NILETESOL 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE BEST PRACTICES IN TESOL: COMMUNICATE, COLLABORATE, CREATE
JANUARY 26TH AND 27TH, 2016
CAREER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
NILETESOL 20 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM TH
JANUARY 26TH AND 27TH, 2016 NILETESOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2015-2016) Ahmed Samir
Alexander Lewko (Conference Co-chair)
Amira Erfan (PD Cte Chair)
Amira Salama (President-Elect)
Deena Mansour
Emad Abdel Malek
Ghada Abdel Hafiz
Hanan Fares
Maha Hamed
Mai Magdy (Conference Co-chair)
Mariam Osman (President)
Marilyn Plumlee (Past-President)
Nermine Saleh (Executive Director)
Omaima Ayoub
Ruth Petzold
Shirley Finlayter
Yasmine Salah El-Din NILETESOL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (2015-2016) Alexander Lewko (Conference Co-chair)
Amira Salama
Ebtihal El Badry (SCE Representative)
Elizabeth Arrigoni
Heba Fathelbab (Outgoing Co-chair)
Maha Hamed
Mai Magdy (Conference Co-chair)
Mariah Fairley
Mariam Osman
Marilyn Plumlee
Rania Jabr
Susan Esnawy (Incoming Chair)
Susanne Rizzo (Outgoing Co-chair)
NileTESOL website: www.niletesol.org Conference website: conf.aucegypt.edu/niletesolconf2016
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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear fellow NileTESOL members, colleagues, and conference attendees, Welcome to the 20th annual NileTESOL conference, the theme of which is “Best Practices in TESOL: Communicate, Collaborate, Create”. As you can see, this is a particularly auspicious occasion for us at NileTESOL, as it marks a milestone in the history of our organization, namely our twentieth conference! What has now become known, both nationally and internationally, as the NileTESOL conference, with its diverse topics covering a multitude of disciplines, originated twenty years ago as a small local conference entitled the EFL Skills Conference, where all the presentations given at each conference revolved around one skill. Twenty years later, we have certainly come a long way! As you can well imagine, organizing a conference of this size does not happen without the dedicated work of numerous people, all of whom volunteer their time to serve the EFL profession in Egypt in particular and the region in general, be they those serving on the conference organizing committee or various members of the American University in Cairo in general. I would like to recognize the tireless efforts of this year’s conference co-chairs, Alexander Lewko and Mai Magdy, who have done a wonderful job of creating new initiatives, in addition to leading and coordinating the various people involved, and following up on their various tasks to the minutest detail to ensure the smooth running of this operation. It is mainly their indefatigable commitment and sheer hard work throughout the past year which are responsible for the conference we are inaugurating today. Co-sponsoring this conference with NileTESOL is the School of Continuing Education at the American University in Cairo, which plays a central role in helping to bring this conference to fruition. Without their support, both financial as well as logistical, such a conference held at this state of the art venue would not have been possible. I would also like to thank our partners and conference sponsors who enable us to provide numerous professional development opportunities to all those here in Egypt working with us in the field of English language teaching and teaching through the medium of English. These highly appreciated and esteemed partners and sponsors are the American Regional English Language Office, the British Council, Cambridge University Press (CUP), IDP Education IELTS, the International Language Bookshop (ILB), Macmillan Egypt, Oxford University Press (OUP), Sphinx Publishing: Pearson Education, and Unlimited Press. Attending international conferences such as the NileTESOL conference offers many valuable opportunities, two of which are the opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world, in addition to the opportunity to peruse the latest materials and many services made available by our sponsors and participating publishers. You are kindly invited to stop by their many booths to see what they have to offer you in those respects. By taking a look at our program book for this year’s conference, you will see that we have an alignment of invited luminaries in the field of English language teaching whose presentations and workshops will help us explore this year’s conference theme. I do hope you will avail yourselves of this wonderful opportunity by attending their presentations and workshops. In addition, I also invite you to attend a sampling of the various presentation formats available at this conference such as a 20X20 presentation, a poster session, a publisher presentation, a panel discussion, a Teaching without Tech session, an E-Community session, a colloquium featuring a panel discussion among the invited speakers, or a concurrent session or workshop by one of our own NileTESOL members. On behalf of the NileTESOL Board of Directors and the 2016 Conference Organizing Committee, I wish you a very fruitful and enjoyable time at the conference! Mariam Osman NileTESOL President, 2015-2016
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WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Dear Colleagues, Fellow NileTESOL Members and Conference Attendees, It is a great honor and pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 NileTESOL conference! This gathering is a particularly significant one because we come together to mark 20 years of conferences. The experiences that we have had throughout the years together at these conferences may remind us of Henry Ford’s memorable words: “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” This attitude towards enhancement through collaboration, on an ever increasingly global scale, is exactly what the NileTESOL conference has been promoting for 20 years among ELT professionals in Egypt and has inspired the theme, “Best Practices in TESOL: Communicate, Collaborate, Create”. As teachers, we want to create new classroom materials and utilize innovative ways of teaching in order to benefit our students. At the same time, we know that none of us has the perfect combination of teaching approaches and materials; there is no ‘one’ teacher who has the perfect formula for students’ success. Therefore, we need to collaborate and communicate effectively with each other in order to become the best educational professionals we can be. However, we face a day-to-day reality that may make collaboration difficult; many demands are placed on educators. As we strive to focus on our students, we may lose sight of our colleagues and what they are doing in class. We may also feel like we are getting behind in what is going on in our profession and drifting further away from what are considered new, cutting-edge best practices. This is especially the case now as teaching is becoming infused with technology. Technology is encouraging the teacher’s role to evolve to be more of a facilitator of learning, and students expect that their teachers are technologically literate and are actively finding ways to incorporate it in their classrooms. This is only one example of the challenges we can encounter as we try to stay up-to-date in our profession. This is why the NileTESOL conference has been so vital to many of us for the past two decades and will continue to be. We can use this annual event to come together and share successful practices from our various contexts. These discussions can enhance our own teaching practices, and empower our sense of collaboration with other professionals from Egypt and international contexts. After the conference ends, we feel rejuvenated and endeavor to learn even more and to create an everlasting cycle of dynamism in the classroom. The ideal way to commemorate the 20th anniversary is to share our own best practices and to be open to the practices of others in order to maximize the benefit out of this conference for ourselves as well as the students who rely on us. For the sake of having a diverse conference with something for everyone, we have several kinds of events that you may participate in during this conference. In addition to presentations and workshops, the conference also offers various sessions such as e-Community, 20 X 20, Posters, and Teaching without Tech. There are also three very salient panel discussions and last, but not least, the Colloquium. We also invite you to attend our NEW event called “CHAT SHOW”, where one of our plenary speakers will be interviewed regarding his own professional and personal experiences. Finally, we are very excited to celebrate the 20th conference with a special opening ceremony where three speakers with histories with the conference will share their own reflections. We hope that this will prove to be a very enjoyable and informative conference that we will all remember for years to come. Alexander Lewko & Mai Magdy NileTESOL Conference Co-chairs, 2016 4
NILETESOL CONFERENCE 2016 OPENING CEREMONY: COMMEMORATION OF 20 YEARS OF CONFERENCES
January 26th
Bassily Hall
9:00 am
This year marks 20 years of NileTESOL conferences. In order to celebrate this special occasion and to cherish the achievements of the past two decades of conferences, three individuals who have been involved with the conference have been invited to share their memories and reflections. It is a great opportunity for all of us to remember our own experiences and to reflect upon how the conference has evolved throughout these years. INVITED SPEAKERS: Dr. Deena Boraie Carol Clark Rania Jabr
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PLENARY SPEAKERS DR. JERRY GEBHARD Collaborate Observation: Developing our Teaching through Multiple Eyes January 26th Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 10:00 am The goal of this talk is to show how teachers can gain awareness of teaching and change the interaction in their classrooms through nonjudgmental collaborative observation and talk with other teachers. I begin by discussing principles underlying collaborative observation. With these principles in mind, I then show a process of collaborative classroom observation. Finally, I provide examples of group observations.
DR. ANDY CURTIS Making the Context Count in Best Practices January 26th Bassily Hall (Conference Center)
2:00 pm
The notion of ‘best practices’ in language teaching and learning may be something of a ‘double-edged sword’, as it has helped the field grow and develop in some important ways. However, the idea of ‘best practices’ has sometimes resulted in methodologies that have been developed in one context being applied unsuccessfully in another. This highlights the importance of ‘best fit’, which will be the main idea explored in this plenary talk. We will look at specific examples of how methodological approaches have worked better in some contexts than others, and see what we can learn from these examples, about ‘best practice’ and ‘best fit’.
DR. BARRY O’SULLIVAN Who is Validation For? January 27th Bassily Hall (Conference Center)
9:00 am
Validation is the gathering and presenting of evidence to support the claims we make about a test. Validation reports are written for test specialists or lawyers, while test takers, parents, teachers and a host of other key stakeholders are excluded. In this talk, I will argue that our thinking on the focus and structure of validation arguments too limited as it fails to recognise the needs of different audiences for whom validation reports are necessary.
DR. NADIA TOUBA Primary Issues for Education Reform in the 21st Century January 27th Bassily Hall (Conference Center) st
2:00 pm
Moving into the 21 century there are a number of issues we are trying to cope with in the hope that we will progress smoothly and be able to handle the challenges. This talk will focus on some points that need to be understood and seriously considered for any kind of educational improvement or reform in Egypt to efficiently proceed. The presenter will focus on MLearning, assessment and leadership with special reference to language teaching.
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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT COLLOQUIUM - English as a Global Language January 27th
Bassily Hall – Conference Center
3:00 pm
It has been over three decades since Braj Kachru introduced his concentric circles model of the use and spread of the English language. Since that time, English has only continued to spread, and the numbers of English speakers in the “outer” and “expanding circles” continue to grow. During this time, the terms to refer to the ways in which the language is used have evolved as well. Less frequently do we refer to English as a native language, a second language or foreign language, but rather, English as a global language, an international language, a lingua franca, World English and World Englishes. We also are increasingly using the terms L1 speaker and L2 speaker, perhaps reflecting the fact that most L2 learners of English today are not identifying themselves in terms of their interaction with L1 speakers. Increasingly, L2 learners acquire the language as a tool to communicate with other non-L1 speakers or to increase their own academic or professional opportunities worldwide. In keeping with NileTESOL’s theme of “Communicate, Collaborate, Create,” this interactive panel attempts to explore how all speakers of English use the language to communicate and collaborate with one another, as well as how all speakers of the language play a role in the co-creation of varieties of English. Other issues to be addressed include: What are the advantages of viewing English as a global language, unconnected to a specific country or culture? Are there any disadvantages? Will English continue to dominate as the world’s global language? What is the role of culture—if any—in English learning and teaching today? To what extent does the variety of English an individual speaks reflect one’s identity? If English no longer “belongs” to the L1 speakers, why do preferences for British or American varieties still persist? And in the field of TESOL, why do preferences for “native speaker” teachers still persist? Each panelist will give a brief presentation and then respond to participants’ questions and comments. Local and international views will be presented.
PANELISTS: Elizabeth Arrigoni (Moderator)
Mai Magdy (Moderator)
Dr. Deena Boraie (Discussant)
Dr. Andy Curtis
Dr. Barry O’Sullivan
Heba Fathelbab
Dr. Nadia Touba
Dr. Jerry Gebhard
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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION Is it Ever Too Early to Teach Academic Integrity? January 26th
P 022 (CC)
3:00 pm
Although the issue of academic integrity, i.e. cheating in exams and plagiarizing in writing, is not new, all schools and universities need to address the problem, particularly when operating in a second or foreign language. Several initiatives have been taken in Egypt and across the Arab world to help address problems of plagiarism and violations of academic integrity. In an effort to raise awareness about issues of academic integrity, this panel discussion aims at encouraging and guiding teachers in both schools and universities to help their students become cognizant of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism in order for them to become academically honest. This is a generation which has the advantage of using the Internet, thus facilitating their access to information. However, are we doing enough to promote academic integrity? In an effort to do just such, the panelists in this session will first define academic dishonesty, outline common myths associated with academic dishonesty, and then share tips for teachers to both incorporate it into their teaching and encourage students to avoid it. PANELISTS Dr. Mariam Osman (Moderator) Rania Jabr Wendy McFeely
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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION Communicative Language Teaching with Large Classes January 26th
P 022 (CC)
4:00 pm
Contrary to popular opinion, there is no agreement in the research as to what constitutes a “large class size.” However, as a Kenyan educator once remarked, "A large class is one with more students than available facilities can support" (qtd in Nayak & Rao, 2004). Across the globe, language teachers are repeatedly challenged by the seeming impossibility of implementing communicative language activities in classes with tens, dozens or even hundreds of students. This panel discussion will cover the negative and positive aspects of large class sizes. Panelists will offer their own experiences with and suggestions for communicative language teaching with large classes. PANELISTS Elizabeth Arrigoni (Moderator) Erica Dirou Dr. Ola Hafez Dr. Yasmine Salah El-Din
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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT PANEL DISCUSSION Developing Reflective Practice in Learning and Teaching January 27th
P 022 (CC)
12:00 pm
Since Kolb’s seminal work on the subject in 1984, reflective practice in teaching and learning has increasingly become a cornerstone feature of current best practices in TESOL. However, although its importance is the subject of extensive literature, there is scant research available on what effective approaches to reflection actually look like in practice, or how reflective skills might best be acquired (Ryan & Ryan, 2012). This panel discussion attempts to address some of these concerns. Panelists will discuss some of the benefits of reflective practice and share their experiences with and practical ideas on how they use systematic reflection as both a student strategy for active learning and a teacher tool for professional development and curriculum revision. PANELISTS Heba Fathelbab (Moderator) Carol Clark Ebtihal El Badry Hanan Fares Mariah Fairley
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NILETESOL POSTER SESSION EVENT January 26th
CP 21 (SSE)
1:00 pm
What is a Poster Session? A poster session is an informal event in which presenters share research or new ideas via paper posters. The posters are accompanied by 10 minute explanations and time for questions. The session is set up in a gallery walk-through style, where posters are displayed and presentations are going on simultaneously in different parts of the room. The audience moves from poster to poster according to individual choice, gathering around each poster in small groups to listen to the presentations. This allows for intimate interaction with the audience in a more casual format. Presentations Entesar E. Sarhan & The New Bloom: Creating Product-Oriented Assessments Sami Ibrahim Hanna This session is intended to be an introduction to Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy. The objective is to get you examine the two versions of Bloom’s: the original and the revised. To do so, I've selected four activities that focus on your pre-knowledge of the Original Bloom’s Taxonomy (OBT) and the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT). Nashwa R. Mohamed & Using E-learning Platforms to Enhance English Language Rasha Osman Teaching and Learning This presentation aims at giving teachers an idea on how to use different e-learning platforms to enhance the English Language teaching and learning. The presenters will introduce a number of free platforms for hosting online classes, pinpoint how these platforms were differently used by two teachers in two different universities. Sara Rudolph St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) Education Programs StARS started as a small Sudanese community school in 1979. Today StARS provides education programs which serve approximately 1700 people a year. Through our Montessori Preschool, Child and Adult Education Programs and a set of Professional Development Courses, StARS address some of the fundamental educational needs for refugees in Cairo. Rasha Mohamed Towards a Different View of L1 Interference Language transfer is crucial for understanding learners’ errors and how to properly address them. This poster will demonstrate different types of transfer in different contexts: in Egypt, the USA and Morocco. Some useful tips will be suggested to assist learners in dealing with unwanted transfer.
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NILETESOL TEACHING WITHOUT TECH EVENT January 26th
C 118 (Hatem)
3:00 pm
What is a Teaching Without Tech Session? Modern teachers are always concerned with incorporating new technology into their classrooms. Yet, what do teachers do if there are no available resources for technology? Or, how can “high tech” teachers change the pace of their classroom by delivering a lesson without technology? This is an event given by presenters who have experience with low-to-no tech teaching. These 20-minute presentations about topics related to teaching with minimal resources will add to the professional development of teachers regardless of the technological capabilities of their classrooms. Presentations Mariah Fairley & Simple Structures to Help Make Group Work Work Heba Fathelbab In the classroom where little or no technology is available, keeping students engaged in learning can be a challenge. This presentation will share some simple pair and group work techniques which can help to address this challenge. Participants will learn how to adapt these techniques to their own classroom settings. Renee Garcia-Tolson Can You Teach 21st Century Skills Without & Denise E. Silfee Technology? This presentation will illustrate how it is possible for TESOL educators—new and seasoned—to teach collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication skills without the use of technology. Participants will be introduced to methodologies and strategies useful in a no-tech classroom and a series of activities that require no technology.
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NILETESOL E-COMMUNITY EVENT January 26th
Lab P015 (CB)
4:00 pm
What is E-Community? E-Community includes brief, 20-minute technology-related presentations held in the lab. Presentations will include topics such as useful websites and software, and will be held in a “show and tell” format. Presentations Deena M. Mansour Create, Collaborate, Learn and Have Fun & Heba Mohammed Alaa-Eldeen Said Go beyond the four walls of the classroom and digitize your teaching. Get students to develop their productive and receptive skills using web applications that would develop dynamic, motivating learning environment. With Picktochart, Powtoon, and QR Treasure Hunt, students will enjoy learning English, collaborate, play, and create their own educational visuals. Hala M. Said Formative Assessment: Internet Applications to Make it More Fun Students often fear assessment, finding it lonely and boring. In this presentation, two internet applications that make the formative assessment process more collaborative and fun for the students while being informative for the teacher will be introduced. Participants will then brainstorm ways to incorporate the apps into their classrooms.
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NILETESOL 20 X 20 EVENT January 27th
P 019 (CC)
11:00 am
What is a 20X20 Event? This is an event where speedy presentations are given by professionals in the field of education to encourage innovative professional development ideas. Presenters will be given seven minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 auto-advancing slides. Each slide is displayed for 20 seconds. This event will be moderated by Rania Jabr, Senior Instructor II at the American University in Cairo, who has been conducting 20x20 sessions in international conferences and has included this new tech tool in academic English language classes to teach both content and language skills. Session 1: Introduction Title: What is a 20 x 20 Presentation? Rania Jabr - Event Coordinator Session 2: 20 x 20 Presentations Ahmed Shalaby
Voice Record your Students' Speech and They Correct their Mistakes Have you consumed all mistake correction techniques and yet mistakes seem insurmountable? Voice record your students' presentations and turn the recordings into transcripts that students read and correct for themselves. Seeing their mistakes crystal clear helps them to overcome their language faults and addresses the core of their speaking problems. Alexander M. Lewko Developing ESL Students’ Paraphrasing Skills Through Collaborative Classroom Activities Paraphrasing, which utilizes ESL students’ reading and writing skills, is considered difficult to teach. This presentation will explain a series of activities over a number of class periods that require students to collaboratively create and synthesize paraphrases after working with source materials. Advantages of paraphrasing to students will be discussed. Ince Dian Aprilyani Azir Scaffolding Practice in Enhancing the EFL Students’ IELTS Academic Writing The presentation reports on the successful outcomes of scaffolding practice enhancing the EFL students’ IELTS academic writing. The obstacles of the EFL students in writing, types of scaffolding practice applied, and the results leading to higher band scale in IELTS Writing will be delivered in the presentation. Nehad A. El Leithy & Dr. Mahmoud A. Ramadan
Effectiveness of Quality Management Integration in TESOL Best Practices
This presentation addresses an organizational and managerial view of teaching. It suggests that TESOL best practices are based on quality management processes taking place outside the EFL classroom. It highlights the need to eliminate isolation between ELT community and managerial levels inside the institution to create TESOL sustainability and innovation. 14
NILETESOL FEATURED EVENT CHAT SHOW January 27th
M. Al Alfy Hall
10:00 am
What is a Chat Show?
Join us in this Chat Show, a new special session at NileTESOL, with plenary speaker Dr. Andy Curtis. Curtis will share highlights of his career as an English Language professional, his teaching philosophy, research and predictions for developments in the field of English Language learning and teaching. The audience will have the chance to interact with our esteemed guest at the end of the show. Dr. Maha Hamed (Moderator) Susan Esnawy (Moderator) Dr. Andy Curtis
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1:00 – 1:45
12:00 – 12:45
11:00 – 11:45
10:00 – 10:45
9:00 – 10:00
Rooms
CP 19 (SSE)
E-Portfolios: Documenting Achievements and Reflecting on Learning
Carol D. Clark, Dalia Ibrahim, & Mona Hegazy
Motivating the Demotivated: What Really Works!
Iman Baza & Marwa Baza
Counseling your Students: An Anxiety Free Class
Rania K. Jabr
Teaching Research Methods: Communicative and Inspiring
Omneya H. Kamal
Integrating Listening and Speaking in eLearning Environments – A Case Study
Nashwa R. Mohamed & Rasha Osman
CP 21 (SSE)
C 116 (Hatem)
C 117 (Hatem)
C 118 (Hatem)
C 122 (Hatem)
Annotation: A Tool for Better Reading and Writing
Afaf Z. Mishriki & Amani S. Demian
(Workshop)
Give me a Text, I Give you a Class
Shady R. Abuyusuf
Sara Rudolph
Rasha Mohamed
Nashwa R. Mohamed & Rasha Osman
Entesar E. Sarhan & Sami Ibrahim Hanna
POSTER SESSIONS
Not English but in English: CLIL for the English Classroom
Doha O. Mohamed
The Affordances of CALL in TEFL
Omaima M. Ayoub
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From Book Oriented to Task Based Learning: A Paradigm Shift
Ebtihal A. El Badry
A Flipped Classroom Spiced with Cooperative Learning
Samar Farah
A PBL Approach: A Project between Egyptian and Russian Students
Mai A. El Nekhely
Let’s Go with GO!! Heading Towards Creativity with Graphic Organizers
Nesreen B. ElNesr
Ensuring Test Validity and Reliability: Test Specifications
Yevgeniya Pronoza
A Technique for Teaching EAP/ESL Reading Comprehension and Summary
Susan Esnawy
The Integration of Differentiated Instruction and Multiple Intelligence Theory
Doaa R. Mahmoud & Mizy Amin Faris
(Workshop)
Implementing Innovated Writing Process Approach: A Path to Independent Learning
Dr. Anwar M. Mourssi & Dr. Osman Hassan Osman Fadul
'Ich Spreche Deutsch' - The Magic of Metacognition
Radwa Younis
C 125 (Hatem)
Accommodating Dyslexic Students in the Mainstream Classroom
Rasha S. Mohammed
Creating Twitter Games to Teach Communication and Collaboration
Dr. Maha Bali & Nadine Aboulmagd
The Effect of Subtitling on the Enhancement of EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension
Noha S. Ghoneam
Getting Teens to Really Speak in Class: Promoting Public Speaking Confidence and Competence
Shereen S. Elliethy
Including Learners with Special Educational Needs: Is it a Challenge?
Yomna Y. Mohamed
Digital Teachers’ Rooms – Using Online Platforms to Enhance Physical Space
Rose Aylett
(BASSILY HALL)
C 123 (Hatem)
COLLABORATE OBSERVATION: DEVELOPING OUR TEACHING THROUGH MULTIPLE EYES
WELCOME & OPENING CEREMONY (BASSILY HALL – CONFERENCE CENTER)
CP 20 (SSE)
PLENARY: DR. JERRY GEBHARD
CP18 (SSE)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2016
4:00 – 4:45
3:00 – 3:45
2:00 – 2:45
Rooms
A SevenDimensional Reading Class
Marwa W. Ismail & Dr. Sherine A. Omar
Professional Development Opportunities: Know More about Teacher Training Courses at SCE/AUC
Waleed Ali
CDD, SCE, AUC
CP18 (SSE)
CP 20 (SSE)
Nashwa L. Fahmy Get Involved: Courses Inspired by Students’ Interests
Concept Checking Question and Genuine Assessment
Peer Observation: A Catalyst for Better Teaching
Dr. Hala K. El Shawarby
Mohamed A. Elzoghby
Teaching Academic Writing Through Corpus Total Emergence
Muhammad A. Salama
PLENARY: DR. ANDY CURTIS
CP 19 (SSE)
C 116 (Hatem)
C 117 (Hatem)
Digital Storytelling Projects Enhance EFL Students’ Speaking Skills
Mohamed A. Abdel Mageed
Can International Language Exams Improve Institutional Assessments?
Wael Amer, Ibrahim Said, & Ahmed I. Awaad
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L1 or No L1: That is the Question!
Dr. Ramy S. Shabara, Marwa Baza, & Iman Baza
Motivate and Empower Language Learners with Opportunities in Choice-Making
Denise Y. Waszkowski
(Workshop)
Why and How to Use Warm-Ups in an Academic Writing Class
Erika I. Van Winden
C 122 (Hatem)
C 123 (Hatem)
Increasing Student Engagement through Journaling
Mariah J. Fairley
Mariah J. Fairley & Heba Fathelbab
Renee GarciaTolson & Denise E. Silfee
WITHOUT TECH
TEACHING
How Can Identity and Human Agency Make a Good Language Learner?
Nesma H. Abdel Fattah & Nora Nabil Soliman
New Modes of Delivery: Teachers as Members of Participatory Cultures
Ihab M. Freiz
The Fast and the Fluent
Kareem Zeyada
Medhat M. Galaal
C 125 (Hatem)
Fake it Till You Make it: Critical Thinking Shapes Minds
Rania Zaki
Best Remedial Practices for Pronunciation Problems Using Active Learning
(BASSILY HALL - CONFERENCE CENTER)
C 118 (Hatem)
MAKING THE CONTEXT COUNT IN BEST PRACTICES
CP 21 (SSE)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2016
2:00 – 2:45
1:00 – 1:45
12:00 – 12:45
11:00 – 11:45
10:00 – 10:45
9:00 – 10:00
Rooms
M. El Alfy Hall
Blogging and Podcasts in the Classroom
Ayat Al-Tawel
Useful Practices for a GenderFair EL Classroom
Sarah F. Shehattah
Lecturing to Large Groups: Efficient Ways for Promoting your Students' Learning
Dr. Hoda M. Abu Hashem
P 007 (CC)
Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC) P 019 (CC)
P 022 (CC)
(Plenary Workshop)
‘Good’ Tests: Are Teachers and Developers on the Same Page?
DR. BARRY O’SULLIVAN
Bring Language to Life! Keys to Communication
Ola Refaat
Macmillan
Balancing Elementary English Course Curriculum: Interactive Workshop with Hang Out! English Course Book
Laurence Buckley
Leaders
Visual Impact in your Lessons with “Life”
John Hughes
ILB
Effective and Engaging Primary Teaching
Carol Stein
Pearson
(Plenary Workshop)
Major Civic Issues for 21st Century Teachers
DR. NADIA TOUBA
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(Workshop)
Teacher Assessment Literacy: What Is the Nature of Classroom Assessment?
FEATURING DR. LIYING CHENG
TEA SIG
(BASSILY HALL)
Community Service Here and There: It Counts When you Care
Marwa Abdellateef, Reham Elgazar, & Sadek Onsi Hilal
RELO
Parental Engagement: Communication and Collaboration between School and Home
Laura J. McWilliams
A Model of InService Teacher Training: Challenges and Achievements
Jonathan Hadley, Mona El Halawany, Jill Knight, Ishraqh Fekry, & Magda Fadle
MAKING THE CONTEXT COUNT IN BEST PRACTICES
English for Employability Digital Solutions to the Skills Gap
Harry Haynes
British Council
British Council’s Continuing Professional Development Framework for Teachers
Shirley Finlayter
British Council
Engaging Very Young Learners: Interactive Workshop with Treehouse English Course Book
Leaders Laurence Buckley
Lab P 015 (CB)
CALL Tools: New Opportunities for Collaboration and Communication Explored
Sara Amin
(Workshop)
Corpus Linguistics: A Tool for Creative and Authentic EFL Classes
Ahmed I. Awaad & Dr. Ramy Shabara
(BASSILY HALL)
Mansour Hall (Hatem P024)
COLLABORATE OBSERVATION: DEVELOPING OUR TEACHING THROUGH MULTIPLE EYES
WELCOME & OPENING CEREMONY (BASSILY HALL – CONFERENCE CENTER)
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
PLENARY: DR. ANDY CURTIS
Teaching Changes Lives: Practical Steps Towards Creating a Collaborative Activity-Based Classroom for your Learners and for yourself
Vanessa Esteves
Oxford
(Workshop)
Classroom Language Activities for Motivating Teenagers
Peter Lucantoni
Cambridge
PLENARY: DR. JERRY GEBHARD
C 126 (Hatem)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2016
4:00 – 4:45
3:00 – 3:45
Rooms
The Effect of Glossing and Non-Glossing on the Retention of Ambiguous Vocabulary in a Given Text
A Corpus-Based Contrastive Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors: Implications for Students of Political Sciences Sanaa Abdel Hady Makhlouf
Ahmed A. Thabet & Dr. Waheed Mohammed Al Tohami
C 126 (Hatem)
M. El Alfy Hall
(Workshop)
Enhancing Effective Teaching and Learning of IELTS Academic Writing
Anna Hasper
IDP
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
Blending and Flipping your Course Book
John Hughes
ILB
P 007 (CC)
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(Plenary Workshop)
‘Best Practice’ and ‘Best Fit’ in Language Teacher Professional Development
DR. ANDY CURTIS
Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC)
Pedagogical Advancement in ELT-Reframing the Classroom
Debra Marsh
Macmillan
P 019 (CC)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2016
Communicative Language Teaching with Large Classes
Elizabeth Arrigoni Erica Dirou Dr.Yasmine Salah El-Din Dr. Ola Hafez
PANEL DISCUSSION
Is it Ever Too Early to Teach Academic Integrity?
Dr. Mariam Osman Rania Jabr Wendy McFeely
PANEL DISCUSSION
P 022 (CC)
Mansour Hall (Hatem P024)
Deena M. Mansour & Heba Mohammed AlaaEldeen Said
Hala M. Said
E-COMMUNITY
Lab P 015 (CB)
3:00 – 4:45
2:00 – 2:45
1:00 – 1:45
12:00 – 12:45
11:00 – 11:45
10:00 – 10:45
9:00 – 9:45
Rooms
Understanding Validity by Listening to Test-Takers’ Voices
Best Practices in Teaching Reading; Motivating EFL Students to Read
Effective Use of Collaborative Online Discussion Boards and Netiquette Guidelines
Creative Teaching, Creative Learning
Marisa R. Constantinides
Language Competency Battery... A Recharge with Cummins Framework
Nesreen B. ElNesr
Teaching Reflection through SenseStimulating Content
Sahar Mashhour
Why Should Teachers of English Language Be Informed of Irlen Syndrome
Rasha Anwar
You’ve Got Mail: Using Letters in the Classroom
Latifa Mousa
CP 07 (Jameel)
The Next Generation of Technology: Mobile Apps in the English Language Classroom
Dr. Jenny Eppard
Poetry Appreciation through Translation
Mostafa M. Hamed
Integrating Web 2.0 Tools to EFL Teaching & Learning
Mohamed R. Mahmoud
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(BASSILY HALL)
PRIMARY ISSUES FOR EDUCATION REFORM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
COLLOQUIUM: ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
CP 08 (Jameel)
(BASSILY HALL)
Investigating Collaborative Writing: Languaging Events and Perceptions of Learners
Wendy McFeely & Susanne Rizzo
Designing a Successful Professional Development Plan
Mohamed E. Hemeda
Effective Debate and Presentation Techniques
Mona M. El Saady & Laila Y. Kamal
(BASSILY HALL – CONFERENCE CENTER)
CP 03 (Jameel)
WHO IS VALIDATION FOR?
CP 02 (Jameel)
NILE TESOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (BASSILY HALL - CONFERENCE CENTER)
eRead --> eWrite: Strategies that Work!
Dr. Yasmine A. Salah El-Din
(Workshop)
Keep them Moving!
Raquel Cibrian Valle
PLENARY: DR. NADIA TOUBA
A Fresh, Positive Start for Low Level Learners
Nicola Mole
Dr. Liying Cheng
Nadine K. Aboulmagd
CP 20 (SSE)
PLENARY: DR. BARRY O'SULLIVAN
CP 19 (SSE)
Amira Salama
Can the Results of International Language Exams Improve language Learning?
Dr. Ramy S. Shabara, Wael Amer, & Ibrahim Said
CP18 (SSE)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2016
(Workshop)
Butterfly Game to Achieve our Aim: Multiple Intelligences Creative Application
Rania Zaki
Multiple Intelligences Inside Out
Dr. Sherine A. Omar & Marwa W. Ismail
CP 09 (Jameel)
3:00 – 4:45
2:00 – 2:45
1:00 – 1:45
12:00 – 12:45
11:00 – 11:45
10:00 – 10:45
9:00 – 9:45
Rooms
E-Based Lesson Plans: A ‘Do-ItYourself’ Approach
Marwa Baza & Iman Baza
A Corpus-Based Program for Developing the Phraseological Competence of Sinai University Media Students
Amal S. Nasrallah
CP 13 (Jameel)
Recent Developments in Electronic-Test Driven Course Design: TOEFL-iBT as an Example
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COLLOQUIUM: ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
(BASSILY HALL)
PRIMARY ISSUES FOR EDUCATION REFORM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
(BASSILY HALL)
The Effectiveness of Peer Feedback in a Web 2.0 Medium
Dr. Khaled El Ebyary & Dr. Dalia Said Elhawary
(Workshop)
Socrative: Engaging Quizzes, Motivated Students and ZERO Marking
Nesreen Fakhr & Nora Khalil
NILE TESOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (BASSILY HALL - CONFERENCE CENTER)
Using Songs and Literature in English Classes
Hania M. Youssef
CSCL & Virtual Exchange: A Framework of 21st Century Learning
Four Skills + Bloom’s Taxonomy = Better Practices of Teaching
Dr. Haggag M. Haggag
Mayssa M. Hashaad
The Impact of Strategies-Based Instruction on EFL Learners’ Speaking Performance, Motivation and Language Learning Strategy Use
Amel Benaissa
Maha H. Mohamed
PLENARY: DR. NADIA TOUBA
Active Learning Strategies: Developing Hotel Studies Students' Oral Communication Skills
Dr. Marwa S. ElGarawany
LisWriSpeak
Mostafa R. Khalil & Mai S. N. Aish
Using Moodle in Teaching English Language - New Era of Technology
Mohammed A. Al Kharusi
Lab P 015 (CB)
(BASSILY HALL – CONFERENCE CENTER)
C 125 (Hatem)
WHO IS VALIDATION FOR?
C 123 (Hatem)
PLENARY: DR. BARRY O'SULLIVAN
C 118 (Hatem)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2016
(Workshop)
Free Online Tools to Power, Engage and Assess your Students
Ahmed S. Marzouk
Digital Writing Month - Building an Open Online Learning Experience
Dr. Maha Bali, Maha Abdel Moneim, Sarah Honeychurch, & Kevin Hodgson
Lab P 016 (CB)
3:00 – 4:45
2:00 – 2:45
1:00 – 1:45
12:00 – 12:45
11:00 – 11:45
10:00 – 10:45
9:00 – 9:45
Rooms
Peter Lucantoni
Content Leading the Language – Ideas for Cross-Curricula Thinking
(Workshop)
Anna Hasper
Enhancing Effective Teaching and Learning of IELTS Speaking
(Workshop)
What Do you Know about RELO? Test your Knowledge!
You Can’t Teach Grammar
Eli Ghazel
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(BASSILY HALL)
PRIMARY ISSUES FOR EDUCATION REFORM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
COLLOQUIUM: ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
PLENARY: DR. NADIA TOUBA
(BASSILY HALL)
Developing Reflective Practice in Learning and Teaching
Carol Clark Ebtihal ElBadry Hanan Fares Heba Fathelbab Mariah Fairley
Dr. Ruth Petzold
Ince Dian Aprilyani Azir
Nehad A. El Leithy & Dr. Mahmoud A. Ramadan
Alexander Lewko
Ahmed Shalaby
20 X 20 PRESENTATIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION ILB
(Plenary Workshop)
How Communicative? A Workshop on Communication and Classroom Activities
DR. JERRY GEBHARD
P 022 (CC)
RELO
And One More Thing…Transferable Skills for Life!
Teresa Doğuelli
Macmillan
Blended Learning - Flipping the Classroom
Carol Stein
Pearson
NILE TESOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (BASSILY HALL - CONFERENCE CENTER)
Cambridge
Teacher Recruitment
Maha Sherif
British Council
P 019 (CC)
(BASSILY HALL – CONFERENCE CENTER)
Shafik Gabr (P 008 CC)
WHO IS VALIDATION FOR?
P 007 (CC)
PLENARY: DR. BARRY O'SULLIVAN
Mary Cross Hall (P 006 CC)
IDP
Dr. Andy Curtis
CHAT SHOW
M. El Alfy Hall
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2016
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2016
9:00 – 10:00
Bassily Hall
WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY COMMEMORATION OF 20 YEARS OF CONFERENCES Dr. Robert Switzer
Dean of Academy of Liberal Arts, AUC
Dr. Nathaniel Bowditch
Dean of HUSS, AUC
Dr. Mariam Osman
President, NileTESOL
Mai Magdy
Co-Chair, NileTESOL Conference 2016
Dr. Deena Boraie
Dean of School of Continuing Education, AUC
Carol Clark
Senior Instructor, AUC
Rania Jabr
Senior Instructor II, AUC
Alexander Lewko
Co-Chair, NileTESOL Conference 2016
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Plenary
Bassily Hall
Collaborate Observation: Developing our Teaching through Multiple Eyes Dr. Jerry Gebhard
Professor Emeritus, Composition & TESOL Indiana University of Pennsylvania
This goal of this talk is to show how teachers can gain awareness of teaching and change the interaction in their classrooms through nonjudgmental collaborative observation and talk with other teachers. I begin by discussing principles underlying collaborative observation. With these principles in mind, I then show a process of collaborative classroom observation. Finally, I provide examples of group observations.
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2 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) Counseling your Students: An Anxiety Free Class Rania K. Jabr Senior Instructor II AUC By sharing carefully planned techniques to guide teachers through the challenge of teaching, the role of affect is highlighted. How can teachers manage and provide counsel for their students? How can we create an anxiety-free classroom? This session will focus on solving the problem of balancing learning tasks with the need to motivate and enthuse our students. Participants will leave with a checklist to use to combat the challenges of teaching. Integrate counselling into your courses and you will see the difference.
3 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 19 (SSE) Integrating Listening and Speaking in e-Learning Environments – A Case Study Nashwa R. Mohamed English Instructor MUST Rasha Osman
English Lecturer Higher Technological Institute This presentation aims at giving teachers an idea on how to integrate listening and speaking skills in an e-learning environment. The presenters will present how they used Nicenet (an educational platform) to help students improve their listening and speaking skills using free internet listening resources and free online speaking tools.
4 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP 20 (SSE) Give me a Text, I Give you a Class Shady R. Abuyusuf Teacher Trainer Future University in Egypt Attendees will learn how to use listening and reading texts to create classes that are conversational-driven, emergent language-based and light material-dependent. They will be able to create a whole class using a poem, a song or an article, etc. They will feel more independent as teachers.
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5 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 21 (SSE) The Affordances of CALL in TEFL Omaima M. Ayoub English Language Instructor Higher Technological Institute Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) opens new possibilities and provides untapped resources for EFL teachers and learners. The presenter will examine the potential affordances of CALL in the Egyptian context, where there are significant hurdles to overcome as we attempt to integrate CALL technologies into our institutional and classroom practice. 6 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 116 (Hatem) A PBL Approach: A Project between Egyptian and Russian Students Mai A. El Nekhely English Instructor and Trainer AMIDEAST, Egypt The presenter will share her experience of applying Project-Based Learning to a project conducted by Access students from Egypt and Russia. She will display the steps of conducting the project, some of the difficulties and how to overcome them. A digital story display will be present. Audience participation is welcome. 7 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C117 (Hatem) A Technique for Teaching EAP/ESL Reading Comprehension and Summary Susan Esnawy Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo This presentation will demonstrate a technique for analyzing EAP/ESL reading passages, in preparation for summary writing; it enhances comprehension, analysis and critical reading/thinking skills. Participants will apply the technique, which can be used with any passage, and discuss using it in their teaching contexts. Handouts will be provided. 8 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop C 118 (Hatem) Implementing Innovated Writing Process Approach: A Path to Independent Learning Assistant Professor Dr. Anwar M. Mourssi Higher College of Technolgy Professor Nizwa University The presenters introduce teaching/learning writing skill based on the innovated writing process and learning strategies. Selected errors from students’ work will be given to the audience set in groups. These errors will be discussed and the role of Innovated Writing Process/learning strategies will be shown in enhancing effective writing. Dr. Osman Hassan Osman Fadul
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9 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 123 (Hatem) The Effect of Subtitling on the Enhancement of EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension Noha S. Ghoneam Demonstrator Minoufia University In EFL contexts where learners usually lack access to everyday ‘real life’ communication, the use of listening material is indispensable. Feature movies are rich sources of authentic material in classrooms. The presenter will discuss the use of movies and subtitles in classroom teaching besides the design of her proposed study. 10 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) Digital Teachers’ Rooms – Using Online Platforms to Enhance Physical Space Rose Aylett Senior Teacher Trainer British Council Teachers’ rooms are hubs for planning, ideas-sharing, socialising and teacher development; activities which can all be enhanced through digital technologies. This presentation will explore the use of a selection of tools for teacher development ‘on the go’, transforming the traditional, physical Teachers’ Room into an interactive, mobile, online learning space. 11 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 126 (Hatem) Lecturing to Large Groups: Efficient Ways for Promoting your Students' Learning Dr. Hoda M. Abu Hashem Lecturer of TEFL Workers University This presentation acquaints participants with the topic of making outstanding lectures to large groups. In particular, three aspects- generating and maintaining interest, student engagement, and the importance of a good structure- will be considered in some detail.
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11:00
90 Minutes
Publisher Workshop
M. El Alfy Hall
Classroom Language Activities for Motivating Teenagers Peter Lucantoni
Consultant Cambridge University Press
This workshop will look at a variety of activities which will tempt and motivate teenagers into learning English in a more meaningful and enjoyable manner. Time will be spent on activities for ice-breakers, skills practice, developing meaningful lexis, as well as discussion topics, but for each one the emphasis will be on increasing learner motivation. Teachers will be able to use the activities alongside any coursebook in order to supplement specific language teaching and learning.
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11:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
Bring Language to Life! Keys to Communication Ola Refaat
Senior ELT Publishing Executive Macmillan
Do productive skills achieve communication? Communication, whether spoken or written, is the ultimate goal for any language learner and teacher. But after so many levels of language practice a big percentage of our students find it very difficult to communicate in English although they pass the exams. What seems to be missing? 14
11:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 007 (CC)
Engaging Very Young Learners: Interactive Workshop with Treehouse English Course Book Laurence Buckley
Compass Publishing Leaders
Disguise learning and watch learners become more engaged and active in class! Through structured stories, learnersfocus on the plot, setting, and characters of the story thus enhancing the educational experience and making it more enjoyable. Create synergy by linking this methodology with a communicative approach to achieve meaningful and purposeful use of the language. 15
11:00
90 Minutes
Plenary Workshop
P 019 (CC)
Major Civic Issues for 21st Century Teachers Dr. Nadia Touba
Consultant
All over the world there is a state of unrest in many aspects of life. In the face of this dilemma too many of our values, morals, beliefs, traditions and ethics have been neglected which should be central in the process of education. This workshop will focus on the foundations of democracy: Responsibility, Authority, and Justice. The workshop will encourage participants to work together to show them how to integrate these topics in the course of their language classes. This integrated approach helps ensure educators are addressing the whole human being instead of just focusing on language issues in isolation.
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16 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation P 022 (CC) A Model of In-Service Teacher Training: Challenges and Achievements Consultant Jonathan Hadley CfBT Education Trust, UK Mona El Halawany
Languages Training Coordinator National Institutes Training Centre for Foreign Languages
Jill Knight
Consultant CfBT Education Trust
Ishraqh Fekry
KG Teacher El Nasr Girls’ College, Alexandria
KG Teacher Victory College, Alexandria In 2014 the National Institutes Training Centre partnered with CfBT Education Trust to develop a cadre of Egyptian teacher trainers for KG and Lower Primary levels. This presentation will describe the programme, highlight lessons learned about effective teacher development and make some suggestions for overcoming the challenges that remain. Magda Fadle
17 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop Lab P015 (CB) Corpus Linguistics: A Tool for Creative and Authentic EFL Classes Manager of the Programs and Partnerships Ahmed I. Awaad Department The American University in Cairo Manager, ETAD SCE, AUC This workshop aims to familiarize teachers with the use of corpus linguistics as a tool in teaching EFL. By collaboratively working with the attendants through a variety of activities in which they use free corpora, attendants learn how to enrich their teaching with authentic, corpus-based activities. Dr. Ramy S. Shabara
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18 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation Motivating the Demotivated: What Really Works! EFL Instructor Iman Baza AUC
CP 18 (SSE)
EFL Instructor AUC Demotivation is an educational concern that has caused instances of frustration on the part of students and teachers alike. To avoid such a dilemma, the presenters would highlight what research says on motivating students and report on a survey conducted to uncover the perceptions of students and teachers regarding ‘motivation’. Marwa Baza
19 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 19 (SSE) Teaching Research Methods: Communicative and Inspiring Omneya H. Kamal Instructor in the RHET Department AUC Undergraduate students usually consider the process of conducting research and writing a research paper overwhelming. Based on the presenter's experience in teaching research methods to undergraduate students, she will outline and explain various class activities and teaching ideas that can make the process inspiring, communicative, useful. 20 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 21 (SSE) Not English but in English: CLIL for the English Classroom Doha O. Mohamed English Teacher British Council This session explores different strategies for using Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in English classrooms. This approach can be used to improve students’ productive as well receptive skills and teach them subject content at the same time. Different activities utilizing this approach will be discussed.
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21 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 116 (Hatem) A Flipped Classroom Spiced with Cooperative Learning Samar Farah English Instructor- Continuing Education Department American University in Cairo This presentation will provide background information on flipped classrooms instruction combined with cooperative learning activities and how ESL/EFL teachers can make the best use of this form of instruction based on my experience at the American University in Cairo teaching adult learners. The presentation aims to raise teachers’ awareness of the value of learners’ autonomy “the capacity to control one’s own learning” (Brown, 2007). Implications of this paper are: encouraging student centered instruction and collaborative learning, integrating technology in 21st century learning, using class time effectively and creatively. 22 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 117 (Hatem) Ensuring Test Validity and Reliability: Test Specifications Yevgeniya Pronoza Head of the Assessment Unit Sultan Qaboos University The presentation will demonstrate how well-written test specifications ensure test validity and reliability as well as help create multiple test versions. The speaker will also present some practical guidelines and ideas towards writing good test specifications. The presentation is suitable for both teachers and test developers. 23 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 122 (Hatem) ‘Ich Spreche Deutsch’ - The Magic of Metacognition Radwa Younis English Instructor Future University in Egypt (FUE) Based on her recent experience as a fully independent learner of German, the speaker is going to shed light on aspects of metacognition that helped her through her learning process and suggest a couple of theories about language and language aqcuisition/learning to be shared with learners to enforce their autonomy.
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24 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 123 (Hatem) Creating Twitter Games to Teach Communication and Collaboration Associate Professor of Practice, Center for Dr. Maha Bali Learning and Teaching The American University in Cairo Online Content Developer, The Center for Learning and Teaching The American University in Cairo Learn about our process of using Twitter for designing educational games that teach digital literacy, communication skills and global collaboration. We will discuss three games we cocreated with others: Twitter Taboo (#TwitterTaboo), Twitter Scavenger Hunt, and #TvsZ. We will explore opportunities of using these games with language learners. Nadine Aboulmagd
25 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) Including Learners with Special Educational Needs: Is it a Challenge? Yomna Y. Mohamed Academic Manager and ESL Instructor Al-Azhar English Training Centre (AAETC), Al-Azhar University Have you experienced dealing with a student who has reading difficulties or behavioral issues? Well, they might be SEN learners. This presentation will provide some activities and suggestions for involving learners with special educational needs in our classes and will address the challenges facing teachers in creating an inclusive classroom. 26 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 126 (Hatem) Useful Practices for a Gender-Fair EL Classroom Sarah F. Shehattah Assistant Lecturer Misr University for Science & Technology Gender favoritism has proven to demotivate EL learners. Whether in classroom interactions or teaching materials, gender bias and stereotyping affect learners’ achievements and performances. In this presentation, the audience will be engaged in a fruitful discussion that will offer useful gender-neutral practices for maintaining a productive gender-fair EL classroom.
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90 Minutes
Plenary Workshop
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
‘Good’ Tests: Are Teachers and Developers on the Same Page? Dr. Barry O'Sullivan
Head of Assessment Research & Development British Council
What is a ‘good’ test? What are the key things about a test that makes it good or not good? In this workshop we will explore these key questions, highlighting any potential differences in understanding or interpretation between test developers and teachers.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 007 (CC)
British Council’s Continuing Professional Development Framework for Teachers Shirley Finlayter
Project Manager British Council
Shirley Finlayter will introduce the new British Council CPD framework which uses practical tools to help teachers reflect on and evaluate their own development in teaching knowledge, skills and practice. 29
12:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC)
Visual Impact in your Lessons with “Life” John Hughes
Teacher Trainer ILB
Photographs and videos provide a natural starting point for language learning which can bring impact to the beginning of a lesson, generate authentic language practice and inspire students to create and tell stories about them. National Geographic photographs, course series ‘Life’, provides tips, ideas and activities that you can use.
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30 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation P 022 (CC) Parental Engagement: Communication and Collaboration between School and Home Laura J. McWilliams Senior Teacher Young Learners British Council Heliopolis Building strong parent-teacher partnerships is key to helping children reach their potential, since support at home significantly affects progress at school. This session showcases several strategies used to create such relationships, including lessons learned from mainstream UK education as well as best practices from around the globe.
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12:00
90 Minutes
Meeting
Mansour Hall
TEA SIG The testing, evaluation, and assessment (TEA) SIG aims to contribute to developing assessment literacy among TESOL professionals in Egypt. The purpose of this TEA SIG session is to bring together members of NileTESOL who have a strong interest in issues pertaining to language testing and assessment. This session provides background information about the objectives and future plans of the TEA SIG. Our speaker this year is Professor Liying Cheng of Queen’s University, Canada. She will give a workshop entitled, “Teacher Assessment Literacy: What Is the Nature of Classroom Assessment?”
32 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) E-Portfolios: Documenting Achievements and Reflecting on Learning Senior Instructor Carol D. Clark The American University in Cairo Dalia Ibrahim
Student The American University in Cairo
Student The American University in Cairo In this demonstration, the presenter discusses purposes and benefits of one format of eportfolios used in a freshman writing class at the American University in Cairo. Three model eportfolios are demonstrated by student designers, followed by a question-answer session focused on ePortfolio development. Particpants receive assignment prompts, an assessment rubric, and a list of resources. Mona Hegazy
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33 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 20 (SSE) Annotation: A Tool for Better Reading and Writing Senior Instructor Afaf Z. Mishriki The American University in Cairo Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo One way to achieve better reading comprehension is to annotate texts, which will help the reader to interact with the text, learn more, and make much better sense of it. This presentation will focus on what annotation is, how to annotate, when to annotate, the benefits of annotation, and how to apply it in an EAP course. Amani S. Demian
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1:00
45 Minutes
Special Event
CP 21 (SSE)
Poster Session Event The New Bloom: Creating Product-Oriented Assessments
Graduate JMU Secondary Stage EFL Supervisor Ministry Of Education
Using e-Learning Platforms to Enhance English Language Teaching and Learning
English Instructor MUST English Lecturer Higher Technological Institute
Rasha Mohamed
Towards a Different View of L1 Interference
Teaching Fellow The American University in Cairo
Sara Rudolph
St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) Education Programs
Volunteer Coordinator St. Andrew’s Refugee Services
Entesar E. Sarhan Sami Ibrahim Hanna Nashwa R. Mohamed Rasha Osman
A poster session is an informal event in which presenters share research or new ideas via paper posters. The posters are accompanied by 10 minute explanations and time for questions. The session is set up in a gallery walk-through style, where posters are displayed and presentations are going on simultaneously in different parts of the room. The audience moves from poster to poster according to individual choice, gathering around each poster in small groups to hear the presentations. This allows for intimate interaction with the audience in a more casual format.
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35 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 116 (Hatem) From Book Oriented to Task Based Learning: A Paradigm Shift Ebtihal A. El Badry Assistant Director SCE/AUC The presentation focuses on learners’ quest to meet their needs to use the language rather than learn about the language. Instructors implement flipped and task based methodology with ematerial. The objective in class is to maximize oral production and some written production. 36 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 117 (Hatem) Let’s Go with GO!! Heading Towards Creativity with Graphic Organizers Nesreen B. ElNesr EFL Supervisor Ministry of Education Graphic Organizers accelerates the teaching learning process by forming both the structure and the infrastructure of our students’ minds. Participants in this presentation will head towards creativity by having an overview of their definition, types, usage, how to create their own graphic organizers and guide their students to GO. 37 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 118 (Hatem) The Integration of Differentiated Instruction and Multiple Intelligence Theory Teacher of English Doaa R. Mahmoud STEM School for Boys Inspector of English Al-Haram Directorate This session will focus on enhancing teachers’ skills on applying differentiated instructions in their classrooms, including the concept of multiple intelligence theory that basically aims at addressing various learning preferences of learners. Mizy Amin Faris
38 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 123 (Hatem) Accommodating Dyslexic Students in the Mainstream Classroom Rasha S. Mohammed Teacher The British Council Do you struggle to communicate with dyslexic students in the classroom and to find the appropriate and innovative teaching methods to accommodate them? This session will give a brief introduction about the main features of dyslexia. The presenter will then share a variety of practical and reasonable accommodation techniques based on the multi-sensory structured learning approach (MSL).
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39 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) Getting Teens to Really Speak in Class: Promoting Public Speaking Confidence and Competence Shereen S. Elliethy Assistant Lecturer The British University in Egypt Teen students with low proficiency levels tend to avoid speaking the target language in class, which together with their demotivation creates a true obstacle for the teacher. This 45 minutes presentation presents techniques and activities that motivate students to practice their English in class, even with their peers.
40 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 126 (Hatem) Blogging and Podcasts in the Classroom Ayat Al-Tawel English Teacher The British Council In this session, participants will be introduced to different ways of getting students to produce effective written and oral language through the use of blogging and podcasts. Samples of students work will be also shared to open insights into how to recycle these student produced materials in the future.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
M. El Alfy Hall
Teaching Changes Lives: Practical Steps Towards Creating a Collaborative ActivityBased Classroom for your Learners and for yourself Vanessa Esteves
Teacher Trainer Oxford
This plenary will lift the veil on some of the best practices to engage our students and colleagues so that we can all use the resources at our disposal to make sure that teaching and learning become high level practices in our lives, which lead to deep and memorable learning.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 007 (CC)
English for Employability - Digital Solutions to the Skills Gap Harry Haynes
Developer, Multi-Media Platforms British Council
Harry Haynes will examine the problem of youth unemployment in Egypt and how educators can better equip graduates with the English skills that employers need. He will then look at digital learning solutions that can help large numbers of young people gain English skills at an affordable price.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC)
Balancing Elementary English Course Curriculum: Interactive Workshop with Hang Out! English Course Book Laurence Buckley
Compass Publishing Leaders
Too often, classroom activities focus on only one or two skills, and other skills are overlooked. As a result, learners develop certain skills (typically, reading and speaking) at the expense of others (usually, writing and listening). Linked-skills communicative activities present students with more realistic language challenges that require the use of multiple skills.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 019 (CC)
Effective and Engaging Primary Teaching Carol Stein
Pearson ELT Sales Development Director
The world has changed and so have our students. Bring technology into your classroom and become a 21st century teacher to develop our students’ learning skills. This session will look at how we engage young learners and enhance both face to face teaching and expand children’s learning outside of the classroom.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 022 (CC)
Community Service Here and There: It Counts When you Care Marwa Abdellateef
Access Teacher & Translator AMIDEAST
Reham Elgazar
Access Teacher & English Instructor AUC
Sadek Onsi Hilal
Access Teacher & Certified Trainer AMIDEAST
In this session, the panel will explore the concept of community service from global perspectives with real experience from the American society. The value of service learning and why civic engagement is beneficial to individuals and communities will be discussed in details with practical ideas for classroom and local applications. 46 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation Lab P015 (CB) CALL Tools: New Opportunities for Collaboration and Communication Explored Sara Amin English Language Instructor Future University in Egypt (FUE) This presentation acquaints the participants with means to evaluate and decide on the most suitable CALL resources that can improve collaboration and communication among our students. The presenter would share possible checklists for evaluation and examples of tools that can help teachers create a more productive student-centered digital learning environment. 47
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45 Minutes
Plenary
Bassily Hall
Making the Context Count in Best Practices Dr. Andy Curtis
President TESOL International Association
The notion of ‘best practices’ in language teaching and learning may be something of a ‘double-edged sword’, as it has helped the field grow and develop in some important ways. However, the idea of ‘best practices’ has sometimes resulted in methodologies that have been developed in one context being applied unsuccessfully in another. This highlights the importance of ‘best fit’, which will be the main idea explored in this plenary talk. We will look at specific examples of how methodological approaches have worked better in some contexts than others, and see what we can learn from these examples, about ‘best practice’ and ‘best fit’.
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48 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) Professional Development Opportunities: Know More about Teacher Training Courses at SCE/AUC Waleed Ali Program Manager, Career Development Department, SCE, AUC AUC School of Continuing Education Career Development Department In this session the presenter will introduce teaching training opportunities available at the School of Continuing Education for novice, junior teachers and university lecturers to be able to improve their teaching skills and find more competitive job opportunities in the field of teaching. Areas included: teaching English, teaching math and science
49 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 19 (SSE) Teaching Academic Writing through Corpus Total Emergence Muhammad A. Salama English Instructor Zewail University People don't get better at academic writing by writing, they get better at writing by reading. What kind of reading though? Can you read better? Is there software that lets you read better? Is there a class setup that serves your delivery better? Will all that eventually help you get a better academic written production? In this session, the answers to all that and more shall be found.
50 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 20 (SSE) Peer Observation: A Catalyst for Better Teaching Dr. Hala K. El Shawarby Associate Professor of Linguistics/English Language Senior Instructor AUC This study investigates the significance of peer observation of teaching, its potential towards professional development, and its limitations created by the pressure it may impose on the person observed. Results of a questionnaire administered will yield information regarding the validity, usefulness, and the observer/observed mutual consent of the observation process.
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51 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 21 (SSE) Can International Language Exams Improve Institutional Assessments? Wael Amer Director of Evaluation, Testing, and Assessment Department SCE, AUC Ibrahim Said
International Testing Assessment Supervisor SCE, AUC
Ahmed I. Awaad
Manager of the Programs and Partnerships Department SCE, AUC This workshop aims at raising its attendees’ awareness of the importance of Cambridge English Language exams and helping them use their scores to improve their language programs and take apt decisions to support the claims they make about the quality of their language programs.
52 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 116 (Hatem) Motivate and Empower Language Learners with Opportunities in Choice-Making Denise Y. Waszkowski Instructor AUC Participants in this hands-on presentation / workshop will learn about the latest research in motivation and differential teaching involving choice-making. Participants will work with tools and techniques for implementing opportunities for choice making in tasks and lesson plans, and discuss strategies for implementing choice within highly structured language programs. 53 3:00 90 Minutes Workshop C 117 (Hatem) Why and How to Use Warm-Ups in an Academic Writing Class Erika I. Van Winden Instructor, Rhetoric and Composition American University in Cairo This workshop will be focused on using warm-ups in an academic writing class as a technique to promote effective learning and a conducive classroom environment. After discussing the advantages of warm-ups, attendees will be shown specific warm-ups that encourage the above mentioned benefits.
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3:00
45 Minutes
Special Event
C 118 (Hatem)
Teaching without Tech Renee Garcia-Tolson
Can you Teach 21st Century Skills without Technology?
Denise E. Silfee
Mariah J. Fairley
English Language Fellow U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Cairo English Language Fellow US Department of State and Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan
Simple Structures to Help Make Group Work Work
English Instructor AUC Director of Assessment and Accreditation AUC
Heba Fathelbab
Modern teachers are always concerned with incorporating new technology into their classrooms. Yet, what do teachers do if there are no available resources for technology? Or, how can “high tech” teachers change the pace of their classroom by delivering a lesson without technology? This is an event given by presenters who have experience with low-to-no tech teaching. These 20-minute presentations about topics related to teaching with minimal resources will add to the professional development of teachers regardless of the technological capabilities of their classrooms.
55 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 122 (Hatem) New Modes of Delivery: Teachers as Members of Participatory Cultures Ihab M. Freiz Lecturer Al-Alsun, Minia University For educators, how are social media technologies impacting the constructions of teaching? What happens when social technologies interact with public education? Do they enhance teachers’ ability to interact in ways that promote democratic relations?
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56 3:00 The Fast and the Fluent Kareem Zeyada
90 Minutes
Workshop
C 123 (Hatem)
Senior Teacher Concept The workshop focuses on various kinds of fluency-based activities that can be run in today's classrooms such as interviews, jigsaw, problem solving, and ranking activities. It focuses also on the essential elements of speaking activities like productivity, authenticity, interactivity, and most importantly purposefulness. 57 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) Best Remedial Practices for Pronunciation Problems Using Active Learning Medhat M. Galaal Teacher of English Ministry of Education Many teachers strive against students’ pronunciation problems but after a while, students get back to the same problems resisting change. Students need to feel the problems, identify them, get solutions and live hands-on practices that make the solutions part of their personal experiences. That’s Active Pronunciation! 58 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 126 (Hatem) A Corpus-Based Contrastive Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors: Implications for Students of Political Sciences Ahmed A. Thabet Associate Professor Faculty of Education, Mansoura University Dr. Waheed Mohammed Al Tohami
Lecturer of Linguistics Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Education, Mansoura University This paper conducts a corpus-based contrastive analysis of conceptual metaphors in the political discourse addressing the Egyptian and Tunisian Revolutions. It seeks to pinpoint the role of corpus-based research in comparing two lines of thought. Research findings could help in developing ESP programs for students of political sciences.
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3:00
90 Minutes
Publisher Workshop
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
Enhancing Effective Teaching and Learning of IELTS Academic Writing Anna Hasper
IELTS Expert, Teacher-Trainer & Presenter IDP Education
This interactive workshop will provide insight into successful IELTS Writing (Academic). This session will demystify the band descriptors by discussing key features such as appropriate format, the overview, and errors to avoid. Some practical ideas and guidelines to enhance effective teaching and learning for IELTS Writing will be provided. 60
3:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 007 (CC)
Blending and Flipping your Course Book John Hughes
Teacher Trainer ILB
This talk takes a pragmatic look at teachers blending online tools and technology into their daily teaching; looking at the structure of a typical course book lesson, how and where to add activities using online video, image and recording tools, online surveys and quizzes, wikis and blogs. For techno-phobes or techno-geeks.
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90 Minutes
Plenary Workshop
Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC)
‘Best Practice’ and ‘Best Fit’ in Language Teacher Professional Development Dr. Andy Curtis
President TESOL International Association
Following my plenary presentation on ‘best practice’ and ‘best fit’ in relation to context and method, we will, in this workshop, look at the importance of language teaching professionals being ‘reflective practitioners’ and some of the ‘best’ ways for them to do that, depending on their teaching and learning context.
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45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 019 (CC)
Pedagogical Advancement in ELT-Reframing the Classroom Debra Marsh
Head of Teacher Professional Development Macmillan
With reference to research and case studies I will argue that potentially the most significant pedagogical innovation of the future in ELT will not be technology led, but technology supported, and will engender a significant ‘reframing’ our classrooms firmly grounded in best practice principles of language teaching and learning. 63
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45 Minutes
Panel Discussion
P 022 (CC)
Is it Ever Too Early to Teach Academic Integrity? Dr. Mariam Osman (Moderator)
Director, Intensive and Academic English Graduate Program, AUC and NileTESOL President
Rania Jabr
Senior Instructor II, AUC
Wendy McFeely
Instructor, AUC
In an effort to raise awareness about academic integrity, this panel discussion aims at encouraging students to be academically honest. This is a generation which has the advantage of using the Internet, thus facilitating their access to information. However, are we doing enough to promote academic integrity? In this session, the panelists will define academic dishonesty, outline common myths associated with academic dishonesty, as well as share tips for teachers to both incorporate it into their teaching and encourage students to avoid it. 64 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) A Seven-Dimensional Reading Class Marwa W. Ismail Instructor & Teacher Trainer AUC Dr. Sherine A. Omar
Instructor & Teacher Trainer AUC What distinguishes one reading class from another? Many instructors teach reading texts routinely. This often goes well. However, sometimes things go wrong, for unknown reasons. This is where it's important to implement the seven dimensions of culture for interesting and enriching reading classes.
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65 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 19 (SSE) Concept Checking Question and Genuine Assessment Mohamed A. Elzoghby Supervisor MOE This interactive talk shows how I have set up on-going teacher development in an area of rural Egypt where it is much needed. I will discuss how to design, implement, and measure the success of very low budget training workshops in this part which inspire teachers to become responsible for their own development and improve learner performance through genuine assessment. 66 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 20 (SSE) Get Involved: Courses Inspired by Students’ Interests Nashwa L. Fahmy English Teacher and Assessment Co-ordinator Al-Azhar English Training Centre (AAETC), Al-Azhar University How many times have you felt that syllabi don’t appeal to students’ interests or culture? Integrating these interests into your teaching can greatly improve communication and motivation. This presentation will present tools for understanding students’ interests and show how they have been used to design successful lessons and courses. 67 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 21 (SSE) Digital Storytelling Projects Enhance EFL Students’ Speaking Skills Mohamed A. Abdel Mageed English Instructor Zewail University of Science and Technology Let me tell you a DIGITAL story! This session will provide participants with a creative and practical approach based on blending digital storytelling and project-based learning to enhance students’ speaking skills, offering some assessment methods and addressing the technological issues that may pop up and ways to overcome them.
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68 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation L1 or No L1: That is the Question! Manager, ETAD Dr. Ramy S. Shabara SCE, AUC Marwa Baza
C 116 (Hatem)
EFL Instructor AUC
EFL Instructor AUC The use of L1 in class has been a controversial issue. A lot of teachers consider it unacceptable, while others are lenient about how much L1 can be used. Accordingly, the presenters would highlight some research-based facts related to L1 use and report on a survey that they have conducted. Iman Baza
69 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 118 (Hatem) Increasing Student Engagement through Journaling Mariah J. Fairley English Instructor AUC In the quest to find ways to engage students in learning, even the most dedicated and experienced teacher can easily fall short. This presentation will introduce the technique of student journaling as a useful strategy to successfully engage students and develop their voice in writing. Handouts will be provided. 70 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 122 (Hatem) How Can Identity and Human Agency Make a Good Language Learner? Nesma H. Abdel Fattah TESOL Fellow AUC Nora Nabil Soliman
TESOL Fellow AUC If you are interested in a new socio-cultural perspective of a good language learner, based on Norton’s article ‘Changing Perspectives on Good Language Learners’, attend this session. The session introduces a new theory and case studies. The attendees will be exposed to authentic samples of language learners enhancing Norton’s perspective.
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71 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) Fake it Till you Make it: Critical Thinking Shapes Minds Rania Zaki English Language Teacher National Institutes Do you use critical thinking in the classroom? Are you interested in it? If yes, come enrich this presentation. If no, or not sure, join in and learn about one of the most important 21st century skills. The presenter will offer applicable ways of critical thinking. 72 4:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 126 (Hatem) The Effect of Glossing and Non-Glossing on the Retention of Ambiguous Vocabulary in a Given Text Sanaa Abdel Hady Makhlouf Senior Instructor II The American University in Cairo This qualitative action research study explores ways of teaching vocabulary, and how these strategies can help students find the main idea of a text as well as other information in any given passage. Whether the learners are school students or university level learners, the strategies and recommendations are applicable for all. The presenter will open the floor to engage the participants in a question -answer session at the end of the presentation.
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4:00
45 Minutes
Panel Discussion
P 022 (CC)
Communicative Language Teaching with Large Classes Elizabeth Arrigoni (Moderator)
Senior Instructor II, The American University in Cairo
Erica Dirou
Head of Teacher Training, Egypt British Council
Dr. Ola Hafez
Professor, Chair of English Department Cairo University
Dr.Yasmine Salah El-Din
Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo
Contrary to popular opinion, there is no agreement in the research as to what constitutes a “large class size.” However, as a Kenyan educator once remarked, "A large class is one with more students than available facilities can support" (qtd in Nayak & Rao, 2004). Across the globe, language teachers are repeatedly challenged by the seeming impossibility of implementing communicative language activities in classes with tens, dozens or even hundreds of students. This panel discussion will cover the negative and positive aspects of large class sizes. Panelists will offer their own experiences with and suggestions for communicative language teaching with large classes.
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45 Minutes
Special Event
CB Lab P015
E-Community Event Deena M. Mansour
Create, Collaborate, Learn and Have Fun
TESOL Fellow AUC
Heba Mohammed AlaaEldeen Said Hala M. Said
Merit Fellow AUC
Formative Assessment: Internet Applications to Make it More Fun
ELI Teaching Fellow AUC
An E-Community presentation includes brief, 20-minute technology-related presentations held in a hall. Presentations will include topics such as useful websites and software, and will be held in a “show and tell” format.
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9:00
45 Minutes
Plenary
Bassily Hall
Who is Validation For? Dr. Barry O'Sullivan
Head of Assessment Research & Development British Council
Validation is the gathering and presenting of evidence to support the claims we make about a test. Validation reports are written for test specialists or lawyers, while test takers, parents, teachers and a host of other key stakeholders are excluded. In this talk, I will argue that our thinking on the focus and structure of validation arguments too limited as it fails to recognise the needs of different audiences for whom validation reports are necessary. Dr. O'Sullivan will be introduced by Jeff Streeter. Jeff Streeter has worked for the British Council in Mexico, Turkey, Japan and China, among other countries. Since 1988, he has been involved in teacher training, materials and project development, language assessment and policy advice, all related to the English language. He is currently Director of the British Council in Egypt.
76 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) Can the Results of International Language Exams Improve Language Learning? Dr. Ramy S. Shabara Manager, Evaluation, Testing, and Assessment Department SCE, AUC Wael Amer
Director of Evaluation, Testing, and Assessment Department SCE, AUC
Ibrahim Said
International Testing Assessment Supervisor SCE, AUC This workshop aims at helping its attendees learn how to use the results of Cambridge English language exams to design/use programs improving the language learning process.
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77 10:00 Keep them Moving! Raquel Cibrian Valle
90 Minutes
Workshop
CP 20 (SSE)
Full-Time Professor Universidad Tecnologica de Puerto Peñasco One of the greatest challenges teachers face in the classroom is motivation. There's a simple solution: keep them moving! The presenter shares dynamic activities and techniques to incorporate in class and keep the students' interest high in a fun way. 78 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 02 (Jameel) Teaching Reflection through Sense-Stimulating Content Sahar Mashhour Fellow The American University in Cairo This session will introduce the attendees to a tried practical method on teaching students how to reflect. This takes place through reflecting on visual and sound content followed by a laying down of reflection stages. Samples of actual students’ reflections pre and post a similar session will be offered as well. 79 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 07 (Jameel) Integrating Web 2.0 Tools to EFL Teaching & Learning Mohamed R. Mahmoud ELT Supervisor Minya Educational Zone There are many technological tools teachers can use to enhance learning situations. These tools are potentially powerful to reform our education system by making learning motivating and meaningful to students. Here I'm going to show you how to design e-resources & e-tasks and integrate them to EFL Teaching & Learning. 80 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 08 (Jameel) Effective Debate and Presentation Techniques Mona M. El Saady Senior Instructor II The American University in Cairo Laila Y. Kamal
Senior Instructor II The American University in Cairo The purpose of this workshop is to provide techniques to help students engage in active debate and effective presentations. These techniques will engage the students in class, encourage them to analyze a situation and understand different perspectives, and to defend their point of view, offering good reasons and logical arguments.
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81 10:00 Multiple Intelligences Inside Out Dr. Sherine A. Omar
45 Minutes
Presentation
CP 09 (Jameel)
Part-time EFL instructor SCE-AUC
EFL Instructor & Teacher Trainer SCE-AUC By the end of our presentation, the audience will have the opportunity to brush up the eight multiple intelligences. The main focus will be on naturalist, musical, artistic and interpersonal. The presenters will display how these intellgences were used in class in an engaging manner. Marwa W. Ismail
82 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 13 (Jameel) A Corpus-Based Program for Developing the Phraseological Competence of Sinai University Media Students Amal S. Nasrallah Lecturer of English Language Sinai University The current study aims at investigating the effectiveness of a corpus-based program for developing the phraseological competence of Sinai University Media Students (SUMS). The study makes use of corpus-based tools (learner corpus and specialized native corpus) of data collection and analysis. The findings supported the effectiveness of the corpus-based program. 83 10:00 LisWriSpeak Mostafa R. Khalil
90 Minutes
Workshop
C 118 (Hatem)
English Instructor Modern Tanta School
Mai S. N. Aish
Trainer of Trainers Axon Eplanet How about teaching creativity in writing through enjoying the other skills! Imagine yourself teaching writing through a song to involve students into the mood for writing or analyse a poem to generate ideas or even making a discussion to rearrange their ideas after writing. Wouldn't it be more fun?
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84 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 123 (Hatem) Using Moodle in Teaching English Language - New Era of Technology Mohammed A. Al Kharusi Head of Section - English Language Programs Higher College of Technology Technology is playing a massive role in Education these days. Moodle is an online application that can be used to deliver courses for students inside and outside classrooms. The new generation is looking for learning through technology. Let us give them this opportunity (sooner not later).
85 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) The Impact of Strategies-Based Instruction on EFL Learners’ Speaking Performance, Motivation and Language Learning Strategy Use Amel Benaissa PhD Candidate UMMTO The present research aims at investigating the impact that formal strategy-based instruction can have on University students' speaking performance. Attention will be drawn to Learners’ language oral proficiency as well as their use of language learning strategies. 86 10:00 90 Minutes Workshop Lab P015 (CB) Socrative: Engaging Quizzes, Motivated Students and ZERO Marking Nesreen Fakhr Assistant Lecturer The British University in Egypt Nora Khalil
Demonstrator The British University in Egypt "I hate preparing and marking quizzes and my students are constantly demotivated" is teachers' common complaint. Can marking and giving feedback be done effortlessly? Can students find quizzes exciting? This workshop will show attendees how to use Socrative to create, import and administer quizzes, besides, giving instant feedback without marking.
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87 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation Lab P016 (CB) Digital Writing Month - Building an Open Online Learning Experience Associate Professor of Practice, Center for Dr. Maha Bali Learning and Teaching American University in Cairo Maha Abdel Moneim
Independent Consultant
Sarah Honeychurch
Learning Technology Specialist University of Glasgow
6th Grade Writing Teacher Western Massachusetts Writing Project Learn about our process of designing and facilitating Digital Writing Month and discuss some of the artifacts and challenges of free open online courses that develop digital writing skills. Kevin Hodgson
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10:00
45 Minutes
Special Event
M. El Alfy Hall
Chat Show Dr. Maha Hamed (Moderator)
Instructional Supervisor, The Higher Future Institute for Specialized Technological Studies
Susan Esnawy (Moderator)
Senior Instructor, AUC
Dr. Andy Curtis
President TESOL International Association
Join us in this Chat Show, a new Special Event at NileTESOL, with plenary speaker Andy Curtis. Curtis will share highlights of his career as an English Language professional, his teaching philosophy, research and predictions for developments in the field of English Language learning and teaching. The audience will have the chance to interact with our esteemed guest at the end of the show.
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10:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
Teacher Recruitment Maha Sherif
Recruiter British Council
If you are interested in becoming a certified English teacher then why not come along to this session? Maha Sherif and recruitment team will discuss the various options open to teachers at all stages on the career ladder.
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10:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 007 (CC)
Blended Learning - Flipping the Classroom Carol Stein
Pearson ELT Sales Development Director
When considering language acquisition and learning theories, higher frequency of exposure to English, increased engagement and increased motivation produces greater learner gains as well as encouraging learner autonomy. This session will look at how digitally integrated learning supports these goals. 91
10:00
90 Minutes
Plenary Workshop
Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC)
How Communicative? A Workshop on Communication and Classroom Activities. Dr. Jerry Gebhard
Professor Emeritus, Composition & TESOL Indiana University of Pennsylvania
We begin by discussing authentic communication. It includes a real purpose; choice of what we want to say and how we want to say it; a desire to express meaning; a focus on content over form; clarification and confirmation. We then do a series of short classroom activities. Some are fully communicative; some are not at all; some are in-between. At the end of each activity, we complete a “How communicative?” evaluation sheet. Finally, we will decide which activities are the most and least communicative and discuss the value of using both kinds of language-learning activities in the classroom.
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92 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) Best Practices in Teaching Reading: Motivating EFL Students to Read Amira Salama English Instructor Ahram Canadian University Let’s change the reading activity to be motivating and engaging for both teachers and learners. The presenter will share engaging language reading activities using art, authentic materials, various group and class work, and reachable learning outcomes. Handouts of detailed stages of each activity will be provided. 93 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 19 (SSE) Understanding Validity by Listening to Test-Takers’ Voices Dr. Liying Cheng Professor and Director of Assessment & Evaluation Group Faculty of Education, Queen’s University Test-Takers’ interpretations of validity as related to test constructs and test use have been widely debated in large-scale language assessment. This study examines 59 test-takers’ perspectives in writing large-scale English language tests. This study offers test-takers’ voices on fundamental aspects of language assessment, which bear implications for test developers, test administrators, and test users. 94 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 02 (Jameel) Language Competency Battery... A Recharge with Cummins Framework Nesreen B. ElNesr EFL Supervisor Ministry of Education To meet the diversity of students’ individual competencies, Cummins proposes a distinction between social and academic language to tailor the classroom activities. The presenter will offer applicable ways of how to recharge the students' language proficiency batteries by applying suitable to level tasks with the four quadrants of Cummins framework.
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95 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 03 (Jameel) Why Should Teachers of English Language Be Informed of Irlen Syndrome Rasha Anwar Director Irlen Egypt Center Irlen Syndrome is a perceptual processing difficulty and a barrier to learning English Language. Once this barrier is removed, changes in performance and ability can be immediate and dramatic, and often require no additional resources or support. While Irlen Syndrome is especially prevalent in students with learning and reading difficulties, it also affects a significant portion of gifted students and good readers. 96 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 07 (Jameel) Poetry Appreciation through Translation Mostafa M. Hamed Senior Teacher MOE One of the main purposes of teaching poetry is to instill in students genuine appreciation and a kind of reincarnation of the main feelings and thoughts presented in a poem. Translation is one of the ways that can help high school students not only achieve deeper understanding but also open a channel between the target language and their mother tongue. 97 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 08 (Jameel) Designing a Successful Professional Development Plan Mohamed E. Hemeda The American Division Provost Heliopolis Modern Language School In this session, participants are going to learn how to design training courses. Topics included in this session cover the following: adult learning, TNAs, setting learning outcomes through Bloom’s Taxonomy, and assessment. 98 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP 09 (Jameel) Butterfly Game to Achieve our Aim: Multiple Intelligences Creative Application Rania Zaki English Language Teacher National Institutes The Multiple Intelligences theory by Gardner is no longer a nightmare. In this workshop the presenter will offer an attractive application for MIs to attract the students’ mentality and sensations.
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99 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation E-Based Lesson Plans: A ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach EFL Instructor Marwa Baza AUC
CP 13 (Jameel)
EFL Instructor AUC Despite having a variety of Internet sites, many teachers find it challenging and timeconsuming to choose suitable ones through which they can create interesting and purposeful lesson plans. Accordingly, the presenters would like to show the teachers some interesting websites and explain how to create meaningful web-based lesson plans. Iman Baza
100 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 123 (Hatem) Four Skills + Bloom’s Taxonomy = Better Practices of Teaching Maha H. Mohamed Head of English Deparment Arab Academy for Training Technology What is the relation between Bloom’s Taxonomy and the four skills of teaching? How can this help you improve your teaching skills and enhance your students’ ability of learning the language? Are you looking for better practices for teaching the language? Join us and find some exciting answers. 101 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) CSCL & Virtual Exchange: A Framework of 21st Century Learning Mayssa M. Hashaad Teaching Assistant Faculty of Arts - Menoufia University As one of the basic requirements for education in the 21st Century is to prepare learners to participate in a networked collaborative society, computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) and virtual exchange programs (VEP) are representing the most propitious practices to improve interactive learning with the help of modern information and communication technology. 102 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop Lab P016 (CB) Free Online Tools to Power, Engage and Assess your Students Ahmed S. Marzouk Program Manager SCE/AUC Today’s student generation is mobile, online and Internet-savvy. They often engage better with their electronics than they do with paper and pencil. During this hands-on workshop you will practice how to use some carefully selected free online tools and resources to engage and assess your students.
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90 Minutes
Publisher Workshop
M. El Alfy Hall
Enhancing Effective Teaching and Learning of IELTS Speaking Anna Hasper
IELTS Expert, Teacher-Trainer & Presenter IDP Education
This interactive workshop will provide an insight into successful IELTS Speaking. This session will demystify the band descriptors, and key criteria such as pronunciation and range and accuracy will be discussed. Some practical ideas and guidelines to enhance effective teaching and learning for IELTS Speaking will be provided. 104
11:00
90 Minutes
Publisher Workshop
Mary Cross Hall (P006 CC)
Content Leading the Language – Ideas for Cross-Curricula Thinking Peter Lucantoni
Consultant Cambridge University Press
We will look at some of the theory underpinning the teaching of content through a second language, and discuss some practical applications. Examples of content-based material will highlight how we can develop language, encourage thinking, and explore social values, while at the same time inspiring learners to communicate and collaborate. 105
11:00
45 Minutes
Publisher Presentation
P 007 (CC)
And One More Thing……Transferable Skills for Life! Teresa Doğuelli
Teacher Trainer Macmillan
Despite students getting a top class education at school, universities are finding undergraduates lacking in academic skills; employers are reporting that job applicants are lacking in certain so-called ‘soft’ skills for the workplace. Where can they learn these transferable life skills before they fall at the first hurdle? In this session we can learn what these vital skills are and how English teachers in Primary and Secondary schools can help to get these skills in place and prepare their learners to face the unknown future forewarned and armed for success!
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11:00
45 Minutes
Special Event
CC P 019 (CC)
20 X 20 Presentations Ahmed Shalaby
Voice Record your Students' Speech and they Correct their Mistakes
Co-Founder Come 'N' Talk
Alexander Lewko
Developing ESL Students’ Paraphrasing Skills through Collaborative Classroom Activities
Instructor The American University in Cairo
Ince Dian Aprilyani Azir
Scaffolding Practice in Enhancing the EFL Students’ IELTS Academic Writing
Awardee Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education
Nehad A. El Leithy
Effectiveness of Quality Management Integration in TESOL Best Practices
TEFL Teacher / Head of School Improvement Committee Victoria International College Head of International Programs Unit, Dokki Branch Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
Dr. Mahmoud A. Ramadan
This is an event where speedy presentations are given by professionals in the field of education to encourage innovative professional development ideas. Presenters will be given seven minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 auto-advancing slides. Each slide is displayed for 20 seconds.
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107 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 18 (SSE) Effective Use of Collaborative Online Discussion Boards and Netiquette Guidelines Nadine K. Aboulmagd Online Content Developer The Center for Learning and Teaching, The American University in Cairo This session will introduce participants to online discussion boards, explore the needs for them and highlight the importance of enhancing collaboration and interaction among students. With guidance, educators can conduct effective online discussions through some online communication guidelines, commonly knowns as ‘Netiquette’, which will be presented through a visual infographic. 108 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 19 (SSE) A Fresh, Positive Start for Low Level Learners Nicola Mole Teacher British Council My presentation is about creating a positive, supportive learning environment. I’ll discuss mindfulness techniques for both teacher and student, classroom management ideas, how to develop learner autonomy and suggestions for learner training to achieve this. 109 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 20 (SSE) eRead --> eWrite: Strategies that Work! Dr. Yasmine A. Salah El-Din Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo The presenter will explain how the teaching of reading can be made more engaging, meaningful and communicative, leading to engaging writing tasks. The presentation focuses on five main strategies that have been used with freshmen level students and found successful. The activities take place outside/inside class; they make the class student-centered, help energize the course, provide authentic content and engage students in meaningful writing tasks. 110 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 02 (Jameel) Creative Teaching, Creative Learning Marisa R. Constantinides Head of Teacher Education CELT Athens Creative thinking potential is present in all learners but many of the standard classroom activities stunt rather than develop it. This presentation aims to point out opportunities for making this part of our design including activities that can develop the different facets of this composite aspect of human intellect.
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111 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 03 (Jameel) You’ve Got Mail: Using Letters in the Classroom Latifa Mousa Teacher of English British Council Cairo (Agouza Branch) The presenter will discuss the benefits of integrating letter writing into the syllabus to make the writing process humanized and more communicative. Responding to the students’ contributions will also be tackled. The activities to be presented can fit different teaching contexts, and they require minimal resources.
112 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 07 (Jameel) The Next Generation of Technology: Mobile Apps in the English Language Classroom Dr. Jenny Eppard Assisant Professor Zayed University This session will provide an overview of how iPad Apps have been adopted by a foundation level English program in the UAE. Participants will leave the session equipped with new ideas and a list of criteria on how to select the best Apps to fit student and teacher needs. 113 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 08 (Jameel) Investigating Collaborative Writing: Languaging Events and Perceptions of Learners Wendy McFeely Instructor The American University in Cairo Susanne Rizzo
Senior Instructor The American University in Cairo This paper reports on preliminary research conducted to determine the effect of a collaborative writing activity on learners’ writing performance and attitudes toward paired work. In addition, the types of “languaging” events and the purposes of L1 usage observed during the activity will be discussed.
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114 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 118 (Hatem) Active Learning Strategies: Developing Hotel Studies Students' Oral Communication Skills Dr. Marwa S. El-Garawany EFL Instructor Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Sadat City University This presentation reports on a study investigating the effect of a suggested ESP program based on active learning strategies on developing oral communication skills- listening and speaking skills- among Hotel Studies students whose inefficiency in these skills constituted the rationale for this investigation. It also includes the results reached.
115 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 123 (Hatem) Using Songs and Literature in English Classes Hania M. Youssef Academic Representative and English Instructor Pharos University in Alexandria A reason why language teaching can be boring is how teachers depend mainly on text books. Using songs and literature in language classes has always been interesting, yet controversial. This presentation will show ways to overcome common obstacles for teachers in this area and enhance students' development.
116 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C 125 (Hatem) Recent Developments in Electronic-Test Driven Course Design: TOEFL-iBT as an Example Dr. Haggag M. Haggag Lecturer Hurghada Faculty of Education The presentation discusses key developments in electronic test-driven courses in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language. It focuses on designing the preparation courses of TOEFL-iBT as compared to TOEFL-iTP courses. It introduces a new course design model and a sample course based on active learning strategies.
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117 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation Lab P015 (CB) The Effectiveness of Peer Feedback in a Web 2.0 Medium Lecturer Dr. Khaled El Ebyary University of York & Damanhur University Lecturer of EFL Curricula & Instruction Faculty of Education, Alexandria University This paper examines the effectiveness of using a simple Web 2.0 learning technology (Vocaroo) in a) understanding the affective grounds in relation to peer feedback in a Web 2.0 medium (as opposed to conventional peer feedback), b) accelerating the peer feedback process, c) improving the quality of peer feedback and d) improving students’ written work. Dr. Dalia Said Elhawary
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What Do you Know about RELO? Test your Knowledge! Dr. Ruth Petzold
Regional English Language Officer for Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia US Embassy
Through a sequence of classroom-adaptable activities, the Regional English Language Officer and two English Language Fellows from the U.S. Embassy will share resources and projects. Good listeners will be rewarded! 119
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Shafik Gabr Hall (P008 CC)
You Can’t Teach Grammar Eli Ghazel
Teacher Trainer ILB
I will address why some students write poorly after years of learning grammar although they seem ‘to do well’ on grammar tests. I will also focus on how to design solutions and assessment that emphasize the meaning conveyed by the grammatical structures rather than the accuracy of the structure
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Developing Reflective Practice in Learning and Teaching Heba Fathelbab (Moderator)
Director of Assessment and Accreditation AUC
Carol Clark
Senior Instructor, AUC
Ebtihal ElBadry
Assistant Director, AUC/SCE
Hanan Fares
Director, Career Development Department AUC/SCE
Mariah Fairley
English Instructor, AUC
Since Kolb’s seminal work on the subject in 1984, reflective practice in teaching and learning has increasingly become a cornerstone feature of current best practices in TESOL. However, although its importance is the subject of extensive literature, there is scant research available on what effective approaches to reflection actually look like in practice, or how reflective skills might best be acquired (Ryan & Ryan, 2012).This panel discussion attempts to address some of these concerns.
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NileTESOL General Assembly 122
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Primary Issues for Education Reform in the 21st Century Dr. Nadia Touba
Consultant
Moving into the 21st century there are a number of issues we are trying to cope with in the hope that we will progress smoothly and be able to handle the challenges. This talk will focus on some points that need to be understood and seriously considered for any kind of educational improvement or reform in Egypt to efficiently proceed. The presenter will focus on MLearning, assessment and leadership with special reference to language teaching.
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Colloquium 123
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English as a Global Language Elizabeth Arrigoni (Moderator)
Senior Instructor II, The American University in Cairo
Mai Magdy (Moderator)
NileTESOL 2016 Conference Co-Chair, EFL Instructor, AMIDEAST
Dr. Deena Boraie (Discussant)
SCE Dean The American University in Cairo
Dr. Andy Curtis
President TESOL International Association
Dr. Barry O’Sullivan
Head of Assessment Research & Development British Council
Heba Fathelbab
Director of Assessment and Accreditation AUC
Dr. Jerry Gebhard
Professor Emeritus, Composition & TESOL Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Nadia Touba
Consultant
It has been over three decades since Braj Kachru introduced his concentric circles model of the use and spread of the English language. Since that time, English has only continued to spread, and the numbers of English speakers in the “outer” and “expanding circles” continue to grow. During this time, the terms to refer to the ways in which the language is used have evolved as well. Less frequently do we refer to English as a native language, a second language or foreign language, but rather, English as a global language, an international language, a lingua franca, World English and World Englishes. We also are increasingly using the terms L1 speaker and L2 speaker, perhaps reflecting the fact that most L2 learners of English today are not identifying themselves in terms of their interaction with L1 speakers. Increasingly, L2 learners acquire the language as a tool to communicate with other non-L1 speakers or to increase their own academic or professional opportunities worldwide. In keeping with NileTESOL’s theme of “Communicate, Collaborate, Create,” this interactive panel attempts to explore how all speakers of English use the language to communicate and collaborate with one another, as well as how all speakers of the language play a role in the co-creation of varieties of English.
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PRESENTERS’ CONTACT INFORMATION
Presenter’s Name Afaf Z. Mishriki Ahmed Shalaby Ahmed A. Thabet Ahmed I. Awaad Ahmed S. Marzouk Alexander Lewko Amal S. Nasrallah Amani S. Demian Amel Benaissa Amira Salama Andy Curtis Anna Hasper Anwar M. Mourssi Ayat Al-Tawel Carol D. Clark Dalia Ibrahim Dalia Said El Hawary Debra Marsh Deena M. Mansour Denise E. Silfee Denise Y. Waszkowski Doaa R. Mahmoud Doha O. Mohamed Ebtihal A. El Badry Entesar E. Sarhan Erika I. Van Winden Haggag M. Haggag Hala K. El Shawarby Hala M. Said Hania M. Youssef Harry Haynes Heba Fathelbab Heba Mohammed AlaaEldeen Said Hoda M. Abu Hashem Ibrahim Said Ihab M. Freiz Iman Baza Ince Dian Aprilyani Azir Ishraqh Fekry Jenny Eppard Jerry Gebhard Jill Knight
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Presenter’s Name Jonathan Hadley Kareem Zeyada Kevin Hodgson Khaled El Ebyary Laila Y. Kamal LatifaMousa` Laura J. McWilliams Liying Cheng Magda Fadle Maha Abdel Moneim Maha Bali Maha H. Mohamed Maha Sherif Mahmoud A. Ramadan Mai A. El Nekhely Mai S. N. Aish Mariah J. Fairley Marisa R. Constantinides Marwa Abdellateef Marwa Baza Marwa S. El-Garawany Marwa W. Ismail Mayssa M. Hashaad Medhat M. Galaal Mizy Amin Faris Mohamed A. Abdel Mageed Mohamed A. El Zoghby Mohamed E. Hemeda Mohamed R. Mahmoud Mohammed A. Al Kharusi Mona El Halawany Mona Hegazy Mona M. El Saady Mostafa M. Hamed Mostafa R. Khalil Muhammad A. Salama Nadia Touba Nadine K. Aboulmagd Nashwa L. Fahmy
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Nashwa R. Mohamed Nehad A. El Leithy Nesma H. Abdel Fattah Nesreen B. El Nesr Nesreen Fakhr Nicola Mole Noha S. Ghoneam Nora Khalil Nora Nabil Soliman Ola Refaat Omaima M. Ayoub Omneya H. Kamal Osman Hassan Osman Fadul Peter Lucantoni Radwa Younis Ramy S. Shabara Rania Zaki Rania K. Jabr Raquel Cibrian Valle Rasha Mohamed Rasha Anwar Rasha Osman Rasha S. Mohammed Reham El Gazar Renee Garcia-Tolson Rose Aylett Ruth Petzold Sadek Onsi Hilal Sahar Mashhour Samar Farah Sami Ibrahim Hanna Sanaa Abdel Hady Makhlouf Sara Amin Sara Rudolph Sarah F. Shehattah Sarah Honeychurch
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Shady R. Abuyusuf Shereen S. Elliethy Sherine A. Omar Shirley Finlayter Susan Esnawy Susanne Rizzo Teresa Doğuelli Wael Amer Waheed Mohammed Al Tohami Waleed Ali Wendy McFeely Yasmine A. Salah El-Din Yevgeniya Pronoza Yomna Y. Mohamed
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Call for Contributions to the Proceedings of the NileTESOL 2015 and 2016 Conferences
NileTESOL welcomes all 2015 and 2016 conference participants to publish their presentations or workshops in NileTESOL’s 2015 and 2016 Conference Proceedings. All contributions to the proceedings are peer-reviewed. Manuscripts submitted for fulllength articles are limited to 6000 words in length including references, tables and figures. Manuscripts for workshops should be a maximum of 4000 words in length. The article template, APA guidelines and the NileTESOL copyright form can be downloaded from the NileTESOL website: http://niletesol.org All manuscripts and a completed NileTESOL copyright form should be submitted electronically to the NileTESOL 2016 Conference Co-Chairs Alexander Lewko and Mai Magdy at:
[email protected]
Proceedings Submission Deadlines May 1st, 2016
Deadline for submission of manuscript Notification of acceptance/non-acceptance and feedback of each submission
August 31st, 2016
Deadline for submission of final revised accepted manuscripts
October 1st, 2016
Publishing of proceedings
December 2016
Editors of the Proceedings of the NileTESOL 2015 and 2016 Conferences: Deena Boraie and Atta Gebril
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International Language Assessment Conference in Egypt (ILACE) 2016 September 5-6, 2016 The American University in Cairo, Egypt “Learning from Assessment” Following on the success of ILACE’s inaugural 2015 conference, the NileTESOL Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEA SIG) is pleased to announce its second, international conference in Egypt, sponsored by the American University in Cairo and the British Council. This theme of the ILACE conference this year focuses on how to learn from assessment. Educators have long been accustomed to the use of assessments in measuring what students have learned or achieved. However, as Boud (2006) states, “Assessment has been seen almost exclusively as an act of measurement that occurs after learning has been completed, not as a fundamental part of teaching and learning itself” (p. xviii). In recent decades, the use of assessments for formative purposes has become increasingly prevalent at all levels of education in order to support or even improve student learning; also increasingly common is the use of assessments to inform teaching. But are there other ways in which we can learn from assessment? Are there other skills or knowledge that students might acquire besides those a test or task is meant to assess? Are students and teachers the only stakeholders who might learn from assessment or might there be ways for program administrators or institutions to also capitalize on results from student assessment? Are the methods we currently use maximizing the learning potential of assessment? This year’s ILACE conference hopes to explore these questions. The conferences organizers are particularly interested in proposals related to learning-oriented assessment; self- and peer-assessment; test and assessment task design and use; assessment literacy; the interplay among assessment of learning, assessment for learning and assessment as learning; classroom-based assessment; and collaborative assessment. The conference organizers invite proposal submissions from all educators who are interested in language assessment. Submissions related to assessing other subjects in English are also welcome, as are proposals for sessions to be delivered in other languages. The conference will also feature sessions from two distinguished keynote speakers, as well as workshops and presentations with pedagogical implications. The event is open to all language professionals who have an interest in language testing and assessment. A Call for Proposals will be disseminated in early February; the deadline for receipt of proposals will be April 1. Presenters whose proposals have been accepted will be notified by June 30. For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit the conference website at http://conf.aucegypt.edu/ILACE 2016 73
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