Wednesday 9 March 2005
Venue / 10:00 / 10:30 - 11:30 / 11:30 - 12:30 / 12:30 – 1:30 / 1:30 – 2:30 / 2:30-3:30 / 3:30-4:30 / 4:30-5:30 / 5:30-6:30Rashidiya
A B C / Opening
Ceremony / Plenary / Plenary / Plenary
Rashidiya A (400) / Opened by
His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mubarek Al Nahyan
Led by
Conference
Chairs
Christine Coombe & Lucy Dolan
Rashidiya Ballroom / Leading in Unpredictable Contexts
Denise Murray
Rashidiya Ballroom / Using Learning Theory and Research to Create Effective EFL Instruction
Mary Ann Christison
Rashidiya Ballroom / Affiliate Leader Speaker
What Our Students Bring with Them
Stephen Ryan / Featured Speaker
Learning to Teach and Learning to Lead
Nic Underhill / Developing L2 Reading Materials
Jack Richards / LI SIG
Choices and Voices: Enabling Young Learners to Take Control of their Own Learning
Terry Lamb / Featured Speaker
TAE SIG
Qualities of Useful Language Tests
Adrian Palmer / Are You a Manager or a Leader?
Ron White
Rashidiya Ballroom
Rashidiya B (400) / Emiratization: Optimizing the Training Learning Process
Aldred & Lees / Presenting TESL Techniques to Content Area Lecturers
McFarland & Aston / Learners in the Spotlight
Stout, Huwair & Students / More Grammar, Please: Effective Classroom Practices
Gunn / Motivating Students Through Competition
Meldrum & Reimer
Rashidiya C (400) / LDCP*
Qualities of Effective Leaders
Sufian Abu-Rmailah / LDCP*
Can I Be a Leader? Leadership is Not About Position
Neil Anderson / LDCP*
Effective Professional Meetings
Mary Lou McCloskey / LDCP*
Time Management Strategies for ELT Professionals
Christine Coombe / LDCP*
Business Planning and Course Costing
Nic Underhill
VIP Majlis
(70) / Blaming the Alien: Investigating Classroom Cultural Conflicts
Al-Issa / The Impact of Teacher Performance Appraisal
Abbas Ali / Differences Between Traditional and Online Reading Strategies
Abanomey / Reasons Behind Low Proficiency in Higher Education
Guefrachi / Students’ Perceptions of Collaborative Learning
Craig
Nashwan
(30) / Paper to Digital: A Decade’s Journey
Hatherley-Greene / Language Development in an Overseas Homestay Program
Clark / Becoming a Resource for Content Area Teachers
Ashcraft / Autonomy Through Reading: A Learner’s Story
Malcolm / Pre-Reading Strategies to Awaken the Mind
Lemke-Westcott
Harayer
(100) / Reflective Conversations: Balancing Feedback in Teacher Preparation
Brandt / Leading Teacher Development: Teacher Observation and Appraisal
Randall / If a Picture
Paints a Thousand Words .....
Baker / Are the “Chunks” Properly Digested?
Picard / Language and Culture: Bridging the Gap
Leonard, Olsin-Windecker, Ibrahim, Stevenson, Zikic & Laubengayer
Salsabeel
IT Village
(30) / E-REAP
Rutherford / Inspiration: Writing Can be Fun!
Comeau / Web-based Listening Activities
Aston / Computer-Assisted Feedback: Use CAFe to Grade Writing
Ward, J. / Enabling Successful Online Learning & Teaching
Algren & Ward, A.
Meeting Plus A
(40) / Interactive Storyboards Using PowerPoint
Galloway / Socio-cultural theory-Application in Blended Learning Environments
Owen / English for Academic Purposes: Test Taking Strategies
Kawash / Assessing Teaching, Learning and Leading
Dewidar / Critical Literacy: A Medium for Learning English
Farrell, J.
Meeting Plus B
(20) / ESP for Business Students: A New Approach
Rizk / Leading Learning Teaching: A Case From Pakistan
Bashiruddin / Need for Needs Analysis: Identifying “Computer English”
Lange / Concordancing, Practical Applications
Caldwell / Language Ownership: A New Lesson Planning Approach
Guest
Come Prima Restaurant
(40) / Meeting the Needs of Our Young Learners
Musharbash / The Place of Reading in the Language Classroom
Hill, R. / Establishing Principles for Assessing Mentor Quality
Arnold / Memory and Vocabulary Tasks
Rainey, Agnew & Hardy / The Characteristics of an Effective Item Writer
Dobson
Suite 466
(30) / Teaching Transitions Through Guided Summary Writing
Shaw & Rousseu / EFL Vocabulary Development of English Majors
Al Nujaidi / Short Story Writing in Content-based EAP
Karaca / The Forgotten Resource
Walter
Stallion
(20) / Assessment and Autonomy: Using Portfolios in EAP
Wynn-Karatal & Urkun / Vocabulary Learning Through Translation
Riordan / Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in Japan
Collins / Developing EFL Learners
Palmberg / With a Song in My Heart
Baldwin Khoury & Berger
*Denotes Separately Ticketed Event
Thursday 10 March 2005
Rashidiya
A B C / Plenary / Exhibition
Opening Ceremony
Presenters’ Lunch
(Al Mawal & Blue Elephant Restaurant)
Poster Sessions in VIP Majlis (12:30-1:30) / Plenary / Plenary
Rashidiya A (400) / How Did We Get Here Anyway?
Alan Maley
Rashidiya Ballroom / Featured Speaker
From Egg Crate to Omelet: Making Teaching Public
Neil Anderson / Featured Speaker
Role of Memory on Vocabulary Learning in Primary EFL
Linda New Levine / Teaching Top-down Reading Skills
Ryan / Changing Teaching: Insights into Individual Development in the Context of Schools
Donald Freeman
Rashidiya Ballroom / Featured Speaker
Addressing the Politics of Intercultural Understanding in TESOL
Adrian Holliday / Featured Speaker
Harnessing the Power of Language Planning for University Contexts
William Eggington / Designing Textbooks to Support Student Learning and Teacher Development
Freeman / Teachers and Tests: Promoting Positive Washback
Kathleen M. Bailey
Rashidiya Ballroom
Rashidiya B (400) / Portfolio Evaluation: Validating a Floating Concept?
Alwan / Stories for Teacher Development
Alan Maley / ESP SIG
Task-based Learning and ESP: Lessons Learned
Simon Mellor-Clark / Jigsaw Activities for Task-based Collaborative Projects
Giesen & Gilbertson / Using Toastmasters’ Techniques to Improve Oral Fluency
Coombe, Al-Hamly, Anderson & DMC Student Toastmasters / Communication Apprehension Among UAE High-School Students
Jendli & Miled
Rashidiya C (400) / LDCP*
Educational Leadership & Teacher Change
Lauren Stephenson / LDCP*
Strategic Planning in ELT
Denise Murray / LDCP*
Leadership Networking Session
Lucy Dolan / LDCP*
Writing Effective Conference Proposals
Mark Algren & Eric Dwyer / LDCP*
Developing Your Presentation Skills
Liz England / LDCP*
About TESOL
Jane Hoelker
VIP Majlis
(70) / English in the Post-9/11 Era
Karmani / Textual Analysis Tools for Evaluating Curriculum Texts
Miles / Building a Listening Library from Internet Sources
Knowling / Teaching English to Children: Possibilities and Limitations
Rich / Fun With Board Games
Faure-Bryan & Roberts / Featured Speaker
Rethinking Pedagogical Models for e-learning
Terry Lamb
Nashwan
(30) / Teaching Reading Using Multiple Intelligence
Freimuth / Assessing the Success of Supervisors and Principals
Midraj & Midraj / Reading Away With It: Strategizing & Synthesizing
Williams & Cherif / How Leadership Perspectives Can Change Professional Development
Al-Hazmi, Quirke & Al-Dossary / I Know I’ve Got It Somewhere!
Hill, C.
Harayer
(100) / Big Books, Shared Reading & Young Learners
Robinson & Al Zedjali / Online Dialogue Journaling: Much Like Herding Cats
Harrison, D. & Klein / Beyond Critical Thinking: Creativity in EFL Classrooms
MacLeod / Research SIG
Designing Questionnaires for Action Research
Midraj, Sellami, Midraj, Palfreyman, Ali & Bahloul / Learning Online: Evaluating Learning Outcomes with Self-Access
Hutchinson / Fostering Reflective Learning in Primary School
Al-Mansoori
Salsabeel
IT Village
(30) / Putting Your Course Online*
Emily Lites
9:30 – 1:30 / Introducing Teachers to Moodle
Stevens & Ward, A. / The Benefits of Using Automated Assessments
Inghelbrecht / Basics of Video Editing
Allan
Meeting Plus A
(40) / EFL Learners, Critical Thinking & Reading Comprehension
Lachini / Empowering Students to Lead & Learn
Lahlou / Game, Chat, Auxiliary, Moderation & Leadership
Etedali / The BA (TESOL) Oman: Investigating the Impact
Etherton, Holmes, Al-Mandhari, Al-Rasheedi, Sargeant & Al-Azri / Learner Output and Language Learning and Teaching
Shehadeh
Meeting Plus B
(20) / Extensive Reading with a “Living” Ingredient
Habre / Establishing an Effective Language Learning Domain
Cook & Stephenson / Using Peer or Self-editing in Writing
Sally Ali / Leading Students Through the Research Process
Kershaw / Bilingual Dictionaries: Preaching What We Don’t Practice
Mandalios
Come Prima Restaurant
(40) / Write More About Less
Lloyd & Al-Attar / Utilizing Cartoons to Create New Communicative Strategies
Thompson, Gawe & de Kock / In Search of Right and Wrong
Harrison, R. / Reading Rate Development: Moving Towards Automatization
Brandin & Fatima / Holistic or Analytical? Writing Assessment Dilemmas
Jolivet / Process Writing and Arab Learners
Kandil
Suite 466
(30) / Whose Thesis is This Anyway?
Lewkowicz / Needs Analysis in ESP: Theory Vs. Practice
Affouneh / Cooperative Learning and Students’ Reading Comprehension Ability
Motallebzadeh / Getting Things in Perspectives
Olearski / Saudi Student Attitudes Toward Arabic and English
Congreve / Sheltered Immersion: An ESL Model
Mongno & Dalton
Stallion
(20) / English Language Difficulties Among Students in Kuwait
Al-Edwani / Children’s Literature In Second Language Learning
Abdelsadek / Revolution or Fad? Latin Script for Arabic
Bianchi / Tiptoeing Through the Minefield: Re-Examining Pronunciation
Hartley & Kandil / A Case for a Pedagogical Contrastive Grammar
O’Brien / Enhancing Learning Through Corpus Linguistics
Bahloul
*Denotes Separately Ticketed Event
Friday 11 March 2005
Rashidiya
A B C / Plenary / Annual General Meeting
AGM / Juma Prayer time
Exhibition
Job Fair
Poster Sessions in VIP Majlis / Panel Discussion / Closing Ceremony
Rashidiya A (400) / Language Teaching in Changing Times
Jack Richards
Rashidiya Ballroom / Featured Speaker
Developing Language Curriculum for Online Delivery
Mary Lou McCloskey / Featured Speaker
The Use of Humor at School
Abdulla Al-Abandi / Opened by
Donald Freeman
MaryAnn Christison
Led by
TESOL Arabia President
Beth Wiens
Rashidiya Ballroom / Let’s Talk! Communicative Exercises for Young Learners
Stoehr / Chaired by
Plenary & Featured Speakers
Rashidiya Ballroom / Led by:
Conference
Chairs
Lucy Dolan & Christine Coombe
Rashidiya Ballroom
Rashidiya B (400) / Stories for Teacher Development
Alan Maley / A Framework for Teacher Evaluation
Davidson, Mehanna, Lahlou & Kerr
Rashidiya C (400) / LDCP*
Developing Effective Communication Strategies and Resolving Conflict
Jose Carmona / LDCP*
How to Get Your Manuscript Published
Phil Quirke / LDCP*
Recruiting Quality Teachers
Deborah Wilson & Karen Asenavage
VIP Majlis
(70) / Using Portfolios as an Evaluation Tool
Emanuel & Emanuel / Testing the Talk: The IELTS Speaking Majlis
Kirk & White-Goettsche / Poster Sessions
Nashwan
(30) / YL SIG
English for Young Learner Forum
Asenavage & Lawrance / Myths and Legends of the ILC
Wilson, G. & Toms / Pragmatics & Reading: Towards a Teaching Methodology
Moody
Harayer
(100) / TE SIG
E-ffective E-mentoring
Maxwell, Gallagher & Stephenson / Featured Speaker
Three Powerful Strategies for Developing Critical Readers
Meredith Pike-Baky / Adult ESL Learners & the Writing Process
Farrell, K.
Salsabeel
IT Village
(30) / So You Want to Start a Website?
Shewell / Developing a Site to Present Material Online
Millard & McPherson / The Internet and the English Teacher
Hudson
Meeting Plus A
(40) / Zooming Into Digital Video for Content Delivery
Kelly
Meeting Plus B
(20) / Vocabulary Assessment in Academic Contexts
Kaivan Panah / EFL Students’ Translation Compared to Machine Translation
Farghal / Managing Performance: Whose Job Is it Anyway?
Brown
Come Prima Restaurant
(40) / What Do Teachers Know About Language Anyway?
McGee, I. / Students’ Views of Relationships and Learner Training
Morrow / Building a Living/Learning Community with EFL
Muir
Suite 466
(30) / Assignment Feedback: Problems and Solutions
El-Samaty / Comparison of Three Methods of Readability Measurement
Shokrpour
Stallion
(20) / Motivating Speaking Using Autonomous Learning Strategies
Daoud / Teaching, Learing, Leading Through In-service Workshops
Croskery
*Denotes Separately Ticketed Event