Bio's - Speakers

Richard Waddell & William Coward (Invited Speakers)

Invited Session - International Conference 2016

Professional development is not easy to get right in a profession where teachers move on within a few months. This presentation will attempt to show how professional development from the beginning of the work experience of sessional English teachers will have a positive effect on the retention and professionalism of staff. It will describe the mentor system put into place by ACE in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for new teachers and the ongoing culture of observations created at the school. It will...

Robert S. Murphy (Featured Session)

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

Deeper understanding. Sounds good, but what is it? — and how can we foster it in the classroom? Neuroscience is helping us remove the guesswork! Come hear about seven well-researched cutting-edge tactics that greatly enhance understanding, autonomy, leadership, and students' feelings of ownership toward the teaching material. Learn how to implement them into your own teaching context. It will make your job easier — and your students will thank...

Rose Golder-Novic

(Concurrent Session) 

Rose Golder-Novick, English Language Fellow
 

Abstract
Improvisation is not only for entertainment in a theater. Improvisation games and activities help English language learners build public speaking skills, practice authentic (ie unplanned) language, and foster collaboration in the classroom. In this workshop the presenter will introduce and demonstrate several improvisation games that teachers/instructors can use in their classes to...

Ruriko Tsuji

(Concurrent Session) 

Ruriko Tsuji, FLP, Kanda University of International Studies
 

Abstract
"Collaboration" is one of the essential keys in language learning, not only in foreign language educational settings, but also in worldwide situations as stated in the "21st Century Skills Map" represented by P21 and ACTFL. In this current study, 56 university students (freshmen) in Japan involved in a peer tutoring program are...

Sarah Balbuena Gonzales & Marilu Rañosa-Madrunio

(Concurrent Session) 

Sarah Balbuena Gonzales, University of the Philippines
Marilu Rañosa-Madrunio, University of Santo Tomas
 

Abstract
This workshop orients participants to the teaching of grammar in a communicative classroom. We will present activities that will exemplify the principles of communicative methodology as espoused by Christopher Candlin. Participants receive handouts describing differences between the Audiolingual Method (ALM) and Communicative Language...

Shudong Wang & Douglas Jarrell

(Concurrent Session) 

Shudong Wang, Shimane University
Douglas Jarrell, Nagoya Women's University
 

Abstract
Mobile learning is quickly taking over traditional PC-based e-learning. The authors are developing an extension of a successful mobile English learning platform to other languages. The platform consists of three delivery methods for learning content: email, app and mobile site. The learning materials are sent to learners by...

Siti Rohani & Langgeng Budianto

(Concurrent Session) 

Siti Rohani, State Polytechnic of Malang
Langgeng Budianto, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Malang
 

Abstract
Effective oral communication skills are essential for students of English as a foreign language. One of the ways to improve students' communicative competence is through the implementation of appropriate learning method. Project-Based Learning (PjBL) has been a very...

Stafford Lumsden & Kara Waggoner

(Concurrent Session) 

Stafford Lumsden, Sookmyung Women's University
Kara Waggoner, Sookmyung Women's University
 

Abstract
In language teacher education courses students are provided with the skills, and techniques to develop their student's productive and receptive skills. Depending on their students, teachers employ these as as needed, but one constant underlies all of this: lesson planning. Knowing how to effectively lesson plan can be the...

Steven Charles

(Concurrent Session) 

Steven Charles, Nagoya University of Foreign Stuides
 

Abstract
The self-introduction lesson is a standard part of an assistant language teacher's experience, yet they often have unreasonably high teacher talk with little to no chance for the students to participate. Steven presents several activities he has developed or modified to reverse the ratio of talk time so that a self-introduction can become far more student-centered....

Stewart Gray

(Concurrent Session) 

Stewart Gray, Baekseok Culture University & Dankook University
 

Abstract
Rapidly increasing smartphone ownership by students of all ages has had the effect of providing teachers with an enormous range of technological options to streamline classroom practice, and decrease their dependence on worksheets and textbooks. This workshop will give participants first-hand experience of a number of simple technological techniques that can...

Susan Kelly

(Concurrent Session) 

Susan Kelly, Clark University
 

Abstract
With Google, Wikipedia and the like, students have access to a tremendous amount of information. Yet often students take the easiest route rather than researching with sophistication. In this workshop, you will learn how to incorporate the "Big 6"Information Literacy into their classes to prepare students for university level research projects. This paper presents the "Big 6" literacy skills of through activities on how...

Tamara Roose

(Concurrent Session) 

Tamara Roose, Sejong University
 

Abstract
Who am I? What is important to me? What will I do with my life? Young adulthood is a crucial season of self-exploration and identity development. University students face these questions and more as they wrestle with significant life decisions regarding their study, career goals, and relationships. English language educators can teach essential writing skills...

Thomas S.C. Farrell (Plenary Speaker)

Plenary Session - International Conference 2016

Professional development for language teachers in 21st century classrooms entails encouraging teachers to engage in reflective practice in order to maintain the curiosity of teaching, identify significant interests in the teaching and learning processes, and value and seek dialogue with experienced colleagues as a source of support in the analysis of situations. But what is reflective practice, and what research has been conducted on the...

Tim Clauson (Invited Presenter)

Invited Session - International Conference 2016

“Globalism,” “going green,” and “e-learning” are just some of the buzz words that we often hear in an increasingly interconnected 21st century, where education, knowledge, and information technology are all simultaneously, hand-in-hand affecting widespread rapid change.

Within the education sector, it would be pertinent to consider, among others, the following questions: How are the above drivers impacting upon language education – particularly...