CONFERENCE PROGRAM

FRIDAY, 15 November
8am9.30am 9.30 10am 10am11.50am Conference Registration, Information & Exhibitions Presidents Welcome Key-Note Speech Engaging Students in Learning: Creating Excellence in the Classroom MaryAnne Christison, Ph.D., University of Utah. Panel Discussion Presentation 1 Workshop 2
If language learning theory and practical application of the theory (in classrooms) are on a continuum at different ends, where would you place yourself and why? MaryAnn Christison, Adrian Palmer, Amanda Howard, Ilene Winokur. Moderator: Michael McMurray Establishing a Blended Learning Environment accommodating Brain Colors and Multiple Intelligences Marine Milad & Sirvart Sahakian Room: W5-101
Capacity: 57

The Center (Enter Main Bldg. via North or West Concourse, GF) Theater: W6-021 (500 capacity) W6 Building Theater: W6-021 (500 capacity)

11am11.50am

Presentation 3
Evaluating Arab Students Response to Adapted ESL reading Texts.

Creating a Magazine Project in an ESL Writing Class

Room: Theater W6-021

(500 capacity)

Yacoub Aljaffery Room: W4-103

Capacity: 50

Malika Siddiqui Anmar Anas Room: W4-101

Capacity: 75

12pm12.45pm

Workshop 4
Helping Educators teach skills and strategies for IELTS Writing Task 1 Vicki Fissenden Room: W4-201
Capacity: 67

Workshop 5
(90 min.) Creating and Deploying Moodle Quizzes

Workshop 6
(90 min.) Language Program Management within the US Accreditation System Laura Davis Room: W4-203
Capacity: 55

Workshop 7
Confirmation Bias: Avoiding a Major Problem in Research-Based Writing

Workshop 8
Grammar Groups: Getting Away from the Book!

Presentation 9
Classroom Observation: Providing an Accurate Representation of Teaching? Amanda Howard Room: W6-003
Capacity: 200

Workshop 10
(90 min.) Language Processing Techniques and Strategies for the ESL Classroom Susan Hamade van der Merwe Room: W5-002
Capacity: 58

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Mark Stevens Lab: W3-201

Capacity: tba

Michael McMurray Room: W5-104 Capacity: 50

Garth Johnson Room: W4-202

Capacity: 50

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Friday 1pm1.45pm Workshop 11 Workshop 5 continues
(90 min.) Teaching New Vocabulary to Beginners Creating and Deploying Moodle Quizzes

Workshop 6 continues
(90 min.) Language Program Management within the American Accreditation System

Presentation 12
Understanding students awareness and use of Microsoft Word language tool facilities as sources of feedback on students writing

Workshop 13
starts (90 min.) A Practical Approach to Critical Thinking Building Blocks

Workshop 14
starts (90 min.) GOOOAAALLL! Planning EL lessons backwards!

Workshop 10 continues

Demonstration Meeting 15

Language Processing Techniques and Strategies for the ESL Classroom

TESOL Toastmasters Demonstration Meeting

Yvonne Johnson Room: W5-101

Capacity: 57

Mark Stevens Lab: W3-201

Capacity: tba

Laura Davis Room: W4-203

Capacity: 55

Najebah Marafi Room: W4-103

Capacity: 50

Peter Lucantoni Room: W1-010

Capacity: 100

Ilene Winokur Room: W4-101

Capacity: 75

Susan Hamade van der Merwe Room: W5-002

Capacity: 58

Camille Bondi Don Prades N1-012

Capacity: 100

2pm2.45pm

Workshop 16

Presentation 17
CALL: Oh Captain! My Captain? Computer Assisted Language Learning in the future.

Demonstration 18
Transformative, Interactive, Academic Writing in The Cloud (Using Google docs.)

Presentation 19
Improving L2 Student Writing by Integrating Computer Aided Instruction with Face-to Face Pedagogy

Workshop 20

Literature Circles Spark Interest in ESL Readers

Using the Knowledge Cafe in ESL Education

Sandra Stein Room: W4-203

Capacity: 55

Mohammad Etedali Room: W6-003

Capacity: 200

Rachel Sage Room: W4-104

Capacity: 50

Janet Testerman Room: W4-201

Capacity: 67

Dana Winner Room: W5-104

Capacity: 50

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SATURDAY, 16 November
9am9.45am Workshop 21
Bring Novels to Life with Multi-Media Creativity

Presentation 22
Coaching English language skills in Corporate Kuwait-A Case Study

Workshop 23
New Ways to Evaluate EAP Performance

Workshop 24
Critical Thinking Skills for all subjects

Presentation 25
The Road Not Taken: Using Poetry to Build an Argument

Alison Larkin Koushki Room: W4-201

Capacity: 67

Hendrik van der Merwe Room: W1-010

Capacity: 100

Ben Crace & David Hess Room: W4-203

Capacity: 55

Tahira Muhammad Room: W4-104

Capacity: 50

Huda Jabboury & Claire Hamilton Room: W5-101

Capacity: 57

10am10.50am

Key-Note Speech: Justifying Assessment Use Adrian Palmer, Ph. D., University of Utah. Theater: W6-021
Capacity: 500

11am11.45am

Workshop 26
Why dont my students tune in: Differentiating Instruction for EFL Learners

Workshop 27
Using Multi-Media more efficiently in ESL Writing Classes

Workshop 28
An Amazing Versatile Activity youll use over and over

Workshop 29
Harnessing the Potential of Learning Styles for EFL College Teachers

Presentation 30 Accuplacer Placement and Diagnostic Tests

Shaimaa Torky Room: W4-201

Capacity: 67

Sosil Somokian Room: W4-203

Capacity: 55

Lisa Waite Room: W4-101

Capacity: 75

Shu-hua Wu & Sulaiman Alrabah Room: W1-010

Capacity: 100

Margaret Combs Lab: W3-201

Capacity: tba

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SATURDAY, 16 November continued.
12pm-1pm TESOL Kuwait: Annual General Meeting Announcement of Election Results Prize Giving Theater: W6-021
Capacity: 500

OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Poster Sessions: Elections: Tables & Displays: On display throughout the conference. Presenters available to answer questions on Friday, 12pm 2pm. For TESOL Kuwait Board President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Chair. Winners announced at AGM. Registration, Membership, Information, Other Conferences, TESOL Toastmasters, Name Game, Certificates, Free Post Conference Workshops etc. GUST, Growmore Books, AmidEast/US Embassy Pearson Education, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Garnet Education etc. GUST campus coffee shops and food outlets, outside food vendors ALL DAY Friday and Saturday. Friday, 15 November, 7pm at Radisson Blu Hotel, Salwa. By pre-purchased ticket only. For enquiries please contact: Yvonne Johnson at president@tesolkuwait.com 4

Sponsors Booths: Exhibitors Booths: Food Outlets: CONFERENCE DNNER: Program subject to change.