Bio's - Speakers

Lu-Chun Lin

(Concurrent Session) 

Lu-Chun Lin, Associate Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
 

Abstract
One often neglected area of focus in traditional teacher education is teachers' need for continuous language development in English, whether it is English for general purpose or English for teaching purposes (ETP). Therefore, it has been argued that both professional preparation and language proficiency are key components of quality and...

Lynda Yates (Featured Speaker)

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

In order to meet the demands of our increasingly connected era, learners need to be able to communicate using English that is pragmatically appropriate. This involves acquiring not only the linguistic, but also the cultural, knowledge and skills they will need to develop rapport and avoid misunderstandings in their interactions with others. However, the globalized economy and the rise of English as a lingua franca among speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds means that...

Mark Rebuck

(Concurrent Session) 

Mark Rebuck, Meijo University
 

Abstract
This presentation highlights ten reasons radio podcasts should be considered an indispensable resource for today's teachers. Podcast clips can, for example, form the kernels for new activities. They can illustrate natural speech characteristics of native speakers; the voices too of non-native English speakers are easily assessable through podcasts. For ESP lessons, clips serve to bring into...

Melissa Watkins

(Concurrent Session) 

Melissa Watkins, KoreaTech University
 

Abstract
By teaching a course intended to help Korean students who want to live abroad or engage with the growing numbers of non-ethnic Korean residents of Korea, a practical framework has been developed for discussing diversity and difference appropriately in a mono-cultural EFL environment with special focus on sensitively addressing stereotypes, prejudices and "isms". English...

Michi Saki

(Concurrent Session) 

Michi Saki, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
 

Abstract
The presenter will first briefly discuss reasons why the English language classroom can serve as an ideal venue for teaching about diversity in Japan and abroad to English language learners. The presenter will then invite the audience to participate in some interactive activities to demonstrate ways in which teachers can use English language education as a tool to help students...

Mitzi Kaufman & Heidi Nam & Tory Thorkelson

(Concurrent Session) 

Mitzi Kaufman, KAIST
Heidi Nam, Chongshin University
Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
 

Abstract
Anyone looking to get the most out of this year's conference is encouraged to attend this orientation session, in particular those who are new members and/or first-time conference attendees. The presenters of this session will walk attendees through key features of the program book, including symbols and indexes, to help attendees...

Neil Talbert

(Concurrent Session) 

Neil Talbert, Catholic University of Daegu
 

Abstract
Those who have taught students with overseas experience will know the importance of the connections they make to others through English to their linguistic and personal development. This exploratory study examines those connections made in English L1 contexts and their lasting effects on the participants after they return to Korea. Data gathered through reflective...

Nick Clements

(Concurrent Session) 

Nick Clements, Seoul National University
 

Abstract
Students love great content; instructors love to teach it. Few would deny the inherent appeal of authentic content-based courses in fields such film, literature, philosophy, or political science. For EFL professionals, the challenge in creating a strong content-based class lies in not only selecting the right kind of authentic materials, but in packaging and organizing them in such a way as to...

Norman Fewell & George MacLean

(Concurrent Session) 

Norman Fewell, Meio University
George MacLean, University of the Ryukyus
 

Abstract
As collaborative writing has increasingly become the focal point of discussion (e.g., Elola & Oskoz, 2010), there is a need to explore potential benefits for students in different environments. Utilizing web-based tools, an intercollegiate collaborative writing and communication project was undertaken between two Japanese public...

Paul Goldberg

(Concurrent Session) 

Paul Goldberg, Kwansei Gakuin University
 

Abstract
Online extensive reading means much more than students being able to read graded readers on their smartphones. It puts powerful tools like an interactive dictionary, character lists, audio-on-demand, and book ratings, right at their fingertips. Online extensive reading also benefits teachers by allowing them to monitor and track their students' reading progress with greater accuracy. Teachers can know...

Paulus Kuswandono

(Concurrent Session) 

Paulus Kuswandono, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
 

Abstract
Mentor teachers often rely on their beliefs and teaching experiences as the basis to mentor PSTs. At the same time, mentor teachers are often faced with PSETs' bringing their own understanding and concepts teaching, different from the mentor teachers'. Mentor teachers need to further check and discuss those assumptions critically with PSETs. This...

Peter Burden

(Concurrent Session) 

Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University, Japan
 

Abstract
Anxious students are often concerned about the impressions that others form of them, and when students are confronted in a classroom with a learning situation that they feel will make them uncomfortable, the choice between "fight" or "flight" is often an easy one. This study administered the Foreign language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) survey with 289 university students in a Japanese...

Punahm Park & Christopher Redmond

(Concurrent Session) 

Punahm Park, Duksung Women's University
Christopher Redmond, Duksung Women's University
 

Abstract
This study was designed to explore the efficiency of the learner-centered digital storytelling project by integrating technology into a college English program. To observe the effects of the learner collaborative digital storytelling approach in the foreign language classroom, we administrated a pre- and post- questionnaire to 127...

Raymond Bryer

(Concurrent Session) 

Raymond Bryer, Jeonju National University of Education
 

Abstract
This presentation provides ideas for using English movies in class as a method to introduce target vocabulary and grammar structures and promote conversation. It reports on the methods used in a course taught to pre-service teachers. Students watched a specific film every week for homework. That movie then formed the basis of each week's lecture....