftransformation,emergingacademicallyand professionallyadept,amidamyriadofsetbacks.

NurturingcohesiverelationsinVenezuelanEFLteams

Belkys Blanco (UniversidadNacionalExperimentaldelMagisterio)

Inthistalk,IpresentthecollectiveeffortofVenezuelantrainerspromotingandfosteringteacher developmenttoachieveeffectiveEFLlearninginschools.Today,whentheteachingprofessionfaces unprecedentedchallenges,ourexperiencepresentssoundstrategiestopromoteandconsolidate teacherdevelopmentcommunitiesdespiteadverseconditions.Explorewithustheevolutionofthe project,challenges,learningandperspectives.

Translatingtexts:grammaringthroughinterlingualfocusonform

Elisabet(Titik) Murtisari (FacultyofArts,UniversitasKristenSatyaWacana,Indonesia) Thisjointresearchexploreshowtranslationmaybeastimulatingtask-basedgrammarlearning.We willdelveintohowtranslatingtexts,groundedinSkopostheory,canengagestudentsacrossvarious languageproficienciesin“interlingualfocusonform”.Drawingfromasurveyonstudentexperiences, theresearchrevealshowwell-plannedtranslationactivities,embracinglearners'multilingualabilities, canengagestudentsinin-depthgrammaring.

Wellbeingliteracy:whatstudentsknow,whatteachersneedtoknow

Carlos Murillo (UniversityofGraz,Austria), Miri Baum (GivatWashingtonAcademicCollegeof Education)

ThispresentationreportsonfindingsfromafocusgroupstudyonEFLstudents’wellbeingliteracy. Basedontheanalysisofthestudentdata,weintroduceanempirically-groundedwellbeingliteracy frameworkwhichcanbeusedtosupportthedevelopmentofwellbeingintheELTclassroomby evaluatingstudents'knowledgeandneeds.

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AL =AppliedLinguistics

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GI =GlobalIssues

IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN

LA =LearnerAutonomy

LAM =Leadership&Management

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LT =LearningTechnologies

MaW =MaterialsWriting

MD =MaterialsDevelopment

PRON =Pronunciation

RES =Research

TD =TeacherDevelopment

TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment

TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education

YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers

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Inspiringglobalcitizenship:sustainabledevelopmentinthelanguageclassroom

Katherine Moran (Efrei:ParisPanthéon-AssasUniversité), Nela Faberova (Efrei:ParisPanthéonAssasUniversité)

TaughtinFrance,thistalkpresentsaninnovativecourseconnectinglanguageacquisitionskillsand theUNSustainableDevelopmentgoals.Usingastudent-ledparadigm,learnersparticipatein situationalexercisesandcommunicatetheiranalysisinavideoandposterprojectpresentation.We shareourinsightsaswellasabespoketeachingtoolkitthatcanberolledoutinmanycontexts.

PromotingtheSDGs:internationalstudentteamscreatecityevents

An Ostyn (VIVESUniversityofAppliedSciences)

Areyouinterestedinproject-basedlearning?Thistalkwillguideyouthroughablendedinternational programmeaimedatraisingawarenessoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)while enhancingstudents’(online)meetingandpresentationskillsaswellastheirinternational competences.Thisinnovativeinitiativeinvolved150businessstudentsfrom5international programmes.

Promotingactivethinking:usingUNsustainabilitygoalsinthecurriculum

Hannah Tucker-Bloom (BSCEducation)

HowcanweensurethatourcurriculumrecogniseskeyworldissueswhileremainingtruetoEFLroots andbeingsensitivetothecommunitiesweworkwith?Thisworkshopwillpromotediscussionand groupinteractionbyexploringapilotSpeaking&ListeningcoursethatusesUNSustainabilityGoalsas itstheme.

Session1.5 1450-1520

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Tuesday16

Concept-basedlearningandtherealitiesoftheELTclassroom

Philip Haines (OxfordUniversityPress)

Concept-basedlearningoffersmanybenefits,includingcriticalthinkingandlearnerindependence. However,concept-basedlearningcanseemfarremovedfromtheeverydayrealityofELTteachers.

DrawingontheOUPpaper Learningwithconcepts,thissessionidentifieschallengesteachersinLatin Americancountriesmightfacewhenintegratingconcept-basedlearningintotheclassroom,aswellas howtoaddressthem.

Usingbackwardcoursedesignforprioritizinglearningoutcomesininstruction

Celestina Cardoz (ETSGlobal)

BackwardCourseDesign(BCD)modelhasbecomeaprominentcurriculumdevelopmentframework whichprioritizeslearningoutcomes.AligninginstructionwithIntendedLearningOutcomes(ILOs)is crucialforeffectivelearningandengagement.Howdoteachersdesigninstructionalmaterialsbased ondesiredoutcomes?ThistalkincludesatheoreticalinsightofinstructionwithintheBCDmodeland acasestudythatreflectsreal-worldapplications.

Forumoneducationalprojects continued

Coursedesignandmaterialsforolderadults

Marina Gonzalez (UniversidadNacionaldeJoseCPaz)

CoursesforolderadultswereredesignedduringCovid-19todistancemodeandthischangecreated theneedtoredesignandadaptcontentsandmaterials.Thetalkwillfocusonthecoreguidelines appliedandexplorethechallengesandopportunitiesthisnewrealitycanbringintermsofcourse designandmaterials.

HornbyTrustScholars’presentation

TeacherdevelopmentinGlobalSouthcontexts:constraintsandaffordances continued

Primaryschoolclassroompractices:whatdoescontext-appropriatereallymean?

Sue Garton (AstonUniversity)

Apolicy-practicegaphaslongbeennotedinprimaryEnglishlanguageteaching,withteachersoften criticisedforusing‘traditional’activities.However,therearesignsofashiftwithincreasingrecognition oftheneedforlocallyrelevantteaching.Inthistalk,wewilldiscusslocalconstructionsofsuccessful practicesinteachingEnglishtoyounglearnersinBangladesh,Malawi,MexicoandUzbekistan.

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“Walkintheirshoes”:Englishasa“distant”language Isabel Martin (UniversityofEducationKarlsruhe)

Usingasystematiccontrastiveapproach,thistalkdemonstrateswhyandhowSouthEastAsian learnersofEnglishfacechallengesinphonology,morphology,syntax,semantics,lexis,grammar, reading,writing,andpragmatics.Thetalkpresentslinguisticimpasses,puzzlesandriddlestoshow howignoranceofanyL1(e.g.Lao)perpetuatesthecreationandexportofbarrier-creatingL2 “international”textbooksandmethodologies.

Lessonsfromalow-visionteacherforstudentswithdisabilities

Cainã Perri (Troika), Lara SoutoSantana (EMEFArmandoArrudaPereira)

Theevolvingsocietalinclusionofindividualswithdisabilitiesnecessitatesadiscussiononthe significanceofactivelisteningandempathyinfosteringinclusiveeducation.Bydrawingonmy personaljourneyasavisuallyimpairedEnglishlanguageeducatorinBrazilianpublicschools,this presentationseekstohelpparticipantsenhanceclassroomengagementandpromoteequitable learningexperiencesforeverystudent.

ForumondecolonialthinkingandpracticeinELT continued

EnglisheducationamongtheaspiringRMGprofessionals:practicesandprospects

Syeda Sultana (BracUniversity)

ThisstudyinvestigateswhattypeofEnglishlanguageReadyMadeGarment(RMG)professionalsneed intheirdailyoperations,howtheaspiringRGMprofessionalsaretaughtEnglishatbothpublicand privateinstitutionsandthechallengestheyface.Aimingatbetterdesignandimplementationof Englishcourses,thefindingswillbecriticalsinceBangladeshRMGindustryaccountsfor84%of Bangladesh’sexports.

Whatexactlyisthepointofabudget?

Andy Hockley (IDLTM)

Budgetingcanbeoneofthosetasks,liketimetabling,whichlanguageteachingmanagersdread.But whatexactlyisabudget?Howcanyoumakethebudgetworkforyouandgetthemostvalueoutof it?Inthistalk,we'llanswerthesequestionsanddosomepracticalexercisestoseehowthebudgetcan becreatedandused.

Quidproquo:makingpeerclassroomobservationsmutuallybeneficial

Barbora Chovancova (MasarykUniversityLanguageCentre)

Inmanyinstitutions,itiscommonpracticeforteacherstoobserveoneanother’sclasses.Thebenefit fortheobservedisindisputable,butwhatcantheobservergleanfromtheexperience?Howcan mindfulandreflectiveobservationleadtowashbackontheobserver’sownteaching?Inthistalk,Iwill showhowtomaximisetheprofitfortheobserver,too.

EasingthetransitiontoacademicEnglishthroughabstractwriting Natassia Schutz (UNamur,Belgium)

ThispresentationillustrateshowL2universitylearnersmajoringinscienceareintroducedtoacademic writingthroughtheuseoflexicalbundles(i.e.recurrentsequencesofwords).Morespecifically,Ifocus onabstractwritinganddrawinspirationfromSwales’moveanalysis(1990)aswellasCortes’concept oftriggers(2013),i.e.,lexicalbundlesstartingamove.

Grammarteachingthatmakessense

Ulla Fuerstenberg (DepartmentofEnglishStudies,UniversityofGraz,Austria), Elke BederHubmann (DepartmentofEnglishStudies,UniversityofGraz,Austria)

Inourtalk,wewillexplainwhywebelievethatteachinggrammarisanimportantelementof languageteaching.Wewilldiscusseffectivewaysofteachinggrammarincontextandsharesome easy-to-preparegrammartasksthatarebasedoncurrenttopicsandencouragemeaningful,authentic languageuseincommunicativecontexts.

Howcanwehelpstudentscopewithcomputer-adaptivetesting?

Myleni Ishida (Freelance)- WinneroftheIATEFLTEASIGScholarship

Theadventofcomputer-adaptivetestingposeschallengesforteachersandlearners,suchasthestress ofnotknowingtheorderofthequestions.Inthistalk,Iwillsharemyexperienceofhelpingstudents copewiththetechnologicalandemotionalaspectsofcomputer-adaptivetestingaswellashowI includeartificialintelligencetoolsinthiskindofexampreparationclasses.

Guidinglistenersthroughlectures:genreanalysisonmetadiscoursemarkers

Kyoko Hosogoshi (KyotoPrefecturalUniversity)

Identifyingandfollowingdiscoursedevelopmentiskeytosuccessfullecturecomprehension.Thistalk reportsoninteractivemetadiscoursemarkers(e.g.,now,Imean,so),whicharedistinctivelyusedin62 lecturesfromthe MichiganCorpusofAcademicSpokenEnglish.Iwilldiscussthepossibilityofdiscoursefocusedlisteninginstructionwithsuchsignalingwordsfornurturingstudents’top-downprocessing skills.

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Forumonpre-andnewundergraduatestudents continued

Empoweringeducators:lessonstudyastheheartbeatofCPD

MirelaCristina ManeaGultekin (SchoolofForeignLanguagesGaziantepUniversity) LessonstudyisaPDapproachhavingtheultimategoalofimprovedteachingandlearning (Fernandez,2002).Thistalkreportsalessonstudycaseattertiarylevelwhereagroupofteachers exploredwaystodeveloptheirlearners’fluencyinspeakingthroughacollaborativeandreflective processthatallowedthemtoenhancetheirteachingskillsandimprovestudentlearningoutcomes.

PuttingAItouseinclass:empoweringschoolsandteachers

Wilim Abrook (LearnCube)

ArtificialIntelligenceisalreadyimpactinglanguageeducation,onlineandoffline.Howcanwetake advantageofgenerativeAItocreaterobustandreliablelessonmaterials?Whatarethelimitationsand pitfallstobeavoided?I'llbeaddressingtheseandotherquestions,drawingonmyexperienceasa curriculumcreator,andindevelopinganAITeacher'sAssistantforonlineclasses.

Relevanceinrevolution

Thom Jones (ExpressPublishing)

Withanecological,economicalandpoliticaltidesweepingestablishedideasandsystemsaway,what comesnext?Thistalkwillexplorethepedagogicalcompassforteachersinaneraofradicalchange. Wewilllookatwhichelementsofeducationareintrinsicallyusefulandtheskillsandvaluesthatwill continuetoberelevanttomorrow,andhowtoteachthem.

ForumonhowtoinspireglobalcitizenshipinELTclassrooms continued

Session1.6 1535-1605

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IworkincommercialESP

Evan Frendo (Freelance)

Tuesday16

MostpublishedresearchinESPcomesfrompeopleintheacademiccommunity,andlargelyignores thethousandsofpractitionersworkinginnon-academiccontexts.Basedoninterviewswithsuch practitioners,thistalkaimstoofferperspectivesnotoftendiscussedintheliterature.Relevantto anyoneworkinginESP,itwillbeofparticularinteresttothoseworkinginESPteachereducation.

Fixin’whatain’tbroke–thelanguageengineers

Jonathan Marks (Freelance)

‘Languageengineers’,includingusinEnglishLanguageTeaching,attempttosteerorhaltthe evolutionofEnglish.IwillshowhowsuchengineeringisevidencedintheEnglishweuseandteach, andsuggestthatintheeraofEnglishasaLinguaFrancaweshouldrespectlanguageevolutionand diversification,prioritisingintelligibilityoverconformitytotraditionalconceptionsofaccuracy.

NewdirectionsinELTdictionaries:insightsfromresearch

Julie Moore (ASHornbyTrust)

Inthissession,I’llquestionwhatacontemporaryELTdictionaryis,orcouldbe,byexploringthemes thathaveemergedfromresearchprojectsfundedbytheASHornbyDictionaryResearchAwards (ASHDRA).I’llpresentprojectsaroundmultilingualresourcestosupporttranslanguaging,the innovativeuseofimagesanddifferentdictionaryformats,aswellasresearchintocontemporary dictionaryusageandskills.

Howcanwereallyevaluatelearninganddevelopmentoutcomes?

Ben Dobbs (DistanceCert)

InbusinessEnglishtraining,relevantstakeholderssuchasHRmanagerswillneedtoseeameasured returnontimeandmoneyinvested.Attendeestothistalkwillgainuseful,practicalideasforwhatcan bemeasured,calculatedandreportedtodemonstratethesuccessandbenefitsoftrainingincluding feedback,knowledge,skills,mindset,workplacemetrics,decisionsmadeandmore.

HowsustainableissustainabilityinprimaryEFLcourseware?

AndrewJohn Starling (GrupoSM-UniversityofDaytonPublishing)

Sustainabilitycontinuestobeanimportanttopicaroundtheworldandthistalkexaminesthekey decisions,process,andlessonslearned,behindtheconceptualizationandcreationofanELTonawardwinningELTseriesforprimarylearnersthatcombinesEnglishandtheUN’sSustainableDevelopment Goalstoraiseawarenessofglobalbigissuesandtoencouragechildrentogetinvolved.

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GlobalEnglishes,localmaterials

Steve Brown (UniversityofGlasgow)

WhilecurrentacademicdiscoursepromotesglobalEnglishesandtheemancipationoflearnersfrom ‘nativespeakernormativity’,genericmaterials-producedwithnoparticularcontextinmindand presentingamonolithicviewofEnglish-arestillhighlyprevalent.Thistalkexploresreasonsforthe enduringpopularityofgenericmaterials,beforeofferingsomealternativeapproachestomaterials sourcing,designanddevelopment.

Encouragingmeaningfulpeerfeedbackamongprimarystudentsusingsuccesscriteria

QuỳnhMaiNgọc Lê (BritishCouncilVietNam)

“IlikeyourwritingbecauseIlikeit!”Everwonderedhowtoguideourprimarystudentstogivericher, moreconstructivefeedback?Thisactionresearchdivesintoapeerfeedbackmodelfocusingon buildingsuccesscriteriaandsharesmyfindingsfortheproject.Theaudiencewillleavethesession withapracticalmodelthatcanbeadaptedtotheircontexts.

Supportingnon-permanentELTINSETtrainersinIndia

Kalyan Chattopadhyay (BankimSardarCollege,UniversityofCalcutta)

TheIndianELTINSETtrainingprogrammesindifferentstatesheavilyrelyonnon-permanentteacher trainers.Inthistalk,IshallpresentfindingsfromaBritishCouncilfundedresearch,startingwiththe preparatorysupportandtheirperceptionaboutthem,thenshiftingtoadequacyofpreparations,ways theyovercomethechallenges,andothersupporttheyneedtofunctionaseffectivetrainers.

Hiddendepths:unlockingthelexicalpotentialofexamtexts

Sérgio Silva (CulturaInglesaDuquedeCaxias)- WinneroftheLexicalLabScholarshipfor lexically-orientatedteachers

LexisiscentraltoC1/C2examssohowcanwemakeitaprominentfeatureofexamclasses?This sessiontacklesthisquestionhead-onbyexploitingthepotentialofexamtextstoserveasabasisfor thedevelopmentoflearners’lexicalcompetence.Anumberofactivitieswillbedemonstratedwith referencetosamplepapersandaplanningframeworkprovided.

Doesteachingformulaiclanguageactuallyimprovestudentwriting?

Melissa Corlett (UCL)

AcademicEnglishisoftenformulaicandmostAcademicWritingcoursesteachformulaiclanguagefor signpostingandotherfunctions.Butdostudentsactuallyusetheseformulas?Whichtasksteachthem effectively?Andmostimportantly,dotheymakestudentwritingbetter?Thistalkpresentsresearch intostudents’useofformulaiclanguageinEAPmaterials,basedonacorpusofstudentwriting.

Question&answersessionrelatingtoVickySaumell’splenarysession

IfyouattendedVickySaumell’splenarysessionthismorningon TheAIfactor:havewefigureditoutyet?, youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswillallowparticipantstoaskanyquestionsor addressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyVickySaumell’stalk.

IATEFLLeadership&ManagementSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum ConnectingELTleadersandmanagersaroundtheworld

JoinusatourOpenForumtomeetwithotherELTleadersandmanagersandcatchupwithLAMSIG newsandplans.WewouldlovetohearyourideasandhopesforourSIG’sfuturedirectionsandtolet youknowhowyoucangetinvolved.

Reflectivepracticeandthe CambridgeInternationalProfessionalDevelopmentQualifications César Bizetto (SãoPauloOpenCentre)

Thistalkaimsatdescribing CambridgeInternationalCertificatesinClassroomPractice and Teaching BilingualLearners andtheirroleinfosteringprofessionaldevelopmentthroughreflectivepractice.We willbrieflyrevisetheconceptofreflectivepractice,analyzetheresultsofasurveycarriedoutwith formercandidatesontheimpactsuchqualificationshavehadintheircareersaseducators.

Masteringmicrolearning:shortintime,powerfulinresults

Ievgeniia Kaskova (EducationFirst)

Withshorterattentionspansandbusierschedules,teachersfaceadauntingchallenge:findingtime fortheirprofessionalgrowth.Settingasidetwo-hourchunksoftheworkdayhasbecomeincreasingly difficult.Thisengagingtalkwillunveiltheessentialprinciplesofeffectivemicrolearningandoutline somepracticalexamples,takenfrommyexperience,thatwillempowerteachertrainerstobenefit fromthisapproach.

MeetingdiverselearningneedsthroughTSLLandUDL

Lucas Lepelt (UniversityofEducationHeidelberg)

TeachingininclusiveenvironmentsrequiresEFLteacherstocreatedifferentiatedtasksthatare suitableforalllearnersofheterogenouslearnergroups.CombiningtheprinciplesofTask-Supported LanguageLearning(TSLL)withtheconceptofUniversalDesignforLearning(UDL)couldprovetobe beneficialforEFLteacherssincebothaimtoimproveandmaximizeteachingandlearningforall people.

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ChatGPTandassessment:thistimeit’spersonal

Shaun Sweeney (DublinTEFL)- WinneroftheTrinityCollegeLondonLanguageExaminations Scholarship

Theimportanceofpersonalised,contextually-relevantstudyandpracticematerialsiswidely acknowledged.Extendingthistoassessmentisalogicalnextstep.Thistalkshowshowteacherscan harnessAItodevisebespokeformativeandsummativeassessmentsthatalignwithemergingneeds oftheirclasses.Wecanbothsavetimeandensurewemaintainaprincipledapproachtolearningand assessment.

AmIemployable?Students’perceptionofskillsrequiredforemployment

Kamila Helmy (TheAmericanUniversityinCairo)

Thispaperwillfocusonstudents’perceptionsofthegenericskillstheybelievetheypossessandfit employers’demands.Basedontheresultsofthequestionnaireconductedwiththem, recommendationswillbemadetosuggestmodificationstothecurriculum.Theresultsofthe questionnairewillbesharedwiththeaudience.

Bringinginterculturalawarenessintotheclassroom

DanielMan-Hon Tse (InternationalHouseMilanandSanDonato)

Interculturalawarenessisavitalskillthateverybodyneedsinourincreasinglyconnectedworld.How canteachersintegratethisskillintoEnglishlanguageteachingandlearning?Inthisinteractivetalk, weshallexplorefourclassroomactivitiesthatteacherscaneasilyexploitforraisingintercultural awarenessamonglanguagelearners,betheyteenagersoradultsingeneralEnglishorexam preparationclasses.

Soyou’veheardofTBLT…

Neil McCutcheon (ELTeach)

…butyouhaven’ttrieditout?Thissessionisforteachersinterestedinexperimentingwithtask-based learningbyadaptingpublishedactivities,ordesigningtheirowntasks.Afterrecappingthebenefits, I’llanswersomecommonquestionsfromteachersaboutimplementingTBLT.Iwillprovideexamples oftasktypes,includinginput-basedtasks,andtaskswithananticipatedlanguagefocus.

Thebesttechnologyforyourclassroomisyou

Rob Howard (IndependentAuthors&Publishers/EFLtalks)

Manyareturningtotechnologyasateachingtool.Thefactis,thereisnorecentresearch demonstratingthatusingtechnologyenhanceslearningorretention.Turningontechmightjustbe turningofflearners.Workingwithclassroomappscouldactuallybemakingitmoredifficultfor studentstofocusandlearn.Youmaybethebesttoolforyourclassroom.

Innovationforsurvival:learningfromregional-languageteachinginitiatives

GeorgeWilson(BritishCouncilFrance)

ThistalkwillconsiderhowBretonandWelshregional-languageteachingcaninformbestpracticein ELT.Theworkofregional-languageteachersprovidesinnovativeexamplesofhowtotacklequestions aroundlanguageuseinsideandoutsidetheclassroom,andaroundtherelationshipbetween languagesandidentity.ThetalkwillalsodiscussthepotentialfortheELTsectortosupportregional languages.

Howcanwemaketeachereducationprogrammesmoresustainable?

Matthew Ellman (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)

Effortstoimproveteachingoutcomesindevelopingcountriestoooftenrelyona‘guestfromthe West’:non-localinstitutionsresponsibleforplanningandimplementingchange,and/orindividuals flownintodelivertrainingtolocalparticipants.Thistalkwillpresentalternativesthatoffergreater sustainabilityforpeopleandfortheplanet,withrecommendationsforthoseplanningteachertraining atscale.

Break 1605-1635 Tuesday16

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition, IATEFLStand

Primaryandsecondaryschoolteachersmeetup

Ifyouareamanager,directororacademicmaanger,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetother professionalsandmakesomeconnections.

MeetthePatron

ComeandmeetIATEFL’snewPatron,JanBlake.

Pop-upPresentationStage 1615-1630

BritishCouncil

Therighttestattherighttime:howAIcanenhanceyounglearners’success

Joinusforagame-changingpop-uponourcutting-edge PrimaryEnglishLanguageTest,poweredby AI.Takeafewbriefmomentsinyourafternoonbreaktoinstantlyboostyourknowledgeofprogressive testingmethodologiesandhowAIisredefiningEnglishlanguageassessmentworldwide.AnIATEFL 2024mustsee.

Speakers:SimonaOrsingherandRadosvetaValkova

Eastbar-BrightonCentre Posterpresentations(seepage29)

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MultimodalliteracyinELT:howtodevelopcontemporarycommunicationskills?

Tuesday16

Kieran Donaghy (OxfordUniversityPress)

Inthistalk,Iexplorewhatismeantbymultimodality(theinterplaybetweendifferentmodesof communication)andmultimodalliteracy.Iexaminetheconceptsofviewingandrepresenting,and incorporatingthemintoclassroompractice.Ialsoconsidertheimplicationsonhowandwhatwe teach,andforcoursematerialsandassessmentcriteria.IwillreferencetheOxfordPaperon Multimodality

U.S.DepartmentofStateworldwideEnglishlanguageprograms

Jennifer Uhler (U.S.EmbassyTallinn), Jen MacArthur (U.S.DepartmentofState)

LearnhowU.S.embassiesaroundtheworldworkwithpartnerstosupportEnglishlanguageteaching andlearningatalllevels,includingengagementwithstudents,pre-serviceteachereducation,inserviceteacherdevelopment,andEnglishforspecificpurposes.Opportunitiesincludeexchange programs(forU.S.andnon-U.S.citizeneducators),onlineprofessionaldevelopmentcourses,local eventsandstrategicinitiatives,andsustainablepartnerships.

Visualizinglanguage:empoweringstudentsinartandEnglish

Nenad Miladinovic (Trecikragujevackibataljon,Kragujevac,Serbia)

Inthistalk,IwillexplorethecaptivatingfusionofEnglishandartinouryear-longESPprogram.Wewill examinehowtraditionalandmodern,linguistic,andvisualskillsharmoniouslyempowerourstudents. Youwilldiscoverarichtapestryofprojectoutcomes,virtualmuseums,anddigitalportfolios,offering valuabletheoreticalinsightsandpracticalapplications.Joinmeonthisenlighteningjourney.

TrailblazingteachertrainersinVenezuela:ouronlinementoringsuccessstory

Nicky Francis (BritishCouncil,Venezuela&ELTConsultants), Oscar Carmona (UNEM,Venezuela)

Howcanwedevelopteacherscountry-widewhenfacedwitheconomicandconnectivityproblems?

Joinourtalkwherewedelveintothechallengesandachievements,andshareourexperiencesofhow thecollaborationofcross-culturalmentoringisempoweringteachersacrossVenezuela.Discoverhow acascadingprogrammetransformednationwideteachertrainingthroughsmartphonesandthe valuablelessonslearnedforeducatorsworldwide.

Fromwhiteboardtodashboard:howtogetyourcoursesonline

Ciarán Lynch (Freelance)

Withthegrowthinremoteandhybridlearningitisessentialtounderstandthesignificanceofonline coursesinELT.Yet,manyareunsurehowtotransitiontheirteachingfromphysicalclassroomstothe digitalones.Joinmeasweexplorehowtogetstarted,whatthehurdlesare,andwhattechnologyyou canusetoengageyourlearners.

Teacherresearchsupportgroups:amodelforcooperativeteacherresearch

Nino Nijaradze (AkakiTsereteliStateUniversity,Kutaisi,Georgia/HornbyEducationalTrust)SpeakersupportedbytheHornbytrust

ThistalkreportsontheresultsoftheHornbyTrustfundedprojectimplementedintheRepublicof Georgiaaimingtosupportschoolteachersintheprocessofconductingactionresearch.The presentedmodelcombinestrainingsessionsandfacilitatedlearningcommunityactivitiesandbrings togethertheadvantagesofmentoringandpeersupport.

ForeignlanguageanxietyinChileanprimaryEnglishlanguagelearners

Maria-Jesus Inostroza (UniversidaddeConcepción-RICELT)

ThistalkexaminesforeignlanguageanxietyofprimaryEnglishlanguagelearnersfromtwoschoolsin Concepción,Chile.Thisispartoflargerstudythatexploresthelearningexperiencesofthird,fourth andfifthgradersstudyingEnglishatstate-runinstitutions.Thevalidationofchildren’svoicesaspartof thepolicyevaluationprocessisdiscussed.

IATEFLResearchSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

Empoweringeducators:navigatingthepost-Covidlandscapethroughteacherresearch

JoinusforanengagingOpenForumtoexchangeideasaboutwaystoempowereducatorsthrough teacherresearchinthepost-Covidlandscape.Learnaboutourglobaloutreachinitiativesandconnect withtheReSIGCommitteemembers.ShareideasonshapingthefuturedirectionoftheSIG.Joinusto inspireandbeinspiredinacasualandinteractiveget-together!

Collaborativeintelligence:partneringupforbusinesswriting

Catherine Prewett-Schrempf (FHWienderWKW(ViennaUniversityofAppliedSciencesfor Management&Communication)), Linda Slattery (FHWienderWKWVienna)

ConsideringtherecentsurgeinstudentuseofAI(artificialintelligence),wehavebeenlookinginto meaningfulwaystodesignandassesswritingassignmentsforourtertiary-levelstudents.Ourtalkwill presentourfindingsonhowourbusinessEnglishstudentspartneredupwithAItocompareand validatewhattheyhadproducedinanewlydesignedwritingassignment.

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre 80 audience

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Centre

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MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre 60 audience

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Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

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MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk GI,TTEd a, e,le

ProdProm

Inclusion–wherearewenow?

Varinder Unlu (StaffordHouseLondon)

Inclusionhasbeenthefocusofmanydiscussionsinrecenttimes,butwhatisthereality?Atitsmost basiclevel,itisaboutensuringthatnooneisdiscriminatedagainstbecauseoftheirage,disability, race,religionorbelief,gender,sexualorientation,orsocialbackground.Implementinginclusioncan beachallengeinreality.Howcanweachieveit?

AnalternativepathwayintoEAPusinglearningmaterials

Sharon Mcilroy (TheUniversityofReading), Daniel Devane (ISLI,UniversityofReading)

PathwaysintoEAPareoftenconfusingandcontradictory,leavingtheEFLpractitionerunawareoftheir potentialandpossibilities.BasedontwoyearsofexperienceleadingadiversegroupofEAP practitioners,weproposethatthetransitionfromEFLtoEAPcanbemademoreaccessibleviathe structureduseandguidanceofasetofEAPlearningmaterials.

Movingtothemiddle:helpingmiddleleadersthrive

Barbara Craig (MacquarieUniversity), Sandra Pitronaci (ILSCAustralia)

Agoodmiddlemanagerisworththeirweightingold,maintainingdailyoperationsandquality teaching.Yetthisdemandingroleissometimesseenasunattractive,where‘transitionshock’forfirsttimeleadersandattritionarecommon.Togetherwewillexplorewhatenablesmiddleleaderstodo theirjobswell,andhowlanguageschoolscancreatesafeplacesforthemtothrive.

Empoweringlanguagelearners:artificialintelligence-drivenautonomy Oybek Imomov (WebsterUniversityinTashkent)

AsaconfidentuserofArtificialIntelligenceplatforms,Iwillsharemyknowledgeandexperienceon howartificialintelligencecanpromotelearnerautonomy.ThissessionintroducesnewAItoolsand waystoencourageself-directedlanguageacquisition.Participantswilllearnaboutreal-world applicationsandpracticalinsightsforusingAI'spotentialinavarietyofEnglishlanguageteaching fields.

MappingandopencurriculumformotivationandachievementinEAP

Nermine AbdElkader (TheInternationalFoundationProgram-UniversityofToronto)

Adoptinganopencurriculumapproach(Matusov,2018),Ishowcaseademocraticandstudent centeredEAPcourse.Startingbymappingouttheacademicskillsessentialfortheirprospective studies,studentsareencouragedtosettheirownacademicgoalsandselecttheconceptsandskillsto achievethem.Formalassessmentsandselfreflectionsarealsoconductedregularlyincollaborationfor furtherplanning.

TeacherwellbeingonCELTA

ManuelAlejandro FloresLasarte (EnglishLanguageTeachingCentre,UniversityofSheffield), Erin Revell(UniversityofSheffield)

CanteacherwellbeingplayacentralroleinCELTAcourses,empowertraineesintheirfirstteaching jobsandraisethestatusofourprofession?Inthisinteractivetalk,wewillshareourexperienceofhow wehaveincorporatedteacherwellbeinginourUniversityofSheffieldCELTAcoursesandsharesome practicalideasthatcouldbeusedinothercontexts.

Arguingthecaseforthe(oral)defence

Michael King (CommunityCollegeofQatar)

Thissessionarguesforusingoraldefenceassessmentinundergraduatecompositionclassesrather thantheubiquitouspresentation.Thisalternativeapproachallowslearnerstodevelopnewspoken discourseskillsandhelpscounteracttheartificialintelligence-infusedplagiarismchallengesofour time.Attendeesareinvitedtoreflectonhowtheymightusethematerialssharedintheirown contexts.

HowChina'sdoublereductionpolicyhasinfluencedChineseEnglishteachers

Paul Knight (UniversityofNottingham)

TheChinesegovernment’s‘DoubleReductionPolicy’,wasintroducedinJuly2021.Thisimmediately causedadramaticreductioninprivateELTprovision.Theimpactofthisuponthecareerplansof noviceChineseEnglishteachersisthefocusofthistalk.DatafromChinesepost-graduatestudentsof TESOLandEducationisusedtoexplorethisimpact.

Developingresponsibleglobalcitizens(DGRC)-anErasmus+project

Jennifer Holden (InternationalHouseLanguageCentrePalermo)

Arewepreparingstudentswiththenecessaryknowledgeandskillstofacethefutureworld?Thistalk describestheprocessesandoutcomesofanEUfundedproject, DRGCCurriculumBuilder,inwhich21st centurytopicsandskillshavebeenmappedtotheCEFRtoallowteacherstoeasilydesigncoursesand lessonswhichhelplearnersachievetheirpotentialoutsidetheclassroom.

Session1.7

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

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Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

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Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

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Session1.8

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

SignatureEvent TD,TTEd

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200 audience

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Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

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ProdProm

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

OpenForum

MaWSIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

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GI,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

1635-1705 continued Tuesday16

Developinglearnerautonomythroughapeertutoringprogramme

Adelina RuizGuerrero (ITESO,TheJesuitUniversityofGuadalajara)

ThistalkpresentsauniversityPeerTutoringProgramme(PTP)wherestudentsareinvolvedinthe selection,training,promotion,andevaluationoftheprogramme.Theyhaveanactiveroleintheselfaccesscentre,andwehaveseenhowtheydevelopasenseofbelonging,ownership,responsibilityfor themselvesandtheirpeers,whichcontributestotheirautonomyaslearners.

Supportingneurodiversityoninitialteachertrainingcourses

Joanna Stansfield (InternationalHouseLondon), Melissa Lamb (InternationalHouseLondon) Howdoyousupportneurodiversetrainees?Hereatourcentre,wehaveinvestigatedtrainerand traineeexperiencesandthesystemsinplacetosupportthem.Theinsightwegainedhashelpedus puttogethernewprocedures,aguidebookfortrainersandtraineesandtrainerdevelopmentsessions. Joinustoexploreideasofhowtomakeyourcoursesmoreinclusive.

Teacherpreneurship:offeringuniqueonlineteachingopportunitiesforglobalEnglishteachers

Anna Hearrell (BridgeEducationGroup)

Englishteachershaveanunprecedentedopportunitytodiscoverwhataflexibleteachingschedule means.Learnhowyoucanbuildacareerthatmeetsyourneeds.Fromworkingwithonlineschoolsto advertisingyourservicesonmarketplacestobuildingyourownschoolandbecominga teacherpreneur,takechargeofyourcareerandexpandyourskillsasanindependenteducator!

Empoweringlanguageteachingthroughtheartofaskingcoachingquestions

Aliaksandra Chyhirynava (CultofEnglish)

Wewillexplainwhatcoachingquestionsareandmostimportantlywhattheyarenot,andgive examplesofthepowerfulonestobeusedinalanguageclassroom.Wewilldemonstratehow coachingquestionscanbeembeddedintothelanguagelearningprocesstomakelanguage acquisitionmoreefficient.Wewillsharesomecoachingquestionsforteachers.

1720-1805

ExpressPublishingSignatureEvent

Teachinginthepastorteachinginthepresent?

JennyDooley

Tuesday16

Whatexactlydoesitmeantobeateacherinthe21stcentury?Howdoyouknowwhetheryouhave embracedtheskillsrequiredtoeducatestudentsinthemodernworld?Areyouarmedwitheasily accessibletoolsandmeaningfulactivitiestoboostlearners'confidenceandfacilitateeffective communication,avitalskillforstudentgrowthandlearning?

TeachingacademicIELTSexampreparationstrategies:practicalclassroomactivities

Richard Gresswell (EnglishinYork)

Thisworkshopfocusesonpracticalwaysinwhichteacherscanenablestudentstoenhancetheir AcademicIELTSscore.Inparticular,wewillbelookingatwaysofhelpinglearnerstobecomemore familiarwiththedifferenttesttasktypesasakeywaytohelpstudentsprepareandperformmore effectivelywithrespecttotheirIELTSexam.

BusinessEnglishcoursecontentandstructure:keyissuesandsolutions

Gillian Bathmaker (DeltaPublishing)

WhatmakesasuccessfulbusinessEnglishlesson?Howcanwemotivatelearnersduringalongday’s work?Thisworkshopwilllookattheseandotherissues,withafocusoncoursecontentandstructure. We’llsharesolutionswe’veincorporatedintothenewDeltaPublishingcourse, BusinessImpact,and provideparticipantswiththeopportunitytoshareideasandraisequestions.

IATEFLMaterialsWritingSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum Inspirationsinmaterialswriting

Comealongtoourpaneldiscussion,‘Inspirationsinmaterialswriting’,andputyourquestionstothe experts.Youcanalsomeetthecommittee,findoutaboutourSIG,andnetworkwithMaWSIG membersbeforeoureveningeventcelebratingtenyearssinceourfirstPCE.Everyoneiswelcome!

ELTbottom-upteacherCPDthroughCoPsinRwanda

Laurent Ahishakiye (TheUniversityofWarwick/ATER/HornbyEducationalTrust)- Speaker supportedbytheHornbytrust

GlobalSouthELThaslongbeendominatedbyglobalandlocaltop-downpracticeswhichhavespoonfedteacherswithready-madepackagesthatareoftenincompatiblewithlocalcontexts.This workshopdescribesandinvitesparticipantstodiscussaninitiativedevelopedandimplementedby Rwandanteachersthroughcommunitiesofpractice,supportedbytheHornbyTrust,thatpromoted insiderexpertiseandbottom-upapproaches.

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre 60 audience

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YLTSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre 60 audience

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MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre 80 audience

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Workshop TD,TTEd s,t,a, e,le

Identitymapping:anactofidentifyingwithEnglish

Vinita Abichandani (GeorgeMasonUniversity), JoanKang Shin (GeorgeMasonUniversity)

IdentitymappingisapowerfullanguagelearningtoolthatteachersandstudentsofEnglishcan engagein.AlthoughitiscommonlyusedasaresourceinEnglishlanguageclassrooms,howoftendo westopandreflectonwhatEnglishmeanstoouridentities?Thisworkshopcreatesspaceforcritical reflexivityontheroleofEnglishaswemapouridentities.

Researchdataanalysis:ahands-on(andjargon-free!)workshop

Paula Rebolledo (RICELT)

Conductingtheanalysisofqualitativedataisgenerallyconsideredacomplexpartofthe(teacher-) researchprocess.Inthispracticalworkshop,Iwilldemonstratewaysthisprocesscanbesupported withsamples,framesandguidingquestions.Thematerialusedinthesessionhasbeendeveloped fromtheexperiencegainedassistingteachersincarryingoutexploratoryactionresearch.

Thejoyinbeingwrong(onsomanylevels)

Lucie Cotterill (IHBritishSchoolReggioCalabria)

Inlanguageteachingorganisations,wearewellawareofhowerrorsactasaspringboardforlearning butlanguagemistakesarejustonewaywecanhelpourstudentsandstaffbenefitfrombeingwrong. Thisinteractiveworkshopwillprovidearangeofactivities,inlinewiththe2030Agendagoals,tobe usedwithstudents,staff,andteachers.

Experimentingwithmetacognitionusingasix-stepcycle

Anna Young (BellEducationalServices)

Thisworkshop,forteachertrainersandteacherswhoareinterestedinclassroomresearch,willexplain asix-stepframework(The6DsCycle)anddemonstratehowitcanbeappliedtoanyclassroom-based experimentation.Wewillworkthroughanexamplefocusingon‘Metacognition’,basedonacycleof experimentationdonewithteachersandlearnersinalanguageschoolintheUK.

Self-assessmenttoachievedreams:competencymappingforsuccessfullearners

Jana Jilkova (CharlesUniversity,Prague&SecondaryVocationalSchoolKutnaHora,ATECR, CzechRepublic)

Discoverhowself-awarenessandgoal-settingdrivesuccess.Inthisworkshop,wewillexplore strategiesforyouandyourstudents.Engageinthreeversatileactivitiestoimproveplanningand decision-making.Departwithanactionplanforself-improvement.Whetheryouteachteensor anotheragegroup,initiateyournewjourneytosuccessnow.

Thefirst30daysasanewELTmanager

Georgia Papamichailidou (KaplanInternationalLanguages)

HaveyourecentlybecomeanELTmanagerandyou'rethinking"IhavenoideawhatI'msupposedto bedoing"?Inthisworkshop,wewillidentifythetransferrableskillsyouacquiredfrompreviousrolesin ELTandexploresimpletechniquesandtaskswhichwillhelpyoubuildtrust,connection,andrapport withyournewteam.

EnglishinAlgeria:betweenresistanceandopenness

Nadjouia Raoud (UniversityofAlgiers,Algeria)

ThistalkexaminesthefeasibilityofimplementingEnglishinstructioninprimaryeducationinNorth Africanfrancophonecountries,withafocusontheAlgerian'experience'.Onthebasisofobjective argumentsaswellasonopposingviewsandattitudes,italsoattemptstounderstandthechallengeof EnglishprovisioninArabic-speakingcontextsfromcultural,psychological,andeducational perspectives.

ThechallengesofEnglishforspecificpurposesforengineeringstudents

Naqaa Abbas (TexasA&MUniversityinQatar)

ThispapersharesthefindingsofastudyconductedatanengineeringbranchcampusinQatarwhich examinesstudents'perspectivesonEnglishforSpecificPurposesandoutlinesthechallengesand resistancetosuchacurriculum.Thepaperoffersrecommendationsaboutcurriculumdesignwithan emphasisonstudentmotivation,requirmentsandgoalwithinaspecificcontext.

Howtoteachandlearnvocabularythroughwordassociationtasks

Andrew Wimhurst (FreeUniversityofBolzano/Bozen)

Thisworkshopintroduceswordassociationtasks(WATs)andhowtheycanfacilitatevocabulary teachingandlearningintheEnglishlanguageclassroom.Activitieswillincludehowtopre-teach vocabularythroughWATsandteachingnewwordsthroughwordassociation(WA)games.Participants willlearnhowtocreateadatabasewhichcandemonstratehowtheirlearners'lexishasdeveloped.

Session1.8

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

OpenForum

TEASIGShowcase

Office11–BrightonCentre

40audience

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MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

60 audience

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Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

80 audience

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EAP,LA ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Workshop

RES,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

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TD s,t,a, e,le

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

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EveningEvents

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre 1930-2030

IATEFLTesting,Evaluation&AssessmentSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

TheIATEFLTEASIG,dedicatedtolanguagetesting,assessment,andevaluation,hostsanOpenForum featuringupdatesontheSIG'spreviousyear,forthcominginitiatives,financialmatters,anda'meetthe committee'session.ThisinclusiveeventensuresbothcurrentandnewSIGmembers,aswellasnonmembers,feelwelcometoengageindiscussionsaboutlanguageassessmentanditsfuturewithin Englishlanguageteachingandlearning.

ChallengingnativespeakerisminaKoreancollegeEnglishcourse

Soyoung Lee (KonkukUniversity,Seoul)

BuildingconfidenceamongEFLlearnersisnotaneasytask.Thepresentationexplainshow challengingnativespeakerismwasakeyfactorinbuildinglanguagelearnerconfidenceinaKorean collegeEnglishcourse.Itdetailstheconceptualandmethodologicaltoolsusedduringtheprocess andconcludeswithreflectionsfromthestudentsandtheinstructor.

Howcanco-coachinghelpustounderstandculturaldifferences?

Barbara Roosken (FontysUniversityofAppliedSciences)

Whichstrategiesfosterasenseofbelongingandinclusionandhowcandiversitybeembraced?This workshopexamineshowteachersmayaccommodateculturaldifferencesinanESLcontext.Cultural challengescanbeovercomethroughincreasedawarenessamongstourstudentsbymeansofcocoachingactivities.Asetofpracticalactivitiesdesignedtoimplementthisteachingapproachwillbe shared.

Makingthe"write"stuff

Caroline Linse (QueensUniversityBelfast)

ThisworkshopwillbeginwithanoverviewofTheMakerMovementandanexplanationofhow makingartifactscanhelplearnersdevelopcreativityandoralandwrittenskills.Wewillexaminea widevarietyofartifactssuchasbrochures,buspasses,cartoons,cataloguesetc.Next,participantswill createtheirownsamplewrittenandoralartifactsthatfittheircurriculum.

Becomingareadingteacher:linguistic,social,personalandpedagogicalviews

Amos Paran (UCLInstituteofEducation), Jane Spiro (OxfordBrookesUniversity)

Inthisworkshop,wediscussandpresentactivitiesfromourbook, BecomingaReadingTeacher, demonstratingtheconnectionsbetweenresearchandbestpedagogicalpracticesinteachingreading. Weintegratefindingsfromcognitiveviewsofreading,thesociologyofreading,andreading engagementtounderstandtheroleofteachersasreadersthemselves,modellingreadingenthusiasm andprocessesfortheirlearners.

Teachingmediation:mediatingconceptsandmediatingcommunication

ChiaSuan Chong (NationalGeographicLearning)

TheCEFRhavehighlightedmediationskillsaskey.Buthowcanweteachstudentstomediate conceptsandcommunicationbeyondlistsofusefulphrases?Howcanstudentsbetterparticipatein groupconversations,dealwithdisagreementsandmanagedifferencesinmulti-culturalspaces?This workshoplooksatpracticalideasofhelpingstudentsdeveloptheircommunicationskillsandbeing morecommunicativelycompetent.

MultimodalityanddigitalliteraciesinELT LeandroPaladino(ColegioYork)

Thispracticalworkshopwillexploretherelatednotionsofmultimodalityanddigitalliteraciesfroman ELTperspective.Teacherswillhaveachancetodiscussandtakehomearangeoftools,strategiesand resourcestoimplementinclassroomsofvariouslevelsandages,tohelpstudentsbetternavigatethe increasinglycomplexworldinwhichwelive.

Tuesday16

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Day2 Today’sHighlights Wednesday17

SpecialInterestGroupOpenForums

ComeandlearnmoreaboutourSpecialInterestGroups(SIGs) andhowyoucangetinvolved.

1105-1135

Syndicate4

1500-1530

Pronunciation(Pron) SIG

MeetingRoom1B TeacherTraining& Education(TTEd)SIG

1645-1815

MeetingRoom1A

1730-1815

Pavilion

LearnerAutonomy(LA) SIG

TeacherDevelopment (TD)SIG

OntheExhibitionPop-upPresentationstage

0835-0855

HowtowriteCVsthatgetresultswithPeter Panayotou.

1140-1155 IELTS

AnoverviewoftheupdatedIELTSWritingband scoredescriptorsandassessmentcriteria

1255-1310

OxfordUniversityPress

OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced:tastertour&take awaytips

1315-1330

LanguageCert

PavethewaytoEnglishproficiencywith LanguageCertESOLforSchools!

1340-1355

1535-1550

NationalGeographicLaarning Fivewaystomakeyourschoolgreener

ETSGlobal TOEFL®MasteryChallenge

OntheIATEFLStand

ComealongtotheIATEFLStandduringbreaktimesand lunchtimestomeetwithlike-mindedELTprofessionals.Ifyou feelyoufitintoanyofthecategorieslistedbelow,we’dloveto meetyouthere!

1130-1205 TeacherTrainers

1250-1415

1530-1600

MeettheIATEFLScholarshipCommittee

Materialswriters,proofreaders,editors, publishers,MeettheIATEFL Voices editor

TypesofConferencesession

Plenaries

Achanceforallconference delegatestojointogetherto listentoworldclassexperts. Eachplenarywillhavea questionandanswersession laterthesameday.

SignatureEvents

Ashowcaseofexpertiseand

state-of-the-artthinkinginan arearelevanttothehost organisation.

Talks

A30-minutesessionrelatingto theoryandpractice.

Workshops

A45-minuteinteractivesession withaudienceparticipation.

Mindfulnesssession

SponsoredbyDuolingoEnglishTest 0815-0845|Skyline

Maketheperfectstarttoyourconferencedaywith amindfulnesssessionledbyalocalpractitioner.

SignatureEvent

BritishCouncil

ThefutureofEnglishintheage ofAI

1645-1815|Syndicate2

Whathavewelearnedthroughourrecentresearchand experimentswithapplyingAItoteachingandassessment?How canwecollectivelyworktogethertoovercometheissueswe’ve identified?HowcanteacherssafelyrealisethepotentialofAIto supportlearning?AsthefutureofAIandELTunfolds,joinusto exploreanswerstothesequestionsandmore.

Speakers:AdamEdmett,NeenazIchaporia,MarianoFelice,Helen Crompton,AmyLightfoot

EveningEvents

DynamicDuets

1830-1930|Syndicate1

InDynamicDuets,twopresenterscollaborateonasingletalkon anyissue(ELTornon-ELT)foratotaloffiveminutes.However, andthisistheimportantpart,eachofthepresentersmust presentanalternativeviewofthetheme,ideallyacompletely differentpositiononit.Forexample,“coursebooksarevitalto teachingalanguage”vs.“coursebooksarerestrictiveandnever needs-oriented”,althoughnon-ELTtopicsareencouragedtoo. Thisformatencouragesinteractionanddialoguebetween presenters,aswellasprovidingdifferentperspectiveson thetopic.

BritishCouncilDrinksReception

1930-2000|Syndicate2

Hostedbyoureveningeventssponsorthemselves,British Councilinviteyoutojointhemfordrinksandnetworking.

InternationalQuiz

2000-2200|Syndicate3&4

Thepopularquizisbackagain!You’llneedaglobalteam(you cancomealongandjoinoneonthenight!)withdiverseinterests andknowledge,asenseofhumourandadesiretomeetnew people,havesomefun,networkandworktogethertoscore morepointsthananyotherteam.Music,fun,drinksandnibbles, andthechancetobecrownedquizchampionsofBrighton2024.

Forums

A75-minutesessionmadeup ofthreetalksonarelatedtopic.

Panels

A75-minutesessionwhere fourorfivepeoplepresent theirviewsonatopic.

LightningTalks

A45-minutesessionwhere

8-10speakershavethree minutestopresenttheirideas.

Posters

Avisualdisplayofanareaof researchortheoryand practice.

SIGOpenForums

Anopportunitytogettoknow aSIGbetter.

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

Becauseyou’reallworthit!

ZarinaSubhan

In1973,L’Oréalintroducedtheslogan“BecauseYou’reWorthIt!”toselltheirbeautyproducts.Implying tovalueoneself,womenshouldbuytheirproducts.Exceptthatquiteafewskincoloursaroundthe worlddidnotmatchtheirmake-upproducts,makingsomenotworthit!Afewdecadeslater,during theCovidpandemic,maleliveswereworthmorethanthoseoffemalesbecausethe‘gender-neutral’ personalprotectiveequipmentformedicalstaffisdesignedaroundamalebody.Newscoverageof climatechangeorwarusesdifferentstrengthsoflanguagedependingonwhatregionsoftheworldare affected,regardlessofthenumbersofliveslost.Thesearesomeexamplesoftheintersectinglayersof inequalitythatexistinourworld,whereempathyisreservedforthosewholookorsound‘right’,or ‘relatable’.

AsELTprofessionals,shouldwecare?Caringisattherootofwhatwevalue;whatwevalueisatthecore ofwhat,orwhowerespect;whatorwhowerespectunderlinesthewayweinteractwithoneanother. Givenitsinternationalusage,Englishcrossesborders,cultures,classes,andcastes.Itcan,therefore,be arguedthatEnglishisatoolthatcanreducedifferencesandincreaseempathy.ThisiswhyIthinkwe shouldcare.

Whetheryouareapublisher,editor,writer,institutiondirector,manager,teacher,teachereducator,or researcher,weallhavearoleincaringaboutwhatthe‘normal’frameworkisthatELTisgiven.Along whatlinesofintersectionalityareweexcludingvoices,images,andopinionstoberepresentedtoour students?Whoarewesubconsciouslysayingisandisnot“worth”afairandequitablerepresentation? Withoutdiversity,equity,andinclusionhowcanEnglishlanguagestudentsrelatetothepeoplethey mayonedayinteractwithusingEnglishasaLinguaFranca?

AboutZarina:

AlthoughZarinaSubhanoriginallyqualifiedasascientist,shehasbeenworkinginthefieldofELTfor over30years.Shehastaughtatalllevels,inbothprivateandgovernmentinstitutions,andworked worldwideasateacherandteachereducator.Inadditiontoworkinginandwitheducational institutions,shehasexperienceworkingwitheducationalpolicymakers,NGOs,communityleaders, localandstategovernments,andinavarietyofteachingandtrainingcontexts. Zarina’stimeisnowspentasanauthorandteachereducatordeliveringcourses,workshops,and conferencepresentations.Havingworkedinthescience,educational,anddevelopmentsectors,her interestsaretheneurologyoflearning;CLIL;CPDforteachers;inclusiveandsustainableeducation.

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

Session2.1 1020-1050

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience

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Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

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LASIGShowcase

Wednesday17

Engagingandeffectiveexampreparationusingaudio-visualanddigitalresources

Gerald Smith (SensationsEnglish)

Integratingaudio-visualanddigitalresourcesintoexampreparationclassroomsleveragessignificant benefitsinpreparingstudentsforstandardizedtestssuchasIELTS.Thisapproachenhanceslearners’ engagement,lexicalawareness,independence,confidenceandproductiverepertoirecompared againstcoursebook-basedapproaches.Participantswillexploreinsightsandusefultechniquesthat exploittheserich,authenticresourcesinexamcontexts,withexamplesfromSensationsEnglish.

Whyshouldwemakespaceforthediscussionoflearning?

David Byrne (ECEnglish), Mark Heffernan (QueenMaryUniversityofLondon)

Teachersoftenfearrunningoutofmaterial.Thisfearleadstooverplanningthebeginningofyour lesson,addingextraactivities.Thiscanleavelittletimefordiscussionoflearning(feedbackand reflection).Webelievethisiskeytolessonsuccess.Therefore,inthistalk,wegivepracticalideason howtoplanabalancedlessonwithtimetodiscusslearning.

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AssessingwritingatCEFRB2&C2levels

Fannie Daou (ExpressPublishing)

Whatisthedifferencebetweenassessmentandgradinginwriting?Gradingcanmeasurestudent performancebutisnotnecessarilyanaccurateindicatorofstudentlearning.Assessmentand feedbackexceedgrading,lookingatpatternsofstudentlearningandusingthatdatatohelpstudents learnmoreeffectively,improvingoverallwritingperformance.

Effectivebusinesscommunication:linkinggrammarandmeaning Silke Riegler (UniversityofAppliedSciencesLandshut/Germany)

Grammarinstructionisstillcentralatuniversitylevelbutoftenlacksinteachingstudentsthepractical useofgrammarinreal-lifebusinessscenarios.Whilestudentsexcelinapplyingrulesintests,they frequentlyencounterchallengesincommunicatingadeptly,especiallywithinprofessionalcontexts. ThistalkdiscussesaB2-C1universitycoursethatbridgesthegapbetweengrammartheoryandrealworldcommunication.

TeachingEnglishpronunciationforaglobalworld:activitiesforintelligibility

Gemma Archer (OxfordUniversityPress), Robin Walker (OxfordUniversityPress)

Theprincipalgoalofpronunciationteachingtodayisintelligibility.Thisisclearlyreflectedinthe2019 CEFRpronunciationdescriptorsortheratingscalesofthemajorexamboards.Inthistalkwewillshow activitiesthathelpteachersmakeintelligibilityameaningful,achievablegoalforlearnersanywherein theworld,drawingonideasfrom TeachingEnglishpronunciationforaglobalworld (OUP).

LeveragingAIinELT:givingteachersandstudentssuperpowers Will Jordan-Cooley (PangeaChat)

ThistalkwilldemonstratehowadvancedAIcangrantteachersandstudentslanguage-learning superpowerslikeprovidingpersonalizedfeedbackduringclassroomtasksandbreakingdownbarriers suchascommunicationanxiety.Iwillpresentstrategiesforprovidingconsistent,individualized feedback,engaginglearnersofallproficiencylevels,andadaptingteachingtoreal-timeneeds throughtheAI-powered,instant-messagingplatform PangeaChat.

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EMI:it'snotrocketscience,exceptsometimesitis

Frances Amrani (GirtonCollege,UniversityofCambridge)

WhatisEMIandtheissuesitraises?Thistalkwillpresentsomeofthequestionswhicheducatorsfind themselveswithwhenaskedtoimplementEMI.ItwillexplorewhyEMIissopopularwithpolicy makersandeducationaldecisionmakers.Itwillsuggestpracticalwaystosupportitssuccessful implementation,includingunderstandingexpectations,beliefsandassumptionsandadapting methodology.

EnhancingacademicliteraciesthroughEMI:universitystudentinsights

Evangelia Xirofotou (UniversityofThessaly,Greece)

TheresearchpresentsfindingsontheevaluationoftheinitialimplementationofanAcademic LiteraciesProgram.Thestudywillpresentthesurveyquestionnairefindingsadministeredtoadiverse groupcomprisingbothGreekandErasmusstudentswhohaveexperiencedanEnglishmedium instruction(EMI)approach.Thetalkofferspracticalandtheoreticalimplicationsforenhancing university-levelskillsdevelopmentprograms.

HowtosupportEMIstakeholdersthroughcollaborationwithESPpractitioners?

Michelle Hunter (UniversityofYork)

Myresearchidentifiedadisconnectbetweenstudentexpectationsandhowlecturerstaughton Englishmediuminstruction(EMI)coursesataGermanuniversity.Thetalkaimstocollaboratively considerwaysinwhichESP/EAPpractitionerscouldsupporttheirEMIcolleaguesinachieving contentdeliverythatmeetsdemandsforlanguageimprovementandacademicsuccess.

ThewayforwardisglobalcollaborationinELT

Belen Albarracin (ColegioBayard)– WinneroftheTrinityCollegeLondonTeacherTraining Scholarship

Canprimaryschoolsanduniversitiesworkjointlyinawin-winscenario?Whatisrequiredatbothends tosustainprojectsofthissort?Inthistalk,Iwillsharethelearningoutcomesofatwo-yearGlobal CollaborationProjectthatdefinitelypavesthewayforfuturepartnershipsbetweenschoolsand universitiesformultiplepurposes,reflectingonadjustmentsandfuturesteps.

Summerschooltofulltimeeducation–bridgingthegap

Kate Smook (MillfieldEnterprises,MillfieldSchool)

Parentsoftenseesummerschoolasawayofintroducingtheirteenstotheideaofattendingayear roundUKboardingschool,buthowwelldoesashortcoursepreparethemfortherealityofschool life?Thistalkwillexploresomeofthestrategieswhichmayhelpbridgethegapbetweenaholiday courseandyearroundeducation.

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E.Motion(EnglishinMotion):let’sreMOVElearningdifficulties

Barbara Seeber (middleschool"PaulTroger",Monguelfo,Italy) Motion,braindevelopmentandlanguagelearninggohandinhand.Aslanguageteachers,wecan takeenormousadvantageofthisfact.Identifyatwhatstageofthelearningprocessyourstudentsare, understandhowandwhytheyexperiencelearningdifficultiesandbringthembackontrackandinto balancebyofferingthemsimplebutspecificmotionexercises.

AculturalprogrammetoenhancelanguagelearninginEFLcontexts

Camila Selarin (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo), Vitoria Tavares (AssociaçãoCultura InglesaSãoPaulo)

ComelearnhowtheculturalprogrammeofalargeBrazilianEFLinstitutehasbeenallowinglearnersof allagestodeveloplinguisticandsocialskillsthroughmusic,dramaandotherculturalmanifestations. Inthistalk,wewillpresenttheneed,implementationandresultsoftheprogramme,delvingintoafew ofitsvariedcomponents,andsuggestingadaptationsfordifferentcontexts.

Motivatingadultsinlanguagelearningenvironments:sparkingenthusiasmforlearning Leo Tzampazis (UniversityofBedfordshire)

Itiswidelyacceptedthatemployingmotivationaltechniquesintheclassroomcanbooststudents' drivetolearnandincreasetheirconfidence.Thispresentationseekstointroducearangeofteaching strategiesuniquelycraftedtogeneratemotivationinstudentswhoarestudyingEnglishasasecond languageandinformfuturemotivationaleducationalpracticeforL2teachers.

ThematicanalysisofJapanesestudents’reflectionsoninterculturalcommunicativecompetence Samuel Nfor (SeitokuUniversity,ChibaJapan)

InModelUN,studentsfromdiverseculturalbackgroundsrepresentdifferentcountriesondifferent committeesandengageindiscussionswithglobalissues.Thispresentationdemonstrateshow Japanesestudents’participationandinteractioninEnglishinModelUNenablesthemtodeepentheir understandingofglobalissuesandreflectoninterculturalcommunicativecompetence.

Buildingrelationships-theimportanceofinternalcustomerservice

Ben Butler (TheLondonSchoolofEnglish)

Theimportanceofkeepingexternalcustomershappyisclear,butshouldyouconsideryourstaffas yourcustomers?Whatdotheyneedtobehappy?Thistalkwilldiscusstheimportanceofbuilding relationships,andembeddingsystemsandprocesseswhichallowstafftoself-serve;creatingstronger teamsandanunderstandingofthecontributioneachemployeemakestothewhole.

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Enhancingreadingproficiencyviathe57-dayreadingchallenge

Yasmine SalahEl-Din (TheAmericanUniversityinCairo)

Thistalkintroducesthe57-DayReadingChallengeasawaytomotivateacademicEFLstudentstoread onaregularbasis.Iwillexplaintherationalebehindusingthisstrategy,andthenwillhighlightthe stepsinvolvedintheimplementation.Practicaltipsforusingthechallengeindifferentteaching contextswillbesharedwiththeaudience.

Turning“old-fashioned”intomotivation:differentreadinglessons

Vilda Kiaunytļ (KaunasJonasJablonskisGymnasium)

Itisnosecretthatittakesspecialefforttocatchpost-quarantinestudents’attention,especiallywith “boring”and“old-fashioned”exercises,likereadingtasks.Yet,theyareimportantforgoodexamresults andimprovementofstudents’readingskillsingeneral.Iwillpresentseveralmethodsandshort projects,usedduringmyEnglishlessons,whichmotivatestudentstoread,thinkanddiscuss.

Usingnon-ELTbookstoarriveatELTnotions

IanMichael Robinson (UniversityofCalabria)

Readingcaninspireus,andsometimeswhenreadingfictionforpleasurewecanfindpassagesthat helpusreflectonnotionsconcerningEnglishlanguageteaching.Thistalklooksatsomebooks,for example JonathanLivingstonSeagull,thathavebridgedthisgapandhowtheseconnectionscanbe usefulforexperiencedorfutureteachers.Audiencememberscancontributetheirownideas.

Teachingidioms:implementingtheCMapproachtodesignactivities

Vera Gradischnig (Freelance)

Tohelpstudentsreachaproficientlevel,theyhavetodeveloptheirmetaphoricalcompetence. Researchhasshownthatraisingstudents'awarenessoftheunderlyingprinciplesofconceptual metaphor(CM)canfacilitatecomprehension,retentionanduseofidiomaticexpressions.Iwillreport oneffectiveclassroomactivitiesfromtheresearchthatweredesignedtoteachandlearnidiomsusing CMprinciples.

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ExploringnationalstereotypesaboutBritaininGermanEnglishlanguagetextbooks

Jennifer Meier (Julius-Maximilians-UniversitätWürzburg)

InmyPhDprojectdiscussion,Idelveintoacentury-longanalysisofBritishstereotypesinGermanEFL textbooks.Attendeeswillgaininsightsintotheimpactofnationalstereotypesonforeignlanguage education.Iquestionthenecessityofthesestereotypesandadvocateforfosteringcriticalthinking skillsinlearners,challengingsimplisticcategorizations.Jointoexploreafreshperspectiveon languageeducation.

UnderstandingonlineCoPsduringERT:theexperienceofEAPtutors

KarlaKerlley deLimaGuedes (UniversityofSouthampton)

ThispresentationfocusesonsharinghowEnglishforacademicpurposes(EAP)practitionersdefined andperceivedonlinecommunitiesofpractice(CoPs)duringemergencyremoteteaching(ERT),the typesofCoPsinwhichtheyparticipated,anddiscusstheimportanceoffosteringthesecommunities forteachereducationaswellasthechallengesthatcanarisewhenbuildingthemremotelypostpandemic.

InquirywithanI:centringtheteacherinteacherdevelopment

Michelle Worgan (Freelance)

Manyteachersfindin-servicetrainingsessionsachore.Inthistalk,I’llintroduce TheTeachingLab,an innovativeonlinecommunitythatsupportsteachersintheirdevelopmentusinganinquiry-based approach.Thesessionisaimedatteacherswhowishtotakeanactiveroleintheirdevelopmentand directorsofstudieswhowanttoavoidaone-sizefitsallapproachtotraining.

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LeveragingAItoteachandassesswriting

Peter Davidson (ZayedUniversity)

Educationisconstantlyevolvingwithnewtechnologies,andAI-poweredconversationalinterfaces suchas ChatGPT areattheforefrontofthistransformation.Inthistalkwewilloutlinethepotentialof ChatGPT torevolutionizetheteachingandassessmentofwriting,andwewilldiscusshowwecan leverage ChatGPT inthewritingclassroomforpre-writing,while-writing,andpost-writingactivities.

Theeffectof ChatGPT-supportedfeedbackonwrittenstudentassignment

Selda GumusSambel (OzyeginUniversity)

Iwilldiscuss ChatGPT-supportedfeedbackintostudents’writtenproductionsaspartofcontinuous assessment.Ihavetwogroupsofstudents:onereceivedfeedbackwith ChatGPT andtheothergot traditionalteacherfeedback.Students’writingresultswillbecomparedtoshowhoweffective Chat GPT-supportedfeedbackisintheirimprovementinwriting.

AdaptingEAPwritingassessments:embracing ChatGPT topromotecriticalthinking

Joseph Roberts (EducationCentreofAustralia(ECA))

WewillpresentthefindingsofapilotstudywhereweadaptedcoreEAPwritingassessmentsto acknowledgetheopportunitiesthatGenerative-AIsoftware(specifically ChatGPT)offersuniversity studentsintheplanningstagesandcriticalthinkingdevelopment.Wewillsharewaystoalter assessmentbriefs,rubrics,andpoliciestocreatepositivewashbackthatdevelopsskillswhileretaining academicintegrity.

Empoweringeducators:technologyinnovationinmulticulturallanguagelearning

Maria Diakou (CyprusMinistryofEducation,Culture,SportsandYouth/UniversityofNicosia), Umut Ergöz (BridgeEducationGroup)

Discoverhowtechnology-drivenstrategiesarerevolutionizingmulticulturallanguagelearning. Educatorscancultivateeffectivemulticulturallanguagelearningenvironmentsbyleveragingthe dynamicsynergybetweentechnologyandtheirowncreativeandcriticalthinkingskills.Joinusfor practicalinsightsintotheevolvinglandscapeoflanguageeducationandthekeyrolethattheteacher playsinutilizingtechnologiesinthe21stcentury.

‘Peoplelikeus’–representationofLGBTQIA+identityinELT

Steve Tulk (StaffordHouseLondon), Jo Krousso (MacmillanEducation), Pam Phillips (Stafford HouseLondon), Julian Francis (BayswaterCollege), Neil Harris (CELT)

Thispaneldiscussionfocusesonpracticalandaccessiblewaysinwhichourclassrooms,schools,and thewiderELTindustrycandelivertrue,inclusiveandauthenticrepresentationforLGBTQIA+teachers, studentsandtheirclassmatesandcolleagues.Itdrawsonthelivedexperienceofqueerteachers, academicmanagers,schoolleadersandpublishersandmovesELTawayfrom'pinkwashing'towards truerepresentation.

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Betterlisteningoutcomes

Hugh Dellar (NationalGeographicLearning)

Inthissession,I’llsuggestthatwhathastraditionallybeenthoughtofas‘developinglisteningskills’ mightbetterbeframedas‘developingvocabularyandworkingontheabilitytohearlanguage'.I’ll lookattheclassroomimplicationsofthisviewandputforwardsomewaysteacherscanhelpstudents hearlanguagethroughroutinesyoucanusewithanyclass.

Theteacher'sroleinusingAIforautonomouslearning

Mark Smith (TheWimbledonSchoolofEnglish)

ChatGPT andotherformsofAIarethefuture,butteacherswillstillhaveafundamentalparttoplayin theirmeaningfuluse.Iwillsuggestwaysteacherscanguidelearnerstoprompttheapplicationsto efficientlyobtainusefuloutput.Iwillprovidepracticalideasoneffectivelyengagingwiththismaterial aspartofatargetedprogrammeoflearning.

Grammaticalization-whenwordsbecomegrammar.Improvingengagementandlanguage learning

Jennifer Lowe (LancasterUniversity&JLSchoolofEnglish)

Whatistheconnectionbetweenthepreposition“to”andtheinfinitivemarker“to”?Andbetween “want”andthemodalverb“will”?Grammaticalizationisaprocessoflanguagechangewherebywords losetheirmeaning(semanticbleaching)andacquiregrammaticalfunctions.Wewillseesomeofthe mechanismsinvolvedandhowtomakegrammarmorememorableandappealingtostudents.

FalsebeginnersadultlearnersandbusinessEnglishwriting

Choreanne Frei (IHOTTI)

Falsebeginneradultlearnerscomewiththeirownstrengthsandweaknesses,butoftenforgetthe transferableskillstheybringfromtheirL1andprofessionalexperience.Inthistalk,Iwilldiscussthe approachchosentosupportamultilingualBusinessEnglishgrouptodeveloptheirtransactional writingandconfidencewhenEnglishsuddenlybecamerelevanttotheirjobs.

IATEFLPronciationSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

PronSIG’sinteractivepronunciationclinic:comewithquestions,leavewithanswers! Doyouhavepronunciationquestionsyou’veneverbeenabletofindanswersfor?Areyoucurrently havingdifficultiesteachingpronunciation,orunsurewheretoevenstart?JoinPronSIGandyour conferencecolleaguesasweexploitthebenefitofourcollectiveknowledgeandexperienceandtryto answeryourburningquestions.Allquestionsandlevelsofexperiencewelcome!

Designingauthenticcomputer-basedwritingtaskstopromotepositiveclassroomimpact

Alina Reid (TrinityCollegeLondon)

Thistalktracesthedesignandvalidationoftwonewcomputer-basedwritingtasksatTrinityCollege London.Thenewtasksare:writtenonlinecommunication,andwritingfromsources.Thepresentation outlinesthemaintaskdesignprinciplesadoptedtocreatemeaningfulandauthenticwritingtasksfor theuniversitycontext.Italsodiscusseshowthetaskdesignspromotepositiveclassroomwashback.

ForumonEMIinEAPsettings:perspectivesandpractices continued

Near-peermentoringforin-serviceteachers’professionaldevelopment

Irene Rahmaniar (CettaEnglish)– WinneroftheEnglishLanguageCentreEastbourneGraham SmithScholarship

Biggapsinageandlevelofprofessionalismbetweenteachersandtheirmentorsisoftenthecausefor teachers’lessopennessinregardstotheirprofessionaldevelopmentneedsandpreferences,aswellas theirconcerntowardstheirteachingpractices.Near-peermentoringcanoffermoreeffective assistancetoteachers’improvementprocesses.Thispresentationexplorestherationalesand proceduresofthescheme.

Ascript'screativepathfromconceptiontoperformance

Tasneem Dalal (CanadianBilingualSchoolKuwait)

Fosteringself-expressionandcreativityintheclassroomiscrucial.Thistalkwillexamineafresh strategyforthisproject.It'llexplainthedevelopmentstudentsgothroughastheymovefromwriting storiestoscriptingscenes,whichresultsinrivetingliveperformances.Alongwithimprovingtheir narrativeabilities,themethodalsocultivatesvitallifeskillslikecooperation,communication,and problem-solving.

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Equality,diversityandinclusionintheyounglearnerEFLclassroom

Eduardo Farias (TheBritishCouncil)

Inthistalk,wewillcommunicatetheresultsofaSpecialInterestGroupledbyteachersandfocusedon designingeducationalmaterialsaroundissuesrelatedtoEquality,DiversityandInclusioninanEFL setting.WewilloutlineaneffectiveapproachforpromotingEDIintheclassroomandshareexamples ofmaterialsandactivitiesdesignedforlearnersagedfourto16.

AccessibilityindigitalELTcontentdevelopment

Derek Philip-Xu (RefreshingPublishing)

ThistalkwilllookataccessibilityindigitalELTcontentandwhyitisimportanttocreatecontentina waythatenableseverybodytoaccessitinanequalmanner.Alternativetextdescriptionsforimages willbeusedasanexampletodemonstratehowdigitalcontentcanbemademoreaccessible.

Teachingbeginnerclasses-awovenapproach

Eliza Winnert (Freelance)

Iwillsharethemulti-strandedapproachIdevelopedwhileworkingwithrefugeelearnersinGreeceweavingtogetherexistinglanguageanddifferentliteracymethods,andmakinguseofflashcards, games,learners’storiesandhome-madegradedreaderstocreateaninclusiveandmotivatinglearning environment.Comealongtoaddsomemorestrandstoyourteachingbasket,whateveryourcontext.

SMILE:atransformativejourneyimprovingEnglishlanguageeducationinSudan LinaKamal(BritishCouncilSudanOffice)

SMILE,ajointBritishCouncilandWorldBankproject,aimsatrejuvenatingEnglishlanguageeducation inSudan.Launchedin2014,itproducedseventextbookstoimproveEnglishproficiencyamong10 millionprimaryschoolchildren.Despitefacingchallenges,suchasarevolution,pandemic,and politicalinstability,SMILE'simpactendures.Itsongoinginitiatives,demonstrateacommitmentto transformingEnglisheducationinSudan.

Trauma-informedteaching:supporting'brainsinpain'intheclassroom

Adam Crowther (BritishCouncilVietnam)

Wehaveallexperiencedit–learnersbeingdisengagedorshowingbehaviouralchangesinour classrooms.Suchdisruptionshavebecomeincreasinglycommonplacewithlearnersexperiencing traumaticexperiencesthatleavetheir‘brainsinpain’.Thistalkwillanalyselearners’reactionsto trauma,andidentifyteachingtechniquesandclassroomactivitiestohelpsupportlearners’well-being, leadingtoimprovedperformanceintheclassroom.

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Bidialectalism:meetingtheneedsofspeakersofEnglishlanguagedialects

Yvonne Pratt-Johnson (St.John'sUniversity)

Despiteservinglargenumbersofstudentswhospeak“non-standard”English,teachersinUnited Statesschoolstypicallyknowlittleaboutthesestudents’homedialectsorlearningneeds.The presentationprovidesparticipantswithanoverviewofbidialectalismtosupportadministratorsin makinginformedpolicydecisionsandteachersinprovidingeffective,targetedinstruction.

Leadingeffectivevirtualteamsinlanguageeducation

Helen Ng (SKEMABusinessSchool)

Teachersandmanagersareincreasinglyinvolvedinglobalteamsandonlinecollaborations.Thistalk willfocusonpracticalwaysinwhichELTprofessionalscanprovideleadershipwithinanonline workspace.Wewilllookathowteachermanagerscantransformkeytaskssuchasestablishing informationflow,buildingrapport,andfacilitatingcollaborationtoadapttothespecificneedsof remoteteams.

Thepowerofin-classrevision:practicalactivitiestofacilitatelearning

Mary Rice (TheLondonSchoolofEnglish)

Mylearnershaveahugeappetiteforlearninglexis:theireyeslightupwhentheydiscoveranother newword.Butthelightquicklyfadesastheyrealisethatrememberingthosewordsisnoeasytask. Thistalkwillexplorepracticalin-classrevisionactivitiestohelpstudentswiththemostdifficult aspectsoflearningnewlexis:remembering,retrievingandreusingit.

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Theroleofexperienceinteacheridentityconstruction

Vanessa McDonagh (UniversityofGlasgow)

Experiencesonateachereducationprogrammecanhelpwiththeconstructionofteacheridentity.In thistalkIwillsharehowthecommonplacesofnarrativeinquirywereusedtoexplorethejourneyof onestudentonaTESOLmastersprogrammeandhowhisexperiences,particularlyonmicro-teaching, helpedwiththeconstructionofhisteacheridentity.

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TKT:YLprinciplesexplained:developingandassessingprimarychildren’scognitivestrategies Kate Gregson (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)

Howtohelpourprimarylearnersbecomegreatthinkers?CambridgeTKT:YLspecifies‘developing children’scognitivestrategies’.Whatdoesthisactuallymeanandhowcanweimplementthis?

Drawingonsyllabusexamplesand TheTKTCourse:YoungLearnerModule,I’llunpacktermsand introducepracticalideasfordevelopingandassessingcognitivestrategiesforlessexperienced primaryteachersandTKT:YLcandidates.

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FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyOxfordUniversityPress

IATEFLStand Teachertrainersmeetup

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Ifyouareateachertrainer,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetotherprofessionalsandmakesome connections.

IELTS

AnoverviewoftheupdatedIELTSWritingbandscoredescriptorsandassessmentcriteria Thisinteractivesessionwilllookatwhathaschangedrecentlyinthebandscoredescriptorsand assessmentcriteriaforIELTSWritingTask1andWritingTask2.Wewillhighlightthechangesthat teachersshouldbeawareof,andlookathowthemarkingcriteriacanbeausefultoolforusas teachersintheclassroomguidingourstudentsintheirpreparationfortheIELTSWritingTest,andasa toolforthestudentsthemselvestoself-assess.

Speakers:LouisaDunneandSarahPhilpot

Eastbar-BrightonCentre Posterpresentations

TheposterpresentationscanbefoundinEastBar,onthefirstflooroftheBrightonCentre.Eachposter willbeondisplayforthedurationoftheconferenceandeachpresenterwillbeavailabletoanswer yourquestionsatthebreaktimesoftheirallocatedday.Herearetheposterpresenterswhoyoucan meetonDay2:

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Theeffectofcollaborativeself-learningactivitiesonbasicpsychologicalneeds

Akari Hirano (FukuokaUniversity)

Thisposterexplorescollaborativeself-learningactivitiesutilizingonlineplatformstosatisfylearners’ psychologicalneeds.Astraditionalcollaborativelearningoftenfacesresistancefromlearnerswho preferindividualtasks,thispresentationseeksabalancedapproachcombiningindividualand collaborativelearningtocatertodiverseneeds.Theanalysisrevealspositiveaspectsconcerning autonomyandrelatednesswhilehighlightingtheneedforimprovementsincompetence.

LanguageuseinThaiEMIclassrooms

Parichat Chiablaem (UniversityofSussex)

ThisposterfocusesonlanguageuseinThaiEMI(EnglishasMediumofInstruction)classroomsto exploretheareasofcode-switchingandtranslanguagingthatcanoccurwithinthespecific bilingualismcontext.AlthoughanEnglish-onlypolicyisenforcedinEMIclassrooms,theactual practicemightbeinadifferentperspectivebasedonwhatthelecturersbelieveandperceive.

Facilitatingfun-autonomyinPBLL:thehaloeffect

Pınar Sekmen (PS:ProfessionalSupportinEducation(forTeaches&Learners))

Whowouldwanttobeinvolvedinaboringlanguageclass?Wouldputtingthefunniestmemeor addingthelatestappleadtoameaningfuloutcomeinaprojectinourlanguageclasses?Myposter aimstoenhanceteachers'awarenessinavoidingeducationalbiaseswhilebuildingfunandautonomy togetherinourlanguageclasses.

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Session2.3

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience Workshop GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

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LASIGShowcase

ProdProm

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

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Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

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BESIGShowcase

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience Workshop GI ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

Workshop IPSEN,MaW a, e,le

Languageteachers’engagementinvision-basedmotivationalcontinuingprofessional development

Maha Alhejji (UniversityofWarwick)

ThestudyaimsatinvestigatingEFLteachers’engagementinavision-basedmotivationalcontinuing professionaldevelopmentpracticesinaSaudicontext,involvingthemintheprocessoflocalizingthe vision-basedframeworkintervention,andevaluatingitslong-termimpactontheirteaching experience.Intheposter,Iwillfocusontheinterventionprocessandthemajorfindings.

Czechmentorteachers:Theunchartedjourneyinteachereducation

Nikki Fortova (MasarykUniversity), Jitka Sedlackova (MasarykUniversity)

Czechteachereducationisincreasinglyemphasizingschool-basedmentorshipforstudentteachers. Yet,mentorslackdefinedrolesandformaltraining.ResearchwithEnglishlanguageteachermentors ofvaryingexperienceshowstheyseetheirroleasawaytoadvanceprofessionallyandfindrenewed inspiration.Thisperspectiveholdspromiseforfosteringcooperationamongstudents,mentors,and universityeducatorsinteachereducation.

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Mixedlanguagestorytelling:Englishthroughthelanguagesourlearnersknow

David Heathfield (HeathfieldCreativeEnglishCoaching)

Mixedlanguagestorytellingofferslanguagelearnersmeaningfulwaysofusingwhattheyalready know,makinglearningengaging,rewardingandjoyful.Tryoutactivitiesforclasseswhereour studentssharethesamefirstlanguageaswellasactivitiesforourplurilingualclasseswhereweall learnfromeachotherbyincluding,celebratingandesteemingstudents’diverseheritagesand languageidentities.

Teachingdirectlearningstrategies:how,whatandwhy

Rachael Harris (IATEFLInclusivePractices&SENSIG)

Afterparticipatinginvariousactivitiesinordertounderstandwhatismeantbydirectlearning strategies,wewilllookathowtoteachtheminayounglearnersorteenscontext,andwhytheyareso important.Participantswillleavewithwaystoteachtheirstudentshowtolearn;anessentialskillfor alllearners,especiallyinaninclusiveclassroom.

Spillingthetea:investigating'new'wordsintheclassroom

Tracy Huntingford (BurlingtonBooksGreece)

NewwordsandusagesareenteringEnglishallthetime.Howcanteacherskeepupwithlanguage change?Inthissession,I’llreflectonsome‘newentries’andconsiderhowinvestigatingnew vocabularyintheclassroomcanempowerstudents,fostercriticalthinkingandencouragemeaningful communication,whetheryourstudentsareGen-Zornot.

HowtogetclientsasafreelanceEnglishlanguageteacher

Rachael Roberts (EarnLearnThriveLtd)

ProbablythequestionIgetaskedmostofteninmyworkwithfreelanceELTprofessionalsishowto findclients.Inthisworkshop,Iwilltakeparticipantsthroughthethreekeystepsinattracting consistentclients,withexercisestohelpthemimplementwhatthey’relearning.Thesessionwillalso finishwithsomestrategiestogetclientsquicklywhenneeded.

Addressingsustainabilityandglobalissuesinthelanguageclassroom

Hanna Kryszewska (PilgrimsTeacherTraining)

LanguageteachingcurriculumisnowincreasinglybroaderincludingCLIL,learnerautonomy, wellbeing,the4Cs,ICTormediation.Nowaddglobalissuesandsustainability,anditmayseemtoo much.Inthisworkshop,wewilllookatwaystoseamlesslyintroducetheseissues(invariousage groups),whatactionstotakethroughlocalprojects,andwhatwecanlearnfromnon-governmental organisations.

Requeeringdiscussions:dosanddon'tsinqueerELT

Peter Fullagar (Freelance)

Increasingly,LGBTQIA+representationisbecomingmoretalkedabout,butmanyteachersandwriters reportalackofconfidencewhenitcomestorepresentingthecommunity.Inthisinteractive workshop,IwillexplorehowNOTtodorepresentationandgivepracticalideasofadaptingand creatingdiscussionsfortheELTclassroomandmaterials.

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre 60 audience

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LightningTalks

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Smallactions,largeimpact:yourroleinteachers’room

Robyn Stewart (ITIIstanbul), Elna Coetzer (ITIIstanbul)

Eachofusparticipatesincreatingwellbeing.Weoftentalkaboutlearnerandteacherwellbeing. However,weseldomconsiderhowourchoicesimpactourcolleaguesintheteachers’room.After sharingourpersonalconnectiontothetopic,webrieflylookatrecentdevelopmentsin‘happiness’ researchandintroduceactivitiestobringgratitude,empathyandjoytothefore.

Take5–airingandsharingtopissuesonCELTA

Jacqueline Douglas (Freelance)

Iftherearethingsthatbotheryouaboutcoursedelivery,and/oryou’dappreciateawiderforumthan ispossibleinyourcentre,pleasecome!There’llbegroupdiscussionsonkeyissuesIknowwetypically grapplewithandgripeabout.We’llexplorethingsthatrepeatedlycomeup-everydaystufftrainers allneedhelpon,endingwithsomeconcludingideas.

Thelexicalapproach:30yearson

Leo Selivan (Freelance)

It'sbeen30yearssinceMichaelLewis'sseminalbook TheLexicalApproach (1993)waspublished. Boldlysubtitled TheStateofELTandaWayForward,itpromisedtorevolutioniselanguageteaching. Hasthispromisebeenfulfilled?Searchingforananswer,Iturnedtowell-knownproponentsofthe approach.Inthissession,Isharetheirinsightsandsuggestpracticalclassroomideas.

LIGHTNINGTALKS

ThisisabrandnewformatfortheIATEFLConference.A45-minutesessionwherespeakerswillhave threeminuteseachtopresenttheirideas,followedbytimefortheaudiencetonetworkwiththe presentersandaskquestions.

PromotingmultilingualisminTESOLteachereducationforsocialjustice

Melike BulutAlbaba (SheffieldHallamUniversity)

IwillpresentinitialfindingsofanexploratorypracticeprojectIconductedwithmyMATESOLstudents intheUKcontext.Weexploredthepotentialofpromotingourlanguagerepertoiretofacilitate teachingandlearninginourteachereducationmodule.Weproblematisedtheconceptof monolingualismanditsimpactonourperceptionsandpracticesasEnglishlanguageteachers.

MD s, e,le

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Learnercreativity;showcasingstudent-madelearningandevaluationmaterialinELT Abigail EkangouoAwanga (GHSNKOLNDA)

Thissessionisalightningtalk,showcasingstudent-madelearningandevaluationmateriallocally producedfromanEnglishlanguageclassroomsomewhereinAfrica,withthehelpoftheirEnglish languageteacher.Itwilldisplayavarietyofbeautifullycraftedartsworkwhichareaseriesof summariesfromlessonchaptersthestudentspreviouslystudied.

Assessmentinaregularschool,frombasicstoartificialintelligence

Fernando Sartori (AgostinianoMendelSchool)

Atschoolwebelievethatassessmentispartofthelearningprocessandhelpstomaintainstandards. Wedescribeasystemthatcouldassessspeaking,listening,readingandwritinginanintegratedway tomakesensebothforstudents,teachersandfamilies.Iwillalsotalkaboutanon-linecomponent thathasbeenintroducedtocomplementnewtrendsintesting.

Theeffectofpersonalchoiceonintrinsicmotivation

Marion Vedder (AvansUniversityofAppliedSciences-AcademyofSustainableBuilt Environment)

Oneoftherecurringthemesinpresentdayteachingisthelackofmotivationthatpupilsshowinclass. Thisspecificallyholdsgoodforcompulsorysubjects(e.g.EnglishintheNetherlands)insecondary schools.Basedonmyownresearch,combiningpersonalchoicewithaweakskillcouldbeananswer tothesemotivationalissues.

Thephysicalityofteachingpronunciation

Paula Runnals (UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley)

Theabilitytoraisestudents’awarenessofwhattheyaredoingphysically(proprioception)when producingEnglishsoundsiskeytopronunciationteachingandlearning.Iwillsharethreeguiding questionsthatwillhelpeveryonetothinkaboutwhattheyaredoingphysically.Iwillalsosharesome techniquesforhowtousethebodyandpropswhileteachingpronunciation.

DigitaltechinEFLclassrooms:teachers'beliefsandpromotingcreativity

Henry Huang (DaltonTokyo)

ThispresentationsharesthefindingsfromasmallstudydoneataprivatesecondaryschoolinTokyo. Thestudydelvesintotheimpactofthreeteachers’beliefsontheirteachingapproach,specificallyin theintegrationofdigitaltechnologytodrivecreativityintheEFLclassroom.Theresultshighlightthe potentialofcreativetasksinenrichingstudents’languageskills.

Session2.3

MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50 audience

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50 audience

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Centre

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MeetingRoom9-Brighton

Centre

70 audience

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MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre 60 audience

Workshop

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Office11-BrightonCentre

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WritingforanAcademicDiscussion:allyouneedtoknow

Joanna Wrzesinska (ETSGlobal)

WorkshopparticipantswilldiscoverthenewTOEFLiBT®Writingtaskcalled WritingforanAcademic Discussion.Therationaleforintroducingthenewtask,itsdesign,scoringguidelinesaswellaspractice resourceswillbecovered.Participantswillalsohaveachancetorespondtoasamplepromptand receiveautomatedfeedbackwiththeirrawscoreinrealtime.

A2toB2insixmonths,impossible?Yes,wecan

Uma Tadema (EnglishinEmden)

Multi-levelclasses,variedL1intheclassroom,workingundertimepressuretopreparestudentsfora high-stakesexam,astressfulsituationformanylearnersandteachers.Inthisworkshop,Iwillpresent curated,triedandtestedstrategies,andgivevaluableinsightsintosuccessfulpracticesandpractical ideastoimplementinyourexampreparationcourses.

Dramagamesandtechniquesforelementaryandintermediatelevelstudents

Diana Bolgare (Diana'sLanguageCoaching)

Theaimofthispracticalworkshopistoequipnewandexperiencedteacherswithsomeeffective dramaandimprovisationgamesandtechniquestoconsolidatetheirEnglishclasses,boostelementary andintermediate-levelstudents’confidence,aswellasimprovisewiththelanguagestudentsalready possess.Bereadytolearnandhavefun.

MysteriousEuropeandoorstogeneralknowledgeandcriticalthinking

Eva Bogdanović (Čarobnariječ-TheMagicWord,foreignlanguageschool), Ivana BurićKurtović (HappyMelody,foreignlanguageschool)

Inthisworkshopwetakeparticipantsthroughastory-basedgameacrossEuropetotakeon challenges,solvepuzzlesandopendoors.Eachstageofthegamerequiresacriticalthinkingskillto exploretheareasofhistory,geography,literature,language,andculture.Weaimtofostercritical thinkingandnurturecollaborationbyplayingagamewithinastoryframework.

MaximizingCLILpracticesinbilingualeducation:integratingcontentandlanguage Cassia Venezuela (FaculdadeCulturaInglesa)

Inthistalk,wewillexploreapracticalapproachtoCLILpracticesthroughtheapplicationofsystemic functionallinguistics.Throughtheanalysisofauthentictextssuitablefortheclassroom,we'lldelve intohowlanguageservesasatoolforconstructingandorganizingcognitiverepresentationsofthe world.Discoverhowtoempowerlearnerstoanalyzebothlanguageandcontenteffectively.

Attentionalcontrolactivitiesforchildrenandteens

Kara McBride (WorldLearning)

Attentionalcontrolisafoundationalskillforacademicsuccessandsocialandemotionallearning(SEL) andwell-being.Inthisworkshop,participantswillexperienceoneattention-buildingactivityfor childrenandanotherforteens.ParticipantswilllearnguidelinesforintegratingSELskillsintoEnglish lessons.Discussionwillcoveridentifyingandadaptingsimilaractivitiesforourteachingcontexts.

Optimizingonboarding:nurturinginstitutionalvaluesthroughmentorship

Julie Wallis (AISLi,Italy)

Thisinteractiveworkshopisdesignedtoaddressthechallengesofonboardingnewteachers.Inclusive practicesandproceduresduringinductionareintendedtodevelopinstitutionalvaluesandbuild betterprofessionalrelationshipsfromthebottomup.Wewilldrawinsightsfromcasestudies,share documentation,andshowhowtheentireteamcansupporttheprocessthroughmentoringand reporting.

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80 audience

Workshop LT,YLT

p,s, e,le

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 80 audience

Workshop

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TDSIGShowcase

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

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Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

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Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Workshop

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Lunch

Skyline-BrightonCentre 1300-1400

Thelegacyofe-toolsinTEFL'spost-Covidera Panagiotis Argyris (Freelance)

Thisworkshopaimstopreservethelegacyofteachers'labourswhileteachingonlineduringthe pandemic;atouchpapertoself-reflectandtransfertheknowledgeandskillsgainedinusingcuttingedgetechnologyonlinetotheirface-to-facelessons,andtoenrichteachers'arsenalswithpracticaletoolsforengagingyounglearnersinadynamic,gamifiedway.

Let'stalkaboutsocialemotionalcompetencesfortheclassroom

Anna Hasper (TeacherTrainLtd)

Mostteachingfocusesonlearners’cognitivedevelopment.However,asupportiveandemotionally managedlearningenvironmentisaprerequisiteforanylearningtohappen.Thisrequiresteachersand learnerstostrengthentheirsocial-emotionalcompetences.Thisinteractiveworkshopwillexplorethe conceptofsocial-emotionalcompetencesalongwithhowteachersandlearnerscanenhancethese skillsforthelanguageclassroomandbeyond.

Fosteringchangethroughyouthempowermentandglobalconnections

Margarita Kosior (MacmillanEducation), Harry Waters (MacmillanEducation)

Areyouandyourstudentslookingtojoinaglobalcommunityofpeoplewhowanttomakea difference?Inthisworkshop,we’lllookathowyoucanbecomeinvolvedinanexcitingcollaborative initiative, ChangeMakers,andsupportitwithcreativecontributions,allowingstudentstostepupboth locallyandgloballyandhavetheirvoicesheardacrosstheworld.

Differentiationdoesn’twork!Ordoesit…?Theoreticalconsiderations,practicalsolutions

Herbert Puchta (Helbling), Christopher Jory (Helbling)

Allclassesaremixed-ability,sodifferentiationisamustinordertomeetourlearners'individualneeds andinterests.Teachers,however,oftenlackthetimetodifferentiatetheirteaching.Inthissession,we focusonhowdifferentiationcanreallyworkinpractice,usingoriginalideasandexamplesfrom DifferentiationinELT:afreshperspective and Options (alowersecondarycourse).

LeadingandmanagingwithgenerativeAI:thewhy,what,how

George Pickering (IATEFLAmbassador)

WecanuseAItotransformhowweleadandmanageourselves/others.Wewillexplore:the opportunitiesandthreatsposed;howtostartusingit;itsuseinimprovingproductivity;itspotentialin writingandsolvingproblems;dataanalysis;itsuseinimageandgraphiccreation;howwecan personallyuseittoimproveperformance.

1250-1415

IATEFLAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)

Pop-upPresentationStage

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Pop-upPresentationStage

1315-1330

Pop-upPresentationStage

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Wednesday17

Allmembersareinvitedtoattendour2024AGM.TherewillbeanupdatefromtheIATEFLTrusteeson ourannualreport,financesandstrategy.

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OxfordUniversityPress

OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced:tastertour&takeawaytips

Swingbyforatastertourofthe OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced,anewB2toC1Englishlanguage proficiencytest.Inthispop-upsessionwe’llbreakthetestintobite-sizedpieces,introducingthetest formatandhighlightingourinnovativewaysofassessingintegratedskillsandmediation,both identifiedasessentialacademicandprofessionalcompetenciesinthe CEFRCompanion volume.We’ll finishthesessionwithsometastytake-awaytipswhichwillhelpyouprepareyourstudentsforsuccess inthe OxfordTestofEnglishAdvanced…andbeyond.

Speaker:GailPasque

LanguageCert

PavethewaytoEnglishproficiencywith LanguageCertESOLforSchools!

LanguageCertispavingthewaytoEnglishproficiencywithexamscateringforeverytesttakerneed. DiscoverournewESOLsinglelevelexams,fromA1toB2,withtestcontentappropriateforschoolage students.

Speaker:LiamVint-LanguageCertPortfolioDirector

NationalGeographicLearning

Fivewaystomakeyourschoolgreener

Joinsustainabilityexpertandenthusiast,CharlotteEllis,togetfivequickideastoimproveyour school’simpactontheenvironment,yourcommunityandyourstudents.Comealongandreceivea freedesktopgarden!

Speaker:CharlotteEllis

Session2.4

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

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Gamesandthegreenworld:constraints,creativityandlanguageplay

Jill Hadfield (Freelance)

Thistalkwillconsiderhowgameswork,inparticularhowtheyuseconstraintstoencouragecreativity. Itwillconsidertwosetsofconstraintsusedingamesandshowpracticalexamples,takenfromthe CommunicationGames series,ofhowtheseconstraintscanparadoxicallycreateasenseoffreedom andfostercreativityandlanguageplay.

ToolsandideasforeasilycreatingdigitalactivitiesinELT

Andy Cowle (Avallain), Ian Johnstone (Avallain)

Weknowthatteacherslikeandusuallyneedtocreatetheirownmaterials.Thisbringscreativityand authenticityintotheclassroomand,vitally,addressesthespecificneedsofeachstudentandclass.This sessiondemonstrateshowallkindsofengaging,interactivedigitalactivitiescanbecreatedforall ages,levelsandlearningoutcomes,andpublishedinstantlytoalearningmanagementsystem.

Contextmatters:asocioculturalframeworkformaterialsdesign

Luis Carabantes (QueenMaryUniversityofLondon)

Whilstthelanguageteachingmaterialsscholarshiphasprovidedabodyofknowledgetoenhance materialsdesign,thereremainsagapbetweenthesocioculturalparadigminwhichELTissituatedand thepracticeofmaterialsdevelopment.Inthispresentation,Iwillexplainandillustratehowthe socioculturalframeworkofactivitytheorycanbeusedbypractitionerstodesignsocio-culturally responsivematerials.

Gamifyingemployabilityskillstraining:projectscavengerhunt Birte Horn (Hamm-LippstadtUniversityofAppliedSciences)

Inarapidlychangingworldwithuncertainemployment,interdisciplinaryskillsareurgentlyneededto enhancestudents’employability.Thistalkwillillustratehowanold-fashionedgameofscavengerhunt canbemodernized,adapted,andusedinabusinessEnglishclassroomatuniversitylevelto successfullytrainawiderangeofemployabilityskillsforpre-servicelearners.

Investigatingtestfairnessandbiasinthetwenty-firstcentury

Nathaniel Owen (OxfordUniversityPress), Oliver Bigland (OxfordUniversityPress) Inthistalk,wepresenthowOUPinvestigatesfairnessandbiasinthe OxfordTestofEnglish StakeholderssuchasEnglishlanguageteacherswillgainvaluableinsightintohowtestproviders ensurefairnessthroughinvestigatingtestperformancebyage,sex,languagegroupandothersocioculturalfactors.Thesessionwillbe20minutesandfollowedby10minutesforaudienceengagement.

STEAM-basededucation

Konstantina Karamouta (STEAMNetwork)

STEMandSTEAMeducationpromotestheintegrationbetweenScience,Technology,Engineering,Arts andMathematics.Byfollowinganinterdisciplinaryandtransdisciplinaryapproach,STEAMencourages theuseof21stcenturyskillsamongautonomyandindependencyintheforeignlanguageclassroom. Thesefivedisciplinesprovidemeaningfulandinteractivecontenttostudentswithhands-on explorationthatfocusonexperientialandinquiry-basedlearning.

UsingAItoassistscaffoldingreflectivepracticeinteachereducation

Elena OncevskaAger (SaintsCyrilandMethodiusUniversity)

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit

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

www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

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MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre 80 audience

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PlenaryQ&A

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Meaningfullistening:trainingstudentstobecomeeffectivelistenersandcommunicators AndyJeffery(ECLondon)

Totrulylistenisachallengingskillwerarelyemploywellwhilecommunicating.Byreallylisteningina conversation,studentscandeveloptheircommunicativecompetencyandtheirrelationships.Thistalk exploreshowtotrainlearnerstobemoreactivelisteners,whileprovidingpracticaltipsforyour lessonstoleavealong-lastingimpactonyourstudents’listeningandcommunication.

Whitenessandwokeness:aprimer

Ann Roemer (UtahStateUniversity,USA)

Diversity,equity,andinclusioncannotexistinourschoolswithoutbotheducatorsandstudents acknowledgingourwhiteness.Thistalkincludesthehistoryofrace,thecharacteristicsofwhiteness, andRuthHelms'stagesofwhiteidentity.Wewilldiscussthemeaningofwhitenessandwokenessin EuropeandNorthAmerica.Comewithcuriosityandanopenmind.

Dotraditionalpronunciationteachingtechniquesactuallyworkonimprovingintelligibility? Hongzhi Wang (City,UniversityofLondon)

Thisresearch-basedtalkwillintroducetheproceduresandoutcomesofarandomizedcontrolledtrial thatassessestheeffectivenessoftwopopularpronunciationteachingtechniques:‘Demonstration& repetition’,and‘Listeningandidentifying’.Thisexperimentanswersthequestion‘Dotraditional techniqueswork?’byinvestigatingtheimmediateanddelayedeffectsofthetechniquesonChinese Englishlearners’L2vowelintelligibilityandcomprehensibility.

Empoweringcurriculumdesign:insightsfromfemalerefugees'ESOLexperiences

Holly Dono (Seetec)

Thistalkexploreshowrecentresearchonfemaleasylumseekersandrefugees’ESOLexperiencesin Englandcaninformandenrichcurriculumdesign,fosteringimpactfullearning.Uncoverinsightsto mitigateaccessbarriersandpromotelifelongopportunitiesforrefugeewomen.Discoverhow innovativecoursedesigncanmaximiseESOL’spositiveimpactonwomen’sfamiliesandfutures.

Question&answersessionrelatingtoZarinaSubhan’splenarysession

IfyouattendedZarinaSubhan’splenarysessionthismorningon Becauseyou’reallworthit!,youare welcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswillallowparticipantstoaskanyquestionsoraddressany issuesthathavebeenraisedbyZarinaSubhan’stalk.

AdvancedpedagogicalmethodsinESLwritingportfolio

Samah Abduljawad (RoyalCommissionforYanbuCollegesandInstitutes)

InESLclasses,simplyteachingESLwritingusingwritingportfolioswithoutspecificassessmentcriteria isinsufficientformakingstudentssuccessfulwritersinthetargetlanguage.Thisstudyinvestigatesthe barriersthatSaudiESLstudentsfaceinusingthewritingportfolio,coupledwithsuggestionsfromthe ESLteachersthatcontributetoimprovingtheirwritingperformance.

Howtoimproveyourschool’scommunicationandproductivitywith Monday.com

Kat Jeffries (SpeakUpLondon)

Howcanyourmedium-sizedschoolimproveinternalcomms,collaborationandproductivityina simple,cost-effectiveway?Inthissession,I’llsharehowourteamhastransformeditsinternal processesusingtheproject-managementtool Monday.com.AndI’llexplainhowyoucanuseitto streamlineeverythingfromBritishCouncilinspectionprepandfeedbackcollectiontocross-team collaborationandproductdevelopment.

Translanguaging&plurilingualismworks:butarewereadyyet?

Naziha AliRaza (Freelance)

Translanguaging/plurilingualpedagogies,whileadvantageousinELT,receivelittlesupportfrom institutionaladministration(Piccardo&Galante,2018).Iwillhighlightfindingsfromarecentstudyin theUAEthatinvestigatesinstitutionalreadinesstoembracesuchpedagogies,leavingparticipantsto considertheimpactofevidencedstrategiesonstudentsuccessintheircontexts.

Languagecreatesdifferentdiscoursesabouttheworld BentheFogh Jensen (UniversityCollegeSouthDenmark)

InaresearchprojectfundedbytheDanishNationalCentreforForeignLanguages(NCFF),carriedout inalowersecondaryschoolEFLclass,theFive-Phase-Modelmodelwasdeveloped.Themodeloffers anintegrationofissuesoncultureandstudents’linguisticdevelopment.Duringthetalk,Iwillpresent elementsofeachphase,includingrelevanttheoreticalperspectivesandexamplesoftaskand activities.

Buildingaloveforreading:thepowerofreadingclubs

Oleksandra Avramenko (ThinkGlobalKyivBerezniaky)– WinneroftheLitSIG&CreativityGroup Scholarship

Discoverthetransformativeimpactofreadingclubsforchildreninthispresentation.Diveintothe worldofinteractiveandengagingreadingexperiencesthatfosteradeeploveforbooks.Explorethe benefitsofreadingclubs,includinglanguageacquisition,criticalthinking,andcreativity.

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Video-enhancedteachertraining:guides,networks,andconversations

Cecilia Nobre (UniversityofWarwick)

ThistalkfocusesonharnessingvideotechnologytoenhanceELTteachertraining.Itoutlinesthree corestrategies:structuredviewingguidesforvideoanalysis,buildingtrustednetworksamongpeer trainers,andfacilitatingcollaborativeconversationsusingvideo.Thesessionaimstoprovide actionabletoolsforprofessionaldevelopmentandtoenrichlearningenvironmentsfortrainersand traineesalike.

Forumonacademiclanguagesupportforstudentsinhighereducation

Academicwritinginanutshell:languagesupportforuniversitystudents

Nina Rasmussen (TheUniversityofCopenhagen)

Thistalkwillpresentthecontentofa2-hour‘academicwritinginanutshell’workshopdevelopedin responsetostudents’concernswhenthemediumofinstructionontheirbachelor-levelcourseatthe UniversityofCopenhagenwaschangedfromDanishtoEnglish.Theworkshopconsistedoftips,tools andwritingstrategiesfollowedbydetailedwrittenfeedbackonamockexam.

Removingbarriersofinequalityinlanguagelearningathighereducation

Agustín DomínguezFlores (InstitutoPolitécnicoNacional-Mexico), MauricioIgor Jasso (InstitutoPolitécnicoNacional)

TheNationalPolytechnicInstituteinMexicoisworkingtowardsaninternationalagendaandrequires thatstudentsimprovetheirEnglishlanguageproficiency.However,inequalityinaccesstolearning opportunitieswasidentifiedaskeybarriertothisgoal.Inthistalk,representativesoftheInstitutewill presentthefreeonlineresourcesdevelopedin-housetotackletheproblemandaimtosuccess.

Languageadvisingcasestudies:doesonesizefitall?

Martina ŠindelářováSkupeňová (MasarykUniversityLanguageCentre)

ThistalkisbasedonanalysinglanguageadvisingsessionsofferedtoMasarykUniversitystudentsof variousdisciplines.Astheadvisees´profilesdifferinlearnerautonomyandlanguagecompetence level,theaimofthetalkistodemonstratewhatproceduresandtoolsallowtheadvisorstoprovide individualizedsupportwhenstudentsplan,monitorandevaluatetheirlearning.

ForumonAI:shapingandnavigatingnewpedagogicallandscapes

AIintheEFLClassroom.Doesitalwayswork?

John Slade (StaffordHouseLondon)

ThedevelopmentofAIhascreatednewopportunitiesforEFLteacherstoexplorenewwaysof learning.Withideaspoppingupleft,rightandcentre,it’schallengingtoknowwhatworksandwhat doesn’t.ThistalkevaluatesdifferentideastoassessthissothatparticipantscanapproachusingAIin theEFLclassroomwithgreaterconfidence.

EngagingstudentsethicallyandcriticallyintheAIera

Rasha Halat (LebaneseInternationalUniversity)

Howcanyouengageyourstudentswithdifferentartificialintelligence(AI)toolscriticallyand ethically?WhetherlookingatAI-generatedpicturesorchattingwithChatbots,studentsneedtodoit right.Iwillsharepracticalstrategiesandtechniquesthateducatorscanadoptinpreparingtheir studentsfortheAIera.

EnrichingclassroominstructionwithAI:practicalpedagogicalstrategiesforteachers

Christopher Collins (ColumbiaUniversityAmericanLanguageProgram(ALP))

Inthistalk,IwillexploretheuseofAIchatbotstosupportteachingandlearningintheclassroom. Thesetoolscanserveaspowerfulaidsforquicklyprovidingcontext-specific,thematicallyrelevant, andlevel-appropriateexamplesofgrammarandvocabulary.Iwillshowcaseexamplesandmethods forintegratingchatbotsintopedagogy,craftingeffectiveprompts,andassessingAI-generatedoutput.

TeachingbadEnglish?ThechallengeofteachingELF

Judith Mader (Freelance), Rudi Camerer (elc-EuropeanLanguageCompetence)

Englishasalinguafranca(ELF)includesthemostcommonlyusedvarietiesofEnglishworldwide,but thepracticalitiesofteachingELFareonlynowbeingaddressed.WewilldiscusswhatELFisand teachers’andlearners’attitudes.Wewillprovidepracticalideasfordifferentlevelsandtalkabout grammar,vocabularyandpronunciationinELFcourses.

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Reactivatingstudents’zestforlearning

George Kokolas (ExpressPublishing)

Wednesday17

Zestisconsideredoneofthefundamentalstrengthsofapositivepsychologymindset.Iwillreview somekeyelementsconnectedtocreatingzestforlearning.Iwillalsoindicatehowzestcanserveasa bedrockfordevelopingpositivefeelingsinclassandhowwecandebunknegativitywhenitknockson ourstudents'doors.

TheimpactofL1literacyonEnglishliteracydevelopment

Lesley Painter-Farrell (WestchesterCommunityCollegeStateUniversity)

HowdoeslowliteracyinfirstlanguagesimpactliteracydevelopmentinEnglish?Inthistalk,Iwill sharemyfindingsfromapieceofactionresearchconductedinanadultESOLcontextthatexplored strategiesandactivitiestohelpsupportwritingskillsdevelopmentwithstudentswithalowliteracy levelintheirfirstlanguages.

Theinseparabilityoflexis,grammarandpronunciation

Eric Nicaise (HauteEcoleLouvain-en-Hainaut/UCLouvain,Belgium)

Traditionally,thethreeareasoflanguage-vocabulary,grammarandpronunciation-havebeenkept apartinEFLteaching.However,corpuslinguisticsresearchhashighlightedtheneedforthelexicogrammarapproach.ThroughacorpusexplorationofclassroomEnglish,Iwilltakethisclaimfurther andtaketheholisticviewthatvocabulary,grammarandpronunciationareinseparablefromone another.

Beyondfluency:unleashingthepowerofmasteryforadvancedlearners

Anna Plaksiienko (EnglishStudiobyAnnaPlaksiienko) Howtoengage,challenge,andempoweradvancedlearners?Inthistalk,we’lldiscusseffectivewaysof enhancingproductiveandreceptiveskills,fosteringautonomy,upgradinggrammarandvocabby applyingthelexicalapproach.Acquireatoolkitofactivitiesadaptabletoanyclassroom,helpingyou designengaginglessons,aswellasinsightsintoelevatingbusinessEnglishproficiencyandcreatinga dynamiclearningenvironment.

Discover LanguageCertAcademic:atestforinternationalhighereducationadmissions

Catherine Jones (LanguageCert)

Findoutaboutthe LanguageCertAcademic test.Orientedforanacademicpurpose,thismulti-leveltest certifiesperformanceinListening,Reading,Speaking,andWritingacrossfourlevelsoftheCEFR,B1to C2.Wewilldiscusshowthetasks,contextsandlevelsaredomainrelevanti.e.whatmakesthetest ‘academic’,andtheunderpinningassessmentresearchthatinformedtestdevelopment.

MakingthemoveintohealthcareorOET:areyouready?

Ros Wright (Englishformedicine.net)

Forgetmedicalterminology;teachinghealthcareprofessionalsandOETcandidatestointeractsafely andeffectivelywithpatientsismoreabout‘soft’skills,knowninthefieldasclinicalcommunication skills.Drawingfrommyexperience,Iwillseektoallayfearsandbuildconfidence,ensuringfuture trainerscomprehendthekeyroletheywillbeplayingintheteachingofhealthcareprofessionals.

Interactivetargetlanguageuseatbeginner’slevel

Anja Burkert (DepartmentofEnglishStudies,Graz,Austria) Inthistalk,IwilldiscusswaysofinvolvingbeginnerlearnersofGermanandFrenchatuniversitylevel inauthentictargetlanguageuserightfromthestart.Iwilldiscussactivitiesandtoolsandshow examplesofstudent-produceditemssuchaspeer-correctedtextsanddictationtexts,talkingcardsfor role-plays,collaborativelywrittentexts,andlearnerlogbooks/diaries.

IATEFLTeacherTraining&EducationSpecialInterestGroupOpenFoum

TTEdSIG–acommunityforteachereducatorsaroundtheglobe

InthisOpenForum,youwillhaveachancetomeettheTTEdSIGcommitteeandhearaboutwhatwe havebeenuptooverthepastyear.There’llalsobeachancetoshareyourownthoughtsonwhatwe shouldbedoing,aswellasnetworkandminglewithothercurrentandfutureteachereducators.

Contentandlanguageintegratedlearningteachereducation:challengesandresponses Lucilla Lopriore (RomaTreUniversity)

ThispresentationreportsastudyIcarriedoutin3CLIL(ContentandLanguageIntegratedLearning) teachereducationcoursesforItaliancontentteacherslearningtouseCLILinItalianhighschools.A reflectiveapproachwasadoptedwithinthecourses,andchallengeswerefacedbybothteacher educatorsandteachers.Teachers’responsestothosechallengesarepresentedanddiscussed.

Recognitionaskeytowardssuccessinlanguagelearning

Marcelo BaccarinCosta (MBeducare)

Canwemakesuremoreofourstudentsbecomesuccessfullanguageusers?Yes,andpartofthe answerliesinrecognition,atermfromphilosophythatmeansgraduallyacknowledgingeachother's subjectivitiesanddevelopingappreciationofindividualities.Inthissession,wewillexplorewhat recognitionentails,anddiscusssomeresultsofmyresearchonteenagersandrecognition.

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TheimpactofEnglishaccentvariationsonChineselearners

Xian Wang (IATEFLPronSIG)– WinneroftheIATEFLPronSIGClassroomResearchScholarship Inthistalk,wewilldiscussincorporatingmultipleEnglishaccentvariantsintotheinterpretation courseinChina.Wewillassesstheireffectivenessinenhancingtolerancefordiverseaccents, developinglisteningandspeakingskills,andboostingstudents'confidenceintheirownaccents. Participantscanreflect,question,andexchangeideasforprofessionaldevelopment.

Usingdifferentassessmenttoolstomakelearningprogressmorevisible

Andrea Nogueira (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPauloBrazil)

Theaimofthistalkistopresenttheprocessofimplementationofformativeassessmenttoolsandthe positiveimpactithasdemonstratedonstudents’learning,aswellasinparents’andschool’s satisfactionwiththechildren’sprogress.Thetalkalsoaimsatdemonstratinghowthesetoolswere usedtomakelearningvisiblethroughoutthesecondsemesterof2022.

Englishonlyzone?Translanguaginginstudyabroadcontexts

Urbashi Raha (TheBritishCouncil)

Byemphasizinglearneridentitiesandsocio-culturalpractices,thissessionaimstoexplorean alternativeapproachtoteachingEnglishinstudyabroadcontexts,specificallyinEnglishspeaking countries.Theobjectiveistoaddresstheissueofachievingnative-likecompetencyinEnglish.Wewill delveintothetranslanguagingapproachasaclassroommethodologytosupportbilingual/ multilinguallearners.

UsingdigitalstorytellingtoolstoimproveEFLwritingskills

Merve Baskutlu (KafkasUniversity)

Consideringbenefitsofcollaborativewritingandweb2.0tools,thisstudyaimedtoprovideadifferent environmentfortechnology-supportedcollaborativewritingandin-groupfeedbackinsmallgroups forstudentstoimprovetheirEnglishwritingskills.Inthestudy,awiki-basedcollaborativewriting model(experimentalgroup)wascomparedwiththetraditionalmethodcollaborativewritingmodel (controlgroup)withsimultaneousfollow-upapplications.

Standardizationandqualitycontrolinprogramdevelopment

ChristianBerlin(DeVinciHigherEducation,Paris,France)

InhighereducationinFrance,standardizationandqualitycontrolisofparamountimportancein programmedevelopment.Streamliningtheprocessofcoursecreationandteacherrecruitment directlycorrelateswithqualityenhancement,asitestablishesuniformprocesses,guidelines,and benchmarksthatdeliverconsistentoutcomes.Oftennegativelyperceived,thestandardizationof courseprogrammespromotesfairnessandprovidesequalopportunitiestoallstudents.

ExtensiveReadingimproveseveryskill,evenspeaking.Tryit!

Chris Fry (ExBritishCouncil,Barcelona)

Iwillapplymy40years’experiencerunningclasslibrarieswithadultstodoingthesamethingwithan onlinelibrarylike OxfordReadingClub,whichhashundredsofreadersatthelevelofyourstudents whatevertheirageandlevel.Atabout€26ayearperstudentitmakesExtensiveReadingeasierand cheaperthanever.

Assessmentpatternsininitialteachereducationprogrammes

Elaheh Tavakoli (VoldaUniversityCollege)

ThistalkwillshowassessmentpatternsinNorway’steachereducationthroughcontentanalysisof278 coursesyllabi.ItreportshowstudentsintwoInitialTeacherEducationprogrammesatthree universitiesareassessedandthattheseassessmentpatternsdonotusuallyalignwitheachother.A hugevariationwasalsoobservedinbothcourseworkandfinalexamassessmentpatterns.

Exploringpicturebookstochallengestereotypesandfosterinclusion

Romina Muse (IATEFLYLTSIG/FAAPI)

Picturebooksareapedagogicalresourcethatfrequentlyintegratewithearlyyears’practice.Hailedas analternativeforpromotingliteracy,theyhaveuntappedpotentialtocombatstereotypesand promoteinclusivity.Thistalkexplorespicturebooksthroughthelensesofintersectionalityand deconstruction.Participantswillleavewithinsightsandtoolsforcraftinginclusivelessonscentred aroundcarefullyselectedandcuratedchildren'sstories.

Reflectiveteaching-ignitinginnovation,collaborationandgrowth

Tamires deOliveira (SimplificaIngles)

Inarapidlychangingandinterconnectedworld,reflectionisatransformativejourneythatelevates students'andteachers’achievements.Inthispracticaltalk,wewillidentifyhowtheintegrationof digitaltoolstakesreflectiveteachingtonewheights;analyzeusefulframeworks;recognizethoughtprovokingreflectionquestions;andgetbetterpreparedtodesignourownreflectiveecosystem.

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Isitethical?Teachingwithedtechtomaximizeinclusiveness

Anna Bartosik (GeorgeBrownCollege)

Withanincreasedinterestinaccess,accessibility,andinclusionamongeducators,ethicalchoicesmay notbeprioritisedwhenusingeducationaltechnology.Thisworkshopexploresethicalconsiderations thatplayalargeroleinhybridlearningenvironmentsandhowwecanthoughtfullyapproach technologytomaximiseinclusivity.Wewillexploretechethicsinapplications,devices,course requirements,andartificialintelligence.

Break 1530-1600

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition,sponsoredbyOxfordUniversityPress

IATEFLStand

Materialswriters,proofreaders,editorsandpublishersmeetup

Wednesday17

Ifyouareamaterialswriters,proofreader,editororworkinpublishing,cometotheIATEFLStandto meetotherprofessionalsandmakesomeconnections.

MeettheIATEFL Voices editor

Findoutmoreaboutourbi-monthlymagazineandhowyoucangetinvolvedorpublishedinit.

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ETSGlobal TOEFL®MasteryChallenge

Areyoureadytounlockthesecretsofthe TOEFLiBT® testandexploretheentire TOEFL®Familyof Assessments?JoinusforourexcitingTOEFLquiz,wherewe’llputyourknowledgetothetest,andyour expertisecouldopenthedoortogreatprizes!Comeplaywithus,testyourTOEFLknowledgeand discoverwhatsetsyouapart.Don'tmissoutonthisexcitingopportunity,jointhefun!

Speakers:CelestinaCardozMauryandMartaZaninelli

Eastbar-BrightonCentre Posterpresentations(seepage58)

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TheAIinterviewer:spokendialogsystemsincomputer-basedlanguageassessment

Yasin Karatay (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)

Inthistalk,wewillexploretheinnovativepotentialofartificialintelligencetechnology,specifically SpokenDialogSystems(SDS),forassessingsecond-languageoralcommunicationskills.Thesession willintroducethetechnologyanditsresearch-backedadvantages,aswellasitscurrentlimitations. ParticipantswillexperiencethecapabilitiesofSDSthroughalivedemonstration,offeringhands-on experimentation.

Thecasebookmethodforlanguageteachereducationandprofessionaldevelopment

Gary Barkhuizen (UniversityofAuckland)

Casesareshortnarrativesthatdrawattentiontoissuesanddilemmasrelevanttoclassroomteachers.I drawonmyexperienceofusingthecasebookmethodtoprovidearationalefordoingsoandto presentexamplesofcasesandtheiruseinteachereducation.Theaudiencewillbeencouragedto suggestwaysinwhichthecasesmightbefurtherused.

CanteachingacademicEnglishandassessmentforlearningcooperate?

Zeynep Ogul (ETSGlobalB.V.)

Assessment,afundamentalcomponentofteachingandlearningcanalsobeconsideredasabarrierto teachingandlearningespeciallythankstothe“teachtothetest"approach.However,the“assessment forlearning”approachhasenabledashifttohowassessmentcanenhancelearning.Thistalkwill emphasizehowappropriateassessmenttoolscanpromoteeffectiveandsustainableteachingand learninginanacademicEnglishteachingcontext.

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Analysingunmetneeds:businesscommunicationcompetenciesrequiredinmultinational companies

Radek Swiecinski (AmsterdamUniversityofAppliedSciences)

ThisresearchwasconductedtoupdatethecontentoftheInternationalBusinessStudiescurriculum. Thedynamicallydevelopingbusinessenvironment,includingtheshifttowardshybridwork, deepenedthewidelyreportedmisalignmentbetweenbusinesscommunicationinstructionand industryrequirements.Thus,weresolvedtodiscoverwhatthismisalignmententailsandwillpresent theemployers’unmetneedsconcerningrecentgraduates’communicationskills.

Developinga GlobalScaleofLanguages formultilinguallearners

David Booth (Pearson)

The GlobalScaleofEnglish isawellestablishedframeworkforlearningandassessmentofEnglish.The frameworkwasrecentlyre-evaluatedtoseehowitsusefulnesscouldbefurtherenhanced.Wewill reportonworkdonetoextendthescalebothinitslengthandinitsapplicabilitytootherlanguages thereforeformingthebasisfora GlobalScaleofLanguages

Apracticalapproachtostaffwellbeing

Fiona Dunlop (WimbledonSchoolofEnglish)

Wehavelearnedalotrecentlyabouttheimportanceofwellbeing.Iwillconsiderwhatworksandhow ourapproacheshaveevolved.Iwillexplorepracticalideastoensurethat,asanorganisation,our approachtowellbeingisuseful,integratedandconsistent.Iwillprovidetriedandtestedideasthat canbeadaptedtosuityourownenvironment.

Usinggamifiedlearningenvironmentstofosterstudentengagement

László Hajba (Freelance)– WinneroftheIATEFLBillLeeScholarship

Inthistalk,Iamgoingtowalkyouthroughthestepsofcreatingagamifiedlearningenvironment whichadaptstoyourneedsandfostersstudentmotivation.Thetalkwillhighlightcommon misconceptionsaboutgamificationandgiveyouusefulreal-lifeclassroomexamplesofusingitinyour ownteachingcontext,fromprimarytoadulteducation.

MyTEAjourneyfromfearingfeedbacktounderstandingfeedback

Alaa Talat (Al-AzharAl-Sharif)

Inthistalk,Iaimtocascademyexperienceregardingfeedbackandexploretheeffectspositiveand negativefeedbackhasonlearnersandlearning.Participantswilldiscussseveralfeedbackstrategies andIwillasksomequestionsabouthowandwhenfeedbackshouldbegiven.Also,theywillapply someactivitiestolearnabouteffectiveandineffectivefeedback.

ForumonEMI

UniversityautonomyasadriverofEnglish-mediuminstruction

Peter Wingrove (TheOpenUniversity)

ThelasttwentyyearshaveseenexponentialgrowthinEMIinEuropeanhighereducation.Thispaper modelsdatafromover3000universitiesin44Europeancountriestoinvestigatethefactorsthat predictEMI,withaspecificfocusonuniversityautonomy.Doesliberalisinghighereducationleadto anincreaseinEMI?WhatdoesthismeanfortheTEFLworld?

EMI:issues,challengesandopportunities

Sajan Chaudhary (ShreeJanataSecondarySchool,Ramdhuni-3,Sunsari)

ThispresentationhighlightstherapidrisingcrazeofEnglishasamediumofinstruction(EMI)in generalalongwithchallengesandopportunitiesincommunityschoolsofNepalinparticular.Italso explorestheimplementationsectorofEMIinEFLclassroomsettingsandcontexts.Itrevealssome practicalandempiricalmeasurestobridgethegapbetweenteachersandstudents.

StudentcollaborationasacopingstrategyinEnglish-mediumstudy

Awad Alhassan (DhofarUniversity)

ThistalkreportsonfindingsfromaqualitativestudyonEnglishasaforeignlanguage(EFL)students’ copingstrategiesinanEnglish-mediumprogrammeofstudyinanEFLcontext.Thetargetaudience includeEnglish-mediumcontentteachers,EAPteachers,EMIresearchersandpolicymakers.Iwill activelyengagewiththeaudienceinthediscussionofthestudy’spedagogicalimplications.

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GI =GlobalIssues

IPSEN =InclusivePractices&SEN

LA =LearnerAutonomy

LAM =Leadership&Management

LIT =Literature

LT =LearningTechnologies

MaW =MaterialsWriting

MD =MaterialsDevelopment

PRON =Pronunciation

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TD =TeacherDevelopment

TEA =Testing,Evaluation& Assessment

TTEd =TeacherTraining&Education

YLT =YoungLearners&Teenagers

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Forumonteachingvocabulary

Fromvocabularybuilderstovocabularyenjoyers

Marina Dolgacheva (TeachersTeachTeachers)

Teachinglexicallyimpliesteachingalotofchunks.Howcanweencourageourstudentstolearnand thenstartusingthevocabularyfromthelesson?Inthistalk,Iwillintroduceseveralwaysof maintainingpersonalisedvocabularybuildersandexplorewaysofbolsteringstudents'confidence whenusingthenewvocabularyintheirspeech.

MediatypeandEFLvocabularyacquisition

Kevin Wrobetz (KobeGakuinUniversity)

Thisstudyattemptstomeasuretheapplicabilityofgame-basedlearningmethodsforEFLvocabulary acquisitionineducationalcontexts.Tothisend,sixdifferentgameswereusedinconjunctionwithsix differentEnglishlanguagearticlesinthreeEFLclasses.Resultsindicatethatgamesmaybeequally effectiveasreadingarticlesforthepurposeofvocabularyacquisition.

Howtoincreasestudentacademicvocabularyinspeaking

Zhananur Kassimova (NazarbayevIntellectualschoolofchemistryandbiology)

Studentslearnnewwordsbyreadingandlisteningtovarioustexts,buttheymaynotusethesewords inspeakingorwriting.Oneofthereasonsisthattheymayfinditdifficulttoapplythesewordsina newcontext.Therefore,itiscrucialtocreatetasksthatwillencouragestudentstorecyclenewwords.

Understandingpronunciationlearningstrategiesforwordstressthroughdiaryreflections

Ivana Duckinoska-Mihajlovska (Ss.CyrilandMethodiusUniversityinSkopje)

Pronunciationlearningstrategieshavethepotentialtodirectlearners’privatepractice.Thistalkwill focusonhow20MacedonianEFLlearnersusedstrategiesduringtheirpracticeofwordstressrules. Therecordedstrategyuseandreflectionsindiaryentriesshedlightontheirlearningprocessesand helpusmakemoreinformedchoicesaboutstrategyuseforpromotingautonomouslearning.

Facilitatingimmigrants’Finnishlanguagelearninginavocationalcollege Rezvan Zonoubi (SavonAmmattiopisto)

Thistalkrepoststheresultsofathree-yearprojectinavocationalschoolinFinlandcalledAMOS.In thisproject,alanguageteacher,avocationalteacherandimmigrantcounsellorscollaboratedto facilitateimmigrants’Finnishlanguagelearningandvocationalknowledgeandskills.Wegathered datathroughinterviews,questionnairesandobservation.Theresultsshowedlearnersbenefitedfrom thiscollaboration.

Forumonforeignlanguageanxiety:eliminatingbarriersandmovingforward

Teachingmultilingualsandnavigatingforeignlanguageanxiety

Aviva Katzenell (FloridaAtlanticUniversity), Konstancja Szymanska (FloridaAtlanticUniversity) Thissessionwillempowerandeducatetheaudienceinidentifyinganddecreasingforeignlanguage anxietyinacademicsettingsamongmultilinguallearners.Thistalkwilldefineforeignlanguage anxietyanditscomponentsaswellasprovidetoolstolowertheaffectivebarrierthrough identificationandrecognitionofthissignificantandcomplexissuepedagogicallyintheclassroomand beyond.

Foreignlanguageanxiety:possiblewaystomediateitsdetrimentaleffects

Olha Yavorska (Freelance)- WinneroftheMacmillanEducationScholarship Fearisreflectedinthewaytheamygdalareactstoapotentialthreat,anditcanpenetratethebody duringtargetlanguageproduction.75%ofalllearnersfeellanguageanxiety.Thefocalpointsofthe talkwillbeneurolanguagecoaching,onlinelearning,andVR-basededucationaspossiblemethodsto eliminateormediatethenegativeconsequencesofforeignlanguageanxiety.

WhengrammaranxietyhampersEnglishuseamongadultsinKerala ChristudasAmala Lal (UniversityofKerala)

TheanxietyaboutgrammaticalcorrectnessconsiderablyinhibitstheconfidenceofadultKeralite learnerswhileusingEnglishforcommunication.Therestilllingerstheimpactofexplicitgrammar teachingduringschoolandcollege,withaconsiderableemphasisoncorrectness.Thistalkwillpresent thisparadoxicalsituationbasedonclassroomexperienceandproceedtodiscussthestrategies attemptedtoovercomeit.

Thetransformativeroleofscaffoldinginpost-graduateacademicwritingtutorials Cathy Morand (UCL)

Thissessionexploresstrategiesthatexperiencedwritingtutorsusetoimplementscaffolding throughoutallstagesofanonlinetutorial.Throughtheuseofquestionsanddialogicinteraction basedonastudent’stextsubmittedbeforethetutorial,tutorscanprovidetargetedinstruction relevanttothestudent’scurrentneeds.Participantswillhaveopportunitiestocomparethese strategieswiththeirlocalizedtutorialpractice.

Session2.6

MeetingRoom9-Brighton Centre

70 audience

Talk

ESP,LT s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

AL,EAP t,a,e,le

Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

Talk

LA,LT t, e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80 audience Forum

1600-1715

LA,YLT ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

TD,TTEd s, e,le

AL,YLT ey,s,p, e,le

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

80 audience

Talk

LT,TD t,a, e,le

TDSIGShowcase

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk RES,TEA t, e,le

LeveragingthepowerofAIinpresentationstraining Vida Bicman (UniversityofAppliedSciencesCampus02)

ThistalkaimstoshowhowAIwasusedinapresentationstrainingcourseatuniversitylevel.Itwilldeal withthreecomponents;scriptgeneration,visualsdesign,whichincludesslides,videos,avatarsand voiceovers,aswellasinsightsfromthepost-presentationanalyses.Thetalkwillfocuson ChatGPT, Tome.app, Colossyan.com, Steve.ai and Padlet.

ScholarshipofteachingandlearninginELTandprofessionaldevelopment

Raj Khatri (GeorgeBrownCollege)

Inthissession,Iplantodiscussthescholarshipofteachingandlearning(SoTL)initiativesandthe subsequentprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesdevelopedforfacultymembersatacommunity college’sELTdepartmentinCanada.ParticipantswillidentifytheSoTLpillarswithwhichtheSoTL committeehasengagedthefacultyanddiscussthewaysofestablishingSoTLattheirinstitutions.

StudentengagementintimesofgenerativeAI

Claudia Kunschak (RitsumeikanUniversity)

Thistalkwillpresentaframeworkforpost-pandemicAI-awarestrategies,instruments,andactivitiesto fosterstudentengagementwithtasks,peers,instructors,andthestudent'sownlearningprocess. Participantswillexplorebothprinciplesandconcreteexamplesoffosteringstudentengagement,and discussthewhen,what,why,andhowofincorporatingtheseintotheirowncourseplanningand teachingpractice.

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Place-basededucation:theworldasmycanvas

Maria Davou (GlossomatheiaLanguageLearning&ResearchCenter)

Inthistalk,wewillexplorethetransformativepowerofplace-basededucation.Wewillinvestigate howconnectinglearningtolocalenvironmentsenrichesstudentengagement,fosterscommunity connections,andcultivatesecologicalawareness.Wewilldelveintoinnovativeteachingmethodsthat bridgeclassroomtheorywithreal-worldexperiences,nurturingwell-rounded,conscientiouslearners preparedtoshapeasustainablefuture.

EFLspokenproductionandinteractionoutdoorsforsecondaryschoolstudents

Anat Shoseyov (KinneretAcademicCollegeontheSeaofGalilee)

SpeakingEnglishasasecondorforeignlanguagecanbechallengingandofteninducesanxiety.The searchforpragmaticmethodstopromotespokenproductionamongsecondaryschoolstudents entailedthetheoryofpractisingspeakinginEFLoutdoors.Thistalkintroducesthepedagogicaland technicalaspectsofanovelpracticalapproach,aimingtoencourageauthenticspokenproduction andinteraction.

Bringingnatureandforesteducationintolanguagelearning

Francesca Xenaki (PaixnidagogeioPrimarySchool)

Thistalkexplorestheintegrationofthenatureandforesteducationalapproachintolanguage learningsettings.Thistopichighlightsthebenefitsofcombiningexperientiallearninginnatural environmentstakingintoaccountchild-centered,self-directedmethodologies.Thepresentationwill delveintothesynergiesbetweenthem,emphasisinghowtheycanfosterholisticdevelopment, enhancelanguageacquisition,andpromoteadeeperconnectionwithnature.

Stimulusanddiscussion-wideningparticipationinteacherdevelopment

Clive Shaw (KingsFoundations,KingsCollegeLondon)

Thistalkreflectsonaninitiativetakentowidenparticipationinteacherdevelopmentwithina universitydepartment(EnglishforAcademicPurposes)bycreatinganasynchronousdiscussion thread.Thetalkexplainshow MicrosoftStream wasexploitedtoserveasstimulusforthread discussions,theobjectivesofteacherdevelopmentmaterialsandhowfindingsmaybeappliedin otherteacherdevelopmentcontexts.

Reliabilityinratingscales:thecasefortrainingandnorming

Michael Fields (UniversityofDelawareEnglishLanguageInstitute)

Asmall-scaleresearchprojectinvestigatedtheabilityofteacher-raterstorateupper-intermediate academicessaysmoreconsistentlyusingaratingscalethancontrolteacher-ratersusinganimpression markingsystem.Surprisingly,theresultsshowednosignificantdifferencebetweenthetwogroups. Theconclusionsdrawnindicatethenecessityoftrainingintheuseofratingscalesandmorefrequent norming.

Session2.6

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

Forum

1600-1715

GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

TD

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

1600-1630 continued Wednesday17

Forumonfreelanceteaching

Thesocialmediamystery:blueprintsforgrowinganELTcommunity

Claire Bowes (englii)

Isgoingviralthekeytosuccess?Growinganonlineaudienceoflearnersmayseemlikeamatterof luck.However,thereismuchmoregoingonbehindthescenesthanyoumightthink.Thissession sharestacticsandtipsforsocialmediagrowth,audiencecultivationandengagement,andapplying marketingconceptstoyourteachingstrategies.

WritingwordsthatattractstudentsasafreelanceELTteacher

Lauren Martin (CopyThatCopywriting)

WhywouldstudentschoosetolearnwithyouoverthemillionsofotherteachersofferingEnglish classes?Whatmakesyoudifferent?Inthistalk,you’lllearntodefineyouruniquesellingpointasa freelanceELTprofessionalandsetyourservicesapartusingwordsthatinspire,empowerandattract morestudents.

HowtobuildaprofitablepersonalbrandinELT

Ola Kowalska (OlaCoachesTeachers)

FreelancinginELTcanfeeltoughwithsomanypeersofferingsimilarservices.Doubtsaboutour expertiseandpricingcancreepin.Butfearnot!Inthistalk,you’lllearnhowtocraftastandout personalbrandsoyoucansaygoodbyetofeelinglikeacommodityinthiscompetitivefield.

Grammarmythsandhownottofallforthem

Alex Semakin (Freelance)

GrammarisperhapsthemostcontradictoryareaofELT.Itispartofalmosteverysyllabus,yetisoften viewedassomethingboringandavoidable.Thecontradictioncouldbeduetosomemythsthatexist aboutgrammarandgrammarteaching.Iwilltacklesomepopularmythsandlettheaudiencereflect onthebeliefsaboutgrammarthatinformtheirteaching.

Session2.7 1645-1715

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience

Talk

MD,TEA ey,p,s,t,a, e,le ProdProm

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

GI,MD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

SignatureEvent 1645-1815

LT,TD

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

BE t,a, e

BESIGShowcase

Wednesday17

Applyingevidence-centereddesigntostandardizedandclassroomassessments

Edward Getman (EducationalTestingService)

AfterprovidingatheoreticalintroductiontoprinciplesofEvidence-CenteredDesign(ECD),Iwillshow areal-lifeexampleofhowtheywereusedtocreatethenewWritingforanAcademicDiscussiontask onETS’s TOEFLiBTtest.Then,wewilldiscusspracticalapplicationsofECDbylanguageteachersto developvalidandusefulclassroomassessmentsoftheirown.

AffordancesofdigitalmultimodalcomposinginglobalEnglishescurriculumdevelopment Alfred Lo (UniversityofOxford)

IwillintroducethetheoreticalorientationsofGlobalEnglishesanditssignificanceforELTcurriculum development.Iwilldelineatewhatthetechnology-affordedmultimodalresourcesinDigital MultimodalComposingareandhowtheycanmediatestudents’awarenessofGlobalEnglishes.Iwill presentaready-madeprojectforstudents’awareness-raisingandimplicatehowitcanbeappliedto differenteducationlevelsglobally.

BritishCouncilSignatureEvent

ThefutureofEnglishintheageofAI

AdamEdmett,NeenazIchaporia,MarianoFelice,HelenCrompton,AmyLightfoot WhathavewelearnedthroughourrecentresearchandexperimentswithapplyingAItoteachingand assessment?Howcanwecollectivelyworktogethertoovercometheissueswe’veidentified?Howcan teacherssafelyrealisethepotentialofAItosupportlearning?AsthefutureofAIandELTunfolds,join ustoexploreanswerstothesequestionsandmore.

Guidingtomorrow'sprofessionals:nurturingstudentsforsuccess

Bethany Cagnol (TelecomParis)

Joinusasweexploreinnovativestrategiesforpreparinghigher-educationstudentstothriveintheir professionaljourneys.Inthistalk,wewillshareup-to-dateandpracticalELTmethodsforintegrating social&environmentalresponsibility,leadershipprinciples,andstrategiesforbehavioralinterviews. Wewillalsodelveintocross-departmentalapproachestoaccompanystudentstowardsasuccessful transitionintotheprofessionalworld.

Session2.7 1645-1715 continued Wednesday17

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

EAP,LT a, e,le

ProdProm

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

Talk

EAP,TD s,t, e,le

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

OpenForum 1645-1815

LASIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

TTEd

ey,p,s,t,a, e TTEdSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre

80 audience Forum Forum

1600-1715

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

Forum

1600-1715

MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk

PRON,TD s,t,a, e,le PronSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom5-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk

ESOL,TTEd t,a, e,le

ESOLSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom6-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Forum 1600-1715

MeetingRoom8-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk YLT ey,s, e,le

AdvancingacademicpresentationskillsthroughVRglasses

Elizaveta Tikhomirova (SkolkovoInstituteofScienceandTechnology), Anastasia Sharapkova (LomonosovMoscowStateUniversity)

HerewereportondesigningandprobinganAcademicCommunicationcourseinanEMIinstitution withVRglassesandaspeciallydevelopedappemulatingaconferenceroomfortrainingpresentation skills.Weanalyseautomaticfeedbackfromthesystem,audiorecordingsofthepresentations,student andinstructorfeedback,andsuggestappimprovementandcourseintegration.

Thinktowrite:writetothink

Richard Harrison (CanfordPublishing)

Thistalkdiscussestheconnectionbetweencriticalthinkingandacademicwritingandhowone promotestheother.Thequotation:‘Thebestwaytoteachcriticalthinkingistoteachwriting’is examined.Thetalkalsolooksatspecificthinkingskillsinvolvedinthewritingprocessandofferssome practicalclassroomideasfordevelopingboththinkingandwritingskills.

IATEFLLearnerAutonomySpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

Featuresoflearnerautonomy:practicalexamplesandhands-onactivities Inthissession,LASIG’scommitteewillhighlightdifferentfeaturesoflanguagelearnerautonomyand explorewithyouhowtoimplementtheminyourclassroomtomotivateandempoweryourlearners. Wewillalsolookatpracticalactivitiestosupportlearnersintakingadvantageofthemultiple opportunitiestousethelanguagebeyondtheclassroom.

Non-permanentin-serviceteachereducators:identityexperiencesfromthemargin

Kuheli Mukherjee (DepartmentofSchoolEducation,Govt.ofWestBengal)– Winnerofthe IATEFLRayTongueScholarship

Non-permanentin-serviceteachereducatorsplayanimportantroleinESLteacherdevelopmentin countrieslikeIndiaintheGlobalSouth.Thetalk,withreferencetosixsuchteachereducators,will presentanethnographicstudyoftheirteachereducatoridentitydevelopmentandtheconsequent dilemmaemergingoutoftheirprofessionalidentityasteachers.

ForumonEMI continued

Forumonteachingvocabulary continued

L2teachers'professionaltrajectorieswithpronunciationteaching:a10-yearstudy

Michael Burri (UniversityofWollongong)

Drawingonanongoing10-yearresearchproject,inwhichqualitativedatawerecollectedinsix phases,thispresentationprovidesimportantinsightsintotheprofessionaltrajectoriesofL2teachers, includingtheirdevelopingpracticesandcognitions(beliefs,knowledge)aboutEnglishpronunciation teachingandlearning.Followinganoverviewofthestudy'smainfindings,implicationsforteacher educators,teachers,andresearchersarediscussed.

TrinityCert(T)ESOL:teachertrainingandtheuniversityascommunitycitizen

Laura Walker (UniversityofCentralLancashire), Elena Gandini (UniversityofCentral Lancashire), Murad Alhamwi (LancashireCountyCouncil)

Wereportonthesettingupofanexternally-funded TrinityCertTESOL initialteachertrainingcourseat ouruniversityinordertomeettheESOLteachershortageinourlocalarea,andexaminetheroleof theuniversityinitsresponsibilitiesasacommunitycitizen.Processes,positivesanddrawbackswillbe discussedalongwithpossibilitiesforotherinstitutionstoreplicate.

Forumonforeignlanguageanxiety:eliminatingbarriersandmovingforward continued

Listeningtochildren’svoices:EFLlearners’independentdigitalreadingexperiences

Weizhao Gong (UniversityofWarwick)

LimitedresearchhasbeenconductedintotheuseoftheseapplicationsbyyoungEnglishlanguage learners,especiallyininformallearningcontexts.ThistalksharesEFLchildren’sperceptionsabouttheir independentreadingexperienceswithamobileapplicationcalled Palfish,whichprovidesEnglish storybooksandpicturebookswithrichmultimediaandinteractivefeatures.

Session2.7

MeetingRoom9-Brighton Centre

70 audience

Talk

LAM

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

EAP,ESP

t, e

Office11-BrightonCentre 40 audience

Talk

TTEd,TEA

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80 audience

Forum

1600-1715

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 80 audience

Talk

EAP,IPSEN

t,a, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk TD

ey,p,s,t,a, e

TDSIGShowcase

Empress-TheGrandHotel 250 audience

Forum

1600-1715

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk

GEN

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1645-1715 continued Wednesday17

Empoweringeducation:usingprinciplesofself-managedteamstofosterautonomy Priscilla Manfredini (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo)

Inthistalk,we'regoingtoreflectontheconditionsthatmakesomeself-managedteamsso prosperous,andhowtoworkonthemtoadaptandimplementself-managingstrategiestothereality ofeducationalorganizations,inordertodevelopautonomyandengagementamongteams, promotingsuccessfulworkthatultimatelyreflectsonstudent'sresults.

Supportingfacultyincreditcourseswithalanguageteacherlens Cristina Petersen (CamosunCollege), Nick Travers (CamosunCollege)

ThistalkintroducesaprojectataCanadiancollegethatembedsEnglishlanguageinstructorsincredit programstosupportfacultywithEALstudents.MultilingualSupportServices(MSS)workswith contentfacultyonassignment/examclarity,materialsdevelopment,andculturalissues.The development,integration,anduptakeoftwosupportsarehighlighted:theInstructionalMaterials AnalysisProject(I-MAP)anddiscipline-specificvocabularymaterials.

Feedback:thepedagogicalpendulum

Yéssica AguileraFuentes (UniversidadTecnicaFedericoSantaMaria)

Itisknownthatfeedbackhelpsboostthelanguagelearningprocess.Providingfeedbackhelps teachersandstudentstobecomeawareoftheprogressthathasbeenmadeaspartofthelearning experience.Buthowareweintegratingfeedbackinourlessons?Whatroledostudentshaveinthat process?Currentandfuturechallengeswillbeanalysedinthetalk.

Forumonplace-basedlearning continued

Evaluatingatrauma-informedEAPprogrammeforrefugee-backgroundstudents

Aleks Palanac (UniversityofLeicester), Deirdre McKenna (UniversityofLeeds)

Thistalkoutlinesthefindingsofanevaluativepilotstudyofastructuredonlineprogrammeoffree non-formalEnglishforAcademicPurposes(EAP)classesandindependentlearningresources, specificallyforrefugee-backgroundstudents.Ittakesatrauma-informedsocialjusticeapproach, emphasisinginclusivity,socialresponsibilityandstudentagency,andbringstogethervolunteersand arangeofpartnerorganisations

Improvingtheeffectivenessofprofessionaldevelopment:Lessonsfrom30,000teachers Simon Borg (ELTConsultant)

Inthispresentation,Idrawonmyexperienceofevaluatingcontinuingprofessionaldevelopment (CPD)programmestoidentifykeyfactorsthatimpactontheeffectivenessofsuchprogrammes.The examplesofCPDIconsiderarediverse,geographically,indurationandscale,andtheanalysisprovides insightsofpracticalvaluetoprofessionalsinvolvedinthedesignandimplementationofCPDinELT.

Forumonfreelanceteaching continued

Empoweringoracy:transformingELTcurriculaforstudentsuccessandwell-being

Sarah Howell (OracyLab), Lisa Kester-Dodgson (OracyLab)

Thispresentationexplorestheprofoundimpactofanoracy-richeducationonstudents'well-being andacademicsuccess.Throughexplicitoracyinstruction,teacherscannurturestudents' communicationskills,fosteringconfidenceandself-expression.Thesessiondrawsonreal-lifeoracy projectsemphasisingtheimportanceofequippingstudentswitheffectivecommunicationskillsfor educationalandprofessionalachievement.Strategiesforembeddingoracywillbeshared.

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

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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

Session2.8 1730-1815

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

SignatureEvent 1645-1815

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop BE,ESP a, e,le

BESIGShowcase

ProdProm

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Workshop

IPSEN,MD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience Workshop

LIT,YLT p,s, e,le

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

OpenForum 1645-1815

LASIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Workshop

GEN

t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre

80 audience

Workshop

IPSEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

Workshop

YLT p,s, le

MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Askingquestions–easyasABC,isn’tit?

CaroleAnne Robinson (NILENorwichInstituteforLanguageEducation)

Wednesday17

Dothequestionsweaskinourteaching,trainingandeducationalworkplacecontextsreallygettothe heartofwhatwewanttofindout?Inthisworkshop,youwillhavethechancetodiscussthevalueof difficultquestionsandhowtheymightprovideanswersthatallowus,ourstudentsandourcolleagues toreflectanddevelop.

BritishCouncilSignatureEvent continued

Workingininternationalteams:whatcanwedobetter?

Ian McMaster (Freelance)

Moreandmorepeopleworkininternationalteams,whetherasleadersorteammembers,face-to-face orremotely.Thiscanbestimulatingbutinvolvesdifferentworkingstylesandcultures,leadingto potentialmisunderstandingsandconflict.Usingthebook TrainingsbuchBusinessEnglish (Haufe), participantswillbeencouragedtoreflectonhowtheycanencourageclientstodevelopeffective strategiesforinternationalcollaboration.

AccessibilityandELTvideo

Adam Salkeld (DigitalLearningAssociates), Elena Deleyto (DigitalLearningAssociates)

Aswepreparefornextyear’sEuropeanAccessibilityActdeadline,manyofuswillbechoosingmore videoinourmaterialsasit’soneofthemostaccessiblecontentformats.Butwemuststillensureitis accessible.Thisworkshopprovidesanoverviewofprioritiesinvideoaccessibilityandeachmajor requirementisexploredwithaparticipatoryactivity.

EmbracingShakespeare:enrichingEFLlearningforyoungminds

Conny Loder (EuropeanSchoolMunich)

ThisworkshoplooksatapproachestofosteradeeperappreciationfortheEnglishlanguage,enhance languageproficiencyandnurturecriticalthinkingandcreativityamongyoungandteenagelearners. WewillexploreaholisticapproachtoteachingShakespeare,drawingfromvarioussourcessuchas text,audio/videoanddigitalmaterial,aswellashands-oncraftingactivities.

IATEFLLearnerAutonomySpecialInterestGroupOpenForum continued

Ketchup,CATCHUP!-Howtoteachphrasalverbs

Kasia Warszynska (EVTeacherTraining)

Phrasalverbs.DotheyTURNyouONorOFF?Andyourstudents?Let'sturnthatlove-haterelationship intomeaningfulteaching/studying.I'llGIVEAWAYmytriedandtestedtechniquesthat’llSPICEUPyour class.I'llshowyouasuccessfulprojectI’vebeendoingforyears.We'llalsoCOMEUPWITHideas together,soyou'lleasilyhavesomethingtoimplementonMonday!

Takinganempathicandinclusiveapproachtomanaginglearners’behaviour

Alicja Sablik-Maciejewska (BritishCouncilPoland)

Whatisyourreactiontodisruptivelearners’behaviour?Doyouunderstandwhysuchbehaviour happens?Wewillanalysechallengingbehaviourpatternsanduseempathiclisteningtechniquesto uncoverreasonsbehinddifficultbehaviour.Discussingreal-lifecasestudiesandyourexamples,you willlearnandapplynonviolentcommunicationandempathiclisteningtechniquestohandlelearners’ behaviourmoreinclusivelyandpositively.

UsingagroupworkframeworktoteachYLstudentslifeskills

Bella Szyszkowska (BritishCouncilMexico)

AsYLteacherswehavearesponsibilitytodeveloplifeskillsalongsidelanguage.Thequestionis,how dowefacilitatethisdevelopmentinameaningfulandprincipledway?Thisworkshopwillgive concreteexamplesofhowtoexplicitlydevelopmetacognitiveskills,socialandemotionalskillsand creativityusingagroupprojectframework.

TributeSession

Thisisanopportunityforyoutoremembercolleagueswhohavediedsincethelastconference.If you’velostacolleagueorformercolleague,you’llhaveanopportunitytosayafewwordsintheir memoryand,ifyouwish,tobringalongamemento(book,teachingmaterials,etc.).Oryoumayjust wanttocometothesessiontohearaboutcolleagueswhoarenolongerwithus,andperhapstoadd anymemoriesyoumayhave.

Session2.8 1730-1815 continued Wednesday17

MeetingRoom5-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

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ESOLSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom6-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

EAP,ESP

s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom8-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber GEN a, e,le

MeetingRoom9-Brighton Centre

70 audience Workshop LAM

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Workshop MD,MaW a, e,le

Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber RES,TTEd a, e

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

80 audience

Workshop

LA,YLT

s, e,le

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

80 audience

OpenForum

TDSIGShowcase

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

EAP,TEA

s,t,a, e,le

Empoweringmigrantlearners:insightstotranslanguagingintheclassroom

Josianne Block (MigrantLearnersUnit,Malta)

Translanguagingallowsthefluidandflexibleuseoflanguageratherthanconformingtolinguistic norms.Thisworkshopdelvesintohowmigrantlearnerscouldusetranslanguagingasastrategyfor meaning-makingandidentityconstruction.Wewilltacklepracticalexamplesofvocabulary,speaking, andwritingtasks,andchallengeprevailingnotionsofmonolingualbiasinsecondlanguage acquisition.

Grapplingwithgrammar:techniquestoenhanceteachingandlearning

William Kerr (KoçUniversityIstanbul), KismetFunda Akgul (Freelance)

Ourworkshopoffersparticipantstheopportunitytoworkinsmallgroupswithseveraltechniquesto makegrammarteachinglivelyandmeaningfulformulti-levellearners,inbothsynchronousandnonsynchronousenvironments.Ourgoalistoencourageinstructorstoactivelyparticipateintasksthey maynothaveusedthemselves–tasksdesignedtoenhanceeffectiveandenjoyablegrammar instructionandlearning.

FosteringasenseofcommunityinanEFLenvironment

Julija Vaisviliene (KingsBrighton)

Teachinginamulticulturallanguageschoolinvolvesassistingstudentsinadaptingtotheirnew environmentswiftlyanddevelopingthesenseofbelonging.Iwillsharearangeofactivitiestailoredto theEFLenvironmentandsuccessfullyimplementedinourwhole-schooleventsandclasses.The participantswillgainvaluableideastheycouldadapttotheneedsoftheirinstitutions.

Movingfromreactivetoproactive:whatareourfirststeps?

Heather Humphreys (BellCambridge)

Manyofus–especiallyinacademicmanagement–frequentlyfindourselvesreactingtoemerging challenges,ratherthanhavingtime,energy,orspacetoplanproactivelyforwhatisahead.This workshopwillconsiderthecausesofthisandidentifycommonobstaclestolonger-termstrategizing withtheultimateaimofconsideringhow(andwhy)weshouldstarttochangethis.

Adata-drivenapproachtoteachingvocabularytohigher-levellearners

Rafael SantosRodrigues (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo)

Itcanbechallengingtochoosevocabularyforhigher-levellearners.Despitetheunquestionable charmoflesser-knownidiomsandso-called‘sophisticatedlanguage’,basinginstructionaldecisionson ourinstinctsmaynotleadtocommunicativecompetence.Thisworkshopwillhelpyoulearnabout relevantCEFRdescriptorsandcorpora,whichshouldempoweryoutocreatemoreusefulvocabulary activities.

Totellornottotell:analysingmentordiscourse

Nelson Arditto (BritishCouncil)– WinneroftheGillianPorterLadousseScholarship

Thisworkshopwillpresentaresearchproposalforapeermentoringschemeforteachereducators submittedforassessmentaspartofadoctoralprogramme.Itwilllookatthetensionbetweenthe purposesofmentortalk(evaluationvsdevelopment/reflection)andtherelationshipbetweenpurpose andinteractionstyle(directivevsdialogicfeedback).Itwillengagetheaudiencethroughfeedback andreflection.

Peer-ledinstructionforteenagers-examplesfromSouthAsia

Imran Saifur (BritishCouncil,SouthAsiaEnglishProgrammes), Norma Swyngedauw (British Council,SouthAsiaEnglishProgrammes), Rabia Malik (BritishCouncil)

Thisworkshopwilldemonstratehowpeer-ledmodelsareusedtodeliverhigh-qualitylearning experiencestoadolescentsinlowresourcecontexts.Itwillgiveparticipantshands-onexperienceof howpeer-ledinstructionisimplementedintheBritishCouncil’s EnglishandDigitalforGirls’Education (EDGE)project.Participantswillreflectonhowpeer-ledmodelscanbeusedintheclassroom.

IATEFLTeacherDevelopmentSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

JoinTDSIG’scoordinatingcommitteeaswerecapthelastyear’sactivitiesanddescribewhatiscoming next.WewillinviteyourviewsonhowyouseethegrowthofteacherdevelopmentandhowTDSIGcan meettheneedsofourmembersinthisnewandchangingenvironment.

HelpingstudentswithIELTSwritingtask1

Melih Duman (StaffordHouseLondon)

Doyouwanttohelpyourstudentswhooftenexpressfrustrationovertheirlackofprogressinthe IELTSwritingpaper?Ifso,thisworkshopistailoredtoyourneeds.Thissessionwillcentreoneffective techniquesforenhancingyourstudents’writingskillsfortask1,harnessingthepowerofthelatest descriptorstoheightentheirawarenessandperformance.

Session2.8

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

Workshop

GI,YLT

s,t,a, e,le

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Workshop

TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

EveningEvents

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

1830-1930

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre 1930-2000

Syndicate3&4-Brighton Centre 2000-2200

1730-1815 continued

SDGs,SELandstorytelling:time-travellingandglobalcitizenshipinELT

Eftychios Kantarakis (NationalGeographicLearning), Ruby Polygenis (FarosLanguageSchool) WecanusetheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)tobringsocialemotionallearning(SEL)into ourclassrooms,byexploringandunderstandingthesocialresponsibilitiesofourselvesandour learners.Throughrole-playing,studentscanamazeuswithinnovativesolutionsforchallengesboth historicalandintoday’sworld.Thisworkshopwillfosterglobalcitizenshipinourstudents,learning fromthepast,equippingusforourfuture.

Theprolificpowerof…apause

Paul Seligson (Freelance)

Addingsurprisepausesmid-activityisoneofthemostproductivemanagerialchoiceswecanmake, particularlyinlargerclasses.Suddenlystoppingmid-anythingopensupmultipleoptionstoimprove thequalityofwhateverstudentsmaybedoing.Aninteractive,highlypracticaldemonstrationof instant‘pick-upanddo’,no-preparationactivitiestokeepupyoursleeveandspiceupyoureveryday teaching.

Tuesday16

DynamicDuets

InDynamicDuets,twopresenterscollaborateonasingletalkonanyissue(ELTornon-ELT)foratotalof fiveminutes.However,andthisistheimportantpart,eachofthepresentersmustpresentan alternativeviewofthetheme,ideallyacompletelydifferentpositiononit.Forexample,“coursebooks arevitaltoteachingalanguage”vs.“coursebooksarerestrictiveandneverneeds-oriented”,although non-ELTtopicsareencouragedtoo.Thisformatencouragesinteractionanddialoguebetween presenters,aswellasprovidingdifferentperspectivesonthetopic.

BritishCouncilDrinksReception

1930-2000|Syndicate2

Hostedbyoureveningeventssponsorthemselves,BritishCouncilinviteyoutojointhemfordrinksand networking.

InternationalQuiz

Thepopularquizisbackagain!You’llneedaglobalteam(youcancomealongandjoinoneonthe night!)withdiverseinterestsandknowledge,asenseofhumourandadesiretomeetnewpeople,have somefun,networkandworktogethertoscoremorepointsthananyotherteam.Music,fun,drinksand nibbles,andthechancetobecrownedquizchampionsofBrighton2024.

Day3 Today’sHighlights Thursday18

Mindfulnesssession

SponsoredbyDuolingoEnglishTest 0815-0845|Skyline

Maketheperfectstarttoyourconferencedaywith amindfulnesssessionledbyalocalpractitioner.

SpecialInterestGroupOpenForums

ComeandlearnmoreaboutourSpecialInterestGroups(SIGs) andhowyoucangetinvolved.

1350-1420

MeetingRoom1A

InclusivePractices& SEN(IP&SEN)SIG

1620-1650

MeetingRoom5 GlobalIssues(GI)SIG

1705-1750

MeetingRoom1B Literature(Lit)SIG

OntheExhibitionPop-upPresentationstage

0835-0855

1140-1155

1255-1310

1325-1340

1510-1525

HowtobeasustainableteacherwithChristopher Graham

CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment DevelopyourteachingcareerwithCambridge

Pearson

Digitalassessment:turninglanguagelearning challengesintoteachingsuccess

Howtobecomeasuccessfulfreelancer withChiaSuanChong

LanguageMate

LanguageMate:empoweringteachingand learningwithAI

OntheIATEFLStand

ComealongtotheIATEFLStandduringbreaktimesand lunchtimestomeetwithlike-mindedELTprofessionals.Ifyou feelyoufitintoanyofthecategorieslistedbelow,we’dloveto meetyouthere!

1130-1205

1250-1350

One-to-oneandonlineteachers

NationalandregionalTeacherAssociations

1505-1535 UniversityandCollegelecturers

TypesofConferencesession

Plenaries

Achanceforallconference delegatestojointogetherto listentoworldclassexperts. Eachplenarywillhavea questionandanswersession laterthesameday.

SignatureEvents

Ashowcaseofexpertiseand

state-of-the-artthinkinginan arearelevanttothehost organisation.

Talks

A30-minutesessionrelatingto theoryandpractice.

Workshops

A45-minuteinteractivesession withaudienceparticipation.

SignatureEvent

LanguageCert Assessmentandlearningforthe digitalage

1205-1250|Syndicate1

Innovationsintechnologyarechangingtheassessment landscape.Howcaneducatorsandtestdevelopersprepare studentstothriveontheirchosenacademicpathways?What skillswillbeneededtoengagecriticallywithtechnologyand useitwithintegrity?Joinourexpertpanelfromassessment development,educationalleadership,highereducationand languageteachingandgaininsightsintoassessmentforthe digitalage.

Speakers:MichaelMilanovic,EoinJordan,CatherineJonesand ClareSheridan

EveningEvents

SharingStories-StorytellingforPeace

1830-2000|Syndicate2

JoinStorytellersDavidHeathfieldfromtheUKandHarryKuchah KuchahfromCameroon.Feelfreetocomeandlistenandtell folktales,mythsandlegendsfromoralculturesaroundthe worldaswellaspersonalstoriesandanecdotes.Youareinvited totellyourstoryratherthanreaditaloud.

Whenastoryissharedfromhearttoheart,barriersfallaway. ThisyearwefocusonStorytellingasanactofPeaceandwould liketoencourageyoutoshareinthepeaceofourIATEFL storytellingcommunity.

DavidHeathfieldisaworldstorytellerandtheauthorof StorytellingWithOurStudents.HerunsonlineCreativeand EngagingStorytellingforTeacherscourses (www.davidheathfield.co.uk)

HarryKuchahKuchahisateachereducatorfromCameroonwho enjoysplayingdrumsandtellingAfricanstoriesfromhis grandma’srepertoire.

Lip-SyncBattle

2000-2130|Syndicate1

Preparetobedazzledasourcontestantsgohead-to-head, battlingitoutwiththeirjaw-droppinglipsyncperformances! Fromchart-toppinghitstolegendaryclassics,it'sgoingtobea nightofnon-stopentertainmentyouwon'twanttomiss.

Forums

A75-minutesessionmadeup ofthreetalksonarelatedtopic.

Panels

A75-minutesessionwhere fourorfivepeoplepresent theirviewsonatopic.

LightningTalks

A45-minutesessionwhere

8-10speakershavethree minutestopresenttheirideas.

Posters

Avisualdisplayofanareaof researchortheoryand practice.

SIGOpenForums Anopportunitytogettoknow aSIGbetter.

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

TeachingEnglishandteachingotherlanguages:what’snew?

LetiziaCinganotto

Intoday’sincreasinglydiverseeducationallandscape,shapedbyincreasedmigrationandacomplex globalsocio-politicalclimate,schoolswitnessarichtapestryofmulticultural,multiethnic,and multilingualclassrooms.Ashiftinlanguageeducationisneeded,Englishteachingmaybe reconceptualizedwithabroaderkaleidoscopethatacknowledgesthecentralrolethelearner,with his/herplurilingualrepertoire,includinghis/herownhomelanguages,his/herownsocio-emotional sphere,thatinvariablyinfluencetheteachingandlearningprocess.

WhatcananEnglishteacherdointheso-called“newnormal”post-pandemicera,where,accordingto theNobelPrizewinnerYuvalNoahHarari“changeistheonlyconstant”?WhatistheroleofEnglishasa linguafrancaandasagloballanguagewithinthissocomplexsocio-culturallandscape?Thetalkwill providesuggestionsandreflectionstoexplorepotentialanswerstothesequestions,withoutaspiring tobeexhaustive.

Drawinginspirationfromgloballanguagepoliciesandthecommendableeffortsofinstitutionssuchas theEuropeanCommission,theCouncilofEurope,theEuropeanCentreofModernLanguages,UNESCO, andOECD,thetalkdelvesintothekeywordsofourtime—mediation,pluriculturalcompetence, interculturaldialogue,andglobalcompetences.CentraltothisexplorationisthelandmarkCommon EuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages,CompanionVolume(CEFRCV)(2020),amilestonefor languageteaching,learning,andassessment,notonlyinEurope,butalsoworldwide.Suggestionsfrom theCEFRCVsuchastheAction-orientedApproach,theLearningScenarios,thepluriculturaland plurilingualcompetence,togetherwithhintsderivedfromOECDPISAForeignLanguageAssessment Framework,designedforPISATestofEnglish2025,mayrepresentinvaluabletoolstoimprovethe teachingandlearningprocess.Aswegrapplewiththechallengesandopportunitiespresentedbythis fascinatingglobalscenario,thistalkinviteseducatorstoconsiderinnovativetrajectoriesthatnotonly embracechangebutactivelyshapetheevolvingroleofEnglishandEnglishesinourinterconnected world.

AboutLetizia:

LetiziaCinganotto,formerSeniorResearcheratINDIRE,Italy,currentlyteacheslanguageteachingatthe UniversityforForeignersofPerugia,Italy,wheresheisalsoRectoralDelegateforInternationalRelations andamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheCentreforLanguageEvaluationandCertification(CVCL). SheholdsaPhDinsynchronic,diachronicandappliedlinguisticsandtheNationalScientific QualificationasanAssociateProfessor.Sheisamemberofdifferentworkinggroupsandscientific committeesbothnationallyandinternationally.Inparticular,sheisamemberoftheconsultancyteam oftheEuropeanCentreforModernLanguagesoftheCouncilofEurope.Shehaspublishedalarge numberofarticlesonpeer-reviewedjournalsandfivevolumes.

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

Session3.1 1020-1050

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience

Talk

GI,YLT p, e,le

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

TD a, e,le

Thursday18

Playforasustainablefuture:nurturingmindsthroughplay-basedlearning

Ellen Setterfield (NationalGeographicLearning)

Playisvitalforchildren’scognitive,social,emotional,andphysicaldevelopment.Inthissession,we’ll unveilthehiddenconnectionsbetweenplay-basedlearningandtheUnitedNations'Sustainable DevelopmentGoals(SDGs),highlightinglesser-knownSDGsanddemonstratinghowplaycan contributetoachievingthem.We’lluseexamplesfromseriesbyNationalGeographicLearningto exploreplayfulapproachesandsupportholisticdevelopment.

Ateacher’sagenda:targetlanguage?Emergentlanguage?Orboth? Marianne Jones (InternationalHouseLondon)

Whatarewetryingtoteachandwhy?Toanswerthisquestion,Iwillexplorehowdifferent communicativeapproachesinfluenceteachers’decisionsregardingthelanguagecomponentsofa lesson,andhowfartheyresultintargetlanguageoremergentlanguage,orboth.Furthermore,Iwill examinelearnerperceptionsofthevalueofbothtypesoflanguagetotheirlearning.

Session3.1

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

IPSEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

IP&SENSIGShowcase

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

MD,TD a, e,le

ProdProm

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

GI,TD ey,p,s,t,a,t, e,le GISIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre

50 audience

Forum

1020-1135

AL,LAM ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

RES t,e,le

TD s,e

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

LT,TTEd s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

EAP,TD s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

AL s,a, e,le

Dyslexia’sless-famouscousin:developmentallanguagedisorder(DLD)

AnneMargaret Smith (ELTwell)

DLDisaspecificlearningdifference(SpLD)thatcanaffectallaspectsoflanguagelearning.Thoughnot aswell-knownasdyslexia,DLDmaybeevenmoreimportantforlanguageteacherstorecogniseand understand.Inthissession,participantswilldiscoverthekeyfeaturesofDLDandhowtosupport learnerswhomayhaveDLD.

EffectiveEnglishlanguageinstruction:unveilingthe OnPoint resources/Allango

Vicky Bagheri (DELTAPublishing)

Inlanguageeducation,thefusionoftraditionalpedagogicaltechniqueswithcontemporary methodologieshaspavedthewayforinnovativeapproachestolearning.Thispresentationspotlights thetransformativeandhighlyeffective OnPoint EnglishlanguagecoursebookformasteringEnglish. Mergingtime-testedteachingmethodswithauser-friendlyinterface,creatingaseamless,engaging learningexperienceenrichedbythecutting-edgecapabilitiesofthe Allango platform.

Listentounderstand-asimplestrategyincomplicatedcircumstances

Nataliia Krynska (ProfessionalAssociationofEnglishTeachers-Ukraine)

Teachinginwarhasalreadybeenatopicofmanytalks.Facingallhorrorsofthewar,teachersalways trytostaywiththeirstudentsandfollowtheroutineoflearning.Wewanttopresenttheonline projectaimedtobuildUkrainianteachers’resilience,encouragethemtostayconnectedwith colleaguesandraisevoicestalkingaboutprofessionalconcerns.

Forumonteacherwellbeing:factorsaffectingandinterventionsboostingit

Thrivingschools?Here,youmayfindaway!

Mariana Hidalgo (InglésenlaUTN.INSPT-UniversidadTecnológicaNacional)

Iwillshareaprogrammeofprofessionaldevelopmentformanagersbasedonteacherwellbeingand foreignlanguageenjoymentinELT.Iwillfocusonatechniquewedevelopafterconductingsome research.Thismeetingisanopportunitytoseeexamplesofhowpositivepsychologycanbeappliedin educationalsettingstomakeadifferenceandhaveflourishingEnglishlanguageschools.

Languageteachers’well-being:voicesfromthefield

Sabire Acar (IzmirUniversityofEconomics)

Thistalkwillcenteraroundonecasefromamulti-casestudyconductedaspartofaPh.D.dissertation, whichexploreshowlanguageteachers’usingtheircharacterstrengthsimpactstheirwell-being.The findingswillbediscussedthroughtheframeworkoftheself-determinationttheory.Attendeeswill gainvaluableinsightsintotheinterplaybetweenteacherwell-being,characterstrengths,and pedagogicalenvironments.

FactorsmaximizingoccupationalstressamongprivateschoolteachersinNepal BabuRam Gaire (ManimukundaSecondarySchool,Nepal)

ThispaperexploresoccupationalstressamongprivateschoolteachersinNepal.Findingsreveal stressorsrelatedtoworkload,teachingmethods,andadministrativepressure.Factorscontributingto stressincludejob-related,organizational,andindividualfactors.Thestudyhighlightstheimportance ofresources,support,andautonomyforteachereffectivenessandwell-being.Recommendationsare providedforprivateschooladministratorsandpolicymaker.

Howtoenhanceonlinetoolsliteracyamongteachersandtrainers

Anna Soltyska (UniversityLanguageCentre,Ruhr-UniversitätBochum)

Thissessionaimstoprovideteachersandteachertrainerswithsomeguidelinesonhowtoselect onlinetoolssuitablefortheirlearnersandwhattoconsiderwhenimplementingthemlocally.It focusesonvariousaspectsoftoolusageandhowtheymayimpacttheprocessofcurriculumdesign, choiceofinstructionmethodsandshapecourseassessmentprocedures.

WhatisBloom’sTaxonomyreallyfor?

Sebastian Lesniewski (BloomsburyInstituteLondon)

IsBloom’sTaxonomystillrelevant?Whatarethealternativeframeworks?Whydoesdemonstrating higher-orderthinkingmatter?HowcantheBloom’sTaxonomyskillsbemanifestedinourstudents’ academicwork?ThistalkwillrefreshyourunderstandingofBloom’sTaxonomy,andoffertipsonhow theideasunderpinningtheframeworkcanbebuiltintoyourteaching.

Whosegrammarisitanyway?Grammarinachangingworld.

Bruno Leys (VIVESUniversityofAppliedSciences)

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre 80 audience

Forum

1020-1135

LAM,TD

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

LAM,TD

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

TD,TTEd

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

ForumonTeachers'Associations

Empoweringeducation:unlockingthepotentialofvolunteeringinteachers'associations

Beatrix Price (EötvösLorándUniversityBudapest)

Joinmeinexploringtheinvaluablepersonalandprofessionalgrowthopportunitiesthatarisefrom volunteeringandcollaborativeeffortswithinteachers'associations.Wewilldelveintoenhancedinterandintrapersonalskills,communicationprowess,andthedevelopmentofeffectivemanagementand leadershipprowess.Discovertheintrinsicbenefitsandaccompanyingresponsibilitiesofvolunteering inlearningorganisationsandshareyourexperiencewithothers.

Strengtheningaffiliates:strategyandrelationshipsforsuccess

Monica Leon (PanamaTESOL)

JoinmeasIshareourjourneyofrevivingPanamaTESOLfromscratch.Discoverhowstrategicplanning revitalizedourdormantaffiliate,whilebuildingrelationshipswasthekey.We'llexplorepracticalsteps tokickstartyourownaffiliateeffectively,secureexternalsupportduringchallengingtimes,establish successfulpartnerships,andcrafttailor-madestrategicplans.JoinusincreatingthrivingEnglish teachers'associations!

CommunicationastheessentialskillforleadershipinELT

Eduardo GarbeySavigne (APC-ELI), Yasmany CamachoAcosta (UniversidaddeCiencias PedagogicasEJVarona)

ThispresentationwillreportonnotonlyabouttheroleofcommunicationintheELTleadership trainingledbyAPC-ELIbutalsothehintsandwaysusedandhowAPC-ELI,oneofthetwoCuban Teachers´AssociationsandtheBritishCouncil-Cubapartnershiphasmanagedtoreachpositive resultsinspiteofalltheconstraints.

MeetingRoom3-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk LIT s, e,le LitSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom5-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk EAP,LT t, e,le

ESPSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom6-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk

TD,TTEd t,a, le

MeetingRoom8-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk

TD,TTEd t,e,le

MeetingRoom9-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber

GEN s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

ESOL,YLT s,t, e,le

PoetryintheEFLclassroom

Peter Hohwiller (PaderbornUniversity)

Whatappliestoproseanddrama,iscertainlycharacteristicofpoetry,too:teacherssometimestendto useandreusetheirstandardtextsinclass.Therefore,Iwanttointroducepoetrywhichhasnotyet attractedtheTEFLattentionitdeserves.Thishands-ontalkcoverspoetslikeKaurorGill,poetryinfilm andonInstagram,andrecentmethodslikeblackoutpoetry.

ExploringtheAIfrontier:transformingpre-writingandpost-writinginEAP

Fatimah Mahmood (TheUniversityofBritishColumbia,SimonFraserUniversity), Alys Avalos Rivera (SimonFraserUniversity)

OursessionexploresconcernsandpedagogicalaffordancesofArtificialIntelligence(AI)inEAP.It focusesonusingAItoenhancethepreandpost-writingstagestoempowerEAPstudents.Wewill describeprinciplestoutilizeAItorefineparaphrasingskills,reflectonthewriter-audienceinterface, andguidefeedbackprocesses,thustransformingconcernsintoopportunitiesforenrichedlearning.

Flippingathree-daysTESOLtastercourse

Paula Villegas (StAndrews)

ThistalkexplorestheuseofflippedlearningandloopedinputtodesignanintensiveTESOLtaster coursetomaximizetrainees’opportunitiesforteachingpractice.Qualitativeandquantitativedata showtrainees'enthusiasticresponsestothisapproach.Attendeeswillbetterunderstandthe affordancesandchallengesofourapproachfromresearchintothecourse.

Nurturingtransitions:adynamicmentorshipmodelfornewfaculty

Billur Ulku (KadirHasUniversity)

IwillintroduceanongoingfacultyorientationandmentoringframeworkimplementedinourtertiarylevelEnglishpreparatoryprogram.Exploringeachstepofthissupportmechanism,Iwillemphasize thevitalroleofcollaborativelearningandhighlightmentors’rolesasfacilitators.Feedbackgathered fromnewfacultywillprovideinsightsintotheirsmoothtransitionsandtheeffectivenessofthe mentoringmodel.

EnhancingEFLpre-writinginstructionthroughmediationandSixThinkingHats

Chang Liu (NewcastleUniversity,UK), Alan Maley (Retired)

UsingtheadaptedECAM(Environmental,Cognitive,Affective,Metacognitive)modelformediation, wediscussfourtypesofmediation,showinghowteacherscanmediatestudents’learningof prewritingthroughSixThinkingHats.Wewillfocusonthepurpose,activities,andstrategiesof mediationandonitspracticalapplicationforteacherstointegratethesefourtypesofmediationinto EFLwriting.

RestorativecirclesinELT:couplingcommunity-buildingwithlanguagepractice

Chris Meoli (MarlboroughPublicSchools)

SkepticalaboutgatheringteenageELstudentsinacircletoencouragethemtosharetheirthoughts andfeelingsinfrontofanaudience?Comeseewhatit’sallaboutfromaformerskeptic!Thistalk exploreshowcirclesbuildempathyandcommunityintheELclassroomwhilepropellinglanguage practice.

Office11-BrightonCentre 40 audience

Talk

BE,TEA t, e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80 audience

Talk

LA,TEA a, e,le

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 80 audience

Forum

1020-1135

RES,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

TD,YLT p,a, e,le

TD p, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand

Hotel

250 audience

Talk

LAM,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

Talk LT,RES t,a, e,le LTSIGShowcase

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Paneldiscussion 1020-1135

TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Integratingrole-playintopeer-assessmentfortheaudience-centeredpublicspeakingcourse Li Ni (TiangongUniversity)

Iwilldemonstratehowtoincorporaterole-playintopeerassessmenttotrainstudentstobeaudiencecenteredinapublicspeakingcourse.Usingacasestudy,Iwillexplainthemodel'sframeworkand implementationsteps,includingrubricdesignandteacherguidanceforassessment.I'llhighlightthe benefitsstudentsderivewhentheytakeontherolesofassessors(audience)andassessees(speakers).

TheroleofmetacognitiveinstructionsandstrategiesinIELTSlistening

Inna Manitsyna (NCGLiverpool)

TheideabehinddevelopingmetacognitiveawarenessinIELTSlisteningisthatiflearnersaremoreselfaware,task-awareandstrategy-aware,theywillbeabletohelpthemselveslistenbetterunderexam conditions.WewilldemonstratehowtoassessandincreaseL2listeners’metacognitiveawareness throughclassroominstructionandstrategiesandshowhowweaklisteners’proficiencyimproved throughthis.

ForumonCPDinJapan,NepalandPakistan

CPDpathwaysforin-serviceteachereducatorsinNepal

Roshani Thapa (BritishCouncil,Nepal), Bhogendra Lamichhane (BritishCouncil)

InNepal,continuingprofessionaldevelopment(CPD)ofin-serviceEnglishlanguageteachereducators hasbeenneglectedbythegovernment,developmentpartnersandotherrelevantparties.Everyone mostlythinksaboutteachers'CPDbutnotteachereducators’professionalpaths.Thispresentation bridgesthisgapbysharingpracticalinsightsfromempiricalresearchonCPD,applicableinsimilar contexts.

Supportingprimaryschoolteacherstoteachforeignlanguages

Laura Pratt (BritishCouncil,Tokyo)

JapaneseelementaryschoolhomeroomteachersareincreasinglyexpectedtoteachEnglishlanguage classes.Theyfacepracticaldifficulties,includinginsufficientaccesstotraininginteachingforeign languages,lowlevelsofEnglishproficiencyandworriesaboutteachingmaterials.Iproposepractical waystoovercomethesebarriersandboostteachers’confidenceandself-efficacy,basedonmy experienceasatrainerandcurriculumdeveloper.

FeedbackdrivenapproachinonlineCPD:insightsfromEaSTEproject

Alizeh Hameed (Quaid-e-AzamAcademyforEducationalDevelopmentPunjab,Pakistan)

ThisstudyexaminestheEaSTEprojectinonlineCPDforprimaryteachers,consideringongoing feedbackandteacheragencytoofferanimprovedlearningexperience.Itevaluatescontent refinement,technicalsolutions,academicsupport,andlearningmanagementsystemutilization's impactonmotivation,revealingenhancedonlineCPDeffectiveness.Itoffersinsightsforimproving onlineCPDandeducationpolicy,highlightingthesignificanceoffeedback-drivenapproaches.

TransformingEnglishlanguageteaching

John Knagg (TransformELT)

Educationsystemsandinstitutionsconstantlystriveforbetterresults,moreefficientlearningand teachingmethods,betterreturnsoninvestment,butthemajorityofchangeinitiativeshaveverylittle impact.Large-scalechangeinELTispossible,butitrequirescertainconditionstothrive.Ourprinciples forsuccessinreformprogrammesdrawonexamplesinUruguay,Tunisia,Ethiopia,Mexicoand Ukraine.

Digitallearning:withorwithoutateacher?

Brigita Seguis (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)

Digitallearningisoneofthemostpopularwaysofacquiringnewskills,includingforeignlanguages. Buthowdolearnerexperiencesandlearningoutcomesdifferdependingonthepresenceorabsence ofateacher?Inthistalk,Iwillpresentthefindingsofastudythatevaluatedtheeffectivenessofa digitallanguagecoursedeliveredwithandwithoutteacherinput.

Solidaritythroughautoethnography:reimagininghopethroughtransnationalresearchin Palestine

Anwar Hussein (BirzeitUniversity), Shelley Wong (GeorgeMaysonUniversity), Anita Bright (PortlandStateUniversity), Thuy Tu (GeorgeMaysonUniversity)

WhatcanteachereducatorsinTEFLlearnfromandthroughautoethnography?Builtupona foundationofdecolonizingmethodologies(Smith,1999),fourauthorsreflectonuniqueexperiences astransnationalresearchersandhighlightthesignificanceofbi-nationalcollaborationonaK-12EFL teacher-focusedresearchprojectbasedinthePalestinianOccupiedTerritories.

Session3.2 1105-1135 Thursday18

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience

Talk

TTEd

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

AL

s,a, e,le

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

IPSEN,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

IP&SENSIGShowcase

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

ESOL,LT s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk GI a, e,le

GISIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

Forum

1020-1135

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

TD,TTEd

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

LA,YLT p,s, e,le

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

Forum 1020-1135

TeachingEFLandteachingmodernlanguages:sameordifferent?

Scott Thornbury (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment) Someteachersofmodernlanguagesarelessthanconvincedbya‘communicativemethodology’on thegroundsthatthiswasdevelopedprimarilyfortheteachingofEnglish,andthat,intheirwords,‘our languageisdifferent’.Ismethodologysolanguage-specific,andifsowhy?Andwhatmightwebe missingifweignorewhatourcolleaguesdownthehallwayaredoing?

MusicinELTtohelpstudentsimprovewriting

Anja Stumpf (King'sCollegeLondon)

Thispresentationexploresusingmusicasaclassroomtooltoimprovewritingskills.Thereported studyinvestigatedteachers'variedpracticesandobjectivesinteachingEnglishtopost-elementary students.Musicisfoundtoenhancewritingaccuracyandfluency,offeringauniqueapproachto languageinstructionthroughbackgrounduseorinspirationforessays.

Stopincludingus!Argumentsagainstinclusionandfordiversity

Sarah Smith (eltonix), Sea Steele (eltonix)

CurrentinitiativestosupportLGBTQIA+studentsareoverwhelminglydesignedaroundinclusion principleswhichencouragedeficit-basedinterpretationsofhowqueerstudentsexperienceschool. Suchmodelselicitsympathyandtoleranceandthereforepositionstudentsaseternalvictimsexisting ontheperipheryofschoollife.Weproposeoursocialjusticeframeworktoeffectivelydisrupthetero-/ gender-normativepracticesandcelebratediversityinourclassrooms.

RevolutionisingIELTSpreparationandEnglishmasterywithvirtualreality

Rory Reyes-Cobar (IELTS)– WinneroftheIELTSMorganTerryMemorialScholarship

Byharnessingvirtualreality’spotential,studentsandeducatorscanunlocknewwaystolearn.This interactivetechnologyworksacrosslearningpreferences,locations,andabilities,harnessingthe gamificationoflearningintoday’sdigitalworld.Thissessionexploreshoweducatorscandiscover waystouseVRtomaximizeoutcomesintestpreparationandGeneralEnglish.

Thelanguageofmentalwell-being:positivepsychologyinadultclasses

Andreea Pulpea (BritishCouncilJordan)

Thistalklooksatpositivepsychologyinlearning.Adultseverywhereareexperiencinghighsocial anxietypost-Covid.Thistalkgivesthreepracticalwaystoachievegreaterhappinessinlanguage learningenvironmentsusingpositivepsychology.Iwillpresentmyownresearchconductedin2023in JordanandEgypt(surveying28teachers),andsuggestpracticalresourcestobuildpositive classrooms.

Forumonteacherwellbeing:factorsaffectingandinterventionsboostingit continued

Developingalessonplanthroughguidedinstructionforaninspection

Stella GiorgouTzampazi (UniversityofBedfordshire)

Thetopicofthistalkcentersaroundprovidingassistancetoeducatorsastheyplantheirlessonsfora formalinspection.ThelessonplanmodelbeingproposedincludesaspectsofCognitivism, Constructivism,andGagne's9EventsofInstruction.Tomeettheexpectationsofinspectors,the sessionconcentratesondevelopinglessonplansthatactivelyinvolvestudentsandenhancetheir learningexperience.

OnlineEnglishteachingindifficultcircumstances:anexemplaryteacher'spractices PhyoWai Tun (Freelance)

Teachingonlineindevelopingcountrieswithconflictsordisastersischallengingduetounstable internet,frequentpowercuts,andlimitedresources.Thistalkpresentsaqualitativecasestudyofan exemplaryonlineEnglishteacherinMyanmarwhoteacheseffectivelydespitethesechallenges.The context-specificknowledgeandeffectivepracticesofthisteacherareexploredtobenefitother teachersinsuchsettings.

Task-basedinstructionintheprocessofdevelopingproductiveskills Marija Petkovska (The"LazarLichenoski"StateSecondarySchoolofFineArtsandDesign) Thistalkintroducesthe“flatfriend”long-termtaskwhichencouragesstudents’gradualdevelopment ofproductiveskillsandincreaseoflearnerautonomy.Therelevanceofconstructivefeedbackand varioustypesofformativeassessmenttomeetthetask’sobjectiveswillalsobeexemplified.Moreover, ideaswillbeofferedonhowtoadaptthetasktomeetthedifferenttypesoflearners'needs.

ForumonTeachers'Associations continued

Session3.2

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Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 80 audience

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Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel 250 audience

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Literaryexplorationassourceofempowermentforreadingassessment

Marta Zaninelli (ETSGlobalB.V.)

EFLteachersoftenhesitatetoemployliterarytextsasauthenticmaterialsforpreparingstudentsfor readingassessmentsduetoseveralreasons:theyareperceivedasexcessivelychallengingto comprehend,lackinginrelevance,andseeminglyunhelpful.However,someofthesetextscanoffer substantialvalueinenhancingvariouslanguageskills,ascanbeexemplifiedthroughpractical instances.

AssessinglogicalityandexpressionqualityinESPessaywriting

GloriaRegina Sampaio (PontificalCatholicUniversityofSãoPaulo,BRAZIL)

InESPacademicwriting,expository-argumentativeessaysstandout,bothasafollow-upactivityanda strategytoassessdeeperunderstandingofpreviouslydiscussedgeneral,specialistand/ortheoretical texts.Thispresentationfocusesonaseriesofpedagogicallygearedcriteria,theirunderlyingrationale included,toevaluateandenhancelearners’abilitytoexpoundonagiventopicclearly,conciselyand effectively.

Teachingreflectivepracticetopre-serviceEFLteachers:anevaluation

Seden EraldemirTuyan (CagUniversity,FacultyofArtsandSciences)

Thispresentationdiscussesthefindingsandrecommendationsofmystudywith41TurkishEFL preserviceteachersatanELTprogramtoinvestigatetheeffectivenessofareflectivepracticecoursein enhancingtheircriticalthinkingskills.Thepresentationhighlightstheimportanceofreflective practicecoursesindevelopingcompetentandreflectiveEFLteachers.

InternalCPD:kick-startingaculture

Frederick Gordon (SpeakUpLondon)

WhenIbecameDirectorofStudiesatSpeakUpLondonin2023,oneofmyprioritieswastoinstitutea vibrantprogrammeoffortnightlyinternalCPD.IwilldescribehowIcreatedaneeds-basedschedule promptedbyobservationsandinternaldiscussions,andoffertipstoothersattemptingtocreatea strongin-housecultureofmentorshipandcollaboration.

Developinghigher-orderthinkingskillsthroughpeer-assistedlearninginteractions

Qin Yin (NewcastleUniversity)

Asstudent-centredteachingbecomespopular,howcanteachershandovertheresponsibilitiesof teachingtostudentsthemselves?DrawingonacompletedempiricalstudyconductedinaChinese university,IwillpresentsuccessfulcasesofpeerscaffoldingthathavefacilitatedChineseuniversity students’higher-orderthinkingskillsandprovidepedagogicaltipsondesigninginstructionsfor promotingmeaningfulpeerinteractions.

Assessmentforlearning:challengesandaffordancesofcollaborativeassessment

Birgit Strotmann (ComillasPontificalUniversity)

Teachercollaborationisakeyfactorininterdisciplinarylearningenvironmentsandhasbeenprovento enhancecriticalawarenessandintegratedlearning.However,assessmentisachallengeforteachers andasourceofpreoccupationforstudents.Thistalkpresentstheresultsandrecommendationsfor goodassessmentpracticeofateachinginnovationprojectonco-teachingincontentsubjects deliveredinEnglish.

NeedofalternativeELTpedagogyindealingwithunderprivilegedstudents

RudraBahadur Thapa (ShreeChampapurSecondarySchool)– WinneroftheIATEFLGill SturtridgeFirstTimeSpeakerScholarship

ThereisaconsiderablepresenceofunderprivilegedstudentsintheEFLclassroomtoday.Weneedto makeadoubleefforttoincludetheminthemainstreamELTprocessifnotEnglishwillfurthersilence them.ThispaperadvocatestheneedforalternativeELTpedagogyanddisseminatessomewaysof dealingwiththemonthebasisofactionresearch.

IncreasingyounglearnerautonomyinEFLcurricula:onlinecommunityprojects

Lesley Fearn (TheOpenUniversity)

ThispresentationshowshowOnlineCommunityProjects(OCPs)cansupportyoungpeoples’learning autonomywhileimprovingteachers’professionaldevelopmentinEFL.ItintroducesOCPsaslearnercentredlearningtools,suggestspopularwebsitesandsharespracticalexamplesofhowtoimplement themintheEFLcurricula.Finally,itshowstheimportanceofguidingyoungpeopletowards autonomouslearning.

ForumonCPDinJapan,NepalandPakistan continued

Temptedtobecomeafreelancetestwriter?Findoutmore...

Ian Mitchell (OxfordUniversityPress), Gail Pasque (OxfordUniversityPress) Thissessionisforpeopleinterestedinlanguageassessmentandwhowouldliketobeafreelance writerofquestionsforEnglishproficiencytests.Attendeeswilllearnabouttheskillsandexperience neededtodothisandwillgettheopportunitytoparticipateininteractiveactivitiesbasedon evaluatingpotentialcontentforoneofOxfordUniversityPress’sassessmentproducts.

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Empress-TheGrandHotel

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Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Paneldiscussion 1020-1135

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Focusingonthebasicsinaneraofdigitalinnovations

Susana Galante (ShaananCollegeofEducation)

TherapidpaceofemergenceofnewtechnologieslikeAIhasevokedbothdazzlementandconfusion amongteachers.Iwillgiveanoverviewofthemostsoliddigitalpedagogyprinciplestohelpnavigate thisdynamiclandscape.Familiarizingoneselfwiththemcanbeinstrumentalinmakinginformed decisionswhendesigninglessons.Iwillillustratetheirimplementationandwilldiscusschallenges.

Solidaritythroughautoethnography:reimagininghopethroughtransnationalresearchin Palestine continued

1135-1205

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition

IATEFLStand

Pop-upPresentationStage 1140-1155

One-to-oneandonlineteachersmeetup

Thursday18

Ifyousomeonewhoteachesone-to-oneoronline,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetother professionalsandmakesomeconnections.

CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment

DevelopyourteachingcareerwithCambridge

TakingatraditionallinearviewoftheEnglishlanguageteacher’scareer,wewillbeginbypresenting thevarious CambridgeTeachingQualifications whichcanatdifferentstageshelptofacilitatethis journeyandtodevelopprofessionalexpertise.

Lookingtohighlightanarrayofpre-andpost-DELTAprofessionalopportunities,wewillthendiscuss differentELTcareerpathways,makingbriefreferencetosomeofthosecurrentlyenjoyedbysomereallifeindustrycolleagues.

Finally,wewillsignpostasamplerangeofresourceswhichCambridgeproducestosupportteachers intheirday-to-dayworkandtheirongoingprofessionaldevelopment.

Speakers:RoryRuddockandJoelCutting

Eastbar-BrightonCentre Posterpresentations

TheposterpresentationscanbefoundinEastBar,onthefirstflooroftheBrightonCentre.Each posterwillbeondisplayforthedurationoftheconferenceandeachpresenterwillbeavailable toansweryourquestionsatthebreaktimesoftheirallocatedday.Herearetheposter presenterswhoyoucanmeetonDay3:

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BringingcreativewritingintotheEFLclassroomatuniversities

Olivia Hambrett (Europa-UniversitätFlensburg)

Creativewritingencompassessomeoftheabsoluteessentialsoflanguagelearning.Itsdemanding employmentofreceptive,productiveandinteractiveskillsmakesitanexcellentsubjecttointroduce touniversitystudentsstudyingEnglish.ThisposterlooksathowuniversitylecturersofEFLcanbring theacademicdisciplineofcreativewritingintotheirprogramsofstudy.

ChatGPT inEnglishpedagogy:sense-makingandassessment

BolaMargaret Tunde-Awe (DepartmentofArtsEducation,AdekunleAjasinUniversity, Akungba-Akoko)

TechnologiesarecentraltoeffectiveinstructioninEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)pedagogy. However,someuniversitylanguageeducatorsarenotliterateintheuseofsomeemergingArtificial Intelligencetoolssuchas ChatGPT.Inthisstudy,Iexploredtheknowledgegapoflanguageeducators andpre-serviceteachersinNigerianuniversitiesof ChatGPT andtheimplicationsonassessment practices.

Bringingtheoutsideintotheclassroom

Jo Opie (BellSchoolCambridge)

AlthoughmanystudentschoosetocometotheUKtostudyEnglish,theircoursecontentdoesnot alwaysfullyexploitthepotentialthatstudyingintheUKaffords.Thisposterpresentsideasand activitiesthatcanbeusedtointegrateaspectsofthelocalcontextintogeneralEnglishlessons.

ELTenhancedbypartnershipsinhighereducation:IPN-BritishCouncil Silvia DíazFragoso (InstitutoPolitécnicoNacional-Mexico)

HowdoesInstitutoPolitecnicoNacional(IPN)inMexicorespondtoitscommunity’sEnglishlanguage proficiencyneeds?HowcanpartnershipsassistwithholisticactionsthatimproveIPN’sELT?Theseare answersthattheInstitutehasbeenseekingtocontributetointernationalization.Thispostershows IPN’sEnglishLanguageTeaching’sstateoftheart,andthecourseofactiontakentogetthere.

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AninvestigationofvocabularydiversityinThaifirst-yearuniversitywriting

Nattharath Leenakitti (ChulalongkornUniversityLanguageInstitute)

ThisposterpresentsthediversityofvocabularywordsfromalearnercorpusofThaifirst-year universitywriting.Basedonthewritingscoreranges(high-mid-low),thevocabularyfrequently employediscomparedwiththeCEFRlevels.Thisposterwillinvestigatewhetherlexicaldiversityand CEFRlevelsaffectwritingscores.Thefindingscanbenefitteachingandlearningofvocabularyand writing.

UniVoice:empoweringacademicidentityandskills

Tilly Harrison (UniversityofWarwick)

Theposterwillsummarisethefindingsandoutcomesinayear-longprojectthatwasundertakeninto thebeliefsandpracticesofstudentsandstaffinaUKuniversityasregardsacademicliteracyinEnglish. Theresultingrecommendationsledtopositivechangesinthedepartment’sapproachtoawareness raisingaboutacademicwritingbothforinternationalandhomestudents.

ExploringpracticalapplicationsofscaffoldingtoempowerESLlearners EhabElshimi(AmericanUniversityinCairo)

ScaffoldingallowsESLlearnerstodevelopnewskillsthataretransferabletodifferentcontexts.This posterprovidesrecentresearchfindingsthathighlightthesignificanceofscaffolding.Iwillalsoshare threeassessmenttasksthatinvolvescaffoldinginanEAPcontext.Possiblewaysthesetaskscanbe adaptedtotheaudience’scontextwillalsobeexplored.

Session3.3 1205-1250

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience

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Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

SignatureEvent TEA

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience Workshop IPSEN,YLT p, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience Workshop GEN

s,t,a, e,le ProdProm

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience Workshop GI s,t,a, e,le GISIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

Workshop LAM,TD p,s,t, e,le

Tattoos,streetart,andallvisualsELTrelated

Aleksandra Popovski (SymmetryTeacherTraining)

Thursday18

Inthisworkshop,participantswillexplorevariousformsofvisualcontent,suchastattoos,streetart, andgraphicnovels,andlearnhowtoincorporatethemintotheirteachingpracticebyexperiencing severalhandsonactivities.Theworkshopwillalsoexplorehowlearnerscanproducetheirownvisual content,addressingthecreativepotentialofvisualliteracy.

LanguageCertSignatureEvent Assessmentandlearningforthedigitalage

MichaelMilanovic,EoinJordan,CatherineJones,ClareSheridan Innovationsintechnologyarechangingtheassessmentlandscape.Howcaneducatorsandtest developerspreparestudentstothriveontheirchosenacademicpathways?Whatskillswillbeneeded toengagecriticallywithtechnologyanduseitwithintegrity?Joinourexpertpanelfromassessment development,educationalleadership,highereducationandlanguageteachingandgaininsightsinto assessmentforthedigitalage.

Universaldesignforlearningintheprimaryclassroom

Anette Igel (Freelance)

Whenteachingyounglearners,wemightcomeacrossbarriersthatholdthembackfromachieving theirfullpotential.WhatkindofbarriersthesemightbeandhowUniversalDesignforLearning(UDL) canhelpusshapelessonsinawaythatyounglearnerscangrowisthefocusofthispractical workshop.

Aninsightintocorpus:identifyingnewwordsandmeanings

Maree Airlie (HarperCollinsPublishers)

Sincethe BankofEnglish®informedthefirst COBUILD dictionaryin1987,corpushasplayedacrucial roleinallaspectsoflexicography.Inthisworkshop,wewilllookathowcorpusisusedinthe identificationofnewwordsandmeanings,includingsomewhichwereselectedforthelatestedition ofthe CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary

EmbracingcontroversyintheEFLclassroom

Rita Divéki (EötvösLorándUniversity)

DealingwithcontroversyinEFLclasseshasnumerousbenefitsforourstudents,suchasfostering criticalthinking,perspective-taking,andrespectfulcommunicationskills.Inthisworkshop,the participantswilllearnhowtocreateabravespacefordiscussingchallengingtopicsandwillexplore activitieswhichhelptoencouragestudentstotakeastandrespectfully.

Howanewteacherassociationcanexpandandevolve Cândida Arlindo (UniversidadeRovuma(HornbyEducationalTrust))- Speakersupportedbythe Hornbytrust

Inthisworkshop,participantswillexperiencehowalow-resourceTeacherAssociationinitsearlyyears canexpandandsolidifyitspresencenationallyandcreatethefoundationsforcontinuousgrowth.We willexplorehowthestructure,theprofileofitsmembersandpartners,anditsguidingdocumentscan strategicallyplaceanAssociationclosetostakeholders,bothasassetsandbeneficiaries.

Session3.3

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre 60 audience

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Usingnarrativesinthetrainingroom

James Fuller (SpongeELT)

HowardGardneroncesaid"Storiesconstitutethesinglemostpowerfulweaponinaleader’sarsenal", andasleadersinourorganisations,weshouldbeusingstories/narrativestoleadourteams.Inthis workshop,wewillexplorehownarrativeshelpteachers,trainers,managersandmaterialswritersmake explicittheirvalues,attitudesandbeliefsaboutlanguagelearningandteaching.

Helpinglearnersunderstandmetaphorineverydaylanguage

Liberty Fitz-Claridge (WestLondonEnglishSchool)

Metaphorisnotconfinedtoovertlymetaphoricalapplications,suchasinpoetry,butpervades everydaylanguage.Forexample:priceshaverisen(MOREISUP);I’mfuming(ANGERISHEAT).Inthis workshop,participantsanalyseexamplesoftheseconceptualmetaphors,examinehowschematic drawingscanbeusedtoelucidatethem,anddiscusswaysofencouragingthedevelopmentof learners’‘metaphoricalcompetence’.

Designinglisteningandlanguagepracticematerialstoaccompanyauthenticrecordings

Sheila Thorn (TheListeningBusiness)

TeachersoftenwanttoexposetheirlearnerstoauthenticrecordingsfeaturingL1andL2speakersof English,butlacktheexpertisetodoso.Inthisworkshop,weshallworktogethertocreatepractice materialsatthreelevelstoaccompanytwoauthenticrecordings.Thesewillfocusoncomprehension, meaningbuilding,decoding,phonologyandthegrammarandlexisofspokenEnglish.

LIGHTNINGTALKS

ThisisabrandnewformatfortheIATEFLConference.A45-minutesessionwherespeakerswillhave threeminuteseachtopresenttheirideas,followedbytimefortheaudiencetonetworkwiththe presentersandaskquestions.

Pre-serviceteachers'reflectionsontheirminiprojectondifferentiation

Züleyha Tulay (SabanciUniversity)

Planningfordifferentiatedinstructioncouldbeempoweringforlanguageteachers.Thissession focusesonaminiprojectondifferentiationconductedatateachereducationprogram.Iwillprovide anoverviewofthethreephases,thedesign,andimplementationoftheproject.Thesessionwillalso highlighttheroleofthementorsinvolved,thefeedbackmethods,theinsights,andthereflections

DevelopingESPmaterialsforculturalcreativedesignwithTEDtalks

Cheng-Yi Lin (NationalDongHwaUniversity)

Inthisactionresearch,theteacher-researcherappliedTomlinson’s(2011)principlesofeffective materialsdevelopmenttocreateESPlearningmaterialsusingTEDTalksresourcesforanEnglishcourse forCulturalCreativeDesign.Adata-drivenlearningapproachidentifiedhighfrequencydesignedrelatedwordsfromTEDTalks.Studentsexhibitedgreatersatisfactionandlearningeffectivenesswith thestudent-centeredlearningmaterialscomparedtoconventionalEnglishtextbooks.

Unveilingdigitalidentities:EFLacademics'agencyinconstructingonlinepresence Maha AlThiyabi (JeddahUniversity)

ThisstudyexplorestheconstructionofdigitalidentityamongSaudiEFLacademicsinthecontextofa regulatedonlinespace.Itinvestigatespersonalagency,externalconstraints,andplatforminfluences ontheirprofessionaldigitalpractices.Utilizingdigitalethnographyandnarrative-basedinterviews, theresearchexaminesplatformusage,motivations,andfactorsshapingtheironlinepresence.

Beliefsandlanguagelearning

Bahar Kızıltunalı (IzmirUniversityofEconomics)

Thestudyinvestigateslearners’perceptionsandhowtheirbeliefsystemsplayasignificantroleintheir learningprocess.Theparticipantstudents(n=200)completedHorwitz's(1988)TheBeliefsAbout LanguageLearningInventory(BALLI);andademographicinformationquestionnaire.Theresults foundthatEnglishlanguagelearners,possessavarietyofbeliefsthatmightconstitutebarriersto successfullanguageacquisition.

WhatisbehindtheretrogressionofArablearnersinterlanguagesystem?

Amir Mohammed (SaudiArabia:NajranUniversity,CollegeofScienceandArts)

Thispresentationisapartofapublishedresearcharticlefocusingoninvestigatingthecausesof learners’interlanguagelanguagesystemretrogression.IwillfirstlyhighlighttheimpactofEFLinthe fieldofteaching.Secondly,Iwilldiscusstheteachers’regionaldialects'influenceonteaching.Finally,I willshowtheeffectofthelearners’mothertongueonlearningEnglish.

AL,RES ey,p,s,t,a, e,le 'Native'proficiencyinaforeignlanguage?

Polina Kordik (PolinaKordikSchoolofEnglish)

‘CanIeverspeaklikearealnative?’Manylearnersset‘nativelikeness’astheirultimatelearninggoal,or claimthatC2isthelevelofa‘nativespeaker’.Iwillpresentascientificandapragmaticanswerteachers cangivetheirstudentstothisquestion,whichcanalsohelpambitiouslearnerssetrealisticlearning goals.

Session3.3 1205-1250 continued Thursday18

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MeetingRoom8-Brighton Centre

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MeetingRoom9-Brighton Centre

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AL,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Key

AnyonecanspeakEnglish:teachingEnglishtothedisadvantagedstudents

Ireena Nazirudeen (InstituteofEnglish)

Iwilldiscusseffectiveinstructionalstrategiesandengagingactivitiesthatcouldmotivate disadvantagedadolescentstudentswholackthefoundationalEnglishskillstospeakEnglish confidently.Iwillpresentamoduledrawnfromtherealliferequirementsofthedisadvantaged studentsinruralIndiawiththeprimaryobjectiveofenhancingtheirspeakingproficiencyandwill demonstrateitsimplementation.

Learninganewlanguageontherun

Marija Drazdauskiene (WszechnicaPolska,AcademyofAppliedSciencesinWarsaw)

Thispaperreportsonthepracticeofaself-centeredlearningofasecond/foreignlanguageinthe openintwoEUcountries,exploitswaysofsuchlearning,giventhestudent’seffortandaminimumof startingknowledge,andgeneralizesonthepracticeoffourlearners.Asacontextualizedlanguage learning,itminimisedtheinputofformalteaching.

Educationforsustainabledevelopment:aliterarywindowontheworld

Lynn Williams (BernUniversityofTeacherEducation), Karin Müller (BernUniversityofTeacher Education)

Howcanliteratureopenlearners’eyestosustainabilityissues?Inthisinteractiveworkshop,wewill reflectonthisexcitingcontemporarydirectionineducation.WorkingwithtextsincludingJohn Lanchester’s TheWall (2019),wewillsharepracticalactivitiesforbothsecondaryschoolclassroomand teachertrainingsettings.Thereisnoneedforparticipantstofamiliarisethemselveswithanytextsin advance.

Fosteringcriticalthinkinginbachelorstudentswithblendedlearning

Jakab Kaufmann (ZHAWZurichUniversityofAppliedSciences), Caroline Hyde-Simon (ZHAW ZurichUniversityofAppliedSciences)

Inthisworkshop,weaddresstheheightenedneedforcriticalthinkingamongdigitalnatives.Despite renewedattention,wecannotassumestudentspossessthiscrucialabilitywhenstartingtheirstudies. Throughdiscussionsandexamplesfromourcoursesinthelifesciences,weexplorehowuniversity studentscanengagewithcriticalthinkingintheirEnglishcoursesusingablendedlearningapproach.

Students’useofChinaEnglishandimplicationsforessaymarking

Alex Baratta (UniversityofManchester)

ReflectingonacompletedstudyonChinaEnglish,thisworkshopwilldiscusstheimplicationsfor markingEFLstudents’essayswhichutilisegrammaticalandlexicalfeaturesofnon-nativespeaker Englishes,butareunderstandable.Theaimistodeterminewhatthelinguisticstandardsshouldbefor marking:standardBritishEnglishonly,orshouldweallowforWorldEnglishes,varietieswhichare themselvesgrammatical.

Awareness-raisingapproachinL2pragmatics:sociopragmaticfocus

MustafaAkın Güngör (GaziUniversity)

Sociopragmatics,thestudyofsocialconditionsandvariablesindeterminingtheuseoflanguage,is crucialinenablingstudentstocommunicateinthetargetlanguage.Additionally,usingL2 appropriatelyinsocialsettingsisbothanobjectiveandachallenge.Thispracticalsessionwillpresent andexemplifytasksenablingstudentstoanalysethelanguagesociopragmaticallyviaauthentic videos.

Seekingfeedback:howcanitenhanceteacher'sandstudents'motivation?

Azadeh Moladoost (UniversityofWarwick)

Inthispracticalworkshop,basedonthefindingsofanexploratoryresearchstudy,IamguidingEnglish languageteachersfromvaryingbackgroundstoexploremethodsforactivelycollectingfeedbackon theirclassroomteachingpracticesfromstudents.Participantswilltrytoadaptthesemethods creativelytotheirspecificcontextsandwillengageindiscussionsabouttheadvantagesofstudent feedback.

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

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le =less-experiencedaudience e =experiencedaudience

ey =earlyyears

p =primaryteaching

s =secondaryteaching t =tertiaryteaching a =adultteaching

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MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre 60 audience Workshop LAM

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Office11-BrightonCentre 40 audience

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MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80 audience Workshop GEN

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Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 80 audience

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Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel 250 audience

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Empress-TheGrandHotel 250 audience Workshop LT,TD p,s,t,a, e,le LTSIGShowcase

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel 250 audience Workshop TD,TTEd s,t,a, e,le

Lunch

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Unlockingyourstrengthswithgrowthmindset

Sinem AtamsoyKoşar (EgeUniversity/TESOLTürkiye)

Discoverthetransformativepowerofcultivatingagrowthmindsetanditsprofoundimpactonyour life.Yourpersonal'brand'isauniqueblendofyourtraits,skills,andexperiences.Transformingyour mindsetwillnotonlyenhanceyourperspectivebutalsoequipyouwithvaluablelifeskills,pavingthe wayforahappierandmoresuccessfullife.

EmpoweringEFLeducators:enhancingfluencythroughspeakingactivities

PatriciaKatherin D.S.

IwillillustrateeffectivestrategiesforintegratingspeakingactivitiesintoEnglishasaForeignLanguage (EFL)classrooms,fosteringstudentengagement.Ourexplorationwillencompassavarietyofspeaking activitiesthatcanbeseamlesslyintegratedintolessonplans.Throughpracticaldemonstrations,we willcomparelessonswithandwithoutspeakingactivitiestoshowcasetheirimpactonlearning.

Bestpracticesforcreatingbite-sizedinstructionalvideos

Laura Wilkes (TESOLPop)

Wouldyouliketostartcreatingvideostosupportyourlearnersortrainees?Inthispracticalworkshop, we’llbreakdowntheplanningprocessandexaminehowwecanuseourmobilephonestocapture high-qualitycontent.Bytheendofthisworkshop,youwillhavestartedstoryboardingyourvideoand havebestpracticestohelpyoustartrecording.

AlphatoZ:eightkeyingredientsforteachingourteens

Fiona Mauchline (HertfordCollege,OxfordUniversity/DeltaPublishing) Howtoteach2020steens?They'relikenootherteensbefore.Factorsinfluencingtheirchildhood,such asscreensandthepandemic,havecombinedtoforgeyoungpeoplewith‘new’needsanddrives.This workshopwilldiscussrepurposingeightstrategies(andapinchofresearch)tocookupengaging activitiesthatwillhelpyourteensandyoungadultstrulylearn.

IELTSspeakingpart2:improvingourstudents’performance

Sarah Philpot (IELTS)

Inthisworkshop,weshallbrieflydiscusstheskillsandstrategiesrequiredtoproduceacoherentPart2 talk.Then,wewillworkthroughsomeclassroomactivitiesthatdeveloptheseskillsandstrategies.We willalsoexaminehowtousetherecently-updatedBandDescriptorstohelpusandourstudentsto evaluateperformanceinthispartofthetest.

EnhancingteachingandlearningthroughAI–learnedwisdomrecipes

Kirsten Holt (CreativitySown)

AIiscool,AIishot…Or,AIisNOTthetoolonitsowntotransformteachingandlearning?Thiswillbe discussedandplayedwithinthisworkshop,whilewecontemplatehowcombininglearnedwisdom withAItoolsandcontentcanenhanceourownprofessionaldevelopmentandourstudents’learning throughaseriesofactivities.

Makinglanguagememorable

Margit Szesztay (ELTEUniversity,Budapest)

Thisworkshopwillfocusonmemory-friendlyteachingmethodssuchasgamesusingmemorypegs, guidedvisualisation,andcreativedictation.Participantswillleavehavingtriedoutandreflectedon activitiesforintroducingandrevisinglexicalchunksandgettingstudentstousethemcreativelyin meaningfulcontexts.Thesixprinciplesofanchoringlanguageinlong-termmemorywillalsobe highlighted.

1250-1350

Thursday18

Nationalandregionalteachingassociationsmeetup Ifyourunanationalorregionalteachingassociation,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetother associationsandfindoutmoreaboutIATEFLAssociates.

Pearson

Digitalassessment:turninglanguagelearningchallengesintoteachingsuccess JoinusinexploringthepositiveshiftinutilisingdigitalassessmenttoolsforEnglishlanguage teaching.Learnfirst-handfromPearson'sGrantKemptononhowthesetoolshaveevolved,making languageteachers'liveseasierandenablingthemtofocusonteachingproactively.Discoverhowyou canplacenewstudentsattherightlevelfast,andhowyoucanquicklyandeasilyevaluateyour students,soyoucandomoreofwhatyouwanttodo—teach!

Speaker:GrantKempton-Director,GTMInitiatives,Pearson

HowtobecomeasuccessfulfreelancerwithChiaSuanChong Inthispresentation,we’lllookatwhat’sinvolvedinbeingasuccessfulfreelancer.We’llcoverthese threekeyareas:

1)Organisationaldetails-budgeting&finances,flexibleschedule,security;

2)Howtogetwork-self-marketing&professionalisingyourself;

3)Howtokeepwork-qualitycontrol,referralsandsolidadmin.

Session3.4

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience

Talk

TEA

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Debate

1350-1505

AP,TD

Syndicate2-Brighton

Centre

200 audience

Forum

1350-1505

GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

AL,TD ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

ESOL,RES a, e,le

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk GEN ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk GI,TD ey,s,p, e,le GISIGShowcase

1350-1420

Eco-friendlyassessment:whenlearning,teaching,andtestingbecomeone

Pablo Toledo (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment)

Thursday18

Doesassessmentfeellikeanexoticspeciesinyourclassroom?Joinustoreimagineteaching,learning andassessmentasanecosystem,andteachersascaretakersofitsdiversityandsustainability.Wewill exploreconceptsfromecologicallinguistics,focusontheroleofassessmentinthishabitat,andlook atprinciplestoalignourworkforbetterlearningoutcomes.

ELTJournalDebate

AImakeslanguagelearningmorepersonalizedandinclusiveforall

Forthemotion:JoannaSzoke

Againstthemotion:LauraPatsko

ArtificialIntelligence(AI)isjustonetoolthatmanyteachers,publishersandothereducational resourceprovidersincreasinglybelievecouldimproveinclusivityandpersonalizationforlanguage learners.ButwhileAI-poweredtoolsmighthavepotentialbenefitsforlanguagelearningand teaching,theycanalsoproducemisleadingorincorrectinformation,theyuseindividuals’personal datatobetrained,andtheymaystillbuildinall-too-humanbiases.Ourtwospeakerswillexploreand debatethecomplexissuesaroundAIinlanguageteachingandtheextenttowhichitcangenuinely makelearningmorepersonalized,inclusiveandeffectiveforall.Pleasecomealongandjointhe debate.(Note:Thismotionwasdraftedwiththehelpof ChatGPT)

Forumonlanguageteacheridentity

EFLteachers’agencyandidentity:anindividualandcollectiveendeavor

Lena Barrantes (UniversidadNacional,SedeRegionalBrunca)

Languageteacheragencyandidentityaretwodifferent,butconnected,phenomena.Inthis presentation,IwillsharefourreflectivetemporalindividualandcollectiveactivitiesforEFLteachers whowouldliketo(re)interprettheiragencyandidentity.Afterdrawingattentiontotheir transformativepotential,wewillexaminetheirimplicationsforteachers’careers.

Developmentoflanguageteacheridentity

Sviatlana Karpava (UniversityofCyprus)

ThisstudyinvestigatedthedevelopmentofprofessionalidentitiesoffutureEFLteachersinCyprus. Theanalysisofreflectivejournals,blogentriesandfocusgroupdiscussionsshowedthatstudent teachers’professionalidentitiesareshapedbytheirexperiencesatacademic,pedagogical,and personallevels,whichenhancedtheircritical-reflectiveengagement,research-orientedpractices allowingthemtobecomereflectiveandcriticalpractitionersinthefuture.

Understandingour‘teacherself'intheESOLclassroom

Cristina MartínezLópez (Queen'sUniversityBelfast)

ThistalkpresentsthefindingstodateofmyresearchstudythatinvestigatesESOLteachers’language use,teachingpracticesandtheconstructionoftheiridentit(ies)inanon-formalESLsettingin NorthernIreland.Drawingondatafromteacherfocusgroups,wewillreflectonhowouridentit(ies)as teachersarebuiltandhowtheyinfluenceour‘selves’intheclassroom.

Maximisingtheuseofstudents’spontaneouslanguage

Roslyn Young (PronunciationScienceLtd.)

Manyteacherswouldliketouseemergentlanguagemore,butarenotsurehowtomakeita satisfactorylearningexperience.Oneparticularproblem:howdoesonegiveusefulfeedbackto studentswithoutdestroyingthespontaneityandauthenticityoftheirexchanges?Inthistalk,Iwill demonstratetoolswhichsolvethisproblem.

Voicesofteachers:anantiracistviewofteachingyounglearners

Claudia ColladeAmorim (EscolaMóbile)

Thepresenterwillshareantiracistvoicesofeducators.Shewillpresentasequenceofactivities designedbyBrazilianteacherswhoaimatraisingawarenessofantiracistcontentataveryearlyage. ThistalkwillbegroundedinCriticalRaceTheory.Itwilldiscusstheneedforaculturallyresponsive curriculumandteacherdevelopmentprogramslessfocusedonwhiteness.

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

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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

Session3.4 1350-1420 continued Thursday18

Skyline-BrightonCentre 150 audience

Forum

1350-1505

TD,TTEd p,s, e,le

TD,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

TD,TTEd s, e,le

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

OpenForum

IP&SENSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre 60 audience

Talk

LAM,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre 80 audience

Paneldiscussion

1350-1505

TD,TTEd a, e,le

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

LT,TD ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk LIT p,s,a, e,le LitSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom5-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber

EAP,GI

t,a, e,le ESPSIGShowcase

Forumonteacher-ledcommunitiesofpractices:opportunities,challenges,reflections

Atracerstudyofcommunitiesofpractice:findingsandreflections

Funda DemirYalçıntaş (BritishCouncilTurkey), Aysen Güven (BritishCouncilTurkey), Ceren Taş (MinistryofNationalEducationTürkiye)

TrackingtheimpactofCommunitiesofPractice(CoPs)onEnglishlanguageteachersisacomplex processthatrequirescontinuousanalysisandreflection.Thistalkwillconcentrateonthefindingsand keylearningpointsfrommonitoring465teacherswhohaveeitherfacilitatedorparticipatedinCoPs aspartofanationalprojectspanning12citiesand24schoolsinTürkiye.

Developinganonlinecommunityofpractice:challengesandrewards

Anna Karapanou (UniversityofNicosia)

Thistalkreportsonthefindingsofamulti-phaseresearchprojectwhichaimstoaddressteachers’ sharedprofessionaldevelopmentneedsintermsoftheirprofessionalknowledgeandrepertoireof practiceofthe21stcenturyskills.Iwillshareanddiscusstheintricaciesofdevelopingandsustaining anonlinecommunityofpractice(CoP)asanexampleofaself-initiatedcollaborativeaction.

DecenteringEnglishlanguageteachingthroughteachers-ledcommunitiesofpractice JulesChamprien Fadidac (A.S.HornbyEducationalTrust)- SpeakersupportedbytheHornbytrust Whatarethebenefitsofcommunitiesofpracticeforteachers'professionaldevelopment?Whatare thechallengesofbuildingacommunityofteacherswhohavenotpreviouslyworkedinteacher-led communities?Thissessionsharesthelessonslearnedandchallengesencounteredwhileestablishing acommunityofteachersinaregioninCameroon.

IATEFLInclusivePractices&SpecialEducationalNeedsSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum AIandInclusion;anunlikelymix?

AIisoneveryone’smindatthemoment,butmanyofusarewonderinghowcan,andindeedshouldit beincorporatedintoanInclusiveclassroom.Duringthisforumparticipantswillbeabletoparticipate inadiscussionwithexpertsfromvariousfieldswheretheycannotonlypickupnewideasandtips, butalsosharetheirownexperience.

Empoweringleadersandmanagers:amicrocredentialonprofessionaldevelopment

Beril Yucel (TurkishEducationAssociation(TED))

Oneofthemostchallengingtasksofaleaderoramanageristoestablisharobustandeffective professionaldevelopmentsystemfortheteachingstaff.Thistalkaimstopresentthedesignand implementationofamicro-credentialcourseon QualityProfessionalDevelopmentforLeadersand Managers andsharethereflectionsofthecourseparticipantsandthecoursetutor.

CPDforEnglishteachersinschoolsinUzbekistan:casestudy

Nilufar Begibaeva (BritishCouncil), Jamilya Gulyamova (BritishCouncil), Nargiza Kuchkarova (MinistryofPreschoolandSchoolEducation), Umida Hakimova (MinistryofPreschooland SchoolEducation), Khushnamo Burhonxujaeva (MinistryofPreschoolandSchoolEducation) Uzbekistannationaleducationdevelopmentinitiativesfocusonprofessionaldevelopmentofteachers inpubliceducation.Therefore,incommissionedresearch, CPDJourneysofTeachersofEnglish,the currentteacherdevelopmentprovisionisanalysed,recommendationsonfutureCPDplanningare produced,andanewprojectisdeveloped.Presenterswillsharetheprojectoutcomesandexplainthe nextstepsoftheprojecttoensuresustainablechange.

Post-lockdownteacherdevelopmentthroughcomplexitytheory

Rhian Webb (UniversityofSouthWales)

Thetalkhighlightshowgloballockdownsprovidedanopportunityforteacherlearning,whichcanbe characterisedaccordingtocomplexitytheory.Iwillpresentqualitativeandquantitativedata,analysis, andfindingsfrom328teachersin23countriesthatdemonstratethecomplex,dynamic,adaptiveand non-linearlearningthatteacherssustainedafterthelockdownstoaccommodatetheimmediateshift toonlineteaching.

TeachingEnglishthroughliterature

Julia Koifman (KinneretAcademicCollege)

Readingpoems,stories,andnovelsinEnglishnotonlyhelpsschoolchildrenenhancetheirvocabulary andgrammar,itbroadenstheirgeneralknowledgeaboutculture,traditions,andthehistorical backgroundofthecountrywherethestoryoccurred.Furthermore,goodandbadexamplesofthe charactersoftheliteraturepieceseducatechildrenandhelpthemtodevelopcriticalthinking.

DebatinggendergapissuesintheSTEMEAPclass

AnilaR. Scott-Monkhouse (UniversityofParma(Italy))– WinneroftheIATEFLESPSIGMark KrzanowskiScholarship

STEMdoctoralstudentsattendinganEAPcourseengagedinadebateongendergapissues.Thetalk describeshowlearnerscarriedouttaskswhicharetypicaloftheiracademicwork(research,collection, analysisandpresentationofdata)butalsolessfamiliaractivities(structuringarguments,complyingto rules,preparingrebuttals)whiledevelopingvaluableskills(teamwork,criticalthinking,active listening).

Session3.4

MeetingRoom6-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talkwithrestricted audiencenumber

TEA t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom8-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk

EAP,ESOL a, e,le

MeetingRoom9-Brighton

Centre

70 audience

Forum

1350-1420

ESOL,YLT p,s,t,a, e,le

ESOL,YLT p,s,t,a, e,le

ESOL,YLT p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

LA,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

Talk

LAM,RES a, e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

TD,TTEd

s,a, e,le

ProdProm

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

80 audience

Talk

MD s,t,a, e,le

1350-1420 continued Thursday18

Utilizingself-assessmentinplacement:empoweringlearnersandincreasingefficiency

Jody Shimoda (UniversityofBritishColumbia-EnglishLanguageInstitute), Jas Gill (University ofBritishColumbia)

Accuratelevelplacementsupportsstudentsuccessandeffectiveprogrammanagement.Increasing thescopeandutilizationofreliableself-assessmentinstrumentswithintheplacementprocess promotesinclusivityandstrengthenslearnerefficacy.Wewillshareanddiscussthefindingsofa projectconductedtodeterminetheroleofself-assessmentinstudentplacement,itsaccuracy,andits impactoninstitutionalresources.

Accessinglanguageforwork(overcomingexclusion)

Shelley VanKooten (NOCNGroup)

ThistalkwillexplorethepivotalroleESOLplaysinempoweringindividualsseekingtoaccessEnglish languageskillsforemploymentandwhichinturnwillhelptocombatexclusion.Itwilloutlinethe needforanESOLstrategytoincreaseopportunitiesforspeakersofESLtoaccessESOLprovisionand languagesupport.

ForumonenergizingproductiveskillsintheEgyptiancontext

Randomexcitementstrategy:unleashinginnovationtofosterspeakingskills

Mai Moanis (MinistryofEducationEgypt)

Findlinksbetweenthe(teacher’srole)andthe(pen)?!Intherandomexcitementstrategy,theprevious questionisthecatalyst,stimulatingthementalcreativityofstudentsbychallengingtheirabilitiesto establishconnectionsbetweenabstractconcepts(teacher'srole)andtangibleobjects(pen)tofoster expressivefluencyinspeaking.Iwilldemonstratenotonlytheoreticalbutalsopracticaluseofthe strategy.

Switchingoffthelanguageegotopromoteoralcompetence

Eissa Muhammad (MinistryofEducation)

Thispresentationaddressesthecorrelationbetweenlanguageegoandlinguisticcompetence,in particular,speaking.Basedonacasestudy,Iprovideanoverviewoftheissuefromapsycholinguistic approach,offeringsomeproposedpracticalsolutions.Theaudiencewilldevelopadeeper understandingoftheproblemandapplyittotheirlocalsettingswhereEnglishisasecondlanguage.

Usingflippedclassroomstoreducethestudents'writingapprehension

MarwaMostafa AfifiYousef (Al-AzharAl-Sharif)

Theflippedclassroomisconsideredasanexampleforacollaborativelearningandanactivelearning method.Itisastudentcentredlearning.Theteacherisafacilitator.Iwillpresenttheimportanceofthe flippedlearningtoimprovethewritingskillandreducethewritinganxietyascomparedtotraditional classes.

Amodelofshiftingrolestodeveloplearnerautonomy

Suha Almazyad (ShaqraUniversity/UniversityofSouthampton)

Thistalkisaboutamodelthatwasdesignedtobepresentedinastudythatheldseveralworkshops withEnglishteachersatuniversitylevel.Themodelofshiftingrolesbetweenteachersandstudentsto developlearnerautonomyreferstoamoderneducationalpracticethatdirectlychallengestraditional teacher-focusedapproachesandsupportsadynamicinterchangeofresponsibilitiesbetweenthem.

'Theyclick,weguidethem'.Definingtheonlineteacherrole

Iryna Altukhova (EPAMSystems)

Mycase-studyexploreshowtheroleofanEnglishtrainerisperceivedintheonlineorganizational contextfromdifferentperspectives.Myfindingswillbeinsightfultoeducatorsandmanagersseeking tounderstandwhatitmeanstobeateachertoday,andhowtheonlinecorporateenvironmentcan transformprofessionalidentity.

Beginatthebeginning:startingyourbeginner(A1/A2)studentssuccessfully

Rhona Snelling (Freelancer)

Beginners(A1/A2)cansometimesbeperceivedasmoredifficulttoteach,bybothnewand experiencedteachers.Howdoweconfidentlyandsuccessfullystartourbeginnerstudentsontheir languagelearningjourney?Thistalkconsidersrelevantlinguistictheoriesaswellasourownlanguage learningexperiences,alongsideprovidingpracticalclassroomactivitiesforyournextlesson.

Writingintherealworld:supportingstudentswithmulti-textinput

ThomasStuart Banks (TrinityCollegeLondon)

Strategiesforproduct,processandgenre-basedapproachestowritingareembeddedinteacher trainingandcoursebooks;strategiesforthereal-lifeskillofsynthesisingmulti-textinputsintooneare not,however.Thissessionexplorescoreskillsstudentsneedtomanipulatemulti-textsourcesintoa singlesource,providingpractical,tried-and-testedstrategiesandresourcestosupportstudentsinthis keycommunicationactivity.

Session3.4 1350-1420 continued Thursday18

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

Talk

LT,YLT p, e,le

LTSIGShowcase

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Talk TD t, e,le

Makingacaseforteachinglexicalgrammar

Crayton Walker (UniversityofBirmingham)

Mostwordshavemultiplemeanings,themorefrequenttheword,themoremeaningsithas.Inthis presentation,Iwillbelookingatthewaythatcollocation,phraseology,andpatterningareusedto disambiguatethemeaningofaparticularword.Usingcorpusdata,Idemonstratethekeyrolethat lexicalgrammarplaysinbuildingmeaning.

Lessonslearnedfrom10+yearsofvideoconferencing

Graham Stanley (BritishCouncilAmericas)

TheBritishCouncilhasbeeninvolvedinCeibalenInglés,acountrywideprojectteachingEnglishto upperprimaryschoollearnersviavideoconferencinginUruguaysince2012.Comeandfindoutwhat we’velearnedaboutusingvideoconferencingandotherlearningtechnologies,teamteaching, collaborativeexpertise,andthebenefitsofworkinglong-terminpartnershipoversuchalongtime period.

ExploringInstagram’spotentialasamicro-learningtooltoenhanceL2

Mukaddas Butabaeva (UzbekistanStateWorldLanguagesUniversity)

Inthispresentation,IwillexploretheinnovativewaysinwhichInstagramcanbeusedasamicrolearningtooltohelpdigitallearnersacquireasecondlanguage(L2).Iwillprovidepracticalinsights andstrategiesforeducatorsandlearnersinterestedinusingsocialmedia,particularlyInstagram,to facilitatelanguagelearning.

Session3.5 1435-1505

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

500audience Talk GEN

a, e

ProdProm

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience Debate

1350-1505

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Forum

1350-1505

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

TD

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

GI,IPSEN s,t,a, e GISIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre

150 audience

Forum 1350-1505

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

IPSEN,MaW ey,p,s,t,a, e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase

Firingupdebatewithyouradultlearners

Cathy Rogers (Freelance)

Thursday18

Conversationlessonsareanexcellentwaytoimprovefluency,buthowcanyougetyourstudentsto participatewithenthusiasm?ThistalkusesexamplesfromDELTA’s Inconversation toexaminehow choosingengagingandsometimesevencontroversialtopicscanencouragestudentstosharetheir opinionsandlettheirEnglishflow.

ELTJournalDebate continued

Forumonlanguageteacheridentity continued

Ukraine:teachingandlearningindifficulttimes

Nadiia Udova (BritishCouncilUkraine), Zhanna Sevastianova (BritishCouncilUkraine) Inthistalk,wewillsharetheuniqueBritishCouncilexperienceoforganisingacontinuingprofessional developmentprogrammeduringwartimeforteachersofEnglishinUkraine.Youwilllearnhow challengingthecontextofEnglishlanguagelessonsareduringwartime,whyitmatterstoraise awarenessoftrauma-sensitiveteaching,andnotonlyforthoseincrisis.

Englishforinterfaithdialogue:nurturingunderstandingandbridgingdivides

Hala Ahmed (BritishCouncil), Amira Makhlouf (BritishCouncil)

BritishCouncil's EnglishforInterfaithDialogue programmepromotesunderstandingandcoexistence amongdiversecommunitiesthroughEnglishlanguageeducation.Despitechallenges,the programmehashighlightedtheneedforsuchinitiatives.Itemphasisestheimportanceofempathy, languageskills,andculturalsensitivityforteachers.Toenhancetheimpact,recommendationsinclude interculturaltrainingforfacilitators,incorporatingdigitaltools,andpartneringwithlocalleaders.

Forumonteacher-ledcommunitiesofpractices:opportunities,challenges,reflections continued

Tootriggeringtoteach?Addressing'sensitive'topicsinELTmaterials Lottie Galpin (Freelance)

SomepeoplearguethattherepresentationofcertainidentitiesandtopicsinELTmaterialsissimply toosensitiveortriggeringforstudentsandteachers.Thistalkconsidershowtruethisviewisand wheretheseideasoriginate.Itthenshowspracticalwaysthatstudents’materialsandteachers’notes cansupporttheinclusionof‘sensitive’and‘triggering’content.

Session3.5 1435-1505 continued Thursday18

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

LA a, e,le

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre 80 audience

Paneldiscussion 1350-1505

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

LAM,TD a, e,le

MeetingRoom3-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk

LIT

s,t,a, e,le

LitSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom5-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk EAP,ESP t, e,le

ESPSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom6-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk

TEA s,a, le

MeetingRoom8-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk

RES,YLT s, e,le

MeetingRoom9-Brighton Centre

70 audience

Forum

1350-1420

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

PlenaryQ&A

Re,TTEd

Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

Talk

LAM

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Fosteringadultstudents’autonomythroughandragogyprinciples

Fabio Lopes (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo)

Inthistalk,wewilllookintosomeofthecharacteristicsofadultlearnersandexaminehowtobest makeuseofthetheoryofandragogythroughoutthelearningprocessinordertomakeadultstudents moreautonomous,moremotivated,andhavebettercontroloftheirownlearningprogress,yielding tobetterresults.

CPDforEnglishteachersinschoolsinUzbekistan:casestudy continued

TheCELTAdiaries:ananalysisoforalfeedback

Marcela Cintra (Blueberry-TeacherEducation&Development), Julice Daijo (Blueberry-Teacher Education&Development)

ThewayfeedbackisgivenafterteachingpracticemayaffectCELTAcandidatesinavarietyofways.In thispresentation,empiricaldata,analysis,andimpactoffeedbackgivenininonlineandface-to-face courseswillbediscussedinlightoftheoryandcurrentpractices.Theaudiencewillreflectupontheir experiencetokeepgrowingastrainerswhoencourageteacherdevelopment.

DevelopingcreativityusingliteratureintheEFLclassroom

Kyoko Kuze (ToyoUniversity)

Creativityisbecomingincreasinglyimportantasakeyskillforthe21stcentury.Thistalkfocusesonthe practiceofemployingnarrativecreativewritingasaresponsetoaliterarytextintheEFLclassroomin Japan.Throughtheanalysisofstudentwritingandtheirfeedback,Iwilldiscusshowliteraturecan developcreativityinlanguageeducation.

EnglishforeconomicsinThaiHE:teachingESPorEMI

Pimsiri Taylor (LanguageInstituteThammasatUniversity,Thailand)

DesigningandteachingESPintoday’sHEiscomplex.Inthistalk,Ipresentexamplesofcoursecontent, teachingandlearningactivities,andcourseassessmentfromthe‘Englishforeconomics’course designedforeconomicsstudentsstudyinginlocal/Thaivsinternational/EMIprogrammes.Thetalk actsasaspringboardfordiscussionforteachingESPinEMIprogrammes.

Teachersasexaminers-thechallengesandtherewards

Shakeh Manassian (PSIServices(UK)Ltd)

Inmanycontexts,testprovidersdrawontheteachingcommunityforrecruitmentofexaminers. Specificallyinlanguagetesting,examinersoftenprovidetheirservicesforthespeakingandwriting tests.Theroleoftheexamineriscomplex:thispresentationwilllookatsomeofthechallenges examinersfaceandtherewardsavailabletoteacherswhochoosetotakeonthisrole.

Exploringadolescentstudents'foreignlanguageenjoymentinexamclasses

Valentina Papandroulidaki (EverestLanguageSchool)

ThistalktouchesuponmyrecentresearchfindingsonthenewconstructofForeignLanguage Enjoyment(FLE)asexploredamong40adolescentlearnersinexamclassesinGreece.Basedonthese findings,thetalkofferssomefreshperspectivesonFLEandsomepracticalwaystoenhancelearners' enjoyablelearningexperiencesinexam-classsettings.

ForumonenergizingproductiveskillsintheEgyptiancontext continued

Question&answersessionrelatingtoLetiziaCinganotto’splenarysession

IfyouattendedLetiziaCinganotto’splenarysessionthismorningon teachingEnglishandteaching otherlanguages:what’snew?,youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswillallow participantstoaskanyquestionsoraddressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyLetiziaCinganotto’s talk.

TheHRmanagementofGeneration-Zlanguageteachers

EhsanOllah Gorji (THinklanguageteachingandlearningsolutions)

Thegenerationofteachersinlanguageschoolsischanging.AsgenerationZisenteringteachers’ roomsandonlineclasses,theybringwiththemselvestheiridentity,beliefs,livedexperiences,hopes andfears.Inthistalk,Iwillsharehowthehumanresourcesmanagementofthisnewgenerationof teachersisdifferentfromtheconventionalexistingapproaches.

Session3.5 1435-1505 continued Thursday18

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre

80 audience

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WhyweneedbusinessEnglishtrainerswhounderstandbusiness

Albert Balvers (Albert'sSchool)

Theworldischanging,andEnglishhasbecomethe“linguafranca”ofbusinessexecutives,nomatter whattheirculturalbackgroundis.Therequirementsforlanguagetrainingareevolvingrapidlyand fundamentally,mainlyduetoglobalisation,internettoolsandartificalintelligence.Can(ex-)business executives,whospeakandunderstandthelanguageoftheirstudents,offermoresuitablelanguage training?

TheReadingClinic program

Lubna Mohyuddin (SocietyofPakistanEnglishLanguageTeachers)

Thissessionwilldelveintothetransformativeimpactof TheReadingClinic foreconomically disadvantagedprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents.Discoverhowthisinitiativeaddressestheunique challengesofstrugglinglearners,fosteringholisticEnglishlanguagedevelopmentthroughtailored strategiesinreadingcomprehension,vocabularyacquisition,andlanguageproficiencythroughoneon-onetutoring.

Masteringrole-playsforonlinelessons:strategiesfordigitaldelivery

John Wallen (EFTeachOnline)

Doyouthinkrole-playsonlyworkinface-to-facelessonsandphysicalclassrooms?Thinkagain!With carefulplanningandcreativity,thetechnologyalreadyavailableforonlineclassroomsaffords excellentopportunitiesforlanguagepractice–andit’salwaysimproving.Thistalkexploresthe pedagogicandpracticalconsiderationsbehindhowteacherscanset-up,stageanddelivereffective, engaging,immersiverole-playsinonlineclasses.

Makingremotenessclose:humanconnectionsatthecentre

Serrana Muniz (Freelance)

Howcanwebuildasenseofcommunityamongeducationalcommunitiesthathavenevermetinthe flesh?Howcanwetakeadvantageoftheaffordancesofdigitaltechnologiestomaximisestudentand teacherengagementandmotivation?Drawingfromexperienceinlarge-scaleremoteteaching programmes,thispresentationwilldiscussthesequestionsandsuggestgoodmanagementpractices tobuildbelonging.

ExamininggenderinequalityinELT:language,historyandpatriarchy

Carol Lethaby (UCBerkeley)

Thissessionlooksatthevariousfactorsthathavecontributedtopervasiveandlastinggender inequalityinELT.Byexaminingtheoriginsofpatriarchalsocietiesandsocietalexpectations,aswellas thehistoryofthespreadofEnglisharoundtheworld,wereviewaprofessionthatislargelypopulated bywomen,butwheremendisproportionatelyholdpositionsofinfluence.

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Universityandcollegeleacturersmeetup

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Ifyouareauniversityorcollegelecturer,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetotherprofessionalsand makesomeconnections.

LanguageMate

LanguageMate:empoweringteachingandlearningwithAI Joinustoexplorehowcutting-edgeAIisempoweringlanguageeducators.

LanguageMate isapioneeringAI-drivenplatformpartneringwitheducationalinstitutionstoempower teachersandenhancestudents'conversationalskillsacrossvariouslanguages.OurinnovativeAI technologyenablesteacherstosignificantlyreducetheirworkloads,allowingthemtoteachmore efficiently.Weofferaunique,immersivelearningexperiencebyallowingstudentstoread,write,listen, andspeakinengaging,real-worldscenarios.Thispersonalisedapproachboostsstudents'confidence andacceleratestheirjourneytowardsfluency.

DiscoverhowyourinstitutioncanreduceteacherworkloadandteachmoreusingAItechnology!

Speakers:AlexanderNeepandLauraHerrmann

EastBar-BrightonCentre Posterpresentations(seepage86)

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

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p =primaryteaching

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Usingmediationforbetteroutcomes

Andrew Walkley (NationalGeographicLearning)

Inthistalk,I’lldiscussthebenefitsofconsideringmediationatallstagesoflessons-especiallywhere ourgoalistoenablegenuineconversationsanddevelopgoodlearningpractices.Iwillshowhowwe makeuseofmediationin Outcomes (NationalGeographicLearning),showteachershowtheymight exploitmediationanddispelsomemythsandfearssurroundingit.

Futureskills:whatwillmakeourstudentsemployable?

Mike Mayor (Pearson)

TheuseoftechnologyandAIishavingasignificantimpactontheworkplace,andemployersare reportingskillsgapsintheworkforce.Whataretheskillsthatwillmakeourstudentsemployableand howcanELTteachershelpthemdevelopthoseskills?Freeresourceswillbesharedtosupport teachersinmeasuringprogressofthesefutureskills.

Intonationandartificialintelligence:a‘1,2,3’plan

Stella Palavecino (InstitutoSuperiorenLenguasVivasJuanRamonFernandez)

Intonationmaybeperceivedassomethingabstrusebutthisisnotreallyso.Artificialintelligencehas cometochangethepicture.Inthispracticalpresentation,Iwillshowhowteachersandlearnerscan workonEnglishintonationinthreesteps.Inthisway,learnerswillbeempoweredtoselecttheright tunesandproduceintelligibleoraltextsaidedbyAI.

Forumonteachingexcellence:CPDinsightsandinnovations

Empoweringteacher-ledprofessionaldevelopmentusingaCPDframework

Addeh Hovassapian (BritishCouncilArmenia)

Inthistalk,Iwillpresentanewteachercontinuingprofessionaldevelopment(CPD)framework developedforArmenia’sELTsbasedontheBritishCouncil’s TeachingforSuccess approach.Inmytalk, wewillexplorethenewframework’skeyfeaturesandpromisesandhowitcanbeusedinyourcontext toputteachersattheheartoftheirownprofessionaldevelopment.

Anonlineteachercommunityjourney:fromuniversitytoschool

Dmitriy Cherkassov (SDUUniversity,Almaty,Kazakhstan,OTCPRESETTfacilitator)

Atransformativesessionistailoredforthosewhoareintriguedbyteacherdevelopmentandteacher trainingeducation.Acomprehensivetalkcombinesinformativecontextwithhands-onapplicationby aselectedgroupofpre-serviceEFLstudentsataKazakhstaniuniversity,allwithintheframeworkof theBritishCouncil OnlineTeacherCommunity (OTC)programme.

Strengtheningalliancestorevampteacherprofessionaldevelopment

Mayda Ramos (MinistryofEducation,Cuba)

IwillshareexperiencesaboutacollaborationprojectwiththeBritishCouncilCuba,toundertake changesinteachertraining,empoweringandupdatingtrainersandtrainees.Iwilltalkaboutknowhowsfromplanningtofeedback.Theimplementationoftheprojectandtheoutcomeswillbe discussed.Iwillpresentalternativestoensureequalityandbenefitsforallpeopleinvolved.

Authenticmaterials,learnervoices,teacheremotionsandcriticalincidents

Adam Scott (SensationsEnglish)

Presentinglanguageandglobalissuesinsupportivecontextscantransformpotentially‘taboo’topics intoopportunitiesfordevelopinglearners’voices,reflectivelearningandteacherdevelopment. Inclusive,intersectionalnews-basedresourceshelpconstructthesesafeenvironments.We’llconsider theseopportunitiesascriticalincidentswhichvaluestudents’lives,classroomandwiderdiversity,and teacheremotionsinprofessionaldevelopment,withexampleresourcesfromSensationsEnglish.

Seeingdatadifferently:Usingvisualtoolsinqualitativeresearch

Josie Leonard (UniversityofCentralLancashire)

Visualresources,suchasmindmaps,offeralternativetoolsforqualitativedatagatheringandanalysis. Inthistalk,IwillshowhowIusedmind-mapsandPadletformsinanarrativestudyofEnglish languageteacheridentityformation.Iwilldiscusshowtheyfacilitatedamoreparticipant-led approachininterviewsandshareinsightsoftheirbenefitsindataanalysis.

TraumainformedteachingpracticesinadultESLclassrooms

Ruba Kallab (SeridanCollege)

Thispresentationemphasizestheimportanceoftrauma-informedteachinginadultESLclassrooms.It exploresmethodsforestablishingsafeandsupportiveenvironments,addressinglearners'emotional needs,andadaptinginstructionalapproachesforenhancedlearningoutcomes,particularlyinthe contextoftechnologyadvancements.Thesessionaimstoequipeducatorswitheffectivestrategiesto fosterinclusiveandsupportivelanguagelearningspace.

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Boundary-crossinglearningcommunities:empoweringEFLteacherdevelopmentinChina

Tingting Liu (AcademyofGuiyangEnglishSubjectCoordinators), Qinghua Zhu (No.7Middle School), Hongyi Wang (No.6MiddleSchool), Cui Zhu (GuiyangNo.2ExperimentalMiddle School)

Canteachers'professionaldevelopmentbenefitfromotherprofessions?Inthispanel,ourfour panellistswillshowcaseacasestudythathighlightshowinvolvingprofessionalsfromnon-teaching backgroundscanenhancethedevelopmentofEFLteachersinSouthwestChina.Byattendingour panel,youwillgainpracticalinsightsintopromotingteachers'professionaldevelopmentwithin similareducationalcontexts.

Teachersaschampions:asuccessstoryinteachers’CPD

Satya Anand (BritishCouncil)

Thistalklooksatanactionresearchprogramme,Iledwithfiveteacher-mentorsacrossfivegulf countriesintheBritishCouncil,thattriggeredachangeinthewayteachersviewedandengagedwith continuousprofessionaldevelopment.Thementormodelforteachersupportusedinthisprogramme canbereplicatedinothercontextstoimplementteacher-ledandsustainableteacherdevelopment.

Empoweringhigherlevellearners:toolsforprogressmeasurement

Yulia Efremova (Freelance)

Iwilldiscusstwotoolsthatcanhelpintermediateandadvancedstudentstracktheirprogressinall fourlanguageskills:evidencecollectionandlogkeeping.Basedontheexamplesfrommystudents’ experience,Iwilldemonstratehowteacherscaneffectivelypersonalisethesetoolstomeetindividual studentneedsandassiststudentsintheirimplementation.

“Atomic”readinghabits:aneuroscience-poweredapproachforGenerationZ

Armanda Stroia (AcademyofCreatorswhoTeachtoinspire(ACTtoinspire))

Empoweringscreenagerswithsustainablereadinghabitsprovesdauntinglychallenging,giventheir shorterattentionspansandaddictiontodigitaldistractions.Howaboutexploringresearch-powered strategiesmerginginsightsfromneuroscienceof"atomichabits"andmotivationalpsychology?Dive into"habitloops"andprogress-trackingtools,takeawayoptimizedimplementationintentionsand the“5-minutedailyreadingchallenge”projecttotransformGenZ’srelationshipwithreading!

UsinginsightsfromresearchtoinformESPteaching

ClariceSC Chan (UniversityofStAndrews,UK)

ExistingresearchinESPcanbeavaluablesourceofideasfordesigningeffectiveteachingmaterials andmethods.Inthispresentation,IshowhowresearchcaninnovateESPpractice,usingexamplesof teachingmaterialsandclassroomactivitiesthatareinformedbyresearch.Ialsoshowhowteachers canaccessresearchthroughsomechannelsthatprovideopenaccesstoresearchoutputs.

“E-spaceorablankcanvas?”Exploringstudent-teacherself-representationsone-portfolios Nusrat Gulzar (UniversityofWarwick)

Thistalkwilldiscussthefindingsofthefirstphaseofadesign-basedresearch(DBR)projectaimedat developingastudent-centeredlearningdesigntoenhancestudentteachers’self-regulationand reflectivecapacitiesusingaccessiblee-portfoliotechnology.Wewillpresentthepractical considerationsinvolvedinintroducingcontext-appropriatee-portfoliotasksandremotefeedback strategiestofosterstudent-teachers’practiceofself-representationsthroughmultimodalnarratives.

Managingyourteamandyourownwellbeing:abalancingact Sofia Papadimitropoulou (BSCEducation)

LeadershipandmanagementcoursesinELTprimarilyfocusonthe‘howto’ofthejob.Whatis generallyomittedishowweprotectourselvesfromthedaytodaystresseswhichimpacton wellbeing.Thistalkwillexplorewhythischallengeisstillnotopenlydiscussedwithinourindustry, offeringsomepracticalideastohelpfindtherightbalance.

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

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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

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Forumonwashback:revisingtestdurationinahigh-stakestest

Classroomassessment:howdowegivetherightmessage?

Zeynep Urkun (KadirHasUniversity,Istanbul)

Assessingwhat’sbeentaughtintherightwayisanissueteachersfrequentlystrugglewith.Creating therightbackwashdependsheavilyonthetasktypesandtheweightingswededicatetothese.This sessionwillexplainthedetailsofestablishingsuchasystematatertiarysettingandprovideexamples.

Two-hourvsthree-hour:exploringwashbackeffectsoftesttimerevisions

Jingwen Wang (UniversityofSouthampton), Ying Zheng (UniversityofSouthampton)

Thisstudyexaminesthewashbackeffectsofashortenedhigh-stakesinternationalEnglishtest. Interviewswithtest-takersandinstructorshighlightedapreferencefortheconciseformat,revealing positivetestpreparationimpactsandanincreasedperceiveddifficulty.Whilepointingtoanew trajectoryinwashbackresearch,thefindingsalsoindicateademandforagreateracademicemphasis forfuturetestrevisions.

Testing:positive&negativewashbackonteachingandlearning

Panagiota Vampoula (`Glossomatheia`ForeignLanguageschool,EFLteacher)

Familiarisingtheaudiencewiththeterm`washback(positive&negative)`onteachingandlearning, andthefactorsinfluencedbyit.Thecontentfocusistesting,evaluation&assessment.Thedifference betweentestingandassessment,factorspromotingpositivewashbackandtheoneswashbackis influencedby,aredefined.Tipsfortestpositivewashbackandreallifearegiven.

‘Equitable’-mediuminstruction:challengingthe‘E’ofSouthKoreanEMI

DylanGlyn Williams (QueenMaryUniversityofLondon)

ThispaperoutlinescurrentEMIchallengesbasedonastudyof10SouthKoreanuniversitystudents andprovidesexamplesoftranslanguagingpracticestoaddressthem.Thepapersuggestsinvolving studentsinreshapinglearningstructuresforamoresociallyjusttranslanguagingfuture,thus questioningthemonolingualnativespeakerideologyinEMIpolicy.

Theimpactofvirtualtoolsonlearninggrammar

Rasha Ahmed (KingAbdulazizuniversity-EnglishLanguageinstitute&SudanUniversityof scienceandTechnology-EducationCollege)

ThispresentationhighlightstheresultsofastudyontheimpactofvirtualtoolsonEFLlearners' grammarperformanceduringtheCovid-19outbreak.It'sanexperimentinwhichonegroupofSaudi studentsstudiedgrammarremotelywhiletheotherstudiedinpersonpriortotheepidemic.The resultsdemonstratethattheexperimentalgroupscoredhigherthanthecontrolgroup.

ReviewinglexicalcollocationsinEnglishasthelinguafranca

EdwardEustace(KaplanInternationalCoventGarden)

Englishistheworld’sunparalleledauxiliarylanguage,yetstillenvisionedasaneliteachievement. Englishasalinguafranca(ELF)accommodateslearners’interlanguagetherebymakingpermutations intelligible.Nevertheless,pedagogicacceptancehasprovenproblematic,especiallyregardinglexical collocations.ThistalkreviewsELF’seffectonLexicographyandhoweducatorscanincorporateAI technologieswithcorporatofacilitatecommunicativecompetencefortheirlearners.

Applyingfirstlanguageacquisitionprinciplestosecondlanguagelearning

Ian Pemberton (UniversityofWarwick)

WhilecontextiscriticalforL1acquisition,itisoftenmissingfromL2classrooms.However,thewide availabilityofmultimediaresourcesaffordsL2learnerstheopportunitytousetheirprimarybiological skillsofwatchingandlisteningtolearnfromcontext.DrawinguponL1acquisitiontheory,attendees willlearnsixprinciplestoguidetheuseofmultimediamaterialsintheclassroom.

Oneskillretake:anoptimisedmodelforbestpractice?

Hye-won Lee (CambridgeUniversityPress&Assessment), Emma Bruce (BritishCouncil)

Inthistalk,wewillintroduceanewoperationalapproachtotestdelivery,IELTSOneSkillRetake(OSR), andpresentempiricalresearchfindingsshowingtheimplicationsofOSRfortest-takersandscore users,specificallyrecognisinginstitutions.Wewillconcludethetalkwithrecommendationstoinform bestpracticeforthefield.

UsingGenAIinteachereducationtobenefittrainersandtrainees

Lindsay Warwick (Freelance)

ThissessionaimstohelptrainersexploitGenAIwhenpreparingforanddeliveringtraining,andmodel bestpractice.Itwillalsolookatwaysinwhichtrainerscanhelpnewandin-serviceteachersto developtheknowledgeandskillstheyneedtouseGenAIeffectivelythemselves,throughtraining activities.Thefocuswillbeonpracticalideas,toolsandprompts.

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FacilitationtechniquesinteachingEnglish

Elena Peresada (Enraid)

Manyteacherscomplainthattheirstudentsarereluctanttospeakinclass.“Let’sdiscuss”activities neverworkwellforthem.Oneoftheapproachesyoumightusetohelpstudentstoparticipateinclass discussionsmoreactivelyisfacilitation.Inmytalk,I’dliketodescribesomeofthesetechniquesandtry themwiththeparticipants.

Self-selectedvsteacher-assignedtasksinEFLspeakingclass

Santri Djahimo (NusaCendanaUniversity)

Thisistheresultsofastudyaimedatfindingoutifeitherself-selectedorteacher-assignedtasksare preferredbystudentstohelpthemperformbetterinspeakingclass,andiftheirindividualdifferences inrelationtotheiroptionscanreallydistinguishhighfromlowoutputstudents.Additionally,factors thatinfluencetheirpreferenceshavealsobeenidentified.

Empoweringlanguagelearners:expandingspeakingskillsbeyondtheclassroom

Emine Demiroz (TrakyaUniversity)

Inthe21stcentury,powerliesnotsolelyinknowledge,butinapplyingiteffectivelybeyondthe classroomwalls.Speakingskillsinaforeignlanguageposeuniquechallengesofconnectingclassroom learningtoreal-worldapplications.Thissessionoffersattendeesinvaluableinsightsintobridgingthe gapbetweenclassroominstructionandreal-worldcommunicativecompetence.

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Cultivatingteacherwellbeing:ajourneyofprofessionalandpersonalgrowth

Montse Costafreda (OxfordUniversityPress)

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Discoverthepathtoteacherwellbeingandexplorehowtoimpactyourteachingcareer.Delveintothe fouressentialpillars:mind,body,relationships,purpose.Learnpracticalstrategiestomanagestress, cultivatehealthyrelationships,enhanceself-compassion,andfostergratitude.Joinusonajourneyof professionalandpersonaldevelopmentforyouandyourschool.Referencingvariouspublicationson wellbeingfromOUP.

Makingmoneyfromeducationalvideo;12lessonsfrom12years Jo Gakonga (ELT-TRAINING.COM)

I’vebeensuccessfullycreatingandsellingvideo-basedonlinecoursesforteacherssince2012,initially asabitofahobbybutnowasmyfulltimeincome.AlongthewayI’velearntquiteabitsocomealong togetsomepointersandseehowthe VideoCreationforEducators groupprogrammecanhelpyoudo whatI’vedone.

Effectivenessoflow-techcontinuousprofessionaldevelopment:researchoutcomes Robert Chatfield (BritishCouncilAmericas), Liliana Sánchez (BritishCouncilMexico) Howeffectivecancontinuousprofessionaldevelopmentbewhendeliveredusingmobilemessenger apps?ThisisaquestionBritishCouncilAmericasresearchedin2023.Wewillpresenttheanswersto researchquestionsontheeffectivenessoftheLow-TechCPDprojectintheAmericasandacasestudy ofruralschoolsinthestateofChiapas,Mexico.

Forumonteachingexcellence:CPDinsightsandinnovations continued

IATEFLGlobalIssuesSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum GlobalissuesinELT–What?Andhow?

Whichglobalissuesdoyoucareaboutmost?Howaboutyourstudents?HowcanweinGISIGwork togethertocreateandsharematerials,activitiesandprojects;equipmoreteacherstodealwithbig issuesanddevelopcriticalliteracy;anddisrupt!CometoourOpenForumandlet’sdiscuss!

Teachingandtesting:truthandmyths

Pippa Sutcliffe (LT123), Felicity O'Dell (LT123), Frances Treloar (LT123) Thistalkexploressomecommonbeliefsabouttesting.Howfardotheyreflectreality?Youmaybe writingtestsforyourstudents,orpreparingthemforexternaltests,whichmaynothavebeenchosen byyou.Ourdiscussionaimstoprovideteacherswithinsightsintohowtestingdoesandshould operatetothebenefitofteachingandlearning.

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FosteringinclusivityinELLclassroomsassessment:howtoachieveit?

Arum Perwitasari (ETSGlobal)

ThissessionexploresInclusiveAssessment(IA)guidelinesforlanguagelearning.Participantswillgain insightsintoIA’srationaleaswellasdiversepurposesandcorevaluesemphasizingfairnessandequity inassessment.Theywillalsolearnpracticalstrategiestodesignassessmentscateringtolearners’ uniqueneeds,consideringtasknature,timingandconditions,whichcanbeimplementedininclusive classrooms.

Boundary-crossinglearningcommunities:empoweringEFLteacherdevelopmentinChina continued

Redesigningflexibleprofessionaldevelopmentforteachersinamultilingualcontext

Neda Neynska (BLCC-BusinessLanguageandCommunicationCentre), Kati Sule (BLCC)

Howcanwebridgedifferencesinteacherskillsets,findcommongroundinamultilingualcontext,and ensureconsistentandhigh-qualitylearningexperienceforclients?Inthistalk,wewillreflectonour experiencewith(re)designingandfuture-proofingaflexibleonlineprofessionaltrainingprogramme forfreelancelanguageteachersofover10nationalitieswithfivekeytakeawaysforparticipants.

Breakingorganisationalsiloswithamarketingvideoproject

Jonathan Yates (InspiredKids)

Thistalkexplorestheuseofcross-departmentalcollaborativeprojectstoimproveorganisational cohesionthroughcombattingissuesrelatedtosiloization.IwilldiscusstheeffectsofsilosIhave experiencedinlanguageteachingorganisations(LTOs)ofvarioussizes,theefficacyofavideoproject employedinmyLTO,andhowit,andotherprojects,couldbeadaptedtosuitdifferentcontexts.

Enhancinglanguagelearningthroughliteratureandbookclubs

Madeline Lorenz (LeonardodeVinciUniversityCenter)

Thistalkexploresinnovativestrategiesforintegratingbooksandbookclubsintouniversitylevel Englishlanguageprograms.Itdiscussesincorporatingbookchaptersintocourses,andhowto introduceandmanageuniversitybookclubs,withanemphasisonthetransformativeimpactof diverseliteratureonlanguagelearningandinspirationforstudentsandteachers.

AIredefiningEAPwritingassessment

FatmaMerve Baykan (SabancıUniversity)

ThistalkaimstoexplorethetransformativeimpactofAIontheneedsandprioritiesofEAPwriting classes,aswellassharingwiththeaudience,thestepsandchallengesofredesigningacontent-based writingcoursesothatAIispurposefullyintegratedinteachingandassessmentsoastoavoidAIassistedplagiarism.

ReconsideringELteachertraining:asubjectdidacticscompetencemodel

Nina Raud (UniversityofTartu), Olga Orehhova (UniversityofTartu)

ThetalkwillpresentanEnglishlanguage(EL)teachertrainingsubjectdidacticscompetencemodel basedonaqualitativeanalysisofstudiesintoEnglishlanguagepre-serviceteachertraining programmes.TheapplicationofthemodelwillbeillustratedbycomparingELteachertrainingpreserviceprogrammesinEstoniaandshowinghowtheycanbereconsideredinlinewiththemodel.

Fromteacherto‘head-teacher’:promotinglocalleadershipandlearningcommunities DaniellaSeongHui You (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo)

Thistalkaimsatoutliningtheimpactoftheimplementationofapeer-to-peerin-serviceteacher developmentprogrammeinalargeprivatelanguageschooltopromotelearningcommunitiesand fosterlocalleadershipbydevelopingteacherleaderslocallynamedas‘head-teachers’.Thefindings offersomeinsightsintoteacherdevelopmentandteacherleadership.

Forumonwashback:revisingtestdurationinahigh-stakestest continued

Waysofhumanizingyourcourse:beingunpredictablyhuman SanaaMakhlouf(TheAmericanUniversityinCairo)

Iwillexplainthemeaningofhumanizingacourseandhowitcanunleashstudents’uniqueness throughknowledgeexchange,collaborationandengagement.Iwillsharevariouswholegroups,small groupsandindividualpracticessuchasstorytelling,reflectivewriting,andjournalwritingtoenhance thehumanconnectionwiththeirpeersandinstructor.Challengesandrewardswillbediscussed.

Session3.7 1620-1650 continued Thursday18

Office11-BrightonCentre 40 audience

Talk

RES,TD

ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80audience

Talk

GEN

t, e,le

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel

80 audience

Talk

GEN

ey,s,p,s,a, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel

250audience

Talk

ESOL,MD a,e,le

Empress-TheGrandHotel

250 audience

Talk

LT

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

LTSIGShowcase

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel

250 audience

Forum

1535-1650

Mentoringexperiencedin-servicehighschoolEnglishteachers’actionresearch

Meifang Zhuo (UniversityofWarwick)

Actionresearch(AR),oneofthemostpopularproposalsforteacherresearch,isconsideredcrucial bothforpromotinghigh-qualityeducationandforteachers’professionaldevelopment.Thistalk unpacksexperiencedin-serviceteachers’viewsonbeingmentoredandtheiroverallARexperience throughthreecasestudies.Mentor’sreflectionaswellasimplicationsforARmentoringinsimilar contextarealsodiscussed.

Enhancingundergraduateengineeringstudents’interculturalcommunicationskillsthrough hybridexchange

Andreas Hövener (FHMünsterUniversityofAppliedSciences)

Combinationsofshortphysicalgroupmobilitiesandvirtualphasesallowundergraduatestudentsto applylanguageandinterculturalskillsaswellastheirexpertknowledgefromtheirstudies.This presentationshowsthedesign,objectives,andoutcomeofahybridexchangebetweenFinishand GermanengineeringstudentswhoweregiventhetasktosolveacomplexproblemusingDesign Thinkingprinciples.

IntroductionoftheThinkingAbilitiesFrameworkforEFLteachers

CarrieXiaorong Zhang (UniversityofReading), Bruce Howell (UniversityofReading)

WeinvestigatedhowEFLteachersinChinacompulsoryeducationdevelopedstudents’thinking abilitiesandthencreatedabilingualThinkingAbilitiesFrameworktosupportteachersinclassroom practiceandCPD.Thissessionwillallowforinsightintotheconceptualstructureofthinking,howit supportslessonplanningandmonitorsstudents’progression.Twooftherecommendedpedagogical approacheswillbeshowcased.

Strip-malls,jerky,andDollyParton:AmericancultureforRussian-languagespeakers

KatherineNeginskiy(InternationalWomen'sResourceCenter)

YourstudentsknowaboutThanksgiving,butdotheyknowaboutstrip-malls,beefjerky,andDolly Parton?Weexplorethesuccessesandchallengesofamodern,multi-modalitysuiteoffreeEnglish LanguageLearningandAmericanCulturematerials,tailoredforRussian-languagespeakers,designed tobeusedforself-studyORintheclassroom.The Molodets websiteincludespodcasts,videos,lesson plans,andmore!

AIinELT:thegood,thebadandtheweird

Nicky Hockly (TCE(TheConsultants-E))

GenerativeAIislikelytobeagame-changerforourfield,butforgoodorbad?Thistalkdiscussessome ofthebigquestionsaroundtheuseofAIinELT.We’llexploreissuesaroundprivacy,equity,creativity andlabour,takingacriticallookatwhereAIistakingusandconsideringhowtogetthereinone piece.

Forumonspeakingskills continued

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

Session3.81705-1750

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200audience

Workshop

EAP,TTEd s,t,a,le

ESPSIG Showcase

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200audience

Workshop

TD,TTEd

ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200audience

Workshop

LA,TTEd

ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

ProdProm

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200audience

Workshop

GI,YLT

ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

GISIGShowcase

Skyline-BrightonCentre 150audience

Workshop

GEN ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom1ABrightonCentre

60audience

Workshop

GI,IPSEN ey,p,s,t,a,e,le IP&SENSIGShowcase

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre 60audience Workshop LAM,TD ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom1CBrightonCentre 80audience

Workshop

LA p,s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre 80audience

Workshop

GEN

ey,p,s,t,a,e,le

MeetingRoom3-Brighton Centre

50audience

OpenForum

LitSIGShowcase

Teachingacademicreadingskills

DorothyZemach(ExpressPublishing)

Thursday18

Teachingacademicreadingischallengingbecausestudentsassumethatoncetheycandecode words—andknowenoughvocabulary—they’llbeproficientreaders.However,therearedefiniteskills andstrategiestoreadfaster,understandbetter,andremembermoreeasily.Cometryoutintensive skillsforpre-reading,during-reading,andpost-readingtobetaughtandpracticedinthehighschool anduniversityclassroom.

Let'stakeanotherlookatgrammar:coreconcepts RitaBaker(TheGlobalApproachLtd.)

Last yearIillustratedthesimplicityandconsistencyoftheglobalpatternsofEnglishascomparedwith ourfamiliar,deconstructed,rules-based,grammarMcNuggets.Continuingfromthis,withreferenceto phrasalverbsandcoreconceptsof‘simple’,‘continuous’and‘perfect’,Ishalldemonstratevisuallyand kinaestheticallyhowlearnersandteachertraineescangainanintuitive,holisticgraspofEnglishasa system.

Brainfriendlygrammarwith NeurolanguageCoaching RachelPaling(efficientlanguagecoachingglobalsl,)

Grammar-mostlearnershateit!Brainfriendlygrammardistilsneuroscienceandprofessional coachingintoasimplespokenconversation,harnessingtheidealconditionsforabsorbingthe mechanicsoflanguage.Inthisway,grammarisdiscussedandexploredwiththelearnerinacalm brainfriendlyconversation.ByusingthePACTPQCcoachingmodel,languageeducatorswilltotally transformgrammar.

Talking to learn: negotiation of meaning in online intercultural link-ups

Nick Bilbrough (The Hands Up Project), Rajaa Abu Jasser (The Hands up Project), Ashraf Kuhail (The Hands up Project)

We arrange online intercultural link-ups with large coursebook-based classes in Gaza. The challenge for teenagers and teachers to understand and communicate together is huge, but ultimately leads to enhanced communicative competence, intercultural awareness and confidence. In this workshop we’ll explore examples, ending with a link to a class of 50 teenagers in Palestine to put it into practice.

DramabasedpedagogyinELT

SabinaSkenderovic(BigBenCentreTuzla)

DramabasedpedagogyinELTfocusesontheuseofvariousartsinordertoenhanceEnglishlanguage learning.InitsapplicationintheELTitaidsthestudents'communicationandcriticalthinkingskills.It isadjustabletovariousEnglishlanguagelevelsanditisaperfectsolutiontocreateanurturingand inspiringclassroomenvironment.

Tearthelabeloffthelearner

GiovanniLicata(UniversitàdiFirenze)

Researchhasshownhowlabelinglearnerscanpreventthefreeflowoflearningfromhappening. Educatorsareawareoftherisksoflabelingpersonalitytypesbutareweawareofthedangersinherent inlabelingbehaviors?Wewillreflectonlearnerandtrainee-teacheridentityandonthehidden consequencesoflabelingouraudienceandourselvesintheclassroom.

Shapinga21stcenturyteaminCentralAsia

BostanHayat(QuantumSTEMSchool)

New educationalprojectfromscratch;newcity,diverseteacherbackgrounds,overload,resistanceto extrawork,lackofmotivation,andinternalcompetition,thesituationseemsdisastrous.Thissession aimstofocusonarealcaseinKazakhstanandteachparticipantshowtounitetheteam,boost motivation,andmakethisteamatop-performingunit.

Makelearninggreatagain:withcreativeinteraction!

ArianeNiemeijer(Windesheim)

Whowouldn’tliketolearninacreativeandfunway?Inspiringeachotherbylearningtogetherin creativeclassroomactivities.Theactivitiesusedinthisworkshopareeducationalinthemselvesand formastartingpointforamorein-depthstudyofspecifictopicsthatcanbetailoredtothegroupor theindividuallearner.

WomeninELT:globalchallenges,futureaspirations

HeatherBuchanan(UniversityofYork),JulieNorton(UniversityofLeicester)

ThisworkshopexploreschallengesfacedbywomeninELTintheworkplace.Itreportsonasmall-scale studywhichcapturestheexperiencesofwomenworkinginavarietyofprofessional(teaching, publishingandwriting),geographicalandculturalcontexts.Throughawarenessraising,itaimsto provideasupportivespaceforparticipantstodiscusstheirprofessionaldevelopment,career progressionandfutureaspirations.

IATEFLLiteratureSpecialInterestGroupOpenForum

Lookingback–Lookingahead

WewilldealwithnewsoftheSIG’spastyear,futureplans,finances,‘meetthecommittee’,andbe inclusivesothatnewandoldSIGmembers,aswellasnon-members,feelwelcome.TheOpenForumis anopportunityforattendeestovoicetheiropinionsandmakesuggestionsforfuturedirections.

Session3.8 1705-1750 continued Thursday18

MeetingRoom5-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Workshop GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom6-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

EAP,TEA

s,a, e,le

MeetingRoom8-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

TEA,YLT

p, e,le

MeetingRoom9-Brighton

Centre

70 audience

Workshop GEN ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk GEN a, e,le

Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

Workshop

ESP,TTEd a,e,le

MeetingRoom15BrightonCentre 80 audience Workshop

MaW,YLT ey,s,p, e,le

Pavilion-TheGrandHotel 75audience

Workshopwithrestricted audiencenumber

GEN

ey,p,s,t,a, e,le

Charlotte-TheGrand Hotel 250 audience

Workshop TTEd,YLT s, e,le ProdProm

Empress-TheGrandHotel 250 audience

Workshop

LT a, e,le LTSIGShowcase

Buildingrapportmeansbuildingsuccess

Urs Kalberer (SekundarschuleLandquartSwitzerland)

Buildingrapport,characterizedbyatrustworthybondbetweenteachersandlearners,standsasakey factorinachievingsuccess.Discovereffectivemethodstocultivaterapportthroughstraightforward routines,incorporatingbothverbalandnonverbalstrategies.Evenslightadjustmentsinhowyou perceiveyourstudentscanyieldsignificantimprovementsinaddressingdisciplinarychallengesand enhancingyouroverallprofessionalsatisfaction.

EnhancingTOEFLspeakingtasksthroughpeerassessmentandmetacognition

Anne Haggerson (TheUSDepartmentofState'sEnglishLanguagePrograms)– Winnerofthe TOEFLScholarship

Inthisworkshop,participantswillexploreastep-by-steppeerassessmentprotocolforTOEFLspeaking tasks.Moreover,participantswilllearnwaystoscaffoldtheprocessofpeerfeedbackbasedonthe speakingrubricsandchecklistsandestablishasupportiveandpositivelearningenvironmentwhere mistakesarevalued.Lastly,participantswilllearnstrategiesforfacilitatingmetacognitionandlearner autonomythroughpartnerinteractions.

Productivepeerassessmentintheprimaryclassroom

Laura McWilliams (IATEFLYLTSIG)

Researchshowsthatpeerassessmentisbeneficial,yetteachersareoftenapprehensive,becauseof culturalunfamiliarity,lackoffaithinlearners’abilities,orsimplynoactivityideas!Thispractical workshopoffersarangeofwaystodeveloppeerassessmentwithprimarylearners,upskillinglearners toprovideclassmateswitheffectivefeedback.

Thewritinggame:makingyourmandatorywritingassignmentsfun

Anca deVries (AeresUniversityofAppliedSciences), Matianna Naka (MusicSchoolofLarisa) Howcanweturnouralreadyexistingandmandatorywritingassignmentsintoagameorfunactivity ourstudentswillactuallyenjoy?Inthisworkshopwe’lldiscussandtrysomegamedidacticprinciples andshowacoupleofwaysinwhichyoucanapplythemtoyourownwritingassignments.

HowdoesanL1affectacquiringanL2?

Chris Watts (DufferinPeelCatholicDSB)

Learninganewlanguage,isformost,hard.Asanewcomer,theyhaveamuchhardertaskinorderto attainalevelofcompetency.Inthisworkshop,Iwilladdresssomeofthekeyissuesthatmustbe addressedbythelearnerandteacherinordertoattainacertainlevelofconfidenceandsuccess.

Designingalinguisticandculturalcompetencytraining

ShwetaParopkari(KeshavMemorialInstituteofTechnology)

Theaimofthisworkshopistoanalyseatrain-the-trainerprogramfocusedonlinguisticandcultural competencies.Specifically,attendeeswillreviewacustomisedcoursethatwasdesigned,usingthe ADDIEmodel,tohelptechnicaltrainersteachaninternationalaudience.Samplesfromthecoursewill beusedasmaterialfortwohands-onactivitiesduringtheworkshop.

Storyboards-threeways

Katy Kelly (Freelance)

Storiesareawell-establishedlearningtoolthroughoutearlyyearseducation,andrightlyso.Are storybooksandcoursebookstoryseriesalwaysenoughanddotheyalwaysmeetourlearners’needs? Inthisinteractiveworkshop,let’slookatelevatingstoriesthroughstoryboards.Let’sseehowwecan createandusestoryboardsinthreewaystodeveloplanguage,cross-curricularcontentand imagination.

Sevenshortcomingsingrainedinpronunciationteaching,andsevenpossibleresolutions Adrian Underhill (Freelance)

Wewillexplorethesevensuggestedresolutions,whichrelatetothefollowingthemes:Knowingyour mouthfrominside;Failureofrepetition;Theinnerearandvoice;Currentmethods‘dis-integrate’ pronunciationfromlanguage–soaholisticsyllabus;Connectedspeechasstartingpointnotfinal destination;Usingperformancepieces;Playfulnessasliberatorofnaturallearning.

Keyquestionstoaskourselveswhenteachingteenagers

Chris Roland (PavilionELTatPavilionPublishing)

Usingideasandactivitiesfrommylatestmethodologybook TakingYourLanguageTeachingof TeenagerstotheNextLevel Iwillexaminekeyquestionsforallteachersofteenagersincludinghowwe reacttoteenagebehaviour,talktoourlearners,managepossibletensionintheroom,helpour learnersrememberlanguage,improvetheirwritingandpreparethemforexamnerves.

Teachingone-to-oneclassesonline:principlesforbestpractice

Lauren Perkins (BritishCouncil)

Inthispracticalworkshop,wewilllookatsomeprinciplesforteachingone-to-oneclassesandexplore howtheonlineclassroomistheperfectmediumforprivatestudents.Withafocusononlineteaching techniques,wewillfindouthowtoteachprivateclassesthatareconversation-drivenandmeaningfocusedatthesametimeashavinganexplicitfocusonform.

Session3.8

Alexandra-TheGrand Hotel 250 audience

Talk

1705-1735

EAP,TEA s,t,a,e

EveningEvents

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre 1830-2000

1705-1750 continued Thursday18

Oralassessment:evenmorerelevantinthe ChatGPT age

Jane Mandalios (Deree-TheAmericanCollegeofGreece)

GenerativeAI(GenAI)ischallengingtheentireacademicworld,includingELT.Allstakeholdersare grapplingwiththischallenge,andmustconsiderwhethertouse“avoid,outrunorembrace/adapt” strategieswithtoolssuchas ChatGPT (Webb,2023).Thispresentationprovidesinsightsaffordedby researchintothevalueoforalassessmentinELT,andconsidershowitcanembracetheAI phenomenon.

Thursday18

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre 2000-2130

SharingStories-StorytellingforPeace

JoinStorytellersDavidHeathfieldfromtheUKandHarryKuchahKuchahfromCameroon.Feelfreeto comeandlistenandtellfolktales,mythsandlegendsfromoralculturesaroundtheworldaswellas personalstoriesandanecdotes.Youareinvitedtotellyourstoryratherthanreaditaloud.

Whenastoryissharedfromhearttoheart,barriersfallaway.ThisyearwefocusonStorytellingasan actofPeaceandwouldliketoencourageyoutoshareinthepeaceofourIATEFLstorytelling community.

DavidHeathfieldisaworldstorytellerandtheauthorofStorytellingWithOurStudents.Herunsonline CreativeandEngagingStorytellingforTeacherscourses(www.davidheathfield.co.uk)

HarryKuchahKuchahisateachereducatorfromCameroonwhoenjoysplayingdrumsandtelling Africanstoriesfromhisgrandma’srepertoire.

Lip-SyncBattle

Preparetobedazzledasourcontestantsgohead-to-head,battlingitoutwiththeirjaw-droppinglip syncperformances!Fromchart-toppinghitstolegendaryclassics,it'sgoingtobeanightofnon-stop entertainmentyouwon'twanttomiss.

Day4

Today’sHighlights

Friday19

Mindfulnesssession

SponsoredbyDuolingoEnglishTest

0815-0845|Skyline

Maketheperfectstarttoyourconferencedaywith amindfulnesssessionledbyalocalpractitioner.

OntheExhibitionPop-upPresentationstage

0835-0855 HowtobesuccessfulinanELTinterviewwith CarolineMoore

1155-1210 Duolingo

OntheIATEFLStand

ComealongtotheIATEFLStandduringbreaktimesand lunchtimestomeetwithlike-mindedELTprofessionals.Ifyou feelyoufitintoanyofthecategorieslistedbelow,we’dloveto meetyouthere!

1150-1250 Freelancers

TypesofConferencesession

Plenaries

Achanceforallconference delegatestojointogetherto listentoworldclassexperts. Eachplenarywillhavea questionandanswersession laterthesameday.

SignatureEvents

Ashowcaseofexpertiseand

state-of-the-artthinkinginan arearelevanttothehost organisation.

Talks

A30-minutesessionrelatingto theoryandpractice.

Workshops

A45-minuteinteractivesession withaudienceparticipation.

SignatureEvent

CambridgeUniversityPress& Assessment

Thepowerofone–supporting theself,communityandplanet 1105-1150|Syndicate1

Howcanwecombinesuccessfullanguagelearningwiththe skillstocontributepositivelytoourglobalisedsociety?This panelconsidersoursphereofinfluenceinever-increasingcircles andourcontributiontoensuringabrighterfuture.Startingwith theimportanceofourownwellbeing;wethenexplore engagementandempowermentinsocio-emotional communities,andourvitalrelationshipwiththeplanet.

Speakers:KateBrierton,SarahMercer,CindyForde

Don’tforgetourclosingplenary

Auditorium1BrightonCentre 1420-1520

Forums

AnintroductiontotheEnglishlanguage throughpoetry BrianBilston

Seefulldetailsonpage116.

A75-minutesessionmadeup ofthreetalksonarelatedtopic.

Panels

A75-minutesessionwhere fourorfivepeoplepresent theirviewsonatopic.

LightningTalks

A45-minutesessionwhere

8-10speakershavethree minutestopresenttheirideas.

Posters

Avisualdisplayofanareaof researchortheoryand practice.

SIGOpenForums

Anopportunitytogettoknow aSIGbetter.

Plenarysession 0900-1000(doorsopenat0830)

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

Friday19

Disruptingthecommonplace:embeddingcriticalliteracywithinlanguageeducation RoseAylett

Iflanguageteachingistofostercriticalityforactiveandreflectivesocialinvolvementamongstlearners, languageteachersthemselvesshouldalsobecriticallyliteratepractitioners.Butwhatdoes‘critical literacy’actuallymean?Andisitsomethingwecanlearnand/orteach?UsingLewisonetal.’s(2002)four dimensionsframeworkofcriticalliteracy,thistalkwillexplorepracticalideastodisruptthestatusquo inlanguageeducation,byembeddingactionforsocialjusticewithinthemanylayersofoureducational practice(s):fromtheindividualtotheinstitutional.

ThepresentationwillunpackthedefinitionofcriticalliteracyproposedbyLewisonetal.(ibid.):(1) disruptingthecommonplace,(2)interrogatingmultipleviewpoints,(3)focusingonsocio-political issues,and(4)takingactiontopromotesocialjustice.Itwillexplorehowcriticalliteracyisnotsimplya ‘listofskillsthatpeoplemanipulateanduse’but‘becomingliterateisaboutwhatpeopledowith literacy—thevaluespeopleplaceonvariousactsandtheirassociatedideologies’(ibid.:199).Iwillargue thatthebestplacetostartisbyinterrogatingsomeofourmoststrongly-heldteachingbeliefs,the materialsweuseandthemethodologiesweadoptinourschoolsandtrainingcentres.

Myhopeisthatdelegateswillleavewithabetterunderstandingofhowthelensofcriticalliteracycan enableandinspireteachersandstudentstomovebeyondthepersonal–tointerrogatelargersociopoliticalsystems,andtotakeactionasglobalcitizens.

AboutRose:

RoseAylettisafreelancetrainingconsultantandCELTAtutor,basedinLiverpool,UK.Shehasbeen workinginELTforalmost20years,predominantlyinEurope,theMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,andhas along-standingprofessionalinterestincriticalpedagogy,globalcitizenshipandsocialjustice education.HerMAthesis(completedin2020)exploredcriticalliteracywithinteachereducation,and informedNILEELT’s‘GlobalCitizenshipinLanguageEducation’course,forwhichsheisthecourseleader. RoseisaformerIATEFLGlobalIssuesSIGCoordinatorandeditoroftheGISIGe-zineFUTURITY.She speaksregularlyatnationalandinternationalconferencesonhowtoteachcontroversialissues,andthe integrationofcriticalperspectivesintoELT.

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

Session4.1

Syndicate1-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

TD p,s,t,a, e

Syndicate2-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

GI,PRON s,t,a, e,le

ProdProm

Syndicate3-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk YLT

ey,s,p,s, e,le

Criticalthinking:gettingyourstudentstothinkbetterthanAI Ben Knight (OxfordUniversityPress)

Friday19

WhatarethecriticalthinkingskillsthatourstudentsneedinaworldwhereAIseemstobemaking theseskillsredundant?Cometothissessiontogetabetterunderstandingofwhatskillsweshould focuson,howwecandeveloptheminourstudents,andhowwecanjudgeiftheyaremaking progressintheircriticalthinking.

DiverseL2voices,intelligibilityandapproachesnurturingindependent,empoweredlearners LucyHolmes (SensationsEnglish)

Intheeraofintelligibility,diversityandrepresentationinclassroomsisessentialtoprepareESL learnerseffectively.Includingarangeoflearneridentitiesintoteachingresourcesbringslearning closertostudents’ownexperienceandprovidesnear-peerrolemodels.We’llexplorethesebenefits andhowtheymanagethechallengesofencounteringadiverserangeofaccents,usingexamples fromSensationsEnglish.

Musicandrhythmmakeallthedifference

Kristy Kors (ExpressPublishing)

Researchshowsthatlisteningtomusiccaninducementalrelaxation,feelingenergizedandmental alertness.Afterlookingatthecognitiveeffectsofmusic,itbecameapparentthatmusiccanaffecta student'slearningprocess,theirexperienceandhowtheyretaininformation.So,let’sdiveinandhave alookathowmusiccanbeusedwiththestudentsinourclassroom!

Session4.1

Syndicate4-Brighton Centre

200 audience

Talk

TTEd,YLT p,s, e,le

Skyline-BrightonCentre 150 audience

Talk

TD a, e

MeetingRoom1BBrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk

LAM

a, e,le

MeetingRoom1C-

BrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

EAP,TEA s,t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom1DBrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

EAP,ESP t,a, e

MeetingRoom3-

BrightonCentre

50 audience

Talk

IPSEN,TTEd ey,p,s,t,a,s,t, e,le

MeetingRoom5-Brighton Centre

50 audience

Talk

GEN t,a, e,le

MeetingRoom6-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk

EAP a, e,le

MeetingRoom8-Brighton

Centre

50 audience

Talk

BE,ESP a, e,le

MeetingRoom9-Brighton

Centre

70 audience

Talk ESP,LT t,a, e,le

1020-1050 continued Friday19

Creatingacollaborativeonlineworkshopforinternationalyounglearnereducators

Jean Alderman (ETS), Lorraine Sova (EducationalTestingService)

AsthedemandforteachingEnglishtoyounglearnersincreasesworldwide,sodoestheneedtocreate professionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforEFLeducatorstoshareideaswithglobalpeers.Wewill demonstratehowweimplementedateacherworkshoptopromoteglobalcollaborationandmodel theuseofpracticalonlinetoolsandactivitiesforcreatingasuccessfulyounglearnerclassroom.

Languagecoachingtechniquestoenhanceyourteaching

Barnaby Griffiths (BarnabyGriffithsLanguageConsultancy) UsingshortvideoclipsofprofessionalclientsinSpain,I’llshareaseriesofpracticallanguagecoaching techniquesteacherscanincorporateintotheirdailyteaching.We’lllookattechniquessuchasstacking learninghabits,usingscriptsandtriggerwordsanddevelopingintuition.Thistalkwillbeofparticular, thoughnotexclusive,interesttoteachersofsmallergroupsandone-to-oneclasses.

Lessonsfromamillennialmanager:howtoavoidburnout

Cameron Marklew (StaffordHouse)

Themodernmanagerisexpectedtowearseveralhats:leader,trainer,coach,administrator;it’shardto findthehoursintheday!Thistalkwillexplorethestrugglesofthemodernmanagerthroughthe experiencesandlessonslearnedoftheUK’syoungestfull-timeDirectorofStudies,offeringpractical tipsandsuggestionsforpreventingburnoutandboostingyourproductivity.

Assessinglearners’interactionalcompetencethroughAI-generatedspeakingtasks

Maria Kostromitina (Duolingo,Inc.)

MeasuringEnglishlearners’interactionalcompetenceischallenging;however,recentAI advancementsoffersolutionsforitsassessmentthroughautomaticallygeneratedsemi-controlled speakingtasks.Thistalkcoversthedevelopmentprocessofsuchtasksusingtheexampleof Duolingo EnglishTest.AttendeeswilllearnhowtoemployAIforsimilarcontext-specifictasks,withimplications forlanguageinstruction,followedbyaQ&Asession.

Rhetoricalcyclicityinacademicandprofessionalgenresandpart-genres

Philip Nathan (DurhamUniversity)

GenreapproachesarehighlyinfluentialintheteachingofwritinginthefieldsofESPandEAP.Central togenreteachingisafocusontherhetoricalmovestructuresofgenres.Thistalkfocusesoncyclical movepatterning,describingrelevantstructuresandemphasisingtheirimportanceingenreteaching andlearning.

EFLpreserviceteachers’professionalidentitydilemmasduringtheirlast-stagepracticum Priscila Riffo (UniversityofLeeds)

Basedonmydoctoralthesis,thispresentationexamineshowChileanEFLpreserviceteachers' professionalidentitydevelopsduringtheirpracticum.Dilemmasareidentifiedwhenenactingthe conceptofagoodlanguageteacher,whichstemsfromthedisparitybetweeninstructionalmethods andschoolplacementrequirements.Thistalkunderscorestheneedtoaddresstheimportanceoflocal andcontext-responsivepedagogiesofELT.

Problem-basedlearning:engagingEFLlearnersinthepost-Covidera MusaAbuHuzaima AbuHuzaima (QatarUniversity)

IwillshareinsightsaboutthefeasibilityofusingProblem-BasedLearning(PBL)asastrategyto increaselearners’engagementinapost-Covidenvironmentandtoenhancetheirlanguageand thinkingskills.Learners’attitudestowardPBLwillalsobediscussed.Attendeeswilllearnmoreabout theroleofPBLinEFLclassrooms.Jointhesessionandengageinthediscussion.

Navigatingtheacademia:tailoringEAPsupportformaturestudents Maria Aleksyuk (QAHigherEducation)

InUKhighereducation,maturestudentsfaceuniquechallengesontheireducationaljourney.Thistalk willexploremethodologicalsolutionsforeffectiveEAPandstudyskillssupportprovidedtomature studentsbothonlineandin-person.Drawingonempiricaldataandcasestudies,itwilloffer actionablestrategiestobettermeetlearners’needsandenablestudentstosucceedintheirstudies.

What’sinitforme?Learner-driventasksandactivities

Pete Westbrook (UniversityofCopenhagen)

TheUniversityofCopenhagenrunsarangeofESPterminologycoursesforadministrativestaffwho needtocommunicatewithinternationalstudentsandstaffinEnglish.Thistalkoutlinessometried andtestedactivitiesthatdirectlyusecourseparticipants’owninput,exploitingtheirknowhowabout theirownworksituationsinordertoidentifywork-relatedvocabularytheymaylackinEnglish.

Quizlet’simpactonvocabularylearninginESPclasses

Hui-ju Tsai (NationalTaipeiUniversity), Catherine Chen-Fliege (FrankfurtUniversityofApplied Sciences)

Manyeducatorshaveintroducede-learningtoolsinresponsetotheriseofdigitalisationinthe languageclassroominuniversities.OneofthesetoolsisQuizletforvocabularyacquisition.Ourstudy willdiscusstheeffectivenessofusingQuizletinESPclassesfromboththeteachers’andstudents’ perspectives,examiningstudents’motivationandperformanceacrosstwouniversities.

Session4.1 1020-1050 continued Friday19

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Aworldofemotions-bekindandbecontagious!

Tiziana Lorenzet (UniversityCa'FoscariofVenice/UniversityofPrimorska)

Thisproject,basedontheideaoflearningbyfeeling,dealswithkindnessandaimsatpromotingthe roleofemotionintheclassroom.Itencourageslearners,especiallyteenagers,todevelop21stcentury skillsandtakeactionintheircommunitiestoachieveUNESCOSustainableDevelopmentGoalsin ordertobecomeresponsiblecitizensoftheworldandchangemakersofthefuture.

LearninghowtolearnintheEnglishclassroom

Macarena Baridón (CeibalenInglés)

Thistalkwillexplorehowteachers,whoaresupportingtheirstudents’Englishasaforeignlanguage learning,canhelpthemacquirestrategiesonhowtolearn.Thesemetacognitionstrategiescanbe appliedtoanysubjectortopicthatstudentsdesiretolearninthefutureorskillstheywishtoacquire.

Flippedclassroomandstudentengagement:challengesandsolutions Oystein Heggelund (UniversityofSouth-EasternNorway)

Flippedlearninghasbecomeincreasinglypopularoverthepasttwodecades,andissaidtoincrease studentengagementandfosteractive,collaborativelearning.Thistalkdiscusseswaystoensure studentengagementintheflippedclassroom,includinghowtotacklestudentresistanceamong learnerswhomaypreferlow-effortlearningstrategieslikelisteningtolectures.

Session4.2 1105-1150

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CambridgeUniversityPress&AssessmentSignatureEvent

Thepowerofone–supportingtheself,communityandplanet KateBrierton,SarahMercer,CindyForde

Friday19

Howcanwecombinesuccessfullanguagelearningwiththeskillstocontributepositivelytoour globalisedsociety?Thispanelconsidersoursphereofinfluenceinever-increasingcirclesandour contributiontoensuringabrighterfuture.Startingwiththeimportanceofourownwellbeing;we thenexploreengagementandempowermentinsocio-emotionalcommunities,andourvital relationshipwiththeplanet.

TransferringskillsandstrategiesacrosstheIELTSpapers

Louisa Dunne (IELTS)

WhenpreparingstudentsforIELTS,highlightingthelinksbetweenthedifferentskillsandtaskscan helpstudentstotransferskillsandstrategiesbetweenthedifferentpapers.Thispracticalworkshop willdiscusssomeofthelinksbetweendifferentsectionsofthedifferentpapersandshowcasesome classroomactivitieswhichcanbeusedforintegratedpreparationfortheIELTStest.

Task-basedlanguageteaching:howtogetstarted?

Jane Willis (Freelance)

Iwilldemonstratethreeshorttask-basedactivitieswhichillustratebasicprinciplesofTBLTandlist differentwaysofimplementingtaskswithanewclass.Groupsdiscussthese,addingmoreideas.You aretheninvitedtochoosetwoideastoputintopracticeinyourownteachingcontextandbrainstorm bestwaystodothis.Wewillthenshareideas.

Emergentlanguageandtaskrepetitionwithlower-levellearners

Danny Norrington-Davies (InternationalHouseLondon)

Atlowerlevels,usingfocusedtasksisaneffectivewayofintroducingandexploringneworunfamiliar language.Inthisworkshop,wewilllookatsomecommunicativeactivitiesandthelanguagethat mightemergefromthem.Wewillthenexplorehoweffectivelylearnersusedthenewlanguagewhen repeatingordoingasimilartasklaterinthecourse.

Windows,framesandmirrors:designingaCPDprogrammethatworks

Niki Joseph (EFLWriters-Freelance)

AreyouresponsiblefordevelopingaCPDprogrammeforyourinstitution?Howdoyouplanout relevantandengagingsessioncontentforyourteachers?Inthisinteractiveworkshop,welookat existingframeworks,lessonobservationsandteacherreflectiontoolsassourcesofmeaningful contentforaneffective,bespokeCPDprogrammeforyourschool.

Aframeworkforone-to-onetutorials

Cath Brown (TheUniversityofSheffieldELTC)

Thisworkshopisanopportunitytodiscusssettingupandstagingone-to-onetutorials.Developedfor preparatorycoursesatTheUniversityofSheffieldELTC,ourTutorialsFrameworkisinformedby communicativelanguageteachinginanEAPcontext.Workshopparticipantswillhavethe opportunitytoconsiderthisframeworkinrelationtotheirowncontext.

Usingsentencecardstodevelopfluencyonlineandoffline

Daniel Guim (LanguageEducatorandCoach)

Wewantlearnerstodevelopfluency,speakingskills,andconfidence,buthowdoweprovidethem withthenecessarypracticeinacontrolledway?Sentencecardsallowustointegratevocabulary, grammar,andspeakingpracticetocreateadynamic,versatile,andhighlyadaptableactivityforinpersonandonlineclassesofanysize.

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CreativityintheEFLclassroom-awayforward

Elizabeth Cicconi (SmartSchoolofModernEnglish)

Friday19

‘Whenstudentsaretaughtcreativelyandtheirachievementsareassessedinawaythatvaluestheir creativeabilities,theiracademicperformanceimproves’(LubartT.andR.Sternberg,1996).Inthis hands-onworkshop,participantswillseehowincorporatingcreativeactivitiescanleadtoan engaginganddynamiclearningenvironmentandtheywillgoawaywithlotsoffunandmotivating ideas.

Gamification:emulatingthevideo-gameexperienceusingeverydaysoftware

Lynn Lybaert (FontysUniversityofAppliedSciences)

Designingmaterialsforgamificationorstory-basedlearningdoesnotneedtobecomplicated.Inthis workshop,IwillexplainhowIusedeverydaysoftwareandtoolstodesignamurdermysterythatlooks andfeelslikeavideogame.Joinmeifyouwanttoexperiencethisforyourselfandgetapeekbehind thecurtains.

BusinessEnglishcourses:creatingarelevantlearningplan

Jelena Perisic (MentorEnglishCoursesNoviSad,Serbia)

CreatingabusinessEnglishcourseplanwhichcatersforneedsofstudentscomingfromdifferent industriesandholdingvariouspositionsandlevelsofresponsibilityischallenging.Thispractical workshopaimstoofferinexperiencedandseasonedteachersalikeanewtakeonhowtodoitanduse itintheirownteachingcontext.

Principledeclecticteachers:managingCPDinabottom-up/top-downtopsy-turvyworld

Helen Slee (Freelance)

Inthisworkshop,we’lldiscussCPD:teachertraining/teacherdevelopment,top-down/bottom-up approaches,andwhethereducatorsaresolelyresponsibleforself-directedCPDversuswhat educationalorganisationsprovide.Participantswillbrainstormandtakeawayideastheyandtheir context’sindividualteacherscoulddevelopwiththeirschooltocreateorimproveamoreinclusive, collaborative,needs-based,principledeclecticapproachtoCPD.

Teachingjustfourlanguageskills?Missedthemostimportantfifth!

Harisimran Sandhu (Freelance)

Withtheproliferationofdigitaltechnology,teachershavemorecreativeopportunitiestoincorporate videosinsidetheclassroomasadeparturefromtraditionallargelytext-boundlanguageeducation.In additiontointegratingallfourlanguageskillsinourvideolessons,thissessionfocusesonhowwe couldincludeculture—thecriticalfifthskill—usingroleplayandsimulationoutsidetheclassroom.

Story-basedCLILfor(very)younglearners

Sylvie Dolakova (Freelance)

Inmyworkshop,Iwilluncovertheeducationalpotentialofstorytelling.Storiestranscendcultural boundaries,offeringaholisticlearningexperienceforchildren,who,throughmath,science,music,art, andmovement,immersethemselvesindiverseperspectives.Theyabsorbstories,fosteringlanguage skills,logicalthinking,andfinemotorskills.Iwillsharehowtoexplorethepowerfulimpactofstories.

Creatinglexicalnotebookswithapsycholinguisticapproach

Olena Gyrych (BritishCouncil)

Inthissession,participantswillexploreandtryoutsomeinteractivetechniquestorecordvocabulary usingbothalexicalapproachandpsycholinguisticprinciplesthatarecombinedinalexicalnotebook. Iwilldemonstratehowtoengagelearnersinrecordingnewlexisbasedondifferentlearning preferencesandpromotelearnerautonomyinkeepinglexicalnotebooks.

Neurodiversityandliteracy:awarenessandguidingprinciples

Erica Lindley (StGilesInternational,Brighton)

Thisworkshopwillequipteacherswithatheoreticalunderstandingofneurodiversity,itsprevalence andimpactonlearners’literacyskills.Itwillalsoprovideapractical,tried-and-testedsetofguiding principlestohelpteacherssupportneurodiverselearnerswithgreaterconfidence.Withopportunities fordelegatestoshareexperiences,brainstormideas,askquestionsandgetadvice.

ClassroommanagementintheESLclassroomusingpositivediscipline

VanessaRodriguesBocchiBarbosa(ColégioMaristaArquidiocesano)

ThissessionfocusesonclassroommanagementintheESLclassroom,emphasizingtheuseofpositive discipline.Classroommanagementplaysacrucialroleincreatinganeffectivelearningenvironment forESLstudents,andpositivedisciplinetechniquescangreatlycontributetofosteringasupportive andengagingatmosphere.Thissessionaimstoprovideeducatorswithanunderstandingofpositive disciplineanditsstrategies.

InstillingandusinggrowthmindsetintheYLELLclassroom

Joanne Carr (BritishCouncil,Rome,Italy)

ThisinteractiveworkshopwillshowhowIapplygrowthmindsetinmyclassroompracticewithyoung learnersandteenagersandinspireattendeestodothesame.Growthmindsethasbeenshowntobe beneficialtostudentsofallwalksoflife(Dweck,2000).Attendeeswilldiscoverhowtoefficiently integratetheoryandpracticeinawaythatenhanceslearnerengagement.

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Ifyouareafreelancer,cometotheIATEFLStandtomeetotherprofessionalsandmakesome connections.

DuolingoEnglishTest

DuolingoEnglishTest

Thehigh-stakesEnglishtestthatdisruptedanindustry

Jointhis15-minutepowersessiononallthingsDET.Fromcomputeradaptivetesting,toAI-assisted humaninvigilation,bringyourquestionsandfindouthowtheDETisradicallyexpandingaccessto highstakesEnglishproficiencytestingforstudentsallaroundtheworld.

Theexhibitionwillcloseat1245,don’tmissthisfinalopportunitytovisitthestands

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Usingvisualliteracyframeworkstofacilitatemultimodalassessment

Sylvia Karastathi (LanguageCert)

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Thistalkwillfamiliarizeteacherswithtwoenablingrecentframeworks(CEFR-VC,2021andACRL,2022) thataimtofacilitatethedevelopmentofstudents’visualliteracyskillsandcompetencies,asthey engagecritically,use,andproducevisualmedia.Thedescriptorsandcompetenciessuggested nuancesinourunderstandingof‘visuallyrepresenting’asaskillandsupportsthedevelopmentof multimodalassessmenttasks.

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Makingimpossiblepossiblejusttoencourageteachers

Konul Rahimova (BritishCouncilAzerbaijan)

ThistlkwillreportonaprofessionaldevelopmentprogrammebytheMinistryofEducationin Azerbaijan.TheonlineprogrammedesignedbytheBritishCouncilfocuesonthedevelopmentof teachersthroughinteractionswithotherteachers,sharingideasandresources(someviawebinars, someviaself-assessmentmodules)andthroughreflectionontheirparticipationintheprogramme andtheirteachingpractice.

Onlineteachercommunityplatform–supportingteachers’independentprofessional development

Maya Darchia (BritishCouncilGeorgia)

ThetalkwillprovideanopportunitytolearnabouttheBritishCouncil’s FutureEnglish:OnlineTeacher CommunityPlatform inGeorgiadeliveredinpartnershipwiththeGeorgianNationalTeacher ProfessionalDevelopmentCentre(TPDC)andtheimpacttheprogrammehasbeenmakingonthe perceptionandqualityofcontinuousteacherprofessionaldevelopmentworkinGeorgia.

Keepingteachers’motivationinvirtuallearningenvironment

Tatjana Slijepcevic (BritishCouncil)

Thepresentationwillshowcasehowtomotivateteacherstoengagewithcontinuousprofessional development(CPD)invirtualenvironmentsacrossdifferentcountriesandcontinents,howtoincrease understandingoftheimportanceoflifelonglearningandthecalloftheteachingprofessionaswellas howtosupportthegrowthmindsetwithinteachingcommunities.

Focusoncreativewritinginschool,guidelinesforteachereducators!

Janice Bland (NordUniversityandOsloMetUniversity)

Thispresentationwillshowhowaneight-hourunitoncreativewritinginteachereducationcan increasestudentteachers’confidenceintheirownwritingaswellastheirconfidencetosetcreative writingtasksforschoolstudents.Iwillintroducefivekeyareasorstrategiesasahelpfulmnemonicfor studentteacherstonoticeandpractisewhenworkingoncreativewriting.

AIethicsinESL&EFL:Ukraine&USperspectives

Maggie Sokolik (UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,USA), Yaroslava Fedoriv (TheNational Universityof"Kyiv-MohylaAcademy")

EFLandESLlearnersfacenumerousacademicpressures,motivatingsomelearnerstochooseAItools tocompletecoursework.Discussingthemotivationsbehindacademicintegrityandapplying linguistic,psychological,andcontextualmarkerstoidentifyAI-generatedcontent,wepresentwaysto designassignmentsthatdiscourageAIuseandpromoteauthenticlanguagelearning.

Session4.3 1250-1320 continued

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DiscussingnewCPDdevelopmentsinChinaunderthe2022NEC

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Chen Li (BritishCouncilChina), Tony Liddicoat (UniversityofWarwick), Duncan Hindmarch (StaffordshireUniversity), Wendy Arnold (ELTConsultants), Sarah Khan (NottinghamTrent University), Fraser Bewick (BritishCouncil)

BuildingonrecentBritishCouncilsupportedELTresearchandtrainingprojects,thepanelwillshare insightintoCPDdevelopmentswithinChina’sbasiceducationsectorfollowingthe2022NewEnglish CurriculumforPrimaryandJuniorHigh.ThepanelwilldiscusshowfutureCPDcollaborationsand resourcescanbemorecontextuallyrelevantandofferopinionsthatsupportfuturecooperationin teacherdevelopment.

Question&answersessionrelatingtoRoseAylett’splenarysession

IfyouattendedRoseAylett’splenarysessionthismorningon Disruptingthecommonplace:embedding criticalliteracywithinlanguageeducation,youarewelcometoattendthisrelatedsession.Thiswill allowparticipantstoaskanyquestionsoraddressanyissuesthathavebeenraisedbyRoseAylett’s talk.

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Howpre-servicetraineesnavigatebetweenidealisticviewsandclassroom-basedreality

Fruzsina Szabo (UniversityofDebrecen,Hungary,DepartmentofEnglishLanguagePedagogy) Howdopre-serviceteachertraineeslookupontheirevolvinglanguageteacheridentity(LTI)?Inwhat areasdotheiruniversity/trainingstudiesandtheirownpriorexperiencesclash?Tensionarisesfrom thecomplexinterplaybetweenpreviousownexperiencesandacquiredknowledge.Wewilltacklethe emergingfourmajorproblematicfieldsofourLTIresearch:digitalization,assessment,methodology, accuracy.

Lifelongteachereducation:adesignforactive,sustainedlearning

Maria-Araxi Sachpazian (CITYCollege,TheUniversityofYorkEuropeCampus) NoviceteachersemergeintotheEFLclassroomoftenunpreparedtoteachinawaytomaximise studentlearning.Severalofthemwillkeepteachingwithoutreflectingontheirteachingandtheywill neverconsiderpassingontheirexperiencetoothers.Howcanteachereducationsupportteacherson thisjourneyofself-discoveryasinitiallearningturnsintosustainedprofessionallearning?

NoviceEFLteacherself-efficacyandtask-,domain-,andcontext-specificfactors

Natalie Donohue (VoldaUniversityCollege)

Languageteacherself-efficacy(LTSE)isaparticularlyimportantandrelevantareaofinquiryin researchonnoviceteachers,however,muchLTSEresearchconcerns‘global’self-efficacy.Thispaper reportsonalongitudinal,qualitativestudyoffivenoviceEFLteachers,focusingparticularlyonhow task-,domain-,andcontext-specificfactorsinfluencedtheirperceptionsofself-efficacyovertime.

ErrorcorrectionandvarietiesofEnglishduringCELTAcourses

Jessica Mosley (YorkStJohnUniversity)

CELTATPstudentsoftenask“Isitcorrecttosay….?”Sometraineeswithweakerlanguageawarenessor fromasociolinguisticbackgroundofGlobalEnglishes,finditdifficulttoanswerconfidently.AtYSJ,we conductedaction-researchexploringtrainerandtraineeattitudestoerror-correctionandvarietiesof English.Wediscussourfindings,alongsidepotentialadaptationssupportingCELTAtraininginthis area.

HowtogeneratebetterideasforIELTSWritingTask2

HaDang NhuQuynh (DOLEnglish)

Manytest-takersstrugglewithideagenerationforIELTSWritingTask2duetothebroadandvague natureofthetestquestions.Thistalkproposesapracticalsolution:byspecifyingthequestions, studentscantapintotheirpersonalknowledgemoreeasilyandgeneratestrongeressayideas.The effectivenessofthisapproachisillustratedthroughstep-by-stepstrategiesandrealexamquestions.

Bigshoestofill:managingawell-establishedteam

Susanna Wright (WimbledonSchoolofEnglish)

Beingthenewmanagerofatight-knit,long-standingteamisadauntingprospect-theremaybe resistancetochange,andatendencytotellyou'that'sthewaywe'vealwaysdoneit!'.Thissessionwill exploreafewsuccessful-andunsuccessful-strategiestowinovertheteamandmakeyourmarkasa newacademicmanager.

Achievingequilibrium:balancingasynchronousandsynchronouscontentinonlineELT

James Bukowski (BritishCouncilEnglishOnline)

Thisworkshopwilldelveintostrategiesforachievingaharmoniousblendofasynchronousand synchronouscontentinonlineELT.Itwillexaminehowtoleveragetheadvantagesofbothmodalities whilemitigatinglimitations.Participantswillexploredesigningasynchronousmaterialsthatpromote engagementandlearnerautonomy,anddiscovertechniquestooptimisesynchronoussessions, maximisinginteractionandparticipation.

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TheunderratedvalueofA1teachers

Helen Reed (NewCollegeGroup)

Inanindustrywhichrespectsspecialisation,whyistheskillandabilitytoteachlowlevellearnersso undervalued?ThistalkwilldiscussthevalueofA1specialiststolearners,publishersandinstitutes,and askwhatwecandotochallengecommonperceptions.Itwillalsoprovidesomeinitialtipsandadvice forcommunicatingwithlowlevellearners.

LearningEnglishthroughvideogames,insightsfromChileanchildren

Pia Tabali (UniversidadBernardoO'Higgins)

ThistalkwillfocusonsharingwiththeaudiencethesuggestionsandperceptionsofChileanchildren (aged8-15yearsold)regardingtheuseofvideogamestolearnEnglishintheirfreetime.Followinga briefintroductiononhowtheprojecttookplaceinChile,thechildren’ssuggestionsandideaswillbe discussedindetail.

Humourinlanguageclassrooms:Isitjustajoke?

Shilpa Pulapaka (ED360LTD)

Usingreal-lifeanecdotes,thistalkexamineshumour'sroleinmulticulturallanguageclassrooms.When ishumourok?Realexamplesfromtheclassroomincludegender,culturalandracehumour, highlightingchallengeswithdiversestudentbackgrounds.Thepresentationdelvesintoidentifying whenandwhyhumourbecomesdisrespectful,offeringadiscussiononleveraginghumourwhile ensuringculturalsensitivityandacademicintegrity.

Nowlet’sdiscuss:embeddingspeakingtasksintodiscussions

Kerstin Sandstrom (UniversityofToronto,InternationalFoundationProgram)

Weoftenhaveourstudentsengageindiscussiontasks,buttowhatend?Isfreediscussionadequate toachieveanoutputgoal?Thistalkwillexploreavarietyofspeakinggoalstoembedinstudent discussionstocomplementtheirtaskachievement,andproposeseveralauthentictaskstobettermine students’linguisticrepertoireduringdiscussions.

SociolinguisticperceptionandassessmentinEnglishlanguageteaching

Victor Carreao

Assessingpronunciationmayseemtricky,mainlyduetolinguisticvariation.Intelligibilityisagreatally inthisprocess,andsoisknowledgeonlanguagediversity.Inthistalk,wewilllookinto sociolinguistics,theconnectionbetweenlanguageandsocietythatmayhelpteacherswithfair assessmentandwithidentifyinghowlearnersmaykeeptheir‘accent’andstillbeintelligible.

Teachers’psychology:teachingpreschoolpupilswithADHD

Athena Dermentzi (BilingualEducation)

Inthistalkwewillfocusontheemotionsthatarecreatedintheclassroomwhenteachingstudents withAttentionDeficitandHyperactivityDisorder(ADHD).Wewillthen,unveiltherealrelationshipthis disordercreatesbetweentheteachers,thelearners(McLeanetal,2023)andthelearners’environment andwewilldiscusswaystobalancethem.

Session4.4 1335-1405

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Teachingbeyondtheslide:liveonlinevideoinHyperClass

David Bish (EFEducationFirst)

ThisyearagroupofonlineEnglishteachershavebeengoingbeyondtheslidebyusinglivevideo productiontechniquestoteachinanimmersiveformatwe'vecalledtheHyperClass.I’llshareour learningjourneyasteachersandmaterialswriters,andtheemergingresultsinstudentfocus, motivationandlearning.Perhapsyou’llbetemptedtotryittoo.

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Trainingfortomorrow:integratingAIintoonlineteacherdevelopmentcourses

Michal Mikeš (NorwichInstituteforLanguageEducation(NILE))

ThistalkwillexploretheprocessofintroducingcontentrelatedtoArtificialIntelligence(AI)intothe NILEOnlinecourses.Iwillsharehowwesupportedtrainersintheproductionofthecoursecontent thatenablesELTprofessionalstoutilizeAI-relatedtools,outlinethechallengeswefaced,andexamine feedbackonthiscontentcollectedfrombothtrainersandcourseparticipants.

Usingonlinetoolstodevelopdeeperunderstandingoflexis

Andrea Borsato (InternationalHouseLondon)

Inthistalk,Iwillshowhowteacherscantrainhigher-levellearners(B1andabove)toautonomously useacombinationofonlinedictionariesandacorpusforlearners,suchasSKELL,sotheywillbeable todevelopadeeperunderstandingofandconfidenceinusingnewlexisintermsofcollocation, grammaticalpatterns,semanticassociation,andaccuracy.

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1335-1405 continued

DiscussingnewCPDdevelopmentsinChinaunderthe2022NEC continued

Experiences,sociallearningandemotions:thebasicprinciplesofcommunication

Natassa Manitsa (GlossomatheiaSchool&Glossobooks)

Friday19

Inspiredbydevelopmentalpsychology,thissessionequipsteacherswithatoolkitintegrating languageteachingwithliterature,poetry,cinema,drama,music,andvisualarts.Itaimstoevoke emotionsandfostersociallearningthroughstorytelling,lyrics,paintings,messyplay,and communicationaltipsinvariousartforms.Harmonizingcognitiveandemotionalelements,ourgoalis tocultivateexpressivelanguageabilitiesinstudents.

Forumonnoviceteachers continued

Gamificationinlow-resourceEFLclassrooms:maximizingengagementandlearning

Hesham Eleryan (Al-AzharAl-Sharif)

Inresource-constrainedEFLclassrooms,gamificationemergesasatransformativetooltoenhance studentengagementandlanguageacquisition.Inthispresentation,Iexplorehowgamificationcan helpinlow-resourcesettingstomotivatelearners,encourageactiveparticipation,andoptimize learningoutcomes.ThesessionredefinesEFLeducationdynamicswithinnovative,budget-friendly approachesinchallengingenvironments.

Fromincognitustocognitus:Fostering(morethan)students’interaction

Ligia Carlucio (AssociaçãoCulturaInglesaSãoPaulo)

Thistalkwilldemonstratehowaprojecthelpedagroupofhigherintermediatestudentsregainthe confidencetospeaknaturallyafterhavingonlineandhybridclassesfortwoyears.Bysimplyasking andansweringanonymousquestions,studentswereabletorecoverskillstointeract,accept,and respectdifferentculturalbackgroundsanddistinctpersonalities.

Unlockingpotential:strategiesformotivatingadiverseteachingteam

Holly Morgan (EnglishPath)

Thistalkwilllookathowtogetthemostoutofyourteachingteam,particularlywhenfacedwith varyinglevelsofexperienceduringbusysummerperiods.Iwillsharetipsonwhathas(andhasn't) workedformewithmyteamsandhowtomaintainhighacademicstandardswithoutbecominga micro-manager.

“Myteacherisgreat,but…”:teacherreflectiononstudentfeedback

AnaPaula BiazonRocha (EnglishLanguageTeachingCentre(ELTC),UniversityofSheffield,UK) Inthistalk,wewillbrieflyreviewtheimportanceoffeedbackinteachingandlearning,andsome directconnectionsbetweenstudentfeedbackandteachingdevelopment.Wewillalsoshareourown experienceswithstudentfeedback,mainlyhowwe,asteachers,usuallyreacttoandthinkaboutit.In thisway,wecanhopefullysupporteachotherthroughreflectionandsharing.

Mybusiness:howtheleader’svaluesaffecttheschool

Elena Kuznetsova (INTERLINGUALanguageschool)

ThistalkintroducestheSpiralDynamicsmodelanditsrelationtoschoolculture.Themodelpostulates thatindividualsandsocialinstitutionsgothroughtypicaldevelopmentallevelshavingvaluesand principlesthataffecttheorganisation.Iwilldemonstratehowmanagementtasksareperformedat differentlevels.Participantswilllearnhowunderstandingvaluescanhelptodesignchangeprocesses forleadershipbehaviour.

InternationalstudentsonMATESOLprogrammes:whatdotheythink?

Alastair Douglas (AngliaRuskinUniversity)

HowdooverseasMAAppliedLinguisticsandTESOLstudentsintheUKfeelabouttheircourse?What dotheywantfromit?Whatdotheyfinddifficult?Doestheirbackgroundmakeadifference?Wewill presentourresearchfindingsandoffersomeideastohelpthemgetthemostfromtheircourse.

Lostintranslation:navigatingdifficultconversationsthroughculturalmapping

Alexandra Covell (MichiganLanguageCenter,AnnArbor(USA))

Thispresentationexplorestheintricaciesofhandlingchallengingconversationssuchasdelivering badnews,addressingcustomergrievances,andnavigatingdisagreementswithcolleagues.Managing thesesituationsrequiresanuancedunderstandingofboththeEnglishlanguageandcultural intelligence.I'lldiscusshowintegratingculturalmappingandpragmaticsbenefitsESPinstructors craftingcurriculaforinternationalprofessionals,equippingthemtonavigatetheseconversations effectively.

Session4.4 1335-1405 continued Friday19

MeetingRoom10BrightonCentre

60 audience

Talk LT t,a,e,le

Office11-BrightonCentre

40 audience

Talk

BE,ESP a, e,le

MeetingRoom15-

BrightonCentre

80 audience

Talk

LIT,PRON

s,t,a, e,le

M-LearningassistswritingperformanceofEFLstudents Yuanyuan Zhang (UniversityofExeter)

Inthistalk,I’lllookathowM-LearningassiststhewritingperformanceofChineseEFLstudentsat tertiarylevelonthefourcriteriaofIELTS:taskresponse,coherenceandcohesion,lexicalresourceand grammaticalrangeandaccuracy.Thechangesonthefourcriteriainthewrittentextsinthreedifferent phaseswillbequalitativelyanalyzed.

HowtranslationstudiescanhelpwithteachinglegalEnglish Patrycja Pikala (UniversityofWarsaw)

TeachinglegalEnglishisachallengebecausetextbooksfailtomatchstudents’realisticneeds.While internationaltextbookshelpprepareforexams,thelanguagetheyteachisnotusefulforlawyersusing theirsecondlanguagetotalkabouttheirnativelegalsystem.Thetalkpresentssolutionsborrowed fromtranslationstudiesthatallowstudentstogainpracticallegalEnglishskills.

Reducingaccentusingextractsfromclassicnovels

Geoff Hardy-Gould (BookClubSchool)

HowcanweuseclassicEnglishnovelstohelpreduceaccentandimproverhythmwhenspeakingin English?IwillshowhowatBookClubSchoolIhelpstudentstodeveloptheirpronunciationusing extractsfromfamousnovelsbyimprovingweakforms,assimilation,intonation,linking,wordand sentencestress.We’llevaluatereadingout-loudandhowbesttoreduceaccent.

Plenarysession 1420-1520

Auditorium1-Brighton Centre

AnintroductiontotheEnglishlanguagethroughpoetry

BrianBilston

Friday19

Inthissession,IwilltakeawalkthroughthewondersandweirdnessoftheEnglishlanguage,usingthe mediumofpoetry.Unfortunately,thepoemswhichIintendtoreadshallbemyown. Bytheendofthefortyminutes,Ihopetoequipdelegateswithsomeoftheskills,toolsandconfidence tothinkthatthey,too,couldbecomeapoetrysensationlikeme.

AboutBrian:

BrianBilstonhasbeendescribedastheunofficialPoetLaureateoftheplatformformerlyknownas Twitter.Withnearlyhalfamillionfollowersonsocialmedia,Brianhasbecometrulybelovedbythe onlinecommunity.Hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoetryforadults,includingacollectionofhis earlyTwitterpoems,YouTooktheLastBusHome(Unbound,2016)andthebestsellingDaysLikeThese (Picador,2022),whichfeaturesapoemforeverydayoftheyear.HisnovelDiaryofaSomebody(Picador, 2019)wasshortlistedfortheCostafirstnovelaward.Hehasalsopublishedacollectionoffootball poetry,50WaystoScoreaGoal(Macmillan,2021),andhisacclaimedpoemRefugees(Palazzo,2019)has beenmadeintoanillustratedbookforchildren.

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

Pleasecheckthecancellationscreenorvisit www.iatefl.org/conference/cancellations for changes and cancellations

Areasofinterest

Allsessionsarelistedalphabeticallyundertheirarea(s)ofinterest.Asessionnumberwilltellyouthedayofthesessionandtheorder itappearsintheday.So,session3.2isthesecondsessiononday3.Sessionlistedas‘P’areposterpresentations.

General(GEN) continued

Globalissues(GI)

Research(RES) continued

Testing,evaluationandassessment(TEA) continued

Teachertrainingandeducation(TTEd)

Who’swhoattheIATEFLConference

IATEFLPatronandTrustees

IATEFLPatron JanBlake

Treasurer BethanyCagnol

SpecialInterest Group(SIG) Representative

JudithMader

President Aleksandra Popovski Golubovikj

Secretary Maria-Araxi Sachpazian

Digital Committee Chair ShaunWilden

VicePresident GabrielDiaz Maggioli

Membership Committee Chair GerhardErasmus

Associates’ Representative JeanTheuma

FollowingourAGMonWednesday17April,thefollowingthreeTrusteeswillcomeintopost, replacingthoselistedabove.

VicePresident

Christopher Graham

IATEFLAmbassadors

SandyMillin EvanFrendo SarahMercer

SpecialInterest Group(SIG) Representative AndyHockley

Digital Committee Chair Georgia Papamichailidou

George Pickering SykeAnnamma Kumaran HarryKuchah Kuchah

Thisinformationiscorrectasof1March2024.Foracompletelistofwho’swhoinIATEFL, pleasevisit: www.iatefl.org/about/whos-who-iatefl

SpecialInterestGroup(SIG)Coordinators

BusinessEnglish

MarjorieRosenberg

SarahPlochl

ES(O)L

DeclanFlanagan

ViviBairami

EnglishforSpecific

Purposes

CarolineHyde-Simon

GlobalIssues

NickBilbrough

RajaaJasser

InclusivePractices&SEN

RachaelHarris

GiovanniLicata

LearnerAutonomy

GiovannaTassinari

LawrieMoore

Leadership& Management

BarbaraCraig

JoshRound

Literature

GerhardFinster

LearningTechnologies

MariaDiakou

MaterialsWriting

HeatherBuchanan

Pronunciation

GemmaArcher

AdamScott

Research

ErnestoVargasGil

TeacherDevelopment

CeciliaLemos

JamesTaylor

TeacherTrainingand Education

BaharGun

ClareHayward

Testing,Evaluation& Assessment

MariaDavou

MaggiLussiBell

YoungLearners& Teenagers

LauraMcWilliams

Othercommitteesandimportantpeople

ConferenceCommittee

GabrielDiazMaggioli

ChristopherGraham

MetinEsen

IATEFL Conference Selections Editor

DeborahBullock

AbbreviationsattheIATEFLConference

AGM AnnualGeneralMeeting

AL AppliedLinguistics

BE BusinessEnglish

CAE CertificateinAdvancedEnglish

CALL ComputerAssistedLanguage Learning

CEFR CommonEuropeanFrameworkof Reference

CELTA CertificateinEnglishLanguage TeachingtoAdults

CLIL ContentandLanguageIntegrated Learning

ConfCom ConferenceCommittee

CPD ContinuingProfessional Development

CPE CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish

DELTA DiplomainEnglishLanguage TeachingtoAdults

DigiCom DigitalCommittee

E4W EnglishforWork

EAL EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage

EAP EnglishforAcademicPurposes

EFB EnglishForBusiness

EFL EnglishasaForeignLanguage

EGP EnglishforGeneralPurposes

ELF EnglishasaLinguaFranca

ELT EnglishLanguageTeaching

ESL EnglishasaSecondLanguage

ESOL EnglishforSpeakersofOther Languages

ESP EnglishforSpecificPurposes

EYL EnglishforYoungLearners

FCE FirstCertificateinEnglish

FD FuturedirectionsinELT

FE FurtherEducation

GEN General

GI GlobalIssues

HE HigherEducation

IBT InternetBasedTest

ICT InformationandCommunication Technology

IELTS InternationalEnglishLanguage TestingSystem

INSETT In-ServiceTeacherTraining

IPSEN InclusivePractices&Special EducationalNeeds

L1 FirstLanguage

L2 SecondLanguage

LA LearnerAutonomy

LAM Leadership&Management

LGBT Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,and Transgender

LIT Literature

LMS LearningManagementSystem

LT LearningTechnologies

LTO LanguageTeachingOrganisation

MALL MobileAssistedLanguageLearning

MaW MaterialsWriting

MD MaterialsDevelopment

MemCom MembershipCommittee

IATEFL Voices Editor

DerekPhilip-Xu ScholarshipCommittee

ChristianLudwig

BenBeaumont

BlertaMustafa

AmosParan

NoraTartsay-Nemeth

MoEs MinistriesofEducation

MOOC MassiveOpenOnlineCourse

NEST NativeEnglish-SpeakingTeachers

NGO Non-GovernmentalOrganisation

NNEST Non-NativeEnglish-Speaking Teacher

NNS Non-NativeSpeaker

NQT NewlyQualifiedTeacher

PLN ProfessionalLearningNetwork

PRON Pronunciation

PubsCom PublicationsCommittee

RES Research

SDG SustainableDevelopmentGoals

SEN SpecialEducationalNeeds

SIG SpecialInterestGroup

TA TeacherAssociation

TBL Task-BasedLearning

TBLT Task-BasedLanguageTeaching

TBT Task-BasedTeaching

TD TeacherDevelopment

TEA Testing,Evaluation&Assessment

TL TargetLanguage

TOEFL TestofEnglishasaForeign Language

TTEd TeacherTraining&Education

VLE VirtualLearningEnvironment

WMIS WiderMembershipIndividual Scheme

WMS WiderMembershipScheme

YLT YoungLearners&Teenagers

Overview-Day1

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1635-1705

1605- 1635

1535-1605

1450-1520

1405-1435

1305- 1405

1235-1305

1150-1220

1120- 1150

1035-1120

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Session1.7

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Session1.6

Session1.5

Session1.4

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Session1.3

Session1.2

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Session1.1

ExpressPublishingSignatureEventTeachinginthepast...

MultimodalliteracyinELT:howtodevelop...KDonaghy

U.S.DepartmentofStateworldwide... JUhler,JMacArthur

TeachingacademicIELTSexam... RGresswell

Visualizinglanguage:empoweringstudents...NMiladinovic

BusinessEnglishcoursecontentandstructure... GBathmaker

TrailblazingteachertrainersinVenezuela... NFrancis,OCarmona

IATEFLMaterials WritingSIGOpenForum

Fromwhiteboardto dashboard:howto... CLynch

ELTbottom-upteacherCPDthroughCoPsin...LAhishakiye

Teacherresearch supportgroups:a...NNijaradze

Identitymapping:anactofidentifyingwith...VAbichandani,JKangShin

ForeignlanguageanxietyinChilean...M-JInostroza

Researchdataanalysis:ahands-on(and... PRebolledo

IATEFLResearchSIG OpenForum

Thejoyinbeingwrong(onsomanylevels)LCotterill

Collaborative... CPrewett-Schrempf,LSlattery

Experimentingwithmetacognitionusing...AYoung

Inclusion–whereare wenow? VUnlu

Self-assessmentto achievedreams… JJilkova

AnalternativepathwayintoEAPusing...SMcilroy,DDevane

Thefirst30daysasanewELTmanagerGPapamichailidou

Movingtothemiddle:helpingmiddle...BCraig

EnglishinAlgeria:betweenresistance... NRaoud

Empoweringlanguagelearners:artificial... OImomov

ThechallengesofEnglishforspecific...NAbbas

Mappingandopencurriculumfor... NAbdElkader

Posterpresentations-EastBarBrightonCentre

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition

Howtoteachandlearn vocabularythrough...AWimhurst

TeacherwellbeingonCELTA

MAFloresLasarte,ERevell

I ATEFLTesting, Evaluation&Assessment SIGOpenForum

Arguingthecaseforthe(oral)defence MKing

Challengingnativespeakerismina...SLee

HowChina'sdouble reductionpolicyhas...PKnight

Howcanco-coachinghelpustounderstand...BRoosken

Developingresponsibleglobal...JHolden

Developinglearnerautonomythrougha...ARuizGuerrero Makingthe"write"stuff CLinse

Becomingareadingteacher:linguistic...AParan,JSpiro

Supportingneurodiversityon...JStansfield,MLamb

Teachingmediation:mediatingconcepts...CSuanChong

Teacherpreneurship:offeringunique...AHearrell

MultimodalityanddigitalliteraciesinELTLPaladino

Empoweringlanguageteachingthroughthe...AChyhirynava

Iworkincommercial

ESP EFrendo

ELTteachertrainingatacrossroads:wherenow?JHudson,GDiazMaggioli,JAnderson,BBeaumont

Fixin’whatain’tbroke– thelanguage...JMarks

Concept-basedlearningandthe...PHaines

Liftingthelidonengaging,effectiveCThomson

NewdirectionsinELT dictionaries:insights...JMoore

Usingbackwardcoursedesignforprioritizing...CCardoz

ELF,ELF-awareness,ELT courseware:insights ... NTsantila,AGeorgountzou

Howcanwereallyevaluatelearningand...BenDobbs

Howsustainableis sustainabilityin...AJStarling

GlobalEnglishes,localmaterials

SBrown

Encouragingmeaningfulpeer...QMNLê

Supportingnon-permanentELTINSET...KChattopadhyay

Hiddendepths:unlockingthelexical...SSilva

Doesteachingformulaiclanguage...MCorlett

Q&AsessionrelatingtoVickySaumell’splenarysession

IATEFLLeadership&ManagementSIGOpenForum

ReflectivepracticeandtheCambridge...CBizetto

Masteringmicrolearning:short...IKaskova

Meetingdiverselearningneeds...LLepelt

ChatGPTand assessment:thistime... SSweeney

AmIemployable?Students’perception...KHelmy

Bringinginterculturalawarenessintothe... DMan-HonTse

Soyou’veheardofTBLT… NMcCutcheon

Thebesttechnologyforyourclassroomis...RHoward

Innovationforsurvival: learningfrom...GWilson

Howcanwemake teachereducation... MEllman

ForumoneducationalprojectsMPérez,CCruz,DVallejo

Coursedesignandmaterialsforolder... M Gonzalez

Representationisgoodrepresentation?! ... ABiel

HornbyTrustScholars’presentationTeacherdevelopmentinGlobalSouthcontexts:constraintsandaffordances

Primaryschoolclassroompractices...S Garton

Usingchildren’sliteratureinEFL ... DCojocnean

“Walkintheirshoes”: Englishasa“distant”...I Martin

Creativepracticesand autonomous ... MGuzmanCova

Lessonsfromalow- visionteacherfor... C Perr

ThepsychologyofsecondlanguagePMessum

ForumondecolonialthinkingandpracticeinELTKEgriKu-Mesu,EEkembe,SAbrill

Englisheducationamongtheaspiring...SSultana

Engagingteacher...EAbularach,S MonteirodaSilva

Whatexactlyisthepointofabudget?AHockley

Quidproquo:makingpeerclassroomBChovancova

EasingthetransitiontoacademicEnglishNSchutz

Grammarteaching ... UFuerstenberg,EBeder-Hubmann

Howcanwehelpstudentscopewith ... MIshida

Guidinglistenersthroughlectures ... KHosogoshi

Schoolleaders’ experiencesof...DXerri

Lunch

LaunchingDEIinlanguageteaching...LPakula

Newperspectivesteachingthrough...CHeath

IELTSvsuniversity:foodforthoughton...AmyCoryat

Teacherbeliefs, professional...MinaPatel

LurkingisNOTcheating:developing...SHattesenBalle etal

Forumonpre-andnewundergraduatestudentsAFarhat,MMostafa,BMustafa&YPaçarizi

Empoweringeducators:lesson... MCManeaGultekin

Nurturingcohesiverelationsin... BBlanco

PuttingAItouseinclass:empowering...WAbrook

Translatingtexts:grammaringthrough...EMurtisari

Relevanceinrevolution TJones

Wellbeingliteracy:whatstudentsknow... CMurillo,MBaum

ForumonhowtoinspireglobalcitizenshipinELTclassrooms KMoran&NFaberova,AOstyn,HTucker-Bloom

Walkinginsomeoneelse'sshoes:teachers... J Harmer

ELT-related controversies:from... PUr

ForumonempoweringthroughEnglish:refugee narrativesandinclusion GJames& PClarke-vanPelt,MA Onjewu& CNwokolo,CAktug

Presidential precedents ... MRiley

Englishforacriticalmind:language...ACogo

We'veallbeenthere! RMcLarty

OxfordTeachers’ Academy:discover...EDudley

Introducinga competency ... SMillin

AreELTmaterials writersbornormade? JHughes KBilsborough

Wheretostart? Designingshort ... KZew,SYates

Tailoringassessmentofanauthenticlecture... MCarver

Booststudents’ learningby ... FZaiter

Notchildrennoradults: understanding...LMoraes

Tacklingsocialinequalityonetask ... JKnuth

TheviabilityofblendedELTcoursesin... RAbdulHadi

Empoweringlanguageteachers:China-UK JStanford,PRogersonRevell

“Athousandlittles”: helpinghigherlevel...K Roberts

Forumonenhancingwritingviabalancedfeedback,screencastingandpeer-reviewAScott,MBlancoColino,NKurihara

Dointernational students’digitalandJHumble

AIdivideinELT:tipstonarrowit M Etedali

WhatifIfail?Buildingresilienceinthe TLivarda

Engagingteachersinsocialmediacontent... GRodriguez

SlovenianELF pronunciationofMBelak

RevisitingESPintransdisciplinary... EKakoulliConstantinou

Brain-basededucation: amindsetchangerSIakovidou

Theimpactofindividualdifferences... PSobkowiak

Posterpresentations-EastBarBrightonCentre

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition

ForumonusingliteraturecreativelyindiverseteachingenvironmentsLBustamante,MDondadeOliveira BLapornik

RethinkingL2oralassessments:the... LKaratay

Buildingupaspeakingrubric:whatadeal! M Aguilar

Localisationforbest practiceJBeacock

Stakeholders’viewsof teachingEnglishas MAKaboodvand,SAkbarova

TeachingaboutEnglish:its...MCarrier

ExploringtheCELTAteachingpracticum...R Chinn ,J Fagan

ForumonreflectivepracticeB Tutunis,A Chi,SRPandey

ForumonAIinEnglishlanguageeducation:opportunitiesandchallengesE Miscin,E SelcukArican,S Yutdhana

Teacheragencyacrossglobalcontexts:drivers,challenges,andopportunitiesS Dushku U Enkhtaivan ,LBassoung

Introducingafree-to-accessgeneral...S Robbin

Usingbigdatatopromoteequalityin...AMoura

Utilizingvisiblethinkingroutines...AWarren

What’sitmean:it’s different,spoken...JHird

CreatingpuzzlesforELTescaperooms...SRich

Usingvideoforteacherdevelopment...LHowells

Ateacher’sdream: adaptingteaching...AFrancis, P GGomez

Englishforartists–betweenESP... SPlochl

IATEFLYoungLeanersandTeenagersSIGOpenForum

Neverthetwainshall meet?A JMackay

Integratinggender responsiveJStanton

Consciouslistening: yogatechniquestoD Studholme

Movingbeyondthe grammarrulebook ... S Zacharias

Practicalstepstoward teacherwellbeing ... E Gowing

Designthinking projectstodevelop ... S Farag

Reachoutandthey'll bethere:'new' ... C Henderson

Shapingteachingand learningthroughPMcCallum

Checking understandingintheVO'Connor

Interdisciplinarity whenanalysingCKunz

Embrace,empower, evaluate:trainingMGatsou

Enhancingself- regulatedlearningADjalili

Languageteachingasacraft DFoord

STEAMupyourCLILlessons NLiashko

BusinessEnglish activitiesandthe MRosenberg

Plenary

TheAIfactor:havewe figureditoutyet?VSaumell

Auditorium1

Syndicate1

Syndicate2

Syndicate3

Syndicate4

Skyline

Meeting Room1A

Meeting Room1B

Meeting Room1C

Meeting Room1D

BrightonCentre

Meeting Room3

Meeting Room5

Meeting Room6

Meeting Room8

Meeting Room9

Meeting Room10

Office11

Meeting Room15

Pavilion

Charlotte

Empress

Alexandra

Askingquestions–easyasABC,isn’tit?CARobinson

Applyingevidence-centereddesignto...EGetman

TheAIinterviewer: spokendialog ... YKaratay

Affordancesofdigitalmultimodal... ALo

Thecasebookmethod forlanguageteacherGBarkhuizen

BritishCouncilSignatureEventThefutureofEnglishintheageofAI

CanteachingacademicEnglishandZOgul

Workingininternationalteams IMcMaster

Guidingtomorrow'sprofessionals...BCagnol

Analysingunmetneeds:business... RSwiecinski

AccessibilityandELTvideo ASalkeld,EDeleyto

Advancingacademicpresentationskills... ETikhomirova,ASharapkova

DevelopingaGlobalScaleofLanguages...DBooth

Reactivatingstudents’zestforlearningGKokolas

Gamesandthegreenworld:constraints... JHadfield

Toolsandideasfor easilycreatingdigital...ACowle,IJohnstone TheimpactofL1literacyonEnglish...LPainter-Farrell

Theinseparabilityoflexis,grammarand...ENicaise

Contextmatters:a sociocultural... LCarabantes

Beyondfluency:unleashingthepower...APlaksiienko

Gamifyingemployabilityskills...BHorn

DiscoverLanguageCertAcademic:atestfor... CJones

Investigatingtestfairnessandbiasin... NOwen,OBigland

EmbracingShakespeareCLoder

Thinktowrite:writeto think RHarrison

ApracticalapproachtostaffwellbeingFDunlop

IATEFLLearnerAutonomySIGOpenForum

Usinggamifiedlearning...LHajba

Ketchup,CATCHUP!-HowtoteachphrasalKWarszynska

Non-permanentin-serviceteacher... KMukherjee

MyTEAjourneyfromfearingfeedbackto...ATalat

Takinganempathicandinclusive ... ASablik-Maciejewska

Usingagroupworkframeworktoteach ... BSzyszkowska

ForumonEMI PWingrove,SChaudhary,AAlhassan

TributeSession

ForumonteachingvocabularyMDolgacheva,KWrobetz,ZKassimova

L2teachers' professional...MBurri

Understandingpronunciation... IDuckinoska-Mihajlovska

Empoweringmigrantlearners:insightstoJBlock

TrinityCert(T)ESOL:teachertrainingand...LWalker etal

Facilitatingimmigrants’Finnishlanguage...RZonoubi

Grapplingwithgrammar:techniques ... WKerr,KFundaAkgul

Forumonforeignlanguageanxiety:eliminatingbarriersandmovingforwardAKatzenell&KSzymanska,OYavorska,CALal

FosteringasenseofcommunityinanEFL ... JVaisviliene

Listeningtochildren’svoices:EFLlearners’... WGon

Thetransformativerole ofscaffoldingin...CMorand

Movingfromreactivetoproactive:whatareHHumphreys

Empoweringeducation:using...PManfredini

LeveragingthepowerofAIinpresentations...VBicman

Adata-driven approachtoteachingRSantosRodrigues

Supportingfacultyincreditcourseswitha... CPetersen,NTravers

ScholarshipofteachingandlearninginELT...RKhatri

Totellornottotell: analysingmentor ... NArditto

Feedback:the pedagogicalpendulumYAguileraFuentes

Studentengagementintimesofgenerative...CKunschak

Peer-ledinstructionfor teenagers-examples ... ISaifur etal

IATEFLTeacher DevelopmentSIGOpenForum

HelpingstudentswithIELTSwritingtask1MDuman

SDGs,SELand storytelling EKantarakis,RPolygenis

Theprolificpowerof… apausePSeligson

Forumonplace-basedlearningMDavou,AShoseyov,FXenaki

Evaluatingatrauma-informedEAP... APalanac,DMcKenna

Stimulusand discussion-widening...CShaw

Improvingtheeffectivenessof... SBorg

Reliabilityinratingscales:thecasefor... MFields

ForumonfreelanceteachingCBowes,LMartin,OKowalska

Empoweringoracy:transformingELT... SHowell,LKester-Dodgson

Grammarmythsandhownottofallfor... ASemakin

MakingthemoveintohealthcareorOET:are... RWright

Interactivetargetlanguageuseat...ABurkert

IATEFLTeacherTraining&EducationSIGOpen Foum

Contentandlanguageintegratedlearning...LLopriore

Recognitionaskeytowardssuccessin... MBaccarinCosta

TheimpactofEnglishaccentvariationson... XWang

Usingdifferentassessmenttoolsto... ANogueira

Englishonlyzone?Translanguagingin...URaha

Usingdigitalstorytellingtoolsto...MBaskutlu

Standardizationand qualitycontrolin...CBerlin

ExtensiveReadingimproveseveryskill...CFry

Assessmentpatternsininitialteacher... ETavakoli

Exploringpicturebookstochallenge...RMuse

Reflectiveteaching-ignitinginnovation...TdeOliveira

STEAM-based education KKaramouta

UsingAItoassistscaffoldingreflective...EOncevskaAger

Meaningfullistening:trainingstudentsto...AJeffery

Whitenessand wokeness:aprimerARoemer

Dotraditional pronunciation... HWang

Empoweringcurriculumdesign...HDono

Q&AsessionrelatingtoZarinaSubhan’s plenarysession

AdvancedpedagogicalmethodsinESL... SAbduljawad

Howtoimproveyourschool’s... KJeffries

Translanguaging&plurilingualismworks...NAliRaza

Languagecreatesdifferentdiscourses... BFoghJensen

Buildingaloveforreading:thepowerof...OAvramenko

Video-enhanced teachertraining...CNobre

ForumonacademiclanguagesupportforstudentsinhighereducationNRasmussen,ADFlores&MIJasso,MŠSkupeňová

ForumonAI:shapingandnavigatingnewpedagogicallandscapesJSlade,RHalat,CCollins

TeachingbadEnglish?Thechallengeof...JMader,RCamerer Isitethical?Teachingwithedtechto... ABartosik

Mixedlanguagestorytelling:English...DHeathfield

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Spillingthetea:investigating'new'...THuntingford

HowtogetclientsasafreelanceEnglish...RRoberts

Addressingsustainabilityand...HKryszewska

Theteacher'srolein usingAIforMSmith

Engagingandeffectiveexampreparation...GSmith

Whyshouldwemakespaceforthe...DByrne,MHeffernan

Grammaticalization- whenwordsbecome JLowe

AssessingwritingatCEFRB2&C2levels FDaou

Falsebeginnersadultlearnersandbusiness CFrei

Effectivebusiness communication... SRiegler

IATEFLPronciationSIG OpenForum

TeachingEnglishpronunciationfora...GArcher,RWalker

Requeeringdiscussions:dosand... PFullagar

Smallactions,largeimpact:yourrolein...RStewart,ECoetzer

Take5–airingandsharingtopissueson...JDouglas

Thelexicalapproach: 30yearsonLSelivan

Designingauthenticcomputer-basedAReid

LeveragingAIinELT:givingteachersand...WJordan-Cooley

ForumonEMIinEAPsettings:perspectivesandpracticesFAmrani,EXirofotou,MHunter

Near-peermentoringforin-serviceteachers’ IRahmaniar

Thewayforwardisglobalcollaboration...BAlbarracin

Ascript'screativepathfromconceptionto ... TDalal

Summerschooltofull timeeducation... KSmook

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Equality,diversityandinclusioninthe ... EFarias

E.Motion(EnglishinMotion):let’sreMOVE... BSeeber

WritingforanAcademicDiscussion... JWrzesinska

A2toB2insixmonths, impossible?Yes,wecanUTadema

Dramagamesandtechniquesfor...DBolgare

MysteriousEuropeandoorstogeneral... EBogdanović,IBurićKurtović

MaximizingCLILpracticesinbilingual...CVenezuela

Attentionalcontrol activitiesforchildren... KMcBride

Optimizingonboarding...JWallis

Thelegacyofe-toolsinTEFL'spost-CovideraPsArgyris

Let'stalkaboutsocial emotional... AHasper

Fosteringchangethroughyouth...MKosior,HWaters

Differentiationdoesn’t work!Ordoesit…?... HPuchta,CJory

LeadingandmanagingwithgenerativeAI...GPickering

AccessibilityindigitalELTcontent DPhilip-Xu

Aculturalprogrammetoenhancelanguage...CSelarin,VTavares

Teachingbeginnerclasses-awoven EWinnert

Motivatingadultsinlanguagelearning...LTzampazis

SMILE:atransformative journeyimproving ... LKamal

ThematicanalysisofJapanesestudents’...SlNfor

Trauma-informed teaching:supporting ... ACrowther

Buildingrelationships-theimportanceof...BButler

ForumonreadingskillsYSalahEl-Din,VKiaunytļ,IMRobinson

Bidialectalism:meetingtheneedsofspeakersYPratt-Johnson

Teachingidioms:implementingtheCM...VGradischnig

Leadingeffectivevirtualteamsin ... HNg

Exploringnationalstereotypesabout...JMeier

Thepowerofin-classrevision:practical ... MRice

UnderstandingonlineCoPsduringERT:the...KKdeLimaGuedes

Theroleofexperienceinteacheridentity...VMcDonagh

InquirywithanI:centringtheteacher...MWorgan

ForumontheuseofChatGPTinwritingPDavidson,SGumusSambel,JRoberts

TKT:YLprinciplesexplained...KGregson

Empoweringeducators... MDiakou,UErgöz

‘Peoplelikeus’–representationofLGBTQIA+identityinELTSTulk,JKrousso,PPhillips,JFrancis,NHarris

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Cultivatingteacherwellbeing:ajourney...MCostafreda

Usingmediationforbetteroutcomes AWalkley

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Makingmoneyfromeducationalvideo;12... JGakonga

Futureskills:whatwill makeourstudents ... MMayor

Let'stakeanotherlook atgrammar:coreRBaker

Effectivenessoflow- techcontinuous... RChatfield,LSánchez

Intonationandartificial intelligence:a‘1,2,3’SPalavecino

BrainfriendlygrammarwithNeurolanguageRPaling

Forumonteachingexcellence:CPDinsightsandinnovations AHovassapian,DCherkassov,MRamos

Talkingtolearn:negotiationofNBilbrough etal

IATEFLGlobalIssues SIGOpenForum

Authenticmaterials, learnervoices AScott

Dramabased pedagogyinELTSSkenderovic

Teachingandtesting:truthandmythsPSutcliffe etal

Seeingdatadifferently:Usingvisualtoolsin ... JLeonard

Tearthelabeloffthe learner GLicata

FosteringinclusivityinELLclassrooms APerwitasari

Traumainformed teachingpracticesinRKallab

FiringupdebatewithyouradultlearnersCRogers

Eco-friendlyassessment:when... PToledo

ELTJournalDebate

AImakeslanguagelearningmorepersonalizedandinclusiveforall

ForumonlanguageteacheridentityLBarrantes,SKarpava,CMartínezLópez

Ukraine:teachingandlearningindifficult... NUdova,ZSevastianova

Maximisingtheuseofstudents’... RYoung

Englishforinterfaithdialogue:nurturing...HAhmed,AMakhlouf

Voicesofteachers:an antiracistviewof... CColladeAmorim

Forumonteacher-ledcommunitiesofpractices:opportunities,challenges,reflections FDemirYalçıntaş etal ,AKarapanou,JChamprienFadidas

Tootriggeringtoteach?Addressing...LGalpin

IATEFLInclusive Practices&SENSIG OpenForum

Shapinga21stcenturyteaminCentralAsia BHayat

Boundary-crossinglearningcommunities:empoweringEFLteacherdevelopmentinChinaTLiu,QZhu,HWang,CZhu

Makelearninggreatagain:withcreativeANiemeijer

Teachersaschampions:asuccessstoryin...SAnand Redesigningflexibleprofessional...NNeynska,KSule

WomeninELT:globalchallenges,future ... HBuchanan,JNorton

Breakingorganisationalsilos...JYates

Empoweringhigherlevellearners:tools... YEfremova

IATEFLLiteratureSIG OpenForum

Enhancinglanguagelearningthrough...MLorenz

“Atomic”readinghabits:a... AStroia

BuildingrapportmeansbuildingUKalberer

EnhancingTOEFLspeakingtasksAHaggerson

AIredefiningEAPwritingassessmentFMBaykan

UsinginsightsfromresearchtoinformESP... CSCChan

ReconsideringELteachertraining:a...NRaud,OOrehhova

“E-spaceorablankcanvas?”Exploring...NGulzar

Productivepeerassessmentinthe ... LMcWilliams

Fromteacherto‘head- teacher’:promoting...DSHYou

Managingyourteamandyourown...SPapadimitropoulou

Posterpresentations-EastBarBrightonCentre

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition

Fosteringadultstudents’autonomy...FabioLopes

Empoweringleadersandmanagers:a...BYucel

CPDforEnglishteachersinschoolsinUzbekistan:casestudyNBegibaeva etal

TheCELTAdiaries:an analysisoforal...MCintra,JDaijo

Post-lockdownteacher development...RWebb

Developingcreativityusingliteratureinthe...KKuze

TeachingEnglishthroughliteratureJKoifman

EnglishforeconomicsinThaiHE:teaching...PTaylor

DebatinggendergapissuesintheSTEM... ARScott-Monkhouse

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Teachersasexaminers- thechallengesand...SManassian

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Utilizingself-assessmentin... JShimoda,JGill

Accessinglanguageforwork(overcoming...SVanKooten

Thewritinggame:makingyour ... AdeVries,MNaka

Forumonwashback:revisingtestdurationinahigh-stakestestZUrkun,JWang&YZheng,PVampoula

HowdoesanL1affect acquiringanL2?CWatts

Waysofhumanizingyourcourse:being...SMakhlouf

‘Equitable’-mediuminstruction... DGWilliams

Designingalinguisticandcultural SParopkari

Mentoringexperiencedin-servicehighschool...MZhuo

Theimpactofvirtualtoolsonlearning...RAhmed

Storyboards-three waysKKelly

Enhancingundergraduate...AHövener

Reviewinglexicalcollocationsin... EEustace

Sevenshortcomingsingrainedin ... AUnderhill

Introductionofthe ThinkingAbilities...CXZhang,BHowell

Applyingfirstlanguageacquisitionprinciples...IPemberton

Keyquestionstoaskourselveswhen CRoland

Strip-malls,jerky,andDollyParton...KNeginskiy

Oneskillretake:an optimisedmodelfor...HLee,EBruce

Teachingone-to-oneclassesonline LPerkins

AIinELT:thegood,thebadandtheweird NHockly

UsingGenAIinteachereducationtobenefit... LWarwick

Oralassessment:even morerelevantinthe ... JMandalios

ForumonspeakingskillsEPeresada,SDjahimo,EDemiroz

ForumonenergizingproductiveskillsintheEgyptiancontextMMoanis,EMuhammad,MMAfifiYousef

Q&AsessionrelatingtoLetiziaCinganotto’splenarysession

Amodelofshiftingrolestodevelop...SAlmazyad

TheHRmanagementofGeneration-Z... EOGorji

'Theyclick,weguidethem'.Definingthe...IAltukhova

WhyweneedbusinessEnglishtrainerswho...ABalvers

Beginatthebeginning:startingyour...RSnelling

TheReadingClinic programLMohyuddin

Writingintherealworld:supporting...TSBanks

Masteringrole-playsforonlinelessons... JWallen

Makingacaseforteachinglexical...CWalker

Makingremotenessclose:human... SMuniz

Lessonslearnedfrom 10+yearsof...GStanley

ExamininggenderinequalityinELT...CLethaby

ExploringInstagram’spotentialasa...MButabaeva

Tattoos,streetart,and allvisualsELTrelated APopovski

LanguageCertSignatureEventAssessmentand...

Universaldesignforlearninginthe...AIgel

Aninsightintocorpus:identifyingnew...MAirlie

EmbracingcontroversyintheEFLclassroom RDivéki

Howanewteacher associationcan... CArlindo

UsingnarrativesinthetrainingroomJFuller

Helpinglearnersunderstandmetaphor...LFitz-Claridge

Designinglisteningandlanguage...SThorn

TeachingEFLandteachingmodern ... SThornbury

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Stopincludingus!ArgumentsagainstSSmith,SSteele

RevolutionisingIELTSpreparationandRReyes-Cobar

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Dyslexia’sless-famouscousin... AMSmith

EffectiveEnglishlanguageinstruction...VBagheri

Listentounderstand- asimplestrategyin...NKrynska

Forumonteacherwellbeing:factorsaffectingandinterventionsboostingitMHidalgo,SAcar,BRamGaire

DevelopingalessonplanthroughguidedSGiorgouTzampazi

Howtoenhanceonline toolsliteracyamong...ASoltyska

OnlineEnglishteachingindifficultPWTun

WhatisBloom’s

Taxonomyreallyfor?SLesniewski

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Educationfor sustainable... LWilliams,KMüller

Fosteringcriticalthinkinginbachelor... JKaufmann,CHyde-Simon

Students’useofChina Englishand...ABaratta

Awareness-raisingapproachinL2...MAGüngör

Posterpresentations-EastBarBrightonCentre

FreeteaandcoffeewillbeservedintheExhibition

Task-basedinstruction intheprocessofMPetkovska

Whosegrammarisitanyway?Grammarin...BLeys

ForumonTeachers'Associations BPrice,MLeon,EGarbeySavigne&YCamachoAcosta

Literaryexplorationassourceof MZaninelli

PoetryintheEFLclassroom PHohwiller

AssessinglogicalityandexpressionGRSampaio

ExploringtheAIfrontier:transforming...FMahmood,AAvalosRivera

TeachingreflectivepracticetoSEraldemirTuyan

Flippingathree-daysTESOLtastercourse PVillegas

InternalCPD:kick- startingacultureFGordon

Nurturingtransitions:adynamicmentorship...BUlku

Seekingfeedback:howcanitenhance... AMoladoost

Unlockingyourstrengthswith...SAtamsoyKoşar

EmpoweringEFLeducators:enhancing...PKD.S.

Bestpracticesforcreatingbite-sized...LWilkes

AlphatoZ:eightkeyingredientsfor...FMauchline

IELTSspeakingpart2:improvingour...SPhilpot

Enhancingteachingandlearningthrough...KHolt

Makinglanguagememorable MSzesztay

Developinghigher-orderthinkingskills ... QYin

EnhancingEFLpre-writinginstruction...CLiu,AMaley

Assessmentfor learning:challengesBStrotmann

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ELT:coupling...CMeoli

NeedofalternativeELT pedagogyindealingRBThapa

Integratingrole-playintopeer-assessment...LNi

Increasingyounglearnerautonomyin ... LFearn

Theroleof metacognitive...IManitsyna

ForumonCPDinJapan,NepalandPakistanRThapa&BLamichhane,LPratt,AHameed

Temptedtobecomeafreelancetestwriter... IMitchell,GPasque

TransformingEnglishlanguageteachingJKnagg

Focusingonthebasicsinaneraofdigital...SGalante

Digitallearning:withorwithoutateacher? BSeguis

Solidaritythroughautoethnography:reimagininghopethroughtransnational...AHussein,SWong,ABright,TTu

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Englishlanguage...BrianBilston

Teachingbeyondtheslide:liveonlinevideo... DBish

Usingvisualliteracyframeworksto... SKarastathi

Forumonkeepingteachers’motivationinvirtuallearningenvironmentKRahimova,MDarchia,TSlijepcevic

Trainingfortomorrow:integratingAIinto...MMikeš

Focusoncreative writinginschool...JBland

Usingonlinetoolstodevelopdeeper...ABorsato

AIethicsinESL&EFL: Ukraine&US... MSokolik,YFedoriv

DiscussingnewCPDdevelopmentsinChinaunderthe2022NEC CLi etal

Experiences,sociallearningand...NManitsa

Q&AsessionrelatingtoRoseAylett’splenarysession

Forumonnoviceteachers FSzabo,M-ASachpazian,NDonohue

Gamificationinlow- resourceEFL... HEleryan

Errorcorrectionand varietiesofEnglish...JMosley

Fromincognitustocognitus:Fostering...LCarlucio

HowtogeneratebetterideasforIELTSWriting...HDNhuQuynh

Unlockingpotential:strategiesfor...HMorgan

Bigshoestofill:managinga...SWright

Achievingequilibrium:balancing...JBukowski “Myteacherisgreat,but…”:teacher... APBiazonRocha

Mybusiness:howtheleader’svaluesaffect... EKuznetsova

Theunderratedvalue ofA1teachers HReed

LearningEnglishthroughvideogames...PTabali Internationalstudents onMATESOL... ADouglas

Lostintranslation: navigatingdifficult...ACovell

Humourinlanguageclassrooms:Isitjusta...SPulapaka

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Criticalthinking:gettingyourstudents...BKnight

Disruptingthecommonplace...RAylett

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TransferringskillsandstrategiesacrosstheLDunne

DiverseL2voices, intelligibilityand...LHolmes

Task-basedlanguageteaching:howtoget ... JWillis

Musicandrhythmmakeallthedifference KKors

Emergentlanguageandtaskrepetition ... DNorrington-Davies

Creatingacollaborativeonline... JAlderman,LSova

Windows,framesand mirrors:designingaNJoseph

Languagecoachingtechniquesto...BGriffiths

Aframeworkforone- to-onetutorials CBrown

UsingsentencecardstodevelopfluencyDGuim

CreativityintheEFLclassroom-away ... ECicconi

Gamification: emulatingtheLLybaert

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millennialmanager...CMarklew

Assessinglearners’interactional... MKostromitina

Rhetoricalcyclicityinacademicand... PNathan

EFLpreserviceteachers’professionalidentity...PRiffo BusinessEnglishcourses:creatingaJPerisic

Principledeclecticteachers:managingHSlee

Problem-based learning:engaging...MAHAbuHuzaima

Teachingjustfourlanguageskills ... HSandhu

Navigatingtheacademia:tailoring...MAleksyuk

Story-basedCLILfor(very)younglearnersSDolakova

What’sinitforme? Learner-driventasks... PWestbrook

Creatinglexicalnotebookswitha OGyrych

Quizlet’simpactonvocabularylearning...HTsai,CChen-Fliege

M-Learningassistswritingperformance...YZhang

Nowlet’sdiscuss: embeddingspeaking...KSandstrom

Howtranslationstudies canhelpwith...PPikala

Sociolinguisticperceptionand...VCarreao

Reducingaccentusingextractsfromclassic... GHardy-Gould

Teachers’psychology:teachingpreschool...ADermentzi

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Aworldofemotions- bekindandbe TLorenzet

Classroom managementinthe ... VRBocchiBarbosa

LearninghowtolearnintheEnglish ... MBaridón

Instillingandusinggrowthmindsetin ... JCarr

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