The 15th Annual AUC/NileTESOL Skills Conference

Connections:

Implications for Students, Teachers and Educational Systems

Preliminary Program

Tuesday, February2nd, 2010

11:00 -3.00

Registrationin Oriental Hall.

3:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks

4:00

Sara Cushing Weigle

Plenary Speaker

Language Assessment: Beginning with the End in Mind

5:00

Teresa Doguelli

Invited Speaker

The Whole Child

Mervat Abou Baker El Dib and Nesreen Ahmed El Sweedy

Transformative Learning and Reflective Thinking… Making the Connection

Juliana Tzvetkova

Fluid Versus Solid Content in EFL College Courses

Rod Bolitho

The Ingredients of a Good Teacher Training Activity

Melissa Good

What’s English Profile and Why Should I Know About It?

6.00

Alecia Rubino

Teaching English through Visual Art

Thomas Tasker

Using Lesson Study for EFL Teacher Professional Development

Ibtihel Bouchoucha

How the Gender Representation in School-Textbook Influence Young Learners

Thomas J. Kelley

Student-Lead Activities: Opening Your Classroom to the World

Mark C. Buchsieb

Constructing Knowledge as A Community: Class Wikis in the ESL Classroom

Wael Fathy Amer

Towards a Dynamic CEFR-Aligned Test Development Model

Shereen Abd El-Fattah Nassef

Homework Assignments: A Creative Connection Tool

Diana Mazgutova

Effectiveness of Using Peer Feedback in Writing Classes

Diana Akhmedjanova

Collaborative Learning in an EFL Classroom

Mary Yassa Hanna

From Accuracy to Fluency: One Road to Proficiency, Two Milestones

Marine Milad Mitry

The Effect of Constructive Project-Based Programs in Developing Technical Writing Genres

John Regan Silver

Teaching Groupwork-Connecting and Collaborating in the Classroom

Asmaa Zakaria

Developing Critical Thinking Skills in the English Classroom

Pamela M. Creed

Promoting Large Class Collaborative Learning through Social Netweorking Forums

7.00

Hala Ahmed Ali Ahmed

Back-Pack Activities

Samir Samy Khairy and Aziz Saad Saddalla

Together We Can “Access” Our Government Schools

Beth Caldwell

“In My Country…” : Communicating Culture in the Classroom

Abdullah A. Alhamzi

Reading-Aloud Strategies: A Case of Transfer to L2

Marwa Anas Atieya and Neveen Al Saeed

Feedback and Writing: Is there a Best Strategy?

Naomi Moir

Teaching Vocabulary

Hanaa Khamis

Web 2.0 Connections for Efficient Re/Searchers

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

1:00

Ahmed Karam

Aspects of Power and Domination in Language Education

Tharwat M. El Sakran

A Reversed Sequence to Academic Writing

Jackie Fung-King Lee

Study Aboard -- Student Teachers’ Learning Form an Immersion Program

Waleed Ahmed Nureldeen

A Story Worth Telling: The Value of EFL Learners’ Narratives

Adel A. Al Mahboob

Barriers Affecting our Learner’s English Acquisition

Nermine Saleh El Torie

The Rights and Wrongs of Assessing Writing

Ruzica Ivanovic

Teaching Pronunciation with an Integrated Curriculum

Susan Beddes

Content Connections: Building Young Adults’ Academic Language

Yasmine Aly Salah El Din

Enhancing Students’ Writing through Content-Based Projects

Thomas Kelley

Non-Fiction Reading: Preparing Students for their Future

Haggag Mohammed Haggag, Jaber Hassan Abdellah

Active Learning Strategies and the Connections of EFL Class Language Spaces

Sufian Abu-Rmaileh

Dealing with Students’ Classroom Behavior

Anfal Al Wahaibi

Two-Step Techniques into Writing Reading Tests

Gena Rhoades Burgess

Making the Connection between Content and Critical Thinking

Suhair Al-Alami

Utilizing Literature to Enhance Language Proficiency and Critical Thinking

2.00

Robert Williams

NileTESOL launch

3.00

Rod Bolitho

Plenary Session:

Reconceptualising Language Teacher Education for the 21st Century

4.00

Ahmed Abd-El Sattar Ibrahim

Invited Speaker:

Voice from the Classroom: A Success Story

David Fay

Experience as Content: A Model for Reflective Teacher Education

Lamya Ramadan

Teaching Research Writing Across Courses

Rima Jamal Qadous

Global and E-Learning

Vance Stevens

Talking about Tags: How they Work? Why they’re Useful?

Jack Radford

Teaching English.org.uk – The Global Home for English Online

Fatma El Shafie and Nikalas Douglas Hamilton

Negotiating Personalized Student Pathways for Improved Learning Performances

5.00

Jesus Villegas

Using Children’s Stories to Teach English

Valerie Sartor

Trans-Cultural Comparative Literary Approach: Dramatic Innovations in Grammar Translation

Muhammad M. Abdel Latif

Skilled Versus Less Skilled EFL Writers’ Composing Processes

Maha Tawfik Yousef

Grammar is not a Waste of Time: Teaching Grammar in Context Using Games and Authentic Materials

Molly Staeheli

Music: Connecting Students to Language with which they Can Relate

Sandra Marrar

Using Icebreakers to Create a Warm Classroom Environment

William R. Enenbach and Riyad R. Maqableh

Integrating the Four Skills with Critical Thinking

Teresa Doguelli

Teaching Grammar

Paul Hudson

Interviews Made Simple

Nashwa Nashaat Sobhy

Teaching Speaking in Light of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)

Matthew Miller

Using the English We DO Know to Interact with the World

Courtney McKercher

The World is my Home : Lessons from Concordia’s Language Villages

Salma G. Waly and Ismail Fayed

Moodle: Virtual Teaching & Learning Experiences in EFL Classrooms

Vance Stevens

Tag Games: Using Tags in Professional and Language Development

6.00

Steven Gabel

Creating Connections through Co-Teaching: A Practical Guide to Success

Jonathan Hastings

Connecting Students: Classic Team-Building Activities for Collaborative Learning

Sara Cushing Weigle

Assessing Writing in the Language Classroom

Kelly Schroeder and Sarah Gulley

Collaborative Learning: Motivating “Screen-agers” in Language Learning

Bethany Gustafson

Teaching Tales: Using Storytelling in the Classroom

Hanem Anwar Abdulghani

Autonomous Learners All Round

Fife MacDuff, Khadija Al Hayki and Wendy Holmes

Submitting Our “Gems” for Publication in a Professional Journal

Jordan Earl

Testing Teaching: Using Projects with Performance Assessment in EAP/ESP

Dustin Schwindt

Using Short Film Production to Promote English Usage

Judith Ann Elliott

Writing Strategies for Emergent EFL Writers

Dennis W. Johsnon

Developing Cognitive Connections: Preparing Students for Research Writing

Ahmed Abdel Fattah Shaaban and Hamed Elsayed Hamed

Promoting Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Skills through TBL

Amanda Wetsel

Increasing Student Involvement through Eliciting and Clear Tasks

Kevin McCaughey

Action Listening Games

Brendan Carson

Learner Autonomy and Language Teacher Perspectives

Robyn Shifrin

Harnessing the Constructivist Paradigm: Blogging EFL Writing Classes

Nevien Mostafa Naser

How can you Develop Your Learning Outcomes Map?

Fadia Salman and Reem Hashem

Using Sitcoms to Enhance Language Learning

Nevine Gad El Mawla

Global Connections: Opportunities for Research and Graduate Study

Leanna Fry

Connecting with Your EFL Students on the Internet

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Ihab Abdalla and Hanaa Soudan

Access: To EFL and Life-Long Skills

Susan Spencer

Why Wait? Connecting Language Learning & Teaching in Skills Courses

Tamer Aly Mohamed El Nashar

Learners’ Discrimination of Experiential, Passive and Mixed Learning

Mohamed Ismail Ahamad Shah

English Language Learning Styles and Strategies among International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Students

Rafel Naseer

Collaborative Learning in Todays Classroom

Bertha Alfred

Teacher Evaluation: An Alternative for IEP Final Placement

Afaf Mishriki and Amani Demian

Motivation: The Key to Language Learning

Maha Adel Zakaria

Advertisement: A Rich Source of Language Learning and Critical Thinking

Mariam Talaat El Wakeel

Using Reading Journals to Promote Critical Thinking

Margaret Forbes

Songs for All Occasions

Suzanne Matula

Prepositions: Practice from a Cognitive Linguistic Perspective

Nicolina Evrovski and Sandra Marrar

Learning English through Role-Plays

Ashraf Alamatouri

Some Techniques in Student-Centered Classes

Ece Ulus

Internet-Assisted Mutual Understanding (IAMU): Making Cultural Connections

Lilian Mina

Students’ Participation in and Perception of Asynchronous Discussion

2:00

Laila Galal Rizk

Plenary Speaker

Connecting with Literature: Towards and Experiential Approach

3:00

Natasha Isadora Frank

Fostering Professional Development through Self-Evaluative Observation

Robert Lindsey

U.S. Embassy Support for Teachers and Students of English

Adnan Shehadeh

Attitudes of Palestinian College Students Towards Learning EFL

Omar Abdel Razek Abdel Gawad and Sherif Mostafa Sabry Borham Nour

From Isolation to Collaboration through Team Teaching

Mayada Tawfik Zaki

Designing and Scoring Performance Task Assessments

Lima Sabri

Speak ‘Up’! Speak ‘Down’! Just Speak!

Jennie Durant

Tips for Teaching an Enormous Listening / Speaking Class

Thomas J. Kelley

The Ins and Outs of Curriculum Development

Ola Hafez

Limericks: Improve you Speaking Rhythm and Enjoy It!

Pauline Ghenghesh and Yasmine M. Abdelfattah

The Perceptions of Students and Teachers in an Engineering Context

Sarah Mahmoud and Dina Badawy

Whole Brain Teaching: Motivating the Unmotivated Learners

Amy Crompton

English through Motion Pictures: Connecting Community to the World

Shakhnoza Abdurakhmonova

Free Online Tools for Learner Projects

4.00

Patreshia Tkach

Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills through Films

Todd Vidamour

Collaborative Rubrics + Proper Training = More Meaningful Assessment

David Fay

Lessons in Kindness: Student-Developed Material for Social Change

Kamila Mostafa Helmy

A Pre-Writing Activity that Stimulates Critical Thinking

Jon French

The Digital Future Tomorrow is Here Today for Teachers

Benjamin F. Pellegrom

Sheltered Instruction in the EFL Classroom

Mayy Hassan El Haiawy

Bridging the Gap: Using Authentic Materials in ESL Classrooms

Rania K. Jabr

Encouraging Students’ Mutual Development Skills

Frances Le Grand

Modern Listening Materials: Using ITunes and Podcasts in the ESL Classroom

Natalia Ponomareva

Starting to Teach Reading to Young Learners

Ahmed Abd-Elsattar Ibrahim

Enhancing Teaching Practicums

Sharon Saternus

Connecting the Disconnected through Program Evaluation and Curriculum Development

Faika Hwejeh

The Promotion of Critical Thinking in Class

John Mark King

On NOT Teaching Culture: Giving Students Tools for a Future Without Borders

5.00

Joseph Mark Rega

Establishing Learning Communities in an English Content University

Vino Sarah Reardon

Scoring Procedures for Assessing Writing

Christopher David Swartling

Practical and Communicative Approaches to Teaching Writing to Beginners

Jisun Sung

Action Learning in Second Language Acquisition

Ismail Mohamed

Bringing Dictionaries into the Classroom

Mary Monogue

Outliers: Malcolm Gladwell’s Research on Success

Maged Rushdy Abdel Latif and Abdel Fadeel Faid Kotb

The Prisoner of Grammar: A Communicative Approach to EFL Teaching

Jack Radford

Teaching English.org.uk – The Global Home for English Online

Nancy Fahnestock

Interactive Software for Motivation in the Foundations Level Classroom

Phyllis Wachob

The Writing Feedback Process Using Audio Files

6.00

Testing Colloquium

Deena Boraie, Laila Galal Rizk,Rod Blotiho, Sara Cushing Weigle, Fred Perry and Elizabeth Arrigoni

Assessment Literacy as Part of EFL Teacher Education Programs