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NILETESOL 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

EXPLORING QUALITY

TEACHING AND LEARNING:

APPLY AND REFLECT

JANUARY 22 ND& 23RD, 2019

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SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

NILETESOL

23RDANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

JANUARY 22ND & 23RD , 2019

NILETESOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2018-2019)

x Alexander Lewko x Mai Magdy

x Amani Demian x Maria Arruda

x Amr Abdelaty Saleh x Mariam Youssef

x Eglal El Gamal x Mayssa Hashad

x Eman Youssef x Micah N. Richer

x Ghada AbulHassan x Mostafa Yousef

x Hanan Fares x Muhammad Khalil (In-coming President)

x Hanaa Soudan x Omaima Ayoub (President)

x Jon Parnham x Samir Emara

x Kamila Helmy x Sanaa Makhlouf

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NILETESOL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (2017-2018)

NileTESOL website: www.niletesol.org Conference website: http://conf.aucegypt.edu/NileTES OL 2019

x Afaf Mishreki

x Mariam Osman

x Amani Demian ( Co-chair)

x Marwa Baza

x Dina Abul Magd (in-coming Co-chair)

x Muhammed Khalil

x Ebtihal El Badry

x Rania Jabr

x Iman Baza

x Sanaa Makhlouf (Co-chair)

x Mai Magdy

x Susanne Rizzo

x Mariah Fairley x Yasmine Salah El-Din (in-coming Co-chair)

http://www.niletesol.org/

http://conf.aucegypt.edu/NileTES%20OL%202019

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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow NileTESOL Conference Attendees and Colleagues,

I wish you a warm welcome to the 23rd NileTESOL Annual Conference held at the American University in Cairo. While at the conference and in Cairo, do take some time to enjoy the outstanding AUC campus and the spectacular city of Cairo.

This year’s theme is “Exploring Quality Teaching and Learning: Apply and Reflect.” As a matter of fact, NileTESOL-sponsored events throughout 2018 have demonstrated the best practices of NileTESOL members as well as their on-going reflections to enhance their professional development and continue to serve their fellow ELT professionals both locally and worldwide. This year’s conference launches our continued dedication for 2019. This conference that we will enjoy and tremendously learn from would not have been possible without the dedication of the Conference Organizing Committee, led by both Sanaa Makhlouf and Amani Demian. Their tireless efforts started almost immediately after the 2018 conference and continued throughout the year. We all truly appreciate their hard work in planning and organizing this event. Co-sponsoring this event with NileTESOL is The School of Continuing Education at the American University in Cairo. Its pivotal role for the conference, both logistical and financial, is crucial in allowing this conference to be held year after year at the amazing New Cairo campus.

I would also like to give a big thank you to our outstanding Board of Directors and to express my appreciation to the partners and sponsors of this conference. They include the International Language Bookshop (ILB), IDP Education IELTS, the Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the US Embassy, the British Council, Pearson Education, Macmillan, Cairo Book Center/ MM Publications, Nahdet Misr /Cambridge University Press (CUP), AMIDEAST, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I strongly encourage everyone to stop by their booths at any time during the conference to learn more about their offerings and to keep them in mind for your future teaching needs.

On the other hand, it gives me great pleasure to welcome our invited plenary and featured speakers whose talks and workshops promise not only to inform our practice as professionals, but also to challenge us to reflect more often and to further pursue our own professional development. I am also glad to welcome all our international and local presenters who will make this conference a memorable learning experience for all of you by sharing their innovative ideas and expertise. As in prior years, we will all be able to attend the 45-minute concurrent presentations, Plenary Sessions, 90-minute Workshops, Poster Session, Panel Discussions, 20X20 presentations, Lightening Talks, and the

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Annual Colloquium. The variety of sessions to choose from will allow you to plan your conference schedule which will enable you to go back to your classroom with new ideas, refined teaching practices, and knowledge of cutting-edge research in English language teaching. Moreover, we will see the work of the different Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at the various SIG sessions as well as the Testing and Assessment SIG session. I would therefore encourage you to make use of this opportunity to network with our distinguished guest speakers, conference presenters, and fellow conference attendees. I myself have always found this conference an amazing opportunity to return to class with innovative ideas and insights.

This year, I would like to encourage you to attend the General Assembly to be held on the second day of the conference at 1:00. At this session, you will get a chance to learn about our 2018 achievements and discover new ways of becoming involved as an active member of NileTESOL. We will honor a number of outstanding NileTESOL members and volunteers. Meanwhile, we will vote for representatives for a number of vacant BOD seats. Do not miss this session!

Finally, we all know how important it is to improve ourselves professionally in order to help our students reach their full potential and become competent communicators in English. As we re-acquaint ourselves with old friends and network with new colleagues, let us all reflect on how important it is that we also improve our own communication with each other. This conference is only worthwhile if we continue the professional relationships we start here. I hope that we will also be disseminating what we learn with our colleagues in our own teaching contexts. This allows us to build strong bonds together while encouraging a constant “flow” of PD within our profession, which leads to new and notable ideas later on. Inspiration that starts at this year’s conference leads to new teaching practices in our classrooms, which then in turn becomes presentations at next year’s conference!

Attending this conference offers much more than just new ideas, so enjoy the two conference days, meet new people, discover new resources, and do not miss making new friendships! Go back home with new experiences and inspirations. Have a wonderful time at this year’s NileTESOL Annual Conference, 2019!

Sincerely,

Omaima M. Ayoub

NileTESOL President 2018-2019

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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 all to the 2019 NileTESOL Conference. This conference brings together ELT professionals not only from all over Egypt, but from other parts of the globe to share, explore, reflect on and enhance quality teaching and learning which is the theme of our conference this year. All teachers aspire to provide their learners with the highest quality instruction, which includes innovative teaching techniques, materials, activities, and tools that will provide our students with the best quality of teaching and learning. Our coming together in this conference is a great opportunity to learn from each other’s successful practices, share our concerns and collaborate to find ways to meet the demands and challenges of the 21st Century classroom.

As John Dewey, the well-known American Philosopher and Educational Reformer once said “Education is NOT preparation for life; education is life itself”. With these simple but eloquent words we learn that without education, there is no life, no hope and no future. We, therefore, aspire to be among those who touch people’s lives by offering them the needed skills and tools to successfully meet the demands and challenges of our time.

This year we have 4 distinguished plenary speakers as well as several workshops, presentations, lightening talks, 20 x 20 slide shows, two panel discussions, a poster session, and our annual colloquium focusing on ways of reshaping our teaching and learning as we look at our students’ needs for the 21st Century. We hope that NileTESOL 2019 will be a very rewarding and fruitful experience that will enrich our teaching and strengthen our affiliation with other professionals in the field.

Thank you all for attending and actively participating in this important annual conference, and for making this event conducive to our professional growth and collaboration.

All the very best,

Amani Demian and Sanaa Makhlouf

Conference Co-chairs

NileTESOL 2018-2019

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PLENARY SPEAKERS

NICK BILBROUGH The Play’s the Thing January 22nd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 10:00-10:45 am

Scripted plays have been used to teach English to second language learners since before the time of Shakespeare. In this plenary I will reflect on my experiences of language learning through drama from the perspective of both the learner and the teacher. I will also explore how simple plays are being used with children in refugee camps in Gaza as a tool for empowerment, and as a way to bring their English to life. From this perspective, I propose a rationale for the performance and creation of plays as a core component within a modern lexical (Lewis 1993) or play-based (Cook 2000) syllabus.

DR. AMANY BADAWY Adult Brain Readiness to learn: Implications for Learning/ Teaching Practices

January 22nd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 2:00-2:45 pm

Adult learning is the participation of adults as of the age of 25 in lifelong learning in an attempt to improve their working conditions and capitalize on opportunities that were not available to them before. New brain research is helping us to know about the ability of the brain to change and reorganize itself throughout life. The purpose of this presentation is twofold. The first is to put in plain words the extent of adults’ readiness to learn. The second purpose is to propose better practices for creating quality adult learning/teaching environments, based on what brain research suggests.

GREGG SOTIROPOULOS Pave the Way with Soft Skills: Why and How January 23rd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 9:00-9:45 am

When it comes to education in the 21st century, what’s the difference between hard and soft skills? Which ones are more important as we prepare students for university and career success? How can we as English teachers help our learners develop these skills?

Join our session to find out. Together, we will be looking at tasks and activities that optimize students’ development of soft skills.

DR. ADRIENNE JOHNSON Growth Zone: Exploring the Benefits of Leaving Your (Comfort Zone) January 23rd Bassily Hall (Conference Center) 2:00-2:45 pm

Teaching and learning are intertwined. The best teachers are constantly learning and seeking to improve. Yet, trying new strategies and asking for help often takes courage, which is why many teachers choose to remain in their “comfort zones,” even when previous practices are no longer effective. This talk will explore the many benefits to leaving those comfort zones, as well as some practical strategies for helping colleagues and students to do the same.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Lifelong_learning

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NILETESOL COLLOQUIUM

Reshaping Teaching and Learning: Students’ Needs for the 21st Century

January 23rd Bassily Hall – Conference Center 3:00-4:45 pm The 21st century with all its potentialities and challenges requires educators to reshape both teaching and learning to meet the needs of students and promote the essential skills, knowledge, and values that can help keep them up-to-date with the growing demands of the present. In a future that is knowledge driven, education remains the key tool that can enable students to acquire the necessary skills and competencies of the 21st century. Silva (2009) groups these skills into four categories that include: “...critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication and collaboration, [and] creativity and digital literacy.” Therefore, the teaching profession needs to be transformed in ways that will allow teachers to successfully meet their new role of facilitating learner entry into a variety of contexts.

This colloquium will address the following questions:

1. What are the main characteristics of the interdisciplinary nature of the 21st century classroom that

reflect the need to reshape teaching and learning?

2. What are the needs of the learner in the 21st century classroom?

3. What are the needs of the teacher in the 21st century classroom?

4. How can teachers as facilitators equip learners with the needed skills for the 21st century?

5. What are the challenges facing 21st century learners and teachers? And what are some

recommendations to help them overcome these challenges?

Each speaker will give a 5-8 minute presentation and then time will be devoted to answering the questions of the audience.

Discussant: Mrs. Rania Jabr

Moderator: Mrs. Dina Abul Magd

Speakers:

Dr. Adrienne Johnson

Mr. Gregg Sotiropoulos

Mr. Nick Bilbrough

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NILETESOL SPECIAL EVENT

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

PANEL DISCUSSION (1)

“Connecting the Classroom to the Needs of the Real World”

January 22nd Meeting Room P019 (CC) 1:00-1:45 pm

Teaching English today is all about engaging students in real-life settings in an attempt to promote their language proficiency as well as their language skills. Learning a language is mostly about using it correctly, fluently, and effectively. If you cannot use a language efficiently, then you cannot claim to have successfully learned it. Accordingly, educators all over the world are keen on coming up with strategies and ways to help students acquire the language easily and use it properly in our real, daily life. The only way to do so is to ensure that what is being taught in the classroom actually serves the different future settings the students are likely to get involved in: life experiences, career opportunities, and daily activities. Since bridging the gap between language teaching and language use is not easy and since “allowing students to enter a language arena that is usually considered native-speaker territory is not only challenging but also motivating for the learners” (Illés & Akcan, 2017), the panelists are going to address the following questions:

1. What aspects of the real world are of value to language users?

2. Which skills are more relevant to the students’ needs?

3. What strategies, activities, and tools could we use to link the classroom to the real world?

4. What authentic material could we use in the classroom to achieve this link?

5. Could there be a mismatch between such an approach and assessment?

6. What are the challenges that educators could face when adopting such an approach?

7. How could technology be of service to this approach?

8. How would the material cater for the needs of learners?

9. How does the teaching and learning methodology serve needs of learners?

10. How can adult learning promote self-development?

Panelists:

Moderator: Dr. Mariam Osman

Ebtihal Elbadry

Iman Baza

Marwa Baza

Rania Yehia

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PANEL DISCUSSION (2)

January 23nrd P019 (CC) 12:00-12:45 pm

Teacher Collaboration: Meeting Challenges and Inspiring Success

Many teachers have indicated that they would like to work in an environment in which they share ideas with and learn from one another. Collaboration in an educational setting can be defined as “teams of teachers who work interdependently to achieve common goals — goals linked to the purpose of learning for all — for which members are held mutually accountable” (as cited in Perez, 2015). Collaboration is an essential means to becoming an effective teacher and can form the foundation of ongoing professional development at any institution since it requires little in the way of outside resources or expense. In addition, research also suggests that increased collaborative efforts by teachers can benefit educational institutions as a whole and contribute to improved student performance (Goddard, Goddard, & Tschannen Moran, 2007).

In spite of the cited benefits and willingness to collaborate on the part of many teachers, a number of constraints may impede efforts to establish a culture of collaboration at any institution, including lack of attention given to it by the administration, lack of time available to teachers to engage in collaborative efforts, lack of infrastructure or established systems for systematically sharing ideas and materials, and lack of awareness of its benefits.

In this session, panelists will explore what teacher collaboration means, share their own experiences in developing a more collaborative work environment as well as challenges they have encountered in the process, and discuss considerations for implementing a program of teacher collaboration.

Questions:

1. What does teacher collaboration entail?

2. What are some practical examples from your experience?

3. How can a culture of teacher collaboration be established?

4. What are some challenges and considerations in implementing collaboration efforts?

Moderator: Mai Magdy

Panelists:

Maged Habashi

Mariah Fairley

Susanne Rizzo

Yasmine Salah El Din

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NILETESOL LIGHTENING TALKS EVENT January 23rd Meeting Room P022 (CC) 10:00-11:45 am What is a Lightening Talk?

A lightening talk session is when short 20-minute presentations are given one after another by presenters who illustrate their ideas or research. A brief Power Point accompanies each talk. Several presentations happen sequentially in the same room with the audience hearing one presentation at a time. At the end of the presentations, a brief period for questions is given. This type of session gives the audience a chance to attend multiple presentations. This event is moderated by Afaf Mishriki. Presentations

Manal El-Kalay Action Research: Encouraging Effective Teaching Practice

In any professional setting, it is essential for an individual to attend conferences, workshops, seminars etc. in order to ensure that both academic and practical qualifications do not become outdated or obsolete. This allows individuals to remain updated in their field and helps them to focus on becoming more competent and effective in their professional careers. In an educational setting, however, maintenance of quality teaching is spurred by continued reflection and the search for solutions to everyday problems or by looking for ways to improve instruction and increase student achievement. This is the function of action research; it helps educators become more effective at what they care most about — their teaching and the development of their students, as it assists the educator in refining or improving their actions or teaching practice. The presentation will take a brief look at action research and how it can influence a teacher’s decisions regarding his/her teaching methodology and how it can be implemented in any teaching situation.

Natalie Trangmar Learning to learn - metacognitive strategies for adult students

Learner autonomy has been a popular concept in teaching since the late 1980s. Nevertheless, students are frequently not given enough training to allow them to reflect upon their own studies and apply metacognitive strategies to their language learning. This is despite the fact that self-directed learning results in increased learner engagement, greater academic achievement and reduced teacher planning time. This session will consider the strategies of the mythical 'good language learner', especially when it comes to planning for learning, thinking about learning (and how to make it effective), self-monitoring and self-evaluation. Currently these strategies, if applied at all, are considered only at the start and end of courses; a technique which itself encourages reliance on the teacher/course book structure. The session will look at:- the research into learner strategies and autonomous learning- how to encourage learners to assume more responsibility for their learning- practical exercises to allow learners to reflect upon their progress throughout a course- a variety of techniques to help students think about how to exploit material in the world outside the classroom . By the end of the session teachers will be able to help students develop

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effective metacognitive strategies for learning, and take on the role of coach by suggesting a range of strategies and helping students choose which ones work for them.

Jamila Zghal Apply innovative methodologies to reflect on students’ motivation and learning

“The development of ELT, which has gradually increased in the past half century, is motivated by a number of factors which make English currently the privileged choice for second language learners” (Maybin and Swann, 2010, p. 169).In recent years, ELT has witnessed a noticeable development in worldwide educational systems. English has become highly dynamic and changing due to globalization, changes in social, cultural and economic contexts that have revolutionized the fields of teaching and learning. Accordingly, English tends to progressively have the ‘lion’s share’ in the educational system. For this, teachers have thought of revising the conventional ways, methods, curricula and resources and reflected on more effective methodologies and digital instructional tools to enhance and motivate English language learning. In this framework, a diversification of techniques has been implemented to cope up with progress, facilitate learning, explore the students’ English language skills and answer their learning needs. Importantly, making use of the advent of technology along with well-prepared course designs and good class management are crucial clues of input that affect the output of student-centered motivation and collaborative learning. These innovations in ELT would explore students’ key competencies so as to reach excellence and visibility; more importantly, students are empowered to stand future challenges and advance professionalism at labor market once graduated.

Hedy Said Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation to Enhance Young Learners Learning

Children start their new school year raring to go, but as school days go by their willingness to participate in the learning process starts to diminish. Teachers of all ages then start to wonder and worry about what is it about their own classroom(s) that is causing young learners’ motivation to die out over time, and what can they do to keep motivating all their students throughout the year(s). We might now need to approach a thorny problem that we, teachers or educators, might not really know much about motivation, and if there are different forms of motivation just like there are different styles of learning and teaching. Through this session, attendees will first be introduced to two distinct types of motivation identified by educational psychologists and cognitive scientists: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Second, attendees will understand the core difference between these two types of motivation, and determine the pros and cons of each of them. Last, they will also identify which type of motivation is best for enhancing the quality of learning in their classrooms, and determine multiple ways to cultivate and foster set type of motivation. Motivation is very important for enhancing performance in general. Knowing how to motivate your students will make you a great influencer, as you will be directly contributing to and improving the quality of their learning, and ultimately the quality of your teaching.

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NILETESOL 20 X 20 EVENT

January 22nd Waleed P071 11:00-1:15 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 Dr. Muhammed Khalil.

Session: 1 Mr. Zakaria Mahmoud

Practical Ideas to Promote Learner Autonomy in Language Classes

With the help of some digital tools, students can plan and monitor their own learning, practice language inside and outside classroom, locate and exploit materials and reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses. This talk aims to provide teachers with a range of practical ideas that can be used in the classroom to help students take an active role in their own learning.

Session: 2 Dr. Montasser Mahmoud

Labor Market Needs and University Translation Programs in Saudi Arabia; Challenges and Realities

It is a presentation depicting challenges and realities of Saudi Universities in regard to requirements set by labor market there.

Session: 3 Dr. Samah Sayed Task-based Language Learning (An Experimental Lesson)

Task based language learning approach (TBL) has been constantly stimulating for me to experiment with in my classes. This presentation is an overview of this approach and provides a rationale for a lesson plan for intermediates, based on performing a writing task. E-tools like Type form will be implemented to gauge their effectiveness in optimizing learners' overall performance.

Session: 4 Mrs Omnia Alrobaa Young Learners and Mind Mapping

When your child ‘learns’ to mind map, they will get the gift of making school work or any other type of information much more accessible. They will remember it much better because it uses the same kind of methods they use subconsciously. Learning becomes fun (as it was when they were really, really young). They will associate learning with fun, playing, joy, etc. This will help them a lot in their studies.

Session: 5 Dr. Hager al-Tonsi

Cognitive Apprenticeship (CA) in TEFL: Investigating Teachers’ Attitudes

The new educational system in Egypt aims to offer students a deep understanding of different themes. The use of themes instead of units achieves depth in students’ learning and paves the way for the CA application. Results of this research revealed that EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards CA.

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Nile TESOL Poster Session

January 22 CP 01 Jameel 11:00-11:45 a.m.

What is a poster session?

A poster session is your allotted time to share with your audience the summary of your conference-related

work as exemplified in your poster. The poster can combine text, images and graphs that show your work in

a logical, accessible and creative way. It should clearly explain the rationale for the choice of topic, the steps

involved in completing your research and the value of your work to the field. In a poster session, it is expected

that you give a short presentation of your work every 10 or 15 minutes, and attendees can ask questions and

share comments and feedback with you.

Afaf Misriki &

Amani Demian Plagiarism: A More Tolerant Outlook

Senior Instructor, AUC


Muhammed Khalil Critical Thinking and Creative Writing

English Language Instructor, Cairo University

Teacher Trainer, AUC

Tina Afroza Akhter Use of alternative assessments in everyday classroom practices

Senior Lecturer. Applied Linguistics and ELT

Yasmine Salah ElDIn

From Engaged Reading to Engaged Writing: Strategies that Work


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NileTESOL

SIGs Sessions at NileTESOL Conference 2019

Announcement:

This year, for the first time in the Nile TESOL conference, attendees will be

able to meet all the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Each SIG has prepared

a different session with an amazing variety of topics and presenters. Do not

miss the chance to attend the book raffle at the end of each session too!

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NILETESOL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS EVENT January 22nd Mansour Hall 12:00-12:45 p.m.

Session 1: Professional Writing Special Interest Group (PWSIG)

Presenters:

Ahmed Samir

& Ahmed Shalaby

Tailor Your Writing to Match Your Needs!

In this interactive workshop, the presenters will orient the audience on how to adapt their writing to meet their purposes. This workshop will take you in a journey through a handful of writing techniques through which you will get to know the essence of each writing type, and their basic features.

January 22nd Mansour Hall 1:00-1:45p.m.

Session 2: Teaching English to Young Learners Special Interest Group (TEYLSIG)

Presenter:

Ola Abu Al Ezz Title: Performance Tasks as Alternative Assessment for young EFL Learners

In order to suit young learners’ reality best, assessment should concentrate on the development of language use, in performance assessments to “give the children opportunities to use the language for real purposes, and in real or realistic situations, and assess their attempts to do so successfully” as explains McKay (2006:99).

By the end of this workshop, attendees will create and develop an opinion writing essay rubric to assess an opinion piece.

January 22nd Meeting Room P022 3:00-4:45 p.m.

Session 3: Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEASIG)

Presenters:

Mona Mersal

& Mostafa Youssef

Title: Assessing Group Work

Assessing group work is not a straightforward but a multidimensional process. In this workshop, teachers will be provided with guidelines and hands-on experience in assessing group work. The presenters will shed light on the importance of group work, designing assessments for group processes and the methods that can be utilized in assessing group work.

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January 23rd Meeting Room P020 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Session 4: Teacher Education Special Interest Group (TESIG)

Presenter:

Youssra El Deeb Title: Going Interactive: What, Why and How

This workshop presents an explanation of "Interactive Teaching/Learning", its different types, and importance in the 21st century classroom. It also provides an opportunity for educators to take part in a variety of interactive practices and experience their benefits for both teachers and learners.

January 23rd Meeting Room P020 11:00-11:45 a.m.

Session 5: Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (LTSIG)

Presenter:

Waleed Mandour Title: Effective Mobile Learning: What teachers and students should do

Mobile learning is a 21st century method that encompasses benefits such as promoting learner autonomy, personalizing education, and offering a 24/7 learning experience. However, achieving an effective delivery through adopting such a method requires both the educator and the learner to know how the process ought to be carried out. This session aims at: 1. Having participants briefed about the ethics and standards of mobile learning, 2.Introducing mobile-friendly learning management systems, and 3.Providing attendees with a detailed list of useful apps to use.

DAY 1_TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019

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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

Bassily Auditorium

Opening Ceremony

Plenary

Nick Bilbrough

The Play’s the Thing

Bassily Hall

Plenary

Dr. Amani Badawy

Adult brain readiness to learn: Implications for learning/teaching practices

Bassily Hall

Mansour Hall ILB

Eli Ghazel

Smart Learning in Preparation for the 5th Industrial Revolution

PWSIG

Ahmed Samir

& Ahmed Shalaby

Tailor Your Writing to Match Your Needs

TEYSIG

Ola Abu Al Ezz

Performance Tasks as Alternative Assessment for Young Learners

Mary Cross

Nahdit Misr

Peter Lucantoni

Developing Vocabulary Through Story Telling

Pearson

Rob Dean

21st Century Skills in the Primary Classroom? They’re Never Too Young to Start!

ILB

Eli Ghazel

Motivating Students to Read


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

P071 Waleed Hall

20x20 Events Presentations

P019

MM Publications

Gregg Sotiropoulos

Engage the Disengaged and Maximize your Students’ Learning

Potential!

Panel Discussion (1)

Connecting the Classroom to the Needs of the real World

P020 Macmillan

Aala’ Abdelfadeel

Did Curiosity really kill the cat? A deeper view on inquiry-based learning

CDD Program

Waleed Ali

Professional Development Opportunities at SCE


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

P022

MM Publications

Dr. Eglal El Gamal

From Brainstorming to Publishing- Pioneer B1 +

Dr. Eglal El Gammal

NileTESOL-Professional Development Committee Structure and Objectives

AMIDEAST

Mariam Rayan

Professional Development Skills for Novice and Experienced EFL Teachers

TEA SIG

Assessing Group Work

Mona Mersal & Mostafa Youssef

Moataz El Alfi Hall RELO

Micah Risher

Learn and Give Back with RELO Office

BC

Tamir Ismail

Language Assessment: Getting Teachers to Understand the Basics

BC

Simon Dawson

Assessing Listening

BC Tamir Ismail & Mostafa Youssef

A Bridge to ILACE 2019-Exploring Egypt’s International Language Assessment Conference

Mohamed Shafik Gabr

BC

Tom Rickman

CELTA Information Session


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP 01 ( Jameel)

Poster Session

Amani Demian & Afaf Meshriki

On the Nature, Teaching, and Assessment of Reading

Noha Khafagi

Self-expression in the Classroom: Apply and Reflect

Basma Nabil

& Noha Ahmed

Applying Effective Feedback Techniques in Young Learners Writing Classes.

CP 02 ( Jameel)

Heba Sallam

& Eman Ahmed

Gaining Instruction Time with Innovative Classroom Management Techniques

Eman El Masry

TCALCO _Tell Critical Authentic Lexical Content Online_ An Integrated Method

Elizabeth Arrigoni

On Your Own: Becoming a "Highly Experienced" Teacher without Formal Professional Development

Nesma Hassan

Informal Online Feedback: A Safe Space for Reflection and Improvement

Ahmed Salim & Mohammed Mehanny

Enriching cultural aspects awareness inside EFL classrooms.

CP 05 ( Jameel) Mona Said

The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on ESL Students qualitative learning

Yasmine Abdelhamid

Photocopying-Free classes for Saving trees and Better Learners' Engagement.

Ahmed Abdelhalim Farouk

Critical CT thinking


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP07 (Jameel)

Mai Magdy &

Mariam Rayan

Creating an Inclusive Environment for Visually Challenged Learners

Mohamed Taha

Applying Reflecting on, and Adapting Role-Play Activities as Task-Based Activities

Radwa Abdul-Azeem

The challenge of self-tailored ERP assessment system

CP08 (Jameel) Dalia Zakaria

Empowering students' role : An application of Emdin's Reality Pedagogy

Meriam Morkos

Teacher training in Egypt-information session

Susan Esnawy

Facilitating EAP/ESL writing with Technology

Rana Moustafa Abou Zeid

Applying Montessori Method to Teaching Phonics to Preschoolers

Mohammad Khalaf

Promoting EFL Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Acquisition: Quora Digests’ Efficacy

CP13 (Jameel)

Nora Moen

Sophie Farag

Introducing gamification to increase student motivation and engagement

Rasha Moselhi

Fruitful Tips for More Prosperous Teachers and Learners

Mariah Fairley

Re-visioning Peer Review: An Asset-based Approach

Natalie Trangmar

Not just a chat - Managing group discussions in the classroom

Rasha Abdel Haliem

Critical Thinking Skills, Techniques and Best Practices


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP 18 (SSE) Nora Moen

The Story of Quality in ESL Teaching and Learning from the Beginning to the End.

Nora Moen

Students' Viewpoint on Quality of ESL Short-term Certificate Program

Hebatallah Ahmed

I am a teacher, what's next?

Hesham Mohammed

Integrating Technology in ELT (Web Tools for Blended Learning

CP 19 (SSE)

Eman Fathallah

Autism in EFL classroom: Manageable Challenge

Manar Tayel

Have You thought about Becoming a Teacher Educator?

Kimberly Chilmonik &

Mariam Rayan

Professional Development Activities to Empower Educators

CP 20 (SSE)

Samah Mahmoud &

Muhammad Abdo

Reading in and out of Classrooms; Only Reading Circles Can Do That!

Ahmed El Beghal

Engaging activities for mixed-ability classes

CP 31 (SSE)

Nermine Kassem

Fostering Global Citizens through Intercultural Dialogue in the EFL Classroom

Hala Tadros

The power of the "Positive Attitude" while teaching

Nesreen El Nesr

Project-Based Learning the Initial Step to Creative Autonomous Learners


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP 32 (SSE) Tamer El Nashar

What Constituents Can Best Evaluate the Education’s Quality?

Simon Dawson

Assessing Listening

Eman El Difrawy

Quality Teaching; Reflection as the Heart of Practice

CP 33 (SSE)

Hongying Douglas

In My Students’ Shoes

Hongying Douglas

Bridge to Academic Success

Ahmed Shalaby

Quality teaching: are you a quality teacher?

Manar Zaki Greenhouse and Green Home: teaching environmental ethics in L2 classrooms CP 34 (SSE) Hala Said

& Heba Said

Using Visuals to Promote Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Shereen Noureldeen

Lesson Study: Assessing Learning, Empowering Students

Nadia Fadel

The Me I Want to Be: Teachers Reflections towards Quality


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP 35 (SSE) Nagwa Dawoud

Exploring Quality Teaching and Learning through Raising Classrooms Cultural Awareness

Kozo Yanagawa

Interplay between Soft CLIL and EFL Learners’ Affective Variables

Rasha Abdel Haliem

Integrating Critical Thinking in ESL Classroom: A Case Study

Marwa Wahid Ahmed

Disciplinary Literacy in Action

Hager Al-Tonsi

Effectiveness of Dynamic Assessment in Developing Reading Comprehension and Motivation

CP 36 (SSE) Samah A Maghawry

& Mohamed El Awady

& Basma El Sayed Abdel Fattah

Infographics in Education

Ramy S Shabara

Vocabulary Assessment: What, Why and How?

Mohsen El Shimy

Teachers Do Make the Difference: Between Myth and Reality!

C123 ( Hatem) Amira Salama

Exploring Your Path to Teacher Leadership: Practices and Opportunities

Yomna Mohamed

& Yumna Abdullah

Teachers! Are we long-life learners?

Aliaa Hamad

& Hossam Attiah

Game of Boards: Bringing on the Games in Class

Amira Ali

New Literacies of Online Comprehension: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications


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Rooms 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

C 125 ( Hatem) Mostafa Youssef Mahmoud

The Anatomy of Assessment (Part I): Composition, Cycle and Criteria

Mostafa Youssef Mahmoud

The Anatomy of Assessment (Part II): The Power of Feedback

Abdullah Al Masum &Saiful Islam Chowdhury

Teaching in Madrasah Education in Bangladesh: Changes & Challenges

Mahmoud Selim

Keep Your Students Engaged by Using Most Creative Songs Activities

DAY 2_WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019

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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

Bassily Auditorium

Plenary

Gregg Sotiropoulos

Pave the Way with Soft Skills: Why and How

Bassily Hall

NileTESOL General Assembly

Bassily Hall

Plenary


Growth Zone: Exploring the Benefits of Leaving Your (Comfort Zone)

Bassily Hall

Colloquium

Bassily Hall

Mary Cross ILB

Alex Warren

Developing 21st Century Professional with TED

BC

Nick Bilbrough

Living Up Listening!

Pearson

Rob Dean

Putting the Sparkle in the Kindergarten Classroom

P019 Macmillan

Ola Refaat

Is Change a Decision or a Process?

Panel Discussion (2)

Teachers’ Collaboration: Inspiration and Innovation


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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

P020

TESIG workshop

Yousra El Deeb

Going Interactive: What, Why and How

LTSIG Workshop

Waleed Mandour

Effective Mobile Learning: What teachers and students should do

P022

Lightening Talks

Moataz Al Alfi Hall

RELO


Creating an Interactive Classroom for Young Language Learners

RELO

Micah Risher & Hanaa Soudan

Resources that Work! Free Tools from RELO office


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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

Mohamed Shafik Gabr

IDP

Anna Hasper

Vocabulary Matters: Achieving Higher IELTS Scores Through Focusing on Vocabulary

IDP

Anna Hasper


IDP

Anna Hasper

Introducing Computer-Delivered IELTS

CP 01 ( Jameel)

Fatma

Abdelrahman

Using Padlet to enhance students' reading and writing skills

Diana Tanous

What you need to know about assessment? “Methodology & technology”

Marwa Abdellateef

Reading Power: Towards Higher Quality of Teaching Reading Skills

CP02 (Jameel) Mariam Rayan &

Hazem Hussein &

Samia Atteya

Best Practices and Lessons Learnt: Teaching English to African Refugees

Ranya El Khayat

Student Development Theory in the EFL University Curriculum


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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP05 (Jameel)

Laila Kamal

Improve Reading Skills

Laila Kamal &

Dina Gomaa

Motivate or Abdicate!

Amira Salama

Exploring Quality Writing Instruction through Using Corpora

CP07 (Jameel) Samir Omara

Teaching as Reflective Practice

Dina Abul Magd

Integrating Marzano's teaching strategies with technology

Kamila Helmy

& Hala El Shawarby

Non-Verbal Communication in Oral Presentations


CP08 (Jameel)

Rania Zaki Ahmed

Sway your Class with Sway: Tech Is the Trick

Yasmine Salah El Din

Teaching listening summary in an EFL context: Successes and Challenges

Marwa El-Garawany

Using Mentoring Strategies to Develop EFL Student-teachers' Teaching Performance


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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP13 (Jameel) Rania Jabr

Formative Assessment Tools for “out of the box” tasks

Maha Hassan

CEFR Vs. Assessment: How can new revisions help?

C 101 (Jameel)

Rasha Anwar

Deliver Quality Teaching: Tap into your Students’ Intelligence

Rasha Anwar

Bridge the Gap: Sound Like a Native Speaker

Sherine Omar & Entesar Sarhan

Gamified movable class

C102 (Jameel)

Maha Awad

Teaching and learning quality versus purpose and transformation

Mohamed Al Mohamady

Digital Tools for More Language Production in EFL Classrooms

C104 ( Jameel)

Radwa Raslan

Together we write, together we collaborate - a successful story

Noha El-Sherif

Ways of Reviewing Vocabulary


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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

C 108 ( Jameel)

C 109 ( Jameel)

Ragia Youssef

See my Thinking...?! Develop learners’ Critical Thinking Skills via TBL

Ragia M Youssef

EFL Teachers' Response to the Ecological Expectations of the Teaching Context at a Saudi University

C 114 ( Jameel)

Nour Negm

& Samah Samir

Learning Oriented Assessment in Principle and Practice

Rania Zaki Ahmed

Read Out of the Box: Scaffold Reading Skill for Life

CP18 (SSE)

Fathy Kamal

Easy Steps To Make Offline Exercises and E-Tests

Amira Ali& Rasha Osman

Professional Development for Teacher Trainers: Reflection and Evaluation

Sondos An-Nagar&

Mai Aish

Exciting, Stress- Free Learning


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Rooms 9:00 – 9:45 10:00 – 10:45 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 1:00 – 1:45 2:00 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:45 4:00 – 4:45

CP19 (SSE)

Farida Kamel

& Nada Nabil

Exploring listening strategies for young learners YLs

Heba Bakry

Using everyday technology to create group projects

Linda Ghattas

Let's make our praise productive and criticism constructive

CP20 (SSE)

Abeer Raafat

Teaching English Communicatively: Skills and Systems

Marwa W Ismail

Quality: Yesterday’s Record and 2020’s Prerequisite

Nevien Gindya & Ebtehal Gaber

Edutainment is just a trend!

CP 31 (SSE)

Hesham Mohammed

Teaching Approaches, PPP, TBL, ESA, PBL in Different Learning Environments

Nassier Al-Zubaidi

Gender and Reprimands in an Iraqi EFL Context

Shoghig Keoshkerian

Building a Fully-Fledged Global Team for Teaching and Learning Excellence

CP 32 (SSE)

Pooja Sancheti

Benchmarking with English Language Assessment: starting with specifications

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2019

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9:00 – 10:00 Bassily Hall

Welcome and Opening Ceremony

Dr. Ehab Abdel Rahman

Dr. Ghada Elshimi

Mrs. Omaima Ayoub

Mrs. Amani Demian

Mrs. Sanaa Makhlouf

AUC Provost

Interim Dean of Academy of Liberal Arts, AUC

NileTESOL President

NileTESOL Conference Co-chair

NileTESOL Conference Co-chair

1 10:00 45 Minutes Plenary Bassily Hall

The Play’s the Thing

Nick Bilbrough Teacher of drama and story-telling in second language learning

Scripted plays have been used to teach English to second language learners since before the time of Shakespeare. In this plenary, I will reflect on my experiences of language learning through drama from the perspective of both the learner and the teacher. l will also explore how simple plays are being used with children in refugee camps in Gaza as a tool for empowerment, and as a way to bring their English to life.

From this talk, I will propose a rationale for the performance and creation of plays as a core component within a modern lexical (Lewis 1993) or play-based (Cook 2000) syllabus.

2 11:00 45 Minutes ILB Publisher Workshop

Mansour Hall

Smart Learning in Preparation for the 5th Industrial Revolution

Eli Ghazel

Director of Center for English Language (CEL), Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Eli Ghazel has been involved in education and the development of the learning design concept for nearly 30 years

Reading and writing have got to be the most important human achievements in recorded history. This talk will present meaningful tasks that help learners develop ways for comprehending and enjoying reading and writing in ways that make sense to them, yet challenging enough for them to enjoy and fulfill their own personal needs.


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3 11:00 60 Minutes Event Waleed Hall P071

20x20 Event

What is a 20x20 event?

A 20 X 20 presentation is a quick "sales pitch" of a creative idea using 20 carefully chosen, auto-advancing slides to accompany the creative idea the presenter is sharing with the audience. The presentation lasts for seven minutes, followed by three minutes for questions. The total time for each presenter is 10 minutes.

Dr. Samah T Sayed

Task-based Language Learning (An Experimental Lesson)

Lecturer.

English language and literature

Hager al-Tonsi

Cognitive Apprenticeship (CA) in TEFL: Investigating Teachers’ Attitudes

Lecturer of TEFL

Zakaria Mahmoud

Practical Ideas to Promote Learner Autonomy in Language Classes

EFL : Key skills instructor

Montasser Mahmoud

Labor Market Needs and University Translation Programs in Saudi Arabia; Challenges and Realities

TEFL

An Assistant Professor

Omnia Alrobaa

Young learners and mind mapping

CEO


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4 11:00 45 Minutes Macmillan Publisher workshop P020

Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat? A Deeper View on inquiry-Based Learning

Aala’ Abdelfadeel Senior Education Consultant, Macmillan Education Egypt.

BA in English literature from the Faculty of Al-Alsun

Being able to communicate across different cultures and perspectives in today’s complex world is, in essence, the purpose of an English language classroom. With the growing tendency for the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach and Task-Based Instructions (TBI) as teaching methods, placing students’ questions, ideas and observations at the heart of the learning experience is of an equal importance. In most of our ESL classroom settings, students are merely receivers of information. For various reasons, they do not get to develop their innate curious nature to boost their natural language acquisition process. However, instead of being passive learners, inquiry-based language learning allows students to be actively engaged in a cognitive and meaningful learning experience that prepares them for life beyond the classroom. In this presentation, I will discuss the nuts and bolts of inquiry-based language learning and how to implement it in our classrooms. I will also discuss the roles of both the educator and the learner.

5 11:00 45 Minutes MM Publisher Workshop P022

From Brainstorming to Publishing– Pioneer B1+

Eglal El Gamal TESOL Diploma from LTTC – London Teacher Training College Master Degree - Curriculum Designing and Teaching Methods. PHD in Education Management and Leadership – USA Teacher trainer – MM publication

Teaching how to write effectively is one of the most important life-long skills educators impart to their students. This workshop provides teachers with different strategies used in Pioneer series they can easily use in their classrooms to help their students through the writing process towards teaching a perfect writing lesson.


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6 11:00 45 Minutes RELO Presentation Moataz Al Alfi Hall

Learn And Give Back with RELO Office

Micah Risher English Language Officer RELO

A group of RELO Alumni will talk briefly about the programs they took part in, in and out of Egypt, and answer participant questions. The audience will learn about the programs, application procedures, and how they might be able to benefit from a RELO program. A list of programs will be provided by the moderator.

7 11:00 90 minutes IDP Publisher Workshop Mohamed Shafik Gabr Hall


Anna Hasper (Moved to January 23rd

10:00 to 11:45, same room)

Anna Hasper is an experienced teacher and trainer with extensive experience across the MENA region. Her main interests are teacher development, educational psychology and effective practice. She regularly presents and writes for ETP and MET.

This interactive workshop will highlight the importance of an explicit focus on vocabulary teaching in IELTS courses in order to enhance students’ test performance. Research underpinning why lexically oriented teaching is key will be discussed and various practical activities to develop students’ breadth and depth of vocabulary will be experienced.

8 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP01 (Jameel)

Poster Session

Tina Afroza Akhter

Use of alternative assessments in everyday classroom practices

Senior Lecturer.

Applied Linguistics and ELT

Afaf Meshriki & Amani Demian Plagiarism: A More Tolerant Outlook

Senior Instructors at English Language Instruction Department, AUC

Yasmine Salah El Din From Engaged Reading to engaged Writing: Strategies that work

Senior Instructor at English Language Instruction Department, AUC

Muhammed Khalil

Critical Thinking and Creative Writing

English Language Instructor, Cairo University

Teacher Trainer, AUC


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9 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP02(Jameel)

Gaining Instruction Time with Innovative Classroom Management Techniques

Heba Sallam &

Eman Ahmed

English Language Instructor

English Language Teacher, Al Azhar English Language Resource Center

Workshop attendees will be introduced to classroom management techniques to manage your students in your classroom to maximize their learning time. These procedures aim to increase students’ participation in activities, increase students’ autonomy towards their classrooms and decrease the teachers’ effort to concentrate more on their teaching time. Attendees will practice using those techniques and manage to gain 20 minutes extra teaching time in their classroom to expand the learning time of their students if they follow the strategies applied in the workshop.

10 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 05(Jameel)

The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on ESL Students Qualitative Learning Mona Said Assistant Lecturer

Students learn effectively when they are motivated, and when they are socially and psychologically connected to what is being taught to them. Teachers are the main stimulator of interest in the classroom. The presenter will implement various techniques that enable teachers to arouse the level of interest and motivate their students.


Creating an Inclusive Environment for Visually Challenged Learners Mai Magdy &

Mariam Rayan

English Language Instructor & Teacher Trainer, AUC

EL Associate Manager at AMIDEAST Egypt

The presentation will showcase a distinctive experience of providing blind and visually challenged learners with an inclusive learning context in order to prepare them for taking TOEFL – iBT exam. The talk will tackle the four stages the program has gone through. The presenters will demonstrate how they have tailored the material to meet the learners’ needs and have tweaked the context in order to create an inclusive learning experience where learners’ have overcome their fears, insecurities, and sense of resistance. Finally, attendees will be invited to reflect on the experience and share their own suggestions.


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Empowering Students' Role : An Application of Edmin's Reality Pedagogy

Dalia Zakaria English Language Teacher

To bridge the gap between the teachers' expectations and students' performance in conversation classes, consolidating students’ role as the architect of the classroom is vital. An approach is introduced to alleviate frustration due to little engagement. This approach is inspired by previous teaching experience and Edmin’s" Reality Pedagogy".

13 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C13(Jameel)

Introducing Gamification to Increase Student Motivation and Engagement Sophie Farag English Language Instructor, AUC

This presentation describes the introduction of gamification techniques in a university intensive English class to encourage students to improve their study skills, increase collaboration, and strengthen commitment to completing course requirements in a timely manner. The “game rules” will be presented and the results of an attitude survey administered at the end of the course will be discussed.

14 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP18 (SSE)

The Story of Quality in ESL Teaching and Learning from the Beginning to the End

Nora Moen ESL Instructor

Do you know when, why and how Quality Management came to be used in ESL teaching and learning? This 45-minute presentation will help you know the story of quality from the beginning to the end. The presentation focuses on Quality Management in ESL classes and its history, legitimacy, scope, applications, standards, guarantees and objections.


Autism in EFL classroom: Manageable Challenge Eman Fathallah English Instructor

This presentation is highlighting what autism is, its signs, and the challenges that autistic students of KG2 face in the classrooms. Teachers will gain knowledge about autism, will learn how to present a speaking lesson to autistic students of KG2, and how to assess them.


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16 11:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP20 (SSE)

Reading In and Out of Classrooms; Only Reading Circles Can Do That! Samah Mahmoud & Muhammad Abdo

Teacher Trainer and Curriculum Developer English Language Instructor, Al-Azhar University

Reading in L2 is not only a means of learning the language and acquiring some skills, but also a path for the students’ personal development. Unfortunately, the reading experience in any educational institution does not encourage independent reading as the materials for reading are preset and usually are from the classics. The Reading Circles create an authentic and interesting reading experience for students as everything is up to them in these circles with a minimal interference from the teacher. Reading Circles are one of the best ways to produce avid readers who will read for their own pleasure outside any educational institution.

17 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 31 (SSE)

Fostering Global Citizens through Intercultural Dialogue in the EFL Classroom

Nermine Kassem English Language Instructor

In this session, participants will be introduced to the meaning of Global Citizenship and intercultural dialogue and ways of helping young learners examine and analyze values and attitudes towards global issues. Samples of class work and areas of adaptation will be shared to explore opportunities of application in different contexts.

18 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 32(SSE)

What Constituents Can Best Evaluate the Education’s Quality?

Tamer A. El Nashar Part - Time Faculty

Education is facing various challenges nowadays which make it difficult to set norms for its systems. This proposal aims to form a potential quantitative model to be used in evaluating the quality of education by identifying the significant variables (constituents) necessary to do so.


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Using Visuals to Promote Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Hala Said

Heba Said

English Language Instructor, AUC


Critical thinking is one of the 21st-century core skills. By studying images with language learners, teachers can help them develop critical thinking skills hand in hand with skills of visual literacy. Thus, the presenters will share some practical in-class tasks focusing on how students’ critical thinking skills can be developed through images.

20 11: 00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 35 (SSE)

Exploring Quality Teaching and Learning through Raising Classrooms Cultural Awareness

Nagwa Dawoud English Language Instructor

In our global world in which English is a global language, how can we incorporate cultural knowledge and understanding in our classrooms? Participants will get an answer to this question in this session where the presenter will discuss and reflect on some strategies used in her classrooms.


Infographics in Education

Samah Maghawry &

Mohamed El Awady &

Basma El Sayed

EFL Instructor

English Teacher: Ministry of Education

MA in TEFL

Are you a school educator who is always thinking of creating engaging lesson plans and incorporating fun learning at the same time? Incorporating infographics in the classroom is your best choice. There is a plethora of educational infographics readily available online that would surely entice your students' minds and interests. To know more about infographics, you are more than welcome to join our workshop.


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22 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP123(Hatem)

Exploring Your Path to Teacher Leadership: Practices and Opportunities

Amira Salama English Language Instructor

We, teachers, have another leading role to explore outside the classroom. Only through assuming this role, will we be able to notches up professional success. This presentation will help you explore leadership opportunities that can guide your professional journey and foster your teacher motivation.

23 11:00 45 Minutes Presentation C125(Hatem)

The Anatomy of Assessment (Part I): Composition, Cycle and Criteria

Mostafa Youssef Mahmoud English Language Instructor and Assessment Consultant

Assessment is de facto integrated with the processes of teaching and learning; aspiringly composing an integral educational mechanism. The presentation will focus on developing a solid understanding of language assessment, through recognizing its composition, cycle and what quality criteria it comprises, that would help teachers better monitor the learners’ performance, scrupulously trace their achievement of the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and well interpret the learners’ test results. Through understanding the dynamics of assessment, teachers can modify or rather rationally adapt their teaching as well as make decisions according to deductions drawn from the assessment(s) devised. Being conscious about how this assessment operation should run would empower both teachers and learners better accomplish from the teaching/learning process.


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24 12:00 45 Minutes PWSIG Workshop Mansour Hall

Tailor Your Writing to Match Your Needs!

Ahmed Samir

Ahmed Shalaby

Lecturer Assistant at Faculty of Languages & Translation, Al-Azhar University, training Manager and a Mentor at Access 11 Program

EL instructor and facilitator at Badr University, and the Canadian Education Council

In this interactive workshop, the presenters will orient the audience on how to adapt their writing to meet their purposes. This workshop will take you on a journey through a handful of writing techniques through which you will get to know the essence of each writing type, and their basic features.

25 12:00 45 Minutes IDP Nahdit Misr Mary Cross

Developing Vocabulary Through Story Telling

Peter Lucantoni

Author

Senior teacher training consultant for Cambridge University Press

In this active workshop we will look at ways in which teachers can encourage learners to develop and use their vocabulary through the use of stories and storytelling. We will look at examples from recent publications but also consider how to create stories in the classroom.

26 12:00 45 Minutes MM Publications P019

Engage the Disengaged and Maximize your Students’ Learning Potential!

Gregg Sotiropoulos ELT Consultant and Teacher Trainer, MM Publications, Cairo Book Center

Teaching teenagers is often seen as a daunting task, whereas in fact teaching teenagers can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. How? Well, the better you understand their needs, interests and abilities, the more engaging your lessons become. That's how you maximize their learning potential! In this session you will see how Full Blast Special! can engage the disengaged and help you accomplish your goals as a teacher while keeping your students happy.


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27 12:00 45 Minutes CDD Program P020

Professional Development Opportunities at SCE

Waleed Ali Program Manager, AUC.

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 improve their teaching skills and find more competitive job opportunities.

28 12:00 45 Minutes MM Publisher workshop P022

Professional Development Committee Structure and Objective

Dr. Eglal El Gammal

TESOL Diploma from LTTC – London Teacher Training College Master Degree - Curriculum Designing and Teaching Methods. PHD in Education Management and Leadership – USA Teacher trainer – MM publication

In this presentation, the PD members will present an overview of the features of the committee and explain to the audience all the requirements and procedures for hosting a NileTESOL event. If you are planning on holding a PD event at your school, university or institute, please attend to know the required steps.


On the Nature, Teaching, and Assessment of Reading

Afaf Mishriki

& Amani Demian



Since reading is one of the most vital and complex skills in academic life, and since mastering this skill is a real challenge for both the teacher and the learner, particularly in L2 situations, it is of utmost importance for teachers to understand its nature and the processes involved in it, both lower and higher ones. This presentation is a comprehensive review of the literature on the nature, teaching, and assessment of L2 reading, with the aim of reaching some practical implications for teaching and assessment.


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30 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP 02 (Jameel)

TCALCO “TELL Critical Authentic Lexical Content Online”: An Integrated Method

Eman El Masry Part-time Instructor

Nowadays, we teach technology to native students. Therefore, TCALCO “TELL Critical Authentic Lexical Content Online” provides a virtual learning environment that stimulates their everyday activities that are done by the current generation. This session offers educators a model of a well-knitted set of activities to apply in classes based on three approaches.

31 12:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP05 (Jameel)

Photocopying-Free Classes for Saving Trees and Better Learners' Engagement.

Yasmine Abdel Hamid EFL Teacher

The session is about how we can go green, save the environment while providing intriguing, full of fun and helpful classes. The key questions that the session will address are 1.How can you handle a last-minute class cover? 2. How can you reduce the amount of photocopying to eventually help make our world greener and maximize the use of students’ self-made materials?


Teacher Training in Egypt-An Information Session

Meriam Morkos Teacher Trainer

Sifting through the types of teacher training and development can be an overwhelming experience for novice and even experienced teachers. This session explores the different kinds of certificates, courses and qualifications available in Egypt, and where we can find free teacher training through community initiatives and scholarships.

33 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP13(Jameel)

Fruitful Tips for More Prosperous Teachers and Learners

Rasha M Moselhi English Instructor

Novice and experienced teachers who are searching for guidelines on how to achieve quality teaching will benefit from this presentation. Several tips and techniques will be offered to benefit all teachers and learners.


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Students' Viewpoint on Quality of ESL Short-Term Certificate Program.

Nora Moen Instructor ESL

Have you ever wondered why sometimes teachers work so hard in their ESL classes, yet students do not feel completely satisfied? This 45-minute presentation will help you recognize what students want by analyzing the results of a survey conducted at a short-term certificate program practice. The survey questions are mainly based on Deming 14 Principles of Quality and Total Quality Management Rules. The presentation focuses on the theoretical background of the survey, the material and method used, the results of the survey, the conclusion and a discussion of the results.

35 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP31(SSE)

The Power of the "Positive Attitude" While Teaching

Hala Tadros Instructor, English Department

This presentation focuses on what positive attitude is, how to have it and its key components. Experiential learning is essential while teaching to make the students engaged, alert and enthusiastic about the course they are taking and the learning they are about to take.


Assessing Listening

Simon Dawson Academic Coordinator

The talk begins by considering the skill of listening: what it involves and what sub-skills can be measured. We then move on to look at how listening is assessed. We’ll try some different test formats and reflect on the extent to which they are fit for purpose. Next comes the chance for participants to design their own listening assessment. Working in groups, participants will design a listening assessment that meets a set of specific requirements. Each group will introduce their assessment before giving the whole group the chance to try it out (prize for the winning group!). We round up the session by reflecting on what’s been learnt and putting together a set of guidelines for assessing listening.


In My Students’ Shoes

Hongying Douglas Senior Faculty, City University of Seattle

The presenter reflects on her personal journey as a language learner, a language teacher, a language teacher educator, and a second-time language learner, and how the experience of taking French as a true beginner inspired her to re-evaluate common practices in language teaching.


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38 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP35(SSE)

Interplay Between Soft CLIL and EFL Learners’ Affective Variables

Kozo Yanagawa Associate Professor

This study aims to explore the interplay between “soft” version of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and EFL learners’ affective variables. The results showed that overall, the CLIL class reduced their language anxiety but the extent of this reduction did not vary according to the fulfillment of their psychological needs.

39 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C123 (Hatem)

Teachers! Are We Long-Life Learners? Youmna Mohamed

Yumna Abdullah

EFL Instructor and Teacher Trainer

Teacher Trainer and English Instructor, Al-Azhar English Training Center

Teachers! Do you always thrive for learning and improvement? Are you keen on becoming a long-life learner, but short of ideas to be one? Well, our presentation, equipped with activities and suggestions for teachers who are eager for continuous professional development, is your door to a life of endless learning.

40 12:00 45 Minutes Presentation C125(Hatem)

The Anatomy of Assessment (Part II): The Power of Feedback Mostafa Youssef Mahmoud English Language Instructor and Assessment Consultant

Based on well-founded assessment, the presentation will focus on multiple strategies of giving effective feedback on learners’ performance and achievement. Opportune feedback should be utilized throughout and within the teaching and learning processes; inducing a well-synchronized educational circuit. The presentation will tackle the strategies, content, types, and purposes of quality feedback whereupon better commentary and recommendations on learners’ work could be achieved, resulting in improved education.

41 1:00 45 Minutes TEYSIG Presentation Mansour Hall

Performance Tasks as Alternative Assessment for Young Learners

Ola Abul Ezz Teacher and Teacher Trainer, SCE, AUC


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In order to best understand young learners’ reality, assessment should concentrate on the development of language use in performance assessments so as to give the children opportunities to use the language for real purposes, and in real or realistic situations, and assess their attempts to do so successfully. By the end of this workshop, attendees will create and develop an opinion essay.

42 1:00 45 Minutes Pearson Publisher workshop Mary Cross Hall

21st Century Skills in the Primary Classroom? They’re Never Too Young to Start!

Rob Dean Teacher, Director of Studies and Teacher Trainer

The subject of 21st century skills, along with competence-based learning and teaching are hot topics nowadays. Whilst it is clearly possible to apply these to the secondary classroom, can we do the same at primary level? Are the learners not too young? Absolutely not! This session will demonstrate some practical ideas and approaches all rooted in collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking to produce results in the primary classroom. The session will be illustrated with material taken from Pearson’s Big English Plus and Our Discovery Island courses.

43 1:00 45 Minutes Panel (1) Discussion P019

Connecting the Classroom to the Needs of the Real World

Panelists:

Ebtihal El Badry

Iman Baza

Marwa Baza

Rania Yehia

Moderator: Dr. Mariam Osman

Director of Languages Department, SCE, AUC

Senior English Language Instructors, AUC


Head of English Department, MES


The panel will address the following questions:

1. What aspects of the real world are of value to language users? 2. Which skills are more relevant to the students’ needs? 3. What strategies, activities, and tools could we use to link the classroom to the real world? 4. What authentic material could we use in the classroom to achieve this link? 5. What are the challenges that educators could face when adopting such an approach? 6. Could there be a mismatch between such an approach and assessment? 7. How could technology be of service to this approach? 8. How would the material cater for the needs of learners? 9. How does the teaching and learning methodology serve needs of learners? 10. How can adult learning promote self-development?


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44 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation P022

Professional Development Skills for Novice and Experienced EFL Teachers

Mariam Rayan EL Associate Manager at AMIDEAST Egypt

The presentation focuses on surveying the professional development skills that novice and experienced EFL teachers need in order to advance in their careers. For novice teachers, the focus will be mainly on how to give a successful demo lesson and to work in teams to achieve educational objectives. For experienced teachers, the different roles played by educational leaders will be discussed, with a special focus on mentoring and supervision. Attendees will also get introduced to different resources they can use for professional development on their own.

45 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation British Council Moataz Al Alfi Hall

Language Assessment: Getting Teachers to Understand the Basics

Tamir Ismail Head of UK Qualifications & Assessment, British Council Egypt

Initial teacher training courses often focus on core methodologies and approaches in ELT. One commonly lacking feature of these programs is a focus on how language assessment works and the interplay between teaching/learning and assessment, especially classroom-based formative assessment. This presentation highlights how the British Council's 'How Language Assessment Work' project aimed to develop teachers' assessment skills and shares the results: for teachers, it's a chance to learn some essentials in test-design, and for trainers it's an opportunity to understand how assessment literacy can support teachers' professional practice and students' learning outcomes.


Self-Expression in the Classroom: Apply and Reflect Noha Khafagi Senior English Language Instructor, AUC

Critical thinking is successfully developed through self-expression techniques. Utilizing the students' cognitive and verbal skills to engage them in sharing their opinions, thoughts, ideas, and feelings about the knowledge acquired and the topics covered in their courses through self-expression forms enhances students' learning experience. Systematic guidelines of the technique and samples of the students' work will be shared.


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On Your Own: Becoming a "Highly Experienced" Teacher Without Formal Professional Development

Elizabeth Arrigoni Senior English Language Instructor, AUC

Research has shown that the length of a teaching career does not correlate with better performance in the classroom and that professional development is often ineffective. How then can teachers become “experts,” whether they are new to the profession or “highly experienced”? This presentation focuses on strategies for teachers to improve their teaching.

48 1:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP08(Jameel)

Facilitating EAP/ESL Writing With Technology Susan Esnawy Senior English Language Instructor, AUC

This presentation will demonstrate how technology was used in introducing students to research paper writing, and to enhance both their autonomy and collaboration. Students used a free app, available for smart phones and desktops, in the different stages of the writing process, including selecting information from resources. This app can be used in teaching paragraph writing and other skills in the EAP/ESL classroom.


Re-Visioning Peer Review: An Asset-based Approach Mariah Fairley Senior English Language Instructor, AUC

Though beneficial for both reviewer and reviewee, peer review activities can be a challenge for teachers to implement effectively in their classrooms. This presentation discusses some of these challenges and presents an alternative approach to peer review, sharing several practical techniques that teachers can adapt to their own teaching contexts.


I Am a Teacher. What's Next? Hebatallah Ahmed Teacher Trainer

Some teachers tend to repeat their mundane tasks lacking creativity in their lessons. There are lots of opportunities a teacher can exploit while still remaining in their careers. The speaker is going to talk about the diverse opportunities in a teacher's career path, and possibly gain financial rewards.


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Have You Thought About Becoming a Teacher Educator? Manar Tayel Freelance Instructor and Translator

Curriculum and Instruction (TEFL)

In your upcoming long teaching journey, which professional pathway do you want to pursue? Take a look at the teacher educator career track and see if it sounds like the right fit for you.


Bridge to Academic Success Hongying Douglas Senior Faculty, City University of Seattle

This presentation will focus on curricular design guidelines and classroom instructional techniques that help ESL students successfully transition to academic programs in the United States.


Lesson Study: Assessing Learning, Empowering Students

Shereen Nour El Deen Assistant Lecturer, MSA University

In this presentation, the presenters will reflect on their experiences and learned lessons from the course “Professional Development for Teacher Trainer”; an American English E-teacher program delivered by Arizona State University. Handouts and resources on reflection activities will be provided in the session. Questions, sharing views and experiences are welcomed.


Integrating Critical Thinking in ESL Classroom: A Case Study Rasha Abdel Haliem

Lecturer,

English Language and Literature

This presentation will show how critical thinking techniques were incorporated in a freshmen ESL classroom. The presenter will explain how teachers can modify or adapt lessons to include critical thinking aspects. Questions, group discussion and sharing views are welcomed throughout the session to elicit new ideas to integrate critical thinking.


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55 2:00 45 Minutes Plenary Bassily Hall

Adult Brain Readiness to Learn: Implications for Learning/Teaching Practices

Dr. Amani Badawy Professor of Linguistics

Cairo University

Adult learning is the participation of adults as of the age of 25 in lifelong learning in an attempt to improve their working conditions and capitalize on opportunities that were not available to them before. New brain research is helping us to know about the ability of the brain to change and reorganize itself throughout life. The purpose of this presentation is twofold. The first is to put in plain words the extent of adults’ readiness to learn. The second purpose is to propose better practices for creating quality adult learning/teaching environments, based on what brain research suggests.

56 3:00 45 Minutes ILB Presentation Mary Cross Hall

Motivating Students to Read

Eli Ghazel Director of Center for English Language (CEL), Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Reading and writing have got to be the most important human achievements in recorded history. This talk will present meaningful tasks that help learners develop ways for comprehending and enjoying reading and writing in ways that makes sense to them, yet challenging enough for them to enjoy and fulfill their own personal needs.

57 3:00 90 Minutes TEASIG Workshop P022

Assessing Group Work

Mona Mersal

Mostafa Youssef

EFL instructor, AUC. NileTESOL TEASIG) coordinator.

EFL Instructor and Assessment Consultant.

Assessing group work is not a straightforward but a multidimensional process. In this workshop, teachers will be provided with guidelines and hands-on experience in assessing group work. The presenters will shed light on the importance of group work, designing assessments for group processes and the methods that can be utilized in assessing group work.

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58 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation Moataz Al Alfi Hall

Assessing Listening

Simon Dawson Academic Coordinator, British Council

The workshop begins by considering the skill of listening: what it involves and what sub-skills can be measured. We then move on to look at how listening is assessed. We’ll try some different test formats and reflect on the extent to which they are fit for purpose. Next comes the chance for participants to design their own listening assessment. Working in groups, participants will design a listening assessment that meets a set of specific requirements. Each group will introduce their assessment before giving the whole group the chance to try it out (prize for the winning group!). We round up the session by reflecting on what’s been learnt and putting together a set of guidelines for assessing listening.

59 3:00 45 Minutes Presentation Mohamed Shafik Gabr Hall

CELTA Information Session

Tom Rickman Senior Teacher Trainer, British Council Egypt

You probably all have a good idea what the CELTA course is. But how much do you know about:

What actually happens on a CELTA course?

How you are assessed on a CELTA course?

What career opportunities a CELTA course can open up for you in Egypt and abroad? AND, very importantly, what level of English do you have to have to do a CELTA course successfully?

This interactive session, including discussion activities and film clips, aims to answer these, and any other questions you may have.

60 3:00 90 minutes Workshop CP01 (Jameel)

Applying Effective Feedback Techniques in Young Learners Writing Classes

Basma Nabil

&

Noha Ahmed

Teacher

English language teacher, Al Ahram Modern School

This interactive workshop provides new feedback techniques for writing in young learners’ classes. The attendees will participate in hands-on feedback and reflection activities that can be replicated in ESL classrooms.


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61 3:00 45 minutes Presentation CP02 (Jameel)

Informal Online Feedback: A Safe Space for Reflection and Improvement

Nesma Hassan English Instructor, AMIDEAST

The presentation gives an insight on the importance of reflective teaching focusing on obtaining students’ feedback during the semester. The aim is to insure the quality of teaching and learning. The presenter will utilize different ways of collecting feedback and demonstrate the use of mobile applications to serve that aim.


Applying, Reflecting on, and Adapting Role-Play Activities as Task-Based Activities

Mohamed Taha English Instructor, ELRC

The session will begin with a discussion about the effectiveness of role-play activities in altering the disfluency characteristics. Participants in this workshop will learn how to implement role-play activities as task-based activities, and learn a few techniques to foster their learners’ autonomy.


Applying Montessori Method to Teaching Phonics to Preschoolers

Rana Moustafa Abou Zeid A Voice and Accent Trainer and a Teacher Trainer, Tomorrow Land Academy

Teaching phonics to preschoolers is the first step to help children master reading English. In this presentation, participants will be trained on how to use the Montessori method in teaching phonics to preschoolers in an enjoyable and creative way by using various hands-on sensory activities.


Not Just a Chat - Managing Group Discussions in the Classroom

Natalie Trangmar Teacher, Cairo English School

Classroom discussions are frequently unsatisfactory for teacher and learners, due to lack of structure and understanding of what ‘discussion’ involves. This session will support teachers to provide students with the motivation, language and strategies to take part in a discussion both in the classroom and in the real world.


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65 3:00 90 minutes Workshop CP18 (SSE)

Integrating Technology in ELT (Web Tools for Blended Learning)

Hesham Mohammed English Language Instructor, SCE, The American University in Cairo

Blended learning combines face-to-face and online instruction to improve student engagement. Teachers will examine various blended learning techniques and tools to reach the best kinds of learning activities and assessments for learners in different learning contexts. They will also explore resources to identify ways to cover content outside of class.


Professional Development Activities to Empower Educators

Kimberly Chilmonik

&

Mariam Rayan

Program Director, English Language Resource Center

EL Associate Manager, AMIDEAST Egypt

Workshop attendees will be introduced to several professional development activities that can promote and empower teachers to become leaders in their classroom and institution. Attendees will walk out of the session with a clear action plan and next steps to empower themselves and their institution. This workshop is intended for attendees both in leadership and/or teaching positions.


Engaging Activities for Mixed-Ability Classes

Ahmed Beghal Teacher, The British Council

Teaching heterogeneous classes is a challenge. Are weaker students neglected? Do stronger students dominate? This workshop will offer some effective alternatives to include all students in the classroom. The audience will try out a number of hands-on differentiated activities and reflect on them.


Project-Based Learning the Initial Step to Creative Autonomous Learners Nesreen El Nesr English Language Supervisor

To promote the 21st-century skills and self-learning strategies, Project-Based Learning is used in classes to promote learner’s hidden treasure of creativity. The presenter will offer very practical ideas to simply initiate PBL through crafting the driving questions and using web tools that are suitable in most educational contexts.


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69 3:00 90 Minutes Workshop CP 32 (SSE)

Quality Teaching as the Heart of Practice.

Eman El Defrawy Lecturer , Ahram Canadian University

In this workshop attendees will understand the importance of reflection as an aspect of quality teaching and elements needed to support reflection successfully by linking reflective teaching and student learning. Moreover, attendees will gain an understanding of reflection. Also, they will be able to compare both successful and unsuccessful applications of reflection.


Quality Teaching: Are You a Quality Teacher?

Ahmed Shalaby Teacher at The Canadian Education Council

In our extrinsic pursuit of delivering knowledge to our learners in the highest quality, we tend to overlook the fundamental intrinsic search for the qualities to become quality teachers. In this insightful session, let us recall those qualities and remind ourselves of their significance.


The Me I Want to Be: Teachers Reflections Towards Quality

Nadia Fadel Academic Coordinator AMIDEAST

Have you fallen into the traditional modes of teaching? Do your learners seem bored? Are you searching for a way to utilize your full teaching potential? This hands-on workshop will guide attendees on how to use critical reflection to turn traditional lessons into unforgettable lifelong lasting learning experiences.


Disciplinary Literacy in Action Marwa Wahid Ahmed Lecturer and teacher trainer

Students should acquire new abilities to catch up with their peers worldwide. The confluence of content knowledge, experiences, and skills and merging them with the ability to read, write, listen, speak, think critically and perform meaningfully within the context of a given theme result in smart, independent, and lifelong learners.


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Vocabulary Assessment: What, Why and How?

Ramy Shabara Manager,ETAD, AUC

This session on vocabulary assessment starts with the WHAT part that tackles the definitions and types of vocabulary. Then, the WHY part is introduced by shedding light on the reasons of assessing vocabulary. Finally, the third part, the HOW, is produced by providing attendees with a sample of recent ideas and techniques of vocabulary assessment. Various interactive activities are provided throughout the session.


Game of Boards: Bringing on the Games in Class

Aliaa Hamad &

Hossam Attiah

Instructor, Linguistics and Rhetoric and Composition, AUC

Instructor, Linguistics and Rhetoric and Composition, AUC

Do you ever get the feeling that you are taking your teaching too seriously? Are you too focused on what needs to be done rather than on the different ways it can be done? Are you worried your students might not be having fun? If you are, then perhaps it’s time to bring back a little lightheartedness into your classroom. In this 45-minute session, the presenters will share some tips, games, and tricks they used in their classroom to keep their students engaged. From ice breaking to team building to confidence boosting, the presentation will highlight the games and tricks adopted, why they were chosen, how they were adapted to suit their students, and how they were received by them. Who said learning can’t be fun!


Teaching in Madrasah Education in Bangladesh: Changes & Challenges

Abdullah Al Masum &

Saiful Islam Chowdhury

Professor, University of Chittagong

Professor, University of Chittagong

The talk mainly attempts to identify the impediments or challenges to quality teaching in madrasahs that include lack of quality teachers, following of traditional method of teaching, disillusionment of scholars to come to madrasah teaching due to poor salary and identity crisis, unavailability of teaching aids, and classroom management. This presentation also tries to provide some valuable recommendations to make madrasah teaching more effective and time-honored in the changing context of Bangladesh.


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76 4:00 45 minutes BC Presentation Moataz Al Alfi HAll

A Bridge to ILACE 2019-Exploring Egypt’s International Language Assessment Conference

Tamir Ismail &

Mostafa Youssef

Head of UK Qualifications and amp; Assessment , British Council, Egypt

Assessment Consultant, AUC

Conference attendance and speaking is a key part of ELT professionalization and life-long learning. In this session, participants will learn about Egypt’s key international language assessment conference- ILACE- partnership between the AUC and the British Council taking place in September 2019. This session focuses on the conference theme and convenes a discussion around areas of interest for proposal submissions.


Enriching Cultural Aspects Awareness Inside EFL Classrooms

Ahmed Salim &

Mohammed Mehanny

EFL Teacher, STEM schools

Instructor, Egyptian Japanese School

This presentation helps EFL teachers to prepare their students for future intercultural encounters in order to understand differences between cultures and accept others as well as providing teachers and students with ideas for productive lessons through developing intercultural competence guided with having clear understanding of oneself and one’s culture.


Critical CT Thinking

Ahmed Abdelhalim Farouk Teacher Trainer, Ministry of Education

Developing critical thinking skills is essential for the professional development of teachers of English. This presentation will focus on some effective techniques of teaching critical thinking in high-tech and low-tech classes.


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The Challenge of Self-Tailored ERP Assessment System

Radwa Abdul Azeem English Language Instructor, Al-Azhar University

Are you interested in English for Religious Purposes (ERP)? Attend to have a clear idea on how Al-Azhar English Training Centre created its own brand-new ERP speaking and/or writing grids. This presentation can be of help to attendees concerned with designing rubrics.


Promoting EFL Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Acquisition: Quora Digests’ Efficacy

Mohammad Khalaf ESL Teacher, Al-Ahzar University

The presentation will demonstrate an interesting technique for evolving EFL reading skills and a useful use of the Quora digests. Attendees will get acquainted with one of the most effective highly beneficial authentic materials for enhancing learners’ EFL reading skills. Handouts will be provided.


Critical Thinking Skills: Techniques and Best Practices

Rasha Abdel Haliem Lecturer, The Higher Technological Institute

This presentation aims at giving teachers an idea about critical thinking techniques and best practices. The presenter will introduce critical thinking, critical thinking techniques and some best practices that can be used in different teaching contexts. Group discussion and sharing views will be allowed in order to help attendees come up with new ideas to enhance students' critical thinking skills.

82 4:00 45 minutes Presentation CP33 (SSE)

Greenhouse and Green Home: Teaching Environmental Ethics in L2 Classrooms

Manar Zaki Instructor, The American University in Cairo

In a globalized world, it has become quite critical to teach aspects of environmental issues whenever possible. I contend that the language classroom can offer a springboard for teaching environmental ethics through eliciting vocabulary related to the environment, as well as induce ideas that can help our global environment.


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Effectiveness of Dynamic Assessment in Developing Reading Comprehension and Motivation

Hager El Tonsi Lecturer, Faculty of Education

Effectiveness of dynamic assessment (DA) in developing primary stage pupils' EFL reading comprehension and learning motivation was explored. DA enabled teachers to track students' progress in light of their ZPDs. The use of immediate feedback and continuous prompts enabled students to develop their reading comprehension and learning motivation.


Teachers Do Make the Difference: Between Myth and Reality!

Mohsen El Shimy Director of English, Canadian International College

The presenter will concentrate on reviewing an important issue relating to the quality of the teacher’s input and the role he should play in making the classroom an attractive environment conducive to learning. Whatever we do in the form of planning, designing, material writing, and testing would be futile if teachers do not perform adequately and professionally. Pinpointing the obstacles confronting the teaching/learning process and recommendations as to resolving them would be introduced.

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New Literacies of Online Comprehension: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications

Amira Ali

Lecturer, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences

When reading online, students have to develop skills of questioning, locating information, evaluating text, synthesizing information, and communicating with others in order to grasp the benefits of online information. The presenter will describe how teachers can use Internet Reciprocal Teaching and web 2.0 tools to improve EFL students’ new literacies of online comprehension.

End of Day 1

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Keep Your Students Engaged by Using Most Creative Songs’ Activities

Mahmoud Selim Instructor, Nahda University

Songs are a great source of ‘real-life’ language. Due to most popular songs being in English, songs have become a convenient authentic content for the teachers of this particular language. The presenter will share some newest ideas using songs to create effective engaging activities. All attendees will get handouts.

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Day 2

87 9:00 45 Minutes MM Publication Workshop Bassily Hall

Pave the Way With Soft Skills: Why & How?

Gregg Sotiropoulos ELT Consultant and Teacher Trainer

When it comes to education in the 21st century, what’s the difference between hard and soft skills? Which ones are more important as we prepare students for university and career success? How can we as English teachers help our learners develop these skills? Join our session to find out. Together, we will be looking at tasks and activities that optimize students’ development of soft skills.

88 10:00 45 Minutes Publisher Workshop Mary Cross Hall

Developing 21st Century Professional with TED

Alex Warren Teacher, academic director and teacher trainer LB

With 3 billion non-native speakers of English in the world, English is the lingua franca. Students need to be able to do everything in English. Referencing National Geographic Learning’s Keynote series, in this practical session we’ll explore how we can use TED Talks to help develop the skills and knowledge students need to get ahead and be successful 21st century professionals.

89 10:00 45 Minutes Publisher Workshop P019

Is Change a Decision or a Process?

Ola Refaat Macmillan teacher trainer

Market Development Coordinator for Macmillan in MENA.

In the rapidly changing world of today, teachers are exposed to new teaching techniques almost daily, and, without lack of motivation, have the good intentions to change their ways and turn their classroom environment to the innovative 21st century learning experience they aspire to create. Enthusiasm soon turns into what is called ‘the change choke’, when they realize that the current circumstances are forcing them to resort to their old habits. In this session the participants will explore what it means and takes to change ways to the better, the process that comes after the decision, and some tips to turn rapid changes driven by temporary enthusiasm into steady lasting changes.

90 10:00 45 Minutes TESIG Workshop P020

Going Interactive: What, Why and How

Yousra El Deeb Certified Trainer, Principal of the American Division at El Ebdaa Language School.


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Using Padlet to Enhance Students' Reading and Writing Skills

Fatma Abdelrahman English Language Instructor, AUC

Padlet is an online application that instructors of ESL/ EFL can utilize in order to engage their learners and enhance their skills, for example writing and reading, in a variety of ways. To clarify, instructors can use Padlet to teach their students how to write effective thesis statements in academic essays. In addition, the instructor can keep a log of students’ responses on tasks so that the instructor can provide feedback accordingly.

93 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation CP02

(Jameel) Best Practices and Lessons Learnt: Teaching English to African Refugees

Mariam Rayan Hazem Hussein Samia Atteya

EL Associate Manager, AMIDEAST Egypt English Language Instructor, AMIDEAST English Language Instructor, AMIDEAST

The presentation will reflect on offering a quality learning opportunity to underprivileged African refugees in Egypt. The audience will be given a glimpse on how to tackle such vulnerable and somewhat reluctant students with mixed backgrounds, and how to achieve commendable progress in language retention by applying best teaching practices.

This Workshop presents an explanation of "Interactive Teaching/Learning", its different types, and importance in the 21st Century classroom. It also provides an opportunity for educators to take part in a variety of interactive practices, and experience their benefits for both teacher and learner.

91 10:00 90 Minutes Event P022 Lightening Talks

Manal El-Kalay

Action Research: Encouraging Effective Teaching Practice

Director of Postgraduate Studies Future University in Egypt

Natalie Trangmar Apply Innovative Methodologies to Reflect on Students’ Motivation and Learning

Teacher, Cairo English School

Hedy M. Said

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation to Enhance Young Learners Learning

ESL Instructor and Mentor

Afaf Mishriki Moderator English Instructor, AUC


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Improve Readings Skills

Laila Kamal


Students must read and comprehend texts, assimilate the information, reproduce it and make connections with previous knowledge. However, they often encounter difficulties in this area. In this presentation students’ reading problems are identified and a variety of techniques are offered to facilitate and accelerate the process of comprehension.


Teaching as Reflective Practice

Samir Omara Head of Sustainable Professional Development, Teachers First Egypt

"Teaching as Reflective Practice" presentation helps participants to focus on the ideas and characteristics of reflective practice that help develop quality teaching and learning. The presenter will help participants share the steps and approaches of reflective practice in order to sustain teachers’ professional development.


Sway your Class with Sway: Tech Is the Trick

Rania Zaki Ahmed Teacher Trainer

Do you want to trick your students positively to achieve, share, create, and be eager to learn more? Sway app is the answer. The presenter will share an attractive tool to motivate and improve students’ productivity.


Formative Assessment Tools for “Out of the Box” Tasks

Rania Jabr Senior Instructor, The American University in Cairo

This session aims at creating a digital learning community in class, where our learners become tech savvy. Rules for creating this proposed “digital community” are shared and the use of a number of essential tech tools is demonstrated. Come and be prepared to join the 21st century community of teachers who incorporate technology to present content and apply their lesson objectives. The ultimate


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goal is to create a learning experience for our students, which is both richer and more memorable.

98 10:00 45 Minutes Presentation C101 (Jameel)

Deliver Quality Teaching: Tap into your Students’ Intelligence

Rasha Anwar English Instructor and Teacher Trainer, AMIDEAST

Most teachers study their materials well, yet struggle with mediocre, less-interested students. This presentation will highlight the fact that teachers should reflect on their learners as much as they do on their concepts. It will guide teachers into utilizing multiple intelligence activities to support learners who find traditional activities tedious.


Teaching and Learning Quality Versus Purpose and Transformation

Maha Awad Chief Instructor, Egypt Air Training Academy

Establishing an environment for high quality learning is through developing ethical and respectful relationships where negotiation is encouraged to create a culture of high expectations and self-direction for all learners. It will also create a safe learning environment where all learners are supported, encouraged and challenged.


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Easy Steps To Make Offline Exercises and E-Tests.....HOWWWW!!

Fathy Moustafa Kamal Senior Teacher, MOE

The HOT POTATOES is a freeware program that enables teachers to design their own offline web-based interactive exercises through five easy templates. This session will explain how to get the program work with all the templates. Illustrated handouts will be distributed to try it later on.


Exploring Listening Strategies for Young Learners

Farida Kamel &

Nada Nabil

English Teacher, Al Ahram Modern School

English Teacher, Al Ahram Modern School

This session will be an exploring window to different types of listening. Attendees will participate in identifying the listening strategies throughout the tasks and how each strategy affects young learners. Attendees will be able to determine practical classroom activities that can be applied for young learners to improve listening skills.

100 10:00 90 Minutes Workshop C109 (Jameel)

See my Thinking...?! Develop Learners’ Critical Thinking Skills via TBL

Ragia Youssef ESOL Instructor, The American University in Cairo

TBL, with its life-like tasks, is a powerful pedagogical approach that helps students to learn how to use the language “meaningfully and practically" in learner-centered natural contexts. Attendees of this workshop will explore ‘Critical Thinking’, the concept of ‘Visible Thinking’ and more importantly, how TBL tasks could lead to training students on becoming critical thinkers via viewing their own thinking and that of the others within the TBL framework.

101 10:00 90 Minutes Workshop C114 (Jameel)

Learning Oriented Assessment in Principle and Practice

Nour Negm &

Samah Samir

Teacher, NIS

Teacher, NIS

The participants will have the chance to be more familiar with Language Oriented Assessment in theory and implementation. Language Oriented Assessment is an approach that foregrounds the centrality of learning where assessment is more of a tool for achieving learning than a technique rendering quantitative data. Integrating and empowering the teachers' skills and understanding is a crucial component for the success of this approach.


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Teaching English Communicatively: Skills and Systems

Abeer A Raafat HOD, Nahdet Misr

In order to cope with the new demands of the 21st century education, brand new roles for the teacher have emerged. The purpose of this workshop is to display various types of activities and consider a few approaches to make classroom language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing more communicative. It also highlights some new activities and methods that serve in teaching vocabulary and grammar collaboratively.


Teaching Approaches, PPP, TBL, ESA, PBL in Different Learning Environments

Hesham Mohammed English Language Instructor, The American University in Cairo, SCE

PPP, TBL, ESA, PBL are teaching approaches. Choosing the convenient approach in English Language classes depends on the learners’ needs, curricula, classroom environment and resources. This presentation provides teachers with ideas and effective techniques using the minimum available technological resources to motivate learners’ interaction inside and outside the classroom.

106 11:00 45 minutes Publisher Workshop BC Mary Cross Hall

Living Up Listening

Nick Bilbrough Teacher of drama and story-telling in second language learning

In second language learning, the importance of listening, particularly at lower levels, cannot be overestimated, but it can be hard to keep learners motivated with a comprehension based approach. In this interactive workshop, I'll challenge the superiority of an approach based on pre-recorded materials, which is often more about testing than teaching, and explore a range of motivating activities which use live listening material as the source of input instead.

107 11:00 45 minutes LTSIG Workshop P020

Effective Mobile Learning: What Teachers and Students Should Do Waleed Mandour Teacher trainer, Virtual Teacher , and Senior lecturer


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Mobile learning is a 21st century method that encompasses benefits such as promoting learner autonomy, personalized education, and a 24/7 learning experience. However, achieving an effective delivery through adopting such method requires both the educator and the learner to know how the process ought to be carried out. This session aims at: 1. having participants briefed about the ethics and standards of mobile learning, 2. introducing mobile-friendly learning management systems, and 3. providing attendees with a detailed list of useful apps to use.

108 11:00 45 minutes Presentation RELO Moataz Al Alfi Hall

Creating an Interactive Classroom for Young Language Learners

Dr. Adrienne Johnson Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Missouri Western State University

Language skills improve with practice. . This session will discuss the benefits to creating a more interactive, student-centered classroom, using higher level thinking, inquiry, and play-based techniques. Participants will learn specific strategies for developing oral language and literacy skills while increasing student motivation and providing critical support structures. While the session will focus on children who are language learners, many of the strategies are transferable to older learners and relevant to teacher educators, as well.


What You Need to Know About Assessment? Methodology and Technology

Diana Tanous Teacher, New Ramses College

Is assessment an ongoing process? What is your approach to assessment and feedback! Online assessments: try it and learn it. What is assessment for learning? What is assessment of learning? I am waiting for you to find out answers to these together.


Student Development Theory in the EFL University Curriculum

Ranya El Khayat English Language Instructor, Misr International University

The workshop aims to show how we can integrate one of the student development theories of higher education into the English college classroom. Participants, along with the presenter, will collaborate to enrich the EFL curriculum by making use of this theory in speaking and writing classes.


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Motivate or Abdicate!

Laila Kamal &

Dina Gomaa



Research shows that teacher motivation is basic for effective teaching, producing the enthusiasm and creativity necessary for learning. This presentation offers factors affecting teacher motivation, the fulfillment of which will inevitably enhance the students’ learning process. The information is obtained through a questionnaire administered to 50 EFL instructors at AUC.


Integrating Marzano’s Nine Instructional Strategies With Technology

Dina Abul Magd English Language Instructor, The American University in Cairo

Marzano et al's nine instructional strategies are subconsciously used by teachers in almost all classrooms; nonetheless, highlighting their importance and applying each of them using a technological tool would be more effective for both teachers and learners. Examples of these strategies are: summarizing and note taking, non-linguistic representation, reinforcing effort and providing recognition, and generating/testing hypotheses. Intended audience: teachers who are interested in integrating technology in their language learning classrooms.


Teaching Listening Summary in an EFL Context: Successes and Challenges

Yasmine Salah El Din Senior Instructor,

The American University in Cairo

Foreign language pedagogics have often considered summary writing as a tool that assesses students’ comprehension of a text. Besides multiple choice and open ended questions, summary writing activities have been implemented with a view to enhancing students’ comprehension skills. Students are typically given a reading passage and asked to convey its main idea and main supporting details in their own words, usually within given time constraints.


CEFR Vs. Assessment: How Can New Revisions Help?

Maha Hassan Head of Training, Teaching ESL Hub


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CEFR has settled rules for determining students' language levels. Yet what is the relation between it and assessment? What are the new clarifications/descriptors added through the recently published CEFR revisions? Can these really promote teachers' assessment of their students' classwork and their lesson plans as well? Is there also a place for technology?

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Bridge the Gap: Sound Like a Native Speaker

Rasha Anwar English Instructor & Teacher Trainer, AMIDEAST

In this presentation, the presenter will introduce effective and fun techniques that will assist attendees in making their learners sound like native speakers. The presenter will further demonstrate that just like you can’t learn dancing by reading about it, you can’t learn pronunciation by just listening or reading about it.

116 11:00 90 minutes Workshop C102 (Jameel)

Digital Tools for More Language Production in EFL Classrooms

Mohamed Al Mohamady Assessment Coordinator, SPSP-Dammam

This workshop provides innovative practical suggestions for using online tools, such as Padlet, Word Clouds, Kahoot and Edmodo in EFL classrooms effectively. In addition, the presenter will demonstrate how to integrate these tools in a way that helps teachers increase their learners’ autonomy, confidence, motivation, engagement and language production.

117 11:00 45 minutes Presentation C104 (Jameel)

Together We write, Together We Collaborate - A Successful Story

Radwa Raslan Senior Teacher, Al- Azhar English Training Centre

Is writing a challenging task for you? Come and explore collaborative writing strategies to increase your level of confidence in writing longer scripts. This workshop is of help to language teachers looking for practical ideas to improve students' writing.


Professional Development for Teacher Trainers: Reflection and Evaluation

Amira Ali &

Rasha Osman

Lecturer, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences

Lecturer, Higher Technological Institute


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In this presentation, the presenters will reflect on their experiences and learned lessons from the course “Professional Development for Teacher Trainer, an American English E-teacher program delivered by Arizona State University. Handouts and resources on reflection activities will be provided in the session. Questions, sharing views and experiences are welcomed.


Using Everyday Technology to Create Group Projects

Heba Bakry Teacher, New Ramses College

Technology is so indispensable, and collaborative learning is a valuable source of motivation. A clear step-by-step plan for introducing and managing group projects using technology will be presented. Also, suggested activities will include learners using their mobile phones and websites such as Glogster, Padlet, Emaze and Google Slides.


Quality: Yesterday’s Record and 2020’s Prerequisite

Marwa Ismail Instructor & Teacher Trainer, The American University in Cairo

Yesterday’s world records have become today’s entry-level requirements. Teachers and students need to realize, acquire, and implement the top ten fundamental skills for 2020 to rank them as highly qualified individuals in a competency-based dynamic world where quality has become a basic asset.


Gender and Reprimands in an Iraqi EFL Context

Dr. Nassier Al-Zubaidi Assistant Professor of English language and linguistics, Baghdad University

The current study explores the pragmatic strategies of reprimanding behavior among Iraqi EFL male and female university learners and identifies the politeness strategies preferred by each gender.

122 12: 00 45 minutes Publication Pearson Mary Cross

Putting the Sparkle into the Kindergarten Classroom

Rob Dean ELT Teacher, Director of Studies and Teacher Trainer

What makes the KG classroom special? How do the unique characteristics of this age group influence the way we teach? This session will begin by attempting to answer these questions, before moving on to


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present a selection of practical strategies and approaches aimed at making classes more engaging, students more focused – and importantly – language more memorable. A selection of ready to use fun activities will be demonstrated as we will showcase material from Pearson’s Big Fun and My Little Island course.

123 12:00 45 minutes Panel Discussion 2 P019

Teacher Collaboration: Meeting Challenges and Inspiring Success

Mai Magdy (Moderator)

Maged Habashy

Mariah Fairley

Susanne Rizzo

Yasmine Salah ElDin

This panel discussion will address the following questions:

1. What does teacher collaboration entail?

2. What are some practical examples from your experience?

3. How can a culture of teacher collaboration be established?

4. What are some challenges and considerations in implementing collaboration efforts?

124 12:00 45 minutes RELO Presentation Moataz Al Alfi Hall

Resources That Work Free Tools from RELO Office

Micah Risher &

Hanaa Soudan

Director, Regional English Language Office for Egypt Programs Specialist, RELO, U.S. Embassy, Egypt

Professional Development usually costs a lot of money. Surprise!!! Not anymore. The RELO team will share free tools and opportunities for English teachers across the country.

125 12:00 45 minutes Presentation IDP Mohamed Shafik Gabr Hall

Interactive Computer Delivery IELTS

Anna Hasper Teacher, Teacher Trainer, MENA Region


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This presentation introduces the new computer-delivered IELTS test. What are the key features and how does it differ from the paper-based IELTS test? What are some key benefits for test takers? What is the test day experience like and what support tools are available to help test takers prepare?


Reading Power: Towards Higher Quality of Teaching Reading Skills

Marwa Abdellateef EFL Instructor, SCCD

This session sheds light on innovative ways for teaching EFL reading skills taking Reading Power as a guide. Different parts of the book are explored, i.e. pleasure reading, reading comprehension skills and thinking in English. This leads to integration of EFL skills. Eventually, teaching reading turns into an enjoyable process.


Exploring Quality Writing Instruction through Using Corpora

Amira Salama English Instructor, The American University in Cairo

Let’s change the writing activity to be motivating and engaging for both teachers and learners. The presenter will share engaging language writing activities using corpora, an authentic source for real-life language use. Handouts of detailed stages of each activity will be provided.


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Kamila Helmy &

Hala El Shawarby,

Senior Language Instructor, The American University in Cairo

Senior Instructor, The American University in Cairo

The purpose of this research is to reveal and clarify areas and skills of non-verbal communication that would yield interesting and successful oral presentations brought about by students’ physical engagement in the process of presenting.


Using Mentoring Strategies to Develop EFL Student-teachers' Teaching Performance

Marwa El-Garawany English Language Instructor, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City

This presentation reports on a study investigating the effect of using mentoring strategies (conferring, questioning, mirroring and reflecting) on developing the teaching performance of primary stage EFL student-teachers whose inefficiency in such performance constituted the rationale for this investigation. It also includes the results reached.


Gamified Movable Class

Sherine A Omar &

Entesar Ismail Sarhan

Lecturer, Horus University

EERA Access Coordinator

The gamified movable class approach depends on motivating learners to learn interactively by moving around using their bodies to contact together freely and to play games. This helps learners build their characters through maximizing their positive interaction inside the class which can be a tool regulated and used to motivate and enhance learners’ performance.


Ways of Reviewing Vocabulary

Noha M. El-Sherif Teacher, British Council, Egypt

This session aims to help learners review introduced vocabulary through a series of hands-on activities that teachers can do in the classroom. This allows teachers to ensure learners have fully grasped and can


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correctly use vocabulary.


EFL Teachers' Response to the Ecological Expectations of the Teaching Context at a Saudi University

Ragia Youssef ESOL Instructor, The American University in Cairo

This paper presents the analysis and findings of a case study on EFL experienced teachers in the English Language Institute of King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, KSA. The study’s broad aim is to investigate if the expectations of the environment affect the intentional activity and the agency of the teachers in their classrooms. The study’s focal area is to identify ways intentional classroom activity of the teachers have changed towards the expectations of the different agents within the mentioned EFL ecological context despite the contradiction of this change with the teachers’ cognition.


Read Out of the Box: Scaffold Reading Skill for Life

Rania Zaki Ahmed Teachers' Trainer

What do you prefer reading for learning or pleasure? Why don’t we integrate them together? The speaker will tackle a number of effective reading strategies and use attractive materials in order to scaffold reading and encourage learners to read.


Exciting, Stress- Free Learning

Sondos An-Nagar &

Mai Aish

IG teacher , Tanta Modern School

English Lecturer, Menoufia University

The workshop will be in three sections; first, showing a video of a boring activity and an exciting one arguing how teachers can make their students feel excited about their learning. Second, different activities will be applied using the collaborative learning. Third, the presenter will discuss how stress- free learning makes it fruitful.


Let's Make our Praise Productive and Criticism Constructive


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Edutainment is Just a Trend!

Nevien Gindya &

Ebtehal Gaber

English Teacher, The American University in Cairo, SCE

English Teacher, The American University in Cairo, SCE

Most teachers want to have fun with their students; what about guiding them to be life-long learners as well. We will take you through a journey of edutainment based instruction that is full of fun, reflection and inspiration. Then, be ready to start your own magical teaching journey.


Building a Fully-Fledged Global Team for Teaching and Learning Excellence

Shoghig Keoshkerian English language instructor, The American University of Armenia

Are you an advocate for fostering 21st century’s skill, Educational Leadership and Global Citizenship among EFL learners? It’s time to upgrade your curriculum and spice it with trends in education. The presenter will describe learning approaches/awareness-raising activities to develop students’ higher order thinking and English language competence through teamwork.


Benchmarking in English Language Assessment: Starting with Specifications

Pooja Sancheti Deputy Director for Research and Professional Development, Sultan Qaboos University

The presentation focuses on evolution of assessment methods by benchmarking best practices in assessment. It also highlights the role of test specifications in achieving and measuring the broader aims of assessment. It will open a discussion about how to work with the limitations of benchmarking.

Linda Ghattas Instructor, The American University in Cairo

Productive praise means more than just "excellent job" and constructive criticism should mean more than the words "I'm sure you'll do better next time" that are said accompanied by a sweet smile. This presentation will provide practical tips to follow when giving praise and criticism to eventually create a generation of motivated learners who will always remember our meaningful feedback.


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139 3:00 90 Minutes Colloquium Bassily Hall

Reshaping teaching and learning: Students’ needs for the 21st century

Colloquium

This colloquium will address the following questions:

How can we define the term “student voice”?

How can educators help students have a voice?

What is the importance of developing student voice?

What are the components/criteria for lifelong learning?

What is the relationship between lifelong learning and developing students’ voice?

Each panelist will give a brief presentation then respond to the audience.

Panelists:

Mrs. Rania Jabr ( Discussant)

Mrs. Dina Abulmagd ( Moderator)


Mr. Gregg Sotriopoulos

Mr. Nick Bilbrough

End of Day 2

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x Abeer Raafat [email protected]

x Afaf Mishriki [email protected]

x Afroza Akhter Tina [email protected]

x Ahmed Shalaby [email protected]

x Ahmed Salim [email protected]

x Ahmed Abdelhalim Ahmed [email protected]

x Ahmed El Baghal [email protected]

x Aliaa Hamad [email protected]

x Amani Demian [email protected]

x Amira Salama [email protected]

x Amira Ali [email protected]

x Anna Hasper [email protected]

x Basma Nabil [email protected]

x Dalia Zakaria [email protected]

x Diana Tanous [email protected]

x Dina Abul Magd [email protected]

x Dina Gomaa [email protected]

x Ebtihal Elbadry [email protected]

x Ebtehal Gaber [email protected]

x Elizabeth Arrigoni [email protected]

x Eman Ahmed [email protected]

x Eman Fathallah [email protected]

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x Eman El-Masry [email protected]

x Eman EL Difrawy [email protected]

x Entesar Ismail Sarhan entesar @yahoo.com

x Farida Kamel [email protected]

x Fathy Moustafa Kamal [email protected]

x Hager al-Tonsi [email protected]

x Hala El Shawarby [email protected]

x Hala Said [email protected]

x Hala Tadros [email protected]

x Hazem Hussein [email protected]

x Heba Said [email protected]

x Heba Sallam [email protected]

x Heba Bakry [email protected]

x Hebatallah Ahmed [email protected]

x Hedy Said [email protected]

x Hesham Mohammed [email protected]

x Hongying Douglas [email protected]

x Hossam Attiah [email protected]

x Iman Baza [email protected]

x Jamila Zghal [email protected]

x Kamila M Helmy [email protected]

x Kimberly Chilmonik [email protected]

x kozo Yanagawa [email protected]


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x Laila Kamal [email protected]

x Linda Ghattas [email protected]

x Maged Habashi [email protected]

x Maha Hassan [email protected]

x Maha Awad [email protected]

x Mahmoud Selim [email protected]

x Mai Aish [email protected]

x Mai Magdy [email protected]

x Manal El-Kalay [email protected]

x Manar Zaki [email protected]

x Manar Tayel [email protected]

x Mariah Fairley [email protected]

x Mariam Osman [email protected]

x Mariam Rayan [email protected]

x Marwa Baza [email protected]

x Marwa Abdellateef [email protected]

x Marwa El-Garawany [email protected]

x Marwa Ahmed [email protected]

x Meriam Morkos [email protected]

x Md A Al Masum [email protected]

x Mohammed Abdo [email protected]

x Mohamed Al Mohamady [email protected]

x Mohamed El Awady [email protected]





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x Mohammed Mehanny [email protected]

x Mohamed Taha [email protected]

x Mohammad Khalaf [email protected]

x Mohsen A El Shimy [email protected]

x Mona Said [email protected]

x Montasser Mahmoud [email protected]

x Mostafa Youssef Mahmoud [email protected]

x Muhammed Khalil [email protected]

x Nada Nabil [email protected]

x Nadia Fadel [email protected]

x Nagwa Dawoud [email protected]

x Nassier Al-Zubaidi [email protected]

x Natalie Trangmar [email protected]

x Nermine Kassem [email protected]

x Nesma Hassan [email protected]

x Nesreen El Nesr [email protected]

x Nevien Gindya [email protected]

x Noha Ahmed [email protected]

x Noha El-Sherif [email protected]

x Noha Khafagi [email protected]

x Nora Moen [email protected]

x Nour Negm [email protected]

x Omnia Alrobaa [email protected]


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x Pooja Sancheti [email protected]

x Radwa Raslan

[email protected]

x Ragia Youssef [email protected]

x Ramy Shabara [email protected]

x Rana Moustafa Abou Zeid [email protected]

x Rania Jabr [email protected]

x Rania Yehia [email protected]

x Rania Zaki Ahmed [email protected]

x Ranya El Khayat [email protected]

x Rasha Anwar [email protected]

x Rasha Moselhi [email protected]

x Rasha Abdel Haliem [email protected]

x Saiful Islam [email protected]

x Samah Mahmoud [email protected]

x Samah Maghawry [email protected]

x Samah Samir [email protected]

x Samah Sayed [email protected]

x Samia Mohie ElDin [email protected]

x Samir Omara [email protected]

x Shereen Noureldeen [email protected]

x Sherine Omar [email protected]

x Shoghig Keoshkerian [email protected]

x Simon Dawson [email protected]


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x Sondos An-Nagar [email protected]

x Sophie Farag [email protected]

x Susanne Rizzo [email protected]

x Susan Esnawy [email protected]

x Tamer El Nashar [email protected]

x Yasmine Abdelhamid [email protected]

x Yasmine Salah Eldin [email protected]

x Yomna Mohamed [email protected]

x Yumna Abdulla [email protected]

x Zakaria Mahmoud [email protected]


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